2006 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

1. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT, FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, DOING NOTHING BUT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. SUDDENLY I REALIZED MY CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD, SO I PUSHED THE BRAKES HARDER. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN FURTHER BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD. ALL OF THIS TOOK ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THEN I HEARD AND FELT THE ENGINE ACCELERATING VERY LOUDLY. JUST AT THAT MOMENT THE LIGHT CHANGED, AND TRAFFIC SPED AHEAD. WITHOUT THINKING, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE STOPPED ROARING, THE CAR ACCELERATED NORMALLY AND THE BRAKES WERE RESPONSIVE. 2. THIS WAS THE ONLY INCIDENT. 3. I WAS ACTUALLY ON MY WAY TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, SO I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALER, I HAD THE PERSON WHO MET ME AT MY CAR CHECK THE FLOOR MAT BEFORE I WALKED AWAY. HE SAID IT WAS FINE. TOYOTA PERFORMED ALL RECALL ACTIONS, ASKED IF I WANTED THE COMPUTER RE-PROGRAMMED TO ALLOW THE BRAKES TO OVERRIDE EVERYTHING ELSE (I SAID YES), AND FILLED OUT THE FORMS AND PERFORMED ACTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN SUA INCIDENT. THEY GAVE ME A LOANER AND THE NEXT DAY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WOULD BE RELEASED. I ASKED FOR, AND RECEIVED A COPY OF THE FORM FOR AN SUA INCIDENT, BUT IT ONLY HAS INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TECHNICIAN AND NO WRITTEN RESULTS, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS FOUND AND WHAT WAS DONE, OTHER THAN NORMAL RECALL WORK. I AM FILLING THIS OUT BECAUSE I NO LONGER TRUST TOYOTA, AND NOW I AM AFRAID. IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND I WANT TO BE PART OF THE RECORD OF INCIDENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO MOVE TOWARDS THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,500 AND THE CURRENT WAS 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE INTO A PARKING SPACE AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,592.

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES TO OBTAIN A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL MAINTENANCE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE. *TGW

ON A TRIP FROM FLORIDA TO OHIO THERE WAS A HUMMING THAT STARTED BETWEEN 40 AN 60 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY IDENTIFIED IT AS A RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WITH 44,500 MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SERVICE SHOP TO VERIFY THE DEFECT AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THE PART AND GAVE ME THE DEFECTIVE ONE. *TR

CAR ACCELERATION OUT OF CONTROL FOOT PEDAL ACCELERATION BUT ALSO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EXSISTED AS WELL. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH. FEAR OF OPERATING THE VECHICLE. RECALL AND ELECTRICAL REPAIRS WERE DONE.: PARTS REPAIRED AND REPLACD ARE AS FOLLOWED. IGNITION COIL "B" PRIMARY/SECONDARY CIRCUIT MODIFY ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FLOOR SURFACE REPLACE OIL COOLER HOSE REPLACE VVTI HOSE AND KIT OIL HOSE NO. 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONSIVE WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING IT TO DRIVE OVER A CURB. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHETHER SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE OR IT WAS IN PARK, THE SEATS WOULD MOVE, THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK AND RADIO WOULD SUDDENLY TURN ON; SHE BELIEVED THESE ISSUES TO BE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE PROBLEMS BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL REPAIR AND THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATE 58,800.