2000 Toyota Sienna

ESTANDO MI HIJA DETENIDA PARA DOBLAR A LA IZQUIERDA FUE IMPACTADA POR OTRO VEHMCULO POR LA PARTE POSTERIOR. ESTO PROVOCS QUE NUESTRO VEHMCULO IMPACTARA OTRO QUE SE MOVIA EN DIRECCISN CONTRARIO AL NUESTRO. LUEGO NUESTRA VAN SE AUTO-ACELERS DE FORMA ESPONTANEA SIN QUE MEDIARA ACCISN PARA TAL COMPORTAMIENTO . MI HIJA QUE MANEJABA PERDIO EL CONTROL SOBRE DICHO VEHICULO SIENDO IMPOSIBLE CONTROLARLA EN UN RECORRIDO DE UNOS 150 PIES DE DISTANCIA. ALLM SE DETUVO AL IMPACTAR UN ARBOL A ORILLAS DE LA CARRETERA. EL VEHICULO FUE DECLARADO PERDIDA TOTAL POR LA ASEGURADORA UNIVERSAL INSURANCE DE PUERTO RICO. ESTE ACCIDENTE OCURRIO EN EL MUNICIPIO DE SAN GERMAN. ESCRIBI UNA CARTA AL PRESIDENTE DE LA TOYOTA EN PUERTO RICO RELATANDOLE ESTO MISMO QUE AQUI LES NARRO. HE RECIBIDO UNA CARTA DE ELLOS DONDE ME INDICAN QUE VAN A INVESTIGAR. QUISIERA QUE SE INVESTIGARA MAS A FONDO LAS CAUSAS QUE PROVOCARON ESTA ACELERACISN SZBITA DE ESTE VEHMCULO. PUDIERAMOS ESTAR SALVANDO OTRAS VIDAS SI LO HACEN PRONTO. EL VEHMCULO FUE DECLARADO PERDIDA TOTAL. LA ASEGURADORA SE LLEVS ESTE Y DESCONOZCO EL LUGAR DONDE LO DEPOSITARON. POR TAL RAZSN NO PUEDO DARLE OTROS DATOS SOBRE EL MISMO. AUN DESPUES DE IMPACTAR EL ARBOL ESTE VEHICULO SE QUEDS ACELERADO Y LAS GOMAS SE PULVERIZARON POR LA ACCISN DE ESTAS CONTRA EL PAVIMENTO. OTRA PERSONA LUEGO ENTRO AL VEHICULO Y RETIRO LA LLAVE DEL ENCENDIDO TENGO FOTOS DEL ACCIDENTE Y TESTIGOS DEL MISMO. ESTE ACCIDENTE FUE REPORTADO A LA POLICMA. EL JUICIO SOBRE EL MISMO SE VERA EN EL MES DE MARZO DE 2001. ATENTAMENTE, FILIX RODRMGUEZ. SUMMARY WRITTEN IN SPANISH. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINTAED, DEALER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACED, ON DECEMBER 25TH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED, AXLE SHAFT WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT NOT BEING SEATED PROPERLY, HOWEVER THE DEALER PUT THE WRONG BOLTS IN CAUSING A METAL TO METAL SOUND TO HAPPEN WHILE TRAVELING OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMPS. *SLC

WE WISH TO PLACE THIS REPORT AS IT IS AN UNUSUAL FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE APPARENT BACK ORDER OF TRANSMISSIONS FROM TOYOTA SHOWS FAILURES MUST BE OVERWHELMING. IT IS A SUDDEN FAILURE AND PRESENTS A TREMENDOUS DANGER TO DRIVERS. OURS FAILED WHILE AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. WE WERE NEARLY REAR ENDED AND THE CRASH WOULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTING. WE CERTAINLY ARE INTERESTED IN DISCOVERING HOW MANY OTHER SIENNA'S OR SIMILARLY EQUIPPED VEHICLES USING THE SAME TRANSMISSION HAVE FAILED.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE. THE VAN HAD TO BE TOWED TO BEV SMITH TOYOTA IN FT. PIERCE WHERE IT REMAINS TODAY. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION ARE ON BACK ORDER IN CALIFORNIA WHICH MEANS THEY MUST COME FROM JAPAN. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT SEVERAL HUNDRED SIENNA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT OUR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE A "FIX" BUT NO ONE WILL TELL US WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE INCURRED NEARLY $2,000 ADDITIONAL EXPENSES TO DATE, WILL BE INCURRING ADDITIONAL EXPENSES FOR RENTING A VEHICLE, HAVE LOST FOUR DAYS OF WORK (THREE FAMILY MEMBERS), AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN OUR VEHICLE WILL BE RETURNED TO US. IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA MOTOR SALES IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 2000 SIENNA TRANSMISSIONS, BUT ISN'T TELLING OWNERS OR POTENTIAL BUYERS OF THE PROBLEM. *AK