2006 Toyota Sienna

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

SINCE DECEMBER, 2009, MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA'S AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, THEN GOING OFF, COMING ON, GOING OFF, ETC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHY WOULD AN AIRBAG NEED REPLACING AFTER ONLY OWNING MY VAN BARELY THREE YEARS? I MIGHT ADD THAT WHILE MY VAN WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY HAD TO PREVIOUSLY FIX AN AIRBAG SENSOR. WHEN I REALIZED THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND STAY OFF (SOMETIME FOR A WEEK OR MORE AT A TIME), I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK (TWICE). THE FIRST TIME THE LADY SAID, "OH, IT MAY COME ON AGAIN, BUT MAYBE YOU'LL BE LUCKY". WHAT KIND OF ANSWER IS THAT? TODAY, I AGAIN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, MENTIONING HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TOYOTA SIENNAS AND THE SERVICE GUY CLAIMS TO HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG. IF THE ENTIRE AIRBAG TRULY NEEDED REPLACING, WHY WOULD THE WARNING LIGHT GO OFF FOR A WEEK OR TWO AT A TIME AND COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY? AND I ALSO HAD A PREVIOUS ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG WHILE THE VAN WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I'M LEFT WONDERING WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS AND THE FACT THAT I HAVE NOW BEEN ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEB SITES WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING MAKES ME WONDER IF THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2-1/2 MONTHS. *TR

HELLO, THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT A 2006 SIENNA THAT I PURCHASED. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENED EARLIER, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. NOW, IT HAS COME ON AGAIN AND JUST RECENTLY IT TURNED OFF. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS NORMAL, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ELSE CAN I DO SO THAT MY FAMILY WILL BE SECURED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC SLIDE DOOR ON THE RIGHT THAT CAME EQUIPPED WITH IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A 6-7 MONTHS AGO. THIS DOOR USED TO MAKE A BEEP NOISE TO LET US KNOW THE DOOR WAS NOT SHUT, AND NOW WHEN WE CLOSE IT, IT ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO CLOSE BUT IT OPENS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT DOES NOT SHUT UNLESS YOU FORCE IT TO SHUT WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO MY YOUNGEST CHILD. *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

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

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AND SOON AS I GOT IT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO HE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND IT WAS REPAIRED BUT THEY NEVER GAVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THAT TO HAPPEN. BUT IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND IT DISTRACTS ME WHEN I AM DRIVING AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I NEED HELP IN FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO TAKE MY CAR. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA - 40,000 MILES. INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TREE FROM A PEAK VELOCITY OF 40-45 MPH TO AN ESTIMATED IMPACT SPEED OF 20-25 MPH. THE VEHICLE HIT SQUARE IN HOOD CENTER, DEFORMING EVERYTHING BACKWARD SYMMETRICALLY 1-1.5 FEET. INSURANCE COMPANY CLASSIFIED VEHICLE AS A TOTAL LOSS (DAMAGE > $16,000). DRIVER SUFFERED MULTIPLE LEFT ARM INJURIES INCLUDING WRIST DISLOCATION AND FRACTURED FOREARM BONES - RESULTING BECAUSE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS FOR A WEEK AND THEIR EXPLANATION AT FIRST WAS THAT THE IMPACT SPEED WAS NOT GREAT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. AFTER VIEWING THE PICTURES, THEY CHANGED THEIR POSITION TO STATE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A CONCENTRATED IMPACT NOT CENTERED ABOUT THE IMPACT SENSOR, AND NOT AN EVENLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD IMPACT, THE SENSORS WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. UNACCEPTABLE. I ASKED THE CS REP IF WE HAD HIT THE TREE IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT AT 100 MPH, WOULD THE AIRBAG HAVE DEPLOYED AND HER ANSWER WAS 'THEORETICALLY NO'. WHETHER THIS LACK OF DEPLOYMENT WAS BY DESIGN OR NOT, I FEEL THIS IS A HORRIFIC IMPACT PROTECTION PHILOSOPHY. NONE OF US WOULD CHOOSE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, AND CERTAINLY NONE OF US ARE GOING TO HAVE CONTROL OVER WHEN AND WHERE AND HOW FAST AND AT WHAT ANGLE WE WILL MAKE IMPACT. THAT IS THE DEFINITION OF AN ACCIDENT. I GUESS I AM INQUIRING ABOUT THE LEGITIMACY OF THIS EXPLANATION TO ME BY TOYOTA, AND ALSO ABOUT THE REGULATIONS FOR IMPACT SENSOR DEPLOYMENT. WOULD IT NOT BE WISE TO EMPLOY A THIRD IMPACT SENSOR AT VEHICLE CENTER, POSSIBLY WITH A HIGHER DETONATION SPEED? THAT WAY IT WOULD NOT BE ACTIVATING EVERY TIME THERE WERE A 5 MPH BUMP IN THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, BUT WOULD STILL DEPLOY IF SUBJECTED TO THE TYPE OF IMPACT WE HAVE JUST SEEN. THANKS IN ADVANCE. *TR

ON MARCH 14, 2009 MY HUSBAND HIT A TREE HEAD ON WITH THE VAN WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A DEER. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND BROKE A BONE IN HIS HAND. THE AIRBAG TRIED TO DEPLOY BUT FAILED. PART OF THE SECTION ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN FRONT OF THE AIRBAG SEPARATED BUT THE BAG DID NOT INFLATE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA - AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING ON DASH. DEALER SAYS NEEDS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SENSOR REPLACED. COST $995.00 TOYOTA WILL ONLY COVER REPAIR TO 60,000 MILES - CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,000 MILES GERMAIN TOYOTA WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SOLD US A FAKE EXT WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MILES. IF WE WERE SOLD THE TOYOTA WARRANTY THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. HAVE CONTACTED THE OHIO AG OFFICE & OHIO DEPT OF INSURANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WITH A 200 POUND MAN SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME. DURING THE THIRD VISIT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,500. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/07/0