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#61 of 65 Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [mking3] by nomoretoyo Jul 08, 2009 (1:21 pm)
Replying to: mking3 (Jun 11, 2008 12:02 pm) On April 9 2009 I had just turned onto a side street going approx 5-6 MPH when a car ran a stop sign hitting my 2005 Sienna XLE on the rear door/back wheel area on driver's side pushing my angle slightly to the left. My van immediately went into a full acceleration ramming into a car (going in opposite direction) waiting for a red light,all the time with the engine reving. My van actually pushed this stopped vehicle sideways into the curb (only a matter of feet). At the time of impact I saw a brief puff of either dust or smoke so I was going to let van inch back off the hit vehicle before putting into park. While shifting the van with engine still reving van shot backward across a curb, hit a boulder and then into a palm tree. Only then did the engine subside.. All this took place in a MATTER OF SECONDS. The entire time I was going backward I repeatedly hit the brakes to no avail.      I filed a report with Toyota (case #0904117041) and with NHTSA (confirmation #10265288). As with other cases, Toyota sent a technician to inspect van,, said no problem found. Sent to me what appeared to be a "form" letter referencing my "pulling into a parking space" which was not the case at all. NHTSA has never corresponded with me since taking the original report.     There was no way that I would have ever gotten behind the wheel of this Sienna again. Just thankful no one else was involved. DO NOT BUY TOYOTA!!!! Replies to this message: bertha06 (Jul 09, 2009 12:21 am) ateixeira (Jul 27, 2009 10:32 am) bertha06 (Jul 27, 2009 8:03 pm) ateixeira (Jul 28, 2009 7:43 am)
#62 of 65 Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [nomoretoyo] by bertha06 Jul 09, 2009 (12:21 am)
Replying to: nomoretoyo (Jul 08, 2009 1:21 pm) I couldn't agree more, DO NOT BUY TOYOTA!!! I cannot believe how they can keep this problem from being acknowledged. Everybody thinks Toyota has such a great reputation, but they have never experienced what we have. I just wonder how many more people this has happened to that don't report it to anybody, or post a message. Of course if they aren't lucky as we were to survive the incident, then nobody ever is aware of what really happened. I have called NHTSA a few times about my report, and they tell me it takes quite a while before they look at the report and decide whether or not to investigate further. So what good does that do, by then the vehicle is gone, if it was totaled like mine was. What are they going to look at. You would think if they keep getting these reports they would realize there really is a big problem here.
#63 of 65 Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [nomoretoyo] by ateixeira Jul 27, 2009 (10:32 am)
Replying to: nomoretoyo (Jul 08, 2009 1:21 pm) To be fair - all bets are off after you were hit by a car running a stop sign.   Such a violent impact can throw all sorts of things off. Hydraulic brake lines can snap and leak out pressure, for instance. Leaky fluids, short circuits, who knows. Your Sienna was not intact.   I don't think your case is the same as the others here, not by a long shot. Replies to this message: bertha06 (Jul 27, 2009 8:03 pm) ateixeira (Jul 28, 2009 7:43 am)
#64 of 65 Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [ateixeira] by bertha06 Jul 27, 2009 (8:03 pm)
Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 27, 2009 10:32 am) Hi ateixeira I am really wondering what your interest is in all this. Do you work for Toyota? It seems you are always trying to come up with some other reason why these things are not happening, and are not the fault of the vehicle. What's the deal anyway? Replies to this message: ateixeira (Jul 28, 2009 7:43 am)
#65 of 65 Re: Sienna Uncontrolled Acceleration [bertha06] by ateixeira Jul 28, 2009 (7:43 am)
Replying to: bertha06 (Jul 27, 2009 8:03 pm) Yeah, right, they helped pay for my Miata and Forester.   The poster was blaming Toyota instead of the driver that ran the red light and slammed into his van.   I mean, seriously....

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