Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2006 Toyota Avalon

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the vehicle rapidly accelerated while attempting to shift into the park position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 70,000.

The contact owns 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while reversing from a residential driveway, the vehicle abnormally and rapidly accelerated. The contact crashed into a patio and then a house. There were no injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an auto repair shop however, the mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Updated 3/25/cn.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While attempting to park at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated abnormally. The contact was unable to control the acceleration and crashed into another vehicle. A police report was filed and the vehicle was able to be driven from the scene of the crash. The contact was uninjured. The manufacturer was contacted by the insurance company and notified of the failure. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign id number: 09v388000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) and had repairs performed prior to the crash. The vehicles was repaired for the body damage but not diagnosed or repaired for the acceleration failure. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000. Updated 06/01/lj.

2006 Toyota Avalon. Consumer states unintended acceleration the consumer stated while stopped at a light with his foot on the brake, the engine suddenly revved up and the vehicle accelerated half way into the intersection. He kept his foot on the brake as hard as possible. He was able to put the gear in park and shut off the engine. When the light turned green, he restarted the engine with no problems. The vehicle was taken to the dealer the next day where the they performed a modification to the brake master cylinder.

While parking my 2006 Toyota Avalon I pulled into parking space applied brakes and was about to place vehicle in park when it suddenly accelerated and struck the vehicle ahead of me causing damage to both cars. All the recalls from Toyota associated with this problem have been completed prior to this accident . This car has 32000 miles , this is the first time this has happened however I fear it is not the last , have scheduled car to go to the Toyota dealership we purchased it from.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While attempting to park the vehicle it suddenly accelerated without warning causing her to crash into a wooden board. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they cut the accelerator pedal. A complaint was filed with the manufacturer on the contacts behalf and she had not received a response. The contact didn't mention if anyone was injured. A police report was not filed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 50,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon limited. While driving 30 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated. As she applied the brakes and shifted into neutral gear the vehicle would not slow down until it crashed into the median. She was injured but did not go to the hospital. The police were not contacted. The vehicle accelerated previously prior to the crash and was inspected by the dealer who removed the floor mats but did not reinstall a new set. The damage was to the left front steering area. The repair cost was $3,000. The vehicle was towed to a local dealership for the repairs. The manufacturer was contacted and a representative inspected the vehicle and found no manufacturing defects within the vehicle. The insurance company assumed responsibility for the repairs. The failure mileage was 42,300 and the current mileage was 42,645.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact was accelerating 10 mph from a complete stop and to an intersection when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact applied the brakes but the vehicle would not stop or decrease in speed. The contact was unable to stop the unintended acceleration and crashed into the rear of a truck. The contact sustained a concussion, fractured wrist, fractured tubular and a laceration on his left leg. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was available. The dealer was informed of the failure and they stated that they would file a complaint. The failure and current mileage was 130,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving 2 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated in reverse into another vehicle, spun around and continued into a building doorway. The contact tried to stop the vehicle by firmly depressing the brake pedal, but it continued to accelerate. The vehicle stopped after reversing into the building. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who informed the contact that they would remove the floor mat and lower the stem. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While the contact was driving at approximately 60mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing it to drive over a curb. No one was injured and a police report was not filed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 18,000.

S10 appropriate handling re Toyota vehicle sudden acceleration problem, owner of a 2006 Toyota Avalon experienced acceleration problem. Immediately after purchasing the vehicle, the consumer noticed a problem in accelerating, decelerating and shifting gears in the transmission. Since the vehicle was still under warranty, he took the vehicle back to the dealer a few weeks later. The dealer informed the consumer there was no major problem and that a minor adjustment was made to the shifting points in the transmission. The vehicle functioned fine for a while, but then the same problems quickly resurfaced. A Toyota representative stated the problem was not a defect; rather it was the way the vehicle was intended to handle due to its drive-by-wire system. The representative went on to say the drive-by-wire system did not have a traditional rod that connected the pedal to the engine; rather, the pedal went to an electronic system that sensed the intended acceleration and causes the engine to accelerate as directed by the driver. The consumer was told the hesitation he complained of was normal as the system was determining how much to accelerate. The consumer did not believe the sudden acceleration was due to a sticking pedal; rather a problem within the electronic transmission control module, throttle or onboard computer.

Unintended acceleration of 2006 Toyota Avalon and headlight went off during the emergency stop (note: the Toyota Avalon has not gone through the recall repair but recall repair has been scheduled) I was driving on 101s near mountain view during evening commute hour. I was tapping the gas pedal as 101s was in stop-and-go traffic condition. I felt the Avalon went faster than I was expecting and I did not depress the gas pedal more than light tapping. The Avalon was at 40mph. I applied the brake to slow down the car immediately. I managed to stop my car in time to avoid a collision with a fully stopped vehicle in front of me. I noticed my auto headlight was off when I was in complete stop. I quickly turned the headlight switch from auto position to on and the headlight did not go on. I turned the switch to off position and on position. Then, the light came back on.

My car has had the unintended acceleration since I purchased it. I have taken my car in for the repair but my car is still accelerating. While driving car sped up but slowed itself back down to normal speed. This is how its been since purchase. I notice this last time that the speedometer does not reflect the change in speed so I don't know how many mph the car sped over my normal speed of 45mph. I have contacted maker but have not received a response as of today. I am thinking this could be the prelude to my car speeding up and not stopping.

Problems with 20006 Toyota Avalon: on numerous occasions, the car has accelerated spontaneously and the brakes have not stopped the car when the brake pedal was depressed. Luckily, no accidents yet. Recent problems with engine malfunction and vehicle stability control malfunction. Toyota dealer denied any problems, except for "spark plugs" and oil line defect. Dealer denied car was on recall list. Complained that I was never notified about the mat, gas pedal or other recall. Dealer denied that car was on recall list. Dealer charged $1,100. 00 (4 tires included) for work . Ongoing problem since car was purchased: gas cap is difficult to replace after fill-up. Check engine light comes on if cap is not "clicked" several times. Car must be taken to dealer to be turned off. It will not go off even if gas cap is on properly. Dealer charged $135. 00 for each time.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While driving the vehicle suddenly accelerated without intention. Consequently she crashed into cement and a fence inside of a parking lot. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop. She was advised by the manufacturer to remove the floor mats. The current and failure mileages were approximately 12,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. In November 2009 while driving 45 mph on a highway, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The failure recurred on January 16, 2010. The failure mileage was 46,500. The current mileage was 47,262. Updated 02/17/10.

The contact owned a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. The contact sustained minor injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was totaled as a result of the crash. The VIN was unavailable at the time of the complaint. The contact had not spoken with the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.

My wife was driving her 2006 Toyota Avalon and came upon a four way stop . There were two vehicles in front of her that were stopped at the four way stop street. She experience sudden acceleration and the car was uncontrollable and crashed into the back end of a van in front of her that was standing still. It caused $9,000 damage to her car and she was taken to MA hospital for injuries to her leg and knee. The injury to her leg caused her to have a operation on it and daily medical attention for over two months. Now she has a knee problem that will require a replacement operation in the near future. We tried to trade in our Avalon into a Toyota dealer for a new Avalon and the dealer said he would have to reduce the trade value $8,000 due to the car being wrecked. We have had the car into the dealer for all of the recalls fixes but the wife will not drive it because the fear of another sudden acceleration.

Sudden acceleration.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While driving 55 mph on an incline she attempted to pass another vehicle and noticed that the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The brakes would not stop the vehicle until she turned it off in order to stop it from accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the floor mat became stuck under the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the vehicle would surge occasionally while driving at various speeds. The current and failure mileages were 47000.

This is not a complaint, but a follow up to complaints regarding the Toyota automobile that their throttle sticks open causing unwanted acceleration. March 2006 I bought a new Toyota Avalon xls from david bruce, bourbonnais, IL. About six months following this purchase, I was pulling away from a red light accelerating rather quickly. When I let up on the accelerator, the car continued to accelerate. While applying the brake with the left foot, I put my right foot under the accelerator petal in an effort to raise it. It was not stuck in a downward position and I was able to raise it up and down with my foot with the car still accelerating. At this point I stomped on the accelerator petal many hard times with my right foot. Finally the problem resolved itself and the acceleration stopped. I tried to duplicate this problem many times afterwards without success. I looked at the accelerator petal, floor mat, and the area around it to make sure that there was nothing the might have caused this problem. I talked to david bruce about it and figured it was a freak occurrence. Over the past two years I never thought about it again until the news media and Toyota began an investigation into the problem. When this problem occurred, I did not think of using the start/off button to shut off the engine, but am aware of it now. The reason for the letter is that Toyota is looking at the driver side floor mat as a possible problem and I feel that this is not the area where the problem is occurring. In my case I am 95 percent certain it was not a floor mat that caused the acceleration as I was able to put my foot under the accelerator pedal without the decrease its acceleration. But, in all fairness to Toyota, there could have been an unknown reason why my floor mat interacted with the accelerator petal that I did not see.

I have experienced the sudden acceleration on my vehicle but was able to lock up the wheels in gravel to kill the engine. No accident resulted. I want to inform the investigation group that the problem is not floor mat, accelerator pedal or any other excuse that Toyota and the ex NHTSA employees that hired to coverup the reports. The problem is in the electronic controls. Toyota has a multitude of electronic problems.