Toyota Avalon Complaints (2007)

243 consumer complaints on file.

#10230846June 12, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND DESTROYED. HIS VEHICLE THEN STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER FROM BEING PUSHED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND INJURED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10230690June 9, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2007 TOYOTA AVALON PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE ROAD CONDITION CHANGES AND HE PUTS THE CRUISE CONTROL BACK ON IT WILL JUMP AND THE RPM'S WILL JUMP FROM 2100 TO 4800. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED WELL UNTIL THE ROAD CONDITIONS CHANGED. IF THE ROAD CONDITIONS CHANGED THE CONSUMER HAD TO TOUCH THE BRAKE AND TAKE THE VEHICLE OFF CRUISE CONTROL TEMPORALLY. WHEN THE ROAD CONDITIONS CHANGED AGAIN, AND THE SPEED WAS NO MORE THAN 6-7 MPH BELOW THE SPEED SET ON THE CRUISE CONTROL THE TACHOMETER READING WAS 2,100 THE CONSUMER RESTORED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO THE SETTING BEING USED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JOLTED AHEAD AS IF THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. THE TACHOMETER SUDDENLY JUMPED FROM 2,100 TO 4,800 RPM TO RAISE THE VEHICLE SPEED 6 OR 7 MPH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS A NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228871May 25, 2008
STRUCTURE
CAR HAD WATER LEAK THAT WAS IMPROPERLY CORRECTED IN AUG 2007. IN APR 2008 REALLY BAD LEAK SAME PLACE. SOAKED CARPET AND HAS LEFT VERY STRONG MILDEW-MOLDY ODOR IN ALL INTERIOR PARTS, MATS AND TRUNK AREA. DEALER REPLACED CARPET AND DETAILED MATS. CAR STILL SMELLS STRONGLY OF MOLD & MILDEW. DEALER SAYS CAR IS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228512May 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN
2007 TOYOTA AVALON WITH A GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE GEAR IS CHANGING IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GETTING STUCK AND THEN BUMPS REAL HARD WHEN IT SWITCHES TO THE RIGHT GEAR. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN SHE SLOWS DOWN, THE CHANGE IN THE GEAR IS ROUGH AND LOUD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225379April 22, 2008
VISIBILITY
WASHER FLUID BOTTLE LEAKS, ALL FLUID LEAKED OUT DURING A 4 HOUR FAMILY TRIP TO KANSAS CITY. TRIED FILLING WITH BOTTLED WATER, THE WATER JUST RAN RIGHT THROUGH. BUGS ON THE WINDSHIELD MADE DRIVING TOUGH, HAD TO STOP AND CLEAN THE WINDOWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223548April 7, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ON 3/3/07 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. ON MAY 9 MY WIFE NOTED A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THEY FIXED THE CAR, AND SHE PICK THE CAR UP ON MAY 14. THE NEXT DAY, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AS BEFORE, AND TOOK THE CAR RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR UNTIL MAY 26. DURING THAT TIME, WELDING WAS PERFORMED ON THE FRAME, WHICH MADE THE NOISE WORSE. THE DEALER ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO GIVE US A 2ND TOYOTA AVALON, WHICH WE PICKED UP ON MAY 26, 2007. IN NOVEMBER 2007, MY WIFE BEGAN TO NOTICE A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE 2ND VEHICLE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE SAME NOISE FROM THE 1ST VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 13, AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME, THE NOISE BEGAN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. SHE CALLED THE DEALER TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM. WITH THE HOLIDAYS AND OTHER THINGS COMING UP AT WORK (SHE CANNOT KEEP TAKING TIME OFF TO RUN TO THE DEALER ALL THE TIME), SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK RIGHT AWAY (THERE WAS ONLY AROUND 6300 MILES ON THE CAR). BY THE TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK ON MARCH 24, 2008, THE PROBLEM HAD GOTTEN WORSE. THERE WAS LESS THAN 9000 MILES ON THE CAR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AND THEY DETERMINED THEY NEEDED TO TAKE OUT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND HAVE SOME WELDING WORK DONE AROUND THE FIREWALL. AS OF TODAY, APRIL 7, MY WIFE STILL DOES NOT HAVE HER CAR. WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM FROM BOTH CARS IS THE SAME, AND THERE MAY BE A DEFECT IN THIS CAR. WE FOUND A TSB ON THIS CAR FROM FEB. 2003 (EXTERIOR BULLETIN #122), WHICH REFERS TO ALL TOYOTA/LEXUS, THAT STATES THAT WELDING SHOULD NOT BE DONE ON THE CAR, AND IS NOT APPROVED BY TOYOTA OR LEXUS. WE BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM CAN COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE CAR, AND WE WILL FEEL CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY IF WE GET THIS CAR BACK. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WE FEEL NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204847October 4, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS TO THE LOWEST GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE REVS AND THE TIRES SKID. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING UP THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS THE VEHICLE'S NEW DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM AND ALL OF THE NEW TOYOTA'S PERFORM IN THIS MANNER. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200097August 20, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, EQUIPMENT
ON AUG. 6TH WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN MY 2007 AVALON, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. MY CAR REACHED SPEEDS OF UP TO 80 MPH. I COULD ONLY REDUCE THE SPEED TO 60 MPH BY RIDING THE BRAKES. I FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR BY FINDING A SAFE PULL-OFF AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN PARK. MY BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY RUINED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN GREENVILLE, SC. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FAULTY ACCELERATION WAS DUE TO A RUBBER ALL-WEATHER MAT. THE MAT HAD BEEN PLACED OVER THE STANDARD FLOOR MAT. I FEEL THAT AVALON OWNERS NATIONWIDE NEED TO BE NOTIFIED OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I NOTED IN MY LOCAL NEWSPAPER LAST WEEK THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE LEXUS ES 350 WHICH HAS THE SAME DESIGN AS THE AVALON. *TR UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198767August 7, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONSUMER ACCELERATED TO PASS A VEHICLE AD IT TOOK OFF AND WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN OR STOP. THE BRAKES WOULD HOLD THE VEHICLE AT THAT SPEED. THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE NEEDLE HAD REDLINED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO DELAY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND THEN TAKE OFF RAPIDLY. UPDATED 12/12/07
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196774July 18, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A REAR WINDOW CURTAIN FOR THE REAR GLASS. WHEN THE CURTAIN IS DOWN, THERE IS AN INCH AND A HALF BLACK STRIP THAT EXTENDS ACROSS THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRIP PRODUCES A GLARE THAT IS VERY DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING OR LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO BE OF ASSISTANCE AND STATED THAT THEY WILL CONSIDER THIS ISSUE WHEN DESIGNING THE UPCOMING AVALONS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196203July 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE SLOWING DOWN FROM 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION RACES BUT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AFTER STOPPING AT INTERSECTIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195471July 6, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
I AM ON HIGHWAY WITH 65MPH SPEED. I TURNED THE LASER CRUISE CONTROL ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME IS SLOWING DOWN, THE LASER CRUISE CONTROL DETECTS THE SPEED AND SLOW DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. HOWEVER, THE DEFECT IS: THE BRAKING LIGHTS NEVER LIGHT UP WHILE THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN. IT ALMOST CAUSES ME AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME CAN NOT RECOGNIZE MY CAR BEING BRAKED. IT HAPPENS MANY TIMES AT CRUISING WITH HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194873June 28, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED TOYOTA WHO WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE WINDOW BECAME DETACHED. TOYOTA SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A CHANGE IN PRESSURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. CURRENTLY, THE TOYOTA DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 190.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193017June 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK DUE TO THE KEYLESS ENTRY. SHE IS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY AFTER SHE EXITS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DANGEROUS AND WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE DESIGN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,993 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190817May 15, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
FROM: ASK TOYOTA TO: [email protected] SENT: TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2007 2:13 PM. SUBJECT: LOCK OUT FOR TRUNK AND GAS TANK RELEASE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION [INCIDENT: 070515-000131] BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF YOUR CONTACT MESSAGE AND OUR RESPONSE SUBJECT. LOCK OUT FOR TRUNK AND GAS TANK RELEASE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. E APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE OPERATION OF THE TRUNK OPENER SWITCH AND FUEL FILLER DOOR OPENER SWITCH. AK PLEASE NOTE: TOYOTA DOES NOT CURRENTLY MARKET A LOCK OUT FEATURE FOR THE TRUNK OPENER SWITCH AND FUEL FILLER DOOR OPENER SWITCH FOR THE 2007 AVALON. YOUR FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED. IT IS THROUGH COMMENTS SUCH AS YOURS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO REVIEW AND IMPROVE OUR PRODUCTS. YOUR EMAIL HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AT OUR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS UNDER FILE #200705150711. 05/15/2007 09:57 AM HAVE A NEW 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. S I AM NEW TO THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE IS NEW TO ME, I AM STILL FUMBLING FOR THE CORRECT SWITCH, KNOB, ETC. THIS MORNING, TUESDAY, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 10 MPH, I NEEDED TO RAISE THE REAR WINDOW SUNSHADE. I REACHED DOWN TO THE LEFT AND AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL AND ACTIVATED A SWITCH. INSTEAD OF THE REAR SUNSHADE SWITCH, I INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE TRUNK RELEASE AND THEN THE GAS TANK DOOR RELEASE. BOTH THE TRUNK OPENED AND THE GAS TANK DOOR OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION (THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE OF COURSE). TO ME THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, NOT TO MENTION AN ANNOYANCE. ARE THESE SWITCHES FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THAT IS ARE THEY DESIGNED TO PERMIT ACTIVATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR? OTHER VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED OR RENTED LOCK THESE MECHANISMS FROM OPENING THE TRUNK LID RELEASE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. TOOK 2007 TOYOTA AVALON OPERATE IN THE SAME SAFE MANNER AS I INDICATE FOR OTHER VEHICLES , SUCH AS LOCK OUT THE SWITCHES UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188142April 17, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WE HAD A DRIVING INSTRUCTOR CONDUCTING A CLASS USING THE 2007 AVALON. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DRIVING AND ACCELERATED TO PASS A VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND THE ACCELERATORS STUCK AND THE CAR REACHED 8000+ RPMS THE INSTRUCTOR HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF, USING THE PUSH BUTTON START. IT FINALLY TURNED OFF AFTER NUMEROUS TRIES ON THE PUSH BUTTON. ONCE THE MOTOR TURNED OFF THE ACCELERATOR THEN CAME UP SLOWLY BY ITS SELF. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND WERE TOLD IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE FLOOR MATS. THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE IN THIS CAR AND THEY ALL SAW THE SAME THING. THE FLOOR MATS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE HAD THE DEALER GO OVER THE CAR AND AGAIN WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. WE HOWEVER DO NOT BELIEVE THEIR FINDINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186373March 28, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE VEHICLE'S PUSH BUTTON STARTER WILL NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PUSH STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE DAY AFTER THE PUSH BUTTON STARTER WAS REPROGRAMMED THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. DURING A SECOND ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE STARTER WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 200. *AK UPDATE 04/19/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185114March 14, 2007
EQUIPMENT
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL OF THE CAR READ- CAUTION PEOPLE WITH AN IMPLANTED CARDIAC PACEMAKER OR DEFIBRILLATOR SHOULD KEEP AWAY FROM THE SMART KEY SYSTEM BECAUSE THE RADIO WAVES MAY AFFECT THE OPERATION OF SUCH DEVICES. THE CONTACTS FATHER HAD ONE. HE CONTACTED TOYOTA, AND GOT TECHNICAL DETAILS ON THE FREQUENCY OF THE SYSTEM. HE SENT THE INFORMATION TO HIS CARDIOLOGIST, WHO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFIBRILLATOR, AND HE WAS ADVISED NOT TO LET HIS FATHER WITHIN 18 INCHES OF THE CAR. THE CONTACT QUESTIONED IF HE SHOULD KEEP HIS FATHER AWAY FROM THE CAR BUT WHAT WAS HIS LIABILITY IF SOMEONE WALKED OR PARKED NEXT TO THIS CAR, AND THE PERSON HAD AN IMPLANTED PACEMAKER, AND HE DIED, WHAT WOULD BE HIS LIABILITY ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK UPDATE 4/23/07*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181756February 6, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NOV 23, 2006: IN REPOSITIONING MY 2007 AVALON XLS IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY SISTER'S HOUSE, I SLOWLY PULLED FORWARD TO RE-PARK AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE ACCELERATOR IMMEDIATELY WENT TO HIGH RPMS - I HAD TO BRAKE VERY HARD TO KEEP FROM HITTING MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AND HIS HOUSE. I WAS BRAKING - AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. ON DEC 23, 2006 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TWO BLOCKS IN A ROW IN OUR CONGESTED DOWNTOWN AREA. THE 1ST TIME, I WAS STOPPING VERY SLOWLY; THE SECOND TIME I WAS BRAKING TO WAIT FOR A PARKING SPACE. THE 1ST TIME I TRIED CHANGING GEARS AND THEN TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE SECOND TIME I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. MY WIFE WAS A WITNESS. I DROVE THIS CAR FOR THE MONTH AFTER IT'S PURCHASE NEW (SEP 6, 2006), EVERY 2ND/3RD DAY FOR THE MONTH OF OCT 2006, AND OFF/ON DURING NOV 2006 WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM. I TOLD THE LOCAL/DISTRICT TOYOTA PERSONNEL THAT I COULD NOT TRUST THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN PARKED EITHER AT THE DEALERSHIP OR IN MY GARAGE ALMOST EVERY DAY SINCE DEC 23, 2006. THE DISTRICT TOYOTA PERSONNEL SAID THAT THEY DID NOT CONSIDER MY CAR UNSAFE BECAUSE THEY 'COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES' IN THE CAR'S SYSTEM, AND ON THE 102 MILE TEST DRIVE THEY DID, WITHOUT ME PRESENT, THEY DID NOT EXPERIENCE MY PROBLEM. THEY DID SIMULATE IT BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME!!!! I WAS ON THE HIGHEST ALERT THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 23RD! MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR! I WAS BRAKING ALL THREE TIMES - OR ELSE MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED, HIS HOUSE DAMAGED, AND CARS DOWNTOWN HIT. I RESENT THE INSINUATION THAT I WAS PUSHING BOTH PEDALS ALL THREE TIMES. NO EXPLANATION WHY I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM IN THE NEARLY THREE MONTHS (WITH THE SAME SHOES ON) BEFORE THE PROBLEM FIRST AROSE. TOYOTA CLOSED MY PROBLEM REPORT AS 'SOLVED' EVEN THOUGH THE LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE DID NOT CONSIDER IT 'SOLVED'. WHY? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181772February 6, 2007
TIRES
ON 1-9-07 HIT A POT HOLE IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, HAD TO REPLACE TIRE. ON 1-10-07 PICK UP A PIECE OF METAL ON INTERSTATE 77 AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH. TORE UP REAR LEFT TIRE CASING, MICHELIN TIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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