2007 Toyota Avalon

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA AVALON ON I-95 S IN VA WHEN IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS WELL AS THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WHICH SLOWED THE CAR TO AROUND 30/35 MPH. IT WOULD NOT STOP BUT CONTINUED PULLING AS IF IT WANTED TO GO FASTER. AFTER PULLING TO THE SHOULDER I CALLED 911 BECAUSE MY CAR WAS ABOUT TO GO DOWN A HILL AND I WAS APPROACHING A MERGING ENTRANCE /EXIT RAMP. IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS AS WELL AS STOP THE VEHICLE, I DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE CAR WAS CLEARED BY FIREMEN AND TOWED AWAY. THE POLICE GAVE ME A RIDE HOME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN AND AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, SHE CRASHED INTO A DRAIN PIPE. SHE WAS SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO HER LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERS OR THE MANUFACTURER. SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,877. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A PILLAR ON JULY 4, 2007. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CRASH OCCURRED THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. ALL 5 OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND INJURED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND REPAIRED FOR $17,859.81. THE AIR BAGS WERE ALSO REPLACED. A POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS OF THE CRASH ARE AVAILABLE. SHE SPOKE TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND FILED CASE#0910100910 WITH THE MANUFACTURER ON OCTOBER 2, 2009. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT SHE MUST SUBMIT PROOF TO CONFIRM IF THE CRASH WAS RELATED TO THE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,723. RK

DEAR NHTSA, I BOUGHT THE TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED EDITION 2007. MY WIFE IS THE MAIN DRIVER FOR THIS VEHICLE. SHE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE GAS ACCELERATION ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 6 WEEKS. I JUST CALLED TOYOTA MANUFACTURE AND COMPLAINED TO THEM ABOUT MY CONCERN AND THEY GAVE ME THE DOCUMENTATION # . THEY ADVISED ME TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK UP. I TOLD THEM THAT WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF ON AND OFF SOMETIMES, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE TECHNICIAN TO IDENTIFIES THE ISSUE. I ASKED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE TO MAIL ME A LETTER IN REGARDING THE ISSUE IF THEY IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE SEND ME ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE GAS ACCELERATOR FOR TOYOTA CARS AND TRUCKS. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. DEFECTIVE LASER CRUISE CONTROL. NOTE: VEHICLE HAS KEYLESS IGNITION. WHEN ACTIVATED THE UNIT WOULD REGISTER OBSTRUCTIONS THAT WERE NOT THERE OR WOULD NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE A VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT. WHEN THE UNIT RECOGNIZES THE OBJECT IT STARTS TO SLOW DOWN, APPLY THE BRAKES, AND WHEN THE OBSTRUCTION IS FAR ENOUGH AWAY IT RESUMES SPEED. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN IT RESUMES SPEED. THE ACCELERATOR IS ALMOST PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND ACCELERATION IS RAPID. THE BEST WAY TO DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM IS FROM THE CONTROL STALK ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2007. AFTER TWO YEARS OF COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER THE UNIT WAS RECOGNIZED AS BEING DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IN JUNE 2009. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT HE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY DIRECTIVE FROM TOYOTA USA CONCERNING A PROBLEM WITH THE UNIT. WITH ALL THE PUBLICITY THAT TOYOTA IS RECEIVING CONCERNING ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS, I THOUGHT THAT IN SOME CASES THE CAUSE MAY BE RELATED TO COMPUTER PROBLEM IN ADDITION TO A 'JAMMED" OR STUCK ACCELERATOR. *TR

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 11:30 AM, I DROVE ABOUT 4 MILES, GOT ONTO A FREEWAY (NORTHBOUND I-5) IN SAN DIEGO, AT WHICH TIME MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I LOOKED DOWN AT MY FEET, SAW THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS CORRECTLY IN PLACE. THE CAR BEHAVED AS THOUGH "CRUISE CONTROL" WERE ON, SO I TOGGLED CRUISE CONTROL ON, THEN OFF. I ALSO DEPRESSED THE BUTTON FOR TURNING THE CAR OFF (IT HAS A "SMART KEY" IGNITION), BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. ENGINE SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE. MY BRAKES COULD SLOW THE CAR A BIT (FROM 70 MPH DOWN TO 65 MPH, BUT THE CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED BACK UP TO 70 MPH AND HIGHER. I DOWN-SHIFTED (INTO ONE OF THE "MOUNTAIN-DRIVING" GEARS, THEN DOWN-SHIFTED AGAIN AS I CONTEMPLATED HOW TO NAVIGATE AROUND TRAFFIC AND OFF THE FREEWAY. THE ENGINE TACHOMETER INDICATED THAT THE SPEED WAS INCREASING. I TRANSITIONED OFF THE I-5 AND ONTO THE EASTBOUND I-8 FREEWAY, AND SLOWED ENOUGH, WITH ALL MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, TO THE NEAREST OFFRAMP. I COULD NOT BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT FINALLY SHIFTED INTO PARK BEFORE HITTING ANYTHING. I NOW SHUT OFF THE CAR. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, IN PARK, AND THE ENGINE SPEED METER INDICATED 4500 RPM IN A FEW SECONDS. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND PHONED AAA TO TOW ME TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THIS UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CALLED. THEY SAID TO PICK UP THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT NORMALLY SERVICES THIS VEHICLE, AND THEY HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THEY DID SOME MINOR REPAIR ON THE THROTTLE, BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE NOR FIX THE CASE OF THIS. THEY ALSO REPAIRED THE BRAKES, WHICH WERE BADLY BURNED. I WAS APPREHENSIVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AND FINALLY TOLD THE DEALER TO GET ME A REPLACEMENT, WHICH I AM NOW DRIVING. THE CAR WHICH HAD UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION IS AT THE DEALERS LOT AS OF YESTERDAY. *TR UPDATED 11/18/09

2007 TOYOTA AVALON PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE ROAD CONDITION CHANGES AND HE PUTS THE CRUISE CONTROL BACK ON IT WILL JUMP AND THE RPM'S WILL JUMP FROM 2100 TO 4800. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED WELL UNTIL THE ROAD CONDITIONS CHANGED. IF THE ROAD CONDITIONS CHANGED THE CONSUMER HAD TO TOUCH THE BRAKE AND TAKE THE VEHICLE OFF CRUISE CONTROL TEMPORALLY. WHEN THE ROAD CONDITIONS CHANGED AGAIN, AND THE SPEED WAS NO MORE THAN 6-7 MPH BELOW THE SPEED SET ON THE CRUISE CONTROL THE TACHOMETER READING WAS 2,100 THE CONSUMER RESTORED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO THE SETTING BEING USED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JOLTED AHEAD AS IF THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. THE TACHOMETER SUDDENLY JUMPED FROM 2,100 TO 4,800 RPM TO RAISE THE VEHICLE SPEED 6 OR 7 MPH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS A NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS TO THE LOWEST GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE REVS AND THE TIRES SKID. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING UP THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS THE VEHICLE'S NEW DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM AND ALL OF THE NEW TOYOTA'S PERFORM IN THIS MANNER. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.