2000 Toyota Sienna

IN SUMMER OF 2000, I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A 99 TOYOTA SIENNA AND MY ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO STOP FORWARD MOTION AFTER IMPACT. I REPORTED THE STUCK ACCELERATOR TO DEALER, AND STATE FARM. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER DRIVER HIT ME FROM THE RIGHT - HE RAN A RED LIGHT AND WAS CITED AS AT FAULT, BUT AFTER THE IMPACT, MY CAR CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD AND ALTHOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON MY BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHO WERE SCREAMING IN FEAR AND PAIN, AND THERE WERE TWO ROWS OF CARS IN EVERY DIRECTION STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION. I LOOKED AT A CONCRETE PILLAR IN A PARKING LOT AND THOUGHT ABOUT RUNNING MY CAR INTO IT TO STOP. INSTEAD, I REACHED FOR THE GEARS AND TRIED TO SHIFT TO PARK. IT WENT INTO REVERSE, AND BY SOME TRUE MIRACLE, I WAS ABLE TO MISS ALL THE SITTING TRAFFIC AND STEER INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE. BY YET ANOTHER MIRACLE, THERE WAS ONLY ONE SPOT ON THE FENCE THAT WAS NOT TREE LINED. I BACKED BETWEEN TWO TREES INTO THE FENCE AND THAT STOPPED MY CAR, WHICH I LEFT RUNNING AS I GOT MY TWO CHILDREN OUT. A BYSTANDER WAS ABLE TO REACH IN AND REMOVE THE KEYS AND STOP THE CAR. THE FENCE BELONGED TO A CATHOLIC CHURCH WHICH LATER SENT A BILL TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE DAMAGE. THIS OCCURRED IN MEMPHIS, TN, AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SURE THAT THE ACCELATOR WAS STUCK IN THAT INCIDENT. I WAS TOLD TO REPORT IT TO THE NTHSA, BUT FRANKLY, THOUGHT THAT SOUNDED LIKE REDTAPE. I DON'T THINK THE TOYOTA PROBLEM IS MECHANICAL OR RECENT, BUT A MASSIVE, LONG-STANDING COMPUTER-BASED ISSUE COVER-UP AND TOYOTA DRIVERS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED BY COMPANY. *TR

I PURCHASED MY SIENNA IN 2001. IT IS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA LS WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 150K MILES. IN 2002 I BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY REAR BRAKES SINCE THIS TIME I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES INSPECTED EVERY YEAR DUE TO GRINDING NOISES AND SQUEAKING. THE FIRST 2 TIMES I'VE TAKEN MY VAN IN THEY HAVE INSPECTED THE REAR BRAKES AND SAID THEY ARE FINE, JUST DUSTY AND THE CLAIMED TO HAVE CLEANED THEM. IN 2008 HOWEVER THEY SOUNDED SO BAD AND SEEMED VERY DANGEROUS AS THEY WERE STILL MAKING GRINDING NOISES. I TOOK MY VAN TO CHRISTIAN BOTHERS AND THEY REDID MY REAR BRAKES... (OH, THE ABS LIGHT AS BEEN ON ALL THIS TIME AS WELL) MAYBE A WEEK WENT BY AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I TOOK MY VAN BACK A MONTH LATER ( MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THAT SAME WEEK AND THAT'S HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET MY VAN BACK)!! THEY INSPECTED MY BRAKES AGAIN AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG, THEY WERE FINE AND THEY COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY THEY WERE MAKING NOISE OR WHY MY ABS LIGHT WAS ON. I JUST CROSS MY FINGERS EVERY YEAR THAT MY VAN WILL PASS INSPECTION! THUS FAR I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS BUT AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ON A WET ROAD, WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES ON A WET ROAD THEY POP AND THE VAN BARELY STOPS. I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME, I KNOW TOYOTA IS A GOOD MANUFACTURER OR I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED A TOYOTA.. BUT I CAN SAY FOR SURE, I WILL NOT BY ANOTHER ONE I'M SWITCHING TO HONDA OR BUYING AMERICAN. *TR

I WAS STOPPING IN MY DRIVEWAY SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL ON LOOSE STONE AND GRASS - 5 MPH. THE ABS ENGAGED, I COULD HEAR IT. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I CONFIRMED THIS VISUALLY DURING THE INCIDENT. THE CAR DID NOT STOP WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE AND THE ABS DID NOT RELEASE UNTIL THE CAR HAD ROLLED THROUGH BUSHES, ETC. AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN. I BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ABS SAFETY SYSTEM - THE ABS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, BUT AT NO POINT DID THE ABS LIGHT COME ON TO WARN ME OF A SAFETY HAZARD. CURRENTLY I HAVE DISABLED THE ABS SYSTEM BY PULLING THE FUSE. I HAVE HAD THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES CHECKED OUT BY A LOCAL GARAGE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA TO GET THE ABS SYSTEM INSPECTED YET. *TR

2000 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS AN ON/OFF ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM. *NJ CONSUMER IS ADDING INFORMATION. *NJ 7/24/09 THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES WERE CHANGED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE RUNS POORLY AND IT ALSO STALLS. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A WEBSITE WHERE OTHER YEARS OF THE TOYOTA SIENNA WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL 98E035000. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TIRE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT WHENEVER SHE WOULD BEGIN TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY STOP SLIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121,000.