| Issue ID | 973084 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10505309 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SIENNA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 23/03/13 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While attempting to drive to work while on a parkway (with no shoulder to pull over on) suddenly there was a dragging feeling as if the parking brake was applied. I immediately pulled off at the nearest exit and pulled over, my brake pedal felt extremely hard like it was stuck down. I put the car in park and pulled the brake pedal up with my foot, then pushed down on it several times again, at this time it seemed fine but i decided not to go to work but drive directly to the toyota dealer which was not far from where i was. The problem continued and i again pulled over and repeated the "pulling up of the brake pedal at which time i smelled something burning, i then continued about a block and a half to the dealership service department. Upon arrival that is when my dashboard lit up with several warning lights. After the service department diagnosed the problem of a bent bracket on my brake pedal assembly i did some research of my own and discovered that there was a factory recall of the 2011 toyota sienna's for the exact same problem (the part number 47110-08080). Neither the dealership, toyota motor company or toyota extra care (the very expensive extended warranty that i purchased) wanted to take responsibility for the problem. I was told that the brake pads and rotors would not have been damaged if i did not excessively drive the vehicle, when i asked them what they considered excessive they could not answer. I explained to them that there was no shoulder on the parkway that i was traveling on, but i did exit at the first possible one and drove approximately 1 mile to the dealership/service department. I am extremely unhappy and quite honestly not comfortable with the vehicle and the toyota motor company itself. I hope that toyota will accept responsibility for this faulty part and take the proper measures to correct this very unsafe issue! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 58500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | YONKERS, NY |
| VIN pattern | 5TDZK23C27SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 50 |
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