2003 Toyota Avalon

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 26,245. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/05/10

IN 2006 MY WIFE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN OUR 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING GARAGE, AS SHE WAS SLOWLY EASING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY SPEEDED UP AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF THE PARKING GARAGE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. SHE CLAIMED SHE DID NOT HAVE HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT ON THE BRAKE. AFTER HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED BY A COLLISION BUSINESS, THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR. IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, BUT THIS TIME A CONCRETE PARKING STRIP STOPPED HER AFTER SHE MOVED IT ABOUT THREE FEET. HER FRIEND THAT WAS WITH HER WAS REALLY SCARED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,715. UPDATED 3/10/10 *CN UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES; HOWEVER , THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO SOME BUSHES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000. NEW YORK POLICE REPORT. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16930. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED FOR A SECOND OPINION, HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17000.*AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, AND IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED FORD PICK UP TRUCK. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ,AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY DUE TO THE SEAT BELT. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT STATED DUE TO THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SHE WAS HAVING HEARING PROBLEMS AND EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT TO HER TEETH. THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT EXPERIENCED CHEST PAINS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK BUT ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS INCIDENT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. UPDATE 5/3/07*TR THE CONSUMER STATED THEY HAD AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY RAPID ACCELERATION AND CAUSED OVER $13,500 IN DAMAGES. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED THEY ESCAPED THE ACCIDENT WITH MINOR BRUISES AND THEY HAVE RETRIEVED VIA WEBSITE 9 OTHER CASES WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND SINCE REPORTED TO THE AGENCY. THE CONSUMER STATED WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION DONE DUE TO THE FACT THAT AN ARTICLE IN THE WASHINGTON POST STATED AN ALL WEATHER FLOOR MAT CAN TRAP THE THROTTLE PEDAL WHEN NOT PROPERLY SECURED AND CONSUMER IS WONDERING WHETHER THIS IS IN FACT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR VEHICLE. *TR