2008 Toyota Sienna Power Train

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated at a high rate of speed. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact desperately pressed on the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not slow down. The contact shifted the gear lever into neutral and the vehicle slowed down. The contact was able to pull over on the side of the road and shutoff the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted and operated normally. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 178,000.

The transmission shift cable broke during parking. Although the transmission shift lever was moved to the park position, the transmission was not placed in park. The first observation was the vehicle started to roll when the driver was loading the purchases at a store. The parking brake was then applied. Then the vehicle engine could not be started, regardless of where the shift lever was positioned. The vehicle was towed to an independent auto service provider. The provider identified the problem as the transmission still in the reverse position and replaced a $10 bushing on the transmission cable with a labor charge of $510.

TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN SLIDING

I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY VAN IN PARK TODAY AFTER DRIVING TO A RESTAURANT FOR LUNCH. THE SHIFT LEVER WILL GO TO ANY POSITION BUT THE DASH DISPLAY ONLY RESPONDS TO D OR 4. WHEN I PUT THE LEVER IN PARK AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VAN CONTINUED GOING FORWARD. IT WILL NOT GO TO PARK OR EVEN NEUTRAL. I PUT THE CAR IN A SAFE PARKING SPOT, PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THAT IS WHERE IT STILL IS. I HAVEN'T TRIED TO RESTART IT OR DRIVE IT SINCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. DON MCGILL TOYOTA OF KATY (21555 KATY FWY, KATY, TX 77450, (832) 772-1000) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT MY CAR INTO REVERSE FROM PARK WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. IT CAUSED MY CAR TO START ROLLING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE CHILD OCCUPANT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A RETAINING WALL. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE SHIFT LEVER COULD BE MOVED WITHOUT THE IGNITION KEY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER IN REVERSE, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, CAUSING COLLISION WITH GUARDRAIL

SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY MAY ALLOW ROLLAWAY 13V429000 MY SIENNA HAD THE ABOVE RECALL WORK COMPLETED. MY LITTLE DAUGHTER BUMPED THE GEAR SHIFT AND KNOCKED IT OUT PARK AND THE CAR ROLLED AWAY. THE SIENNA WAS IN PARK, THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT TOUCHED. MY CONCERN IS THAT FIX PROVIDED FOR THE RECALL DID NOT ACTUALLY CORRECT PROBLEM COMPLETELY. IF YOU HAVE A SIENNA FOR THE EFFECTED YEARS AND HAVE HAD THE ABOVE RECALL WORK COMPLETED YOUR VEHICLE MAY STILL ROLL AWAY. TO TEST PARK ON A FLAT SURFACE APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE GRASP GEAR SHIFT APPLY PRESSURE TO MOVE IT TOWARD REVERSE WHILE JIGGLING THE GEAR SHIFT UP AND DOWN - DO NOT PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE DOING THIS. IF GEAR SHIFT STAYS IN PARK YOU ARE GOOD. IF IT FALLS INTO REVERSE YOUR CAR IS NOW IN NEUTRAL AND CAN ROLL AWAY PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL AWAY AND ROLLED OVER THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUSH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK, AND KNEE INJURIES THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF REVERSE, CAUSING THE KEYS TO BE UNABLE TO EJECT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ADJUSTED THE LEVER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE ANOTHER DEALER TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 7/25/14*CN CONSUMERS HANDWRITING IS ILLEGIBLE. UPDATED 08/05/14

T-SB-0047-10 FROM SAFERCAR.GOV "SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2GR-FE/FXE ENGINE. THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE OIL SUPPLY HOSE FOR VVT-I ACTUATOR MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VVT-I OIL HOSE PRODUCING ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE " THIS TSB AFFECTS TOYOTA VEHICLES GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2008-PRESENT. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE, AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A RECALL INSTEAD OF A TSB DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE IF/WHEN THE PIPE BREAKS. I RECENTLY ELECTED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED ON MY OWN JUST SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS ISSUE HAPPENING TO ME OR MY WIFE, AND THUS BLOWING UP MY SIENNA'S ENGINE CAUSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES. SEEMS PRETTY BAD THAT A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED FOR FLOOR MATS AND ACCELERATOR ISSUES, BUT NO RECALL IS ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH CAN DRAIN THE OIL FROM YOUR ENGINE IN A MINUTE, BLOW UP YOUR ENGINE, AND THEN POSSIBLY WRECK YOUR VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S ENGINES ARE NOW BEING DESTROYED, AND THIS IS SHOWING UP IN DIFFERENT ONLINE FORUMS. I FEEL THAT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE TOYOTA TO REPLACE ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPES WITH THE NEWER METAL ONES THAT THE TSB ADDRESSES. THEY SHOULD ALSO BE FORCED TO REIMBURSE ALL COSTS TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT EITHER NEEDED TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE, OR DECIDED TO PREVENTATIVELY HAVE THE REPAIR DONE ON THEIR OWN BEFORE THOSE PIPES BURST ON THEIR OWN. TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THEIR LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN CSC-10033553-6074 BUT MY CAR HAS SEEPAGE FROM THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE HOSE THAT WAS DIAGNOSED BY GRAPEVINE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY. VERY SAD SITUATION THAT SUCH A DANGEROUS CONDITION EXISTS IN SO MANY TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH THE V-6 (2GR-FE) ENGINE. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. RK

I WAS DROPPING MY KIDS OF TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING. I STOP BY AT MY FRIEND'S APT TO PICK HER UP WITH HER BABY. THIS IS MY DAILY ROUTINE. SO ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, I DID THE SAME THING, PARKED MY VAN, GOT OUT, AND WENT TO THE APARTMENT' S EXIT DOOR FROM WHERE MY FRIEND WAS COMING. MY CHILDREN WERE SEATED IN THE CAR AND I WAS PICKING UP THE BABY FROM MY FRIEND WHEN BOTH OF US HEARD MY ELDEST SON AGED 10, SCREAMING THAT "THE CAR IS MOVING MAMA", AND IN PANIC HE OPENED HIS DOOR AND TRIED TO GET OFF HIS SEAT BELT AND WAS TRYING TO JUMP. I SAW THE VAN ROLLING BACK , I PUT THE BABY ON THE GRASS AND RUSHED TO HELP MY KIDS IN THE MOVING VAN THAT WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWNHILL. FIRST I PUSHED MY SON IN AS HIS LEG WAS CAUGHT IN THE SEAT BELT AND HE COULDN'T JUMP FORWARDS AND THEN I MOVED AROUND THE BACK OF THE VAN, HIT MY KNEE ON THE BUMPER AND MY FRIEND CAME FROM THE FRONT , SHE OPENED THE DOOR AND I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE HANDBRAKES ON. BUT IN DOING SO AFTER BUMPING HARD ON MY RIGHT KNEE FROM THE MOVING CAR, AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, I SAT ON THE GROUND AND HIT MY KNEE AGAIN. THE CAR STOPPED AND I TRIED TO CALM MYSELF BECAUSE THERE WERE 4 KIDS INSIDE WHEN THE VAN WAS ROLLING AWAY AND 3 OF THEM WERE SMALL, SO THEY WERE CRYING. MY FRIEND CALMED ME AND WE SET OFF. MY KNEE WAS HEAVILY BRUISED AND ACHING. I CAME HOME AND TOOK PAINKILLERS AND COULDN'T GET ANY XRAYS DONE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MEDICAL INSURANCE. TO THIS DAY ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, I USE PAINKILLERS FOR MY KNEE WHICH WAS PERFECT BEFORE. MY KIDS WERE SAFE AND NOTHING MAJOR HAPPENED WHICH COULD HAVE, BUT WE ALL WENT THROUGH A VERY PANICKY AND TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE WHICH I HOPE NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. IF THE VAN WOULDN'T HAVE STOPPED IN TIME, MY CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY INJURED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTER-STATE I-10 WEST BOUND CLOSE TO 183 MARKER, AT 65 MPH, THE RPM SHOT TO 7000 AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CAR STOPPED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT WAS 2200 HOURS WITH MY FAMILY OF 4 KIDS AND WIFE ON BOARD. TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (USED ONE 90000 MILES) TOYOTA LEGACY CHARGED ME 3500$. ITS A LOT OF MONEY. ADDITIONALLY, YOU CANNOT TRUST TOYOTA BRAND FOR SUCH POOR WORKMANSHIP WHERE POWER TRAIN IS PRONE TO FAILURES ON 5 YEARS OLD VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD ERRONEOUSLY BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT HAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL AT A LATER DATE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT ENGAGED HER CHILD RELEASE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE MAILBOX. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,900.

THE CAR WAS DRIVEN NORMALLY IN GEAR "D" AT 35 MPH BUT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR FOR NO REASON. I STOPPED, PUT IN PARK, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT WOULD THEN ONLY WORK IN GEAR "3" BUT I HAD TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER STOPPING MULTIPLE TIMES, I WAS ABLE TO REACH HOME. MY 2008 SIENNA CAN NOW BE DRIVEN FORWARD IN REVERSE GEAR. *TR

MY 2008 SIENNA HESITATES WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED AFTER SLOWING DOWN. THE ENGINE REVS FAST (ENGINE IS LOUD) BUT CAR DOES NOT RESPOND ACCORDINGLY BY MOVING AHEAD UNTIL A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER. USUALLY I WOULD RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL TO PREVENT THE ENGINE REV FROM GOING VERY HIGH. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY A DELAY IN TRYING TO GET THE CORRECT SHIFT. THERE WAS NO TSB ON THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE MANAGER. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT; NEEDS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. 2008 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 78,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

UPON ACCELERATING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR (7-15) MILES AN HOUR, ESPECIALLY AFTER BREAKING, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE RPM'S GO UP BUT THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN NOT FULLY STOPPING. I ALSO HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN GOING ACROSS TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN REPRODUCED BY THE SERVICE TECH. I HAVE TAKEN THEM OUT ON A DRIVE ALONG ONLY TO NOT REPRODUCE IT ALSO. THIS IS MY MAIN VEHICLE I DRIVE MY FOUR CHILDREN AROUND IN AND I WOULD HATE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE OCCUR WHEN I REALLY NEED TO ACCELERATE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. APPARENTLY, I AM NOT THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL WHO OWNS THIS VEHICLE THAT HAD WITNESSED THIS HESITATION PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND A POSSIBLE RECALL/FIX. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVER TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2008 TOYOTA SIENNA HESITATION AFTER SLOW SPEED TURN/STOP. AFTER SLOWING DOWN FOR A SPEED BUMP OR FOR A TURN, THERE IS A LAG IN THROTTLE RESPONSE AFTER PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN STEPPING BACK ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVS BUT THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT IS DELAYED. THIS VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY BEHAVES IN THIS MANNER UNDER THE ABOVE CONDITIONS. THE DEALER STATED THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION FOR DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEMS. IT DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL TO ME. *TR

2008 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD LEAKING GEAR OIL ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM AWD TRANSFER CASE. OIL IS BURNING. *TR

PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HOPPED ONTO CURB AND RAN INTO PILLAR AT A RESTAURANT. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS EATING ON THE SIDEWALK WHERE VAN ENDED UP. PLACED VEHICLE INTO PARK AND REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LUNGE FORWARD. IMMEDIATELY HIT BRAKES AGAIN AND A BYSTANDER CAME TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG. TALKING TO BYSTANDER TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF BRAKE AGAIN AND VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD (WHILE STILL IN PARK). DECIDED TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. I AM AWAITING A CALL FROM TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER TO SETUP AN INSPECTION, HOWEVER I WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO PICK UP SOME THINGS OUT OF THE CAR. I INSTRUCTED THE SERVICE AGENT THAT THE VAN WAS NOT TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER INSPECTOR HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE VAN WITH ALL PARTIES. NEXT THING I KNOW THE SERVICE AGENT HAD PULLED THE VAN INTO THE SERVICE BAY FOR ME TO GRAB MY BELONGINGS OUT OF. I HOPE THIS DID NOT RUIN ANY DATA IN THE COMPUTER ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT. *TR