Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2005 Toyota Sienna

Husband pulled into parking spot in front of a store, he was completely stopped in the spot and before he could put in park it suddenly accelerated full rev, hopped the curb and hit the building. While up against the building it was still in full rev. Finally it stopped and he backed it back over the curb. Van went about three feet into the building. Tire on front passenger side was flattened. Van has been totaled. Thank god no one was in front of our van.

On Monday, oct. 13, 2014, I was slowly backing out of my driveway when my 2005 Toyota Sienna van suddenly accelerated rapidly and uncontrollably. I tired to stop the van, but it sped backwards across the street in front of my house, ran over a curb, and crashed into a parked car. The car that my van struck pushed into another car which was also damaged. This was most frightening and upsetting, especially since I have learned that this type of malfunction has been reported many times to Toyota. My van was totaled, the second car may have been totaled and the third car will need at least a new door. A woman who was in the third car is claiming to have been injured.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while at a stop sign attempting to make a left turn, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to approximately 25 mph. The vehicle failed to slow down or stop although the brake pedal was engaged. The contact stated that after turning the engine off and restarting it, the vehicle operated as normal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted in reference to the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000.

My wife had sudden acceleration issue with our 2005 Toyota Sienna le Mini-van. When she was dropping our son outside our apartment complex at under 15 mph, car magically accelerated and ended up hitting a tree. Front passenger was totally damaged and car is totaled. We had approx 65k miles on minivan.

2005 Toyota Sienna uncontrolled acceleration on the highway. My wife was passing another vehicle, and when she merged back into the right lane, the vehicle maintained speed even though she let off of the accelerator. She managed to get it under control within a few seconds. This is the 2nd time that this has happened. The vehicle has 64,000 miles.

2005 Toyota Sienna. Attorney writes on behalf of clients in regards to a collision due to unintended acceleration as the consumer was slowly attempting to park the vehicle, it suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated out of control. The vehicle hit a pole directly ahead, went airborne and landed on top of a parked vehicle and rolled to the side. The consumers left hand fingers were crushed causing injuries.

I had a sudden acceleration incident in my 2005 Toyota Sienna. I was making a slow u-turn in front of my home into a parking space by the curb on the far side of the street. The width of the street is such that even with the steering wheel turned fully to the left, the passenger tire rises up a driveway incline just before the car is 180 degrees around. As I usually do for this turn, I need to turn slightly more than 180 degrees, have the passenger tire come out of the driveway, then turn back to be parallel to the curb. I had slightly misjudged the turn this time, and realized that my passenger tire was going to have to drop an inch or two off the rising curb at the edge of the driveway. Because of this I am certain I had my foot on the brake pedal to keep my speed down. About 5 feet before the wheel was going to come off the curb, the car lurched forward, jumped the curb violently and fast, and continued my turn carrying me partly back into the street. I was very surprised, but brought the car to a stop quickly with the brake. The engine was no longer revving once I stopped. I estimate tat the acceleration lasted for not more than 2 seconds, possibly only 1 second. I reversed the car and then drove it forward into my intended parking space. After putting the shifter into p, I revved the engine and everything seemed fine. Fortunately, there was no accident and no damage I am aware of (although the passenger wheel did make a thump as it came over the curb).

I was pulling into a parking space in a shopping center parking lot when my 2005 Toyota Sienna suddenly accelerated and my van lurched forward into a tree. This has never happened before to me in this, or any other vehicle. As a result of the crash, my car was not drivable and had to be towed from the scene. I filed a police report, as well as a claim with my insurance carrier. I have since filed a complaint with Toyota, but have not yet heard from the inspector assigned to my case. Currently, the van is at a body shop awaiting inspection by the Toyota representative before anything else is done.

We own a 2005 Toyota Sienna that has had an ongoing sudden acceleration problem since we bought the car new in 2005. The engine will suddenly accelerate when turning the car at lower speeds. This problem has been documented hundreds and hundreds of times, by Sienna owners on Siennaclub. Com (no longer in use) and on Siennachat. Com. The members on these sites have complained to Toyota for years about this problem. We have taken the car in for "reprogramming" but that did not fix the situation.

On or about October 31, 2008, a 2005 Toyota Sienna xle accelerated suddenly and unexpectedly. The driver steered the vehicle around cars, curbs and other obstructions while the vehicle continued to accelerate through a parking lot. Attempts to brake the vehicle were futile. The vehicle eventually hit a curb which deflated a tire, then continued through a chain-link fence and a field and into a portable building, finally coming to a stop. The driver was injured in the unintended acceleration incident and died. Updated 02/26/10 updated 09/28/10.

I pulled into a parking lot and made a right turn to pull into a parking space. I was halfway into the space, my foot was on the brake pedal, when I felt the van jerk-it then suddenly accelerated, went over the raised curb in front,onto the exit lane of the shopping center,turned around back into the parking lot(the wheel was turned to the right still),hit the building breaking a couple of windows, and then came to a stop after hitting a barricaded dumpster along the way. All the while I was hitting the brakes, but they didn't seem to work. The airbag deployed in the process,the front of the van was badly damaged. Thankfully there were no pedestrians in the lot and I didn't hit any other vehicle and my son and I walked away with minor injuries. I have contacted Toyota. They inspected the van last week and I am waiting to hear their report. The van hasn't been fixed yet-I am waiting to hear from Toyota as to the next course of action. About an hour before this incident occurred, I was pulling out of another parking space in reverse,when the van just stopped and didn't move. I restarted it,put it on reverse and then it moved alright,was bumpy-I thought a tire was flat-stopped and checked to see all of them-they were fine, and after that all was smooth and well until the crash.

While pulling into the garage vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated and lurched forward through the garage wall into the dining room of consumer's home. Vehicle was towed to the dealer.

Letter from congressman loebsack's office on behalf of constituent re sudden acceleration of Toyota Sienna the consumer stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated while traveling with her husband and two children. The brakes did not stop the vehicle, nor did shifting the gear into neutral, park or reverse. The rpm needle went all the way to the right and there was a loud roar coming from the engine. The consumer pulled the key from ignition at about 75 mph in the middle of rush hour traffic. The consumer stated the sudden acceleration occurred twice before. Toyota claimed the floor mats were the cause, however the consumer's husband checked the floor mats and they were not the problem. Updated 06/15/10.