Two problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 1998 Toyota Avalon. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1998 Toyota Avalon. While driving between 15 to 30 mph she crashed into a curb. When attempting to reverse away from the curb the vehicle suddenly accelerated. She pulled the steering wheel to attempt to stop and the vehicle rolled over and landed on the right side. She broke her left arm and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The vehicle was taken to the tow yard. The insurance company rendered the vehicle as completely destroyed. The police report information was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 150,000.
The contact owns a 1998 Toyota Avalon. The contact was driving approximately 25 mph on normal road conditions, proceeding to a traffic stop signal. The engine began to rev excessively high. The driver applied pressure to the brake pedal, followed by an unintended acceleration. The vehicle slowed down with excessive force to the brake system. The identical failures occurred on eighteen separate occasions. The failure occurred whenever coming from a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and transmission shop. The technicians were unable to duplicate the failure. The throttle and accelerator links were cleaned. The failures continued which there were no resolutions. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunctions. The failure mileage was 90,000. Updated 03/15/10 updated 04/29/10.