2021 Toyota Redundant Sienna

On 2 different quick occasions my gas pedal stopped responding to my foot commands. On one of those occasions I was crossing a street with a semi truck coming at me thinking I have enough clearance to make it across the street into the turning median. Luckily the gas pedal responded & I made it across with my heart beating 100mph thinking I was going to get hit really bad by the semi truck. It seems to happen when you’re in a situation where the pedal is rapidly pressed & depressed for anticipation of preforming a crossing. I didn’t go to the dealership because it would wasted time because they’re looking for error codes which the vehicle sister system mostly doesn’t provide because it thinks that it hasn’t caused an error. If the vehicle system is faulty then can it accurately log each incident without failure? Thank you.

1st. Brake sometimes get very stiff can’t press down and becomes normal after a few seconds or a few press on the brake pedal. (5 months) 2nd. A lot of wind noise coming from driver side windshield starting at 65mph. Complain to 2 dealers both said they test drove the same car but I don’t see any other Sienna around. They lied (1st day I took possession of the car) 3rd. The middle row seat rail are very hard to slide back and forth. (1st day)

We were driving approximately 50mph in the late afternoon (4:15pm MT) on a sunny day (about 60 degrees F). We were on a 2-lane road with farmland/field on both sides, with no debris on the road and we were not behind any other vehicles. The sunroof was fully closed (the shade/cover was open). The glass blew up and out, making the sound like a shotgun blast. There was no indication of problems prior to the moment of explosion - there were no noises, wind whistling, etc. or anything amiss. Large and small pieces and slivers of glass fell into the vehicle and we're guessing a lot of it flew behind the car into the road. Luckily we were not injured at all and there were not many other vehicles on the road immediately around us, but it was absolutely a huge safety risk to ourselves and others. We have 1 video and 2 photos from just after it happened. Our car insurance agent is coming to inspect in the next 24 hours. We immediately called the dealership where we bought the vehicle (brand new, 7 months ago) and were told the explosion was because a rock or other debris had hit the sunroof and to file a claim through our insurance. However we know nothing hit our vehicle. And the glass clearly blew upward - the glass remaining around the edges are angled UPWARD, not in toward the vehicle. This was not the result of debris - it was a fault in the manufacturing or materials.

I was on my way to the Doctor when the tire light went off on the dash. I was a few blocks from the Doctor and managed to make it there while the tire was losing air. When I drove in and parked the car in the emergency lane, I saw the tire was completely flat. I called the Toyota road service that was part of the car package, but it was nothing more than a recording that said I would be sent a text message link with a form to complete to get service. I did not bother after the recording warned that wait times were very long. I called AAA and a driver was sent to help within 30 minutes. First, he and I looked for a spare tire. Much to my surprise, there was no spare tire in the car. He used the foam package from my trunk to try to get the tire with enough air so that I could drive to Sterling McCall to replace the tire. However, the tire would not hold any air and remained flat. So, AAA sent out a tow truck to tow the vehicle back to Sterling McCall. This was a four-hour ordeal for me after a fifteen-minute visit to my Doctor. I am still recovering from another knee surgery and am walking with a cane. All of this could have been avoided had the car simply had a spare tire. A foam/air package is useless and should not be allowed to replace a spare tire set-up in a vehicle. This is a $45,000 car. I had no idea and Sterling McCall never once mentioned it when I leased the car. I am outraged that there is no regulation preventing car manufacturers from eliminating spare tires in vehicles. Most minivan owners are families with children and seniors (I am a 65 year old woman). These owners should not be put in the position that I was put in with this incident.

Factory installed rear entertainment system completely blocks vision of windshield mounted rear view mirror. Toyota has a video version of this rearview mirror but does not make it available to those who purchase models below the limited and platinum version of the Sienna. They do not disclose the ubstructed view that will occur when purchasing the vehicle with the rear entertainment system. In Canada, Toyota provides this mirror as part of the rear entertainment package. They are cutting corners in the U.S. at the expense of our safety. Please require a recall to fix this blatant safety issue that Toyota knowingly allowed to be permitted in family vehicles.