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1998 TOYOTA SIENNA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

crash1 injured · 216641 · 2000-05-29

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SIENNA
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

VEHICLE EXHIBITED SUDDEN UNINTENDEND ACCELERATION ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. ON THIS THRID TIME IT CAUSED MY WIFE TO REAR END A JEEP CHEROKEE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, ABOVE THE BUMPER, WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE ENGINE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED PREVIOUSLY ON THE ACCELRATION PROBLEM, THEY SAY IT ISN'T THEIR PROBLEM, BUT WON'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
723323
Machine
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