2006 Toyota Sienna air bags problems
312 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 Toyota Sienna, which is 24% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 312 24% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 268 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 28 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 33 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 86 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 49 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 17 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 268 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 15 crashes, 15 injuries.
What owners wrote
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.
After leaving a balise toyota dealership to get 2 new tires, I was driving home and the SRS indicator light started blinking. Brought it back to be told it was defective and would cost about $1000.00 to fix.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Toyota Sienna
- Body & structure 266 complaints
- Electrical system 85 complaints
- Brakes 73 complaints
- Latches & locks 67 complaints
- Tires 66 complaints
- Steering 61 complaints
- Wheels 55 complaints
- Cruise control 50 complaints