2006 Toyota Avalon complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A POST. THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER DIED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED A HIGH SPEED CRASH. AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THE FLOOR MATS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. ANOTHER DRIVER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY ACCELERATED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000. UPDATED 06/24/10 *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER DRIFTED INTO THE MEDIAN STRIKING A POST. THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED CROSSING BOTH WESTBOUND TRAVEL LANES AND THE ON RAMP LANE. THE VEHICLE ROTATED NINETY DEGREES AS IT CROSSED THE TRAVEL LANES AND WENT OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER FACING EASTBOUND AND BEGAN ROLLING. THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED AT THE RIGHT OF WAY FENCE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ROLLING AND CAME TO REST ON ITS WHEELS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FENCE. UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED BRAKING ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO ENGAGE ON THEIR OWN. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT A ANOTHER VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS AGO THE CONTACT SURGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE COMPUTER DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH HER POWER STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42800.

THE PROBLEM SEEMS RELATED TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM NEVER OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD OR FROM A STOPPED POSITION. PROBLEM IS NOT CONSISTENT ON AVERAGE OCCURRING ONCE A DAY DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM: IN PARKING LOT OR AFTER LOT OF LOW SPEED DRIVING FORM TRAFFIC PROBLEM OCCURS?.. ACCELERATE THE RPMS RACE ON THE TACH AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS OUT OF SINK THERE IS A DELAYED RESPONSE A SHUDDER, SHIFT TIMING FEELS OFF KILTER, ERRATIC HUNTING, THEN A HARSH FORWARD THIS MAY BE A ONE TIME EVENT OR SEVERAL IN SUCCESSION AND THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL SHIFTING PATTERN 2- CRUISING 30 MPH PROBLEM OCCURRED GAVE IT SOME GAS... TACH SHOT TO 4K DELAYED FORWARD ENGAGING THEN THE CAR DROVE ITSELF FOR 1/4 MILE WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE DRIVER STATED THAT ENTERING HER DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 35 MPH. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO HER MOTOR HOME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

I'M AN OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AND I'M CURIOUS IF THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AS A CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE? I PURCHASED THIS CAR AS A NEW CAR AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS I RETURNED O THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. AT THIS POINT IT LAGGED WHEN DOWNSHIFTING OR SEEMED TO BE CONTINUOUSLY SEARCHING FOR THE APPROPRIATE GEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT HE COMPUTER HAD TO LEARN OUR DRIVING STYLE AND THE ISSUE WOULD GO AWAY. IT HAS NEVER GONE AWAY, AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. I HAVE 60,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. *TR

OUR 2006 TOYOTA AVALON (LIMITED) WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL SET TO HIGHWAY SPEED, ABOUT 60 TO 70 MPH. FOR A REDUCED SPEED ZONE, THE CAR WAS SLOWED BY 10 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER THE REDUCED SPEED ZONE, CRUISE CONTROL SETPOINT WAS INCREASED 10 MPH TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS HIGHWAY SPEED, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY TO MORE THAN 80 MPH. THEN, THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED WHICH TOOK CAR OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. THE CAR SLOWED, AND CRUISE CONTROL WAS RESET TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR ON THAT TRIP IN 2006, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CASES OF UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION SINCE THE ABOVE INCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY GRANDMOTHER'S 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AT 5:00 A.M. ON JAN. 23, 2010 ON SOUTH LAMAR IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN ON TO BARTON SKYWAY, I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, AND MY VEHICLE SPED UP WHICH CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO A TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE. I SUFFERED A FRACTURED HUMERUS AND BROKEN NOSE. *TR

ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2009, MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN MY GARAGE WHEN THE FLOOR MAT GOT STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR AND CAUSE HER TO RUN INTO THE WALL OF THE GARAGE. I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF ACCELERATION AFTER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS ONLY WHEN I RECEIVED THE SETTLEMENT PAPERS FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID I FIND OUT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS AS TOYOTA NEVER SENT ME ANY CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS, THE FLOOR MATS OR THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON AN INCLINE SHE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL SHE TURNED IT OFF IN ORDER TO STOP IT FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47000.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON MY VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO LOCK UP THE WHEELS IN GRAVEL TO KILL THE ENGINE. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED. I WANT TO INFORM THE INVESTIGATION GROUP THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT FLOOR MAT, ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR ANY OTHER EXCUSE THAT TOYOTA AND THE EX NHTSA EMPLOYEES THAT HIRED TO COVERUP THE REPORTS. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS. TOYOTA HAS A MULTITUDE OF ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA AVALON - DURING FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, VEHICLE ENGINE REVVED STRONGLY WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE WHILE GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WANED TO GO 60 MPH OR MORE AND LEACHED, BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BY PRESSING HARDER ON THE BRAKE.THIS HAPPENED ON 2 OR 3 OCCASIONS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS JUST NOT USE TO THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL TOGETHER, BUT I HAD SERIOUS DOUBTS. I NOW REALIZE I WAS EXPERIENCING THE CURRENT PROBLEM. IT ONLY HAPPENED DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF DRIVING AND HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ME SINCE. I DOUBT THIS WAS DUE TO A STUCK PEDAL, BUT SOME ELECTRONIC ISSUE IS AT FAULT (PERHAPS THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM). *TR

THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED THE CAR I NOTICED A HESITATION IN THE ACCELERATOR FOLLOWED BY A LURCHING FORWARD. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM AND WOULD ADJUST TO MY DRIVING IN TIME. NO ADJUSTMENT OCCURRED. I CONTINUED TO MAKE COMPLAINTS TO NO AVAIL UNTIL I THREATENED WRITE TO NHTSA. THEY THEN SAID "WAIT, DON'T DO THAT. WE'LL TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER TO SEE IF HE HAS A FIX. WITHIN 30 MINUTES THEY HAD RECALIBRATED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE/ECM (SAE TERM: POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE/PCM). WARRANTY INFORMATION WAS: OP CODE EG7023; DESCRIPTION RECALIBRATE EMC (PCM); TIME 0.9; OFP 89661-#####; T1 26; T2 99. THE RESULTS WERE GOOD ALTHOUGH I SOMETIMES STILL FEEL ALMOST UNDETECTABLE SMALL SURGES WHEN I AM DRIVING AS IF I AM NOT REALLY CONTROLLING THE SPEED WITH THE ACCELERATOR. BY THE WAY, I HAD REPORTED THIS TWICE BEFORE AND WHEN I READ THROUGH ALL OF THE 2006 AVALON REPORTS MINE WAS NOT THERE. ARE THE REPORTS DELETED AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME? *TR

THIS EVENT OCCURRED TWICE DURING ROUTINE DRIVING. MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON SEEMED TO HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY STRAIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL OUT AFTER A TURN. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA AVALON THAT HAD A DEFECTED OIL PIPE. MY CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL DUE TO THIS DEFECT, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NEW OF THE DEFECT IN AVALONS AND CAMRYS AT THAT TIME THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER FOR 3 WEEKS. ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW WHO OWN A AVALON 2006 TO 2009 HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA CORPORATE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON SAID THEY WER NOT AWARE OF AN ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER PRIOR TO BRING THE CAR IN THEY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS WHEN I DESCRIBED WHAT THE CAR WAS DOING. AT THAT TIME I DID NOT KNOW WHO TO REPORT THIS DEFECT TO. *CN

2006 TOYOTA AVALON GAS PEDAL DOES NOT PROVIDE POWER UNTIL DEPRESSED OVER 50 PERCENT TRAVEL THEN IT SUDDENLY PROVIDES POWER REPRESENTATIVE OF HALF THROTTLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF WHEN IT DOES DELIVER POWER UNDER THIS CONDITION. ON RARE OCCASIONS WHEN MOVING FROM STOPPED POSITION THE CAR ACCELERATOR IS OVERLY SENSITIVE AND ACTS LIKE I JUST STOMPED ONTHE GAS PEDAL AND NOT THE SLOW MOVEMENT I GAVE TE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE A SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. I HAVE GOTTEN USED TO THE WAY IT DRIVES AND IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS. TODAY THE GAS PEDAL HAS VERY LITTLE RESPONSE TO THROTTLE RESPONSE. I CANNOT DRIVE IT THIS WAY AND HAVING CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. SOME DAYS AFTER DRIVING OVER 30 MINUTES THE CAR ACTS NORMALLY WITH EXCEPTION OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *CN

WHEN SLOWING MY 2006 AVALON FOR TURN, SPEED BUMP, ETC. AND THEN ACCELERATING THERE IS OFTEN A LAG IN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING AND WHEN IT DOES THE CAR LURCHES. I HAVE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS ABOUT THIS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. AFTER A YEAR OR SO 1 DEALER SAID THAT TOYOTA HAD ISSUED AN ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE WHICH THEY PERFORMED. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE BUT HAS RETURNED. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALLS AND STORIES ABOUT POSSIBLE ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS I WANTED TO ADD MY STORY TO THE LIST. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE LAG IN TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, ESPECIALLY IF IT WORSENS. FURTHER, THE ONLY WAY I KNOW ABOUT THIS LATEST RECALL IS THROUGH THE NEWS - TOYOTA HAS NOT NOTIFIED ME DIRECTLY. THIS MAKES THE THIRD RECALL ON THIS CAR - FLOOR MATS, VVT-I OIL HOSE AND NOW ACCELERATOR! NEEDLES TO SAY - I AM NOT HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE AND WILL SERIOUSLY TRY TO CONVINCE MY WIFE TO TAKE OUR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE IN THE FUTURE! *CN *TR

THIS IS JUST TO PASS ALONG TO YOU THAT I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT ODD SENSATION OF MOMENTARY ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING, BUT WHILE LETTING OFF THE ACCEL PEDAL. ON THE HANDFUL OF OCCASSIONS WHEN IT HAS TAKEN PLACE, I BELIEVE I WAS ALWAYS DRIVING IN HEAVY STOP-AND-GO FREEWAY TRAFFIC. ALMOST FROM THE FIRST DAY I LEASED THE CAR, I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FRIENDS THAT I THOUGHT MY ELECTONICALLY-CONTROLLED TRANSMISSION WAS "TOO SMART"--THAT IT THOUGHT IT KNEW BETTER HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR THAN I DID. I HAVE A FEATHER TOUCH IN MY DRIVING STYLE, AND I HAVE NOT LIKED HOW THE TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT WANTS TO BE SHIFTING UP OR DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. NOW, WITH THE RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE, I AM WONDERING IF THE ISSUE IS BROADER AND COULD BE PART OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUE? *CN

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 APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OVER ROUGH SURFACES, BUMPS OR POTHOLES AND TRYING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. HE STATED THAT IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE RUBBING METAL-TO-METAL; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES RESPONDED NORMALLY AFTER HE DROVE OVER THE ROUGH OR BUMPY SURFACE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 TIMES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

SEPT. 27, 2009, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON INTO MY GARAGE AT A SLOW SPEED. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO DRIVE INTO THE WORKBENCH, BRAKING IT AND SOME WALLBOARD BEHIND IT AS WELL AS DAMAGING THE CAR BEFORE THE CAR FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. *TR

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, HIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. . HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED GEARS INTO NEUTRAL UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN THE FLOOR MATS. HE DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS AFTER THAT FAILURE OCCURRED IN MARCH 2006. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN 2009 ABOUT THE FLOOR MAT RECALL 09V388000 AND WAS TOLD TO GO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FLOOR MATS REMOVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,900. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. UPDATED 2/26/10 *CN UPDATED 09/07/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HIM TO CALL AAA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT POSITIONED TO DO SO. THE CONTACT IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS REPAIRED 4 TIMES. UPDATED 02/22/10

I WAS TURNING LEFT AT ABOUT 20 M.P.H. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE GAS PEDAL ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT VERY, VERY, SLOWLY. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING WHEN I WAS CHANGING LANES. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE HARD ON ITS OWN FOR ABOUT ONE HALF OF A SECOND. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT STICK ON THE CARPET. I DO HAVE THE CORRECT CARPET AND IT WAS PROPERLY INSTALLED IN PLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. IN NOVEMBER 2009 WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON JANUARY 16, 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,262. *CN UPDATED 02/17/10

I TOOK MY 2006 AVALON IN TO NALLEY TOYOTA FOR AN OIL LINE RECALL. I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD ALSO LOOK INTO THE FLOOR MAT RECALL FOR ME. THEY TOLD ME NO DECISION HAD YET BEEN MADE ON THE FLOOR MAT ISSUE BUT WENT AHEAD WITH THE OIL LINE RECALL. I PICKED MY CAR UP THAT AFTERNOON, DROVE 15 MINUTES TO MY MOTHER'S APARTMENT. WHILE SLOWLY GUIDING MY WAY INTO A PARKING PLACE, MY CAR ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY PROPELLING ITSELF UP OVER A CURB AND THROUGH A WOODEN FENCE, LANDING WITH MY BACK TIRES ON THE FRONT CURB OF THE PARKING PLACE. MY BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT AND UPON LANDING ON THE DOWNSIDE OF THE SLOPE, MY ENGINE DIED. I CALLED TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY ASKING WHAT THEY COULD HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN SINCE MY CAR HAD NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE IN THE 4 YEARS I HAD IT, AND YET HAPPENED 15 MINUTES AFTER THEY HAD WORKED ON IT. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS DONE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. WE COMPLAINED TO THE AREA TOYOTA REP AND AN INSPECTOR CAME AND LOOK AT THE CAR AT THE NALLEY REPAIR SHOP WE HAD IT TOWED TO. TOYOTA SAYS MY CAR CHECKS OUT FINE AND ANY PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MATS /DRIVER. THE SERVICEMAN DID NOT ADVISE ME TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS THAT WERE IN PLACE WHEN THEY WERE WORKING ON THE CAR. THEY RELEASED IT TO ME WITH THE FLOOR MATS IN PLACE. FURTHERMORE, I CONTEND THAT THE FIRST THING I CHECK AFTER THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS THE LOCATION OF THE FLOOR MAT,WHICH WAS FLAT AGAINST THE FLOOR. *TR

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 AVALON XLS. THE STEERING COLUMN WILL SUDDENLY COLLAPSE. *TR

THE TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN LOCK LOOSENS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. USUALLY THE LOCK LEVER ONLY DROPS LOW ENOUGH TO HIT YOUR KNEES AS YOU EXIT THE CAR AFTER A DRIVE, BUT DOES NOT LOOSEN ENOUGH TO RELEASE THE COLUMN TELESCOPE. TODAY IT DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE COLUMN (WHICH I HAVE FULLY EXTENDED NORMALLY) COLLAPSED FORWARD (COMPRESSED). I LOST SOME VEHICLE CONTROL AS I REACHED DOWN TO SECURE THE HANDLE UPWARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FRICTION DEVICE AND HAS NO POSITIVE LOCKING DETENT. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAVE MORE TROUBLE WITH IT THAN I DO AS THEY CANNOT FORCE IT UP AS FAR, SO IT RELEASES MORE OFTEN. A POOR AND DANGEROUS DESIGN. THE DEALER WANTS $79 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. WE HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE HABIT OF CHECKING THE LOCK FREQUENTLY BUT WHENEVER WE FORGET IT WILL RELEASE THE TELESCOPE AND COLLAPSE THE WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. IT IS HAPPENING ABOUT ONCE A WEEK NOW IF WE FORGET TO CHECK IT. MY WIFE IS 65 AND DOES NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO TIGHTEN IT FULLY NOW. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO CEMENT AND A FENCE INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. SHE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 12,000.

I HAVE BEGUN TO NOTICE A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS, GOING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. I AM NOW READING ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER AVALON 2006 OWNERS. THE CAR HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS STARTED SHOWING UP AT AROUND 30K. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKE PADS KNOCKING, BUT I'M ALMOST CERTAIN IT IS THE STEERING SHAFT FROM WHAT OTHERS ARE DESCRIBING. IT GOES IN THE SHOP TOMORROW FOR THE VVT OIL RECALL FIX AND I WILL DISCUSS THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND PERHAPS DANGEROUS CONDITION WITH THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE BROKE. AC LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING, THEN CAR STARTED LEAVING OIL PATHS IN AND OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DEALER FOUND NO AC PROBLEM, ATTRIBUTED TO OIL ALL OVER THE UPPER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEY STATED THREE OTHER LINES RECENTLY REPLACED. *TR

WHILE TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A LETTER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN #09V388000, I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM WITH CONTINUOUS ACCELERATION IS CAUSED NOT BY THE CARPET (WHICH IS A LUDICROUS STORY) BUT BY THE FAULTY CONTROL MECHANISM (PERHAPS, COMPUTER CHIPS) USED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. MY 2006 AVALON HAS A LASER-GUIDED CRUISE CONTROL WHICH AUTOMATICALLY SLOWS DOWN MY VEHICLE WHEN IT APPROACHES TOO CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF IT. AFTER A SAFE DISTANCE IS ATTAINED, IT THEN ACCELERATES TO KEEP UP WITH THE VEHICLE AHEAD. I HAVE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES IN SO DOING, THE VEHICLE SURGES AS IF I WERE FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL. IT IS SCARY WHEN IT LUNGES FORWARD WITH SUCH A FORCE. I AM NO LONGER USING THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR THIS REASON. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN CERTAIN CRUISE CONTROL DEFECT. CARPET HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SMOKE SCREEN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE VIGOROUSLY. *TR

THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, BUT A FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TOYOTA AUTOMOBILE THAT THEIR THROTTLE STICKS OPEN CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. MARCH 2006 I BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA AVALON XLS FROM DAVID BRUCE, BOURBONNAIS, IL. ABOUT SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THIS PURCHASE, I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT ACCELERATING RATHER QUICKLY. WHEN I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE WITH THE LEFT FOOT, I PUT MY RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PETAL IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE IT. IT WAS NOT STUCK IN A DOWNWARD POSITION AND I WAS ABLE TO RAISE IT UP AND DOWN WITH MY FOOT WITH THE CAR STILL ACCELERATING. AT THIS POINT I STOMPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PETAL MANY HARD TIMES WITH MY RIGHT FOOT. FINALLY THE PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. I TRIED TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES AFTERWARDS WITHOUT SUCCESS. I LOOKED AT THE ACCELERATOR PETAL, FLOOR MAT, AND THE AREA AROUND IT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. I TALKED TO DAVID BRUCE ABOUT IT AND FIGURED IT WAS A FREAK OCCURRENCE. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT AGAIN UNTIL THE NEWS MEDIA AND TOYOTA BEGAN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED, I DID NOT THINK OF USING THE START/OFF BUTTON TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, BUT AM AWARE OF IT NOW. THE REASON FOR THE LETTER IS THAT TOYOTA IS LOOKING AT THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT AS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT THE AREA WHERE THE PROBLEM IS OCCUR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY RAMP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. SHE USED HER RIGHT FOOT TO SEPARATE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO DISCONTINUE THE UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19000.

I CONCUR WITH THE TOYOTA OWNERS WHO ARE SAYING THAT THE PROBLEM IS SOME ELECTRONIC GLITCH. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS. I ONLY HAVE THE CARPET MATS, NOT THE ALL WEATHER ONES, AND JUST HAD THEM CHECKED AT THE DEALER AND THEY ARE PROPERLY FASTENED. MY CAR MOST OFTEN EXPERIENCES A PROBLEM ( ON OCCASION) WHEN YOU "YIELD" AT AN INTERSECTION AND DON'T STOP--THE CAR BUCKS OR THEN BOLTS. IT NEEDS MORE LOOKING INTO. THESE HIGH SPEED ACCELERATIONS BEING REPORTED ARE SCARY!*TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AND HAVE HAD THE ACCELERATOR GET STUCK FOUR TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. EACH TIME WAS WHEN I WAS PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR DOWN HARD TO GAIN SPEED. THREE TIMES I WAS FORCED TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD TO SLOW THE ACCELERATION AND LUCKILY I WAS IN OPEN STRETCHES WHERE I DIDN'T HAVE INTERSECTIONS OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO CONTEND WITH. THE FOURTH TIME WAS JUST RECENTLY, AFTER I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL AND AFTER I HAD VERIFIED THE FLOOR MATS WERE SECURED PROPERLY. I ACTUALLY REACHED DOWN WITH MY RIGHT HAND AND UNSTUCK THE ACCELERATOR. THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT HAS BEEN TERRIFYING AND I AM LUCKY IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON A BUSY STREET. I LITERALLY HAD TO PUT THE FULL FORCE OF BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. WHEN I DRIVE NOW, I AM VERY CAREFUL NOT TO FULLY ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR, FOR FEAR OF IT GETTING STUCK AND I ALSO MAKE SURE I'M ABLE TO REACH DOWN TO GRAB THE ACCELERATOR IF IT GETS STUCK AGAIN. I HAVE TOLD MY WIFE ABOUT THIS TO MAKE HER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND A WAY TO "FIX" IT WHILE DRIVING, BUT THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION AND TOYOTA IS WRONG IN SAYING IT'S STRICTLY A FLOOR MAT ISSUE. *TR

SINCE OWNING A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS CAR SURGING & TAKING OFF. FLOOR MATTS ARE NOT A ISSUE SINCE THE WERE REMOVED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE LAST YEAR.. TOYOTA TELLS ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, NOT JUST ONE TIME. *TR

2006 TOYOTA AVALON OIL RETURN LINE TO ENGINE MADE OF RUBBER BREAK AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES, JUMPS, AND BUCKS AND ACCELERATION IS VERY UNEVEN. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 0 MPH (I.E. AT A RED LIGHT), THE CAR HESITATES, AND THEN AT APPROX. 20 MPH, WHILE KEEPING THE GAS PEDAL STEADY, THE RPM'S REV UP, AND THE CAR ACCELERATES WILDLY. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AT AROUND 20 MPH, IT FEELS LIKE IT SHIFTS INTO A GEAR ABOVE WHAT IT SHOULD BE. THE CAR ALWAYS FEELS LIKE IT IS IN THE WRONG GEAR. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING AND HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS "CLOSE CALLS." *TR THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY MADE A MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO THE SHIFTING POINTS IN THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 02/17/10.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED WHEN THE OIL LINE APPARENTLY LET GO SPEWING OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO SMOKE. ALL THE OIL DRAINED FROM THE ENGINE AS A RESULT, CREATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. THE TOYOTA DEALER THAT REPAIRED THE LINE MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN FROM TOYOTA ALERTING DEALERS TO THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT A RECALL. A REVIEW OF EDMUNDS AND OTHER WEBSITES SHOWS A LONG LIST OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SPECIFIC ENGINE FAILURE. *TR