Accelerator Stuck problems of the 2006 Toyota Avalon

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While driving less than 5 mph to pull into an underground garage area, the accelerator pedal became stuck and failed to release. The brake pedal was applied with force, but the vehicle lunged forward and crashed into the garage door. Upon impact, a yellow piece associated with the front passenger side air bag fractured. None of the air bags deployed. The driver sustained injuries to the head and neck and sustained bodily scratches and bruising, which did not require medical attention. The insurance company was notified of the failure and planned to investigate the cause of the air bag and acceleration failures. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control) and 09v388000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The vehicle was still at the contact's residence. The approximate failure mileage was 216,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact was driving approximately 60 mph and attempted to pass a vehicle, suddenly the accelerator pedal became stuck. When the gear was shifted into the neutral position the vehicle slowed down. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road. The contact released the stuck accelerator pedal manually with the use of his hands. The failure occurred after the acceleration pedal modification repair which was performed on March 5, 2010. The NHTSA campaign id number was 10v01700 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). The vehicle was taken back to an authorized dealer. The accelerator pedal assembly was removed during the inspection process. Also, the vehicle was test driven and the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 43,100. The current mileage is 43,300. Updated 05/10/10 the consumer stated two weeks later, a new pedal assembly was installed in the vehicle. Updated 05/12/10.

I was driving home in my grandmother's 2006 Toyota Avalon at 5:00 a. M. On Jan. 23, 2010 on south lamar in austin, texas. I was attempting to make a left-hand turn on to barton skyway, I released my foot from the accelerator, the accelerator got stuck, and my vehicle sped up which caused me to crash into a traffic light pole. I suffered a fractured humerus and broken nose.

My 2006 Toyota Avalon has been giving me problems with the floor mats and accelerator getting stuck for over two years and now the accelerator gets stuck on its own. I am afraid to drive it back and forth on the highway and hope that Toyota would replace it with a rental car until it can fix it.

I was accelerating when I was changing lanes. I took my foot off the gas pedal and it continued to accelerate hard on its own for about one half of a second. The gas pedal did not stick on the carpet. I do have the correct carpet and it was properly installed in place.

I have a 2006 Toyota Avalon and have had the accelerator get stuck four times over the past two years. Each time was when I was pushing the accelerator down hard to gain speed. Three times I was forced to put both feet on the brakes as hard as I could to slow the acceleration and luckily I was in open stretches where I didn't have intersections or oncoming traffic to contend with. The fourth time was just recently, after I had heard about the recall and after I had verified the floor mats were secured properly. I actually reached down with my right hand and unstuck the accelerator. The floor mat was not in contact with the accelerator at all. This is a very unsafe condition. When this has happened, it has been terrifying and I am lucky it did not happen on a busy street. I literally had to put the full force of both feet on the brakes to slow down the uncontrolled acceleration. When I drive now, I am very careful not to fully engage the accelerator, for fear of it getting stuck and I also make sure I'm able to reach down to grab the accelerator if it gets stuck again. I have told my wife about this to make her aware of the problem and a way to "fix" it while driving, but this is not an acceptable condition and Toyota is wrong in saying it's strictly a floor mat issue.

2006 Toyota Avalon. Consumer states stuck gas pedal caused an incident. The consumer stated as he was passing a another vehicle on a two lane road, he hit a pot hole and the vehicle accelerated at full speed across the road in front of the other vehicle. It went off the edge off the road on the right side and bottomed out.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While attempting to accelerate onto the highway ramp, the accelerator pedal became stuck to the floor. She used her right foot to separate the accelerator pedal from the floor of the vehicle. She was able to discontinue the unintended vehicle acceleration. The vehicle was not diagnosed by the dealership. The current and failure mileages were 19000.

I owned a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While driving on mountain road, as I rounded a curve, my car seemed to surge. A dog crossed in front of me as I came into the curve. I slammed on brakes and could not get car to stop I spun out of control and hit the bank on every corner of car as well as head on. Car finally came to rest about 150 yards from where I began braking. I was shaken up but not hurt. I am now convinced my gas pedal stuck or something electronically happened. My husband asked me what happened and I told him I honestly could not explain what happened. My vehicle was a total loss and my insurance paid; however, I purchased a 2007 Avalon and I am extremely nervous living here in the mountains and driving this car. I don't have VIN or mileage handy but can get info from my insurance agent if necessary.