2008 Toyota Sienna VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Throttle stuck while in reverse pulling out of a parking spot and accelerated resulting in backing into the building

PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 15 MPH. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH TO PULL INTO THE PARKING SPOT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS IF SOMEONE HAD PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. MY VEHICLE WENT UP OVER THE SIDEWALK AND INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. MY CAR WAS NOT DAMAGED TOO BADLY ONLY ABOUT $1,300 AS ESTIMATED BY THE APPRAISER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ERRONEOUS ACCELERATION DUE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PEDALS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A TURN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND IT DID NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WA 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CRASHED SIDEWAYS INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD NOT YET DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A CASE ON BEHALF OF THE CONTACT (CASE NUMBER 1208222975). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,687...UPDATED 12/11/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER DIRECTED THE CONSUMER TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND IN THE BRAKES BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOTICE SOMETHING UNUSUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 12/13/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE PARKING SIGN AND INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE THEN REVERSED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER TREE. AFTER THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CHILD IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE NECK AND SHOULDERS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES, AND BRUISES TO THE RIGHT LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT; HOWEVER, IN MAY 2011, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED 45 MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16.

I OWN AND DRIVE A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. I PULLED OUT OF CAR WASH AND DROVE OVER TO A CAR VACUUM CENTER AT LESS THAN 5MPH. AS I APPROACHED THE VACUUM AREA I TOUCHED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FAST, RAN INTO A METAL POST ,METAL FENCE AND OVER A CURB ALMOST HITTING INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA. THIS OCCURRED IN PALMETTO, FLORIDA. THIS CAR SEEMED TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. THERE DID NOT SEAM TO BE ANY REASON FOR THE ACCELERATION AT LEAST NOT FROM MY OPERATION. I HAVE TO DRIVE BACK TO FORT WAYNE, IN AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS AUTO FOR ME AND MY WIFE AND ALL OTHER ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO HIS DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO HIS SCREEN DOOR. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CONTACT NOTICED PRIOR THAT HE COULD SMELL BRAKING FLUID COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

PULLING 2008 TOTALLY SIENNA INTO PARKING SPOT. AS I WAS TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT INTO THE PARKING SPACE, THE VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A CAR PARKED ADJACENT TO THE SPACE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE EVENT. AFTER APPROPRIATE REPORTS WERE TAKEN, THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT MY CAR MAKE AND MODEL WERE JUST ENTERED INTO A DATABASE. NOT SURE A MECHANIC EVEN INSPECTED THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

I OWN A 2008 SIENNA. THERE IS AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM THAT I CAN REPLICATE. IT OCCURS WHEN STOPPING AT THE BOTTOM OF AN INCLINE. ALTHOUGH SIENNA IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, IT SHOULD BE. IT OCCURS OFTEN, THE MAJORITY OF TIMES WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL OCCUR UNEXPECTEDLY. NO RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA ON THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING ANY FURTHER. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH THROUGH A FENCE, CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE FRONT END. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO MY 2/4/2010 REPORT (ODI #10305864) ABOUT MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN FALL 2008, THERE IS NOTICEABLE MOMENTARY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BRIEFLY WHENEVER I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 30-40 MPH. THEN THE BRAKE TAKES HOLD. I HAD NOT GIVEN MY VIN #. THIS TIME I WILL DO THAT. (THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA SERVICE SAYS IS NORMAL, DUE TO THE NATURE OF SIENNA'S TRANSMISSION) *TW *TR

ENGINE ACCELERATED WHILE PARKING IN A PARKING SPOT AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. *TR

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT LAG IN THROTTLE RESPONSE AFTER PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS. DURING THE LAG PERIOD, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS THEN FOLLOWED BY A LUNGE IN THE VEHICLE, ALMOST AS IF THE VEHICLE?S ELECTRONIC ACCELERATION SYSTEM, ?DRIVE BY WIRE,? IS TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE DEPRESSED ACCELERATION PEDAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT VERY INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY. THE NATURE OF THE DEFECT IS UNUSUAL AND NOT ONLY POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHILE THE VEHICLE IS LUNGING, BUT ALSO POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, IF WE WERE TRYING TO MERGE ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. BEING THAT A VEHICLE TRAVELING ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY MAY BE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. THAT VEHICLE WILL TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 176 FEET IN THAT TWO SECOND LAG TIME OF OUR VEHICLE?S ACCELERATION SYSTEM. *TR

TL-*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. AS THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO THEIR DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED RACING. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,573.

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

MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN CROSSING A RR TRACK BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO NEGOTIATE CURVE, CAR DID NOT DECELERATE RESULTING IN WIDE TURN, STRIKING RR TRACK, SWINGING CAR,AND RUNNING DOWN THE TRACK. REPAIRS ROUGHLY $12,000.. SECOND INCIDENT: NOVEMBER 2009. BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPACE, CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE ACROSS LOT, A SIDEWALK AND STREET STOPPING ABOUT 20 FEET FROM GAS PUMPS AT A STATION ACROSS THE STREET. NO CRASH, NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPF WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REDUCE SPEED WHEN THE SENOR RECOGNIZED ANOTHER VEHICLE APPROACHING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM CHANGED LANES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO THE SET SPEED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE LASER SENSOR REMOVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 03/17/10. *LJ

ON APRIL 1, 2008, AT ABOUT 9:30 P.M., MY TWO SONS, 19 AND 16, AND MY YOUNGEST SON'S FRIEND DROVE SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 35 OUT OF DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS UPON CONCLUSION OF A TWINS GAME. ABOUT THREE BLOCKS NORTH OF CROSSTOWN HIGHWAY 62, GOING 60 MPH I PASSED A CAR BY PUTTING THE ACCELERATOR ON THE FLOOR. TRAFFIC IS SOMEWHAT HEAVY OF COURSE. THE CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING DESPITE THE FACT THAT I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. I CALMLY TOLD MY 19 YEAR OLD SON SITTING NEXT TO ME THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. HE SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND THEN INTO PARK AND REVERSE WHEN THE SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL DIDN'T SEEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE THEN SHIFTED THE CAR BACK INTO NEUTRAL, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN ON THE 80 DEGREE TURN ONTO THE CROSSTOWN 62 FROM I35. I SLOWED THE CAR DOWN TO ABOUT 45 MPH AND, LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO MY LOCAL MAINTENANCE SHOP THE NEXT DAY. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP SUGGESTED THAT I ASK THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE MINIVAN FROM, BLOOMINGTON TOYOTA, TO CHECK AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING THREE ITEMS: THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, AND IDLE CONTROL MOTOR. ON MAY 15, 2008, I BROUGHT THE MINIVAN INTO BLOOMINGTON TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM WHAT MY LOCAL SHOP OWNER SUGGESTED. AFTER TESTING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT IF THE ACCELERATOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED, THEIR COMPUTER TESTING DEVICES WOULD HAVE DETECTED IT AND HAD DETECTED NOTHING. *TR

I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OF CORTZ RD. AND 34 ST. IN BRADENTON, FL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED FROM RED TO GREEN, THE LINE OF TRAFFIC STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. I APPLIED ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE AS NEEDED WITH TRAFFIC, THEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY ,I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR AND PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND AS THEY SHOULD HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS ALL RESULTED IN A 5 CAR CHAIN REACTION CRASH. IT SEEMED AS MY CAR WANTED TO KEEP ON GOING AS IF I HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING TO STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION AND BRAKE CONTROL WITH THIS CAR IN JUST OVER 30 DAYS. THE CAR IS STILL IN THE REPAIR SHOP. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR TO OPERATE CORRECTLY OR IN SAFE MANNER. TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING FOR ME TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT TOYOTA BY PHONE AND COMPUTER WITHOUT SUCCESS. I HAVE BEEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER TWICE AND THEY REFER ME TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE NO. BECAUSE THE SIENNA MODEL IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER WHEN I GO TO THE NHTSA.DOT.GOV WEB SITE THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES LISTED OF ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE SIENNA. PLEASE HELP. *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 SIENNA 2008 MODEL. HALTED TO MAKE A TURN IN A PARKING LOT, LESS THAN 5-10MPH. SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE EVENTHOUGH I WAS PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. NOT MENTIONED IN THE RECENT VEHICLE RECALL BY TOYOTA. *TR