Toyota Avalon Complaints (2007)

243 consumer complaints on file.

#10317624March 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR WAS FIX FOR RECALL MY TOTOYTA AVLON 2007 BUT NOW HAVING ACCELERATON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317679March 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, SUDDENLY HIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL HE CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. AT FIRST HE THOUGHT IT WAS DRIVERS ERROR, BECAUSE HE HAD REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT. HE ASKED THE DEALER TO REPROGRAM THE BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM, BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THE PEDAL REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317867March 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON MARCH 3, 2010, I HAD MY 2007 AVALON RETROFITTED FOR THE RECALL. ON MARCH 6, 2010, I HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. I REAR-ENDED A GUY IN FRONT OF ME WHILE EXITING A CITY PARK. THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. WHAT A MESS! NOW, I HAVE A BACK THAT IS KILLING ME, A CAR THAT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE (WHEN I GET IT BACK) AND AN AT FAULT ACCIDENT. I AM LIVID. TRIED TO CALL TOYOTA AND THEY WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO LEAVE A MESSAGE TO EVEN SPEAK TO SOMEONE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10317459March 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM. WHEN COASTING DOWN WITHOUT ACCELERATOR BEING ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AT 30 MPH BUT THE CAR SPEEDS UP. IT IS ONLY 4-5 MPH AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS THEN STARTS COASTING DOWN AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE DEALER AND "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG". IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE MANAGER AND "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG". IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THIS CAR HAD THE "STUCK ACCELERATOR" PROBLEM TWO YEARS AGO AND IT WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND "NO PROBLEM". THE "STUCK ACCELERATOR" ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AND WAS NOT THE PROBLEM OF A FLOOR MAT. THE CAR HAS HAD ALL THE RECALLS PERFORMED ON IT BUT STILL HAS THE SPEED UP PROBLEM AT EACH DOWN SHIFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317542March 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TOYOTA 2007 AVALON XLS, 24K MI [XXX] ACCELERATOR REPAIRED UNDER RECALL ON 2/16/2010 INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION CONDITIONS: TEMP 61 DEGREES F, CLEAR WEATHER, RELATIVE HUMIDITY APPROX 50%, A/C NOT ON, RADIO NOT ON, CRUISE CONTROL ON BUT NOT ENGAGED, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON. SITUATION: AT 55 MPH, THROTTLE WAS DEPRESSED TO APPROX 1/2 TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY. CAR ACCELERATED NORMALLY TO ABOUT 65 MPH AT WHICH POINT THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR, UNCOMMANDED. ONCE CLEAR OF THE PASSED VEHICLE, I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND COASTED TO A SOMEWHAT SAFE LOCATION TO STOP. THE ACCELERATOR WAS STILL LOCKED DOWN. WITH THE IGNITION OFF, I WAS ABLE TO REPOSITION THE ACCELERATOR TO THE NORMAL POSITION AFTER SHIFTING THE CAR FROM 'PARK' TO 'NEUTRAL' SEVERAL TIMES. THEN I CONTINUED THE TRIP. WIFE IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS PETRIFIED. LATER, AT A BETTER LOCATION ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY WITH A 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT, I SET UP THE SAME CONDITIONS AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED. AFTER ACCELERATING FROM 60 MPH TO ABOUT 68 MPH WITH A HALF-THROTTLE COMMAND, THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION TO FULL THROTTLE HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN ATTEMPTED, UNSUCCESSFULLY, TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR OFF THE FLOOR WITH THE EDGE OF MY SHOE WHICH DID NOT TERMINATE THE ACCELERATION. AT ABOUT 80 MPH I WENT THROUGH THE SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURE AGAIN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MY WIFE IS THE PRINCIPLE DRIVER OF THE CAR, BUT I WILL ALWAYS DO ALL THE DRIVING ON LONG TRIPS AND HAVE PUT THE CAR IN A SIMILAR PASSING SITUATIONS SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT PREVIOUS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I AM AN COMBAT TESTED EX-FIGHTER PILOT AND TEST PILOT WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND HOURS IN HIGH PERFORMANCE FIGHTERS AND THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND PHYSICS. THESE INCIDENTS PRESENTED NO DANGER TO ME OR MY WHITE-KNUCKLED WIFE BUT IN LESS THAN IDEAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVERS IN CONTROL, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317323March 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2007 TOYOTA AVALON - I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH MY AVALON UNTIL THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INSTALLED THE RECALLS. UPON DEPARTING THE DEALERSHIP, AFTER COMPLETION OF THE RECALLS, I FOUND MY AVALON WOULD NOT DRIVE BELOW 55 MPH (ENGINE RPM WOULD NOT GO BELOW 1800 RPM) AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON BUT IT WAS NOT! I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE AVALON OVER NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM! TOYOTA ENGINEERING INDICATED, TO ME, THAT THEY THOUGHT THIS WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER LEARNING MY DRIVING HABITS, SOUNDS STRANGE TO ME! THE NEWLY INSTALLED BRAKE OVERRIDE DID WORK PROPERLY. TOYOTA RETURNED THE AVALON TO ME BUT I AM ONLY USING IT WHEN I HAVE TO AS MY FAMILY DOES NOT WANT TO RIDE IN IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317011March 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2007 TOYOTA AVALON,27.00 MILES. WHEN IN CRUISE GOING UP HILL CAR RACES TO GET TO CRUISE SPEED. HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE DAY ONE OF PURCHASE. I HAVE REPORTED SEVER TIMES. DEALER SAYS THEY ALL DO IT AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317163March 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS A FOLLOWUP TO A PRIOR COMPLAINT ODI NUMBER 10306728. MY TOYOTA AVALON WAS REPAIRED BY TOYOTA DCH IN MAMARONECK AND THE PEDAL PART ADDED, BUT THIS WEEK I AGAIN NOTED AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, THIS TIME A LOW SPEED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316777March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE OWN A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. WE HAVE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES ON THE FLOOR MATS,ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND AN OIL SUPPLY HOSE. ALL ARE TO BE CORRECTED NEXT WEEK. THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF LETTING YOU KNOW THAT NEITHER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOR THE FLOOR MAP IS THE CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I SAY THIS BECAUSE MY WIFE DRIVES WITH HAND CONTROLS WITH A STEEL PLATE GUARDING AND PROTECTING THE ACCELERATOR FROM BEING USED BY HER. THEREFORE IT IS NOT THESE ITEMS CAUSING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WE HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN ON 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SO IT WAS NOT ISOLATED NOR WERE THESE RECALL ITEMS AT FAULT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFO IF NEEDED. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315440March 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2007 TOYOTA AVALON. *CW WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMERS WIFE ENCOUNTERED A CURVE. SHE SOON REALIZED SHE COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. SHE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT SOME TREES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS INJURED. *JB UPDATED 03/09/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10315104March 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN RESUME DEPRESSED FROM CRUISE AND WHEN LASER BEAM RETURNS FROM BEING ENACTED. THE ACCELERATION IS SUDDEN AND NECK-SNAPPING. I NO LONGER USE LASER BUT ALWAYS USE 'NORMAL ' CRUISE SINCE I HAD VEHICLE TESTED AT BERT WOLFE TOYOTA, CHARLESTON WV AND THEY ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL. I RETURN TO 'SET SPEED ' MANUALLY SINCE THAT TIME. I HAVE NOTIFIED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA EARLY IN FEB.2010 AND HAVE NO REPLY. THERE IS DEFINITELY AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER PROBLEMS. UPDATED IVOQ 06/02/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315399March 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA RECALL NOTICES, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN HER 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. *KB SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A LOUD NOISE. LURCHED FORWARD AND BUMPED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MAT WAS RE-ATTACHED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314843February 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN PARKING MY 2007 TOYOTA AVALON IN A PARKING GARAGE, I ENTERED THE PARKING SPACE AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SO THE CAR WOULD COAST INTO THE SPACE. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR, INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO THE BARRIER CABLES AT THE END OF THE PARKING SPACE, CAUSING $2392.86 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. UPDATED 03/30/10.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314658February 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I AN THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON [XXX] - - AS OF 26 FEB 2010, I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF NO RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314718February 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OIL LINE BURST RESULTING IN ALL THE ENGINE OIL DRAINING OUT OF THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314123February 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CURB. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314265February 25, 2010
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ARRIVED AT AN INTERSECTION'S LIGHT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND CAR ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE CAR WHICH WAS IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AS WELL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS WIFE ARRIVED AT AN INTERSECTION, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS CROSSING FROM WEST TO EAST. WHILE HIS WIFE WAS GOING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. UPDATED 03/29/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313649February 24, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2007 TOYOTA AVALON [XXX], 21,000 MILES, THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE "SMART KEY SYSTEM". PARKED VEHICLE AT LOCAL WALMART STORE LOCKED DOORS WITH PUSH BUTTON AT EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, I HAD LEFT THE KEY FOB IN THE VEHICLE! ! THE DOORS SHOULD NOT LOCK IN THIS SITUATION, HOWEVER THEY DID! AFTER SHOPPING I RETURNED TO VEHICLE AND TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO UNLOCK DOORS, THE DOORS DID NOT UNLOCK. HAD TO HAVE FRIEND DRIVE ME HOME TO PICK UP SPARE FOB. THE SPARE FOB UNLOCKED THE DOORS. NOTIFIED TOYOTA DEALER (NOURSE, CHILLICOTHE OHIO) WHO ADVISED ME TO GO TO LOCAL RADIO SHACK AND PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY FOR THE FOB. I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED NEW BATTERY AND THE FOB BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WARNING THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED CHANGED! I COULD HAVE BEEN MANY MILES FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SCARY THOUGHT. I MUST SAY THIS IS THE ONLY TROUBLE I'VE HAD WITH IS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313664February 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON XL7. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ON A RAINY NIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 90 MPH. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE VIN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313903February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH AND HAD TO STOP FOR A PEDESTRIAN CROSS WALK. SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY TOYOTA AVALON. WAS ABLE TO STOP BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND HITTING BRAKE HARD. STOPPED AGAIN A FEW BLOCKS LATER AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO DETERMINE THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT INVOLVEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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