Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota sienna. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle accelerated on its own. The vehicle did a stop and go action that occurred every time the vehicle moved. The contact had to place the vehicle in neutral in order to stop it completely. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. There were no recalls on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 200,000.
2000 Toyota Sienna: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 363 complaints about the 2000 Toyota Sienna describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota sienna. While driving various speeds, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 189,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota sienna. While driving at an unknown rate of speed, the vehicle independently surged forward at a high rate of speed. The contact swerved and crashed into a wall. The driver's and front passenger side air bags deployed. The driver sustained extensive bruising to the left knee and sternum, which required medical attention. The manufacturer was not notified. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was not available.
Vehicle suddenly accelerates when the gas pedal is lightly tapped. The engine will accelerate over 2000 RPM a stay there until the ignition is turned off. If the brakes are not held down during this time the vehicle would certainly crash into anything in its way. Gas pedal is not sticky or stuck, floor mats are not in vehicle, and throttle is closed yet the vehicle still accelerates? Can not find any other issues for this model and year online for help or advice.
While driving on tollway in our 2000 sienna with cruise set to 70 MPH I pushed the accelerator a little to increase speed a few MPH. It instantly took off as if I had hit the "resume" on the cruise control (cc) and had it set for 120 MPH. After a few seconds of panic I hit the brakes to slow the van and release the cc. No luck. With no traffic near me I looked to see if the acc. Pedal was stuck, floor mat was interfering, or something else holding the pedal down - nothing was. I turned off the cc, pumped the accelerator pedal, stomped on the brakes and was just about to put van in neutral when we went back to normal control. We took van to toyota dealer next day, but they could find nothing wrong. They called toyota and were told it was not a known problem, so no fix. We still drive it daily, but do not use the cc in traffic, or accelerate with the cc on. This was not a stuck pedal, nor a floor mat problem. Because we have not used the cc in the same manner as when the sudden acceleration happened, I would think it is cc related.
Related recalls
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Questions about the 2000 Toyota Sienna sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2000 Toyota Sienna?
5 of 363 owner complaints about the 2000 Toyota Sienna (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Toyota Sienna?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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