Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2016 Toyota Sienna

Table 1 shows two common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2016 Toyota Sienna.

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Toyota Sienna

Problem Category Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems
1
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems
1

Vehicle Speed Control problem #1

In cold temperatures, this vehicle model (according to the dealer) does not shift into overdrive right away when driving from a cold-start. This causing a momentary acceleration when braking and presents an unexpected safety issue. I have found this issue posted on several car forums and it appears to affect more than just the 2016 model Sienna, but does not trigger a fault of any kind.

Car Accelerates On Its Own problem #2

On June 6, 2019 at approximately 6 pm my vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. I was driving at 15 mph and it accelerated to 40-50 mph. Braking did not slow down the vehicle. I jumped the curb and hit three small trees. It came to a halt after undercarriage damage had been sustained. It was towed to cummings mobility where I purchased the vehicle. They could not determined what caused the unintended acceleration.


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