1999 Toyota Sienna Other or unknown Problems

“I am reporting another Toyota sticky accelerator pedal. Our 1999 Sienna minivan has had 3 incidents of stuck accelerator, the most recent was jan. 21, 2010. I believe it has become stuck between 40 and 45mph. Other incidents were in summer (cannot remember date) and october 2009. The 1st incident was brief and corrected quickly by pushing down on the pedal to free it , the 2nd incident required braking and putting the car in neutral and shoving the pedal with my foot to the left and right to free it up. …”

“I want to report a scary incident occurred yesterday with my minivan. On 2/11/2011, at about 7 am, I started by Toyota Sienna to send my son to his high school, I heard strange noise. It sounds like not all the cylinders were runnung. The car was not powerful as usual. I tried to turn off my van, by turning the key to stop and taking key out. The can did not stop. I inserted the key to start again, it still had the noise. I drove my son to his high school any, which is less than a mile away. After dropping him off at the school, I drove back to home. …”

“The van has sudden acceleration problem at times it is hard to slow it down even stop it. The problem mainly occurs from stop and go especially if it has been parked for few hours.”

“All the above data is an estimate becuase we are waiting for copies of all maintenance and repair records from Toyota - - but we have had multiple problems with this vehicle including screeching brakes, left veer when driving, bad transmission (replaced twice),smog check failure due to oxygen sensor and/or engine problems, clunking noises in engine, a shuddering of vehicle when driving or braking. The car has been at dealers for as long as 3 weeks; dealer admits not knowing what is wrong. Failed”

“When I noticed that the horn did not work, I went to my nearest Toyota service agency. However, they told me that the horn was functional and that the problem was a wear in the system. This worn out part is supposedly between the rod of the wheel and the horn, which no longer makes the proper connection. And yet, this connection is suitably rendered from this worn out part when the steering wheel is completely turned to either side. They estimated a $1000 charge to fix this matter. Their conclusion was based on the fact that this issue could not be simply replaced. …”