2005 Toyota Avalon

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE, APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. AN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED RECALL NUMBER 1001101339. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FLOOR MAT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 01/27/11*JB

ON FEB. 11, 2010 I TOOK MY TOYOTA AVALON IN FOR THE ACCELERATOR RECALL. ON FEB. 17, 2010 I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE ON THE GROUNDS OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I WORKED AT THAT DAY WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED. IT JUMPED THE CURB SIDESWIPING MY CAR WITH A CAR THAT WAS PARKED ON MY RIGHT. AFTER IT HIT THE GROUND FROM JUMPING THE CURB IT ACCELERATED AGAIN HEADING STRAIGHT TOWARD THE SCHOOL BUILDING. I PUT TWO FEET ON THE BRAKE AND PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD. THE CAR DID STOP. THE CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN FORT SMITH, AR (WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED). I BOUGHT THE CAR AT MOLLE TOYOTA IN KC, MO WHERE I LIVE (OVERLAND PARK, KS). THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR CAME THAT DAY TO CHECK THE DAMAGE. HE SAID AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD BE OUT TO CHECK IT THE "CAUSE OF IMPACT". AS OF NOW, THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY KEEPS TELLING ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO KC FOR REPAIRS AND I TOLD THEM I WILL NOT DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR. I WILL NOT TOUCH THE CAR UNTIL SOMEONE INVESTIGATES THE REASON FOR THE ACCELERATION. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALER, WHO HAS BEEN WONDERFUL; TOYOTA CORPORATE WHO HAS BEEN HORRIBLE (THE FIRST THING "BARBARA" SAID TO ME WAS "WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT?") SHE RELUCTANTLY SAID SHE WOULD CHECK IT OUT. SHE CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER IN FORT SMITH AND TOLD HIM THAT TOYOTA INSPECTORS WOULD BE OUT WITHIN 10 DAYS BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHEN. I CALLED THE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY DEPT. WHO SAID THEY DIDN'T DEAL WITH THAT AND TO CALL MY KS ATTORNEY GENERAL. I CALLED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO TOLD ME TO EMAIL THIS ADDRESS. SO . . . STATUS: MY CAR IS STILL IN FORT SMITH, AR ON A TOYOTA LOT AND NOBODY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED OR HELP ME WITH MY NEXT STEPS. I DON'T THINK ANYONE BELIEVED THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED AFTER THE RECALL FIX. FINALLY, IT APPEARS THAT OTHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT I WILL NOT DRIVE AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS S 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND CONTINUED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I TOOK MY 2005 TOYOTA AVALON TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED FOR ITS RECALL AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK IT WAS WORSE THEN BEFORE IT ACCELERATED FUNNY IT WOULD MAKE THE CAR JERK ALL CRAZY I FELT MORE UNSAFE IN MY CAR THEN BEFORE ....NOW THE CAR IS BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY NEED TO RESET THE COMPUTER BUT LETS SEE IF IT WILL WORK ....HOPEFULLY BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT I AM SAFE IN MY CAR I WOULD OF RATHER HAD IT NOT FIXED I FELT MORE SAFE THEN....AND THEY SAID THEY TEST DROVE IT WELL THEY SHOULD OF KNOW THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT IT WOULD JERK AT 25 MPH THEN AT 40 THEN AFTER 60 IT WOULD RIDE SMOOTHLY....VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE TOOK IT BACK RIGHT AWAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON, BACK ON 4/18/09 I TOOK MY CAR IN TO SOUTH BAY TOYOTA TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THIS PROBLEM-MY CAR WAS HESITATING B4 TAKE OFF AND IT WOULD EXCEL FASTER. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW IT DOWN. BUT THE RESULT FROM TOYOTA WAS: PERFORMED INSPECTION COULD NOT CONFIRM ANY ABNORMALITIES AT THIS TIME. NO PENDING MALFUNCTION CODES STORED IN COMPUTER. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WELL I TOOK MY CAR BACK BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF THE RECALL MODEL FOR THE PEDAL AND THEY MADE THE CHANGE ,BUT NOW IT IS WORST NOW, IT ACCELERATES FASTER THAN B4. WHILE WAITING FOR AT A SIGNAL SOME TIMES I CAN HEAR IT SLIGHTLY RARING UP.(I THEN PUT IT IN PARK) AND HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN ALL THE WAY. I AM TOTALLY AFRAID OF THIS CAR. I TRIED TO TRADE IT IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER BUT FOR THE SUV I WANT IT WAS TO MUCH, AND THEY WEREN'T WORKING WITH ME AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MARCH 1, 2010 FOR THE ACCELERATOR REPLACEMENT. WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER, WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO A DRIVE WAY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO DEPRESS AND DID NOT RESPOND. HE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HE DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED IT MIGHT BE THE COMPUTER BECAUSE IT WAS RE-SEATED. HE HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE MARCH 1ST. THE CONTACT STATED HE IS AFRAID HE WILL EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AGAIN. THE DEALER TOLD HIM IF HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AGAIN HE SHOULD PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND PUT HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE GAS SUPPLY TO BE CUT OFF AND WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,883 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE, APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BEYOND THE CRUISE CONTROL SET SPEED. THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

WHILE EN ROUTE FROM SAN JUAN TO PONCE, PR, I DECIDED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY TOYOTA AVALON 2005. IT WORKED VERY WELL, UNTIL I DECIDED TO USE THE RESUME SPEED OPTION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. AS SOON AS THE RESUME MOVEMENT WAS ACTIVATED, THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND LUNGED FORWARD AT AN UNBELIEVABLE RATE OF SPEED THAT SCARED US, AND I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE THE RESUME OPTION. THIS OCCURRED TWICE AND THEN I OPTED FOR NOT USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL. RECENTLY MY CAR WAS SERVICED AT FURIEL TOYOTA DEALER HERE IN PONCE, WHERE THE RECALL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACCELERATOR AND OIL HOSE WERE COMPLETED. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON THAT WAS RECALLED AND FIXED..ON 2/15/10 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED AND THE CAR ACTUALLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN...SHE AGAIN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY. WE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO OUR DEALER...HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN! *TR