Body problems of the 2006 Toyota Sienna - part 1

While driving on route 1, we heard a "whoosh" sound. The sunroof glass spontaneously flew out of the sunroof, and the interior slide cover popped up through the sunroof. We don't know where the glass went, and didn't hear a shattering sound, so we are hopeful that it landed in the grass somewhere and not in the roadway, causing injury to anyone.

I have a 2006 Toyota Sienna that I bought in 2009. I had to turn off my electrical right back side passenger door because it slides open by itself while I'm driving. The door opens and closes with the push button but due to the door flying open while I'm driving I had to turn the automatic option off. I take my vehicle in for all recalls but I'm not sure if this has been one of them and if it hasn't it should be. It just happens out of nowhere and you never know when it's going to happen you just see the door fly open in traffic. I have kids and a dog that rides in my van on a daily basis so this problem needs attention.

Passenger-side powered sliding door suddenly malfunctioned; no preceding odd noises or other trouble signs. The door will slide backwards to open position and latch there as it should, but upon button-push to close, it rolls forward about two-thirds of the way, then stops and retracts. Same problem no matter which of the several door switches is used. Worse: the door cannot be manually pushed beyond the malfunction point to shut it. I fear damage to mechanism and dealer service department backlash if I force it. Obviously not safe to drive in this condition. Luckily did not occur on a long family trip! car must be garaged out of weather until problem resolved. Here is the issue I would like NHTSA to consider: a motorized door should have been provided with a bypass procedure which would allow damage-free manual closing for any and all mechanism failures. Toyota's failure to provide this alternative is a safety hazard to its customers.

On the sliding door with the automatic open, the cable snapped that controlled to door to open and close. Now that door is unable to be opened. Even with the power assist button turned off, the door in not able to be used. During an accident, I would not be able to open that door. This is a safety issue and I was shocked that this isn't a recalled part as I have seen many others with the same issues.

Dash panel - cracked ignition - panel - cracked.

I own a 2006 fwd Toyota Sienna. The driver side door check strap weld is defective. There is a crack in the weld which causes a popping noise when door is opened and closed. I asked Toyota to look at it and they wanted $140 just to access problem. A local mechanic showed me what the problem is. I did research and found that this was a known issue by Toyota. Toyota sent out extended warranties but I never received one. They also gave their mechanics a (tbs) technical service bulletin (nvoo3-07) which I found online to make the repair. I have received all other extended warranty letters. Unfortunately, the extended warranty has expired and now I have to pay for the repair which will cost $470. I'm concerned the door will break or swing out unexpectedly and hurt someone.

The rear passenger automatic sliding door will not work. It will not work in manual or automatic mode.

Sliding doors open while vehicle is in motion. Hatch back doesn't open up by electrically. Heating system stays on even when turned off. Stereo turns of when the heater heats up to long. My son was in side were the door opened up while we were driving on a main rd. My daughter was sitting on opposite side and sliding door popped open while on a main rd. Side door started closing while getting groceries out causing brusing to my girlfriend. Hatch doesn't work. Electrical problems.

The cable on the driver side of our van has jammed. This problem caused my wife to have to drive home with the door open in order for me to force it shut. I was able to muscle it closed, but it is inoperable in its current condition. She was parked in parking lot when it broke.

The passenger side power auto sliding door suddenly can't close ( closed in half way then stuck ) , we must use wire tied with the b bar to secure the door. It's very shock why this door is malfunction without notice, made the passengers in dangerous situation while driving on a city street. With a warning light flash and driving slowly to back home, then have Toyota dealer check the problems. Toyota said the cable and motor jam together and just pass extend warranty ( 9 years or 120000 mile when which coming first ) I have pay for expensive repair ($1800. 00). I would say the auto sliding door must have some method to make it close by manual to ensure customer safety.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. While the vehicle was stationary, the air bag indicator illuminated and the dashboard fractured. Lynch Toyota in manchester, connecticut was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no warranty coverage on the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

I have a 2006 Toyota Sienna xle. There is a recall ssc-c80. The recall service was performed by a dealership on 01/09/2009. Everything had been fine since then. On 05/17/2016 I went to fremont Toyota for another service. They checked my van and perform the same recall service (ssc-c80) without notifying me. Now the back hatch won't close automatically (via button). It must be closed manually. I went to fremont Toyota and was told that I have to replace the motor for $$$$. I notice that there is another (same) complaint (10355452) that the new struts (68905-ae015) are too strong for existing hatchback motor. I think that the old struts were perfect (was put on in 2009) to match with the existing motor. I even asked the dealer to reverse the work to put the old struts back as I never had a problem since 2009 and I never asked the dealer to perform the service. They refused. Now I end up with a malfunction back hatch, which has to be closed manually. I want to either get the old struts back, or they should solve the problem free of charge.

Neither sliding door opens. Doors remain in closed and locked position. Cable on power door snapped during operation (opening). Manual door refuses to open and remains closed at all times. Both doors functioned properly up until a month ago. Both doors malfunctioned within a month of one another. No accident occurred during this time. The car has not sustained any body damage during our seven years of ownership.

Release lever mechanism to open the hood is not functioning. There is no tension or release. The hood of the 2006 Toyota Mini-van ce can't be opened. Vehicle is subject to wisconsin winter weather conditions. Corrosion, salt might be a factor. Unable to check the inside of the engine or change the oil, belt, etc. Hood is in permanently locked, in a closed position.

The passenger sliding door opens only 30-40% and then gets stuck. This is due to what appears to be a door cable fault (motor still works). A big effort from an adult can open and close, but not possible from any of our six children riding in the back. The driver sliding door is blocked by a rear facing baby seat, so there is a serious safety concern. This issue started at the beginning of the day. There were no issues prior to this.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the motor to the back door latch on the passenger side of the vehicle fails to lock automatically. In order to lock the door the contact must manually close the door. The contact took the vehicle to the dealership who did not diagnose the vehicle. The dealership informed the contact that the vehicle did not qualify for the extended warranty for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 108,000. Gl.

Noticed for several months a binding in closing electric side doors. A few weeks ago, I could not close the sliding door. Noticed a broken cable. The cable was frayed. It is also frayed on the other side of the car. I went to the Toyota dealer to get it repaired free. My odometer had 124,000 miles. The Toyota extended technical warranty ended at 120,000. This is a major safety issue. The other night I drove home in 28 degree weather with the sliding door open, because it would not close. We had to break the cable to get the door closed when we finallt got home. Children can fall out of open side doors on Toyota vans!! this is a serious manufacturing problem, and Toyota should have to replace the cables at any date that they break so children can get in or out of the car safely, and owners do not have to drive around with their doors open. It also runs down the battery!! a major safety issue. My grandchildren can fall out of my car!!!! please make them repair my our vans for free. $1200-1600 fix per door, otherwise. Safety issue!!!!!!!!!! ridiculous I have to even ask for your help. Toyota needs to cover their cars.

My power door stop working on the driver back side. I had to force its close. And now I can't get it to open back up. The back row belt won't pull down. So its can't be used now. And the fuel miles on this van is very poor at 11. Toyota is very high price when its come to little problems.

Passenger front door makes loud popping/cracking noises whenever opened or closed. It sounds like the door will fall off. I filed a NHTSA complaint about this same problem in 2014. In 2012-2013 the door had the same problem, and it was repaired by a body shop. They re-welded it. The shop re-welded this - again. Now the door has been repaired twice. My driver's side door weld was fixed under warranty at 32,00 miles. Toyota issued a warranty coverage enhancement for this (the "door check mounting panel," pol07-04, issued 10/22/07), which extends up to 5 years or 100,000 miles. My vehicle was not covered for the passenger side welds because it was past 100,00 miles.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, a loud abnormal rattling noise emitted from the rear of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that a notification was received for NHTSA campaign number: 14v273000 (tires). However, the parts needed were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the recall repairs. The dealer was contacted and was unable to provide a time frame for when the parts would become available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the delay. The failure mileage was 165,367. Pm.

Sliding door on the passenger side stop operating suddenly as I was ready to slowly throttle. The power sliding door won't operate and the door won't lock with my kids in it. I stopped the vehicle and investigated the door and found the power sliding is not closing on pressing the power switch. Power sliding doors should be defect free for lifetime warranty and could risk kids, adults sitting in the back.

My 2006 Toyota Sienna, driver side front door started giving me popping sound on June 2nd 2015. Initially it was very minor, in couple of days it increased a lot. I recall receiving "warranty extension" letter in the past regarding same from Toyota motor corporation. Some time in year 2013. However I was not experiencing issue. So, I just filed letter along with me other warranty documents in vehicle glow box. I took vehicle to dealer along with "warranty extension" letter. Dealer refused to repair, as Toyota would not cover , as warranty extension is expired. As per Toyota and dealer , by the time I received letter, extension was already expired. (2006 year model vehicle , expiration is around 2011) informed Toyota motor corporation USA. Opened cased with them, however they would not cover repair. I am left with no option but to absorb the cost or live the noise. I think Toyota should cover the expense, as its known for failing body parts/ workmenship. Welding meant for life time. This is not mechanical , which wear out due to year of service/mileage. I am still not getting clear explanation from Toyota /dealer for linking with years/mileage for such repairs/faulty body parts. Toyota seems to hide behind process by offering warranty extension and linking with 5 year/ 100000 miles from first date in service.

After hearing a clicking sound when I opened my front driver side door, I took my vehicle in for an inspection. It was found that the door check mounting panel had come off the door. There have been no accidents on this vehicle. It seems that a bad design or poor welding job may have been the problem. I will have to pay out of pocket to fix this problem, either by having the checker plate replaced/rewelded or by replacing the entire door.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:14v273000 (tires) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ss.

My 2006 Toyota Sienna has a door weld failure where the door check mount connects to the drive door.

On Monday August 4th, 2014 after a funeral, I drove into the parking lot of the church where I was going to gather with my fellow friends and family that lost their family member that day. . I drove into the driveway and attempted to reverse my minivan, I had my hand on the shift change to shift my car, upon attempting to change shifts my car accelerated and I lost control of the vehicle, causing my car to go hit the side of the building of the church damaging the gas tank, and causing the gas to leak. At the time of the scene and accident my 6 year old was in his carseat behind me and was scared at what had just happened, he panicked and took off his seat belt, opened the door, and went running out of the vehicle. . At that moment trying to regroup myself to see why my car had accelerated with force forward, I parked my vehicle and went looking for help. . I cannot explain how my car gained so much force to end up over 2 feet in the air over a small wall. . . I did notice my car hit the gas tank and heard gas leaking and went to cry for help. . I am not aware of any recalls on my van except for the undercarriage tire, which at this time the recall is not complete because they have not finalized a schedule for me to have it checked. . . Also I am upset that the minivan upon the impact of hitting the wall did not diploit the airbag. . . I googled safety recall on Toyota Sienna and came upon a recall on more than 615k Sienna models over a rollaway risk. . The years listed were 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 Toyota Sienna,and a recall affecting a possible rollaway upon shift gears. . According to the article the shift lever cold be moved out of position depressing the the brake pedal, and because of this fault, the affected Siennas could roll away without causing warning, increasing the risk for crash. . Well I was in a crash.

VIN: 5tdza23c66s558835 year: 2006 make: Toyota model: Sienna number of open recalls: 1+ recall for instrument panel NHTSA recall number: opens new window takes away from VIN lookup section> 14v273 recall date: may 22, 2014 manufacturer recall number: e1s the dealer (kings Toyota, kings mall) and manufacturer are not repairing the vehicle after several requests and after sending recall notices. As a result I still have same defective spare tire carrier and instrument panel (crack appeared already). They keep saying that they will revert with no response there after.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 10v16000 (structure) but was advised by the dealer that the parts needed to complete the repair were not available. The contact was not able to get an estimated date for the recall repair from the local authorized dealer. The manufacturer was also contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repairs. The contact had not experienced a failure. Dyd.

Nhtsa action number : ea06020 the replacement strut for the rear lift gate under the recall NHTSA action number : ea06020 are failing again. They were already replace once under the recall. If it's a normal wear item then should be listed under maintenance.

The door check pocket on the driver's side door began making a popping sound. Upon further inspection, it was evident that the spot welds on the pocket came undone. Looking into the matter, it became apparent that this is a known issue for Toyota. They offered a warranty enhancement of 5 years or 100,000 miles for the issue. Upon contacting the company and discussing the issue, I was promptly told that my vehicle does not qualify and that there is nothing Toyota is willing to do for me. I have been told by multiple people at the national headquarters that the decision has been made and they will not compensate me for this failure which is due to their faulty manufacturing.

Since 2012, the front passenger's door has made a loud popping, cracking sound every time it is opened or closed. Toyota dealer informed me the door weld is cracked and the entire door must be removed for a new weld and paint job at a body shop. Dealer also showed me a Toyota warranty coverage enhancement for this problem (the "door check mounting panel," pol07-04, issued 10/22/07), which extends up to 5 years or 100,000 miles. I never received notice of this in the mail, and it does not appear under the tsbs on the NHTSA site. My van is no longer covered at 110,000 miles. Note: I had this same problem on my driver's side door at only 32,000 miles, which was repaired under warranty. That means both my front doors have had failed welds. This clearly is a manufacturing defect which Toyota should cover, regardless of mileage.

Two issues: (1) since 2012, the front passenger's door has made a loud popping, cracking sound every time it is opened or closed. Toyota dealer informed me the door weld is cracked and the entire door must be removed for a new weld and paint job at a body shop. Dealer also showed me a Toyota warranty coverage enhancement for this problem (the "door check mounting panel," pol07-04, issued 10/22/07), which extends up to 5 years or 100,000 miles. I never received notice of this in the mail, and it does not appear under the tsbs on the NHTSA site. My van is no longer covered at 110,000 miles. Note: I had this same problem on my driver's side door at only 32,000 miles, which was repaired under warranty. That means both my front doors have had failed welds. This clearly is a manufacturing defect which Toyota should cover, regardless of mileage. (2) power sliding door will not operate when interior buttons or key fob buttons are pushed. It will open manually, but it sticks and requires a hard pull. Dealer advises cabling is malfunctioning and the motor in the main control board is bad. I was told the warranty enhancement for the rear sliding door assemblies and power sliding door assemblies will cover the cables and latch, but does not cover the motor, the main control board, or the lock! this is a very costly repair. These components are defective and should be included in the warranty enhancement.

The contact owns 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the rear hatch struts failed to sustain the hatch and caused the hatch to hit the contact's head. The contact stated that she did not suffer injuries to the head. The door hatch was not replaced. The manufacturer advised that the warranted repair was expired. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000 and the approximate current mileage was 89,000.

The power sliding door would not close completely, leaving the operation of the vehicle on the road unsafe. Upon inspecting the door, the power cord making the door open and closed looked frayed and knotted and off its tracks. The only way to get the door to completely close was to cut the cord. The door now operates manually. They passenger side cord plastic coating looks to be cracked and could eventually could become not operable as the driver side. Contacted the Toyota of des moines, they said there is an extended warranty of the power sliding door cords and its parts for 9 years and 120,000 miles, which ever comes first. Cannot fix my Toyota Sienna under the extended warranty because it was over 120,000 miles. I bought the vehicle when it was 127,000 miles. The previous owners did not get it fixed nor Honda of ames, the dealership where I bought the vehicle. I think Toyota did not do enough to get the word out to the previous owners of the extended warranty or the dealerships. I looked on the Toyota website, entered my VIN, they was nothing about extended warranties on this vehicle. This should be a recall, due to defective parts from Toyota and the potential unsafe situation this could of caused to people, especially young children. They are the target market for Toyota Sienna minivans-families with young children. If I bought a minivan with power doors, I expect to be able to use the power sliding doors as it was intended. I am very concerned about the safety of my three children who are all under 5 years old.

The rear door hatch struts failed on my 2006 Sienna le, it came crashing on me, fortunately I caught it midway and I wasn't injured because of that. If not for that, I could have been seriously hurt. Now the rear door/trunk hatch does not stay open, and if I let go of it, it comes crashing down really fast. I am worried that this will hurt somebody, particularly my children. There is a similar recall for the same struts used for power rear door hatch. However, when I contacted Toyota they mentioned that recall doesn't apply to my vehicle just because my rear door hatch isn't powered, and I would have to pay out of my pocket to fix it. In my opinion the recall should be on the struts itself regardless of whether the door is powered or not as the struts are the ones that fail and not the powered function of the door. Please investigate this as numerous other people have reported the same issue.