Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2004 Toyota Avalon

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Avalon. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and the speed erroneously increased to 105 mph. During the incident, the brakes also malfunctioned and the driver was unable to apply pressure to the brake pedal. The contact switched the shifter to the neutral position to slow the vehicle down and stop. The contact indicated that the failure occurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 104,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while she driving at low speeds of under 10 mph. The contact lost control of the vehicle, traveled over the curb and crashed into a mail box. The police department was present however, no injuries were reported. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 14,000 and the current mileage was 40,600. . . Updated 12-26-13.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Avalon. The contact was driving approximately 5 mph into a parking space and depressed the accelerator pedal however, the vehicle erroneously surged forward and crashed into a parked vehicle. The contact was not injured. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the front end of the vehicle was repaired. The technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The unintended acceleration recurred and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable. The VIN was not available.

Tl - the contact owns a 2004 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while entering a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection of the failure and the manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 140,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Avalon. The contact was shifting from neutral to drive when the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 50 mph. The contact attempted to engage the brakes but they did not respond. The vehicle crashed into three vehicles before it finally stopped and then the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop where it was inspected by a representative from the manufacturer who stated that nothing was wrong. The vehicle was destroyed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 40,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that as she shifted into drive and depressed the accelerator pedal lightly, the vehicle rapidly accelerated to 50 mph. The contact attempted to stop the abnormal acceleration by depressing the brakes but to no avail. She crashed into three cars as a result of the sudden acceleration and was reported as injured. A police report was available. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact called the manufacturer who advised that they would send someone to inspect the vehicle. There were also pictures available. The current and failure mileage was approximately 37,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Avalon. While the vehicle was traveling 40 mph the contact attempted to engage the brakes and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact attempted to slow down the vehicle but the brakes would not engage. In order to stop the vehicle the contact had to shift into neutral gear and apply the emergency brake; however, when the vehicle came to a stop the engine was still surging. The failure mileage was 75000 and the current mileage was 77000.

My 2004 Toyota Avalon suddenly accelerated while backing out of our garage. It sped backwards only stopping when it slammed into our front deck. Over $5000 damage, but no injuries.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Avalon. While the contact was attempting to pull out of a parking space at a low speed the vehicle had suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into a nearby vehicle. No one was injured during the crash. A police report was not filed for the incident. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 67,000. Updated 3/30/2010 after backing out of a parking space, the consumer shifted the vehicle into drive and it accelerated. Updated 06/04/10.

On July 14, 2007 my parents were involved in a single-car crash in the residential area of new bloomfield, mo. My 84-year-old father was driving a 2004 Toyota Avalon, suddenly left the right side of the roadway, flipped the vehicle, and landed upside down, back on the pavement. My 79-year-old mother was killed instantly from head trauma, and my father passed away from injuries sustained in the accident 7 weeks later. The authorities could not determine the cause of the accident, and my father could not remember any details, as he had extraordinary internal trauma and was in icu for most of his remaining 7 weeks. I have petitioned the auto insurer, allstate several times, but they have not responded to my e-mails, and although it is likely this vehicle has been destroyed, based on all the media about sudden acceleration of Toyota vehicles, this could certainly have been a contributing factor to, if not the cause of, this horrific accident. We have been vexed by the whole incident, and it never occurred to me to request having the Avalon inspected (highly rated vehicle and all. . . ), until all the recent media of other deaths involving Toyota vehicles. I do not have the VIN # available presently, but can obtain it. Updated 03/10/10 updated ivoq 08/03/10.

Nov. , 2003, going 25 mph in heavy traffic I hit a pot hole and the car suddenly accelerated. I had my foot on the brake already as there was a red light ahead and had to use extreme force to stop the car. I put it in neutral and it stopped racing. July 11, 2006 I was traveling at 75 mph and heard a noise as if the car was racing. It was registering 5500 rpms. I slowed to 65-70 and it went down to 5000 rpms. I got off at the next exit and when I came to a stop it returned to normal. For the next hour I traveled at 75 with the car registering approx 2000 rpms. July 31, traveling approx. 25 mph in heavy traffic I tried to slow to avoid hitting the car in front of me as it turned right. It was extremely difficult and I would have hit it if it hadn't turned. Again I had to use significant pressure on the brake to bring it to a stop. As it came to a stop I noticed that it was at 3000 rpms. When it was completely stopped it returned to a normal 500 or so. August 2, 2006 as I was about to ascend a hill, it suddenly accelerated without my applying more gas, but returned to normal when I stepped on the gas. I didn't notice the rpm reading. Today I traded the car in, rather than risk injury to myself or others by continuing to drive it. The Toyota dealer was previously unable to duplicate the incidents or find the source of the problem. The dealer is going to try to find the problem.

My 2004 Toyota experienced a sudden acceleration on a slight upgrade which caused the car to go into a rapid uncontrollable spin. This resulted in a head on collision with a pick up truck. My wife suffered injuries to her head when the rear view mirror flew off the window and struck her in the head. This resulted in memory loss and she now suffers from recurring headaches. The car was a total loss.