2001 Toyota Sienna Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE DECELERATION IS ALMOST ZERO. PRESSING HARDER ON THE PEDAL DOES NOTHING TO INCREASE THE DECELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. I HAVE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER WITH NO CHANGE. CRASHES WERE AVERTED IN SOME CASES BY INCHES. *TR

I REPLACED MY BRAKES PAD AND ROUTERS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES DECEMBER 2012 AT SEARS. MY ABS LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COME ON EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND RECENTLY I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT NO MORE THAN 5 MPH AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND I COULDN'T STOP REVERSING IN THE STREET. I FELL WHEN I DRIVING THE ANTI BRAKE SYSTEM TRIES TO WORK. BECAUSE MY PEDAL JUMPS AND VIBRATES AND I HEAR CLICKING GRINDING SOUNDS. I HAVE HAD TO STOP INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE MY VAN WOULDN'T STOP WHEN I NEEDED IT TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ODOR WAS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL CANISTER AND CAP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL CANISTER AND CAP BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL PIPE ASSEMBLY LINES. THE FUEL PIPE ASSEMBLY LINES WERE REPLACED TWICE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR, DUE THE VEHICLE MILEAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,542 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,515.

THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOORS FAILED TO OPEN DUE TO BREAKAGE OF THE CABLE. I AM UNCERTAIN OF WHETHER THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS WERE ENGAGED, HOWEVER, THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WIDER THAN APPROX. 6". REAR PASSENGERS HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE VAN VIA THE DRIVER'S OR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. I AM ELATED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE DOORS DID NOT OCCUR DURING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION, SINCE THIS WOULD HAVE PLACED THE REAR OCCUPANTS IN EXTREME DANGER. IF TOYOTA AND NHTSA WAS AWARE THAT THERE IS A FAILURE IN THE CABLES AND THE MANUAL RELEASE OF THE REAR DOORS, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY ALERT AND/OR RECALL OF THE VEHICLES FOR REPAIR OF THE VANS. THE FAILURE OF THE DOORS IS NOT SIMPLY A MATTER OF COSMETIC ISSUES, IT IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AND LIFE THREATENING. AT A MINIMUM, THE DOORS SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED FOR MANUAL OPENING AND CLOSING, IF THE CABLES SHOULD BREAK. THE BREAKING OF THE CABLE, ALONG WITH THE INABILITY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS A DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP, SINCE THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN T...

I HAVE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT DOES NOT FIT THE ORDINARY TYPE OF COMPLAINT. I BELIEVE THAT THE TIRE INDUSTRY IS PUTTING THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS AT RISK IN WINTER DRIVING BECAUSE OF POLICIES THAT IGNORE NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. BECAUSE OF TEST ON VEHICLES THAT ARE SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL THEY ARE MAKING POLICIES THAT PUT THE DRIVER AT RISK WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW. THEY RECOMMEND THAT TWO TIRES WITH GREATER TREAD ALWAYS BE INSTALLED ON THE REAR WHEELS. SKIDS ARE A RESULT OF DRIVING TOO FAST. HOWEVER IF YOU CANNOT MOVE THE CAR THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS OF ABSOLUTELY NO VALUE. IF YOU HAVE A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE IN DEEP SNOW AND CANNOT GET ENOUGH TRACTION YOU CANNOT MOVE. IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND A SNOW PLOW MAKE A PILE IN YOUR PATH IT MAY STOP YOUR CAN AND YOU MAY GET HIT IN THE BACKEND. IF YOU HAVE A STEEP HILL AND CAN'T GET UP YOU ARE A BIG HAZARD FOR ALL TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU. I TRY TO DRIVE WITH MY FRONT WHEELS IN MIND AND TO AVOID AT ALL COST LOSING TRACTION. ALSO IF YOU...