2001 Toyota Avalon

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STORE WINDOW. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

2001 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, AT LESS THAN 5 MPH, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP EVEN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT FULL FORCE AND EVENTUALLY HE CRASHED ONTO A LARGE 12 BY 10 WINDOW OF A BUILDING SOME 50 FEET AWAY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED SOME BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AND HE RELEASED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE RPMS INCREASED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO COME TO A STOP. WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY INCREASED SPEED AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO THREE CURBS BEFORE ACCELERATING DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED AS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DECELERATING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH; THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL THE CONTACT TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH WITH HER FOOT APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ON OCT. 7, 2009, AT ABOUT 3:00 PM EDT ON A SUNNY DAY IN BRADENTON, FL, I WAS DRIVING ALONE WHILE SOBER, ALERT, AND HEALTHY AT ABOUT 35 MPH ON A PAVED SIDE ROAD [XXX] APPROACHING A RED STOPLIGHT AT U.S. 41 SO. WITH 2 OR 3 CARS STOPPED AHEAD OF ME FOR THE LIGHT. ABOUT 100 YARDS BEFORE THE STOPLIGHT, I APPLIED MY FOOTBRAKE,[XXX] (OK WHEN INSPECTED &DRIVEN A WEEK EARLIER AS PART OF OIL CHANGE &GENERAL CHECKUP). THE FOOT PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT. I SWERVED TO THE LEFT OF THE CARS AHEAD OF ME AND MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN WHEN I REACHED U.S. 41, TO AVOID HITTING/BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY CAR ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE CAR'S ROOF[XXX] . I NEVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, BUT THE PAIN WAS TERRIBLE. I BLED, UPSIDE DOWN, FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES, FEARING ANOTHER CRASH FROM ONCOMING CARS, HANGING FROM MY SEATBELT. A BYSTANDER STANCHED THE BLOOD EVENTUALLY. THE PARAMEDICS SHOWED UP IN AN AMBULANCE& TOOK ME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT MANATEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN BRADENTON. THE DR. CLEANED VERY PAINFUL GLASS SHARDS FROM MY MULTIPLE SCALP WOUNDS, THEN PUT IN FIVE STAPLES& RELEASED ME. TWO SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES INTERVIEWED ME& SAID MY CAR'S TIRE-MARKS SHOWED SIGNS OF ACCELERATION. I DENIED ACCELERATING; IT MADE NO SENSE TO ME UNTIL RECENT STORIES IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT TOYOTA BRAKE PROBLEMS AND SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION IN OTHER CASES. A FRIEND PICKED ME UP. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE GARAGE OF ELMER'S TOWING, WHICH HAD TOWED MY TOTALLY WRECKED CAR. I ASKED FOR THE FOOT BRAKES TO BE CHECKED. THEY WERE NORMAL. I FOUND THIS VERY PUZZLING; IT ONLY MADE SENSE RECENTLY AS I READ AND HEARD ON TV ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS BY OTHER WITH TOYOTAS. SHELLY DEVANE OF ELMER'S IS A WITNESS TO THE REPORT OF OK BRAKES. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES CAUSED THE WRECK. I DID NOT FILE THIS COMPLAINT EARLIER BECAUSE THE EVIDENCE IS CIRCUMSTANTIAL & THE CAR NOW GONE. *TR

2001 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE ABOVE REFERENCED VEHICLE, WHEN IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A FENCE. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND SHE NOTICED SHE COULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 45 MPH. *JB UPDATED 05/25/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,700. UPDATED 4/13/10 *CN UPDATED 0/17/10*JB

ON 11/26/2005 I EXPERIENCED AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 TOYOTA AVALON WHILE BACKING MY CAR INTO OUR GARAGE. WHILE SLOWLY BACKING IN, THE CAR ACCELERATED & I BACKED INTO OUR FAMILY ROOM WALL. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UP AND THE CAR SHOT OUT OF THE GARAGE LIKE A BULLET (ONE NEIGHBOR WITNESSED IT). I QUICKLY TURNED TO AVOID A 2ND NEIGHBOR'S BRICK HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET, BRAKING DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP. I HIT A 3RD NEIGHBOR'S CAR PARKED IN HIS DRIVE AND ENDED UP IN A 4TH NEIGHBOR'S DRIVE ON MY SIDE OF THE STREET!. AS I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, I REMEMBER SAYING TO THE 1ST NEIGHBOR THAT I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. IT'S A MIRACLE I DIDN'T HIT NEIGHBOR #2 WHO IS ALWAYS OUT IN HIS YARD, ANY ONE OF A NUMBER OF KIDS OR PEOPLE WHO WALK THEIR DOGS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING DOWN THE STREET. I WAS ALSO NOT INJURED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO OUR HOUSE, MY CAR AND MY NEIGHBOR'S CAR. I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE AT TOYOTA ORLAND PARK, IL (WHERE MY 2008 CAMRY IS BEING SERVICED TODAY) THAT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM IN THE 2001 AVALON IS OF A DIFFERENT NATURE THAN THE CURRENT PROBLEMS. *TR