2010 Toyota Avalon VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

LAST TUESDAY, DEC 6TH, 2016,I STARTED MY TOYOTA AVALON 2010 AND GOT FROM A PARKING TO HIGWAY PR 1, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHIFTED GEAR TO LOWEST SHIFT, STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN I DID PUT IT ON PKG AND TURNED IT OFF. IT TOOK LIKE 500 M TO STOP IT. THE FLOOR CARPET IS ONE OF THE KIND THAT KEEP SECURED TO THE CAR FLOOR AND DIDN'T INTERFERRED WITH THE GAS PEDAL. . I BOUGHT IT NEW IN NOV 2009. THE GAS PEDAL NEVER LOOK STUCK BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS BEING FED WITH A LOT OF GAS. THE CAR IS AT A TOYOTA SERVICE SHOP SINCE MORE THAN 48 HOURS BUT I STILL DON'T HAVE A DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS NO COLISSION. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE SHOP AFTER REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AS IT WAS ACCELERATING RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED SEVERE LEG INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FAILURE TO CONTROL MY SPEED LEAD TO ME HITTING ANOTHER CAR. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A DEFECT OR NOT WITH THAT CAR. *TR

MY 2010 TOYOTA AVALON DOES INFACT ACCELERATE ON IT'S ON WHEN YOU ARE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS AND LET IT COAST AT ABOUT 20MPH IT WILL START TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. I DO NOT IN ANY WAY BELIEVE THIS IS A PEDAL PROBLEM. YOUR INVESTIGATORS ARE WELCOME TO DRIVE IT. I PURCHASED THE CAR ON DEC 31ST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED EQUIPPED WITH A DYNAMIC LASER CRUISE CONTROL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT SPEEDS OF FEWER THAN 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES TO SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SHE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM HAD NOT BEEN ENGAGED SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,625. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, IF HE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LUNGE FORWARD AFTER TURNING A CORNER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE THAT WAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

2010 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED TWO UNRELATED RECALLS ARE ON THE SAME RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE BRAKE/THROTTLE REPROGRAMMING BE DONE, BUT HE DOES NOT WANT THE PEDAL MODIFICATION DONE AS HE BELIEVED IT WOULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONSUMER STATED PRESENTLY, THE PEDAL CLEARANCE TO THE FLOOR IS 1 3/4 INCHES AND THE PEDAL LENGTH IS ONLY 4 INCHES LONG IN THE VEHICLE. THE FLOOR MAT IS POSITIVELY SECURED. THE PEDAL/FLOOR MAT IS NOT A SAFETY INTERFERENCE CONDITION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 74 MPH. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESET THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 95 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED BEFORE THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. UPDATED 11/02/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/04/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WITH HIS FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD UNTIL REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,441. UPDATED 07/16/10 *BF UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

I WAS DRIVING A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON ON MONDAY 3-1-2010 AT 2PM ON THE 210 GOING WEST AT 70 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC WHEN I UP THE SPEED TO 75 MPH AND THE CAR TOOK OFF UP TO 100MPH BY ITSELF I PRESSED THE BRAKE TAKING IT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL THIS HAPPENED IN A FEW SECONDS. I BOUGHT MY CAR ONE WEEK BEFORE ALL THE RECALLS STARTED I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR. *TR

RECENT PURCHASE OF A NEW 2010 TOYOTA AVALON , NOW INVOLVED IN A RECALL- HAD A DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH WAS RECENTLY REPLACED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. WE OCCASIONALLY FEEL A "LURCH", WHEN STARTING UP THE CAR OR BACKING UP. *TR