Toyota Avalon Complaints (2006)

360 consumer complaints on file.

#10326768April 21, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10326604April 20, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325623April 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
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.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323199April 14, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES TO OBTAIN A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL MAINTENANCE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE. *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324550April 8, 2010
WHEELS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322325March 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322329March 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322339March 26, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322335March 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322107March 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322140March 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 WAS SPEECHLESS, BUT EVENTUALLY SAID TOYOTA NEEDS THE VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH IT FROM BUMPER-TO-BUMPER SINCE IT HAS SUCH LOW MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322205March 25, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321744March 24, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321930March 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321212March 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321073March 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320571March 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319988March 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319542March 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319598March 14, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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