2004 Toyota Sienna: brake failure

Filed Aug 26, 2016 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · HI

The federal safety agency recall number 13v429, mfr recall number d0r is listed on the safecar.gov web site for my VIN number as being an incomplete recall, but the toyota servco service center says they have already fixed this recall on my car. I had an incident recently that was traced to the gear shift cable bushing. The car was parked in a grocery store parking lot, put into park, ignition turned off, and then started to roll backward, the brake didn't work to stop the rolling since the ignition was off, luckily the parking brake was applied to stop the rolling before any damage was done, it was a very gradual slope. I see that the later 2014 model sienna has a recall for the gear shift cable, but my year does not have a recall for this problem so I had to pay ~ $600 to get this fixed. Luckily no one was hurt and no property was damaged.

Filed Mar 6, 2010 · Acceleration · 114,685 miles · TN · crash

Sudden unexplained acceleration and brake failure on my 2004 toyota sienna. I was almost at a stop at a traffic light when the light turned green. I pressed the accelerator. My van shot off! It accelerated very rapidly. I pressed the brake. They did not engage. I pressed the brake again. They went to floor. With oncoming traffic on my left and a car in the right lane, I had nowhere to go. I hit the truck in front of me who was stopping at the next traffic light. Had I been on a curvy road or the interstate, I could have been seriously injured. I did not look at the speedometer to see how fast the van got. I was too busy trying to find a way not to hit someone. This was very scary. Updated 04/22/10 *bf updated 05/10/10 *bf updated ivoq 05/12/10 updated 09/28/10

Filed Mar 17, 2009 · Brakes · 41,000 miles · KY · crash

When backing 2004 toyota sienna le van in driveway the brakes failed. The vehicle has 41,000 miles and has always been serviced by toyota. The brakes were checked at 34,388. The car has a higher idle (fuel consumption) so in the process of backing, the car was rolling. I put the car in reverse and did not touch the acelerator. The vehicle rolled and continued to pick up speed, since I was unable to stop the car. The brakes were applied around 3 times and then I opted to hit the retaining wall instead of going back into the a busy street with wife and children in the car. It was either pray for no coming traffic or run into the neighbors house and vehicles. We have not experienced any problems in the past. The dealership was unable to identify any root cause. We are concerned about the safety of the vehicle and wanted a complaint as a matter of record. In researching the incident in google this is not an isolated incident and there have been a few records of such cases with the sienna van around this make and model.

Filed Oct 13, 2008 · Brakes · 34,000 miles · IN

The car is used on an occasional basis. 34,000 miles in four years. It has suffered corrosion buildup on the rotors, so we have tried to use it at least twice a week, knowing that catastrophe can occur when the vehicle is not used with some regularity--especially in the cold weather. About two months ago, my wife complained of noise, and I told her it was due to corrosion buildup and that driving would remove the corrosion. Then she abandoned the car a couple of days later when the brakes failed. The inner pad had work down to metal, and the metal backing slid out of place. My wife wound up braking on the caliper piston. I will replace the brake shoes and rotors, and must also replace a caliper if I cannot find the piston as a separate piece. Estimate: $300, not counting the caliper, with me doing all the work. Toyota would likely charge a little more than $1,000 for the job. The car has sat unused and unrepaired now for weeks for want of the cash for the parts.

Filed Sep 6, 2008 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · WA · crash · 2 injuries

Driving our '04 sienna at about 30-40 MPH in flow with traffic with about 30-40 yards of separation had to brake for suddenly stopping traffic in front when brake pedal went to the floor with shocking mushiness failing to stop in time resulting in totaling of our vehicle and significant damage to vehicle we struck.

Filed Nov 16, 2004 · Brakes · 3,000 miles · TN · crash · 1 injury

My wife was attempting to backup up when she put the van in reverse it did not move. She took her foot of the gas the van started rolling backwards. When she applied the brakes the pedal went to the floor and would not stop. She then rolled backwards down a 75-80 degree bank for about 75-100 yards. Along she was kept pumping the brakes but they continued to failed. At the end of her trip the van slammed backwards into a tree, causing injury, and big damage to the van. This really did happen ! After all this is to strange to be madeup.

Filed Aug 7, 2004 · Brakes · 3,400 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

My wife was in an accident whild driving our new, 2004 (3400 miles) toyota sienna. We beleive that the cause of the accident was antilock brake failure.*ak the car was traveling at 15 miles per hour. She went from accellerator to brakes and the brakes never applied. She slammed into the car that was in front of her. We have tried repeatidly to contact toyota but they have never called us. The dealer is not providing us any assistance and are dismissing our assertions as rediculous. Please help us.

Filed Aug 6, 2004 · Brakes · 3,400 miles · CA · crash

Vehicle experienced brake failure when depressed at 15 MPH. Consumer's vehicle stopped when it rear ended another vehicle. Dealership performed a diagnostic test in which no failure was detected.