NHTSA Complaint #10327907 — 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA

2008 TOYOTA SIENNA ACCELERATION HESITATION THIS MINIVAN HESITATES FROM DRIVER ACCELERATION FOR 1-2 SECONDS INTERMITTENTLY AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CAN BE REPRODUCED VERY EASILY BY MAKING A CORNER TURN AT LOW SPEED, AND INCREASING ACCELERATION AFTER THE TURN. THE MINIVAN WILL NOT RESPOND FOR 1-2 SECONDS BEFORE 'JUMPING' INTO THE ACCELERATION. THE BIGGEST SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS IS A LEFT TURN ACROSS AN ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC (SIMILAR TO A CORNER TURN). IF I AM COASTING TO THE INTERSECTION FOR THE TURN, THE MINIVAN DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE DRIVER INPUT FOR ACCELERATION TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ONCOMING CAR (UNTIL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION). KNOWING THIS DEFECT, I COMPENSATE FOR IT, BUT AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR