1998 Toyota Sienna Cruise Control Problems

While parking at a daycare at 5 mph with your foot on the brake, your Sienna suddenly accelerated on its own and wouldn't stop despite hard braking. The van crossed the parking lot and sidewalk, hit a brick wall, and was totaled. You were injured and had to have surgery, though your grandchildren were unharmed.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PRIUS IN CALIFORNIA THE SAME DID HAPPEN TO US BACK IN 1999 WITH OUR TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON I-5 IN OREGON. SHE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO OVERTAKE A CAR AND THEN WHEN SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. SHE DROVE INTO THE HWY MEDIAN FENCE TO STOP THE CAR. WHEN WE CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY DIDN'T ADMIT ANY FAULT WITH THEIR CAR (THE SAME WHAT THEY ARE DOING NOW) AND TOLD US IT WAS OUR FAULT THAT WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO USE THEIR BRAKES. WE HAVE SEVERAL CARS BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER CARS. I DIDN'T BUY A TOYOTA AFTER THAT CRASH BUT I AM ALSO WORRIED WHO ELSE THE PART SUPPLIER HAS BEEN SUPPLYING PARTS TO. I CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA SIENNA, SUPERVISED BY MY WIFE. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VAN ACCELERATED ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAUSING A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE VAN WAS TOTALLED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THE ONCOMING CAR WAS ALSO A TOYOTA, SPEEDING THROUGH THE TRAFFIC. I ASKED THAT BOTH VEHICLES BE INSPECTED FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION. HOWEVER, THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND POLICE FOUND IT EASIER TO BLAME THE ACCIDENT ON MY DAUGHTER THAN INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLES.

VEHICLE EXHIBITED SUDDEN UNINTENDEND ACCELERATION ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. ON THIS THRID TIME IT CAUSED MY WIFE TO REAR END A JEEP CHEROKEE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, ABOVE THE BUMPER, WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE ENGINE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED PREVIOUSLY ON THE ACCELRATION PROBLEM, THEY SAY IT ISN'T THEIR PROBLEM, BUT WON'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE RACED FORWARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A WALL AND THROTTLE CABLE TO PINCH. FRONT LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE WAS THE SIDE THAT HIT THE WALL. *AK

VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL BETWEEN 20-60 MPH WHEN DRIVER RELEASED FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. HE FELT THE CAR RAPIDLY SLOWING DOWN, DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, AND THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK