2006 Toyota Sienna Air Bags

AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKING FOR PASSENGER SIDE. HAPPENED BEFORE. KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN THAT AIRBAG MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST 1,500 TO 2,000 DOLLARS. SAFETY SHOULD BE NOT EXPIRE WITHIN 3-5 YEAR WARRANTY. SHOULD BE LIFETIME UNTIL OWNER OWNS/HAS THE VEHICLE. SHOULD BE FIXED/REPLACED WITH NO CHARGE. ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC, THE WHEELS/RIMS IS ANOTHER ISSUE. IT BUBBLED/CORRODED AND TOYOTA SAID NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR BEFORE I BOUGHT NEW AFTERMARKET WHEELS. SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED/REPLACED BY TOYOTA ALSO. BTW, DAYTIME PHONE IS ADDRESS IN CHICAGO. MY NUMBER FOR GERMANY IS 011 49 6371 56000351.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE SIDE AIR BAGS. MY INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA, TOYOTA HAS ISSUED TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS BUT THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH OUT MAKING EXTENSIVE CHARGES TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH NORMAL USE AND NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY WIFE STATED THAT WHEN SHE STARTED UP THE VAN, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED FLASHING THE ENTIRE TIME SHE WAS DRIVING. I CHECKED FOR MYSELF AND FOUND THE SAME ISSUE. I REFERENCED THE OWNERS MANUAL WHICH STATED THAT IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF. THE ISSUE WAS TRACED TO DRIVERS SEAT WIRING. THE SEAT WIRES ARE EASILY EXPOSED. THE WIRES GET IN CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER'S FOOT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WIRES. THIS LEADS TO A PROBLEM DETECTING A WIGHT ON THE SEAT THAT IN TURN ENABLES THE AIR BAGS.

DRIVING MY DAUGHTER HOME FROM SCHOOL THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN DASHBOARD AND BEGAN FLASHING. THIS IS THE "DRIVERS SIDE" INDICATOR, NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE INDICATOR LOCATED BENEATH THE CLOCK. *TR

THE DRIVER AIRBAG COMES ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. *TR

WAS INVOLVED IN A MVC WHERE THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD, THE FRONT END HIT FIRST OVER AN EMBANKMENT, AND THEN THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE WERE NO AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, YET THE AIRBAG SENSORS ON THE FRONT OF VEHICLE WERE SMASHED FLAT? THERE WASH TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE VEHICLE AIRBAGS AS TO WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN RELEASED TO SALVAGE YARD BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY BUT A "HOLD" HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE VEHICLE PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE APPROXIMATELY MID JULY 2014. I RECEIVED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE FROM TOYOTA (REGARDING A SIDE AIRBAG CONNECTOR MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED IN 2006 SIENNA) WHICH REQUESTED THAT I CONTACT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE IF THIS CONDITION IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT "AT NO CHARGE TO YOU" PARTICULARLY IF THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. WHEN I CALLED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO CHECK THE VEHICLE, BOTH DEALERSHIPS TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY OVER $100 FOR THE TESTING. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD COVER THE FEE FOR THE TESTING ONLY AND IF THE PROBLEM WAS THE ONE LISTED ON THE WARRANTY-BUT I WOULD NOT KNOW THAT UNTIL AFTER THE TESTING WAS DONE-SO THEY WOULD CHARGE ME FOR THE SCREENING AFTER THE TESTING RULED OUT A SIDE AIRBAG CONNECTOR ISSUE-OVER $100. I CALLED THE TOYOTA NUMBER LISTED ON THE WARRANTY SEVERAL TIMES AND SPOKE WITH TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES BUT THEY ULTIMATELY STATED MY ISSUE WAS WITH THE DEALERSHIP-NOT TOYOTA. THEY REFUSED TO PUT ME THROUGH TO A SUPERVISOR ONLY "COLLEAGUES". I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD PAY ANYTHING TO BE SCREENED FOR THIS ISSUE AND WHEN I REREAD THE WARRANTY THAT IS WHAT IT CLEARLY INDICATES-" NO CHARGE". *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AS EXPECTED WHEN THE VAN IS STARTED. THEN INSTEAD OF GOING OUT, IT FLASHES THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS ON. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IF THE VAN IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT. BUT THEN A COUPLE DAYS LATER, IT WILL FLASH AGAIN. I HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER OR NOT MY AIRBAGS WOULD ACTUALLY DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. REPAIRS ARE EXPENSIVE FOR VAN OWNERS AND THE ISSUE RETURNS AFTER REPAIRS. PLEASE CONSIDER AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO CANNOT AFFORD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO FIX OUR VANS, AND WE HAVE NO CHOICE OTHER THAN TO DRIVE OUR FAMILIES AROUND IN UNSAFE VEHICLES WITH OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT WE DON'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT. THANK YOU! *TR

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

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,529. JCC

THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ALL THE TIME. I TAKE IT IN AND FIX IT EVERY TIME I GET MAINTENANCE DONE. THEY OPEN THE CIRCUIT IN THE RIGHT SIDE SQUIB CIRCUIT AND ADJUST THE PIN FIT CONNECTION ON WIRE HARNESS. COSTS $60.00 TO FIX. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS! I NEED TO FIND SOMEONE THAT CAN TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS MYSELF! IT STAYS OFF FOR ABOUT A DAY OR TWO, SOMETIMES A MONTH OR TWO. THEN IT STARTS BLINKING AGAIN. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VAN HAS 79K MILES AND IT WAS ONLY COVERED FOR 3 YEARS/36K MILES. HOW IS AN UNUSED AIRBAG DEFECTIVE? WHERE IS THE CONSUMER SAFETY? SHOULD BE A LIFETIME GUARANTEE ESPECIALLY SINCE THE AIRBAG WAS UNUSED. WHY SHOULD MY FAMILY BE AT RISK FOR THE PRODUCT THAT HINDERS ITS USABILITY FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED FOR. *TT

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY ORDERED THE PART, BUT THEN ALSO INFORMED ME I NEEDED A NEW WATER PUMP. I HAD THE WATER PUMP REPAIRED, THEN SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE AIRBAG PART CAME IN, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I STILL HAVE THE PART. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME TOYOTA MODELS, BUT I DID NOT FIND A RECALL SPECIFIC TO MY VEHICLE. I THINK MY VEHICLE SHOULD MAYBE BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THE AIRBAG PART INSTALLED AND REPAIRED. JUST LET ME SAY I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MY 2006 SIENNA. I WILL KEEP IT UNTIL IT DIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMPLETING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT. THE CONTACT, AND FIVE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

I STARTED UP THE VAN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS BLINKING. I TRIED TO UNPLUG AND REPLUG YELLOW CONNECTER PUT DID NOT GO AWAY. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. AND THE BULLETIN CODE IS DTCB0111. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH AIR BAGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $1,500. OUR SIENNA ONLY HAS 86K MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS AIR BAG PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS GARNERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. IT IS MY OPIONION THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AT TOYOTA AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. *JS

THE SRC AIRBAG (CURTAIN/SIDE AIRBAG) MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WENT OFF. IT HAS BEEN BELOW OF RECENTLY. WHEN I GOOGLED IT, SOME PEOPLE POINTED IT OUT TO THE YELLOW HARNESS UNDER THE FRONT SEATS. I WIGGLED IT A LITTLE AS SOME PEOPLE SUGGESTED AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT AWAY (I DON'T KNOW IF IT MAY COME BACK AGAIN). THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. ANYONE COULD EASILY BREAK THE HARDNESS WHEN THEY PULL THE TRAY UNDER SEAT. OR A CAR ACCIDENT WHEN YOUR SHOE COULD ACCIDENTALLY KICK THE HARDNESS AND BREAK IT, PREVENTING THE SIDE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING. IT HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY TO PROTECT THE HARDNESS. ESPECIALLY HERE IN MINNESOTA WITH BELOW OF THE HARDNESS GET TOO COLD AND MAY BECOME BRITTLE. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS BLINKING, INDICATING THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. THERE IS A TSB ON THIS, #0069-12. A SEARCH INDICATES MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS THAT APPEAR RELATED TO A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE WIRING. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY TOYOTA. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS ON/OFF, INDICATING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 SIENNA THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA CAME ON AROUND 60,000 MILES IN 2008. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER RESET THE WARNING LIGHT, AND IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE. SINCE THAT FIRST TIME, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS COME ON A MINIMUM OF 5 MORE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS RESET IT. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 100% OF THE TIME. DEALER SAID ONCE THAT THE WHOLE AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALL OTHER TIMES, DEALER HAS SAID AIR BAG SYSTEM IS OKAY, IT IS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTION. TOYOTA IS NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DIEING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED? I GUARANTEE NO EXECUTIVE AT TOYOTA WOULD DRIVE HIS/HER FAMILY IN A VEHICLE WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. *TR

SRS WARNING LIGHT STAYS SOLID ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A RUSTED CABLE CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.