Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2005 Toyota Avalon

I was driving my 2005 Toyota Avalon in stop and go traffic due to an earlier accident up ahead. Vehicle speed at the time was approximately 10-15 mph. Without warning the Avalon surged ahead and rapidly accelerated. My vehicle impacted a truck which I had been following for some time. Air bags deployed, the windshield shattered and I sustained numerous injuries. The Avalon was declared a total loss. It's unbelievable how so much damage could have resulted from such a slow initial speed and the short distance I traveled. Mileage at the time was approximately 59,000 and I had driven the vehicle since it was new without any previous incidents. Numerous recalls involving acceleration and braking with the Avalon had already been completed by our local Toyota dealer.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds and in reverse out of a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated in reverse and crashed into another vehicle. She applied the brakes as hard as she could but the vehicle wouldn't stop. No one was injured. The police were not notified. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they are waiting for an inspector to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was approximately 48,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact was driving approximately 35 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a utility pole. The contact attempted to apply the brakes but to no avail. The contact was injured and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a local body shop and declared as destroyed. Prior to the crash, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that no mechanical failure were located within the vehicle. The failure and current mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. While traveling at 2 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into a nearby tree. There were no injuries. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileage was 39,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. While driving at 10 mph with his foot on the brake pedal, the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle went over a curb and hit a concrete trash can. There was front end damage to the vehicle but no injuries. The contact called an authorized dealership but the dealer stated that they could not assist him if he did not file a claim with the manufacturer. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were 18,009.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact was driving approximately 5 mph, proceeding to make a turn. The vehicle accelerated unexpectedly and crashed into a large bush. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The technician advised that a manufacturer inspection was required before repairs were performed on the vehicle which could possibly take months. The contact had concern of being without a vehicle for such a lengthy period and uncertainty of the service repairs. The manufacturer was notified and there was no response. The failure and current mileages were 55,000.

Sudden acceleration in my 2005 Toyota Avalon. The mat did not interfere with the accelerator. Without looking at the vehicle Toyota has maintained that the mat is the cause of the accident leading me to believe that about what Toyota knows about this problem and is not being candid with the national highway traffic safety administration when informing them of the issue.

I have owned and driven a 2005 Toyota Avalon since may 20, 2005. Now it has about 35,000 miles on it. From time to time, estimated at seven or so instances, I noted a dramatic increase in engine rpm when applying the brakes. This happened only during brake application, not at other times. In each instance of unexpected acceleration, I was able to stop the car with a firm, steady application of pressure on the brake pedal. After the first recall for the floor mat, I removed the mat on the driver's side. I was skeptical that the mat was a problem because it is a heavy, oem, fitted mat which was anchored with two factory installed hooks on the floor. They engage the mat through eyelets near the mat's trailing edge. With the mat removed, I experienced another sudden acceleration incident in the garage of hartford hospital. It was close to a disaster but the application of heavy, steady pressure on the brake pedal stopped the car. I considered the possibility that the brake and accelerator pedals are configured or positioned so that both are activated at the same time. On close examination I concluded that was unlikely. I now conclude these failures have been caused by a defect in the electronic system in the car. I have reported this to ctdot. A representative(?) phoned to refer my correspondence to federal dot.

Weather: sunny. Engine warm - driven about 10 miles on the way to small shopping center. I'm in no hurry, stopping to browse in a favorite boutique. Looking for a parking space, slowed vehicle to a crawl while scanning the lot & then turned slowly about 45 degrees to drift into an available space when suddenly the vehicle lurched forward out of control ramming the parked vehicle facing the space I was in. I remember a loud noise - which was the engine accelerating: an unfamiliar sound when the vehicle was just about stopped. Then, the noise of the crash - about 6 ft in front of the Avalon at the time of the noise & lurch. The impact stopped the car. I put it in reverse & backed away, then turned off the ignition. My foot was not on the accelerator by mistake as it had been on the brake while drifting down the aisle toward the open space - there had been no acceleration while in that aisle. To come to a complete stop in the space I would have had to apply only the slightest pressure to the brake ; therefore, if I had touched the accelerator by mistake I would have not done so with enough pressure to cause the wild acceleration. With my foot above the brake in that instant when I touched the brake to stop the lurch it didn't affect the speed of the car before impact: there was not any hesitation in the engine. No damage to the other vehicle. The Avalon sustained some bumper damage and a bent hood - drivable, but I refused to drive it. While waiting for a tow truck I drove to the empty lot behind the stores and tried to repeat the event, unsuccessfully. I discovered that in order to accelerate that quickly, I would have had to have pushed the accelerator to the floor - an impossibility at the 0 miles per hour I was drifting into position in the parking space. The car accelerated suddenly and unintentional through no action on my part. The Toyota dealer found nothing wrong with the car.

- on 9/24/06 while the contact was driving vehicle at 60 mph and it unexpectedly accelerated to 75 mph. The contact had to apply the brake with both feet to disengage the acceleration on the vehicle. On 10/09/06, while driving on the highway at 40 mph the vehicle accelerated to 75 mph, had to hold both feet on the brake and pull the vehicle off to side of the road. At that point the contact took the vehicle to the dealership,) and the dealer stated that the gas pedal was most likely getting caught under the carpet. The dealer couldn't find anything wrong with the vehicle. While driving on 12/23/06 at 35 mph the vehicle accelerated to 75 mph, after a quarter of a mile contact was able to stop the vehicle by outing both feet on brake. All the brakes were smoking and there was transmission fluid leaking. At that point, contact had the vehicle towed to rosener Toyota. Updated 01/29/07.

: the contact stated while driving speeds of 5mph or less in stop and go traffic, there was a delayed acceleration followed by a sudden acceleration forward. The vehicle was seen by an authorized dealer. A factory representative inspected the vehicle and reprogrammed the electronic control module.

Unexpectedly the vehicle accelerated when backing out of driveway with foot on brake. Went to neutral and engine slowed down. Put in drive and it tried to run away again. Took to dealer and could not find anything wrong and no codes in computer log. Twice previously had similar uncontrolled acceleration when driving on freeway. Braked lightly to change lanes and car uncontrollably accelerated. Shifted to neutral with heavy braking and engine response came back under control. Car only has 3200 miles on it at this date. 9/26/05 incident was at 1975 miles on vehicle, prior incidents were probably a month to 6 weeks earlier. See also voq 10149436.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. When attempting to apply the brakes, the vehicle accelerated without touching the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was shifted into neutral to decelerate. The vehicle was towed to two different dealers, but the technicians could not remedy the failure. A complaint was filed with the manufacturer, but no assistance was provided. The current mileage was 45,000 . The failure mileage was 11,000. Updated 11/09/09 the consumer stated his foot was on the brake when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. Updated 11/09/09.