2006 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHEN THAT VEHICLE IS IN CRUISE, AND ACCELERATES FOR A HILL, THE FORCE IS SO STRONG THAT IT'S LIKE THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUNCHED FOR PASSING. THAT BEHAVIOR HAS EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. SINCE WE LIVE IN THE HILLY PART OF ARKANSAS, WE NEVER USE OUR CRUISE CONTROL ON LOCAL ROADS. WE HAVE NOTED MANY RECENT REPORTS OF STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDALS, AND HAVE WONDERED IF THE RESULTANT CRASHES WERE ACTUALLY CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONING CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REPORTED PEDAL STICKING ISSUE. IF THAT IS TRUE, THEN TOYOTA'S CURRENT PLANS TO ADD SHIMS WILL NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SPEED CONTROL SETTING DECREASED THE SPEED TO 10 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DECREASING SPEED TO 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD 2 TO 3 FEET. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE AND THE RPM'S RAPIDLY INCREASED. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF A JET WERE TAKING OFF WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT INDICATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE SINCE IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH WHEN IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

2006 AVALON ACCELERATES FROM 40 MILES PER HOUR TO 100 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IN THE CRUISE CONTROL -- I FEEL MY LIFE IS IN DANGER AND I DO NOT USE MY CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT MAY COME IN ACCIDENTALLY -- PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

PROBLEMS WITH 20006 TOYOTA AVALON: ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY AND THE BRAKES HAVE NOT STOPPED THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. LUCKILY, NO ACCIDENTS YET. RECENT PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTION. TOYOTA DEALER DENIED ANY PROBLEMS, EXCEPT FOR "SPARK PLUGS" AND OIL LINE DEFECT. DEALER DENIED CAR WAS ON RECALL LIST. COMPLAINED THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE MAT, GAS PEDAL OR OTHER RECALL. DEALER DENIED THAT CAR WAS ON RECALL LIST. DEALER CHARGED $1,100.00 (4 TIRES INCLUDED) FOR WORK . ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED: GAS CAP IS DIFFICULT TO REPLACE AFTER FILL-UP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IF CAP IS NOT "CLICKED" SEVERAL TIMES. CAR MUST BE TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE TURNED OFF. IT WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN IF GAS CAP IS ON PROPERLY. DEALER CHARGED $135.00 FOR EACH TIME. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION POSES SAFETY PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT IS VERY UNEVEN AND UNPREDICTABLE, SHIFTING WHEN YOU DON'T EXPECT SHIFTING, AT LOWER AND HIGHER SPEEDS AND IN CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

THIS ADMINISTRATION SHOULD DEMAND THAT TOYOTA FIX THE PEDAL ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. CURRENT OWNERS SHOULD HAVE THE SAME FIX AS ALL NEW MODELS WITH RESPECT TO THIS PEDAL ISSUE. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PEDAL ISSUE ABOUT 2-3 YEARS AGO. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT IT WAS A FUEL ENERGY SAVING DEVICE. HE MADE IT SOUND THAT MY CAR WAS SAFE. THEREFORE, I THINK TOYOTA'S RECORDS ARE FLAWED AS TO THE EXACT NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS CONSUMERS (CURRENT OWNERS) HAVE MADE TO SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. IN ADDITION I PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL 7 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH MY CAR THROUGH A TOYOTA DEALER. TOYOTA SHOULD BE MANDATED BY US GOV TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR ALL CURRENT OWNERS, REGARDLESS IF CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. A TOTAL REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE ALWAYS SUSPECTED THAT THE PEDAL WAS NOT SAFE. I HAD MANY CONCERNS ABOUT SOMEONE HITTING ME IN THE BACK END OR ME HITTING SOMEONE ELSE ON MY FRONT END. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE TOO LONG AND THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY FIX IT!! *TR

I OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROAD, AS I ROUNDED A CURVE, MY CAR SEEMED TO SURGE. A DOG CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME AS I CAME INTO THE CURVE. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND COULD NOT GET CAR TO STOP I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE BANK ON EVERY CORNER OF CAR AS WELL AS HEAD ON. CAR FINALLY CAME TO REST ABOUT 150 YARDS FROM WHERE I BEGAN BRAKING. I WAS SHAKEN UP BUT NOT HURT. I AM NOW CONVINCED MY GAS PEDAL STUCK OR SOMETHING ELECTRONICALLY HAPPENED. MY HUSBAND ASKED ME WHAT HAPPENED AND I TOLD HIM I HONESTLY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND MY INSURANCE PAID; HOWEVER, I PURCHASED A 2007 AVALON AND I AM EXTREMELY NERVOUS LIVING HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DRIVING THIS CAR. I DON'T HAVE VIN OR MILEAGE HANDY BUT CAN GET INFO FROM MY INSURANCE AGENT IF NECESSARY. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH THE FLOOR MATS AND ACCELERATOR GETTING STUCK FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND NOW THE ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK ON ITS OWN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BACK AND FORTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HOPE THAT TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE IT WITH A RENTAL CAR UNTIL IT CAN FIX IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS AND I HAD PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BREAK PEDAL, THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, AND THE CAR IS IN GEAR (DRIVE). ALL AT ONCE, THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE FORWARD REALLY FAST BUT STOP WHEN I PUSH HARD ON THE BREAK PEDAL. I WAS THINKING THAT MAYBE MY FOOT WAS SLIPPING FROM THE BREAK AND ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITHOUT ME NOTICING IT, HOWEVER, IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT PUBLICITY ABOUT THE GAS PEDAL PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTAS, I AM THINKING THAT MAYBE MY FOOT WAS NOT SLIPPING AND THIS PIECE OF INFORMATION MAY HELP IN THE FAULT ISOLATION PROCESS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, I WOULD SAY ABOUT ONCE EVERY FEW MONTHS. MY REACTION ON THE BREAK PEDAL IS FAST AND IT DOES STOP THE CAR. *TW