I PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED VAN BACK IN 2006 AND STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE VAN WAS SHAKING WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. HAD THE TIRES INSPECTED AND HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED ALREADY, THE VAN HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, AND LOW AND BEHOLD, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. I ALSO HAD TO GET MY VAN ALIGNED PROPERLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I PAID BIG BUCKS FOR MY VAN AND THESE TIRES SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACE SO SOON. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS!!!!!!!!! THIS COULD LEAD INTO SOME PRETTY SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENTS WITH BARE TIRES AND COST THE CONSUMERS DOLLARS, DOLLARS, AND DOLLARS! *TR
2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I TOOK A RIGHT TURN FROM JUPITAR RD. TO PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH FREEWAY - APPROXIMATELY 400 METERS BEFORE ENTERING THE TOLLWAY. THE TRAC OFF AND ENGINE FAULT LIGHT SWITCHED ON AND THE VAN COULDN'T GO BEYOND A MAXIMUM SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 OR 30 MPH. I WAS SHOCKED AND STUNNED AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS JUST HAPPENING AND HOW TO GET THE VAN TO A SIDE PATH AMID PASSING VEHICLES AT 60 TO 70 MPH BECAUSE THAT ROAD LEAD TO TOLL WAY ENTRANCE. FINALLY, AFTER LONG WAIT WITH A SHAKY HEART, I COULD MOVE THE VAN TO RIGHT LANE @ < 30 MPH AND STOPPED NEAR A RIGHT TURN. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED TYRE PRESSURE . IT WAS NORMAL. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND DID A TEST DRIVE ON NORMAL ROAD - EVERY THING SEEMED NORMAL. MY VEHICLE HAD AN ERROR CODE AND I FOUND AN EXACTLY SAME COMPLAINT IN INTERNET DATED BACK TO 2008. DEMANDED AN EXPLANATION FROM ASKTOYOTA AND THEY WERE DISMISSIVE ABOUT THE INTERNET REFERENCE AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT DEALER. MY VAN IS WITH THEM SINCE LAST 4 DAYS AND STILL DON'T HAVE A STATUS. WHY THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH ? 1. UNINTENDED SLOW DOWN TO MAXIMUM SPEED OF < 30 AND RANDOM OCCURRENCE OF THIS INCIDENT. IMAGINE, I AM JUST ENTERING THE TOLLWAY AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 30 OR I AM IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 30MPH THIS IS SUDDEN DEATH CASE AND I DON'T THINK TOYOTA WILL ADMIT THIS UNLESS YOU GET INVOLVED. WHY THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW ? AT NO TIME - MACHINE SHOULD OVERRIDE MECHANICAL GAS PEDAL. *TR
