2006 Toyota Avalon VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

HAS ANYONE EVER CONSIDERED THE TOYOTA VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VSC, SYSTEM AS A SOURCE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION? A CODE P1578 MEANS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION RELATING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE SWITCH. IF THE BRAKE SWITCH DEVELOPS AN INTERMITTENT, STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT CAUSE THE CRUISE TO DISENGAGE. THE DRIVER WILL FIGHT THE CRUISE CONTROL WITH THE BRAKES AND THINK ITS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE TOYOTA VSC SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROTOCOL FOR THEIR VEHICLE EXAMS AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT FORENSIC EXAMINERS. *TR

ON MAY 2008 I WAS IN A ONE CAR ACCIDENT ON THE MAJOR FREEWAY, DETERMINED BY THE POLICE AND SITED A TICKET FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. ALL I REMEMBER IS MY CAR ACCELERATED AND I WENT TO SLOW DOWN AND LOST CONTROL. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND IN PIECES ON THE FREEWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAD ALWAYS ACCELERATED SINCE I HAD PURCHASED IT AND DETERMINE THAT IT WAS THE TYPE OF CAR AND WAS NORMAL. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE UNTIL WHEN I WENT TO TAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO GET REPAIRED I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD A RECALL WITH ALL OF THE MEDIA EXPOSURE. AT THAT TIME THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID HAVE A RECALL AND I ASKED AND WAS TOLD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED TO 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER THE CURB TWICE, ACCELERATED AND SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT OFFER IT SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,857. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,500.

MY VEHICLE 2006 TOYOTA AVALON , SINCE I HAD BOUGHT IT HAS ALWAYS ACCELERATED SO I WOULD JUST SLOW IT DOWN (TAPPING ON THE BRAKES). I ASSUMED THIS WAS NORMAL SINCE I DID BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TELLING THEM. MAY 3, 2008 I WAS IN A BAD CAR ACCIDENT ON 75 NORTH. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR IT WENT INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND AFTER THAT WHEN I WOKE UP MY CAR SPLATTERED ALL OVER THE FREEWAY. I WAS FINED BY THE POLICE UNABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR. WENT TO COURT TO FIGHT IT AND I HAD TO PAY $140.00 PLUS THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE ON THE FREEWAY $3,000.00. I HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE CAR AND MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON . SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT A WARNING. SHE HAD TO INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO BE ABLE TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY TOLD HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THEY STILL CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39600.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE INTO A PARKING SPACE AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,592.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT HAD THE REPAIR DONE ON FEB 17TH FOR THE RECALL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL THE REPAIR WAS DONE, WHICH WAS THE PLACEMENT OF A METAL SHIM THAT WAS PUT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ON FEBRUARY 28 THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, HE THEN SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT WENT FORWARD AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE CONTACT THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE IT OFF AND IT STOPPED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP REVVING UP UNTIL IT WAS TURNED OFF. NO ONE WAS INJURED, THERE WAS ONLY BUMPER DAMAGE. A POLICE OFFICER WAS THERE AND HE TOOK A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND CONTACT WAS TOLD TO FILE A CLAIM,#1003101250. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,859.

2006 AVALON ACCELERATES FROM 40 MILES PER HOUR TO 100 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IN THE CRUISE CONTROL -- I FEEL MY LIFE IS IN DANGER AND I DO NOT USE MY CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT MAY COME IN ACCIDENTALLY -- PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SPEED CONTROL SETTING DECREASED THE SPEED TO 10 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DECREASING SPEED TO 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD 2 TO 3 FEET. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE AND THE RPM'S RAPIDLY INCREASED. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF A JET WERE TAKING OFF WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT INDICATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE SINCE IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH WHEN IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING IT TO DRIVE OVER A CURB. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONSIVE WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,800.

ON 2/10/2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON HEADED TO WORK. I MADE A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT DOING ABOUT 5 MPH.ONCE I TURNED THE CORNER MY CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT UP ON THE CURB AND HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON OCCUPYING THE VEHICLE AND I WAS NOT HURT.I HAVE SINCE THEN HAD THE RECALLS FIXED ON MY CAR BY THE DEALER, BUT THEY FAILED TO TELL ME IF MY ACCELARATOR PEDAL WAS DEFECTED!

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES STUCK GAS PEDAL CAUSED AN INCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS PASSING A ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE ROAD, HE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. IT WENT OFF THE EDGE OFF THE ROAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND BOTTOMED OUT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE, SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL MANUALLY WITH THE USE OF HIS HANDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE ACCELERATION PEDAL MODIFICATION REPAIR WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON MARCH 5, 2010. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 10V01700 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED DURING THE INSPECTION PROCESS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 43,300. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TWO WEEKS LATER, A NEW PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/12/10.*JB

OVER TWO YRS NUMEROUS TIMES AVALON TOYOTA ACCELERATED, BROUGHT IN TO BE CHECKED X2 TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, HAPPENED TO OTHERS IN HOUSE ALSO. HAD RECALL FIX DONE, DID IT AGAIN. JUMPS FORWARD WITHOUT ACCELERATION. TOO AFRAID TO WAIT , TRADED IT IN, LOST ALOT OF $ BUT FEEL SAFER. OTHER DEALERS TO SEND TO AUCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57000.

AFTER HAVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON RECALL SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED A WEEK LATER I WAS PULLING UP TO MY MAILBOX AND APPLIED MY BRAKES, HOWEVER I REALIZED THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. IN ORDER TO STOP I PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM THEY TOLD ME I HADN'T HAD THE COMPLETE RECALL DONE AND I NEEDED TO BRING IT BACK IN. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE FLOOR MAT AS WELL AS THE BRAKE OVERRIDE RECALL DONE. I TRIED TO TELL THEM THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN I WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE THE FLOOR MAT PORTION OF THE RECALL DONE BUT THEY TOLD ME MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE LIST AS NEEDING IT DONE. IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM THOUGH BECAUSE MY FLOOR MAT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE HOOK AND IN PLACE. MY COMPLAINT IS MAINLY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO THE COMPLETE RECALL WHEN I HAD IT IN THE FIRST TIME. I HAD MY 9 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME, IF WE HAD BEEN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BECAUSE MY CAR WENT AT LEAST A HALF OF CAR LENGTH BEYOND MY MAIL BOX BY THE TIME I GOT IT STOPPED. *TR

MY CAR HAS HAD THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR THE REPAIR BUT MY CAR IS STILL ACCELERATING. WHILE DRIVING CAR SPED UP BUT SLOWED ITSELF BACK DOWN TO NORMAL SPEED. THIS IS HOW ITS BEEN SINCE PURCHASE. I NOTICE THIS LAST TIME THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REFLECT THE CHANGE IN SPEED SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MPH THE CAR SPED OVER MY NORMAL SPEED OF 45MPH. I HAVE CONTACTED MAKER BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE AS OF TODAY. I AM THINKING THIS COULD BE THE PRELUDE TO MY CAR SPEEDING UP AND NOT STOPPING. *TR

DEAR NHTSA, I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS, PURCHASED USED IN SUMMER 2009. A FEW DAYS AFTER OWNERSHIP, I FELT THE CAR WANTED TO 'SPEED UP ON IT'S OWN', MOMENTARILY. I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (TOYOTA OF IOWA CITY) WHO FELT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE DUE TO 'GEAR SHIFT SET POINTS' IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION'S COMPUTER PROGRAMMING. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE REVOLUTIONS AT WHICH TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT GEARS WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, THE SURGE PROBLEM PERSISTS. AS TIME GOES BY AND I READ MORE ABOUT TOYOTA'S ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS, I THINK THIS MIGHT BE PART OF THE SAME ISSUE AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOME DETAILED INFORMATION ON MY OBSERVATIONS. I HAVE BEEN STUDYING IT AND MADE SOME CAREFUL OBSERVATIONS ABOUT WHICH CONDITIONS THE SURGE OCCURS DURING, AND WOULD LIKE TO DETAIL THIS FOR YOU. PERHAPS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS YOU MIGHT EVEN BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE MY SURGE SITUATION IN OTHER TOYOTAS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS NOT THE ISSUE, PUT THE TRANSMISSION MANUALLY INTO '3'. DRIVE ON LEVEL ROAD AT ABOUT 30MPH, THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL TYPICALLY BE ABOUT 2000. THEN, RELEASE FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL DROP TO ABOUT 1000, THEN SPONTANEOUSLY SURGE UPWARD TO ABOUT 1500 RPM. AT THAT POINT, SOMETHING SEEMS TO LIMIT THE RPM'S FROM INCREASING FURTHER. THIS CANNOT BE THE CORRECT OPERATION; WHEN ONE IS NOT STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE SHOULD SLOWLY REVERT BACK TO IDLE SPEED (OR BE GOVERNED BY 'ENGINE BRAKING EFFECTS' IF GOING DOWNHILL)...CORRECT? I THINK THAT IN A SITUATION WHERE THIS SPONTANEOUS LIMITATION OF RPM SURGING MIGHT NOT OCCUR, I COULD EXPERIENCE A 'WIDE-OPEN-THROTTLE' SITUATION THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS, I THINK MY CAR MIGHT HOLD SOME SECRETS TO THE MYSTERIES OF THE TOYOTA THROTTLE ISSUE. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY SAVE LIVES. *RM *TR

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

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.

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