Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2004 Toyota Sienna

The outside temperature was below 32 and it was close to 25 or so. When I was driving the car at 40 mph with engine temp still slightly above cold(not at optimal which is almost half way) and slowed down by using gentle brakes(not hard brakes). Just before the vehicle comes to a full stop, there is unintended acceleration and I could see even the rpm(scale) to spike temporarily. This has been happening every time when outside temp is cold and vehicle is driven with cold or slightly above cold engine temperature. There is a risk of hitting another vehicle or meeting accident if misjudge my braking because of this problem. . Please note : this problem disappears when engine temperate is at optimal and I have driving a Honda accord 2008 exl for last 7 years(was bought new one), I never had experienced this problem in that car even when driven with cold engine.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while at a complete stop the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle accelerated through a parking lot and crashed into two vehicles. The failure was the third occurrence since of unintended acceleration in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken by the united states automobile association and was being held in storage. The vehicle was not inspected for the cause of the failure. The failure and the current mileages were 97,000.

While parking our 2004 Toyota Sienna Mini van, taking my foot off the accelerator and stepping on the brake pad, the vehicle began to accelerate rapidly. The acceleration was so rapid that the tires squealed as if they were burning rubber. The vehicle stopped when it hit a parked car in front of me.

I was driving in the middle lane on a three lane road. I arrived at a traffic light and came to a complete stop. I was standing in a traffic light with my foot on the brake. Standing in the same traffic light, there were many cars in front of my vehicle and several cars behind my vehicle. Suddenly, I felt my vehicle was attempting to move and smelled burning rubber from the right front tire. At the same time my foot was still applied firmly to the brakes and my vehicle jumped with a great force colliding with the vehicle in front me, which caused another impact and a third impact. The point of impact on my vehicle was the right side of the front of the vehicle. The left front tire was only two weeks oldand the other three tires were approximately 12,000 miles. The two front air bags deployed and the vehicle was totaled. My daughter was in the front passenger seat and suffered a tiny fracture in the rip cage as a result of the airbag impact. This was the first time we had experienced a case of sudden acceleration.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. While the contact was driving 5 mph attempting to park into a parking space, the vehicle had suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into a nearby gate. No one was injured and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the vehicle was operating normally. There were no prior warnings. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileages were 12,500.

I was accelerating away from a traffic light, making a left turn from 1300 east onto ft. Union blvd, and the vehicle continued to accelerate rapidly even after I removed my foot from the accelerator. I promptly placed the transmission in neutral, braked rapidly, and narrowly avoided rear-ending the car in front of me. I could not tell if the gas pedal was stuck on the floor mats, but rearranged them quickly and the engine rpms quickly dropped to an idle speed. This was the only time this has occurred. Several days later, I took the car to the local Toyota dealer, larry miller of murray, ut. I spoke with the manager about the problem, he examined my car, informed me that it was not part of the recall, asserted that there had been no reports of issues with the 2004 Sienna, and that the pedal on my car was not of the type implicated in the recalls. He had me take the car to their service department for further inspection and testing. They did not find any failure codes present and no check lights were on. They test drove the car 10 miles, but were unable to replicate the problem. No parts were repaired nor replaced. No further action was taken by them.

Toyota Sienna le 2004 suddenly accelerated while brake pedal was pressed on a parking. Car crashed into the wall because it was only a few feet in front of the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. While driving at approximately 10 mph, the contact eased pressure off the accelerator pedal but the vehicle suddenly accelerated. He depressed the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle from crashing into another vehicle in front. The vehicle continued to accelerate until he turned off the ignition. When he restarted the vehicle, it seemed to function normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where he was informed that the problem was caused by the floor mat. The VIN was unavailable at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were unknown. Updated 06/25/10. Updated 06/29/10.

I had a sudden acceleration experience in a 2004 Toyota Sienna van. I am filing this complaint because I am concerned that the recently announced Toyota recalls do not include the Sienna model. The incident occurred while I was parking my roommate's Sienna van. I pulled into a parking spot. Unhappy with the angle in which I was parked, I put the vehicle into reverse, backed up slowly then put the vehicle into drive and started to ease into the parking spot while straightening the wheel. As the vehicle moved forward, the engine suddenly made a loud roaring noise and leapt forward out of control, jumping a parking curb and up over the sidewalk in front of the restaurant. I placed both feet immediately on the brake but couldn't stop the vehicle. What stopped the vehicle was the brick wall of the restaurant. After the incident, we had the vehicle examined by a Toyota dealer who did diagnostic testing and could not determine a cause for the sudden acceleration. This event occurred prior to news reports of a possible problem with Toyota vehicles. When the Toyota problem became public last fall, I contacted Toyota and officially "registered" my experience with the Sienna van (Toyota reference #0911107062). I also called my Toyota dealer in my town (macomb IL) who admitted there was another Sienna van brought to him that also experienced a sudden acceleration after the one I was driving. My state farm insurance agent is also aware of that other Sienna experience. I am not seeking reimbursement but I am concerned that the Sienna model should also be considered for the pedal assembly recall. At the time, this Sienna had approximately 78,000 miles on it. Just for the record, I am a 2007 Toyota camry owner and have not had any issues with sudden acceleration in this vehicle (approximately 22,000 miles), thank you.

1. Toyota Sienna ce driver's door welded part (inside door) snap off causing loud thud sound when opening & closing the door. I found out in the internet that before there was a lot of complaints about it but Toyota did not order a recall & now they want me fix it in a shop at my own expense. 2. Sudden acceleration from idling during traffic cruising.

Sudden acceleration bank drive through after completing business transaction. After stepping on the accelerator car leaped forward suddenly going over a bermans crashing into two vehiclesd amaging both my vehicle was totalled.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. While driving less than 30 mph in the right lane, the vehicle veered to the right. The vehicle almost crashed into the median. The contact steered to the left and the vehicle suddenly began to accelerate unexpectedly. He attempted to avoid oncoming traffic, but was unable to slow the vehicle down or come to a complete stop. The contact pulled into a parking lot and the vehicle crashed into a car wash. The crash occurred while the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle is currently at a salvage yard provided by the insurance company. The driver sustained a fractured sternum and the front passenger needed 12 stitches in her right hand. The two rear passengers were uninjured. A police report was filed. The contact conducted online research, but found no recalls for the vehicle. He did, however, find an investigation pertaining to this failure, but it had been closed without any recalls issued. The current and failure mileages were 30,000. Updated 10/16/08 updated 10/20/08.

Sudden acceleration in 2004 Toyota Sienna van: at 0830am pst, April 29th 2008 I was driving to work at my school where I work as a teacher. While making a slow u-turn, with my foot lightly on the brake pedal, my 2004 Toyota Sienna le van suddenly took off and accelerated uncontrollably like a rocket at maximum velocity. The accelerator pedal was never pressed during this incident. I had just a split second to remove my foot completely off the brake pedal to look down at the floor board to ensure nothing was pinning the pedal downward, nothing was there and the van was still accelerating looked up in horror as vehicle was continuing to accelerate at an extremely high rate of speed and continuing to accelerate. I quickly steered the vehicle and dodged a screened chain-link fence to avoid an area where children usually stand waiting for parents. With vehicle still accelerating at full power I quickly passed the fence area, applied the brakes with great force, but they felt unresponsive to the acceleration forces. With vehicle moving at a very high rate of speed and still accelerating, I saw a parked vehicle right in front of me and could no longer control the vehicle, I braced for impact. The van violently smashed into an unattended Ford expedition vehicle, engine briefly revved high and then finally shut down. Had there not been a parked vehicle there I would have gone directly into the residential house about 50 feet away. It only took about 3 or 4 seconds for the van to travel the 22 yards from where the accelerator malfunction started to the impact area of the other vehicle. There is no doubt that this situation will occur again to someone else. Lives will be lost and drivers will be falsely held accountable. I strongly recommend that the nhsta investigate this serious issue. I am so concerned about this issue that I am sending a complete dissertation to all tv networks (20/20, etc) hoping that some agency will expose this to a high level of public awareness.

Ltr fwd fm (WI) re Toyota vehicles incidents of sudden unintended acceleration fm owner of a 2004 Toyota Sienna experienced an incident. The consumer stated the vehicle accelerated between 95-100 mph before she was able to shut the vehicle off. She had both feet on the brake, pressing as hard as she could. The dealership suggested it was the foot feed rubbing against the floor mat, but when she looked down at the floor mat, it didn't appear that was the problem.