# 2003 TOYOTA SIENNA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `748516` · 2009-12-15 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SIENNA
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 69,000
## Narrative
TOYOTA SIENNA 2003  I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING GARAGE.  I BELIEVE I HAD PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK UP TO STRAIGHTENED THE CAR AND I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE.  THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOT FORWARD FULL FORCE AND WAS STOPPED BY A CONCRETE AND WIRE RETAINING WALL.  THE ENGINE DIED AT IMPACT.  THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED.  I WAS STUNNED.  I WENT INTO THE BUILDING AND AFTER A SHORT TIME FELT CHEST PAIN AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.  I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.   I RECEIVED A CHEST WALL CONTUSION, PROBABLY CRACKED RIB(S), DEEP TISSUE CONTUSION AND A LARGE BRUISE FROM THE SEAT BELT.  I WAS GIVEN VICODIN FOR PAIN.  THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BUT THE DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN ESTIMATED YET.  I AM AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM OF UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION IN TOYOTA SIENNAS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BOTH THIS AGENCY AND TOYOTA BEFORE (NHTSA REPORT #10265288).  WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED OR THE VEHICLE RECALLED?  ARE YOU WAITING FOR ANOTHER TRAGEDY LIKE THE ONE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON BY THE MEDIA?    I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR
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