When i brake (especially from higher speeds) the steering wheel shakes and the car ride feels very jerky - esp for those in the front seats. there also seems to be a whining or rubbing noise.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 toyota sienna. while driving approximately 40 mph and attempting to stop the vehicle, the brakes failed. as a result, the vehicle rear ended the preceding vehicle. there was no warning indicator illuminated. the air bag did not deploy. a police report was filed. there were no injuries. the dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. the cause of the failure was not determined. the vehicle was damaged and towed to a tow yard. the failure mileage was approximately 20,000.
Our 2016 sienna which we purchased last may accelerated on it's own on 2/16/2017 going through our south outside wall and master bathroom of our house. my husband left the van in the driveway, unloaded the groceries, then got back into the van, started it, put his foot on the brake, shifted to drive and with his foot on the brake the van accelerated into the the garage. we have an extended garage which had an office area and it proceeded to push the oak desk through the south east outside wall and master bath. as it continued to accelerate and burn rubber on our finished garage floor, with his foot still on the brake slammed it into reverse. the sienna shot out of the garage, headed down our drive, into our lawn and over our winter snow stakes. knowing it was not stopping and the brakes were not working other than letting him put the car into gear, he once again slammed it into drive. the sienna shot into the garage a second time, hitting the s. e. wall and yet again continued to burn rubber on our floor as it pushed the desk further though the wall. ...