NHTSA Complaint #10730770 — 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA

2005 SIENNA XLE LIMITED. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY IN DRY CONDITIONS - MOST OFTEN ON DOWNHILL, ANGLED TURNS, AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 MPH AND 60 MPH. A SUDDEN DASH-BOARD ALARM SOUNDS WITH VEHICLE SKID LIGHT. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THERE IS A SUDDEN, INDEPENDENT ACTIVATION OF FRONT BRAKES, GRINDING NOISES, THE STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERS WILDLY, AND THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO PULL TOWARDS ONCOMING LANES. IT REQUIRES GREAT EFFORT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE IMMEDIATE RESULT IS A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL! THIS DEFECT HAS OCCURRED 8 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS. SERIOUS FEARS ABOUT OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY. A FRONT-END ALIGNMENT WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM PERSISTS. MULTIPLE REPORTS HAVE BEEN FILED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY DEFECT AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT INJURY OR FATALITIES! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS!