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My Toyota Sienna XLE 2006 VSC and ABS comes on when I drive uphill or downhill mostly when I steer to the left. This is a situation common on freeway ramps in or out. When this happens the car slows down abruptly beeps a loudly. This is an issue reported by many owner of that vehicle model across several years.
The back hatch power struts will not hold up the hatch. These are the replacement struts from the first recall. The hatch will open up and then automatically begin to close. Any attempt to access the back of the van results in the hatch closing down on my head. I have read online that many other Sienna owners are having the same issue with the replacement struts. There needs to be another recall. The cost of replacing the "replacement struts" is nearly $800. This is a faulty part from Toyota; they should be held responsible.
Vehicle shut off when going over the drain pipe I rolled it into a gas station turned it on and off switched gears and it started to roll back on drive I tried to move the gears and turned off the the vehicle after ward no gear worked.
Right side power sliding door will not open at all. It appears that the latch will not release. This started happening a few years ago and it was brought to a mechanic who disabled the power opener, and this appeared to have fixed it, but then the problem started to appear while manually trying to open the door. The same mechanic doesn't recall what he did to disable the power and would be able to open the door and would send us home, where in a couple days after driving it would happen again. It's now in a state where it can't be opened at all. And since this door is required to be open to access the spare tire, it makes it even more of a safety hazard!
While driving, the anti-slip light comes one, a signal sound goes off and the brakes engages on it's own. This makes it dangerous to drive for the potential of getting read ended. It happens when turning corners and bends or even just driving at 35mph.it started about 3 months ago.
- Douglasville, GA, USA
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About a year ago the slip indicator light (car with swervy lines) started coming on intermittently and without warning while turning on highways or roads in dry conditions without any risk of tires slipping. The ABS activates without warning and the vehicle slows down on its own. The situation is very dangerous. No known fix from Toyota.
Our van regularly has the traction control/anti slid come on while making minor turns on dry pavement. This happens at both freeway speeds and in town at 35 mph. When this happens the van automatically breaks and steering becomes more difficult. On more than one occasion this has come very close to causing an accident.
This happened to our 2006 Sienna today I was about to stop the car white parking it; we put the park they sill run; they never stop, so I turn off the engine; now they no more start very damaged
Hi I have Toyota Sienna 2006.I checked for recalls and found 2 unrepaired.what should I do.another thing, when my car goes over 70 miles it becomes shaking. Thank you
When driving the vehicle regardless of speed or driving condition the traction control system randomly activates (it is always when going around a curve, but road conditions are dry, speed could be 70 or could be 20, there is no loss of control by me as a driver). This causes the car to abruptly brake. The computer system shows no issues when the dealer looks at it. When I deactivate the traction control system using the button the van will still beep loudly indicating a loss of traction control. It will also kick off the cruise control, but does not activate the automatic braking feature. This has been happening daily for 2 months with multiple visits to repair shops.
I called Toyota dealership 8/6/18 to request recall 17V657 and 14V273 to be repaired. The service personnel told me that they would put my name on a list for someone to call me when the parts were in. I called back today 10/11/18 to the parts department and was told both parts were in. He transferred me back to service who said the parts at the dealership 'were not for me' and I just need to wait. This is unacceptable as I have waited over 2 months for my auto to be repaired. I called the safety hotline on my letter 888-327-4236 and the call was disconnected. Please help me to get my car fixed.
The left sliding door would not close, I have sent this issue three times when it was under warantee, and it happened again 8/8/18 same problem the sliding door would not close.. the van was stationary and after opening the left sliding, it would not close.
Dash board is cracked all over. And not safe to drive with kids or dogs. I'm in Florida witch is very hot state and you can feel and see this is dangerous plastic dash board.. they got recall 2 years ago and Toyota dealership close it. This year my dash board is looking horrible, begins just this year. I have same problem with my 2007 Toyota Camry. I thing Toyota used the same material from plastic, that after 10 years it is not safe for people and way to expensive to fix it.
Minivan is kept in garage all the time and driven very few miles per year. However, there is intense cracking all over the dashboard. The dashboard is melting and jeopardizing the airbags being deployed. Toyota is aware of this and sent a warranty enhancement notification to get all melting/cracked dashboards fixed free of charge. However, the Toyota dealership never called to tell me the part is in and it has been almost 2 years now and now I am told it's past the date to get this fixed. Dealership: Texas Toyota of grapevine, 701 state hwy. 114 East, grapevine, tx 76051 (817) 259 - 1493 is phone number. It is suspect, the order was cancelled so Toyota can save money and then tell customers it's past the date of getting this fixed. Vehicle has defective, cracking dashboards & Toyota know of this.
I took my Toyota 2006 Sienna in to the local dealer on 9/3/16 to have the spare tire cable replaced under warranty after receiving a letter from Toyota. I asked the service advisor if the van had any other recalls or warranty through Toyota. I was told yes for the rear lift gate struts but parts would have to be ordered. I asked about the melting dashboards since my father had seen it on the news and the van was on the list; even though as with the lift gate, I did not receive a letter from Toyota. I asked for the dashboard parts to be ordered at the same time the lift gate parts were ordered. The service advisor told me that the dashboard did not apply to my van. I went to the dealer, asked for the dashboard and was told no on 9/3/16. I drove the van on August 19, 2017 and left it parked in a parking lot for 15 minutes. When I returned I had a melting dash! it was all gooey and sticky to the touch. It was shining like it was coated in grease or oil. The glare reflected in the windshield and I could not see. I was only 4 miles from home and I crawled on the edge of the road with the window open. I called Toyota when I got home and filed a case when them. I was told the extended warranty had expired, so they would not help with the replacement of the dashboard. I went to the dealer on 8/22/17, where I had asked for the dashboard back on 9/3/16 and was told they sided with Toyota, they would not even order it unless I paid in advance. I asked this second service advisor to look at the dash and confirm it was the melting dashboard problem. He did confirm it. I asked him how it was possible to have just gotten sticky on 8/19/17. He told me that if it was not sticky when I asked for the replacement, according to instructions from Toyota, this is why the dealer did not order it. It would cost me over $2000 for a replacement dash!
The automatic sliding passenger door jammed approximately halfway open and could no longer be opened or closed. The incident occurred while the vehicle was stationary at a rest stop along I-87. I removed the door panel and observed that the protective plastic coating on the actuator cable had worn off and the bare cable appeared to have cut through one of the plastic pulleys which completely disintegrated thus jamming the door. I had to cut the cable and remove the remnants of the pulley in order to be able to manually operate the door so I could continue driving home with my family. No one was harmed as a result of the incident.
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- Costa Mesa, CA, USA