Air bag light on 2006 Toyota Sienna came on. Dealer did diagnostic, and quoted $1800 to fix wiring harness and sensor. They did not have the parts in stock and said it would take several weeks to get parts. When I left the dealership that day the light went out, and now only comes on for 5 seconds at start up (which is normal). I did not pay for the repair, but wonder if it might come back?? found an internet discussion group and found that other owners of 2006 Toyota Siennas that had similar problems. Vehicle is out of warranty, but you don't expect these thing to fail this quickly.

- Lakewood, OH, USA

Airbag light on 2006 Toyota Sienna is on. Dealership says left side airbag and wire harness need to be replaced. Dealer will not cover it under extended warranty even though it is a safety issue. Many other people have reported this on www.aboutautomobile.com.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

The air bag indicator light on the dash flashes when the van is turned on. The Toyota dealer said that the air bag wiring harness needs to be replaced since the air bag would not deploy in the event of an accident. My Sienna is inoperable until repaired. There is a long wait, one to three months, to get this part replaced as it is on back order from Toyota. The dealer stated that there are more than 400 air bag wiring harnesses on back order for our region alone. An internet search shows multitudes of other 2006 Toyota Sienna owners with this same air bag malfunction. Air bags are included to help save lives, but they do not work properly on the 2006 Toyota Sienna. A recall should be instituted to fix this problem so the air bags in all 2006 Toyota Sienna's' will work properly. Unless this defect is fixed, the 2006 Toyota Sienna is an unsafe vehicle.

- Old Town, ME, USA

SRS warning light at first came on and stayed on intermittently. It now stays on all the time.

- Germantown, MD, USA

Dashboard airbag warning light flashing. Dealer said it is a bad (defective??) airbag harness. $3000 to fix.

- Crookston, MN, USA

I have a 2006 Toyota Sienna my airbag light is currently flashing. Upon research I have learned that my airbag system will fail if involved in a collision. Toyota is not fixing this issue at this time.

- Mead, WA, USA

We have a 2006 Sienna xle AWD with ~38K and the airbag light turned on in the fall 2010. Took it to the dealer on 11/28/2010. There is a problem with the wiring harness and as of 1/4/2011 they will not have one available for at least another month. They told us this is a common problem nationally and as a result, there is a back order for this part. Assuming the part comes in the next month, they will have had our car in the shop for over 2 months. This is a major safety issue (obviously known by Toyota) and should warrant a recall, especially if this is common enough to have a back log of demand for that piece and the airbags will not work with this defect. In addition to the safety concerns, most of us could not tolerate not having access to the family car for over 2 months. There are many other people with similar complaints documented on the internet. www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2006/Toyota/Sienna/airbag.

- Newcastle, WA, USA

In 2008, the airbag dash light on our 2006 Toyota Sienna began blinking. We took our van to the dealer, who advised that the driver seat sensor was bad. After several repair attempts, the dealer replaced the entire driver seat, but the light continued to blink. After an extensive wait, the entire wiring harness was replaced and the light no longer blinked. In all we were without our van for nearly 3 months, awaiting parts. Because of the safety concern (airbag not deploying or deploying when it shouldn't) and because the van was under warranty, the dealer provided a loaner van while we awaited parts. On November 4, 2008, the van struck a deer and the driver's airbag deployed. Following airbag replacement and other insurance-covered repairs, the airbag dash light again began blinking. Dealer advised that the passenger seat sensor was defective and a replacement part ordered; we were advised the part would be available January 4, 2011. Toyota advised that, as van is no longer under warranty, no loaner vehicle is available. On January 4, we were advised that the problem is the wiring harness, which will not be available before February 9, 2011. Toyota has offered $35 / day toward loaner / rental vehicle. Once again this will be a 3-month out-of-service situation for a safety issue. There are many reports of 2006 Toyota Sienna airbag indicator / sensor / wiring harness problems reported on the internet. We believe this is a serious safety issue that Toyota has avoided addressing as a system / recall issue, corporate behavior consistent with earlier accelerator safety issues on its vehicles.

- Hockessin, DE, USA

I purchased a new 2006 Toyota Sienna. In the first 33,000 miles I had three incidents where the airbag lights comes on. Each time I took to dealership to inspect, they claim to reset the airbags and it wasn't a problem. They said it was just a loose connection and something may have rolled under the drivers seat and may have hit a processing unit for the airbags causing the light to come on. With this explanation I thought it was a simple problem to fix and they never informed me that it would affect airbag deployment. So in each incident I delayed going to the dealership by thousands of miles, and only until my vehicle require other services would I request that they also check my airbag lights/system. Now at 86,000 miles and out of warranty my airbag lights have been on for 10,000 miles. My vehicle requires its 90,000 mile maintenance and so I ask them to check the airbag lights again. They return, informing me that I need new airbags and a wire harness assembly which is to cost $4000 to repair. I have complained about it to erica bryan at Toyota? customer center (case#1012230983) who informed me that their regional office has offered to pay for half of the airbag replacement. I find this unacceptable. Had I been informed correctly of the serious effect of my airbag lights going off and the possibility of it malfunctioning or not deploying I certainly would of escalated my actions with Toyota early on when it was still under warranty. Possibly even evoking the Maryland state lemon law. I do not have the money ($2000, 50% of cost)to replace the airbag units at this time, so I am now forced to drive my vehicle without working airbags.

- Silver Spring, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. While parked, the contact noticed the air bag light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they stated the warranty would not cover repairs or a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.

- Vernon Hills, IL, USA

The driver's and passenger's front seat air bags both failed. There was no accident or impact. The only indication of a problem was the illuminated air bag indicator warning light in the instrument cluster. Both air bags required replacement at a cost to the owner of $1,273. Toyota denied any responsibility and required the owner to pay the entire $1,273 charge. After the owner contacted Toyota national customer relations, a $500 Toyota merchandise credit was offered, which the owner is unlikely to use due to the owner's reluctance to purchase any Toyota product in the future. Updated 01/23/10 updated 01/20/11.

- Ada, OH, USA

I own a 2006 Sienna with 90K+ miles, I'm out of warranty, although I have platinum extended warranty my repair was not totally covered. I took my van in to dealer because my airbag light was flashing, after diagnosed I was told 1 of the seat airbags was bad and also the entire airbag wire harness was bad. Service manager at dealer contacted Toyota headquarters to help me out, which he did, they will pay for parts and I will pay for repair, $1327. I contacted Toyota headquarters myself, I was told that in fact my airbag system was defective and that since I was out of warranty, them paying for the parts was the best they could do. I was then contacted by a Toyota parts specialist who advised me that the wire harness for my van was on order, expected to arrive at the repairing dealer approximately 12/15. The repairing dealer contacted me as well and told me that the wire harness was placed on order expected to arrive on 12/15, and that they had put in as a rush. On 12/15 the same Toyota parts specialist left me a voicemail on my cellphone advising me that in fact the part (wire harness) showed as shipped to dealer in their database, however this was not accurate he said "the part (wire harness) has not been even manufactured yet". although Toyota has put me on a rental car, it is very concerning to me and my family that Toyota has not been able to come up with a fix involving a safety issue, with a malfunctioning wire harness the airbags are inoperable. I think that Toyota shouldn't be bragging about safety and security as in my case, they have a malfunctioning part which has never been used and cannot be used, worst yet they can't fix.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

The air bag light keeps coming on, I have taken the vehicle to the dealer on several occasions and as of today the light is still going on. Is my air bag working? no one has been able to answer that question. The dealer has re-set the light and from what I understand changed the air bag, this has been and on-going problem.

- Wasilla, AK, USA

Started my van, the airbag light came on and started to flash. Drove home and light continued to flash. I parked, turned off the van and waited for a minute then restarted to see if the light would go out. No luck, the light continued to flash.

- Lynnwood, WA, USA

Airbag light came on in my 2006 Toyota Sienna w/ approx 80,000 mi. Dealer informed me that the passenger side airbag and harness need replacement, but the harness will not be available until March 2011. They offered to replace just the air bag, but would not guarantee that this will solve the problem. I am forced to either take a chance and spend money on just the air bag, not knowing whether it will work, or take a chance to drive the vehicle for 4 months with an inoperative airbag and hope that I never am in a situation where I need it. I am uncomfortable with both choices. I am very concerned that Toyota does not have the part available. If so many people are needing this part, would this not necessitate a recall?

- Flint, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the entire harness system needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Attleboro Falls, MA, USA

I have had this problem on and off since I have owned my car. Periodically...and for no apparent reason...my airbag warning light will flash on and off. After a week or two...it will go out. Then after a month...on again. It's impossible to get to the dealer when it's acting up. I have read or numerous others having similar issues with their 2006 Siennas.

- Houston, TX, USA

On Oct 15, the airbag warning light began flashing in my 2006 Toyota Sienna. I took it into the dealer and was told my airbags are defective and the squib and harness would need to be replaced. They called Toyota to see if they would cover it since my warranty was 6000 miles over, and they said they wouldn't. said it could cost around $3000 for me to replace. This needs to be included in a recall.

- Springville, UT, USA

My airbag light began blinking on Sunday, 10/17/10. My vehicle is a 2006 Toyota Sienna. I took it to a local mechanic on 10/20/10 and was told the center squib needed replaced...upon replacing on 10/22, was told that another error code was displayed indicating airbag replacement needed by a Toyota dealer. My car has just went over the warranty period at 62,000 miles. I am unhappy that not even 4 years after buying this vehicle in December 06, I am faced with repair costs that are large for a major safety problem that has been recurring from what I have read online with others driving an 06 Sienna. And as a mother of 3, I am unable to use my vehicle safely until this problem is fixed. I see a service bulletin for this but no recall..which it seems there should be for such a major safety problem.

- Ringgold, GA, USA

The airbag light on my 2006 Toyota Sienna went off. When the van was less than 6,000 miles over my warranty. The dealer says there is a short in the wiring harness of the airbag under the driver's seat. This disarms all the airbags. I have been waiting 5 weeks for the replacement part. The repair costs $3200, but the dealer discounted it to $1,900. They say the wait is because there is such a demand for the wiring harness! many drivers are driving without their airbags! this seems to me should be a recall, as it is a safety issue and an undue expense to owners.

- Mclean, VA, USA