2007 Toyota Avalon

RE: TOYOTA AVALON AS PER MY CONVERSATION WITH TOYOTA, MY CAR HAS HAD INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION SINCE THE DAY WE LEASED IT. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. IT IS NOT A CASE OF THE PEDAL STICKING BECAUSE THE CAR HAS JUMPED MANY TIMES WHEN I WAS NOT PRESSING THE PEDAL AT ALL. THEREFORE, I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE PROPOSED FIX WILL SOLVE MY PROBLEM. *TR

I RECEIVED A MAT RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA FOR MY 2007 AVALON BACK IN THE FALL. I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REMEDY NOTICE TO HAVE IT FIXED AT THE LOCAL DEALER. WHEN I CALL THE DEALER, THEY BOUNCE ME TO THE TOYOTA 800 NUMBER. WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG. I HAVE TO WONDER IF THE CARS AT THE TOYOTA PLANTS AND ON DEALERS' LOT ARE BEING REPAIRED FIRST. I ALSO HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE STICKING GAS PEDAL. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET FASTER ACTION BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS? *TW *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA AVALON ON ROUTE 80- EAST IN NEW JERSEY TOWARDS NEW YORK AT HIGHWAY SPEED APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH. THE CAR ABRUPTLY LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED FOR A FEW SECONDS. I DID NOT REACT EXCEPT TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER 1001134776. I RETURNED THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS GIVEN A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA AVALON- RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEM. WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE NEW CAR AND WERE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT SHIFTED DOWN ON A HILL AND WENT SPEEDING UP LIKE CRAZY. WE ALMOST RAN DOWN THE CARS IN FRONT OF US. IT WAS WAY ABOVE THE SET SPEED, SO I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT STOPPED SPEEDING UP. I THOUGHT IT WAS A NEW CAR AND JUST DOING SOMETHING STRANGE. I HAVE NEVER HAD IT DO THAT AGAIN. BUT I NEVER USE CRUISE ON STEEP HILLS. THOUGHT IT WAS MY PROBLEM UNTIL NOW OF NOT KNOWING HOW OR WHEN TO USE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO THE RECENT REPORTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. EVER SINCE MY 2007 AVALON WAS NEW, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL TRIES TO RETURN TO THE PRE-SELECTED SPEED AFTER BRING SLOWED BY THE LASER GAP DISTANCE CONTROLLER OR WHEN SELECTING A HIGHER PRESET SPEED SETTING. THIS CONDITION IS MOST PREVALENT AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SET SPEED AND ACTUAL SPEED INCREASES. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS MERELY A DESIGN QUIRK THAT WAS JUST SLIGHTLY IRRITATING. HOWEVER, SINCE LEARNING ABOUT OTHER MORE SERIOUS COMPLAINTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, I'M THINKING THAT I COULD HAVE A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. HE STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 70 MPH, WHICH WAS THE SPEED LIMIT, A SEMI TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE HAVING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. HE THEN PUT THE VEHICLE ON NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. HE THEN TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT HE SHOULD TAKE IT TO HIS NEAREST DEALER ONCE HE GOT HOME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55992. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SHE TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. ALTHOUGH SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN,THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE AFTER SURGING.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOTALED.THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. IN DECEMBER 2009, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A BRIDGE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AND ALTHOUGH SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE ABS AND SKID ASSIST LIGHTS WERE BOTH ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED 5 EVENTS WHERE THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN PRIOR TO THE FINAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS REPORT. SEVERAL TIMES I EXPERIENCED THE CAR ACCELERATING WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AS I DROVE THROUGH TOWN. THE CAR WOULD GO BACK TO ITS CORRECT RPMS AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES OR AFTER THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND PUT INTO PARK. AFTER EXPERIENCING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION THE THIRD TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED AT MY LOCAL AUTO SHOP. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AFTER 2 MORE INCIDENTS I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED. AFTER KEEPING MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS THEY FOUND NO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FACTORY MATS WERE INSTALLED PROPERLY. ON 12/28/09 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. AS I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AT THAT TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE BY PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN WAS TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. I TOOK THE NEXT EXIT WHICH WAS THE EXIT FOR THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER TO MEET ME OUTSIDE BECAUSE I WAS EXPERIENCING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES BY ALTERNATING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE AND PRESSING VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES. AS I PULLED INTO THE FRONT OF THE DEALERSHIP I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND EXITED THE CAR. WITH THE BRAKES SMOKING FROM THE EXCESSIVE BRAKING AND THE CAR'S RPM'S RACING THE MNGER ENTERED MY CAR. HE CONFIRMED THAT THE MATS WERE PROPERLY IN PLACE AND CONFIRMED THE RPM'S WERE VERY HIGH. THEY CONTACTED A TOYOTA TECH TO LOOK AT MY CAR, AFTER 1 1/2 WEEKS WITH MY CAR THEY WERE TOLD BY TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING BOTH SENSORS. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT TOYOTA HAS FOUND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR RECEIVED BILL INVOICE FROM CUSTOMER. UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB