2007 Toyota Sienna

I WAS PARKED ON A HILL. WHEN I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR TOOK OFF AT A RAPID ACCELERATION. I TRIED TO BRAKE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN...MY BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK...MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO LOCK. I FINALLY FORCED THE CAR INTO PARK PUT ON THE ER BRAKE AND STEERED THE CAR UP A HILL. THE CAR JUMPED A CURB AND WAS HEADED FOR A HOUSE WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP. I WAS ONLY A FEW FEET FROM THE FRONT DOOR. MY CAR IS A TOYOTA SIENNA. THE COMPANY AND OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. MY HUSBAND'S TOYOTA AVALON WAS AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS ADJUSTED. HE HAD TO WAIT A FEW WEEKS FOR THE REPLACEMENT...AND WAS NOT GIVEN A LOANER CAR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN WAS IN NATE WADE SUBARU..ONE OF OUR STOCK UNITS. WE WERE SERVICING THIS VEHICLE FOR SALE. WE REPLACED BRAKES FRONT AND REAR. THE BRAKES HAD BEEN BLED. I STARTED THE VEHICLE PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. WHEN VEHICLE HIT REVERSE THE ENGINE IDLE IDLED UP HIGHER THAN A NORMAL HIGH IDLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME INEFFECTIVE..I WAS PUMPING THE PEDAL TO TRY TO GET A PEDAL AND THE IDLE STAYED UP HIGH. I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE DEALERSHIP WITH VEHICLE DUE TO THE HIGH IDLE. IT BACKED ACROSS OUR SHOP AND SLAMMED INTO A HOIST IN THE SHOP. IT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH THE VEHICLE AND TO THE SHOP. IT COST ME $500.00 TOWARDS A DEDUCTIBLE AND IT COST THE DEALERSHIP $6500.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND $1700.00 TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO THE HOIST. I REALIZE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST OF AFFECTED VEHICLES, HOWEVER IT EXHIBITED THE SAME CONDITION AS THOSE MODELS BE RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED HIS VEHICLE, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN HIS VEHICLE CAME ON. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY AS IF THE VEHICLE WANTED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL GEAR; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS TOLD IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN AND THAT HIS HAND WAS HOLDING DOWN ON THE KEYS TOO LONG. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

AUGUST 11, 2007 MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING A BRAND NEW TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NEVER DETERMINED. I WAS IN THE MINI-VAN WITH MY HUSBAND. HE FAILED TO STAY IN OUR LANE GOING ROUND A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD. WE HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TOYOTA RECALL AND WONDER IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ISSUE ALSO CONCERNS SIENNAS. FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER FAMILIES, I WISH TO REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION OF OUR CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH ABOUT 37,000 MILES ON IT. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS VAN. I HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED LAST JANUARY 2009 AT TOYOTA AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE IN JANUARY 2010 I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED FRONT BRAKES BY TOYOTA AGAIN. I TALKED TO THE TOYOTA MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT IT IS TYPICAL FOR TOYOTA SIENNAS TO NEED FRONT BRAKES EVERY 10-15 THOUSAND MILES. I'VE OWNED FOUR DIFFERENT SIZED CARS AND TRUCKS ALL DIFFERENT SIZES AND NEVER HAD TO CHANGE BRAKES THIS OFTEN. I TOOK THE VAN TO ANOTHER DEALER TO SEE IF I NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND THEY SHOWED ME THE PADS AND THE LEFT BRAKE PAD (DRIVER SIDE) IS WORN TO NEEDING A NEW PAD WHILE THE RIGHT BRAKE PAD (PASSENGER) STILL HAS ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT. I'M HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING WHY I NEED TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES EVERY 10-15,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW. HAD I KNOWN THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES EVERY YEAR I WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED THIS VAN. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE WOULD WEAR SO MUCH MORE THAN THE RIGHT SIDE. IF THIS IS NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE TOYOTA OWES IT TO SIENNA BUYERS TO LET THEM KNOW PRIOR TO PURCHASING. *TR

MY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2.5 YEARS. I WAS TERRIFIED WHEN MY BRAKES WOULD NOT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. SINCE I AM A DISABLED DRIVER WHO CANNOT TRANSFER IN AND OUT OF MY WHEELCHAIR ON MY OWN MADE IT EXTREMELY WORSE! THE FIRST TIME THE VAN HAD 5000 MI ON IT. THE SECOND TIME WITH WITHIN 25 MI AND A DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP! THE DEALERSHIP COVER IT UNDER MY WARRANTY FOR THE FIRST 2 TIMES IN MAY OF '08. NOW THAT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY BECAUSE MY VAN WAS MODIFIED, BUT IT HA 24,000 MI AND 2.5 YEAR OLD. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS NOT TAMPERED WITH DURING THE CONVERSION PROCESS AND IS A TOYOTA PART. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION DONE TO FIND OUT WHO WAS AT FAULT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TOYOTA'S PART WAS DEFECTIVE BUT THE DEALERSHIP STILL REFUSE TO WARRANTY IT! THE DEALERSHIPS ARE UNWILLING TO EVEN HELP US FIND A SOLUTION. NOW I'M FORCED PAY 1000.00+ TO FIX IT WHEN IT SHOULD BE COVER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM FORCED TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT'S MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION! MY FAMILY AND I ARE EXTREMELY UPSET WITH THE SERVICE AND DIFFICULTIES WE ARE RECEIVING. I WOULD THINK THAT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT TOYOTA'S FAULT, THEN SHOULD GO THE EXTRA MILE TO HELP RESOLVE IT INSTEAD OF LEAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS OUT IN THE COLD! TERRIBLE WAY TO DO BUSINESS! *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS AN AVERAGE MPG READOUT. I RESET THE READOUT WHEN I REFILL THE FUEL TANK. WHEN I HAVE ABOUT 177 MILES ON THE TANK, THE MPG READING INSTANTANEOUSLY DROPS ABOUT .3 OR .4 MPG. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE MARK MILLER TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NO INTEREST IN IT AND REFUSED TO PURSUE THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS HIGHLY REPEATABLE AND OCCURS EACH TIME THE ABOVE SEQUENCE OCCURS. I REPORT THIS BECAUSE ON THE NEWS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE TOYOTA CEO REPORTED THAT THEY HAD NO REPORTED COMPUTER ERRORS ON THEIR PRODUCTS. I HAD REPORTED WHAT I SUSPECT TO BE A COMPUTER ERROR AND TOYOTA DIDN'T APPEAR TO RECORD THE REPORT. *TR

I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE BRAKES ON MY 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA AT ALL. ON A DRY SURFACE, ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS. BUT ON SNOWY ROADS OR WET SURFACES, THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND AT COUPLE OF OCCASIONS I WAS SCARED TO DEATH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING. IF I AM COMING FROM A DRY ROAD AND TRY TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION (EVEN AT 30-40 MILES/HR), WHERE THE SURFACE IS WET, I THINK THE ABS COMES INTO ACTION. THEN IT MAKES SOME LOUD, RATTLING NOISE(THE NOISE IS SIMILAR TO WHEN A BIG TRUCK TIRE ROLLS OVER A SHEET OF ROCK, THE ROCK BREAKING INTO MULTIPLE PIECES) AND THE CAR WON'T STOP IMMEDIATELY. IT TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS MORE TO STOP. ON ONE OCCASION, I ALMOST RAN INTO THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, I WAS DRIVING ON A SNOWY ROAD AND WAS GOING AT 30 MPH IN A 45MPH ZONE AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED YELLOW. I TRIED TO STOP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T STOP UNTIL IT WENT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THINGS I NOTICED IS WHEN I AM GOING AT 65 MPH, I DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEMS DURING NORMAL BRAKING. ALSO THE WORKAROUND IS AS SOON AS YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE TO STOP, PUMPING THE BREAK REPEATEDLY WORKS. *TR

I WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL. THE CAR NEXT TO ME NEEDED TO BACK OUT SO I WAS MOVING MY CAR FORWARD A LITTLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR WAY. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT STARTED ACCELERATING BUT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I TURNED THE WHEEL TO MISS THE BLOCK WALL IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR HAD JUMPED THE CURB AND WAS UP IN THE LANDSCAPE AREA. IT WAS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE AND I WAS PUMPING THE BRAKE AND TRYING TO NOT HIT ANYTHING. I WAS TRYING TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL SO THAT IT WOULD STOP BUT BY THEN THE CAR WAS DOWN IN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT AND HEADED TOWARD A THREE FOOT CLIFF. MY YOUNGEST SON WAS IN THE CAR AND NOT BUCKLED INTO HIS SEAT SO I WAS PANICKING TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP. I PUT IT INTO PARK AND IT MAKE A WEIRD RATTLE NOISE AND THEN STOPPED VERY SUDDENLY. I LOOKED DOWN AT MY FEET IMMEDIATELY TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS NOT ACCIDENTALLY PRESSING THE GAS BUT MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. I WAS LATE TO PICK MY CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL THANKFULLY, BECAUSE 10 MINUTES EARLIER THE PARKING LOT WOULD HAVE BEEN FULL OF CHILDREN. I TOWED MY CAR INTO TOYOTA AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT IT BUT SAID THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR