2008 Toyota Avalon

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE SPED OFF AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY MOVED FORWARD ABOUT 2000 FEET. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE PRESSED THE IGNITION BUTTON THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED ACCELERATION SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT 15MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 40MPH.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NHTSA RECALL #09V388000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND 10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY BEGAN SHIFTING INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND MOST RECENTLY, SEEMED TO OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, SHE HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN OPEN RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,200.

2008 TOYOTA AVALON BRAKE OVERRIDE. I JUST HAD ALL MY AVALON RECALL FIXES PLACED ON MY CAR, AND THE BRAKE OVERRIDE FIX DOES NOT WORK. I CHECK MY BRAKE OVERRIDE TO SEE HOW IT OPERATED BEFORE THE FIX, AND AFTER GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE REPAIRS IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED, AND SPEED IS AROUND 45MPH STEP ON THE BRAKES WHILE CONTINUING TO PRESS ON THE GAS, AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME ON THE PHONE BEFORE GOING THERE THAT THE BRAKES WOULD OVERRIDE THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. I STILL WILL NOT ALLOW MY PREGNANT WIFE, AND 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER RIDE IN THE CAR UNTIL A BETTER FIX IS PUT INTO PLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIRED. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND FORCED HIM TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AGAIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO HIS GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TEST DROVE IT AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49450 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49476. UPDATED 4/13/10 *CN UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

2008 TOYOTA AVALON WAS RECALLED TO REPLACE A GAS PEDAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR THE SAID REPAIR. IT TOOK 4 HOURS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE AND WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF A RESIDENTIAL CARPORT WHEN IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR DID ABOUT 3 LOOPS AROUND THE GARAGE AREA OF THE HOME CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR, BENCHES, TREE, BUSHES, LAMP POST, ETC. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE RECALLED DEFECT WAS REPAIRED. OWNER OF VEHICLE PUT IN CLAIM TO HER OWN INSURANCE COMPANY, PUT IN A CALL TO THE 800 TOYOTA NUMBER AND HAD CAR TOWED TO WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE CAR. EVERYONE SEEMS CONCERNED, BUT ONLY WANTS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR RATHER THAN GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. WE THOUGHT TOYOTA HAD THE FIX, BUT APPARENTLY NOT SINCE ACCELERATING AND GOING OUT OF CONTROL ON AN ACCELERATED PACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. SHE HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES WHERE THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5500. UPDATED 04/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/13/10

TOYOTA AVALON CRUISE CONTROL SAFETY PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL EXPERIENCES WITH UNEXPECTED RAPID ACCELERATION I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN O'FALLON, ILLINOIS. WHAT I DISCOVERED IS THAT THE LASER CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM ADJUSTS ON THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVEL IN 5 MPH INCREMENTS UP OR DOWN. HOWEVER, IF YOU TAP THE LEVER UP MORE THAN ONCE IT WILL INCREASE THE SPEED BY 5, 10, 15, 20 MPH. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF YOU HOLD THE CRUISE LEVEL FOR MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS, THE CRUISE SETTING CONTINUES TO INCREMENT AND IN JUST A FEW SECONDS YOU MAY HAVE UNKNOWINGLY INCREASED THE SETTING FOR THE CRUISE BY 20 OR 25 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE OLDER MODELS OF MOST CARS, INCLUDING TOYOTAS, JUST INCREMENT YOUR SPEED BY A FEW M.P.H. AS YOU HOLD THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVEL UP TO GET TO THE DESIRED CRUISING SPEED. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE OWNERS MANUAL IS INACCURATE AND DOES NOT DESCRIBE HOW THE RESETTING OF THE CRUISE SPEED ACTUALLY WORKS. IN MY OPINION THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVEL SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO INCREASE YOUR SET CRUISING SPEED BY 20 OR 30 MPH BY LIFTING UP THE CRUISE LEVEL OR A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES IN HIGHWAY DRIVING AND HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. MY GUESS IS THAT A LOT OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TOYOTA PRIUS IN THE PRESS RECENTLY RESULT FROM THE SAME CONDITION WITH THE OWNERS NOT INFORMED AS TO HOW THE CRUISE ADJUSTMENTS WORK AND THE MANUALS ARE PROBABLY INACCURATE OR INCOMPLETE. *TR