Vehicle stopped abruptly with a shake while reducing speed at a traffic signal. i was in the middle of the road. a mild burning smell came out from the hood. the car was serviced one month back and as part of it they did 128 point( do not remember exact number ) and all reported issues were fixed. around $1000/- was spent on the car. since battery was just 1 year old, i did not expect a problem with the battery as well. still i switched off all lights and tried to restart. there was no further response from the vehicle. i was blocking traffic from behind and police came to control traffic. only option was to tow the vehicle. i took it to the same toyota authorized service center where i did the previous service ( i had purchased the car from the same dealer ). next day toyota service staff called me and asked details of what happened. by evening they said that some spring break in cylinder 4 which clogged at some other part within the engine. in the process, there are scratches in other parts and the engine oil was filled with metal parts. senior ...
Loss of acceleration after braking. vehicle will cease responding to the accelerator pedal after braking, will continue to go slowly (~20 mph) for 3-5 seconds, then accelaration will resume. happens at any time in any situation; brakes just have to be tapped to lose acceleration, has been happening since vehicle new.
As city street braking deceleration is ending, the engine suddenly surges and accelerates rpm. i must immediately apply hard pressure on brake pedal to prevent van from surging ahead and also immediately move automatic shift lever to neutral to disengage power train. after about 2 seconds the rpm acceleration will stop and return to normal. toyota dealer checked issue multiple times, finding no issues. this is a random occurrence that started shortly after purchase and continues to this day and i've come within inches of smashing into vehicles in front of me. i reported to toyota corporation but the ombudsman blew me off saying there is no known sudden acceleration issues. no offers to resolve from toyota. this has happened so many times, i can no longer remember the initial date and exact mileage this issue started to occur other than within the first 4 to 6 months of purchase. additionally the speed control was never activated when issue occurred.