2006 Toyota Sienna Latches & Locks Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR TO THE BACK DOOR LATCH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. IN ORDER TO LOCK THE DOOR, THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAILGATE MANUAL LATCH WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO REMAIN CLOSED EVEN WHILE THE LOCKS ARE ENGAGED. THE BACK LATCH OF THE DOOR FAILS TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES THE DOOR SLIDES INTO THE FULL OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER TWO YEARS AND 35,000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP AND HAS RECURRED AFTER 5 YEARS AND 92,000 MILES. THE MOTOR AND DOOR LATCH WAS INITIALLY REPLACED. TOYOTA CORPORATION AND DEALERSHIP SAYS THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND REPAIR COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AT $1,100 - $1,800. THIS IS NOW A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEATS AS SOMETIMES AFTER FORCING THE DOOR LATCH CLOSED, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE.. *TT

AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. *TR

MOTOR ON AUTOMATIC DOOR IS BROKEN AND DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AND LATCH PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH TO SECURE THE DOOR CLOSED. THE DEALER MDE REPAIRS TO THE DOOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WE HAVE HAD THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR LATCH REPLACED TWICE. WE HAVE HAD THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR LATCH REPLACED ONCE. THE LEFT ONE HAS FAILED ONCE AGAIN. EVERYTIME IT FAILS MY WIFE HAS BEEN DRIVING AND THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR HAS OPENED WHEN THE VAN IS IN MOTION. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS YET. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $1700 ON MAINTENANCE ON THESE DOORS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

SIENNA 2006 MODEL BACK DOOR IS SHUTTING/CLOSING DOWN. I WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN AND IT SHUTS DOWN QUICK AND HARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE PARKED, THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LOCKED AND WAS UNABLE TO OPEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE MANUAL DOOR TWO MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE WHO STATED THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF UPDATED 04/28/11

RIGHT SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR ON TOYOTA SIENNA FAILS. FAULTY HINGES AND DRIVE CABLES. *TR

1. WE WERE AT CHURCH AND TRIED TO PUSH THE POWER DOOR BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT OPENED FINE, BUT WHEN IT WENT TO CLOSE, IT MADE A GRINDING CATCHING NOISE AND KEPT STOPPING PARTIALLY CLOSED AND RE-OPENING. WE THEN HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE IT AND WHEN DOING SO HEARD A LOUD POP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT HOME, THE DOOR CABLES AT THE TOP CORRODED ON THE OUTSIDE, FRAYED, AND CAUSED THE JAM, WHICH ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE BREAKAGE. THIS IS NOT A SUFFICIENT WEATHER PROOF CABLE, AND FAILURE COSTS TO REPAIR OVER 1800. WE HAVE NOT YET ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR DUE TO COST BEING SO HIGH. *TR

THE CABLE ON MY SLIDING DOOR OF MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA SNAPPED WHEN I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR. THIS RESULTED IN A SHARP PIECE OF CABLE STICKING OUT TOWARDS MY CHILD WHO WAS SITTING IN HIS CAR SEAT. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. COST $900 TO REPAIR. *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.

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

AUTOMATIC DOOR FAILURE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA MANUAL SLIDING DOORS HAVE FAULTY LATCH SYSTEM. AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK WHEN I OPEN THEM THEY WILL NOT LATCH OPEN. I'VE DISCOVERED WHY IT WON'T LATCH, BUT DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX IT SINCE THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE IT. IT HAPPENS TO BOTH DOORS AT THE SAME TIME AND TEN MINUTES LATER THEY ARE BOTH WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD ONCE ALREADY WHEN THE DOOR FLEW BACK AT ME INSTEAD OF LOCKING IN PLACE. *TR

THE BUTTONS THAT OPEN THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR DO NO OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA, 2006, SLIDING DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW THE DOORS NEVER CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THESE DOORS ARE THE MANUAL TYPE (NOT POWER). THIS VAN WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2006. IT HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TOYOTA SIENNA BOTH SLIDING DOOR MECHANISMS DO NOT WORK UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE OR OUT DEALER SAYS NEED TO OIL LOCKS. MY CHILDREN HAVE TO CRAWL IN THROUGH THE HATCH, SAFETY HAZARD HOW DO THEY GET OUT IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT. WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON LAST SIENNA. ALL OUR FRIENDS WITH SIENNAS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE - AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT SHUT. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE DOOR USING THE AUTOMATIC FUNCTION IN ANY FORM (THE SIDE OR FRONT BUTTON OR USE THE HANDLE) IT WILL CLOSE PARTLY AND THEN OPEN AGAIN. I HAVE TO DISENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC AND PUT IT ON MANUAL FOR IT TO WORK. TOYOTA LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS CAUSED JUST FROM EXTENDED USE AND THE DOOR IS OFF TRACK DUE TO A LOOSE HINGE (WE PURCHASED IT 12/05). TOYOTA TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. WE HAVE AN APPT. AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN...COST TO REPLACE FROM TOYOTA WAS APPROX $500 PARTS. DOOR JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN WAIT WORKING AROUND 55K MILES. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS NOT WORKING (SLIDING) SAME SYMPTOMS. CAR ONLY HAS 84K MILES ON IT. I DID SOME SEARCHING AND NOTICED THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES, THEREFORE I AM FILING THIS REPORT. *TR

THE GAS STRUTS ON THE MANUAL LIFTGATE ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA HAVE FAILED AND THEY ARE ONLY RECALLING TO POWER STRUTS. BUT IF THEY ARE THE SAME STRUTS USED ON THE POWER AND MANUAL LIFTGATE THEN THEY NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALSO. THE LIFTGATE ITSELF IS VERY HEAVY AND HAS NEARLY SMASHED ONE OF MY CHILDREN, IT COULD HAVE CUT HER IN HALF

TOYOTA SIENNA 2006 SLIDING DOOR CABLE ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER POWER DOOR HAS FAILED. SOMETIMES IT WILL OPEN WHEN THE BUTTONS ARE PRESSED- AND THEN IT WILL NOT CLOSE. I HAVE TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. WAS TOLD WARRANTY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AT 39K MILES. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA REAR HATCH FAILURE. THE STRUTS FAILED AND THE ELECTRONIC REAR HATCH MOTOR CLOSED THE HATCH ON MY HEAD AND WOULD NOT STOP! MY VAN IS STILL UNDER INITIAL WARRANTY. TOYOTA SAID THAT WILL NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR AT LEAST A MONTH. THEY HAVE NO TEMPORARY FIX. THEY TOLD ME TO USE A STICK TO HOLD OPEN THE HATCH. NOTE: IF THIS STICK FALLS OUT THE HATCH WILL FALL ON MY HEAD! *TR