Accelerator Stuck Problems of Toyota Sienna

As I was accelerating on a city street, going uphill, the accelerator got stuck in the pedal-down position and the car started revving on its own. At the time, I was going about 10-15 mph and the car accelerated to about 25mph before I was able to stop it. I quickly removed my foot from the accelerator and stepped on the brakes which slowed down the acceleration, but did not stop the revving or the acceleration. I tapped the accelerator with my foot which seemed to loosen the accelerator (it became unstuck) and stopped the revving of the engine. I pulled over to calm myself before driving on. This was the third time I have experienced this; the other two times happened on the freeway and was resolved the same way; by stepping down on the accelerator to make it unstuck. The action is very similar to the emergency-brake engage/disengage function on the Toyota Sienna.

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The contact owns 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while merging onto the highway at 65 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 100 mph. The accelerator pedal had become stuck and would not release. The contact had to reach down under the steering wheel and release the lodged accelerator pedal, while continuing to maneuver the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the vehicle for ten days but was unable to diagnose a failure. The manufacturer was then notified and a complaint was filed. The manufacturer sent an investigator to further inspect the failure however, was unable to determine a failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000.

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The contact owns 2002 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that both the front driver and passenger side windows would open and close without the key in the ignition. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that they were unaware of what caused the failure. The dealer then advised the contact that the engine throttle was causing the accelerator pedal to stick and would need to be repaired. The contact stated that the pedal seemed tight but she did not realize there was a failure with the pedal and engine throttle. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 33,000 and the current mileage was 35,000. Updated 1/19/2010 updated 03/25/11.

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I was traveling alone on errands and had stopped at a t-intersection, positioned at the top of the "t" and preparing to turn right. I'd let afew cars go past, traveling on the main street with traffic closest to me going from left to right. When those cars had passed and it was safe to turn right onto the main street, I started to slowly depress the gas pedal to accelerate. Suddenly the car bolted forward and out of control, accelerating directly across the street and into the path of oncoming traffic traveling right to left. A car going about 40 mph slammed into the right front passenger side of my car. The airbags deployed and both our cars came to a complete stop. I was dazed from the collision and exited my car from the driver's side as soon as possible. I could see that the whole front of my car, including the engine was completely demolished. I was in shock and a lady from a nearby house who had heard the crash came out with a chair for me to sit me down on while the police and paramedics were on the way. I never went to the passenger side of the car and don't know the condition of the other driver or their car. I was taken to the emergency room and suffered chest, neck and back pain. I am quite sure it was the gas pedal sticking that caused the car to accelerate so unexpectedly and quickly, propelling me through the cross-traffic and onto the other side of the street. It was an absolutely horrible accident and I am still in shock over it, not to mention not knowing the condition, extent of injuries or even the identity of the other driver as yet.

I am reporting another Toyota sticky accelerator pedal. Our 1999 Sienna minivan has had 3 incidents of stuck accelerator, the most recent was Jan. 21, 2010. I believe it has become "stuck" between 40 and 45mph. Other incidents were in summer (cannot remember date) and October 2009. The 1st incident was brief and corrected quickly by pushing down on the pedal to "free it", the 2nd incident required braking and putting the car in neutral and shoving the pedal with my foot to the left and right to free it up. I was able to drive the car to the shoulder, turned the car off and then the pedal seemed to work ok, although a bit sluggish response. Our mechanic fixed the throttle body and the car has not had another incident until last week. The most recent incident was more harrowing in that there was not much room to maneuver the car since we were headed for lots of cars stopped at a traffic light. I tried to slow the car by braking hard with the left foot and shoving the accelerator. Pedal down and side to side while in neutral but this did not work quickly like the October incident. I was able to pull over to a shoulder before crashing but it took much longer for the car to stop this time, and I actually threw the car in park to stop the car! I turned off the car and after a few minutes, was composed enough to drive it. Our dealer will check the car Jan 29. The floor mat does not appear to be involved jamming into the pedal, so it is probably a mechanical "catch" that is getting hung up when the pedal is down a certain distance. We thought the safety gurus would want to know. Luckily no crashes have occurred yet!.

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The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was stuck down to the floor causing unintended acceleration up to 50 mph. He put the vehicle in neutral and turned off the ignition and kicked the pedal a few times and it resumed the original position. He took the vehicle to the dealership and the vehicle was inspected. He was informed that the dealer could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired to-date. The contact had not experienced the failure again up until the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 98,000. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

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Couple things happened- right after we both Sienna, about 1 month later the brake light went on. It was late Sunday night, so the dealership was closed. We went there the following week. They couldn't find a problem, cause the light went off. When I left the dealer, the light went back on so I left my car thereand told them I'm not going to drive until they find a problem. I have 2 small kids and their safety is first. They fix it and said that some sensor unfortunately was damaged during the delivery and they replace it. Then I got problem with my power side door- will still be closing even if you try to stop it. Solution from the dealer- lubricate and that's it- it still happen from time to time. Next- front passenger and second row seat belts- lock during the trip. Dealer solution- they don't see the problem. Now about 2 months ago my accelerator got suck while driving for about 15 seconds. I did not made a big deal out of it, because I was sure it suppose to happen, but NW after hearing what going on with other Toyota models, I'm just not sure. The gas pedal did not got stuck to the carpet for sure- I would see it, it was like it got stuck at 70mph. . . I love my Sienna and husband drives corolla too and we both love Toyotas. I just think now it's not about love for the engine, it's about safety of our children. If necessary I have documents regarding the brake sensor replacement, seat belts complains, etc. I spoke with the dealer about the gas pedal and said to me that my model its not in the recall and it could be something else, but did not offer to check what could it be. . .

My wife was driving on a single lane suburban road going approximately 45 mph. She tried to slow down using the brakes, but the car wouldn't slow down. She tried the brake a second time, but the car didn't slow down. Since there were vehicles in front of her, she went off the road (fortunately by an open field) and side swiped a pole and went down into a small ravine. The entire drivers side of the car was damaged. . . Over $12,000. The local Toyota dealer assured us that the brakes were fine. Toyota (parent company) was not much help. With all the recent media attention with the stuck accelerators, I asked the dealer to check for that as well. . . . They said the car is fine.

In April 2009 the accelerator stuck on my 2009 Toyota Sienna van. The dealer failed to replicate the problem and neither the dealer nor Toyota has made any progress to resolving. Now I see where a vast number of other Toyota vehicles are similarly plagued and my confidence in the Sienna is further eroded. Please help!.

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On April 1, 2008, at about 9:30 p. M. , my two sons, 19 and 16, and my youngest son's friend drove south on interstate 35 out of downtown minneapolis upon conclusion of a twins game. About three blocks north of crosstown highway 62, going 60 mph I passed a car by putting the accelerator on the floor. Traffic is somewhat heavy of course. The car continued accelerating despite the fact that I took my foot off of the accelerator. I calmly told my 19 year old son sitting next to me that the accelerator was stuck. He shifted the car into neutral, and then into park and reverse when the shift into neutral didn't seem to correct the problem. He then shifted the car back into neutral, my foot was on the brake, and I was able to slow the car down on the 80 degree turn onto the crosstown 62 from i35. I slowed the car down to about 45 mph and, luckily, was able to get to the shoulder. I took the car in to my local maintenance shop the next day. The owner of the shop suggested that I ask the dealer I purchased the minivan from, bloomington Toyota, to check at least the following three items: throttle position sensor, engine control module, and idle control motor. On may 15, 2008, I brought the minivan into bloomington Toyota and told them what my local shop owner suggested. After testing the vehicle, the service manager told me that they found nothing wrong with the vehicle and that if the accelerator had malfunctioned, their computer testing devices would have detected it and had detected nothing.

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Left our home about 1045a. Put van into "drive" after pulling out of driveway in reverse. Unable to stop with the brakes at stop sign, approx 0. 1 miles from start. Car began to accelerate on it's own, through the stop sign, through a right hand turn, through a left hand turn. Accelerator pedal was "stuck" and could not get it loose. Brakes had no effect, including attempts at emergency brake use. Went up a hill hoping to slow the van, but van increased acceleration. Tree was hit with center of front bumper. Air bags did not deploy. Engine continued to "rev" after impact. Exited vehicle. Right front tire exploded, severely damaging right front quarter panel area/components.

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The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. While driving 65 mph the vehicle accelerated and moved to one side of the road; however, after the engine shut off it reset and began driving normally. The contact stated that the duplicate failure occurred in 2009 and the accelerator pedal was stuck. The contact had to reach down and pull the pedal from the stuck position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that there was nothing wrong with it. The contact stated that the failure occurred at least three to four times. The Toyota manufacturer has not been notified. The failure mileage was 42,000.

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My 2006 Toyota Sienna's accelerator gets stuck in the acceleration position. I was entering the highway so I was quickly accelerating to merge with traffic and once I merged with traffic I released the accelerator pedal to adjust my speed and the pedal remained in acceleration mode and I was unable to stop it. I tried pressing the brake pedal to stop or decrease the acceleration and that didn't work. I tried depressing the accelerator pedal again to see if it was stuck and that didn't work. Eventually the acceleration stopped on its own. This has happened to me twice and my husband once. So far this has occurred three times since we've had the vehicle. I took it into a Toyota dealer where they recorded my issue on the service invoice on 2/17/07 and were unable to duplicate the issue and remarked that my floor mats were upside down and that I should install them properly.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. While driving 40 mph and removing her foot off of the accelerator pedal it became stuck as it was released. She had to pump the brakes so that the vehicle could slow down. The dealer was contacted and stated that they were unaware of any related failures. There were no repairs made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 12 and the current mileage was 42,484. Updated 03/10/10. Updated 06/04/10.

In summer of 2000, I had an accident in a 99 Toyota Sienna and my accelerator stuck causing me to have to put the car in reverse to stop forward motion after impact. I reported the stuck accelerator to dealer, and state farm. My car was totaled. The accident occurred at an intersection and another driver hit me from the right - he ran a red light and was cited as at fault, but after the impact, my car continued to go forward and although I had my foot on my brake all the way to the floor the car would not stop. I had my two young children in the car who were screaming in fear and pain, and there were two rows of cars in every direction stopped at the intersection. I looked at a concrete pillar in a parking lot and thought about running my car into it to stop. Instead, I reached for the gears and tried to shift to park. It went into reverse, and by some true miracle, I was able to miss all the sitting traffic and steer into a chain link fence. By yet another miracle, there was only one spot on the fence that was not tree lined. I backed between two trees into the fence and that stopped my car, which I left running as I got my two children out. A bystander was able to reach in and remove the keys and stop the car. The fence belonged to a catholic church which later sent a bill to my insurance company for the damage. This occurred in memphis, TN, and I have always been sure that the accelator was stuck in that incident. I was told to report it to the nthsa, but frankly, thought that sounded like redtape. I don't think the Toyota problem is mechanical or recent, but a massive, long-standing computer-based issue cover-up and Toyota drivers should be compensated by company.

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Location-parking lot, raining, tires lost traction and accelerator stuck on full, brakes would not function. The vehicle propelled forward glancing off the back of a full sized pickup and deflected into a suburban where it finally stopped. No one was hurt but this situation could have been very serious if anyone had been near because I had very little control(steering only).