NHTSA complaint: 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE CONTACT STEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CAR WASH. THE CRASH OCCURRED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A SALVAGE YARD PROVIDED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM AND THE FRONT PASSENGER NEEDED 12 STITCHES IN HER RIGHT HAND. THE TWO REAR PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CONDUCTED ONLINE RESEARCH, BUT FOUND NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. HE DID, HOWEVER, FIND AN INVESTIGATION PERTAINING TO THIS FAILURE, BUT IT HAD BEEN CLOSED WITHOUT ANY RECALLS ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation