2010 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

2010 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED TWO UNRELATED RECALLS ARE ON THE SAME RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE BRAKE/THROTTLE REPROGRAMMING BE DONE, BUT HE DOES NOT WANT THE PEDAL MODIFICATION DONE AS HE BELIEVED IT WOULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONSUMER STATED PRESENTLY, THE PEDAL CLEARANCE TO THE FLOOR IS 1 3/4 INCHES AND THE PEDAL LENGTH IS ONLY 4 INCHES LONG IN THE VEHICLE. THE FLOOR MAT IS POSITIVELY SECURED. THE PEDAL/FLOOR MAT IS NOT A SAFETY INTERFERENCE CONDITION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 74 MPH. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESET THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 95 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED BEFORE THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. UPDATED 11/02/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/04/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WITH HIS FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD UNTIL REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,441. UPDATED 07/16/10 *BF UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

WHEN ON INCLINE GOING IN A UPWARD DIRECTION WHILE IN DRIVE POSITION VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ROLL BACKWARD WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE TO ACCELERATOR. *TR

2010 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS THAT SHE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SATISFACTORILY RESOLVE THIS COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO RETURN VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SALESMAN TOLD HER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER ISSUE WAS WITH THE DEALER MIS-REPRESENTING THE FACTS ABOUT THE VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 03/29/10.*JB UPDATED 04/06/10.*JB

RECENT PURCHASE OF A NEW 2010 TOYOTA AVALON , NOW INVOLVED IN A RECALL- HAD A DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH WAS RECENTLY REPLACED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. WE OCCASIONALLY FEEL A "LURCH", WHEN STARTING UP THE CAR OR BACKING UP. *TR

FAILURE TO CONTROL MY SPEED LEAD TO ME HITTING ANOTHER CAR. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A DEFECT OR NOT WITH THAT CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON ON MONDAY 3-1-2010 AT 2PM ON THE 210 GOING WEST AT 70 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC WHEN I UP THE SPEED TO 75 MPH AND THE CAR TOOK OFF UP TO 100MPH BY ITSELF I PRESSED THE BRAKE TAKING IT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL THIS HAPPENED IN A FEW SECONDS. I BOUGHT MY CAR ONE WEEK BEFORE ALL THE RECALLS STARTED I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR. *TR

ON OUR 2010 TOYOTA AVALON WE HAVE HAD ALL THE LIGHTS ON OUR DASH GO OUT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS OR SO ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE WE WERE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND MAKING A TURN. THE DASH LIGHTS ON ALL OUR GAUGES GO OUT AND COME BACK ON THERE OWN. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WORK AND NO HARM WAS DONE TO ANYONE, BUT WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK TO OUT DEALER THEY COULD NOT MAKE IT DO IT WHEN THEY CHECKED IT OUT SO THEY SIMPLY RETURNED OUR CAR BACK TO US WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION. WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS ISN'T NORMAL. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THIS CAR OR SOMETHING TO DUE WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM? *TR

2008 TOYOTA AVALON FEBRUARY 16TH AND 17TH MY CAR JOLTED FORWARD AT STOP LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BUT, IT DID GO ABOUT 50FT BEFORE I COULD CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND STOP THE CAR. I HAD THIS SERVICED AT LAKE NORMAN TOYOTA(704) 875-9199 EARLIER THIS MONTH. UPON CALLING IN TODAY ABOUT MY CAR, WAS INFORMED THE REPAIR HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED. WHY IN THE HECK DID THE DEALERSHIP TELL ME THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE AND THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE? MY LIFE AND THAT OF NOT ONLY MY FAMILY BUT OTHERS IS AT STAKE. I WANT ACTION, TRUTHFULNESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM TOYOTA AND THE USA. *TR