2006 TOYOTA SIENNA Structure Problems

THE VINYL DASHBOARD ON MY VEHICLE IS MELTING IN THE SUN. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND PARK THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE. THE DASHBOARD HAS A STICKY RESIDUE TO THE TOUCH. IT HAS SEVERAL CRACKS AND THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD APPEARS TO BE COVERED IN WAX. WHAT CONCERNS ME MORE IS THE VAPOR ORDOR EMMINATING FROM THE DASH. IT'S MAKING ME AND MY FOUR CHILDREN SICK. AT 87 DEGREES TODAY, I CAN'T DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. AND THE SMELL OF THE MELTED VINYL GOES THROUGH THE AIRCONDITIONING VENTS. NO AMOUNT OF AIR FRESHENER DIFFUSES THE ODOR. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? *TR

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.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED SUDDENLY. TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS CORROSION PROBLEM BACK IN APRIL 20, 2010 WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V160000. IN MAY 22, 2014, ANOTHER INTERIM CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V273000 WAS ISSUED. UNTIL TODAY, NOTHING HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED UP TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE JUST TOLD ME THAT "UNTIL THEY FOUND A PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE, JUST PUT THE SPARE TIRE IN THE TRUNK". THIS TYPE OF SHIRKING RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALOOF ATTITUDE. THE SUDDEN DROPPED OF THE TIRE WOULD HAVE POSE A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO OTHER VEHICLES IF ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

MY TOYOTA SIENNA DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING. IT STARTED WITH SMALL DOTS AND NOW ITS PEELING OFF. *JS

DASHBOARD IS SOFT, STICKY AND APPEARS TO BE MELTING, PARTICULARLY IN THE HOT SUN. A LARGE CRACK HAS DEVELOPED LATERALLY ALONG THE ENTIRE WIDTH. *TR

THE DASHBOARD BEGIN TO MELT, CRACK. *TR

FOUND BIG CRACK IN DASH BOARD. *TR

THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO SHOW CRACKS AND BECAME STICKY TO THE TOUCH. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND GROWN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE GLARE CREATED BY THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE SURFACE MAKES DRIVING HAZARDOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (STRUCTURE) AND FELT THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL WOULD FAIL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V160000 (STRUCTURE) FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE IN 2011, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF VEHICLE SPACE USAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,600.

DASHBOARD BEGAN MELTING/CRACKING AND PEALING. IT IS NOW SOFT TO THE TOUCH AND PIECES COME OUT. THERE IS A GLARE AND IT IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY VEHICLE IS MELTING. EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2006 MODEL MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 59,000 MILES. WHEN I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE I USED THE WRONG CLEANER AND I HAD DAMAGED IT. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD COVER WAS $1,000.00. OUR LOCAL TV STATION RAN A REPORT THAT THE TOYOTA'S AND LEXUS VEHICLES ALL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* 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.

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER SIDE DOOR WELD FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED LAST WEEK, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DEVELOPED A POPPING NOISE THAT OCCURRED WHENEVER THE DOOR WAS OPENED OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE SPOT WELDS HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE DOOR STRUCTURE. *JB

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA06020 THE REPLACEMENT STRUT FOR THE REAR LIFT GATE UNDER THE RECALL NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA06020 ARE FAILING AGAIN. THEY WERE ALREADY REPLACE ONCE UNDER THE RECALL. IF IT'S A NORMAL WEAR ITEM THEN SHOULD BE LISTED UNDER MAINTENANCE. *TR

DRIVER DOOR CHECK MOUNTING PANEL, TOYOTA DON'T WONT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AFTER THE 50000 MIL, TOYOTA KNOW THE PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY, NO BODY HAS DONE, THAT IS REASON THEY ARE NOT DOING A RECALL. *TR

BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY CHILDREN CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

WITHIN 1 YEAR OF PURCHASING VEHICLE NEW THE WHEELS STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS CORROSION IN THE FORM OF BUBBLING OF THE FINISH. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO ROAD SALT AND ME NOT CLEANING THEM PROPERLY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THEM. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SHORTLY BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND AGAIN WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS OUR FAULT AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONE LAST TIME AFTER THE WARRANTY AND WERE TOLD SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS UP THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR US. ALL 4 WHEELS ARE NOW CORRODED SEVERELY. LARGE CHUNKS OF PAINT ROUTINELY FALL OFF DURING WASHING. I'M WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY AT THIS POINT AND PLAN TO REPLACE THE RIMS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I'VE OWNED MULTIPLE CARS WITH SIMILARLY...

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. IT WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY AND WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY WHEN USED MANUALLY. *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

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! *TR

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 FAIRLY 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. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE POWER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. HAD TO CUT CABLE TO SHUT DOOR. *TR

TOYOTA DEALER FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN REASONABLE TIME . RECALL TYPE-SAFETY RECALL,SEVERE CORROSION OF SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE. MODEL-SIENNA-MODEL YEAR-2006,MFG-TOYOTA. *TR

WHILE STARTING FORWARD AFTER LOADING GRANDSON IN DRIVER SIDE SECOND ROW OF SEATS DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED HALF WAY(DOORS ARE ELECTRICALLY OPERATED). I STOPPED AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE BUT REMAINED HALF OPEN. TRIED MANUAL OPERATION TO NO AVAIL. CALLED TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR EXAMINED DOOR AND SAID THAT THE CABLE THAT OPERATES DOOR WAS JAMMED AND THE ONLY WAY TO CLOSE DOOR WAS TO CUT CABLE. AFTER CUTTING CABLE DOOR CLOSED MANUALLY. DROVE HOME. IF DOOR HAD OPENED AT SPEED ON HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED GREAT DANGER AS MY GRANDSON WAS SITTING NEXT TO DOOR. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN. WAS GIVEN NO EXPLANATION. *TR

THE GAS IN THE LIFT GATE SUPPORT OF THE BACK DOOR ESCAPED 3 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH. IT APPEARS THAT THE MOTOR IS TOO WEAK TO MAKE THE DOOR LATCH FULLY. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, AND IT SEEMS TO BE RANDOM. HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DOOR SEEMS TO MOVE MORE SLOWLY WHEN IT HAS THE LATCHING PROBLEM. *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

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA SEEMS TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR STARTING TO DETERIORATE RESULTING IN A POPPING SOUND COMING OUT AROUND THE HINGE IN THE MIDDLE WHILE OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND TOYOTA SEEMS TO THINK THIS IS DUE TO CORROSION OR CRACK IN THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE DOOR. OUR CONCERN IS THAT IF THE POPPING SOUND CAN START OCCURRING DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR USE, THIS COULD RESULT IN BIGGER PROBLEM OVER TIME LIKE EXCESSIVE CORROSION OR CRACK COULD HINDER THE DOOR UNUSABLE. THE REMEDY THAT WE HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE SEEMS TO BE REPLACING A DOOR AND MAKING A HOLE ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE DOOR TO ALLOW THE HINGE TO SLIDE IN AND OUT MORE FREELY. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY. TOYOTA HAS A TSB OUT FOR THIS BUT NO RECALL....

-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

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

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. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE; DOOR BEGAN OPENING WHEN IN AN UNLOCKED POSITION. THEN UNABLE TO CLOSE DOOR AND THEREFORE UNABLE TO OPERATE VEHICLE IS SAFE MANNER. CONTACTED DEALER; AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE TOLD CABLE FRAYING/FAILURE SIDE DOOR STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. DEALER STATES UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM BY OVERRIDING CABLE SYSTEM TO ALLOW DOOR TO BE OPERATED MANUALLY; FORCED TO REPLACE ENTIRE MECHANICAL DOOR OPERATION SYSTEM BECAUSE OF CABLE FAILURE RESULTING IN COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2000 TO DEALER. *TR

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER CAR SIDE IS INOPERABLE AFTER FOUR REPAIR ATTEMPTS WITHIN A FIVE MONTH PERIOD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CANNOT BE USED IN CASE OF A SUDDEN NEED TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE. *TR

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. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE MINIVAN TORE APART ALLOWING THE DOOR TO FREELY SWING OPEN/SHUT WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTION. A SLOPE OR WIND GUST COULD SLAM THE DOOR ON ANY OF THE OCCUPANTS. HISTORY: - DOOR WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY TOYOTA FOR THE SAME DEFECT BACK IN 2007. - DEFECT IS WIDESPREAD AND TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT (RECALL) TO OVER 600,000 EFFECTED SIENNAS. - PREVIOUS REPAIR APPEAR INADEQUATE AND CAN REOCCUR - REPORTED THE SECOND INCIDENT TO TOYOTA MOTOR CORP AND DEALER. *TR