Four problems related to dashboard crack have been reported for the 2006 Toyota Sienna. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Toyota Sienna based on all problems reported for the 2006 Sienna.
The plastic on the dashboard is cracking as if it was slashed with a razor knife. I looked up the problem on the internet and numerous sites have people reporting the problem going back to 2004 models. The Toyota dealer service department just says the van is out of warranty and the cracks are due to age (which they probably are to some degree) but present no safety issues. I refute that claim. If the dash is cracking then I assume the integrity of the airbag system is compromised. Have older Siennas been tested that have a cracking dashboard? my wife's 2000 avalon also has a plastic dash and it is not cracking at all. Neither are my two sons old 4runners or my daughters 2005 Sienna. I'm very concerned about the front airbags and their proper deployment in an accident.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the dashboard exhibited a crack that ran across from the driver¿s side air bag indicator and instrument panel. Additionally, the foam from the dashboard was exposed through the vinyl cover. The manufacturer was not contacted. A local mechanic stated that the dash needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 125,000.
The dash start cracking up for no apparent reason and the car is mostly park inside a garage day and night. I have called dealers and nothing has been done so far and I have been told that's a manufacturer defect and it should be corrected by dealer. The transmission some times does not change the gears and others stop to work and I could cause a rear end collision.
Cracked dashboard that may interfere with air bag deployment. Dash is cracked right above glove compartment and airbag, is not from sun damage. What could cause these cracks? manufacture flaw!.