| Issue ID | 511964 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10098200 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SIENNA |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 04/01/04 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2004 sienna ltd awd has both a hesitation in acceleration and shifting problems if the vehicle is at low speed and then the accelerator is depressed. The engine does not respond to the accelerator pedal then after a delay, can over rev and then engage the transmisson. There have been incidents where it causes dangerous delays in avoiding a potentiao accidant situation. Taken the car back and was told that toyota says this is operating according to the design. This is an unsafe situation.*ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 8000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DOWNINGTOWN, PA |
| VIN pattern | 5TDBA22C34SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 20/08/03 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 10 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | DEL TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 610 383 6200 |
| Dealer's city | THORNDALE |
| Dealer's state code | PA |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 19372 |