This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The rear tailgate struts suddenly failed and the tailgate fell and hit a passenger in the read cutting the head open and resulting in stitches to close a cut on the head.
The contact owns 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated both the driver and passenger side sliding door handles broke. As a result, both doors were unable to be open. The remote key would not open the doors on occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 122,438.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated the front interior driver's side door weld fractured which caused a loud clicking noise whenever accessing the door. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who informed the front driver's side door would need to be replaced. The technician stated the malfunction was related to manufacturers design defect. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the lift gate would not remain open. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 08V244000 (structure:body:hatchback/liftgate). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000.
While opening front, left, drivers door noticed loud popping noise and the door did not open smoothly. Upon closer inspection found that the bottom weld of the door check had separated, due to poor quality weld. Please refer to Toyota technical service bulletin NV003-07. Brought this problem to Toyota service department attention and they informed me they would not fix and there was nothing else they could do.
- Rio Rancho, NM, USA
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The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the struts failed. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: (structure: Body: Hatchback/lift gate) on September 17, 2008. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was told that the repair would not be covered again. The contact wanted to state that the recall repair failed within three years. The failure mileage was unavailable.
We were stopped when we tried to open the passenger sliding electrical door. It opened about 8 inches and then it would not open or close. No matter how hard we tried we could not get the door to open or close. Even the manual override would not work. We were out of town and my husband had to sit by the door as we drove home 40 miles. The Toyota service was not open and we had no way to get our family 0F 7 home or anywhere. It was a very dangerous situation.
Sienna 200-2006 has three major problems: 1) the door check mount cracks (so as for the welded parts inside the door to crack from each other by itself). 2) from time to time the airbag light keep blinking, and upon investigation, there is a problem with the airbag socket that can disconnect anytime upon changing the position of the driver seat. 3) the paint of the body fades fast (as for a 6 years old garage kept car the paint to fade, is something unique).
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact was standing under the rear lift gate when it abruptly closed independently and struck the contact on the head. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was previously included and repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 08V244000 (structure: Body: Hatchback/liftgate). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised that because the vehicle was previously repaired under the recall, they could provide no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired for the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that both rear sliding doors failed to close securely. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they replaced both door latches. Three years after the repair was performed, the failure recurred. The vehicle was currently being repaired by an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was not available.
I'm owners Toyota Sienna 2006 until now I have a problem right side sliding door it do not work the door can't open or close so I would like to know do we have to recall services or not [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that both the front driver side door and the driver side sliding doors were faulty. The sliding door was unable to be fully closed and when the contact attempted to reopen the door, it remained stuck. The dealer advised the contact that the door latch was inoperable and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. No repairs were performed. The current and the failure mileages were 47,000. The VIN was unavailable.
My Toyota Sienna 2006 started to have noise when opening and closing the driver side front door. It appears the weld door frame is broken. The noisy sound becomes louder and louder after two months the issue started initially. I am afraid this will be a safety problem when my kids are near the door during closing or opening the door.
The cable supporting the automatic right side passenger door on my 2006 Toyota Sienna snapped while trying to open door using the automatic button over the driver seating area, nearly striking my child as he waited to get in from the outside, at this time, the door is permanently shut and cannot be opened automatically or manually. This can be a serious issue if someone sitting in the right side of the automobile needs to exit quickly for an emergency. The cost to fix this serious issue is beyond what I can afford.
The power door fails and will not close automatically. It seems to get lodged and subsequently stuck open. The power motor tries to move it but fails and stays open. You have to lift and assist to get the automatic feature to engage.
The automatic sliding door has never worked properly after multiple visits to multiple dealers. Now it has failed entirely and the dealer charged $100 simply to close the door, which is currently completely inoperable, including manually.
The passenger side door (automatic) does not close. It will attempt to close itself but will stop just before closing. The door will pause for 1-2 seconds and then re-open and stay in the open position. Multiple attempts have the same effect. Disconnecting the battery does not resolve the problem.
The power sliding door on the passenger side will not open (electronically or manually), and there is a broken steel cable extending from the back of that door toward the back of the rear passenger window. The dealer can't even open it. This a huge safety issue for us, and we may be forced to pay >$3,000 just to be able to open our door. Suppose there was an accident and the car was on the other side...we'd have a very tough time getting the kids out. This should be recalled.
Sliding door won't close on Toyota Sienna minivan. The dealer claims that this is not covered under the platinum extended warranty, but also states that if it is not fixed, "the door will eventually fall off."
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- Concord, CA, USA