Two problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2000 Toyota Avalon. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Toyota Avalon based on all problems reported for the 2000 Avalon.
Driving between 10-15 mph in an open parking lot, the car suddenly accelerated (rpms between 7-8). Applied brakes to no avail. When trying to shift to park, the car accelerated in reverse. Did manage to get car in park and shut off engine. Most horrifying experience. Very fortunate and blessed no other persons, vehicle or building was in our path. Was able to restart the car and it idled normal and exhibited no other accelerations when driving. Brought car to Toyota dealer. Diagnostics performed and found no problem. Dealer contacted Toyota corp. And notified us nothing would be done unless we contacted corporate personally to report the incident. As of this date, we now have a case number assigned from corporate and the car is back at the dealer for further assessment.
The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was started forty-five minutes later but the vehicle would not accelerate. After twenty minutes, the vehicle begun to perform normally. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The current and the failure mileages were 100,000.