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Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [jul333]
by ben_sf
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Feb 24, 2007 (10:31 am)
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Replying to: jul333 (Feb 23, 2007 3:19 pm)
Jul133: Have you file a formal complaint at NHTSA? If not, would you? It would be nice that people can document their incidents to get the attention, and for subsequent event reference.
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- #17 of 65
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Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [ben_sf]
by jul333
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Feb 24, 2007 (1:02 pm)
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Replying to: ben_sf (Feb 23, 2007 3:43 pm)
The dealership loaned me a car while they serviced my van. I refused to pay for the loaner as well..and I spoke directly to the Director of Sales and then his boss- until I got them to agree to not charge me. I went directly to my dealership with the problem- so I think I had more leverage...
They traded me into a new van..they bought back my sienna 2004 for what I owed on it and traded me into a new 2006 sienna..for basically the same payment. I lost on the equity I had on the 2004..but I had 45000 miles on it and I was happy to trade into a van which I hope doens't have the smae problem....
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- #18 of 65
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Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [ben_sf]
by jul333
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Feb 24, 2007 (1:03 pm)
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Replying to: ben_sf (Feb 24, 2007 10:31 am)
I started to file a complaint- but at the time I didn't know what the situation was with the van..I will file one.
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- #19 of 65
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Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [jul333]
by otl
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Mar 12, 2007 (11:13 pm)
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Replying to: jul333 (Nov 28, 2006 7:47 pm)
Ahh. It might be too late to answer your question, but your scenario was exactly same as what happened to me today. We drive a Toyota Sienna 2004, and its been 3 years we had this car. Somehow when we were getting ready to park, right at the moment when my driver was about to shift gear to park, the car decided to charge forward with tremendous speed. Ended up ramming to a shop owned by our friends.....
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Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [otl]
by jul333
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Mar 13, 2007 (4:11 am)
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Replying to: otl (Mar 12, 2007 11:13 pm)
Thats just what happened to me! I hope you have success getting the point across to Toyota- that this is a problem...
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Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [otl]
by caravan2
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Mar 13, 2007 (4:25 am)
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Replying to: otl (Mar 12, 2007 11:13 pm)
Could you please explain a little more.... when you were about to park, weren't your foot on brake pedal and applying the brake? If that's the case, even if the van accelerated, you would have been applying brake at the same time and the braking would stop it. Unless brakes failed OR the foot was on accelerator and thought to be on brake and pushed on accelerator instead 
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Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [caravan2]
by mnrep2
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Mar 17, 2007 (1:41 pm)
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Replying to: caravan2 (Mar 13, 2007 4:25 am)
OR the foot was on accelerator and thought to be on brake and pushed on accelerator instead
EXACTLY
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- #23 of 65
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Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [caravan2]
by jul333
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Mar 17, 2007 (2:14 pm)
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Replying to: caravan2 (Mar 13, 2007 4:25 am)
There lies the problem...I had my foot on the brake, as I was pulling a little more into a parking space- and the van accelerrated-with my foot on the brake..the brake did nothing and I smashed the wall.
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Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [mnrep2]
by jul333
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Mar 17, 2007 (2:15 pm)
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Replying to: mnrep2 (Mar 17, 2007 1:41 pm)
Sounds like you're an expert on everything...
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Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [jul333]
by mnrep2
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Mar 17, 2007 (2:44 pm)
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Replying to: jul333 (Mar 17, 2007 2:15 pm)
I would sell the car immediately....
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