general problems of the 2006 Toyota Sienna - part 2

Automatic door failure.

I have a 2006 Toyota Sienna minivan. The latch on the driver's side passenger sliding door failed to keep the door secured when driving down the road. The door would become unlatched and open slightly in transit. I took the car to the dealer and they informed me that the latch would have to be replaced. I talked to the service manager who told me that there was nothing he could do about it nor was it covered by any recall or warranty. I tried to have the regional parts manager call me, however, he would not return my call. This a major safety issue for Toyota, but they did not want to hear about it nor do anything about it. What really bothers me is that this door gets used when the grandchildren are traveling with us. I find it very upsetting that this door unlatches by itself without any prior warning.

2006 Toyota Sienna manual sliding doors have faulty latch system. At least once a week when I open them they will not latch open. I've discovered why it won't latch, but dealership refuses to fix it since they cannot reproduce it. It happens to both doors at the same time and ten minutes later they are both working again. I have actually been hit in the head once already when the door flew back at me instead of locking in place.

The passenger side electric sliding door has failed. The door kept going open and shut one evening and then stayed shut and has been inoperable since. The door will not open manually now and has created a safety hazard. Toyota has refused to fix the problem and says that it can only replace the motor which will cost over $2000. The failure is that the door will not open at all. It is a safety hazard for the passengers. The door has a manual mode, and should therefore be able to operate manually without the motor. The dealership would do nothing to help besides charge over $2000 for what will surely be a temporary repair.

The buttons that open the right side door do no open or close the door. This could be dangerous in an emergency.

Rear passenger sliding door will not lock. . Remains unlocked and ajar in both manual and power setting. Door has large scratch on side. Door worked fine for three months after scratch then stopped working. Took van to advantage Toyota in lynnbrook NY who blamed lock problem on door scratch and will not fix under extended warranty.

Automatic slide doors and back door won't open in auto.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the automatic sliding door would not latch to secure the door closed. The dealer mde repairs to the door, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 85,000.

2006 Toyota Sienna xle - automatic sliding door does not shut. When you attempt to close the door using the automatic function in any form (the side or front button or use the handle) it will close partly and then open again. I have to disengage the automatic and put it on manual for it to work. Toyota looked at it and said it was caused just from extended use and the door is off track due to a loose hinge (we purchased it 12/05). Toyota told us to take it to a body shop and that it is not covered by the warranty. We have an appt. At an auto body shop to fix the problem.

2006 Toyota Sienna passenger power sliding door will not work. Drivers side manual sliding door works intermittently.

The manual sliding door on my 2006 Toyota Sienna sticks because of a latch problem. It can cause the door to either not shut, or not open. This is a serious concern, I couldn't imagine not being able to get my child out of a burning car. Toyota really needs to fix this, there are hundreds of Sienna owners with the same issue. It sounds like this could lead to a negligence lawsuit. . Read more...

Drivers side rear sliding door will not open. . . Cost to replace from Toyota was approx $500 parts. Door just all of a sudden wait working around 55k miles. Now the passenger side door is not working (sliding) same symptoms. Car only has 84k miles on it. I did some searching and noticed there are quite a few people with the same issues, therefore I am filing this report.

The gas struts on the manual liftgate on my Toyota Sienna have failed and they are only recalling to power struts. But if they are the same struts used on the power and manual liftgate then they need to be included in the recall also. The liftgate itself is very heavy and has nearly smashed one of my children, it could have cut her in half.

Our 2006 Toyota Sienna van has one of the automatic side doors that opens back up on its own because it does not close properly. This has been a problem since the car was failrly new with a little over 36,000 miles. Toyota does not consider a door that opens on its own a safety issue, therefore they would not fix the problem without charge. I consider this dangerous because a door that continues to open on its own is clearly not safe.

Toyota Sienna both sliding door mechanisms do not work unable to open doors from inside or out dealer says need to oil locks. My children have to crawl in through the hatch, safety hazard how do they get out in event of accident. We had the same issue on last Sienna. All our friends with Siennas have experienced similar problems.

Toyota Sienna 2006 sliding door cable assembly malfunction.

Driver's side passenger power door has failed. Sometimes it will open when the buttons are pressed- and then it will not close. I have to manually close the door. Was told warranty is no longer in effect at 39k miles. I feel this is a huge safety hazard.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. While parked, the automatic sliding door of the rear passenger side locked and was unable to open. The failure occurred on the rear driver side manual door two months later. The dealer and manufacturer were who stated the repairs would not be covered because the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000. Updated 02/23/11 updated 04/28/11.

Drivers side sliding door would not shut worked to shut now hasn't open since 34 month after purchased. I went to the Toyota dealership to 'did you purchase it here? when I told them no, she sent me around to service where I waited until I left without even my name given. I went back when my van was 38 months past purchase. . . To have my tail gate under recall and asked when Toyota will recall these vans with sliding door issues.

The gas in the lift gate support of the back door escaped 3 years after I bought it.

Toyota Sienna, 2006, sliding doors do not open from the inside. This problem started about 2 years ago and has gotten progressively worse. Now the doors never can be opened from the inside. These doors are the manual type (not power). This van was purchased new in April 2006. It has 62,000 miles on it.

2006 Toyota Sienna two potential safety failures: (1) the drivers side sliding door when opening will slide into the gas fuel door while another person is fueling the vehicle. There is no stop that prevents the door from striking the gas door when a person is exiting the vehicle. When this happened, the fueling nozzle was jarred loose and fuel was splashed on the vehicle. Also, the fuel message stayed on following this event on the dashboard. (2) driver's side and passenger's side front door power locks both failed(driver's side at 37,000miles & the passenger's side at 58,000 miles. ) this may or may not become a safety failure; however, if the doors are not locked manually, the lack of locked doors could prove to be dangerous when the car is moving.