2008 Toyota Sienna

DATE: DECEMBER 31ST 2009 TIME:8:00AM TO 8:30AM AUTO : TOYOTA SIENNA LE - 2008 MODEL IT WAS SNOWING THAT DAY AND I WAS DRIVING 5 MILES PER HOUR WITHIN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD. WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AUTOMATICALLY AND COLLIDED WITH FOOTPATH. IN THAT THE TIRE, WHEEL, SUSPENSION,SENSOR AND SOME OTHER PARTS WERE DAMAGED. I TRULY THINK THAT THE FAILURE IS CAUSED BY TOYOTA SIENNA EVEN THOUGH THE VAN HAD A ABS. I TRULY THINK THAT THERE IS SOME ISSUES WITH WITH THE ABS OF TOYOTA SIENNA. I CAN PROVIDE MORE DETAILS IF IT IS REQUIRED. *CN

2008 TOYOTA SIENNA--MOMENTARY MILD INADVERTENT ACCELERATION UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKE, MOSTLY NOTICED AT LOWER SPEEDS (30-40 MPH). THEN BRAKE TAKES HOLD. FOR THE 1-2 SECONDS OF ACCELERATION, IT FEELS SMOOTHER AS IF CAR IS IN HIGHER GEAR FOR THAT MOMENT. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL EFFECT OF HOW THE TRANSMISSION WORKS. NO ACCIDENTS; JUST REPORTING WHAT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT. ONGOING. *TR

WE DROVE FROM PEMBROKE TO NORTH CAROLINA, TAKING A FEW BREAKS IN BETWEEN TWO WEEKS AGO. WE PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION TO USE THE REST ROOMS AND PURCHASE COLD DRINKS, IN ROANKE SPRINGS, NC. MY WIFE PULLED INTO A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF THE STORE. SHE WAS ONLY 10 FEET FROM STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD AND FORTUNATELY CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE GONE DIRECTLY INTO THE STORE. THE SURGE OF THE CAR ACCELERATING PUSHED ME BACK INTO MY SEAT, PASSENGER. OUR VEHICLE TOYOTA SIENNA STRUCK THE CONCRETE PILLAR DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT END. I THEN REACHED DOWN AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WE WERE TRAVELING WITH ANOTHER COUPLE, THEY HAD PARKED THEIR CAR AND HEARD THE SQUEAL OF THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED AND THEN THE CRASH OF OUR VEHICLE INTO THE CONCRETE PILLAR. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED IN ROANKE SPRINGS, NC AT THE BONES TOYOTA DEALER. WE THEN RENTED A VEHICLE AND CONTINUED OUR TRIP TO FLORIDA. *TR

ON JAN 29, 2010 MY 11 YRS. DAUGHTER AND I WERE TRAVELING IN OUR 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA SOUTH ON HWY 51/I39. THE ROADS AND WEATHER WERE BASICALLY DRY. I HAD JUST SET THE CRUISE ON 71MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED AHEAD, THE SPEEDOMETER SAID 80, AND WITHIN A MINUTE HAD REDUCED TO THE 71MPH I HAD SET. IT WAS VERY SUDDEN AND VERY SCARY TO BOTH OF US. THERE WAS NO FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NO FLOOR MAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A WARNING OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN AND THERE ARE DOCUMENTED C/O SINCE 2006 FOR SIENNAS THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TOYOTA GAS PEDAL STUCK. I REALIZE THAT THERE IS ALREADY SOMETHING IN THE WORKS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT I WANTED TO ADD MY STORY, MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING IN WICHITA HWY54 AT APPROX 7PM. I WENT TO PASS A CAR WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN IT...STUCK. I REACHED SPEEDS PROBABLY OVER 100MPH INTO AN CONSTRUCTION ZONE (50MPH) WHERE I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER. I CONSIDER MYSELF AN EXPERIENCED GOOD DRIVER WITH THOUSANDS OF MY MILES TO MY NAME. THE VAN HAD 2 ADULTS AND 3 KIDS IN IT. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME TO REMOVE MY FLOOR MAT AND WAIT FOR AN RECALL IN LATE JANUARY. HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS.. THANKS *TR

I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL IN MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA WHEN THE CONTROL LEVER WAS OVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL IN A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, RESULTING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL GOING UNEXPECTEDLY INTO "RESUME". BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER I HAD SLOWED DOWN AND WAS NOT EXPECTING THE INSTANT ACCELERATION. TOOK A COUPLE SECONDS TO REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED WHEN I HAD TRIED TO OPERATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL. THE TOYOTA CRUISE CONTROL LEVER MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN WHERE IT TURNS WITH THE WHEEL APPEARS TO BE A LESS THAN DESIRABLE ENGINEERING DECISION FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT. TRYING TO EXPRESS THIS CONCERN TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, (PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I HAD BEEN TRYING TO BE HELPFUL WITH TOYOTA'S MORE GENERIC PROBLEM OF A COMPLAINT OF UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION, WHICH TOYOTA HAS BEEN TRYING TO BLAME ON IMPROPER FLOOR MATS BEING JAMMED INTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

OUR 2004 SIENNA XLE ELECTRIC SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED WORKING 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. WE CAN MANUALLY OPEN/CLOSE IT, BUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE MOTOR IS STILL CONNECTED AND RESISTS US MOVING IT. THE MOTOR MAY COMPLETE THE CLOSING PROCESS...YOU CAN HEAR IT WORKING. IF NOT SECURELY LATCHED SHUT IT WILL FLY OPEN AND CLOSE EVEN THOUGH IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO MANUALLY MOVE IT. WE HAVE HAD IT STUCK OPEN ONCE DURING THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. WHEN I BROUGHT IT UP TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HAD ANYONE WITH AN ELECTRIC DOOR PROBLEM. I WENT HOME AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH YOUNGER KIDS IT IS A PROBLEM DROPPING THEM/PICKING UP FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE THAT IS THE SIDE WE MUST USE TO FOLLOW SCHOOL PROCEDURE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST $1500 TO FIX THE DOOR BECAUSE THE ENTIRE MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE CABLE IS NOT A SEPARATE PIECE. WE ARE VERY FRUSTRATED. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TAKING THE VAN SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR OIL CHANGES, TIRES.... THEY SAID THEY SEE PEOPLE WITH THESE VANS HAVING ELECTRIC DOOR PROBLEMS QUITE OFTEN ON THE TOYOTA. BEFORE THE VAN I HAD A CAMRY AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. NOW I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS...ONE THAT I PERSONALLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH. I CONSIDER THIS ISSUE MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE THAN MOST OTHER RECALLS WE'VE HAD. WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE LIKE I HAVE EXPERIENCED AND ALL THE PROBLEMS I WON'T BE GETTING ANOTHER TOYOTA. WHY ISN'T TOYOTA ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES WHEN THERE ARE SOOOO MANY? *TR

WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS BOTH OF THE REAR SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA LE HAVE MALFUNCTIONED IN A WAY THAT I BELIEVE COULD JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS. YESTERDAY, THE LEFT HAND REAR DOOR GOT STUCK MIDWAY BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED AND ONLY AFTER EXERTING GREAT FORCE ON THE DOOR AND BREAKING THE CABLE ALONG WHICH THE DOOR TRAVELS, WAS I ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE RIGHT HAND REAR DOOR, FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, HAS BEEN IRREGULARLY GETTING STUCK MIDWAY THROUGH CLOSING AND REVERSING BACK TO AN OPEN POSITION. IF ONE TURNS OFF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FUNCTION AND ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY, IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED AND CLOSED IF A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE IS EXERTED ON IT, MUCH MORE THAN A CHILD WOULD BE ABLE TO SUMMON. *TR