Toyota Avalon Complaints (2006)

360 consumer complaints on file.

#10314633February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10314089February 25, 2010
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314159February 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313830February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313347February 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313394February 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311755February 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10311160February 17, 2010
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10311468February 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310574February 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310146February 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308489February 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308000February 9, 2010
STEERING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307567February 8, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306879February 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306926February 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306922February 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306332February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306381February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306756February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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