general problems of the 2005 Toyota Avalon - part 1

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The vehicle then returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control); the VIN was included, but the vehicle had already been repaired under recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 170,000.

Tl- the contact owned a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated and while trying to avoid hitting other cars, the vehicle flipped over 4 times. No injury occurred. A police report filed. The vehicle was towed an independent facility. The vehicle was not repaired, the dealer was not contacted, also, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer of the vehicle was not notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not provided. Jo.

On 10/25/18 I was involved in a head on collision when my gas pedal hung and lurched forward while I was pulling into a parking space at a doctor's office. I had slowed down to park when my car jumped the curb and hit the building head on. It was 3:50 in the afternoon and a clear visibility day. The police report has my speed at about 20 mph. My airbag didn't deploy, I did have my seatbelt on. It was straight front end damage to my car. As a result of the impact I am suffering from whiplash and possible (traumatic brain injury), also neck and back pain. I believe that the cause of this accident was the gas pedal �sticking� and as a result of no airbag deployment causing more motion on my head, neck, and back.

I was backing into my garage and suddenly I could not control my car. It accelerated and I could not stop it. I hit the brake and car didnt stop until it crashed into my refrigerator in the garage. It happened so fast, like a bad dream. I could not control my car. I was only going approx 5 miles and hour then it accelerated to a great speed I could not control or stop my car.

Tl the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer (Toyota of mcdonough, 144 hwy 81, mcdonough, GA 30253, (770) 824-3567) for a manufacturer recall concerning the throttle body and the dashboard. Toyota of mcdonough scheduled an appointment for the throttle body recall, but was reluctant to provide the remedy. In addition, the dealer stated that they needed to order the dashboard, which took longer than 30 days with no follow-up response concerning part availability. The contact called another dealer (butler Toyota of macon, 4580 riverside dr, macon, GA 31210, (478) 476-1770) who stated that they would order the dashboard. Butler Toyota replaced the part, but the contact had to take the vehicle back because the pins needed replacement. The dashboard was rattling a few days after the remedy was provided from the dealer. The contact was waiting for the dealer to supply the pins to secure the dashboard in place to be structurally sound. The contact also called dch Toyota of torrance (310-468-4000 or 1-888-283-3134) and was advised to take the vehicle back to the dealer who serviced the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the two recall repair concerns. The failure mileage was not available.

Vehicle experienced an unexplained acceleration while pulling into a parking space causing the vehicle to crash through a fence and underneath a parked construction tractor trailer. Vehicle accelerated with enough force to move the parked construction trailer several inches, shattering the windshield of the vehicle, and required extensive repairs to the vehicle of approximately $6,000. Aubrey alexander Toyota of selinsgrove, PA performed the "unexplained acceleration recall" of this vehicle in March 2010. We purchased this vehicle new in 2005 and prior to this incident we never experienced any unexplained acceleration.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact was driving 60-65 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The brakes were depressed into the floorboard and the parking brake was engaged but to no avail and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact was concerned that he would crash into another vehicle and exited an off ramp where he crashed in an open field. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained internal injuries and a fracture to both the left and right ribs. The vehicle was destroyed. A passenger sustained injuries to the ribs and vertebra. A police report was filed. The contact stated that he had never experienced the failure prior to the date of the crash. The approximate failure and current mileage was 62,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while reversing 3 mph from a parking space, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into two parked vehicles. The vehicle was then shifted into drive yet the vehicle then accelerated forward before crashing into another vehicle and a light pole. Both of the front air bags deployed, causing injuries and bruises to the driver and the passenger. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and deemed as destroyed. The contact stated that just prior to the crash, the vehicle was serviced by the dealer for routine maintenance. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) but could not confirm if the vehicle was included in the recall as the manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 40,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, she experienced an excessive pulsation in the accelerator pedal. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign id number 10v017000 (vehicle speed control) in June of 2010. The failure recurred recently. In addition, the vehicle would accelerate independently. The failure recurred four times. There was also a default with the variable valve timing. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. . . . Updated 05/22/13 the consumer stated the vehicle was being rebuilt. Updated 06/14/2013.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated she was attempting to enter a parking space at approximately 2mph. When she depressed the brake pedal, there was an unusual increase in engine rpms and the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact crashed into a tree and continued to accelerate until independently stopping. The contact sustained injuries to her knees. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed to an authorized Toyota dealer where the vehicle was inspected two weeks following the crash. The technician advised that the results would not be available for 30-45 days. The contact was awaiting the results of the inspection. The failure and current mileages were approximately 49,000.

I have a Toyota Avalon (2005) that has been in to Toyota for all the recalls (floormat, accelerator). On March 14, 2010 I was leaving a parking lot when the car accelerated and I could not stop it even by putting 2 feet on the brake. I steered the car over towards the curb, jumped it and pushed the ignition button while both feet were on the brake. The car then stopped. I waited about 10 minutes then drove slowly and apprehensively home. I called the dealer first thing Monday morning and was unable to get the car into the shop until Tuesday morning. The car remains at the dealer's as they are still trying to recreate what happened. I was told they were talking to kansas city and California. My fear is that nothing will be found, they cannot assure me this won't happen again. I am very apprehensive as I await the outcome. Do you have any advice?.

2005 Toyota Avalon - sent car in on thurs, Mar 11th for fixes per recall on accelerator and floor mat. The next day after the fix had been completed, while driving, the car accelerated on its own after releasing the accelerator. The car was fixed at the Toyota dealership in redwood city, CA.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact took the vehicle into the dealer to be serviced per the recall. The vehicle began to surge forward after the vehicle was repaired while driving approximately 15 mph. The contact did not have time to depress the brake pedal and allowed the vehicle slow down on its own. A different driver experienced the identical failure while driving the vehicle at 30 mph. The dealer nor the manufacturer were informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 48000 and the current mileage was 48103.

I have a 2005 Toyota Avalon, back on 4/18/09 I took my car in to south bay Toyota to have them check out this problem-my car was hesitating b4 take off and it would excel faster. I was able to slow it down. But the result from Toyota was: performed inspection could not confirm any abnormalities at this time. No pending malfunction codes stored in computer. No check engine light. Well I took my car back because it was one of the recall model for the pedal and they made the change ,but now it is worst now, it accelerates faster than b4. While waiting for at a signal some times I can hear it slightly raring up. (I then put it in park) and hold the brake pedal down all the way. I am totally afraid of this car. I tried to trade it in to the Toyota dealer but for the SUV I want it was to much, and they weren't working with me at all.

I took my 2005 Toyota Avalon to the dealer to get fixed for its recall and when I got it back it was worse then before it accelerated funny it would make the car jerk all crazy I felt more unsafe in my car then before . . . . Now the car is back in the dealership they said they need to reset the computer but lets see if it will work . . . . Hopefully because I want to be able to know that I am safe in my car I would of rather had it not fixed I felt more safe then. . . . And they said they test drove it well they should of know that it shouldn't be doing that it would jerk at 25 mph then at 40 then after 60 it would ride smoothly. . . . Very scary experience took it back right away.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. He took the vehicle to the dealer March 1, 2010 for the accelerator replacement. Within ten minutes of picking the vehicle up from the dealer, while driving at 25mph and attempted to turn into a drive way the vehicle started to accelerate. He put his foot on the brake but the brake pedal was hard to depress and did not respond. He put the vehicle into neutral and shut the engine off. He was able to restart the vehicle and he drove it back to the dealer. The dealer stated it might be the computer because it was re-seated. He had not driven the vehicle since March 1st. The contact stated he is afraid he will experience the failure again. The dealer told him if he experienced the failure again he should put his right foot on the gas pedal and put his left foot on the brake. This will cause the gas supply to be cut off and will cause the engine to shut off. The failure mileage was 64,883 and the current mileage was 64,900.

While traveling on a rural county road; approaching a curve; while attempting to slowly decease speed to go in curve the car accelerated and went faster, causing me to run across and off the road hitting a tree.

On Feb. 11, 2010 I took my Toyota Avalon in for the accelerator recall. On Feb. 17, 2010 I was pulling into a parking space on the grounds of the elementary school I worked at that day when my car accelerated. It jumped the curb sideswiping my car with a car that was parked on my right. After it hit the ground from jumping the curb it accelerated again heading straight toward the school building. I put two feet on the brake and pressed as hard as I could. The car did stop. The car was towed by aaa to a Toyota dealer in fort smith, ar (where the accident occurred). I bought the car at molle Toyota in kc, mo where I live (overland park, KS). The insurance adjustor came that day to check the damage. He said an investigator would be out to check it the "cause of impact". As of now, that has not happened. My insurance company keeps telling me to take the car back to kc for repairs and I told them I will not drive an unsafe car. I will not touch the car until someone investigates the reason for the acceleration. I have called my dealer, who has been wonderful; Toyota corporate who has been horrible (the first thing "barbara" said to me was "well, what do you want me to do about it?") she reluctantly said she would check it out. She called the Toyota dealer in fort smith and told him that Toyota inspectors would be out within 10 days but didn't know when. I called the highway transportation safety dept. Who said they didn't deal with that and to call my KS attorney general. I called the attorney general who told me to email this address. So . . . Status: my car is still in fort smith, ar on a Toyota lot and nobody will take responsibility for what happened or help me with my next steps. I don't think anyone believed that the car accelerated after the recall fix. Finally, it appears that others around the country are having the same issue. I have an unsafe vehicle that I will not drive and don't know what to do next. Thank you.

We own a 2005 Toyota Avalon that was recalled and fixed. . On 2/15/10 my wife was driving on the highway and stepped on the accelerator pedal and nothing happened and the car actually started to slow down. . . She again pressed the accelerator pedal and the car performed normally. We reported the problem to our dealer. . . Hopefully it will not happen again!.

I have a 2005 Toyota Avalon. On at least three occasions, I have been involved with extreme acceleration problems with my vehicle. I have been unable to stop the car although I was applying the brakes. This was extremely frightening to me and caused my bold pressure to rise severely. . . The second incident was reported directly to the safety department of Toyota. . On December 28th ,2009. Nothing was done to correct the problem. . .

65 mph interstate 64 e exiting to fort eustis blvd vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. While trying to control with brakes (standing on the brakes) and steering, the passenger moved the gear shift to neutral. Occurrence: once reported to dealer: advised not to drive the vehicle. Nothing else was suggested but to wait until Toyota issues a notice.

My wife drove our 2005 Toyota Avalon into the parking lot at the tarzana, CA post office. She pulled into a parking spot facing the post office, took her foot off the accelerator pedal and started applying the brakes. The car surged forward, crossing a walkway and ran into a concrete block planter in front of the post office. The car suffered substantial body and radiator damage and is now being repaired at a cost of over $8000. The air bags did not deploy and my wife was not injured. The car was purchased new and has approximately 30,000 miles on it. It has been serviced on a regular basis and was in excellent condition prior to the accident. The car is kept garaged and is unlikely to have had condensation in the accelerator pedal system. The weather at the time of the accident was clear and sunny with the temperature in the 70's. The car is still undergoing repair and we anticipate receiving it sometime this week (2/2/10). We have contacted Toyota and they sent an inspector to look at the car on 1/27/10. We have had no report back from Toyota as to the cause of the problem. The floor mat was checked the day of the accident and it was firmly in place with the floorboard clips holding the mat to the floor. I checked the floor mat after the accident and it had not moved or interfered with the accelerator pedal. My wife could not have been moving forward at more than 5 miles/hour as she was just moving into the parking spot at the time of the accident. Obviously, the car must have accelerated to at least 15-20 miles/hour in the space of approximately 5 feet before running into the planter. It is beyond belief that the problem was caused by a sticking accelerator pedal.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact was driving down an incline, approximately 10 mph. An increase of acceleration occurred without warning. The engine was turned off and restarted. The vehicle was able to resume normal operation. The manufacturer was notified and provided recall number 1001101339. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The technician stated that the failure was related to the floor mat. The current mileage was 72,000. The failure mileage was unavailable. Updated 01/13/lj updated 01/27/jb.

I have had several incidences of unintended and sudden information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). Acceleration with my 2005 Toyota Avalon [xxx] . One resulted into me crashing into the garage. I have formally written to james lentz and akio toyoda and I have had my car inspected by herb wilkie from Toyota. I no longer feel that this car is safe to drive. . .

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. Contact stated while parking the vehicle going up a ramp the vehicle accelerated and crashed into wall. The contact thought at the time her foot slipped on the brake pedal. The contact was not hurt and the vehicle was repaired. One year after the first incident, while pulling into the driveway the vehicle surged again. This time the contact was able to break and stop the vehicle from always crashing into the garage. Contact feels this vehicle is unsafe and refuses to drive the vehicle. Current mileage was 47,000 and failure mileage was 27,000. Updated 1/11/09 updated 01/15/10.

My complaint is the quick so called fix of the acceleration pedal that Toyota says is the problem. The acceleration pedal is not the problem. From my personal experience with this problem with our 2005 Toyota Avalon occurred after starting the car with my foot on the brake, and shifting the gear into reverse. I had not touched the acceleration pedal so therefore it isn't just the pedal even if the pedal is faulty.

On 1/17/2009 my mothers car left the paved roadway at approx. 70 mph and struck a brick wall. No skid marks were present at the time and we now believe that the vehicle may have accelerated out of control and caused the crash and subsequent death of my mother. Updated 03/14/10 updated 05/10/jb.

We purchased a 2005 Toyota Avalon. Since 2007. We complained of erratic acceleration and downshifting problems. We also reported electrical issues involving the dashboard lights blinking on and off. Each response was your car passed all of our diagnostic tests. Last year, while accelerating from a traffic light, our car surged forward hitting a vehicle. Luckily, no one was hurt. On January 25, 2010, while accelerating on a bridge incline, the car did not slow when the gas pedal was released. I applied the brakes and steered off the road hitting a curb. I contacted our local dealer. After performing diagnostic tests, we were informed the vehicle was fine. The surging could not be explained. When asked if the car had the cts gas pedal, the service manager wasn't sure. After checking, he confirmed it did have the recalled pedal. We expressed concern about driving the vehicle. The service manager assured us they found no problems and said the two incidents were not related to the faulty gas pedal because they took place too far apart. After contacting Toyota corporate (repeatedly) we finally had the pedal fix taken care of yesterday. From the start, we felt the dealer ignored us. . One employee told us if it is related to the gas pedal, it will be the first complaint on the east coast. ¿ we have owned Toyotas for over 25 years. We fully understand recalls. It is difficult to understand downplaying the concerns of customers. Truthfully, we feel no safer after the new part was installed. This does not seem as if it will take care of the problem any more than the floor mat recall. We also continue to have problems with the electrical system (dashboard lights blink on and off).

2005 Toyota Avalon acceleration surge when braking. Almost rear ended stopped vehicle. Went to dealer they could not duplicate the problem.

There seems to be a hesitation when stepping on the gas peddle, it takes a couple seconds before the transmissions responds. When it does, it doesn't seem to know what gear to put it in. Sometimes it accelerates normally. But other times it is unpredictable. . . . Can be very dangerous when merging or turning onto major roads.

: the contact stated while driving 40mph through a residential area, the vehicle operated at a reduced speed and suddenly lurched forward. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who determined the vehicle was operating as designed and was unable to duplicate the problem. Additionally, while driving 75mph the front tire blew out without warning. Upon initial inspection, there was complete tread separation. The tire was a bridgestone, tire line size of p215/55/r17.

: the contact stated upon initial acceleration the vehicle hesitated. The problem has been present in the vehicle since the date of purchase. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined the vehicle was operating normally.

This is a follow up on the incidents reported under 10142940. When starting to slowly proceed forward behind heavy traffic at a stop light the vehicle suddenly surged forward. I placed transmission in neutral and engine rev's to ~7000 rpm before I could shut it off. Tried restarting the engine about 6 times with it immediately going to ~7000 rpm. On about the 7th try the engine started normally and ran normally until I reached home (about 4 miles). Called dealership again and they did not particularly want to see vehicle as I could not report any check engine light coming on. I insisted on an appointment and was put off until next week. They claimed they have never heard of this problem with Toyota Avalons and camry's except for my vehicle. Called the dealer/zone customer relations and placed complaint but they also do not know what to do except call Toyota engineering. See also voq 10142940.

The contact owns s 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact was driving approximately 25 mph on normal road conditions. There was a sudden increase of acceleration. The driver was able to gain control of the vehicle, and continued normal operation. The failure occurred intermittently at any given speed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician was unable to locate the problem. The failure mileage was unknown.

2005 Toyota Avalon// 11/22/05 we were entering the freeway and our vehicle began to accelerate// both feet on brake// accelerated to approx 85 mph// put vehicle in neutral///the car revved to 8000 rpm's// heard a pop and the vehicle stopped accelerating. We drove immediately to nearest Toyota dealer and have all of this documented.