Just had a slightly scary experience

"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman) 11/02/2015 at 21:48 • Filed to: None

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I was in my long-term 2006 Toyota Sienna. It was on a big hill when the lights changed to yellow and I was past the point of no return. I give it some more gas, and nothing. I really put my foot in it, and still nothing. The light had just turned red, and I was still barely in the intersection. It was then that he transmission finally decided to kick down and unleash the 3MZ-FE. Holy, that was close.

whoarder is tellurium > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 11/02/2015 at 21:53

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Sudden unintended non acceleration?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > whoarder is tellurium 11/02/2015 at 21:56

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Surprisingly enough, that would actually describe it perfectly.

jkm7680 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 11/02/2015 at 21:57

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It’s a minivan.

That is all the explanation you will ever need.

for Michigan > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 11/03/2015 at 05:40

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I feel your pain. The throttle in my parents’ Grand Caravan was the worst. I believe it functioned something like:

Put foot down

Wait for Stuttgart to give permission to accelerate

Put foot to floor

Wait for request to be redirected to Auburn Hills

Push harder on floored pedal

Wait as request is forwarded to London

Wonder if you’ll make it home in one piece

Hold on for dear life as kick down and full throttle coincide at precisely the wrong moment

LongbowMkII > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 11/03/2015 at 07:04

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sienna with a bad transmission? you don’t say.

mine had the opposite problem, it wouldnt always upshift, especially when cold.