Accelerator Pedal problems of the 2004 Toyota Sienna

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and the speed of the vehicle increased to over 90 mph. During the failure the braking system had failed and would not stop the vehicle while pressing the brake pedal. The front passenger was able to view the fuel pedal was stuck to the floor and was able to physically pull the fuel pedal up from the stuck position and the vehicle's speed was reduced. The incident lasted for approximately 10 minutes. During the incident the police was called during the incident. A police report was later filed at the scene and the vehicle was towed to the local dealer. The contact informed by the dealer that the failure was due to a missing fuel pedal pen. No further information was available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact expressed experiencing emotional stress and anxiety during and after the incident. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

2004 Toyota Sienna steering problem the consumer stated the dealer fixed the steering problem. However, the consumer had to return the vehicle because the problem resurfaced. The steering was never the same. There were times when the steering would become stiff, but the problem would go away once the vehicle warmed up. The consumer also stated the clip that holds the floor mat in place comes off easily.

On two separate occasions vehicle hesitated when applying the accelerator pedal from a stop position. Vehicle taken to the dealer on two separate occasions, and they were unable to duplicate the problem.

Accelerator fails to respond for 1-2 seconds in an emergency acceleration situation. When entering a road from a stop sign, I hesitated thinking there was no room. A vehicle let me in. When I hit the accelerator to make it safely, the vehicle failed to respond for 1-2 seconds. The car letting me slowed down to let me in, but not enough to allow for this delay and he nearly rear-ended me. It was scary to not have the car respond. I have seen many other complaints filed about this and the dealer response always seems to be that this is how the electronic throttle control performs. I believe this needs to be recalled so that Toyota can make this electronic device respond immediately as opposed to taking 1-2 seconds.

Distances between the gas and brake pedals were designed poorly. The pedal pad was 2x4 inches. When transferring feet from one pedal to another consumer's foot would get stuck between the pedals.