general problems of the 2006 Toyota Sienna

My vehicle steering/control has frozen a few times in the past 18-24 mos. This happens for me in wet conditions at slow speeds while trying to turn, usually to the right. The car also seems to slow on its own and pull to the side at these times. This has also happened while reversing out of a parking spot. I do not recall seeing any lights engage but I am more focused on steering the car safely and exterior factors at these times so I haven't noticed the dashboard. It feels like the power steering fails, and I have no control. Thankfully, I have not been moving at high rates of speed, nor been in a position to go into the lane of on-coming traffic or had someone in a lane near me, and have been able to hold in position or manually turn as much as needed. Steering seems to return once the turn is complete. I have been fearful of hitting someone or being hit from behind each time. My mechanic has been unable to recreate the experience and was unable to suggest a direct answer. I see others have had similar experiences and the same lack of answers from even Toyota. Having come across this website and seeing responses here to this exact problem I have had, I am hoping for more information or a recall soon!.

The vehicle stability control system randomly engages and activates the brakes without cause. This can happen on a gentle curve going under the speed limit. It is very scary and I am afraid it is going to cause an accident. Internet research shows many owners with this issue and no information on the cause or a fix.

While driving vehicle on dry, non slippery roads with slight to moderate curves, vehicle illuminates traction loss light, sounds alarm buzzer, and at times applies brakes and dethrottles engine, even when no loss of traction has occurred. This happens while driving on straight roads with slight unevenness. Had to disconnect wheel speed sensor harness to disable abs/vsc system. When this happens, the vehicle automatically applies brakes to certain wheels and dethrottles the engine, this can pull the vehicle to one side sharply and can cause an accident.

Traction control and abs activated on dry roads acting like the vehicle thought it was going into a slide/skid. This could have caused a serious crash! ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly; 2 - VIN corrected, error in one position; 14 - unable to provide information for all the characters in the VIN. #vpic#.

At speeds of anywhere between 30-60 mph, traction control system engages when turning slightly left. Alarm comes on, brakes are automatically applied. Very dangerous.

When driving at speeds of 38 mph or more and turning the steering wheel/tires, the vsc warning alarm will go off. When this happens, the cars automatically brakes. This happens when there are no problems with the driving conditions. The severity of the braking and length of alarm vary. It is especially problematic on tight turns. It does not matter whether you are going uphill, downhill, or turning on a flat road. We do not know what is causing this unsafe issue. We have tried turning off the trac. It made no difference.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while coasting with traffic, the vehicle's accelerator pedal suddenly floored causing the vehicle to accelerate at high speeds. The accelerator pedal remained down. The contact attempted to press the brake however the vehicle did not stop. The contact was able to get the vehicle into the side lane as the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact activated the emergency brakes which caused the vehicle to slow down slightly. The contact then moved the gear shift into the park position causing the vehicle to come to a violent. The contact had the vehicle towed to a certified mechanic. The vehicle was taken to the dealership (Smart Toyota 608-316-7728 ) who have not diagnosed anything as of yet. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Gl.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated the when the brake pededal was engaged the vehicle indepently accelerated and proceeded into an intersection and hit two vehicles. The vehicle came to a stop when it crashed into a pole. The contact the contact suffered injuries to the back, neck, shoulder, chest, and knees, and hips, the passenger suffered injuries to the shoulder and stomack. Huntington beach police department report 19-012635. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was contacted and provided the contact case number 190234229. The contact also stated the manufacturer engineer was going to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed the approximate failure mileage was 115,000. Li.

Traction control has randomly engaged 4 times in the past week, at speeds as low 35 mph and on the highway at 65 mph. Pavement was dry and we were driving straight, not turning. Braking is applied causing temporary loss of speed and pulling steering to one side for about 1-2 seconds. Control returns and trac control light continues to blink. Does not result in an error code.

I was driving 65 mph on the highway going straight on dry pavement and suddenly a buzzer sounded, the vsc light came on, and the steering wheel and brakes were taken over by the vsc system and the car started weaving out of control. I could not steer or break the car. The situation is unpredictable. It easily happened on curvy or bend road and has happened 3-4 times in this year. It is scary.

My slip indicator light comes on as I round turns and the engine seems to rpm down. This happens at normal speeds, on dry roads. Unable to drive on the highway, because when slip indicator light comes on, it also applies the front brakes at highway speeds. Other owners of Toyota Sienna are also having the same problem. . Read more...

This afternoon I entered the highway and was going about 60-65 mph when my car suddenly started accelerating on its own, I repeatedly depressed the brake, even standing on it in an attempt to slow the car. The car was making a revving sound and the brakes were doing nothing to slow the car, it just kept accelerating. Finally, the brakes seemed to engage, the revving stopped, and the car seemed normal again. I pulled off the highway and called aaa to have the car towed to mechanic. Car has about 105,000 miles on it and it's been very reliable up until now. I will report to Toyota and I will not drive this car again, much less let my children ride in it.

I was driving my Toyota Sienna 2006 today morning and the driver in front of me abruptly stopped. I was maintaining a safe distance and immediately hit my brakes. Although the brakes seemed to engage, the car accelerated and very badly rear-ended the car in front me. Has this happened to anyone before with the car auto-accelerating on it's own?.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic light with the brakes engaged, the vehicle accelerated independently. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000. Pam.

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.

Approaching slight right turn on a park way at about 40mph,down hill of the right turn suddenly the slip icon light on the dash board was on and off with beeping sound alarm and observed grinding or braking sound on the vehicle which made jerking like on and off power of the vehicle. Road condition was dry and sunny at about 11:30 am.

Coming up to an intersection, car kept accellerating as I lifted my foot off of the gas pedal, had to push hard on the brake as engine continued to rev, placed in neutral, depressed gas pedal a couple more times, engine quit reving. Discovered that anchors for the driver's side floor mat had come out of the carpet and allowed the floor mat to creep up affecting the gas pedal. Removed the mat, took to local Toyota dealer who said there was no recall regarding the Sienna floor mats, the dealer replaced the 2 rings in the carpet used to anchor at my cost, one anchor became dislodged again within a day. Seems that there is some type of defect in the engineering of that ring used to sandwhich/secure into the carpet.

I was attempting to park my 2006 Toyota Sienna when suddenly the engine started to rev loudly & the car continued to move forward, even as I frantically applied the brakes. The car would not stop but my fast-thinking husband quickly put the car into neutral & then shut the car off. We drove to our Toyota dealer in vineland, NJ, where they performed diagnostic tests but couldn't find anything wrong. Their determination was that it must have been the floor mat pressing on the accelerator. I am sure that the mat was not the problem and that Toyota is attempting to cover up a problem with a car that is not already on their recall list.

The accident happened 3/9/2010. The accident involves our 2006 Toyota Sienna. . . There were two adults and three small children in the van. My husband, who was driving, slowed down to make a right hand turn into a gas station. While he was turning. . . The van accelerated at a high speed. . . My husband tried to apply brakes to no avail. We smashed into a parked car (with owner standing next to it pumping gas) at the gas station pump and then the van continued to go a bit before slowing down at a snow berm. Luckily no one was badly injured.

I was going down an off ramp in my Sienna, braking gradually as I came to the bottom of the ramp. There was another car stopped about 6 ft ahead of me. I still had my foot on the brake when the engine surged and the van lurched forward. I stomped down on the brake and the van did stop before it hit the car in front of me. I have taken the van into the local dealer (Toyota of knoxville) but they could find no problems. I have also reported the incident to the Toyota consumer hotline.

We bought a 2006 Toyota Sienna van brand new from a local dealer. Almost from the beginning the rpms would increase without provocation. I initially thought it was a problem with the transmission and had it checked but it turned out okay. I then thought it was maybe a problem with the fuel line so I had it flushed but the problem persists. It happens off and on and usually when I am driving along. Because I have owned Toyota's before and never had a problem and the dealer and the local shop said everything was okay I wasn't worried until the recall which describes exactly the problem I have been experiencing. The problem is recurrent - please advise.

I have a 2006 Sienna and have a few complaints. As I have learned from reading some other complaints I know I am not the only one who has experienced a hesitation upon acceleration with the car from day 1 (January 2006 when the car was purchased). I have been told by the Toyota dealer nothing is wrong. Recently, on a very cold day I noticed the steering wheel was extremely stiff and hard to move- almost like not having powering steering. The most important reason why I am filing this is because I too have started to have a problem with the right side passenger sliding door. It started to malfunction in January of this year (2010)- one month ago. First the door wouldn't open. It would pop to release but not really open . You could not move the door to fully open it or then close it. After a while you could then manually open the door. This happened several times but would sporadically work. Toyota replaced the motor- we have platinum warranty. Then a few weeks later it started to malfunction again. I took it back and they adjusted the door. Almost immediately started to malfunction again and is worse than before-inoperable most of the time. I've been told that the whole door is out of alignment and the body shop has to adjust the door I don't know how this could happen and Toyota doesn't seem to have an answer. Door is still not fixed- I have to bring it back, but another person I think is on the right track with the hinge failing and that is probably why the door is not aligned. Aside from the inconvenience a door failure is a serious safety issue that needs to be addressed ASAP!.

I was driving my 2006 Toyota Sienna le through a parking garage. As I was making a sharp right-hand turn into my parking spot, the vehicle accelerated at full-throttle and smashed into a concrete wall. The front bumper was heavily damaged and I had some symptoms of whiplash for a few days. It hasn't happened since then, thankfully. I mentioned the incident to the Toyota service rep at my next scheduled maintenance, but there was no inspection made.

Two episodes of sudden unexplainable acceleration. 2006 Toyota Sienna Mini-van. First incident: driving at about 25 or 30 mph. Car suddenly sped up. Using brake stopped the car. Second incident occurred when I put car in reverse to back into my driveway; sudden speed increase in reverse. Brake worked to stop.

Toyota Sienna 2006 braking problem caused self collision. On dry weather. Vehicle lost braking and I hit near by hilly land on turn. Vehicle showed braking problem on wet weather, rain and snow and vehicle looses the braking and related abs and vsc failure. Brake pedal goes down and clicks and brake stops working. My wife no longer trust this van and everybody is afraid to drive with me in it.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. While driving 70 mph, the traction control warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle inadvertently pulled to the right. After releasing the accelerator pedal and slowing the vehicle down, the vehicle was able to operate correctly. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnostic testing or repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.

We have a Toyota 2006 that will increase surges in engine speed when stooped which has all most caused three accidents one going into a building, also the vehicle hesitates when the accelerator is pressed on start. When sitting in traffic you have to hold your foot on the brake because you will get an engine surge which runs the rpm's up to 5,000 then it drops off. It is very dangerously because you don't know when it will happen and controlling the van is very unpredictable.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. While parking the vehicle, it accelerated independently without warning and crashed into the contact's residence. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries reported. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The vehicle was repaired for the damages, but the failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. Whenever the contact drives the vehicle at any speed she noticed that the accelerator pedal is depressing on its own causing the vehicle to slightly jerk forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that there was a calibration issue. There were no prior warnings and the current and failure mileages were 30000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The driver stated that while driving 10 mph in an attempt to increase speed, the vehicle began to hesitate and surge. The dealer stated that there was nothing they could do to assist him since the failure was electrical which was also a normal function of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 10 and the current mileage was 75,000. The consumer stated when slowing down between 5- 10 mph and then speeding back up again, the van would hesitate and then surge forward to the point of jerking the consumers neck. The vehicle would slow down once the accelerator was released. Also, the drivers side door was exhibiting a popping/scrapping noise when it was being opened or closed. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed there was a recall regarding the thinness of metal which allowed the cracking of the metal where the door stop was attached to the door. Updated 04/21/10.

2006 Toyota Sienna concern the consumer stated the vehicle seemed to travel extremely fast even though she was driving between 60-65 mph.