2006 Toyota Sienna problems
Owners have filed 1,285 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Toyota Sienna. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. Next are body & structure (21%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,285 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 56 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 59 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 1,028 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 100 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 124 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 167 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 209 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 147 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 72 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 83 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 52 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 27 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 22 |
| 200k+ miles | 25 |
What the data shows
Of the 1,028 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 72,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 74,000 miles (268 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 56 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 59 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Toyota Sienna with enough data (634 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 11 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Toyota sienna rollover accident at low speed (35 MPH) resulting in roof and driver side structural failure and fatal crushing injury to driver.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sienna. The contact stated that while sitting at a traffic stop, a vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The contact's vehicle was pushed forward until crashing into a preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head, neck, shoulder and back injuries. Three child passengers were also injured, sustaining neck and back injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and was not inspected for the cause of the air bag failure.
The 2006 toyota sienna passenger power sliding door does not have a manual override. When the power siding door mechanism fails the passenger(s) is (are) trapped in the vehicle or are forced to exit into traffic or climb to the front to exit the vehicle. Although this incident did not result in an accident or injure, it does create a safety issue, especially if children are in the vehicle.
At speeds of anywhere between 30-60 MPH, traction control system engages when turning slightly left. Alarm comes on, brakes are automatically applied. Very dangerous