NHTSA Complaint #10318665 — 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER STATES OSCILLATION PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN AND HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO LIMIT HIS SPEED. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WENT INTO A VIOLENT OSCILLATION AND HE WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. HE STOPPED BRAKING AND SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE OSCILLATION RETURNED. WHEN HE REACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, THE OSCILLATION WENT AWAY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. UPON, INSPECTION THE DEALER STATED THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS, BUT THEY COULD NOT VERIFY IT. ON DECEMBER 11, 2009 THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING NORTH DOWN A GRAPEVINE INCLINE, WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STARTED TO OSCILLATE. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY DOWN SHIFTED AS HE WAS MUCH MORE PREPARED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 13, 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT SECTION OF A HIGHWAY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BOTH WHEELS STARTED TO OSCILLATE. *JB