general problems of the 2001 Toyota Sienna

I was entering the parking area of a shopping center. Immediately after turning in the car accelerated quickly. I braked to no avail. Then I put on the foot emergency brake, which slowed but did not stop the car. A passenger then turned off the key and we lurched to an abrupt stop, short of a typical parking lot light pole. After a brief time I turned on the key and was met with a very loud growl from the hood. Aaa hauled me to joseph airport Toyota in vandalia, OH. On tues, Aug 11, I called to see what they had found. They told me that they had found nothing wrong with the car after testing and driving the car. I asked to talk with the mechanic, who told me he had tested everything thoroughly and could not replicate what I had experienced.

The horn on the Sienna works intermittently. This is a very unsafe situation when driving as a horn could possibly prevent an accident with a car or pedestrian. First had the problem in 2014, but when we brought it to Toyota, it would work, so they couldn't check it out. In April 2015, they finally thought it was a defective spiral cable, so they replaced it, to the tune of $400+. Three days later, we had the problem again. Weren't able to bring it back until recently. Replaced spiral cable again. Problem returned before the car made it home. Vehicle is back in shop. I believe they said they are replacing the horn pad assembly, which will cost another $150 for the part. They are not charging for labor as it is under a 1 year service warranty. Found out today a coworker has a similar problem with a 2005 Sienna. I googled, "problems with Sienna horn" and found many people with the same problem. Why has there not been a recall as this is clearly a safety issue. I feel that maybe there has not been any serious accidents attributed to this problem and so it's "flown under the radar", so to speak.

I replaced my brakes pad and routers less than a year ago and replaced all 4 tires December 2012 at sears. My abs light and tire pressure light come on every time I drive and recently I pulled out of my driveway at no more than 5 mph and pressed on the brake and I couldn't stop reversing in the street. I fell when I driving the anti brake system tries to work. Because my pedal jumps and vibrates and I hear clicking grinding sounds. I have had to stop intersections because my van wouldn't stop when I needed it too.