2006 Toyota Sienna Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V160000 (STRUCTURE). 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE LATCH MECHANISM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO LATCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE SO SHE HAD TO GET IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, FORCE IT CLOSED AND LOCK IT FROM THE INSIDE TO KEEP IT CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE DOOR BE REMOVED AND THE MOTOR BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING MECHANISM AS THE VEHICLE ALWAYS STEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,363.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPLETE SEAT HARNESS FOR THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SHAFT DUE TO CORROSION; THERE IS AN INCREASED EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING FROM NEUTRAL OR TO RETURN AFTER TURNING. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN CASUALTIES AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO AND WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AGREES THAT THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL PART THAT GOES OUT ON A 3 1/2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

THE DRIVERS AIR BAGS LIGHT GETS ON AND OFF, BUT MAINLY KEEPS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND SAID IT WAS FINE AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF ALL THE TIME THAT THEY WERE CHECKING IT, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE PASSENGER-SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. DEALER SAYS A BUSHING IN THE "HINGE ASSEMBLY" HAS FAILED. AT PRESENT UNFIXED - THE DOOR WILL CLOSE WITH SIGNIFICANT EFFORT ONLY. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE "HINGES" ARE EXCLUDED FROM COVERAGE. THEY CHOOSE TO DEFINE THE GLIDER ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE DOOR IN THE TRACK AS A HINGE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO PIVOT POINT, AND NOTHING THAT MEETS AN ACCEPTED DEFINITION OF A HINGE.

I HAVE TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 BOUGHT FROM KOONS IN OCTOBER 2006. THIS CAR AIR BAG LIGHT IS BLINKING AND I HEARD THAT AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK IF THIS LIGHT IS ON. I JUST HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON MY CAR WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT. THIS IS SMOOTH DRIVEN CAR AND THE AIR BAG SHOULD WORK AFTER ABOUT 3 YEARS. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. ON MARCH 19, 2010 THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND BEGAN TO FLASH. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA IN RALEIGH, NC) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. ON MARCH 27TH WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS AN OPEN CIRCUIT WITH OUR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE AIRBAG SENSORS ARE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPUTER. WE WERE TOLD THAT IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG. OUR CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD. WE HAVE 77,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS OUR MAIN VEHICLE FOR WORK, SCHOOL, TRANSPORTING OUR TWO CHILDREN. BECAUSE OF MILEAGE WE ARE OVER OUR WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE AIRBAG. WE HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TOYOTA SIENNA. THEY GOT THEIR AIRBAGS REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM OCCUR AGAIN AND AGAIN. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS ON, THERE IS A CHANCE THAT NONE OF OUR AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY FRUSTRATING SITUATION. TOYOTA IS ONCE AGAIN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SENSORS ON THEIR SAFETY FEATURES ON THEIR CARS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN WHEN THEY RIDE IN THIS CAR. WE ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND WERE TOLD TODAY (MARCH 29) THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US. WE WILL HAVE TO PAY $411 FOR THE AIRBAG AND PARTS AND THEN $340 FOR THE LABOR OR CHOOSE TO RISK OUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN WE ASKED HOW THIS HAPPENS ON A CAR THAT WE HAVE ONLY OWNED FOR THREE YEARS (BOUGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER 2006 BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT), WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS "NO RHYME OR REASON" FOR THIS DEFECT. TOYOTA CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN HOW AN AIRBAG GOES BAD IN THREE YEARS. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING. *CN

AIR BAG SRS SENSOR LIGHT FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING OFF AND ON. THIS IS A LIFE/SAFETY ISSUE, AS I DO NOT KNOW IF I CAN RELY ON MY SRS SYSTEM TO PROPERLY FUNCTION OR NOT. IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY AGITATING AND DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING OVERNIGHT AND/OR ON LONG DISTANCES, TO HAVE A DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT FLASH OFF AND ON. THE SRS LIGHT WAS FIRST OBSERVED FLASHING SEVERAL TIMES IN MARCH 2010, BUT THEN STOPPED. IT STARTED FLASHING AGAIN WHILE ON A CROSS-STATE TRIP IN DECEMBER 2010. AS I HAD, MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VAN, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA OF RICHARDSON, RICHARDSON TX). I WAS ADVISED AT THAT TIME THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE FOR ME TO CONTINUE WITH MY TRIP. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER TOOK NO ACTION STATING ON THE SERVICE TICKET THE SRS LIGHT WAS "??NOT FLASHING TODAY"??. TO DATE, THE SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH ON AND OFF AT WEEKS OR MONTHS AT A TIME. FROM THE INTERNET, I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT A TSB #284073 (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: 10034130) WAS ISSUED BY TOYOTA TO ITS DEALERSHIPS BACK ON JUNE 23, 2010 (SIX MONTHS BEFORE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN), AS WELL AS THREE EARLIER TSB'S (EL001-08, TSB-0252-08 & TSB-0162-10) ALL RELATED TO SRS LAMP/SENSORS . TO DATE, I STILL DO NOT KNOW IF I HAVE A PROPERLY FUNCTIONING SRS SYSTEM. I ALSO NOTE THAT OF THE 684 COMPLAINTS CURRENTLY REGISTERED WITH THE NHTSA, INVOLVING THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, MORE THAN ONE-THIRD (33%) OF THOSE COMPLAINTS (234) INVOLVE THE AIR BAG SENSOR/LIGHT ISSUE. IN JULY 2013, MY VAN WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS ITS FAILURE TO DEPLOY DUE TO THE NATURE/INTENSITY OF THE IMPACT, OR THE FACT THAT THE SRS SYSTEM IS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING? I HAVE NO ASSURANCE IT WORKS PROPERLY. AT THIS LATE DATE, I GUESS I'LL SIMPLY BE COMPLAINT #685. THANK YOU *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE ELECTRONICALLY *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH DOWN AN OFF RAMP, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT, RAPIDLY DECREASING THE VEHICLE SPEED FROM 50 MPH TO 20 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

OUR INSURED WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELLERATED STRIKING A WALGREENS DRUG STORE. OUR INSURED DRIVER WAS TREATED AND RELEASE AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS AND IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DOWNLOAD OF THE DATA RECORDER.

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. *TR

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. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN BUT NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. *TR

2006 SIENNA AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING. TECH IDENTIFIED DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG ASSEMBLY ALTHOUGH AUTO WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. NO REASON FOR FAILURE GIVEN OTHER THAN "YOU NEVER KNOW ABOUT ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS." THE ONLY WAY TO RESET THE LIGHT IS TO REPLACE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $940+ WITH DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE AND WITH THAT YOU ONLY GET A 1 YEAR WARRANTY ON EQUIPMENT THAT ORIGINALLY LASTED SLIGHTLY OVER 4 YEARS. AS A CONSUMER YOU WOULD NEVER THINK THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE AN AIRBAG UNLESS THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT OR POSSIBLY IF YOU OWNED THE AUTO FOR MAYBE 10+ YEARS. IN ADDITION, THE WHOLE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE ALTHOUGH IT HAS ONLY BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE. CONSEQUENTLY, THERE IS NO OPTION OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY. IT IS HARD TO COMPREHEND WHY EQUIPMENT WITH MINIMAL WEAR AND TEAR WOULD BREAK BUT FROM OTHER REPORTS THIS SEEMS TO BE A NOT SO UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE FOR TOYOTA SIENNAS. *TR

AT 28,400 MILES MECHANIC ADVISED THAT BOTH INNER TIE-RODS ARE SHOWING A SMALL AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT WHICH WILL CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO PLAY AT ALL. SEEMS VERY EARLY IN THE VEHICLE'S LIFE TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

06 TOYOTA SIENNA LE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR DOES NOT WORK. I CANNOT OPEN IT MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. IT APPEARS THE MOTOR DIED. WE CANNOT USE THE DOOR AT ALL BECAUSE IT DOESN'T EVEN OPEN 1/2 WAY MANUALLY. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE KIDS GETTING OUT THE CAR ON THE STREET VERSUS THE SIDEWALK. *TR

OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA HAD ONE OF THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CABLES SNAP AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA, HOWEVER AT THIS TIME IT IS NOT A CONCERN OF THEIRS. WITH THE CABLE BROKEN IT MAKES THE DOOR EXTREMELY HEAVY AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE AUTO-SLIDE ON. I FEEL IT IS WAY TO DANGEROUS FOR MY 2 OR 5 YR OLD TO USE THE DOOR! WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR $35,000+ WITH THE SLIDING DOORS BEING ONE OF ITS HIGHEST SELLING POINTS IN OUR EYES. WE ARE HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA'S REPAIR COST OF OVER $1,500, BUT MOST OF ALL THEIR LACK OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY AS MOST MINIVAN OWNERS HAVE SMALL CHILDREN! *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA LE 2006 - TANK 3/4 OF THE WAY FULL. 1/2 MILE FROM OUR HOME, EVERY LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD AND WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VAN BEGAN BUCKING - RPM'S WENT FROM1 - 4 AND BACK AGAIN. WE WERE ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND LIMP BACK HOME. LATER THAT DAY, THE VAN OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. SINCE WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT, WE DID NOT TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. *TR

DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM: 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T CLOSE. EVENTS LEADING UP TO PROBLEM: DROVE VEHICLE ABOUT 25 MILES FROM HOME, OPENED SLIDING DOOR FOR CHILD TO EXIT VEHICLE, DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AFTER THAT. FRONT LATCH CAN BE SECURED WITH GREAT FORCE, HOWEVER THE REAR LATCH WILL NOT ENGAGE. DOOR REMAINS OPEN AND IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AS THE FRONT LATCH SECURITY/RELIABILITY IS INSUFFICIENT. SLIDING DOOR COULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. LIGHTS IN VAN STAY ON, PRESENTING ANOTHER RISK AT NIGHT BECAUSE VISION IS INHIBITED GREATLY BY INTERIOR LIGHTING. HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT DOOR FULLY CLOSED AT NIGHT. THIS LACK OF VISIBILITY NEARLY RESULTED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE MECHANISM THAT GRABS THE METAL LOOP THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE REAR DOOR FRAME. THE C SHAPED LATCH IS COVERED WITH A PLASTIC COATING WHICH WHEN WORN OR DAMAGED ALLOWS MOISTURE IN AND THE METAL CLAMP SWELLS UP AND BINDS THE LATCH. NO AMOUNT OF LUBRICATION WILL HELP. TOYOTA MADE A BIG MISTAKE BY PLASTIC COATING A METAL THAT WOULD RUST AND SWELL UP THE OUTER COATING FROM THE INSIDE MAKING THE LATCH NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT. THERE MAY BE OTHER DESIGN FLAWS CONTRIBUTING TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS CRITICAL MECHANISM. *TR

02-08-2010 UNDER BAD SNOWING WEATHER CONDITION I FOUND THAT AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING ON DASHBOARD IN MY TOYOTA SIENNA CE 2006. 02-10-2010 I WAS IN KOONS TYSONS TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER 8610 LEESBURG PIKE, VIENNA, VA 22182 I GOT DIAGNOSTICS REPORT: 'FAULT CODE# B0111' AND I WAS "ADVISED THAT RIGHT SEAT (SIDE) AIRBAG NEEDS REPLACEMENT $945.50". BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DIAGNOSTICS WASN'T DONE CAREFULLY. MY VEHICLE WAS IN OUTDOOR CONDITION UNDER SNOWING STORM. SERVICE CENTER HASN'T CHECKED ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ELECTRIC, LIGHTS' (THERE ARE NO RECORDS ABOUT ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ELECTRIC, LIGHTS'. IN THE REPORT). I KNOW THAT LEFT TAIL LIGHT DOESN'T WORK IN MY VEHICLE, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT THIS ISSUE IS MENTIONED IN THE DIAGNOSTICS REPORT. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT SERVICE CENTER HAS CHECKED ERROR CODE ONLY. SO I CAN'T TRUST THIS DIAGNOSTICS REPORT. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IS MAKING THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVEN AFTER I MAKE A COMPLETE TURN, OR DRIVING IN A SCHOOL ZONE. THIS IS STARTING TO GET ME WORRIED SINCE I AM USING THIS TO TRANSPORT MY 5-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ALONE ON ERRANDS AND HAD STOPPED AT A T-INTERSECTION, POSITIONED AT THE TOP OF THE "T" AND PREPARING TO TURN RIGHT. I'D LET AFEW CARS GO PAST, TRAVELING ON THE MAIN STREET WITH TRAFFIC CLOSEST TO ME GOING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. WHEN THOSE CARS HAD PASSED AND IT WAS SAFE TO TURN RIGHT ONTO THE MAIN STREET, I STARTED TO SLOWLY DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. SUDDENLY THE CAR BOLTED FORWARD AND OUT OF CONTROL, ACCELERATING DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET AND INTO THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC TRAVELING RIGHT TO LEFT. A CAR GOING ABOUT 40 MPH SLAMMED INTO THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND BOTH OUR CARS CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS DAZED FROM THE COLLISION AND EXITED MY CAR FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I COULD SEE THAT THE WHOLE FRONT OF MY CAR, INCLUDING THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. I WAS IN SHOCK AND A LADY FROM A NEARBY HOUSE WHO HAD HEARD THE CRASH CAME OUT WITH A CHAIR FOR ME TO SIT ME DOWN ON WHILE THE POLICE AND PARAMEDICS WERE ON THE WAY. I NEVER WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND DON'T KNOW THE CONDITION OF THE OTHER DRIVER OR THEIR CAR. I WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND SUFFERED CHEST, NECK AND BACK PAIN. I AM QUITE SURE IT WAS THE GAS PEDAL STICKING THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE SO UNEXPECTEDLY AND QUICKLY, PROPELLING ME THROUGH THE CROSS-TRAFFIC AND ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE ACCIDENT AND I AM STILL IN SHOCK OVER IT, NOT TO MENTION NOT KNOWING THE CONDITION, EXTENT OF INJURIES OR EVEN THE IDENTITY OF THE OTHER DRIVER AS YET. *TR

INCIDENT - 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED 4 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ALLOY WHEELS ALL 4 WHEELS SHOW SIGNS OF BUBBLING AND PEELING LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE ON 2 WHEELS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, WHILE DRIVING I HAVE NOTICED ON NUMEROUS (5 OR 6) THAT THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS. I AM NOT ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPEN, IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AND WHEN I AM COMING OUT OF A TURN. I AM VERY CONCERNED. I HAVE ALSO HAD BATTERY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CAR BATTERY WOULD DIE AFTER A DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN FOR 5 MINUTES. AFTER NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE SERVICE CENTER WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO REPEAT THE SITUATION, AND NUMEROUS BILLS SINCE IT WAS NEVER A "PROBLEM" THEY FINALLY WERE ABLE TO REPEAT IT AND FIX THE BATTERY. NOW THIS ACCELERATOR ISSUE IS MUCH MORE SCARY FOR ME. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE EVERY DAY IN THE VEHICLE AND I NEED TO FEEL SAFE. THE INCIDENT DATE I USED BELOW WAS THE MOST RECENT HOWEVER I FIRST NOTICED THIS 2 YEARS AGO. *TR

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. *TR

-REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA (MODEL CE) HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. -THIS DEFECT IS CAUSING DIFFICULTY FOR KIDS TO ENTER AND EXIT. *TR

THE DOOR STOP WELD BROKE AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS IS A COMMON TOYOTA PROBLEM AND NEEDS A RECALL. THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO CONTACT CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *KB

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA POWER SLIDING DOOR JAMMED (PARTIALLY OPEN). WAS UNABLE TO MOVE DOOR EITHER DIRECTION. POWER DOOR DISABLE SWITCH DID NOT RELEASE DOOR. HAD TO DRIVE CAR WITH DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT DURING AN EMERGENCY. *TR

DASH BOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT AFFECT HOW THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE CRACKS ARE ALSO OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. I HAVE SEEN MANY TOYOTA SIENNAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2006. SHE STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD MALFUNCTIONED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE AN EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE OR WHAT CAUSED IT TO OCCUR. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS OVER $1200 AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF HER SMALL CHILDREN IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DOOR COULD POTENTIALLY OPEN ON ITS OWN. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 51,167.

JUST DISCOVERED TODAY ( 01-13-10 ) ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR AT THE PASSENGER REAR STOPPED WORKING. IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE FOB AND THE BUTTONS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE CAUSE IS BUT, ACCORDING TO OTHER REPORTS ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT WITH THIS PRODUCT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH DUAL AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD SCRAP, AND NEEDED TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, AS IT WAS SCRATCHING THE PAINT, IT COST US ALMOST $800 TO REPLACE THE HINGE. THIS WEEK THE OTHERSIDE IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING. I HAVE CHECKED OTHER SOURCES AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS AND THAT IT CLEARLY PRESENTS A DANGER TO PASSENGERS INCLUDING CHILDREN WHO ARE OFTEN PASSENGERS IN MINIVANS. THE PROBLEM ITSELF APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN. TOYOTA HAS HAD OTHER RECALL PROBLEMS WITH IT'S DOOR DESIGNS AND THIS APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER ONE. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A CLAIM ON DEFECTIVE RUN FLAT BRIDGESTONE TIRES ON THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD. PREMATURE WEAR. TIRES LASTED LESS THAN 10,900 MILES AND 12 MONTHS. *TR

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! *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, NEW. IN LATE 2007 THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED AND "RECALIBRATED" THE SYSTEM TO TURN THE LIGHT OFF. THE LIGHT CAME ON AT LEAST TWO MORE TIMES IN 2008. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHY THE LIGHT WAS COMING ON. A SERVICE REP. TOLD ME THAT THE SENSOR UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS BEING JARRED AND MAKING THE LIGHT COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP DID SAY THAT THERE HAD BEEN SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER SIENNA'S AND THAT A NEW PART BEING SENT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, OR AS PART OF ADDING THIS CORRECTIVE PART, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN IN EARLY 2010. AGAIN, I TOOK THE VAN IN. THE SERVICE REP. CHECKED THE SENSOR WIRES UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I ASKED IF THE LIGHT ILLUMINATING MEANT THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY'THE SERVICE REP. SAID POSSIBLY. I ASKED HYPOTHETICALLY, IF I HAD TO SUDDENLY BREAK AND SOMETHING ROLLED UNDER MY SEAT, HITTING THE WIRES, COULD IT DISCONNECT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. HE SAID YES. SO, I ASKED IF THAT DISCONNECT WOULD PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING, POSSIBLY IN A CRASH FOLLOWING THE SUDDEN BRAKE'HE SAID YES. I WAS THANKFUL FOR THE HONESTY, BUT FRUSTRATED NONE THE LESS. THE SERVICE REP. DID TELL ME THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR PROBLEM WAS NOT ONLY WITH MY SIENNA. HE SAID THIS SEEMED TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA IN GENERAL. *TR

LEFT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR STUCK IN 3/4 OPEN POSITION, DURING FOUL WEATHER. UNABLE TO CLOSE MANUALLY. NOTICED SLACK CABLE ON FRONT SIDE OF CENTER HINGE AND STRIPPED CABLE FROM REAR OF HINGE. ALSO, METAL PIECES HAVE FALLEN OUT OF HINGE TRACK FROM UPPER DOOR RAIL (BELOW WINDOW). UNABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY (OBVIOUS), WITH DOOR OPEN. NOW VEHICLE EXTREMELY WET INSIDE. COVERED VAN WITH PLASTIC. CHECKED INTERNET FOR OTHER OCCURRENCES BESIDES THOSE LISTED IN THE COMPLAINT LOG THIS WEBSITE. TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT SINCE 2004. WHY CAN'T THIS BE FIXED. VEHICLE STILL IN EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD BUT THIS IS NOT COVERED? *TR

THE MOTORIZED SLIDING DOOR ON THE SIENNA 2006 STOPPING WORKING AT 51,000 MILES. *TR

FAULTY BRAKE MECHANISM. TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED 2WD WITH DISC BRAKES FRONT AND BACK. WHEN STOPPED BRAKES MUST BE CONTINUALLY DEPRESSED FURTHER AS TIME GOES ON TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. ALSO LOSES BRAKING POWER ON DOWNHILL. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 RIMS R DEFECTIVE PAINT BUBBLING N CHIPPING OFF TOYOTA HAS CHECKED N SAID THESE RIMS R DEFECTIVE BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE BECAUSE ITS NOT IN WARRANTY. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN MIDDLE AND REAR ROW TIGHTEN, OR RETRACT, WHEN PASSENGER SITS BACK. THEN THEY DO NOT RELEASE WHEN THE PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD. THIS MEANS THAT THE SEAT BELT GETS TIGHTER AND TIGHTER UNTIL IT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. OUR KIDS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS BEING TOO TIGHT BUT THEY SEEMED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY WHEN I CHECKED THEM. IT SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WHEN I FINALLY EXPERIENCED THIS MYSELF, WE WERE JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. QUOTE WAS $500 TO REPAIR EACH ONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. THE REAR HATCH STRUT HAS FAILED AND THE HATCH WILL NOT STAY OPEN ON IT'S OWN AND COMES CRASHING DOWN WITH INTENSE FORCE IF NOT HELD OPEN. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED IT CAME CRASHING DOWN ON MY BACK AND HURT IT. I AM QUICK TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY NOW WHEN IT CLOSES BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO ANYONE IN ITS WAY. THIS IS OF SERIOUS CONCERN TO ME WITH A 5 YEAR OLD AND A 3 YEAR OLD. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $400 TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE 2006 SIENNA WITH A POWER DOOR BUT NOT FOR THE OTHER MODELS. MY GUESS IS THAT THEY MIGHT USE THE SAME STRUT OR THE STRUT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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 $740.00. 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.

COUPLE THINGS HAPPENED- RIGHT AFTER WE BOTH SIENNA, ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON. IT WAS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT, SO THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED. WE WENT THERE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, CAUSE THE LIGHT WENT OFF. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER, THE LIGHT WENT BACK ON SO I LEFT MY CAR THEREAND TOLD THEM I'M NOT GOING TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY FIND A PROBLEM. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS AND THEIR SAFETY IS FIRST. THEY FIX IT AND SAID THAT SOME SENSOR UNFORTUNATELY WAS DAMAGED DURING THE DELIVERY AND THEY REPLACE IT. THEN I GOT PROBLEM WITH MY POWER SIDE DOOR- WILL STILL BE CLOSING EVEN IF YOU TRY TO STOP IT. SOLUTION FROM THE DEALER- LUBRICATE AND THAT'S IT- IT STILL HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. NEXT- FRONT PASSENGER AND SECOND ROW SEAT BELTS- LOCK DURING THE TRIP. DEALER SOLUTION- THEY DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM. NOW ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO MY ACCELERATOR GOT SUCK WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I DID NOT MADE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT, BECAUSE I WAS SURE IT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN, BUT NW AFTER HEARING WHAT GOING ON WITH OTHER TOYOTA MODELS, I'M JUST NOT SURE. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT GOT STUCK TO THE CARPET FOR SURE- I WOULD SEE IT, IT WAS LIKE IT GOT STUCK AT 70MPH... I LOVE MY SIENNA AND HUSBAND DRIVES COROLLA TOO AND WE BOTH LOVE TOYOTAS. I JUST THINK NOW IT'S NOT ABOUT LOVE FOR THE ENGINE, IT'S ABOUT SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. IF NECESSARY I HAVE DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE BRAKE SENSOR REPLACEMENT, SEAT BELTS COMPLAINS, ETC. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER ABOUT THE GAS PEDAL AND SAID TO ME THAT MY MODEL ITS NOT IN THE RECALL AND IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE, BUT DID NOT OFFER TO CHECK WHAT COULD IT BE... *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH AN AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. THE CAR IS 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. RECENTLY, I DROVE MY CHILDREN SOMEWHERE AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AND BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER AND TOYOTA MOTOR CORP WOULD NO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I CHECKED OTHER SOURCES AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS AND THAT IT CLEARLY PRESENTS A DANGER TO PASSENGERS INCLUDING CHILDREN WHO ARE OFTEN PASSENGERS IN MINIVANS. THE PROBLEM ITSELF APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN. TOYOTA HAS HAD OTHER RECALL PROBLEMS WITH IT'S DOOR DESIGNS AND THIS APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER ONE. *TR

WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AT A LIGHT, MY TOYOTA SIENNA SUDDENLY BOLTED FORWARD AS IF A BOULDER HAD BEEN DROPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR. I BRAKED AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO KEEP THE SPEED DOWN TO ABOUT 40-45 MPH. EVENTUALLY, IT EITHER IT LET UP ON ITS OWN, OR I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SLOWED, I AM NOT SURE WHICH -- IT HAPPENED SO FAST. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND LOOKED TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING. I DO HAVE FLOOR MATS, BUT THEY ARE CUT TO AVOID THE PEDALS AND IN FACT WERE NOT CAUGHT ON THE PEDALS. THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT SIENNAS DO NOT HAVE THE PART THAT IS CAUSING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *TR

FOUND BELOW ON THE WEB AND WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. WE PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THEY WILL REPLACE THE MOTOR-CABLE ASSEMBLY BUT NOT THE CENTRAL HINGE. THEY SAID THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AT $300.00+. ******************************************************************************** 2006 SIENNA SLIDE DOORS IS THE CENTER HINGE WEARS OUT AND THAT'S WHEN THE CABLES BREAK. THERE IS A TSB (EL004-04) THAT ADDRESSES THIS. WE REPLACE THE HINGE/MOTOR-CABLE ASSY/AND A BRACKET. *********************************************************************** NOW JUST WAITING FOR THE OTHER DOOR TO BREAK. WE FOUND NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH COLD WEATHER. WE JUST HAD SNOW AND A COLD SPELL IN ROCKLIN, CA (SACRAMENTO,CA)THIS PAST WEEK WHICH WE RARELY GET SNOW. THE FOLKS AT TOYOTA SAID THIS A KNOW PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE HINGE IS PART OF THE VAN WHICH HOLDS THE SLIDING DOOR IN PLACE AND IF IT FAILS THE SLIDING DOOR HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD CAUSE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED. I GUESS WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. WE PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA SEPT 2006 AND PURCHASED WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR