2006 Toyota Avalon complaints

HAS ANYONE EVER CONSIDERED THE TOYOTA VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VSC, SYSTEM AS A SOURCE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION? A CODE P1578 MEANS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION RELATING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE SWITCH. IF THE BRAKE SWITCH DEVELOPS AN INTERMITTENT, STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT CAUSE THE CRUISE TO DISENGAGE. THE DRIVER WILL FIGHT THE CRUISE CONTROL WITH THE BRAKES AND THINK ITS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE TOYOTA VSC SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROTOCOL FOR THEIR VEHICLE EXAMS AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT FORENSIC EXAMINERS. *TR

ON MAY 2008 I WAS IN A ONE CAR ACCIDENT ON THE MAJOR FREEWAY, DETERMINED BY THE POLICE AND SITED A TICKET FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. ALL I REMEMBER IS MY CAR ACCELERATED AND I WENT TO SLOW DOWN AND LOST CONTROL. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND IN PIECES ON THE FREEWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAD ALWAYS ACCELERATED SINCE I HAD PURCHASED IT AND DETERMINE THAT IT WAS THE TYPE OF CAR AND WAS NORMAL. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE UNTIL WHEN I WENT TO TAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO GET REPAIRED I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD A RECALL WITH ALL OF THE MEDIA EXPOSURE. AT THAT TIME THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID HAVE A RECALL AND I ASKED AND WAS TOLD. *TR

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS VIEWS REGARDING TOYOTA INCIDENTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE DEMO VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TIRES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED RIGHT AFTER THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED TO 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER THE CURB TWICE, ACCELERATED AND SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT OFFER IT SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,857. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,500.

IN JULY 2009 OUR 2006 TOYOTA AVALONXL HAD A VVT-I OIL HOSE EXPLODE CAUSING OIL DAMAGE AND PERSONAL REPAIR EXPENSE OF $277.67. I WAS NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA OF A RECALL TO REPLACE THIS HOSE. IT STATED IF ALREADY REPLACED THEN TO SEND IN THE REPAIR ORDER, PROOF OF PAYMENT AND PROOF OF OWNERSHIP FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THIS WAS SUBMITTED TO TOYOTA ON JANUARY 11, 2010. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED UNTIL I CONTACTED THEM AFTER 71 DAYS. AFTER A LENGTHY DELAY, I WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE REPAIRS WERE NOT COMPLETED BY AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER. MY COMPLAINT IS I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES AND REPAIRS DUE TO TOYOTA'S DEFECTIVE PARTS WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT AFTER TOYOTA ADMITTED THEIR PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *TR

MY VEHICLE 2006 TOYOTA AVALON , SINCE I HAD BOUGHT IT HAS ALWAYS ACCELERATED SO I WOULD JUST SLOW IT DOWN (TAPPING ON THE BRAKES). I ASSUMED THIS WAS NORMAL SINCE I DID BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TELLING THEM. MAY 3, 2008 I WAS IN A BAD CAR ACCIDENT ON 75 NORTH. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR IT WENT INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND AFTER THAT WHEN I WOKE UP MY CAR SPLATTERED ALL OVER THE FREEWAY. I WAS FINED BY THE POLICE UNABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR. WENT TO COURT TO FIGHT IT AND I HAD TO PAY $140.00 PLUS THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE ON THE FREEWAY $3,000.00. I HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE CAR AND MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL MY OIL FROM A RUPTURED OIL LINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE 2 MILES AWAY. APPARENTLY TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BASED ON OTHER NUMEROUS SIMILAR INCIDENTS BASED ON WEB COMMENTS. THE OIL WARNING LIGHT NEVER WENT ON AND I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHICH WAS SENT TO OTHER AVALON OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. TWO OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE FRONT BODY DAMAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,382 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/10*JB

2006 - TOYOTA AVALON AUTO DIM HEADLIGHTS, NOT SAFE AT NIGHT, DUE TO ONLY SHOWING APPROXIMATELY 2 CAR LENGTHS VISIBILITY. *TR

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

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

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.

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.

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.

ON 2/10/2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON HEADED TO WORK. I MADE A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT DOING ABOUT 5 MPH.ONCE I TURNED THE CORNER MY CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT UP ON THE CURB AND HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON OCCUPYING THE VEHICLE AND I WAS NOT HURT.I HAVE SINCE THEN HAD THE RECALLS FIXED ON MY CAR BY THE DEALER, BUT THEY FAILED TO TELL ME IF MY ACCELARATOR PEDAL WAS DEFECTED!

UNINTENDED ACCELLERATION OF MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES ON IT. FEB 24, 2010. I WSA DRIVING 35 MPH, HAVING SLOWED FOR TRAFFIC, THEN CHANGED LANES, BARELY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF LIKE A DRAGSTER. I WAS ABLE TO PLACE IN NETURAL AND BRAKE THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WHILE THE MOTOR WAS AT HIGH END REV. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE FLOOR MATS WERE OBSTRUCTING THE GAS PEDEL. THEY WERE NOT. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT TWICE MORE, BOTH TIMES THE ENGINE WAS IN EXTREME HIGH REV MODE. AS I SAT ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR "SPRANG" BACK ON IT'S OWN. I THEN STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND IT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. I CALLED TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY AND WAS DIRECTED TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP IN CALIFORNIA. I EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN TULSA, OK, WHERE THE ON BOARD COMPUTER WAS "FLASHED" AND PEDEL RECALL WAS PERFORMED. SERVICE TECH WROTE UP A FLOORMAT ISSUE AND STATED THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT WAS REPORTED BY ME TO BE ON, WHICH IT WAS NOT. THIS SHOULD BE VERIFIED BY THE INCIDENT REPORT #1002144206 OF 2-24-2010 AS TAKEN OVER THE TELEPHONE BY TOYOTA CSR DON LOMBARDO; PHONE # 800-225-2769. I WOULD BET MY LIFE THIS WAS NOT A MECHANICAL RELATED CAUSE, BUT A PROGRAMMING ISSUE WHICH CAUSED THE THROTTLE BODY TO GO WIDE OPEN. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE COMPUTER "BLACK BOX" INFORMATION WAS DOWNLOADED BY THE DEALER OR IF IT IS TOO LATE. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP GENERAL MANAGER WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THERE WAS "ZERO" WEAR ON THE GAS PEDEL JOINT, HE W

I WAS COASTING INTO A PARKING STALL IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT ROARED VERY LOUD AND SPED FORWARD INTO THE PARKING SIGN THAT FORTUNATELY STOPPED THE CAR. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER OF THE CAR. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. I HADAN APPPOINTMENT WITH THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIRS TO BE DONE FOR THE RECALL ITEMS THAT SAME DAY EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA AS OF THAT DATE. THE CAR DAMAGES WAS REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP AND THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALSHIP FOR REPAIR OF THE RECALL ITEMS. A LETTER FROM TOYOTA WAS FINALLY RECEIVED ABOUT THE RECALL AFTER THE FACT.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN FIRST STARTING THE ENGINE, IT REVVED UP TO ABOUT 2,500 RPMS. A SECOND EPISODE OCCURRED A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. AT NO TIME WAS MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN EITHER SITUATION. IN BOTH OF THESE INSTANCES, THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESOLVED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER SAFETY RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED BY TOYOTA ON MARCH 6, 2010. AT THIS TIME, THESE ARE THE ONLY OCCASIONS WHERE I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS AND MYSELF. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPORTING THESE PROBLEMS TO THE DEALERSHIP.

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES STUCK GAS PEDAL CAUSED AN INCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS PASSING A ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE ROAD, HE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. IT WENT OFF THE EDGE OFF THE ROAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND BOTTOMED OUT. *JB

I THINK I EXPERIENCED A SURGE IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I WAS NOT SURE BUT PEOPLE OBSERVING THAT DID NOT STAY AND WAIT FOR POLICE SAID MY CAR RACED FORWARD AFTER STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I ENDED UP STEERING TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A TREE RATHER THAN THE CAR AHEAD OR PEDESTRIANS. WHEN THE POLICE AND TOW TRUCK ARRIVED THEY INDICATED THAT MY AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF, BUT IT DID NOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE, SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL MANUALLY WITH THE USE OF HIS HANDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE ACCELERATION PEDAL MODIFICATION REPAIR WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON MARCH 5, 2010. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 10V01700 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED DURING THE INSPECTION PROCESS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 43,300. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TWO WEEKS LATER, A NEW PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/12/10.*JB

OVER TWO YRS NUMEROUS TIMES AVALON TOYOTA ACCELERATED, BROUGHT IN TO BE CHECKED X2 TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, HAPPENED TO OTHERS IN HOUSE ALSO. HAD RECALL FIX DONE, DID IT AGAIN. JUMPS FORWARD WITHOUT ACCELERATION. TOO AFRAID TO WAIT , TRADED IT IN, LOST ALOT OF $ BUT FEEL SAFER. OTHER DEALERS TO SEND TO AUCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57000.

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I TOOK IT IN A FEW WEEKS AGO TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR RECALL PROBLEM "FIXED". TODAY (3/14), I WAS TRAVELING THRU A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AT 10 TO 12 MPH. AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, GRINDING THRU THE BRAKES. I PUSHED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND JAMMED THE BRAKE. THERE WAS A VERY LOUD "THUNK" AND THE CAR STOPPED AND CEASED TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. REAR DECK BRAKE LIGHT WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. SAFETY ISSUE. SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL ISSUE. DEALER WAS INITIALLY UNABLE TO FIX, AND ESTIMATES $400+ TO REPLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING IN THE ENGINE AREA. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING AND WITHIN SECONDS, RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN THE RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED WITH A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. UPDATED 06/04/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE HAD A HIGH IDLE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE INTO GEAR AT 10-15 MPH AND THEN CATCH WOULD CATCH UP AND DISENGAGE AND THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. UPDATED 10/14/10

THE DAY AFTER MY CAR HAD 3 RECALLS CORRECTED, I WAS DRIVING AROUND 20 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO TAKE OFF. I PUT THE BRAKE ON REAL HARD AND GOT IT STOPPED AT ABOUT 35 MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY PASSENGER AND I WERE SCARED TO DEATH. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AND CAME UPON A FOUR WAY STOP . THERE WERE TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF HER THAT WERE STOPPED AT THE FOUR WAY STOP STREET. SHE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND CRASHED INTO THE BACK END OF A VAN IN FRONT OF HER THAT WAS STANDING STILL. IT CAUSED $9,000 DAMAGE TO HER CAR AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO MA HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES TO HER LEG AND KNEE. THE INJURY TO HER LEG CAUSED HER TO HAVE A OPERATION ON IT AND DAILY MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. NOW SHE HAS A KNEE PROBLEM THAT WILL REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT OPERATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE TRIED TO TRADE IN OUR AVALON INTO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR A NEW AVALON AND THE DEALER SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO REDUCE THE TRADE VALUE $8,000 DUE TO THE CAR BEING WRECKED. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR ALL OF THE RECALLS FIXES BUT THE WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE FEAR OF ANOTHER SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. ON 2 OCCASIONS, WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL, I ATTEMPTED TO UPTICK THE STALK TO INCREASE SPEED ONE MPH. THE CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WELL OVER ONE MPH WHEREUPON I CANCELED CRUISE CONTROL AND EVERYTHING BECAME NORMAL. *TR

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. WHILE DRIVING 1 BLOCK FROM AN OFFICE TO AN INTERSECTION AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR I HAD TO PLACE BOTH FEET ON BRAKE PEDAL AND MASH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT. MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 23,000 AND I HAVE TOLD TOYOTA THIS WAS OCCURRING SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONSISTENTLY HAD TOYOTA CHECK FOR PROBLEMS AND NONE ARE FOUND. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC AND THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE. IF YOU WERE DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE AND WERE ON A HILL TRYING TO MAINTAIN YOUR POSITION YOU WOULD BE ENGAGING THE CLUTCH AND THE GAS PEDALS, ONE WOULD BE FIGHTING THE OTHER. THAT IS WHAT THIS FEELS LIKE, THE BRAKE FIGHTS THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPINNING AROUND. WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, IT ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE FENCE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER TOLD THEM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE BY PAYING $1,600 ON THE LEASE OF THE FAILED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS EXPECTING TOYOTA TO REFUND THEM THE $1600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THIS MORNING AS I WAS BACKING MY 2006 AVALON, IT BACKED OUT ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME HITTING MY GAS PEDAL. WHEN I STOPPED AND PUT IT IN DRIVE IT THEN ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I HIT BRAKE AND TURNED OFF CAR. LAST WEDNESDAY (MARCH 3) I HAD THE RECALLED ACCELERATOR FIXED AT MY TOYOTA DEALER. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. BEFORE THE RECALLS THERE WAS ONLY TWO OCCASIONS WHERE MY VEHICLE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTIONED SLIGHTLY. ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2010 I HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED, AND NOW MY VEHICLE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTIONS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR MOVING UP AT A STOP SIGN BECAUSE MY VEHICLE TOOK OFF WHEN I PRESSED SLIGHTLY ON THE PEDAL. THE BRAKES ARE NOW MALFUNCTIONING, WHERE IT DOESN'T STOP UPON PRESSING THE BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON . SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT A WARNING. SHE HAD TO INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO BE ABLE TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY TOLD HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THEY STILL CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39600.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AND HEADLIGHT WENT OFF DURING THE EMERGENCY STOP (NOTE: THE TOYOTA AVALON HAS NOT GONE THROUGH THE RECALL REPAIR BUT RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED) I WAS DRIVING ON 101S NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW DURING EVENING COMMUTE HOUR. I WAS TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL AS 101S WAS IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC CONDITION. I FELT THE AVALON WENT FASTER THAN I WAS EXPECTING AND I DID NOT DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL MORE THAN LIGHT TAPPING. THE AVALON WAS AT 40MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. I MANAGED TO STOP MY CAR IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A FULLY STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I NOTICED MY AUTO HEADLIGHT WAS OFF WHEN I WAS IN COMPLETE STOP. I QUICKLY TURNED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FROM AUTO POSITION TO ON AND THE HEADLIGHT DID NOT GO ON. I TURNED THE SWITCH TO OFF POSITION AND ON POSITION. THEN, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT HAD THE REPAIR DONE ON FEB 17TH FOR THE RECALL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL THE REPAIR WAS DONE, WHICH WAS THE PLACEMENT OF A METAL SHIM THAT WAS PUT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ON FEBRUARY 28 THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, HE THEN SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT WENT FORWARD AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE CONTACT THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE IT OFF AND IT STOPPED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP REVVING UP UNTIL IT WAS TURNED OFF. NO ONE WAS INJURED, THERE WAS ONLY BUMPER DAMAGE. A POLICE OFFICER WAS THERE AND HE TOOK A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND CONTACT WAS TOLD TO FILE A CLAIM,#1003101250. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,859.

UNINTENTIONAL AND UNEXPECTED UNLOCKING OF THE TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY CAR HAS HAD THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR THE REPAIR BUT MY CAR IS STILL ACCELERATING. WHILE DRIVING CAR SPED UP BUT SLOWED ITSELF BACK DOWN TO NORMAL SPEED. THIS IS HOW ITS BEEN SINCE PURCHASE. I NOTICE THIS LAST TIME THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REFLECT THE CHANGE IN SPEED SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MPH THE CAR SPED OVER MY NORMAL SPEED OF 45MPH. I HAVE CONTACTED MAKER BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE AS OF TODAY. I AM THINKING THIS COULD BE THE PRELUDE TO MY CAR SPEEDING UP AND NOT STOPPING. *TR

AFTER HAVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON RECALL SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED A WEEK LATER I WAS PULLING UP TO MY MAILBOX AND APPLIED MY BRAKES, HOWEVER I REALIZED THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. IN ORDER TO STOP I PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM THEY TOLD ME I HADN'T HAD THE COMPLETE RECALL DONE AND I NEEDED TO BRING IT BACK IN. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE FLOOR MAT AS WELL AS THE BRAKE OVERRIDE RECALL DONE. I TRIED TO TELL THEM THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN I WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE THE FLOOR MAT PORTION OF THE RECALL DONE BUT THEY TOLD ME MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE LIST AS NEEDING IT DONE. IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM THOUGH BECAUSE MY FLOOR MAT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE HOOK AND IN PLACE. MY COMPLAINT IS MAINLY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO THE COMPLETE RECALL WHEN I HAD IT IN THE FIRST TIME. I HAD MY 9 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME, IF WE HAD BEEN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BECAUSE MY CAR WENT AT LEAST A HALF OF CAR LENGTH BEYOND MY MAIL BOX BY THE TIME I GOT IT STOPPED. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). WAS DRIVING ON NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE,AT AROUND EXIT 7 TRIED TO AVOID A CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TOTALLY WAS UNCONTROLLABLE , THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP SLOW IT DOWN, ENDED UP CRASHING AGAINST THE JERSEY WALL, BACKED UP BY ITSELF AND TURNED TO FACE THE TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE LANE W/ THE UTMOST EFFORT FINALLY STOPPED. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL, WHEN I COMPLAINED TO MY INSURANCE CO. THAT WHAT WE EXPERIENCED WAS BEYOND NORMAL THEY SUGGESTED WE SHOULD COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA, WE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND COMPLAINED ASKED THEM TO INVESTIGATE THIS OCCURRENCE AND WERE ASSURED THAT THEY WILL CHECK THE WRECKED CAR. STATE FARM INSURANCE RECEIVED MY PERMISSION TO RELEASE THE CAR ,AND DOCUMENTED THE DATE OF COMMUNICATION AND THE PERSON AT TOYOTA IN CHARGE OF THIS INVESTIGATION BUT TOYOTA IS PLAYING GAMES OR WOULD NOT RETURN OUR CALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ALL THE NEWS REPORTS ABOUT CARPETS AND RECALLS. THE IRONY IS WE WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON THAT IS HOW MUCH WE TRUSTED THIS COMPANY. WE BOTH ARE STILL SUFFERING FROM THE INJURIES OF THIS CRASH OF THE CAR THAT SEEMED TO BE ( POSSESSED ) AS I TOLD MY INSURANCE ADJUSTOR. WE DO NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO TO PROVE OUR CASE AND AT THIS STAGE I AM RETRACTING MY CONSENT FOR TOYOTA TO INSPECT MY CAR. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU [XXX]. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM, OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *TGW IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED A PROBLEM IN ACCELERATING, DECELERATING AND SHIFTING GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO MAJOR PROBLEM AND THAT A MINOR ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE TO THE SHIFTING POINTS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED FINE FOR A WHILE, BUT THEN THE SAME PROBLEMS QUICKLY RESURFACED. A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT A DEFECT; RATHER IT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS INTENDED TO HANDLE DUE TO ITS DRIVE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM. THE REPRESENTATIVE WENT ON TO SAY THE DRIVE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM DID NOT HAVE A TRADITIONAL ROD THAT CONNECTED THE PEDAL TO THE ENGINE; RATHER, THE PEDAL WENT TO AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THAT SENSED THE INTENDED ACCELERATION AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE AS DIRECTED BY THE DRIVER. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE HESITATION HE COMPLAINED OF WAS NORMAL AS THE SYSTEM WAS DETERMINING HOW MUCH TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS DUE TO A STICKING PEDAL; RATHER A PROBLEM WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, THROTTLE OR ONBOARD COMPUTER.*JB

THE ENGINE SURGED IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON BEGINNING JUST AFTER PURCHASE (WHEN I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING THE FIRST FEW TIMES). THIS HAS CONTINUED SPORADICALLY --THE LAST TIME WAS IN EARLY DECEMBER, 2009--ABOUT TEN TIMES. I HAVE REACTED COUNTER-INTUITIVELY, TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY, AND THE ENGINE SETTLES DOWN. BECAUSE I HAVE PUT 89,000 MILES ON THE CAR DRIVING FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO LA EACH WEEK, I HAVE PRACTICED PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AS A FIRST RESPONSE IF MY LIGHTLY TAPPING THE PEDAL DOES NOT WORK. THE SURGE HAS FELT AS IF THERE IS A GREMLIN IN THE WORKS OF THE CAR PUSHING THE ENGINE. I DOUBT IF THIS IS CONNECTED, BUT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SETS ITSELF PERIODICALLY--AND I NOW KNOW IF THE CAR IS RUNNING A BIT ODDLY THAT I NEED TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE BRAKE HAS SET ITSELF AGAIN. (ABOUT 30-40 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR) BUT THE DEALERS HAVE REACTED QUIZZICALLY. ONE OF MY SONS HAS BEEN ADAMANT THAT I GET RID OF THE CAR, BUT I AM CONVINCED THAT IF IT BEGAN TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN TURNING OFF THE CAR IF NEED BE SHOULD THINGS SHOULD REMAIN CONTROLLED. I AM NOT NEAR THE CAR OR THE VIN INFORMATION BUT WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THIS AT A LATER DATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, WHEN SHE HEARD A THUMP IN THE GAS TANK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE THUMP WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO TESTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DEAR NHTSA, I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS, PURCHASED USED IN SUMMER 2009. A FEW DAYS AFTER OWNERSHIP, I FELT THE CAR WANTED TO 'SPEED UP ON IT'S OWN', MOMENTARILY. I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (TOYOTA OF IOWA CITY) WHO FELT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE DUE TO 'GEAR SHIFT SET POINTS' IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION'S COMPUTER PROGRAMMING. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE REVOLUTIONS AT WHICH TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT GEARS WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, THE SURGE PROBLEM PERSISTS. AS TIME GOES BY AND I READ MORE ABOUT TOYOTA'S ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS, I THINK THIS MIGHT BE PART OF THE SAME ISSUE AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOME DETAILED INFORMATION ON MY OBSERVATIONS. I HAVE BEEN STUDYING IT AND MADE SOME CAREFUL OBSERVATIONS ABOUT WHICH CONDITIONS THE SURGE OCCURS DURING, AND WOULD LIKE TO DETAIL THIS FOR YOU. PERHAPS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS YOU MIGHT EVEN BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE MY SURGE SITUATION IN OTHER TOYOTAS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS NOT THE ISSUE, PUT THE TRANSMISSION MANUALLY INTO '3'. DRIVE ON LEVEL ROAD AT ABOUT 30MPH, THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL TYPICALLY BE ABOUT 2000. THEN, RELEASE FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL DROP TO ABOUT 1000, THEN SPONTANEOUSLY SURGE UPWARD TO ABOUT 1500 RPM. AT THAT POINT, SOMETHING SEEMS TO LIMIT THE RPM'S FROM INCREASING FURTHER. THIS CANNOT BE THE CORRECT OPERATION; WHEN ONE IS NOT STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE SHOULD SLOWLY REVERT BACK TO IDLE SPEED (OR BE GOVERNED BY 'ENG

2006 AVALON ENGINE SURGED. SENT E-MAIL TO TOYOTA AT THAT TIME. AS I RECALL TOYOTA RESPONSE BY E-MAIL WAS "WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS" I STILL HAVE A COPY OF THE E-MAIL I SENT. *TR