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Toyota Sienna Air Bags Safety Report | Nov 19, 2011
Reported on Nov 19, 2011
| THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND CONTINUED TO FLASH. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, AS A FAULTY SAFETY SYSTEM WAS CONCERNING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HANDED ME A $3,000 ESTIMATE TO REPLACE A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS AND AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, ALONG WITH THE NEWS THAT THE PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. IT SEEMED ODD FOR A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM TO FAIL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RELATIVELY YOUNG, SO I CHECKED ONLINE. ONE SITE ALONE SHOWED 85 OWNERS OF 2006 SIENNAS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. FROM A RELIABILITY PERSPECTIVE, A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN REPAIR OF THE SYSTEM IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE. THE ITEMS AFFECTED WERE A FLOOR WIRE HARNESS AND SIDE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, PART NUMBERS 82161-08330 AND 73920-AE031. *TR | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Sienna |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | GLOUCESTER PT VA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5TDZA22C56S |
| Mileage: | 76102 miles. |
| Speed: | 45 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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