Toyota Avalon Complaints (2003)

293 consumer complaints on file.

#10317394March 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
WHEN I TRY TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR OF MY 2003 TOYOTA AVALON, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I FEEL RESISTANCE. IF I PRESS TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE, IT THEN RACES AND DOES NOT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS W/O ANY PATTERN. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316228March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON . IN AUG 2008 I WAS DRIVING AND INVOLVED IN A REARENDING ACCIDENT WHERE I HAD MY FOOT ON BRAKE AND FELT AS IF MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE . I HAD BRAKES TOTALLY CHECK AND DAMAGE TO MY CAR REPAIRED BUT AM WONDERING WHETHER MY CAN SUFFERED AN ACCELERATION ISSUE AS OTHER TOYOTA CARS HAVE. THE BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE FINE I HAD OVER 1,000 DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT TO CAR I HIT . THE WOMAN IN CAR I HIT TOOK AMBULANCE IN TO HOSPITAL WITH NECK PAIN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10316242March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY OF MY SINGLE FAMILY, CAR, 2003 AVALON, LURCHED FORWARD, JUMPED CURB AT END OF DRIVEWAY, AND HIT NEIGHBOR'S FENCE. I CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS OCCURRED. FROM HABIT, I PULL INTO DRIVEWAY AT A SLOW SPEED, APPLY BRAKES AND PUT CAR INTO PARK. HOWEVER, FOR WHATEVER THE CAUSE OR REASON, CAR DID NOT COME TO A STOP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314289February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER HAS SEVERAL TOYOTA VEHICLES AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY ARE INCLUDED IN RECENT RECALLS. CONSUMER STATES IN THE OLDER TOYOTA SHE OWNED SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *KB THE CONSUMER WENT THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND LANDED IN SOMEONE'S BACKYARD. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314149February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OUR 2003 TOYOTA AVALON HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER AND BOTH TIMES THEY SAID THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE FLOORMAT STICKING UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THE MAT WAS REMOVED AND IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I LET OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN AND IT STARTED TO SPEED UP. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP AND DOWN FROM 1000 RPM TO 2500 RPM. THIS CONTINUED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES UNTIL I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT. (THIS IS ALWAYS THE FIX...TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT. IT SEEMS TO RESET THE COMPUTER). THIS PROBLEM STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR ALMOST MONTHLY. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND EVEN IF IT WAS, I DON'T FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM HAS A FIX, YET. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER ONE AND THE RESALE VALUE HAS PLUMMETED. JUST LAST WEEK MY WIFE WAS STOPPED BY A DPS OFFICER FOR SPEEDING FROM A STOP LIGHT. SHE DID NOT EVEN HAVE HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. SHE EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WAS NOT TICKETED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312699February 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR ON MY CAR GOT STUCK EVEN AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO BOTH STOP ON THE BRAKES AND PUMP THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE CAR FROM CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE. I'VE SINCE REMOVED THE CAR MATS, BUT NOW I'M NOT 100% SURE THAT'S THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308286February 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN PUT ON BRAKES AND PUT IN NEUTRAL HAS NOT DONE THAT AGAIN WHEN I WENT TO TOYOTA TO REPORT INCIDENT WAS BRUSHED OF HAVE NEVER FELT SAFE IN THIS CAR SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306589February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 26,245. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/05/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305611February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN 2006 MY WIFE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN OUR 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING GARAGE, AS SHE WAS SLOWLY EASING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY SPEEDED UP AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF THE PARKING GARAGE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. SHE CLAIMED SHE DID NOT HAVE HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT ON THE BRAKE. AFTER HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED BY A COLLISION BUSINESS, THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR. IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, BUT THIS TIME A CONCRETE PARKING STRIP STOPPED HER AFTER SHE MOVED IT ABOUT THREE FEET. HER FRIEND THAT WAS WITH HER WAS REALLY SCARED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303529February 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE GAS PEDAL ON OUR 2003 TOYOTA AVALON BEGAN STICKING WHEN CAR WAS 5 YEARS OLD. IT WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND WE WANTED TO BEGIN MOVING. IT BECAME HARD TO DEPRESS UNTIL A GOOD BIT OF PRESSURE, AND THEN THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD VERY QUICKLY. WE TRIED LUBRICATING THE PEDAL MECHANISM BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. THE DEALER SAID THEY FIXED IT AT OUR 100,000 MILE CHECK BUT IT STILL STUCK. THE RECENT PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA GAS PEDALS MAY HAVE BEEN AROUND A LOT LONGER THAN THOUGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303164January 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,715. UPDATED 3/10/10 *CN UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303213January 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 TOYOTA AVALON XLE. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS BEFORE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA GAS PEDAL PROBLEM WAS MADE KNOWN, MY GAS PEDAL STUCK CAUSING AUTO TO ACCELERATE AND DIFFICULT TO STOP ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302571January 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON AUGUST 30, 2006 MY 2003 TOYOTA AVALON ACCELERATED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. MY VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE IN THE CAR AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES BUT THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE HOME AND THE CAR WHICH WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10301799January 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA IS COVERING UP THE REAL CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. THE ENGINE BEGIN TO SPEED UP AUTOMATICALLY AND I COULD NOT STOP IT WITH MY BRAKES. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN STOPPED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND IT DID THE SAME THING. IT REACHED SPEEDS OF 70+MPH WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE PEDAL. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE PN. 22270-0A060. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. TOYOTA HAS TRIED TO BLAME THIS PROBLEM IN THE MEDIA ON THE FLOOR MATS AND NOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I PRAY THAT NO ONE ELSE WILL SUFFER INJURIES OR DEATH. THIS PROBLEM CAN EASILY BE FIXED BUT IT IS COSTLY (OVER $450.00). TOYOTA SEEMS TO BE LOOKING FOR THE CHEAP, EASY FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299720January 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THERE ARE NO FLOOR MATS IN DRIVER SIDE OF CAR. HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES SINCE 2005. MILEAGE ON FIRST OCCURRENCE ABOUT 30,000 ON LAST OCCURRENCE 70,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294857December 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2003 TOYOTA AVALON XLS. STALLED WHILE DRIVING. HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN STREET AND WALK HOME. WOULD NOT RESTART FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. ALSO WOULD START, THEN STALL AND NOT RESTART FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES ON OTHER OCCASIONS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD JUST TURN OFF DURING DRIVING AND NOT RESTART. TOOK TO B&D AUTO REPAIR, WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM AND THEN CALLED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN CARLSBAD WHO TOLD THEM WAS PROBABLY THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AS THEY HAD BEEN FINDING THIS AN ISSUE WITH AVALONS. SO B&D AUTO REPLACED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND THE PROBLEM NEVER RECURRED. THIS COST US $500. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR THE DATE OF 5-5-2006 REPAIR. OUR FRIENDS HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE, SAME YEAR AND THEY BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME DIFFICULTY WITH THEIR 2003 AVALON A FEW WEEKS LATER AND HAD TO HAVE THE SAME REPAIR DONE AND THEIR PROBLEM THEN WENT AWAY AS WELL. TODAY, I PHONED B&D AUTO AND BERNIE ( THE MAN WHO TOOK CARE OF MY CAR IN 2006) INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH APPROXIMATELY ONE TOYOTA VEHICLE PER WEEK, AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVES. HE STATED THAT THIS INCLUDES RAV 4, TACOMA, CAMRY, AVALON, AND FORERUNNERS. I AM LETTING YOU KNOW THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE TODAY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL HAD AN ARTICLE THAT STATES THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2006 TOYOTA COROLLAS AND MATRIX VEHICLES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY MUCH FARTHER REACHING THAN THIS ARTICLE STATES AND I HOPE IT WILL BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF THIS DIFFICULTY TO ALL OF THOSE DRIVING OR OCCUPYING A VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM WONDERING IF THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS DUE TO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM? I WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT MY CAR WOULD TURN OFF ON THE HIGH SPEED LANE OF THE FREEWAY. I WAS SO RELIEVED WHEN THIS WAS REPAIRED AND I WASN'T AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293025November 20, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT 70MPH CAR WILL ACCELERATE APROX. 5MPH, THEN DROP BACK TO 70MPH UPON EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT DECELERATE LOWER THAN 40MPH. I APPLIED BRAKES, PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. UPON RESTARTING, OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS SAME DEFECT HAS OCCURRED TWICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272760June 3, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE STEERING SHAFT, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF OVER $1,000. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF OVER $500. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258219February 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED SLOWLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NINE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,858.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235013July 18, 2008
TIRES
2003 TOYOTA AVALON WITH A TIRE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED DUE TO PUNCTURE. THEN THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE NEW TIRE AND THE OLD TIRES WERE THEN FILLED WITH NITROGEN. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES FRONT TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR. HE RE-FILLED THEM WITH AIR. WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE BEING FILLED WITH NITROGEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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