2007 Toyota Avalon Complaint Log

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

THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE 1ST COMPLAINT I SUBMITTED PLUS I NOW HAVE THE VIN NUMBER. 2007 TOYOTA AVALON LUNGED FORWARD AND DRIVER THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND AND KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. HE THOUGHT HE HAD HIT A CONCRETE WALL AND HE HAD HIT A CAR (POSSIBLY A WALL ALSO, THE DA DENIES IT WAS A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND WE HAVE PICTURES SHOWING IT WAS). A WOMAN, NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AND HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WAS KILLED. A WITNESS SAID HER CAR TURNED OVER AND UPRIGHTED AND HE CALLED 911 BUT WAS NOT IN COURT. A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE ROADWAY IS INVOLVED IN THE WOMAN'S DEATH BUT DA DENIES BUT POLICE REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS NAMED AS A DEADLY WEAPON SO SENTENCE WAS ENHANCED. MY HUSBAND WAS CONVICTED OF FELONY MANSLAUGHTER, NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL INVOLVED BUT ORIGINALLY CHARGED BUT TESTS PROVED DIFFERENTLY. TOYOTA FAILED TO REPORT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR OR WE WOULD HAVE NEVER RENTED IT FROM DON MCGILL TOYOTA IN HOUSTON, TX. YOUR AGENCY IS CHARGING TOYOTA FINES, OTHERS ARE BEING COMPENSATED AND HERE WE SIT, MY HUSBAND IN PRISON FOR SOMETHING CAUSED BY TOYOTA'S NEGLIGENCE WHEN HE SHOULD BE HOME WITH ME. NO ATTORNEY WANTS A CASE THAT HAS TO BE LITIGATED WHEN OTHERS SETTLE OUT OF COURT WITH LITTLE EFFORT WHEN OURS HAS TO BE LITIGATED BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WAS WRONGFULLY CONVICTED BECAUSE OF TOYOTA AND AN OVER ZEALOUS DA THAT WAITED ALMOST 8 MONTHS TO INDICT MY HUSBAND. HE WAS NEVER TICKETED FOR ANYTHING. WE WERE DENIED ACCESS TO THE RENTAL CAR AND DID NOT EVEN GET OUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS. WE NEED HELP, FINES PAID BY TOYOTA WON'T HELP US. WE NEED HELP. IS THERE NO HELP FOR US OR ARE OUR LIVES EXPENDABLE? I KNOW I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION BUT WE NEED SOMEONE TO LISTEN AND DIRECT US TO HELP. *TR

2007 TOYOTA AVALON LUNGED FORWARD AND DRIVER THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND AND KNOCKED OUT HE THOUGHT BY A CONCRETE WALL BUT HE HIT ANOTHER CAR. A WOMAN, NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WAS KILLED. MAN, MY HUSBAND WAS CONVICTED OF FELONY MANSLAUGHTER NAMING THE VEHICLE AS A DEADLY WEAPON. BECAUSE TOYOTA DID NOT REPORT SAFETY ISSUES WE RENTED THIS VEHICLE AND IF WE HAD KNOWN WE WOULD NOT HAVE RENTED THE VEHICLE AND MY HUSBAND WOULD BE AT HOME INSTEAD OF PRISON, NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL WERE INVOLVED AS ORIGINALLY CHARGED BUT TESTS PROVE DIFFERENTLY. I KNOW I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO GIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION BUT I NEED HELP. MY NAME IS [XXX] . NO ATTORNEY WANTS A CASE THAT HAS A CONVICTION, THEY WANT CASES THAT SETTLE OUT OF COURT WITH LITTLE EFFORT. YOUR AGENCY IS GETTING PAID FINES FROM TOYOTA, OTHERS ARE BEING COMPENSATED WHILE WE SUFFER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS A RENTAL AND THE DEALERSHIP DENIED ACCESS TO THE CAR BY OUR ATTORNEYS AND OURSELVES. WE DID NOT EVEN GET OUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS. WE NEED HELP. IS THERE NO HELP FOR US OR ARE OUR LIVES EXPENDABLE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ARRIVED AT AN INTERSECTION'S LIGHT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND CAR ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE CAR WHICH WAS IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AS WELL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS WIFE ARRIVED AT AN INTERSECTION, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS CROSSING FROM WEST TO EAST. WHILE HIS WIFE WAS GOING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. UPDATED 03/29/10.*JB

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

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

REPETITIVE...EVERY TIME I DRIVE............................. TOYOTA AVALON 2007...I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA THAT WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR / GAS PEDAL TO COAST TO A STOP, THE CAR IN FACT ACCELERATES AT ALMOST EACH SHIFT POINT, THUS FORCING ME TO APPLY THE BRAKES REPETITIVELY. THIS MAY CAUSE PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. TOYOTA SAYS THIS "ACCELERATION AT EVERY SHIFT POINT" IS NORMAL DESPITE THE FACT THAT IN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES AND IN HUNDREDS OF CARS OWNED AND RENTED, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEHAVIOR IN ANY VEHICLE. YES, NO DOUBT A SOFTWARE/PROGRAMMER CONTROLLED MICRO-PROCESSOR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA AVALON- RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEM. WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE NEW CAR AND WERE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT SHIFTED DOWN ON A HILL AND WENT SPEEDING UP LIKE CRAZY. WE ALMOST RAN DOWN THE CARS IN FRONT OF US. IT WAS WAY ABOVE THE SET SPEED, SO I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT STOPPED SPEEDING UP. I THOUGHT IT WAS A NEW CAR AND JUST DOING SOMETHING STRANGE. I HAVE NEVER HAD IT DO THAT AGAIN. BUT I NEVER USE CRUISE ON STEEP HILLS. THOUGHT IT WAS MY PROBLEM UNTIL NOW OF NOT KNOWING HOW OR WHEN TO USE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

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

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

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

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION TO 90 MPH WITHOUT WARNING WHICH WAS BEYOND THE CRUISE CONTROL SET SPEED. THE VEHICLE SPEED RATE DECREASED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

IN JUNE OF 2007 WE PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA AVALON. WITHIN 2 WEEKS WE NOTICED IT PULLING INTERMITTENTLY TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT ON THE OPEN ROAD AND WHEN BRAKING. AT TIMES IT WOULD JERK WILDLY TO THE RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT OR OPPOSITE WHEN BRAKING AND IT HAS A TENDENCY TO CLIMB UPHILL AGAINST THE SLANT OF THE OPEN ROAD. THE SITUATION IS WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. WE HAD THE CAR ALIGNED NUMEROUS TIMES, ROTATED THE TIRES, CHECKED THE PRESSURES, ALL WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND HAD IT SERVICED 3 TIMES (WITH TOYOTA CORP. INSTRUCTION) WITH NO RESULTS. AT TOYOTA'S SUGGESTION, WE REPLACED 2 OF THE MICHELIN TIRES THAT CAME ON THE CAR (AT OUR EXPENSE) WITH 2 HIGH QUALITY MASTERCRAFT TIRES WHICH SHOWED SIGNIFICANT TREAD WEAR AFTER ONLY 700 MILES. IT HAS WORN OUT 2 ORIGINAL TIRES AT 15,000 MILES AND THE OTHER 2 NOW NEED REPLACED AT 19,000 MILES. THE CAR WILL NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT. WE WERE TOLD BY TOYOTA REPS. THAT THE CAR IS REACTING TO "ROAD CROWN" CONDITIONS AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA INSTRUCTED US TO PURSUE THE PROBLEM WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT. THE DETERMINATION WAS "THE CUSTOMER FAILED TO PROVE THE CONDITIONS PRESENT ARE DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP". WE HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE CAR TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER IN OUR AREA AND THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND AGREES THAT THE SITUATION EXISTS AS WE'VE DESCRIBED. HE CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THE REPLY AS STATED ON THE SERVICE REPORT IS "TOYOTA SAYS NO FIX FOR CONCERN NORMAL CONDITION FOR NATURE OF VEHICLE". WE HAVE DRIVEN OTHER AVALONS AND KNOW PEOPLE WHO OWN THEM AND ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. OUR FIRST CONCERN IS THAT THERE MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR CAR. IN ADDITION, WE FEEL THAT FOR THE PRICE PAID WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY DRIVING IT AND NOT BE CONSTANTLY FIGHTING THE CAR. WE WOULD LIKE THE CAR TO BE COMPETENTLY REPAIRED AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR 4 TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRED. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,288. UPDATED 01/06/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/06/09.*JB

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A PILLAR ON JULY 4, 2007. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CRASH OCCURRED THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. ALL 5 OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND INJURED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND REPAIRED FOR $17,859.81. THE AIR BAGS WERE ALSO REPLACED. A POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS OF THE CRASH ARE AVAILABLE. SHE SPOKE TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND FILED CASE#0910100910 WITH THE MANUFACTURER ON OCTOBER 2, 2009. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT SHE MUST SUBMIT PROOF TO CONFIRM IF THE CRASH WAS RELATED TO THE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,723. RK

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.

INTERMITTENTLY, UPON HEAVY ACCELERATION EXHAUST EMITS A HYDROGEN SULFIDE TYPE (ROTTEN EGG) ODOR. TOOK TO DELIVERY DEALER AND TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE &. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER DEALER. BOTH DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. BOTH STATED THAT TOYOTA HAD REPLACED/REPAIRED EXHAUST OR CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. HOWEVER SUBSEQUENT TO 2003 MODELS TOYOTA WOULD NO LONGER OFFER REPAIR OR SOLUTION FOR MY 2007 MODEL. SERVICE TECH SUGGESTED USING HIGHER GRADE GASOLINE. I HAVE USED MID AND PREMIUM GRADE GAS WITH NO CHANGE IN RESULT. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN RESUME DEPRESSED FROM CRUISE AND WHEN LASER BEAM RETURNS FROM BEING ENACTED. THE ACCELERATION IS SUDDEN AND NECK-SNAPPING. I NO LONGER USE LASER BUT ALWAYS USE 'NORMAL ' CRUISE SINCE I HAD VEHICLE TESTED AT BERT WOLFE TOYOTA, CHARLESTON WV AND THEY ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL. I RETURN TO 'SET SPEED ' MANUALLY SINCE THAT TIME. I HAVE NOTIFIED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA EARLY IN FEB.2010 AND HAVE NO REPLY. THERE IS DEFINITELY AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER PROBLEMS. UPDATED IVOQ 06/02/10*JB

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE NOISE THE TURN SIGNALS MADE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOO QUIET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE TURN SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

FROM: ASK TOYOTA TO: DESDIV222@NJ.RR.COM 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

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

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

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.

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

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

THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO THE RECENT REPORTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. EVER SINCE MY 2007 AVALON WAS NEW, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL TRIES TO RETURN TO THE PRE-SELECTED SPEED AFTER BRING SLOWED BY THE LASER GAP DISTANCE CONTROLLER OR WHEN SELECTING A HIGHER PRESET SPEED SETTING. THIS CONDITION IS MOST PREVALENT AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SET SPEED AND ACTUAL SPEED INCREASES. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS MERELY A DESIGN QUIRK THAT WAS JUST SLIGHTLY IRRITATING. HOWEVER, SINCE LEARNING ABOUT OTHER MORE SERIOUS COMPLAINTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, I'M THINKING THAT I COULD HAVE A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. *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

100% OF NIGHT TIME DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON COUNTRY ROADS THAT ARE HILLY WE LOSE EFFECTIVE HEADLIGHT PERFORMANCE (WHEN GOING UP A HILL THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY PROJECT ABOUT 40 TO 50 FEET). THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE TYPICAL OF THE AVALON LIMITED FROM OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT SINCE GOING 55 MPH WE ARE COVERING 80 PLUS FEET PER SECOND. *JB

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC UNLOCKING FEATURE THAT IS LINKED TO THE SHIFT. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN "PARK, " ALL 4 DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK. THE ROUTINE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL TO "CANCEL" THIS FEATURE DOES NOT WORK. I TRIED IT OVER 20 TIMES, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS SHOP - IT IS JUST NOT POSSIBLE TO STOP THE AUTOMATIC UNLOCKING. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS IS A THREAT TO SAFETY IN MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, IN MANY KINDS OF LOCATIONS. THE MOTORIST CANNOT CHOOSE WHETHER TO UNLOCK HIS/HER DOORS, EVEN IF A THREAT IS PRESENT. THIS FEATURE MAKES THE MOTORIST VULNERABLE TO CAR JACKING, ROBBERY AND MANY OTHER KINDS OF CRIMES. *NM

I PURCHASED A 007 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED IN 11/2006 BEFORE A MONTH PASSED I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN VISALIA, CA. I TOLD THE SHOP MANAGER THE FOOTPEDAL HAD GOTTEN STUCK AND THE CAR WAS WIDE OPEN, I STOMPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WOULDN'T COME UP, THEN I REACHED DOWN AND GRABBED IT AND PULLED IT UP, I TOLD THE SHOP MANAGER IF I HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC OR TOWN THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURIES OR DEATH AND THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD ME I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR AND IT WAS OK. I WAS A MAD CUSTOMER, THEN I TOLD HIM THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER, THE THING WOULDN'T IDLE DOWN COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN , AND IF YOU PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AS YOU BRAKING COMING UP TO A STOP IT WOULD ALMOST PUT YOU THROUGH THE WINDOW, AND THEY NEEDED TO FIX THIS , I GOT THE SAME ANSWER THE CAR IS OK. WELL BY THEN I REALLY MAD, BUT I ALSO KNEW THEN THEY HAD NO INTENTION OF FIXING OR ACKNOWLEDGING THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THE CAR HAS 85K MILES ON IT NOW AND I'M ON THE 3RD SET OF TIRES, 2ND SET OF BRAKES, 2ND SET OF ROTORS, AND HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED AND NEW BOLTS INSTALLED IN THE FRONT END SO THE CAMBER COULD BE ADJUSTED, WHAT A !@#$%, I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE DEALERSHIPS FOR RAISING !@#$% ABOUT THIS CAR, I'VE ALSO SAID THE PAINT ON THIS CAR IS JUNK TO AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE THREE YEARS OF DIESEL AND GASOLINE MECHANICS, WAS THE TOP OF MY CLASS AND SOUGHT AFTER BY MANY LARGE CORPORATIONS WHEN I GRADUATED IN 1978, AND I USED TO WORK AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AS A LINE MECHANIC WHEN I GRADUATED. I CAN ASSURE YOU TOYOTA KNEW THEY HAD PROBLEMS, AND REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING AS FAR BACK AS 2006, IF I HAD THE EXTRA MONEY OR THE TIME I WOULD HAVE SUED THEM A LONG TIME AGO, BUT THEY ARE SO BIG AS A COMPANY I PROBABLY DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE UNTIL NOW. I WILL BET YOU IF YOU INTERVIEW WORKERS AT THE TOYOTA PLANTS WHERE THE CARS WERE BUILT YOU WILL FIND THEY HAVE HAD GAS PEDALS STICK AT THE FACTORY TOO. WANT TO BET ME? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING 25 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE BASE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52048. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ

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

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

I CAN'T GET ANY INFORMATION ON THE POSSIBLE DANGERS OF THE SMART KEY. THE OWNER'S MANUAL OF MY 2007 TOYOTA AVALON WARNS THAT PERSONS WITH IMPLANTED PACEMAKERS OR DEFIBRILLATOR SHOULD NOT GO NEAR THE ANTENNAE ON THE SMART KEY SYSTEM. MY 91-YEAR-OLD DAD HAS AN IMPLANTED DEFIBRILLATOR. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET IN, START THE CAR, AND DISABLE THE SMART KEY SO HE CAN THEN APPROACH THE CAR AND GET IN? WHAT IS THE RADIO FREQUENCY AND EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER OF THE SYSTEM SO I CAN PASS THE INFORMATION ALONG TO HIS CARDIOLOGIST? WHAT IS THE LIABILITY IF I HAVE THE CAR PARKED ON A PUBLIC STREET AND SOMEONE WITH AN IMPLANTED DEFIBRILLATOR OR PACEMAKER SHOULD HAPPEN TO WALK PAST THE CAR WITHOUT KNOWING THE DANGER? PLEASE HELP, AS THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING OUT ABOUT THIS. ALSO, THE OWNER'S MANUAL WARNS ABOUT GETTING THE SMART KEY TOO CLOSE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES SUCH AS CREDIT CARDS AND CELL PHONES, CORDLESS PHONE RECHARGERS, FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, ETC. HOW CAN MY WIFE CARRY THE SMART KEY IN HER PURSE WITH CREDIT CARDS AND CELL PHONE? ALSO, I STORE ALL MY KEYS ON HOOKS IN A CABINET ABOVE THE DESK IN OUR KITCHEN. I ALSO STORE MY CELL PHONE THERE. ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SHELF IS A FLUORESCENT LIGHT, AND ON THE DESK IS A CORDLESS PHONE RECHARGER. DO I HAVE TO REARRANGE MY LIFE TO AVOID PROBLEMS WITH THE SMART KEY? ALSO, THE OWNER'S MANUAL WARNS THE SMART KEY MIGHT NOT WORK NEAR BROADCAST OPERATIONS. SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, I HAVE TO GO TO A CABLE TELEVISION HEAD END WHERE THERE ARE 13 EARTH STATIONS (SATELLITE RECEIVE DISHES) AND INNUMERABLE TRANSMIT ANTENNAE ON A 357-FOOT TOWER; IN SHORT, MUCH MORE RADIO WAVE ACTIVITY THAN WOULD BE PRESENT AT A NORMAL BROADCAST OPERATION. I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR THERE YET FOR FEAR OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. WILL I HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED SOME DISTANCE AWAY BEFORE THE SMART KEY TECHNOLOGY WILL WORK? *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS SPOTS IN THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF IT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BODY DAMAGE AND THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

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.

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA RECALL NOTICES, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN HER 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. *KB SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A LOUD NOISE. LURCHED FORWARD AND BUMPED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MAT WAS RE-ATTACHED. *JB

2007 AVALON LIMITED WITH ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC AND THE CONSUMER WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT USED TO THE CONSUMER'S STYLE OF DRIVING AND IT WOULD ADJUST IF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES RANDOMLY.