| Issue ID | 481966 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10068438 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SIENNA |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 04/05/04 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I ran into a big problem with my 4 month old 2004 toyota sienna xle. I was turning onto a hill and wanted to see how it would accelerate up the hill so i floored it. The car accelerated well and i took my foot off the gas pedal at about 35 mph. The problem was that the car kept going at full acceleration. There was no one in front of me so i started trying to figure out how to stop it instead of just turning off the car (i needed to get to the top of the hill and i could coast to where i was going). I put it into neutral but all it did was rev to 6000 rpm, i checked to make sure i somehow hadn't gotten the cruise control on and i hadn't, i downshifted into 3rd and kept pressing on and letting off the brake pedal since i didn't want ruin my breaks (i was able to keep the speed between 40 and 50). As i neared the top of the hill (it is about 1/3 of a mile long) i figured i would turn the car off at the top. Just as i was about to crest the hill, the van stopped accelerating as the car leveled out and then ran normal. There is an initial level portion going to the top of the hill and the van did not stop accelerating at the level spot. It wasn't until the second level spot that it stopped accelerating.. *ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 6150 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | POCATELLO, ID |
| VIN pattern | 5TDZA22C14SXXXXXX |
| 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 | 22/12/03 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 35 |
| 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 | PHIL MEADOR TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | POCATELLO |
| Dealer's state code | ID |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 83201 |