Toyota Avalon Complaints (2008)

349 consumer complaints on file.

#10316186March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO HIS GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TEST DROVE IT AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49450 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49476. UPDATED 4/13/10 *CN UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315210March 1, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT, IT WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CONTINUED TO DRIFT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND TO TAKE IT SOME WHERE ELSE. THIS OCCURRED SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315232March 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
2008 TOYOTA AVALON WAS RECALLED TO REPLACE A GAS PEDAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR THE SAID REPAIR. IT TOOK 4 HOURS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE AND WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF A RESIDENTIAL CARPORT WHEN IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR DID ABOUT 3 LOOPS AROUND THE GARAGE AREA OF THE HOME CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR, BENCHES, TREE, BUSHES, LAMP POST, ETC. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE RECALLED DEFECT WAS REPAIRED. OWNER OF VEHICLE PUT IN CLAIM TO HER OWN INSURANCE COMPANY, PUT IN A CALL TO THE 800 TOYOTA NUMBER AND HAD CAR TOWED TO WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE CAR. EVERYONE SEEMS CONCERNED, BUT ONLY WANTS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR RATHER THAN GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. WE THOUGHT TOYOTA HAD THE FIX, BUT APPARENTLY NOT SINCE ACCELERATING AND GOING OUT OF CONTROL ON AN ACCELERATED PACE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314705February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. SHE HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES WHERE THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5500. UPDATED 04/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/13/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313418February 23, 2010
STEERING
VEHICLE IS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENTS OF WHICH THERE ARE TWO ON OUR VEHICLE. THE GREATER CONCERN IS WITH THE LOCKING LATCH ON THE TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN. IN APPROXIMATELY SIX SEPARATE INCIDENTS, THE LATCH FOR UNKNOWN REASON SLOWLY DROPS WITHOUT WARNING. THE LATCH CAN NOT BE SEEN FROM THE DRIVER POSITION. AN ALARMING SHOCK OCCURS WHEN YOU BRAKE HARD AND LEAN ON THE WHEEL CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TELESCOPE DOWNWARD SUDDENLY. LOSS OF CONTROL IS TEMPORARY BUT IS DANGEROUS.THE UP AND DOWN ADJUSTMENT LATCH SIMILAR DROPS WITHOUT WARNING BUT NOT AS OFTEN AS THE TELESCOPE LOCK. THESE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THEY NOTED NO DEFECT. WE HAVE OUR DOUBTS AND CONCERNS IN VIEW OF THE RECENT ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALLS. OUR AVALON ACCELERATOR HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED, BUT WE REMAIN APPREHENSIVE. THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SHOULD OPEN AN INVESTIGATION ON THE STEERING COLUMNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312323February 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA AVALON CRUISE CONTROL SAFETY PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL EXPERIENCES WITH UNEXPECTED RAPID ACCELERATION I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN O'FALLON, ILLINOIS. WHAT I DISCOVERED IS THAT THE LASER CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM ADJUSTS ON THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVEL IN 5 MPH INCREMENTS UP OR DOWN. HOWEVER, IF YOU TAP THE LEVER UP MORE THAN ONCE IT WILL INCREASE THE SPEED BY 5, 10, 15, 20 MPH. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF YOU HOLD THE CRUISE LEVEL FOR MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS, THE CRUISE SETTING CONTINUES TO INCREMENT AND IN JUST A FEW SECONDS YOU MAY HAVE UNKNOWINGLY INCREASED THE SETTING FOR THE CRUISE BY 20 OR 25 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE OLDER MODELS OF MOST CARS, INCLUDING TOYOTAS, JUST INCREMENT YOUR SPEED BY A FEW M.P.H. AS YOU HOLD THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVEL UP TO GET TO THE DESIRED CRUISING SPEED. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE OWNERS MANUAL IS INACCURATE AND DOES NOT DESCRIBE HOW THE RESETTING OF THE CRUISE SPEED ACTUALLY WORKS. IN MY OPINION THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVEL SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO INCREASE YOUR SET CRUISING SPEED BY 20 OR 30 MPH BY LIFTING UP THE CRUISE LEVEL OR A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES IN HIGHWAY DRIVING AND HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. MY GUESS IS THAT A LOT OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TOYOTA PRIUS IN THE PRESS RECENTLY RESULT FROM THE SAME CONDITION WITH THE OWNERS NOT INFORMED AS TO HOW THE CRUISE ADJUSTMENTS WORK AND THE MANUALS ARE PROBABLY INACCURATE OR INCOMPLETE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312047February 19, 2010
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT BUT SOME INFORMATION REGARDING THE TOYOTA RECALL. I GOT A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON IN OCTOBER OF 2007. WHEN SELECTING OPTIONS FOR MY CAR, I ASKED FOR FLOORMATS WHICH WERE CLEARLY SHOWN IN THE AVALON'S PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL. WHEN THE AVALON CAME (OCT 2007) IT DID NOT HAVE THE REQUESTED FLOOR MATS. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND HE SIMPLY SAID THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. I POINTED OUT THAT THEY WERE IN THE AVALON BOOKLET AND HE AGAIN SAID THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. I THEN DID WHAT MOST PROBABLY DID, BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO PROTECT THEIR NEW CAR, AND THAT WAS TO PURCHASE FLOORMATS AT AN AUTO SUPPLY. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AUTOMAKER CLEARLY KNEW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH FLOORMATS AT LEAST 2 AND A HALF YEARS AGO AND DID NOT WARN ME OF THIS NOR ANYONE ELSE. THIS RESULTED IN TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES FOR SOME. I THINK THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR WITHHOLDING THIS INFORMATION UNTIL AFTER THERE WERE DEATHS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312173February 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA'S HANDLING OF RECALL. I OWN ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO COMMUNICATION FROM EITHER TOYOTA OR THE DEALER ON THE RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311238February 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON THAT I HAD ONLY 4 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CAR APPEARED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION UNTIL MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE DELTA SONIC CARWASH TO HAVE IT CLEAN. AS HE WAS COMING OUT OF THE CAR WASH, HE SHIFT FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE AND THE ACCELERATOR FAILED , STICKING IN FULL THROTTLE,CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TO AVOID COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES COMING OUT OF THE GAS STATION, WHICH IS PART OF THE BUSINESS, AND HITTING PEDESTRIANS AND THE GAS PUMPS, HE STEERED THE CAR HITTING A POLE, GOING OVER EMBANKMENT, THE SIDEWALK AND INTO ONGOING TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP TWO BUSINESS DOWN FROM WHERE THE ACCIDENT ORIGINATED. DAMAGES WAS DONE TO ALL 4 TIRESWITH BENT RIMS, THE FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT BUMPER AND GRILLE, THE HOOD, THE LAMP GROUND WITH THE HEAD LIGHT KNOCKED OUT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WAS HANGING DOWN. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM (MUFFLER, TAILPIPES) WERE DAMAGED. THE REAR FENDER AND BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE BATTERY, OIL PAN, REAR ENGINE CRADLE CUSHION PIPES WERE REPLACED. AT THE TIME, WE THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HE DID, BUT WE NOW SINCE HAVE FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING IN FULL THROTTLE AND HAVE ASKED FOR A RECALL. THE TOTAL DAMAGE WAS TO A SUM OF $12,226.39. THE INSURANCE AND REPAIR COMPANY HAVE FIXED THE CAR AT OUR EXPENSE AND THE OLD OR REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I HAVE ONLY PHOTOS OF THE CAR IN THE DAMAGED STATE. I DID GO TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND THEY PLAN TO START REPAIRS FEB. 15. 2010. MY CONCERNS IS HOW DO I GET TOYOTA TO HONOR MY REQUEST FOR A CAR REPLACEMENT BECAUSE MY CAR HAS BEEN DEVALUED BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT AND IS NOW PART OF THE CAR FAX REPORT. I RUN THE RISK OF HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS. IF NOT REPLACE THE CAR, PROVIDE ME WITH FREE MAINTENANCE FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR AND REPAY ME FOR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES DUE TO THE FAILED ACCELERATOR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310714February 16, 2010
EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MUSTY WET SMELL INSIDE CAR WHEN HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER FAN IS TURNED ON. OFF AND ON SMELL OF OVERHEATED ELECTRICAL WIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306948February 16, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER HAS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO DECIDE IF SHE SHOULD RETURN OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310896February 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON XL, PURCHASED 01/24/08. RECENTLY, WHILE TURNING, I HIT A POTHOLE. THE ALARM SYSTEM STARTED AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. I COULD NOT GET THE ALARM OR THE CAR TO STOP, EVEN THOUGH I WAS BRAKING. I FINALLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE KEY. THE MOTOR MADE A SOUND AS THOUGH IT WAS DYING AND FINALLY STOPPED. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311116February 16, 2010
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
2008 TOYOTA AVALON. STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, FOOT ON BRAKE. WITHOUT WARNING, CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD. PUSHED HARDER ON BRAKE AND CAR NOSE-DIVED AND COLLIDED WITH PU TRUCK STOPPED AHEAD. AVALON FRONT BUMPER WENT UNDER REAR BUMPER OF PU . AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FLOOR MAT STILL IN PLACE. $5600 DAMAGE TO AVALON, NONE TO PU. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310429February 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
REGARDING TOYOTA AOA RECALL: I EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH MY AVALON ON OCT 1, 2008 AND DO NOT FEEL THE LATEST CORRECTIVE ACTION OF A REINFORCEMENT BAR WILL ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO DARCARS 355 TOYOTA ON OCT 2, 2008 AND PROVIDED A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT. TOYOTA DID NOT FOLLOW UP WITH ME. WHEN TOYOTA INITIALLY ANNOUNCED THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FLOORMATS, I AGAIN NOTIFIED MY DEALER SERVICE TEAM THAT MY FLOORMATS WERE ANCHORED AND THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM- TOYOTA AGAIN DID NOT FOLLOW UP WITH ME. I WENT TO THE SILVER SPRING DARCARS SERVICE GROUP FOR THE AOA RECALL AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER REGARDING THE STEEL BAR REINFORCEMENT ACTION AND EXPLAINED WHY I DID NOT FEEL THIS WOULD ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS NOT LISTENING AND I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANYONE ELSE DIE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HAVE THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR FOR THE TOYOTA ACCELERATION RECALL CALL ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308419February 10, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 TOYOTA AVALON TOURING HAD BOTH HIGH BEAMS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE SERVICE WRITER COMMENTED THE BULBS APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED WITHIN THE UNIT PER THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, HOWEVER, NO EXPLANATION. NOW THE LOW BEAM DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT AND THEN COMES BACK ON. I AM CONCERNED THAT BOTH LOW BEAMS WILL GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT WILL STILL COME BACK ON LATER. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR BACK IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS ONLY AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE CAR AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO RESEARCH AND REPLACE AT THEIR COSTS DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH LOSING HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING DURING NIGHT DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM BY RE-SETTING THE SWITCH ON STEERING COLUMN, BUT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT NOW. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SHORT TIME FRAME FOR HAVING LIGHTING ISSUES OF THIS TYPE ON A 2008 VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308507February 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 01-20-10, THIS CUSTOMER STATES AFTER USING CRUISE CONTROL AT APPROX 70 MPH AND COMING UP ON SOME OTHER VEHICLES, APPLYING THE BRAKE TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN. ONCE THE ROAD WAS CLEAR, I REUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL BY PRESSING THE RESUME SWITCH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE PAST 70 MPH AND CONTINUED TO ABOUT 85 MPH BEFORE I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND CANCELED THE RESUME FUNCTION. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CONTINUED IF THE BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED. ON 02-05-10 FITZGERALD TOYOTA CK THE VEHICLE, NO PROBLEM FOUND. MY VEH IS A 08 TOYOTA AVALON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308589February 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON IN TRAFFIC NORTH OF HOUSTON AND FLOORED IT TO GET ON AN EXIT RAMP IN FRONT OF ANOTHER CAR. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT HIGH REVS AND I HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE WHILE GOING UP A STEEP RAMP. AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS THE REVS DROPPED AND EVERYTHING CONTINUED AS NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 17, 2009. THEN, IN DECEMBER OF 2009 I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET WHEN A TRUCK RAN A STOP SIGN AND WAS GOING TO HIT ME. I FLOORED IT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND AGAIN THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I REMEMBERED HEARING A REPORT ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOR MATS CAUSING THE PEDAL TO STICK SO I HIT THE BRAKES, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND REACHED DOWN AND PULLED ON THE FLOOR MAT. THE OUT OF CONTROL ACCELERATION AGAIN LASTED ABOUT 3 TO 4 SECONDS. I DON'T KNOW IF THE FLOOR MAT WAS CAUSING IT TO STICK OR NOT. I HAD A RUBBER MAT ON TOP OF THE MAT THAT I BOUGHT WITH THE CAR THAT HOOKS INTO THE FLOOR BOARD. I DON'T THINK THAT MAT EVER INTERFERED WITH THE PEDAL. I LOOKED AT IT CLOSELY AND IT DOES NOT SEEM POSSIBLE. BUT I TOOK IT OUT ANYWAY. I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREW CAB AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO IT BUT I HAVE NEVER FLOORED THAT TRUCK EITHER. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AND ABOUT 24,000 THE SECOND TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307917February 9, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STEERING
I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN WILL RANDOMLY DEPRESS. THE LATCH THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE WILL RANDOMLY LOOSEN UP AND THE STEERING COLUMN WILL GO ALL THE WAY IN. I ASKED MY DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM. JUST THOUGHT I MIGHT MENTION IT WITH ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS TOYOTA HAS BEEN HAVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307108February 6, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY HUSBAND GOT INTO THE CAR THE LATE AFTERNOON OF JAN. 17, 2010. TURNED THE AUTO ON AND I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS EXPLODING. I WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE AND RAN OUTDOORS. SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS MAKING AN EXTREME LOUD RATTLE. IF YOU TOOK AN OLD COW BELL AND SHOOK IT FOR DEAR LIFE, YOU WOULD GET AN IDEAL OF WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT REGARDING THE SOUND. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE VSC LIGHT WAS ON. MY HUSBAND CUT THE ENGINE OFF, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND NOTHING. I WAS GOING TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY WANTED TO TOW THE CAR IN. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP JUST TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AND IT PURRED LIKE A BABY. NO LIGHTS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT, TEST DROVE IT AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAID WHATEVER IT WAS MUST HAVE RESET ITSELF. NOW MY QUESTION IS WHAT CAUSED IT TO ACT LIKE THAT AND WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING. WAS IT IN THE COMPUTER OR WHAT. WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN? THESE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ANSWER. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306630February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, EQUIPMENT
2008 TOYOTA AVALON - COMPUTER DEFECT - CRUISE CONTROL IS ERRATIC SOMETIMES WORKING OK OTHER TIMES ENGAGED & NOT WORKING - SUDDENLY SPEEDS UP, ERROR CODE E2. AUTO DOES NOT SLOW DOWN PROPERLY. REPORTED TO DEALER W/NO PROBLEM FOUND IN 2009. 12/14/09 CAR DEAD, DASH LIGHTS INDICATE CHECK ENGINE, CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE, BATTERY FAILURE , TOWED TO DEALER. PARTS 10 AMP ETCS FUSE/I7.5 AMP -DOME FUSE/7.5 AMP AND AM2 FUSE. (OP CODE-190011 COMBO A T1/71 T2/99. 1 #00544-24F60-575 TRUESTART BATTERY) LABOR $92. THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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