2007 Toyota Avalon

Immediately upon making a low-speed contact of my back bumper with a pole, the engine revved loudly. I attempted to go from reverse to drive to get some clearance from the pole. I then immediately attempted to put the car in park so I could get out and observe any damage. Immediately, the car accelerated extremely suddenly and quickly. I went over a curb where I had parked prior to backing up and contacting the pole. I hit a landscaping decorative boulder and a young tree. It was clear that my car was headed into the two-way street straight ahead since it was clear my breaking efforts were useless. I believe the car went airborne for a second, landed and continued straight, thankfully not hitting any vehicle or pedestrian. I saw a parked black full-size pickup truck and figured we would hit it, we did. I thought if the truck didn't stop us then we would continue into the building just beyond it. We landed on a memorial boulder next to the truck with the front end on the boulder and the rear of the car low to the ground. It was very difficult to exit the driver's door because the truck was angled so that my door wouldn't open much. It was difficult to get the door handle to actually open the door. I kept trying the lock in case it was engaged. I squeezed out praying loudly for God to help us, over and over again as I squeezed out. I thought the engine was on fire - I thought I saw smoke but later realized it was the powder from the airbags. I was trying to get to the other side of the vehicle to help my friend out. I had a hard time walking due to scraped up legs. A lady came up to me to help. I asked if my friend was ok. I asked if anyone was hit. She said he was out of the vehicle and no one was hit. I held onto her because I was very weak and shaking. I thought my chest pain was due to a heart attack. But when she coached me on my breathing I realized the pain at my sternum was from the seatbelt. I yelled, "I tried to stop, I couldn't stop, the brakes didn't work!

I HAVE TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AT ALL TIME NO MATTER WHAT POSITION THE CAR IS IN AT THAT TIME. IF NOT, THE CAR WOULD MAKE A MOVEMENT TO WHERE IT ACTS LIKE IT WANT TO JUMP OUT OF THE GEAR THAT THE CAR IS POSITION IN. EVEN IF THE CAR IS IN POSITION PARK POSITION IF THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED THE CAR WOULD MAKE A HARD MOVEMENT LIKE IT WANT TO KEEP MOVING. WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS STILL IN THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION AND THE STATIONARY PTO SWITCH IS ENGAGED BY THE OPERATOR, THE ENGINE MAY REV AND OVERCOME THE PARKING BRAKE'S ABILITY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH OR INJURY.

MY PAID CASH FOR THIS TOYOTA AVALON $5000 WORTH $2200 THE CAR HAS 6 RECALLS NONE OF WHICH WERE EVER INVESTIGATED BY TOYOTA OR ANYONE ELSE. I FIRST GOT THE CAR STARTED DRIVING AND THE BELT STARTED SMOKING BEFORE 3 YRS THE BATTERY WAS CHANGED OUT BY ADVANCED AUTO FREE / WE PAID FOR A NEW BELT THEN THE TIRE WENT OUT 2 X FOUND OUT THEIRS A WHEEL ALIGNMENT ISSUE WITH THE ARMS THAT NEED REPLACING TOY DEALER AND AMERICAN BEST RECOMMENDED NEW ARMS AMER BEST PRICED $800 TOY DEALER PRICED $3-5K AMONG BRAKES WIPERS SUSPENSION ETC ! TOY SHOULD BE LIABLE TO FIX THE CAR PARTS AS I WENT THERE FOR HELP INSTEAD THEY SEND AN EST FOR THOUSANDS TO FIX WHEN THERE ARE 6 RECALLS REMAINING ! I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 10/30 SOMEONE HIT ME WHILE DRIVING FROM BEHIND . THE CAR I BELIEVE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO OWNERSHIP. EVERYTHING I MENTIONED IS HAZARDOUS AND UNSAFE FOR MANUFACTURERS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD UNSAFE CARS ON THE ROAD!

PURCHASED VEHICLE "AS IS" WHILE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY. COULD NOT INSPECT VEHICLE. ON FIRST DRIVE ON CITY STREET, COULD NOT SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A RH TURN. BRAKES DID NOT FULLY ENGAGE, AND DRIVER HAD TO SHIFT DOWN. VEHICLE ENTERED ADJACENT LAWN BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SLOWLY TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS EXAMINED. ESTIMATE TO GET VEHICLE RUNNING SAFELY: $4,719.11. VEHICLE DECLARED UNSAFE WHEN SOLD.

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON, AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR,TEMPERATURE GAUGE NOT WORKING, ENGINE ELECTRIC FANS NOT WORKING. ALL ABOVE WAS WORKING WHEN PARKED ON NEXT STARTUP ABOVE FAULTS NOTED. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA AND FOUND COMPUTER MOUNTED ON ABS CONTROL WAS SHORTING OUT THE DIGITAL BUSS FOR ALL THE COMPUTERS. WHEN THIS COMPUTER WAS UNHOOKED AC WORKS TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORKS AND FAN WORKS. HOWEVER NOW NO SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER,TRIP INDICATORS WORK AND NOW HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR ARE LIT.

WHILE DRIVING TOWARD A STOP SIGN, ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT VERY LOW TO THE FLOOR, CAR SLOWED DOWN, BUT DID NOT STOP. LOUD ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUNDS COULD BE HEARD AND LOCKING OF ALL BRAKES WERE FELT. I MOVED THE GEAR FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL TO PARK, BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP BY USE OF BRAKES. IF I WERE ON A MAJOR ROAD, I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO SOMEONE, OR BEEN REAR ENDED. *TR

I PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AS I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT A DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL INTO THE ROADWAY. TO AVOID A SPEEDING PICKUP TRUCK IN THE SECOND LANE THAT DID NOT APPEAR TO SLOW DOWN, I ACCELERATED ACROSS THE TWO LANE ROADWAY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY AFTER THAT AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND LEAVE THE CAR AT THE TOYOTA DEALER. THE FRONT BRAKES HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED TWO WEEKS EARLIER. THE DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKE SYSTEM MECHANICALLY AND HYDRAULICALLY AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. THEY ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE AND KEPT IT FOR A SECOND DAY AND FOUND THE BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY AFTER ROAD TESTING IT EXTENSIVELY. SINCE NO PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED, THIS LEAVES ME VERY UNEASY ABOUT CONTINUED USE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL, IT FELT LIKE IT STARTED GOING FASTER EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED. BRAKES SEEM NOT TO RESPOND & SPEED KEPT ON INCREASING. UNABLE TO STOP IT CRASHED INTO A WALL, WENT THROW DOWN HILL INSIDE THE PROPERTY & END UP INSIDE A POOL. 3 PEOPLE WERE INJURE, ONE ADULT, 2 CHILDREN. ADULT HAS BROKEN BONES. *TR