2007 Toyota Avalon

1A. PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND WHILE BRAKING, CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD, HITTING CEMENT BLOCK THAT STOPPED VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO AREA UNDER LICENSE PLATE. 1B. BRAKING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT IN TRAFFIC CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. MY CAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO FRONT AREA NEAR LICENSE PLATE. OTHER CAR--NO DAMAGE. 2. FAILURE TO STOP WHEN BRAKING AT 5 TO 10 MPH ON TWO OCCASIONS. DAMAGE TO FRONT LOWER CAR BODY. 3. BROUGHT CAR INTO FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA IN RALEIGH, NC AND THEY COMPLETED AVALON RECALL PROCEDURE ON STICKING ACCELERATOR. AFTER ACCIDENT DROVE TO SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY PERFORMED TWO ADDITIONAL RECALL PROCEDURES. THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL ON HER VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY. FOLLOWING THE REPAIR, WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND BRING IT TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,800.

IN JANUARY 2010 MY TOYOTA AVALON LTD WITH APX 36K MILES FORCED FORWARD AND I COULD NOT SHUT IT DOWN I HAVE A VERY BAD BACK AND NECK WITH MULTIPLE DISCS REPLACED WITH A METAL PLATE IN MY NECK AND LOW BACK BAD DISCS. I WENT AND HAD MY LOW BACK INJECTED FROM INTENSE PAIN BROUGHT ON AFTER I WAS BANGING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE - GOT DOWN TO PULL UP THE GAS PEDAL WHICH WAS NOT STUCK - FINALLY GOT THE CAR OFF... AFTER RECOVERING FROM THE RESIDUAL EFFECTS AND REST REQUIRED AFTER THE SHOT, I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA REPAIR IN ST GEORGE. I WAS RIDICULED BY SOME ARROGANT EMPLOYEES (YOUNG) WHO SAID THAT THE RUG GOT THE PEDAL STUCK. I ASSURED THIS YOUNG WHIPPER SNAPPER THAT THE RUG WAS NOT THERE WHEN THE CAR WANTED TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN BUT HE DID NOT LISTEN. I WENT INSIDE AND SPOKE TO THE SUPERVISOR WHO WAS VERY ACCOMMODATING AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE ATTITUDE AND HARASSMENT OF HIS EMPLOYEES. MY CAR WAS SERVICED THE NEXT DAY AND THEY ADDED A METAL PLATE SOMEWHERE IN THE GAS PEDAL. I TOLD THE SUPERVISOR A FEW DAYS LATER THAT THE GAS PEDAL NOW GENTLY SLAPS MY FOOT WHEN I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD GET USED TO IT. I CALLED TOYOTA AGAIN TO TELL THEM THAT WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IS ACTING LIKE IT IS CHANGING GEARS AS IF I WERE DRIVING IT LIKE A SPORTS CAR STYLE (WHICH I DO NOT DO). HE IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED MY CAR FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS A) DIFFERENT GAS PEDAL AND B) RE PROGRAM MY ELECTRONICS COMPUTER FOR SOMETHING I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I AM 62 YEAR OLD AND WORRY ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR EVERY TIME I TAKE IT OUT OF THE GARAGE NOW. I WANT TOYOTA TO GIVE ME BACK MY MONEY. I PAID CASH FOR MY CAR IN 2007 IT WAS MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR IN 40 YEARS. I KEEP IT IN MINT CONDITION. I SERVICE IT AT TOYOTA EVERY 3,000 OR SO MILES. I TOLD TOYOTA REPAIR NUMBER OF TIMES CAR ACTING STRANGELY. THEY SAY NO PBM. I PLANNED ON DRIVING THIS CAR FOR THE REST OF MY DRIVING YEARS ON THIS EARTH. NOW, ALL I DO IS WORRYING ABOUT DYING IN A CAR CRASH AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU. *TR

ON MARCH 3, 2010, I HAD MY 2007 AVALON RETROFITTED FOR THE RECALL. ON MARCH 6, 2010, I HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. I REAR-ENDED A GUY IN FRONT OF ME WHILE EXITING A CITY PARK. THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. WHAT A MESS! NOW, I HAVE A BACK THAT IS KILLING ME, A CAR THAT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE (WHEN I GET IT BACK) AND AN AT FAULT ACCIDENT. I AM LIVID. TRIED TO CALL TOYOTA AND THEY WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO LEAVE A MESSAGE TO EVEN SPEAK TO SOMEONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, SUDDENLY HIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL HE CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. AT FIRST HE THOUGHT IT WAS DRIVERS ERROR, BECAUSE HE HAD REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT. HE ASKED THE DEALER TO REPROGRAM THE BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM, BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THE PEDAL REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB

2007 TOYOTA AVALON - I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH MY AVALON UNTIL THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INSTALLED THE RECALLS. UPON DEPARTING THE DEALERSHIP, AFTER COMPLETION OF THE RECALLS, I FOUND MY AVALON WOULD NOT DRIVE BELOW 55 MPH (ENGINE RPM WOULD NOT GO BELOW 1800 RPM) AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON BUT IT WAS NOT! I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE AVALON OVER NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM! TOYOTA ENGINEERING INDICATED, TO ME, THAT THEY THOUGHT THIS WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER LEARNING MY DRIVING HABITS, SOUNDS STRANGE TO ME! THE NEWLY INSTALLED BRAKE OVERRIDE DID WORK PROPERLY. TOYOTA RETURNED THE AVALON TO ME BUT I AM ONLY USING IT WHEN I HAVE TO AS MY FAMILY DOES NOT WANT TO RIDE IN IT. *TR