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.
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Airbag light warning light was flashing, started just after 60K mi. Went to dealer to have diagnosed. B0111, B0116 codes. Computer at dealer states that driver's side wiring squib is defective and needs to be replaced. Seems to be a known issue because repair instructions were available without taking apart my vehicle. Warranty on this part was extended to 60K, but dealer will not cover repair at 61K. Looking into it further, dealership chose not to cover because my vehicle had not been serviced at that dealership (35 miles from my home and over a mountain pass). Only owned vehicle for a year. Quoted price of $2600 to repair. In the meantime, entire airbag system on vehicle is disabled. Part is back-ordered, dealer did not have a sense of when it would be available.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph the SRS failure light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken the dealer, but the manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 67,000.
The airbag warning light lit and did not disappear for about 3 days. Two days later the light appeared again and stayed on. The vehicle was taken in to a Toyota dealer who said that the airbag sensor and airbag were faulty. The vehicle was just a month over 5 years and only had 45000 miles on it! from researching the internet this seems to be an issue for this make and model.
Air bag light began flashing in my van. Checked manual and was advised to take immediately to dealer for service. Dealership pulled a B0111 code from the van. We were advised it would be approx $4700 for replacing the sensor in the passenger seat air bag and wiring harness. Neither item is covered under warranty and I was recommended by the dealership to contact my private insurance company to cover the item. Private insurance will not cover the issue due to no damage to the vehicle. Our van has 56000 miles and has never been in an accident (thank goodness) or been damaged due to flood, fire, or anything else. My wife was also told of a tsb by the dealer out on air bags for Toyota, but our Sienna did not meet the classification of the tsb. After researching the problem we were told the high costs were due to extensive labor for removing the front end of the car in order to replace the harness. Obviously due to number of complaints on this issue there is a major problem with this harness. The harness seems to be failing at an alarming rate and all shortly after 50000 miles. After all the other problems Toyota had with safety issues it would seem that this would be an issue they would address, but no one at Toyota is giving it much attention.
Van presented a flashing SRS light that remained flashing during operation. Vehicle manual recommendation was to take to dealer. Took vehicle to dealer 9/6/2011. Was informed that code B0111 was pulled during analysis. Vehicle needs driver side airbag replaced and floor wire. Estimated cost $2573.49. Without repair, airbags are inoperable. Toyota issued a tsb (EL001-08) February 27, 2008; however, the tsb did not extend warranty coverage for this failure. No recall has been issued. This is an apparent defect due to the numerous complaints found online.
- Fairmont, WV, USA
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Airbag light is on so I had my van looked at, at the dealership and I was told I need a new passenger airbag and harness. Its not under warranty because I have to many miles on my vehicle. Which the mileage has nothing to do with the airbags. Its a safety issue and should be a recall. I've never been in an accident so I don't understand how the airbags could go bad. I also had another mechanic look at my van and he told me that a tbs# came up which means that more than 200,000 people have had the same issue.
Air bag light flashing since car was new. Dealer found no codes in system and turned light off, said nothing was wrong. Light continued to come on for a month or so and then go off, then repeat the process of coming on and off, for the next few years. Now dealer says it needs a new air bag for $4,000.
Airbag lights starting flashing on an intermittent basis early in the life of the vehicle. I brought the vehicle in for service under warranty. Repairs were attempted, but the airbag light still would flash intermittently (but often for short periods, say one or two days). In July, 2011, the flashing of the airbag lights went from intermittent to permanent. Dealer quoted a repair estimate in excess of $4,000 and stated the vehicle was no longer in warranty. But the failure of the airbag component(s) has been intermittently evident (through the indicator light) from very early in the life of the vehicle. Warranty repair attempt was unsuccessful, and intermittent of warning light made it impossible to obtain effective service. Toyota refused the consumers request to repair the faulty air bag components (s) in the vehicle. Updated 09/20/11
I recently bought a 2006 Toyota Sienna. I hauled my daughter's belongings to college and after we unloaded the van the airbag light came on. I brought it to the dealer since it was a 2006 with 40000 miles on it I thought it would be covered, however since the car was put into service 11/05 it was not covered. They said they had to replace the airbag and wiring harness for $2500. After researching your website I realized there were a total of 102 airbag complaints for that year while all other years combined there were 80 (average 6/model year). I did contact the customer service manager and am waiting for a reply to see what they will cover before I have the repairs. The manager did say there was a service bulletin and does not know if a recall will happen in the future.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. While the vehicle was parked the contact noticed the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times for diagnostic testing. The technicians performed repairs and the air bag warning light was turned off twice under the warranty. The third time the vehicle was taken to the dealer the air bag assembly was replaced at the contacts expense. After the replacement of the air bag assembly, the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and suggested the vehicle be taken to a different dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 15,025.
The airbag indicator light was on in my vehicle. The dealer indicated that the left airbag and harness were defective and that I have to pay for the replacement since the vehicle is no longer under warranty.
Air bag light is continually on. Researching the internet we have found that many other 2006 Toyota Sienna's have the same problem and I feel that it is a safety hazard that Toyota should have recalled before now. We have found that in most cases it will cost thousands of dollars to get it repaired. As senior citizens, we cannot come up with that kind of money. Has a recall been issued, or, is an investigation into this matter been done?
The contact owns 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact was driving 30 miles per hour when the air bags sensor illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the diagnosis indicated that the floor harness wiring for the front passenger side air bags failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000, and the current was 75,343.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the air bag light was constantly illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they stated that the failure was located within the wiring circuits of the driver's seat. As a result, the air bags would not deploy in the event of a crash. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 59,000 and the current mileage was 69,999.
2006 Toyota Sienna air bag light came on and took the car for 60,000 service mentainance at 62,000 and the dealer said passenger side wire has to rewire and quote me 2400 to fix. It it is a wire harness failure, it is a manufacture defect and Toyota has to recall and fix the problem. This is a major safety issue and NHTSA has to follow up the complaints about this.
Immediately after warranty work on driver side door, the airbag warning light came on (on the way home from dealer). Dealer claimed that there was no connection between their repair work and the airbag problem. They replaced the driver side airbag for total cost of $740. The warning light went out and stayed out for a few months. When it came back on the dealer said the wiring harness also needed to be replaced at cost of at a cost of $2,250. Almost $3,000 for the all the repairs. The dealer cannot explain why the part would fail, or why they replaced the airbag since it did not solve the problem. Failure occurred within the 60 months of the warranty but over the 60,000 miles. Dealer refuses to pay for any of the repairs. This vehicle has not been in any accident.
My air bag light blinks continuously. I have researched this topic on-line and have found that when this light blinks, it means the air bags will not deploy correctly in the event of an accident. There are hundreds if not thousands of complaints about the airbag wiring harness being defective, either under the passenger seat or drivers seat. Currently there are no recalls by Toyota to address this issue. This is a safety issue that needs to be rectified. It seems that while the 2006 model year Sienna is the primary vehicle with the problem, there are also some 2005, and 2007 model years with the same problem. The dealer wants $2000+ to fix this problem. There are stories of back orders on this part being up to 4 months. Toyota knows there is a problem, but now needs to step up to the plate and do a recall to fix this problem. I don't like driving a family vehicle that is supposed to be safe, but is not because of this fault in the airbag system. Very frustrating.
We have a 2006 Toyota Sienna, and the SRS airbag light just began blinking. Took it to the dealership and they said the entire wiring harness needs to be replaced because of a faulty wire, and none of the airbags would deploy in the case of an accident. They want $3000 to replace. We are not going to fix until we call Toyota to find out if they plan on issuing a recall on this defect.
2006 Toyota Sienna had flashing airbag light on dash in 2009 at 48K miles. Bad sensor was discovered by Toyota dealer service dept and repaired under warranty. 2 years later and 88K miles, airbag light flashing again and Toyota dealer service dept diagnoses an "open circuit" and cause being a faulty wiring harness for the airbag system. Estimated cost $1800 since vehicle is 6 months past warranty. I contacted Toyota for possible appeal to cover cost of repair of safety system. Have not heard back from Toyota if they will cover the cost of the repair.
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- Livingston, MT, USA