2007 Toyota Avalon VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Is available gas pedal stuck open hitting the brake wouldn't stop it didn't stop till impact with another vehicle doing 1to5 miles an hour in parking lot haven't taken in yet can't afford it Dec 27 day of accident was first time 2nd owner talked to first owner said brake recall is the one he fixed didn't know about the gas pedal recall

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE MAKING A U TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, JUMPED A CURB, AND TRAVELED ACROSS THE SIDEWALK. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A BRICK RETAINING WALL. THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER AND LANDED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR PAIN AND LACERATIONS FROM THE SEAT BELT. THERE WAS NO MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 6/26/15*CN UPDATED 10/11/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THREE OTHER VEHICLES AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE SUSTAINED BOTH HAND AND NECK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THEY TRIED TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OVER THE CONCRETE SPEED BUMP AND INTO THE CONCRETE WALL JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER PLACING IT IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT AND A NEARBY POLICE OFFICER INSPECTED THE FLOOR MATS, BUT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF THEM INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 03/08/12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE HAD SINCE SURGED FORWARD ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. DURING ONE OF THE FAILURES THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 69 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, AND ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF 80 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,800.

TL*THE DRIVER OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED; YET, THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT FACILITY IT WAS TOWED TO. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. SOMEONE INSIDE THE BUILDING WAS ALSO INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,350 UPDATED 05/13/11 *BF UPDATED 08/19/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. A PASSENGER HAD TO REACH DOWN AND PULL THE PEDAL BACK INTO POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO SURGE FORWARD. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING FORWARD. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,697 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED LOW. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND STATED THE BRAKES WERE IN PROPER WORKING CONDITION. ON ONE OF SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS HE APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND CONSEQUENTLY HE REAR ENDED A TRUCK. THE ONLY DAMAGED WAS TO HIS LICENSE PLATE BRACKET. UPDATED 06/23/11 UPDATED 01/05/2012 *LN *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND WAS BEING TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 63,138. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.

1A. PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND WHILE BRAKING, CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD, HITTING CEMENT BLOCK THAT STOPPED VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO AREA UNDER LICENSE PLATE. 1B. BRAKING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT IN TRAFFIC CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. MY CAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO FRONT AREA NEAR LICENSE PLATE. OTHER CAR--NO DAMAGE. 2. FAILURE TO STOP WHEN BRAKING AT 5 TO 10 MPH ON TWO OCCASIONS. DAMAGE TO FRONT LOWER CAR BODY. 3. BROUGHT CAR INTO FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA IN RALEIGH, NC AND THEY COMPLETED AVALON RECALL PROCEDURE ON STICKING ACCELERATOR. AFTER ACCIDENT DROVE TO SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY PERFORMED TWO ADDITIONAL RECALL PROCEDURES. THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

RE: TOYOTA AVALON AS PER MY CONVERSATION WITH TOYOTA, MY CAR HAS HAD INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION SINCE THE DAY WE LEASED IT. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. IT IS NOT A CASE OF THE PEDAL STICKING BECAUSE THE CAR HAS JUMPED MANY TIMES WHEN I WAS NOT PRESSING THE PEDAL AT ALL. THEREFORE, I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE PROPOSED FIX WILL SOLVE MY PROBLEM. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN ROTHMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE POSSIBLE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM WITH HIS 2007 TOYOTA AVALON (RESPOND TO HACKENSACK NJ OFFICE). THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC FOR A DRAWN DRAWBRIDGE, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE GEAR IN PARK, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK AND SLOWLY MOVED TOWARDS A PANEL TRUCK THAT WAS IN FRONT OF HIM. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, BUT TO NO AVAIL AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT THE PANEL TRUCK. THE DEALER INSTALLED A REINFORCEMENT BAR IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL ON HER VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY. FOLLOWING THE REPAIR, WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND BRING IT TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,800.

IN JANUARY 2010 MY TOYOTA AVALON LTD WITH APX 36K MILES FORCED FORWARD AND I COULD NOT SHUT IT DOWN I HAVE A VERY BAD BACK AND NECK WITH MULTIPLE DISCS REPLACED WITH A METAL PLATE IN MY NECK AND LOW BACK BAD DISCS. I WENT AND HAD MY LOW BACK INJECTED FROM INTENSE PAIN BROUGHT ON AFTER I WAS BANGING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE - GOT DOWN TO PULL UP THE GAS PEDAL WHICH WAS NOT STUCK - FINALLY GOT THE CAR OFF... AFTER RECOVERING FROM THE RESIDUAL EFFECTS AND REST REQUIRED AFTER THE SHOT, I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA REPAIR IN ST GEORGE. I WAS RIDICULED BY SOME ARROGANT EMPLOYEES (YOUNG) WHO SAID THAT THE RUG GOT THE PEDAL STUCK. I ASSURED THIS YOUNG WHIPPER SNAPPER THAT THE RUG WAS NOT THERE WHEN THE CAR WANTED TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN BUT HE DID NOT LISTEN. I WENT INSIDE AND SPOKE TO THE SUPERVISOR WHO WAS VERY ACCOMMODATING AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE ATTITUDE AND HARASSMENT OF HIS EMPLOYEES. MY CAR WAS SERVICED THE NEXT DAY AND THEY ADDED A METAL PLATE SOMEWHERE IN THE GAS PEDAL. I TOLD THE SUPERVISOR A FEW DAYS LATER THAT THE GAS PEDAL NOW GENTLY SLAPS MY FOOT WHEN I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD GET USED TO IT. I CALLED TOYOTA AGAIN TO TELL THEM THAT WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IS ACTING LIKE IT IS CHANGING GEARS AS IF I WERE DRIVING IT LIKE A SPORTS CAR STYLE (WHICH I DO NOT DO). HE IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED MY CAR FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS A) DIFFERENT GAS PEDAL AND B) RE PROGRAM MY ELECTRONICS COMPUTER FOR SOMETHING I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I AM 62 YEAR OLD AND WORRY ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR EVERY TIME I TAKE IT OUT OF THE GARAGE NOW. I WANT TOYOTA TO GIVE ME BACK MY MONEY. I PAID CASH FOR MY CAR IN 2007 IT WAS MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR IN 40 YEARS. I KEEP IT IN MINT CONDITION. I SERVICE IT AT TOYOTA EVERY 3,000 OR SO MILES. I TOLD TOYOTA REPAIR NUMBER OF TIMES CAR ACTING STRANGELY. THEY SAY NO PBM. I PLANNED ON DRIVING THIS CAR FOR THE REST OF MY DRIVING YEARS ON THIS EARTH. NOW, ALL I DO IS WORRYING ABOUT DYING IN A CAR CRASH AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU. *TR

UNINITIATED ACCELERATION CAUSED CAR TO LURCH MANY FEET BEFORE BRAKE APPLICATION WITH SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL COULD STOP THE CAR. TWO INCIDENTS WITH SAME CAR EVEN AFTER WORK PERFORMED TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. DENIAL BY DEALER AND CORPORATION THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. TWO EVENTS THREE MONTHS APART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DURING SNOWY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY STIFF AND FAILED TO STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNK LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT. MY 2007 TOYOTA AVALON HAD ALL RECALL WORK DONE IN MARCH 2010. THE CAR HAS AROUND 20,000 MILES ON IT. ON 9/5/2010 I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO THE CURB. I WAS PRESSING AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I HIT THE CURB AND PUT THE GEAR IN PARK. IN THE PAST, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION "HANGING" WHEN TURNING INTO AN ALLEY OR UP A GARAGE RAMP, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST INSTANCE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION I'VE HAD. *TR

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

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