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Toyota Sienna Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Oct 24, 2011
Reported on Oct 24, 2011
| I HAVE LOVED MY 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA FOR 5-6 MOS. NOW. UPON BACKING UP IN MY FLAT DRIVEWAY AREA ON 10/24/11, AT A SLOW RATE TYPICAL TO BACKING UP IN A DRIVEWAY, I FOUND MY VAN PROPELLING VERY FAST STRAIGHT BACK/IN REVERSE. THIS TOOK THE VEHICLE DOWN OVER A SLIGHT HILL OF OUR YARD INTO A LARGE PINE TREE. THE THICK SPRUCE TREE HAS A HUGE HOLE/OPENING/DAMAGED AREA AND MY ENTIRE BACK OF THE VAN IS VERY DAMAGED, ENTIRE REAR WINDOW BUSTED INTO HUNDREDS OF SMALLER PIECES, ITEMS IN THE CAR PROJECTED ONTO THE GROUND BEHIND US. THE LIFTGATE, REAR WINDOW AND BUMPER ARE VERY CAVED IN AND DAMAGED. I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE THIS AS SECONDS OF TOTAL CONFUSION, SPEED, LACK OF CONTROL, SHOCK. I'M FEELING LIKE THE VAN IS POSSESSED , AND I WILL NOT DRIVE IT AT ALL AGAIN. I DID NOT WITNESS ANY INDICATORS OF ANY ACCELERATOR ISSUES IN THE 5-6 MOS. I'VE OWNED IT. I WOULD BE LYING IF I SAID I WAS POSITIVE I WAS STILL BACKING UP OR IF I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING TO BRAKE AND SHIFT INTO DRIVE TO PULL FORWARD AND OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPENED SO QUICKLY FOR DOING SOMETHING AT SUCH A VERY SLOW REVERSE SPEED, THAT THE DETAILS IN THAT SECOND IT ALL CHANGED AND ACCELERATED, I CAN NOT SAY FOR SURE WHAT SPECIFICS WERE BEING DONE AT THAT VERY MOMENT OF DRASTIC CHANGE IN SPEED. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED TOYOTAS. WE'VE HAD A FEW NOW. THIS IS THE LAST ONE I WILL BUY BECAUSE I JUST CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHY OR WHAT OCCURRED TO MAKE IT GO FROM SINGLE DIGITS IN REVERSE TO VERY QUICKLY SPEEDING IN REVERSE. I'M TALKING 12 YARDS OF SPACE WHERE IT WENT FROM NORMAL, SLOW BACKING UP TO INCREDIBLY FAST, THEN IMPACT. I CAN'T SAY IF THE CAR EVEN STALLED WHEN IT STOPPED. I CAN'T RECALL IF I SHUT IF OFF. I WAS FAR MORE CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING OUT AND CHECKING ON MY 4 YEAR OLD WHO WAS LUCKILY UNHARMED IN HER 5 POINT HARNESS HIGH BACK CAR SEAT. I KNOW IT SOUNDS ODD-IT WAS MORE ODD THAN ANYONE CAN IMAGINE! *TT | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Sienna |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SELINSGROVE PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5TDYK3DC8BS |
| Mileage: | 4900 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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