general problems of the 2006 Toyota Avalon - part 1

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While backing out of the driveway, in reverse, the car suddenly and without warning accelerated at a high rate on it's own without depression of the accelerator pedal. Brakes were applied at full force during the acceleration with out effect. Vehicle continued down the driveway, crossing over the street, then jumped the opposing curb, striking a stone wall.

When accelerating from a stop the vehicle will sometimes move about 10 feet and then hesitate for about 1 to 2 seconds. It will then accelerate normally. When driving in heavy conditions at speeds under 35 the car hesistates badly when you try to accelerate and then "jumps" forward. Same thing happens on the downside to the point that it feels like its going to stall. The service advisor also said there had been other complaints about this condition. This condition is dangerous and not normal.

I had started driving and all of a sudden the vehicle accelerated. I applied brakes and had difficulty stopping it. I took the vehicle to a Toyota dealership and they could not find the cause of the acceleration. They suggested to call Toyota corporation and provided me with a 800 number. I told the rep of the problem and she informed me that the acceleration problem was resolved and new mats were issued to the customers. I acknowledged that the vehicle in 2010 was checked by Toyota and issued mats. I have not had any problems after that time but in March 2014, the acceleration started again. She said the issue is resolved and settled. I am concerned whether the acceleration problem was not what Toyota pinpointed and told us the problem was resolved. Why is this problem occurring after 4 years? what steps can be taken to ensure safety in driving this vehicle?.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer advised the contact that there were no failures with the vehicle. The manufacture was alerted of the issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 39,000. The current mileage was 49,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that when in reverse, the engine roms began racing and the engine roared loudly. The gear was shifted from reverse to neutral and the rpms decreased. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified and a claim was filed. The contact was advised that another representative would contact him at a later date. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated when sitting at a traffic light the rpm's increase excessively causing the vehicle to lunge forward as if it want to take off. Also whenever he was getting on an exit and the accelerator pedal was being depress the vehicle would hesitate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated there was no problem with the vehicle and they could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 74,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly surged forward until crashing into a house. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop and was in the process of being examined. The contact stated that the vehicle had also surged forward on two prior occasions. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 18,000.

I slowed to pull into a parking space on the roof of parking garage. I tapped my brake and felt a sudden surge of power. (noisy power sound) I forcefully pushed down on the brakes and burned rubber making visible skid marks. The car went over both the cement bumper in front of my car and the cement bumper of the facing car and came to a stop when it hit his car. Both cars sustained major damage to the front. I was not injured and no one was in the car I hit. It is fortunate that this did not occur at a stop with pedestrians.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon limited. When the contact attempted to make a left turn with his foot on the brake pedal the rpms increased, the vehicle continued to accelerate into the intersection. He engaged the brakes with extreme pressure, turned the engine off and placed the vehicle in park. He restarted the vehicle and it functioned normally. The contact stated that this was the first and only time the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on March 26, 2011. The dealer was unable to locate the failure but modified the brake cylinder. The contact stated that he filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 9,500 and the current mileage was 9,590. Updated 05/04/11.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The driver was driving at an unknown speed when the vehicle surged forward, resulting in a crash. A police report was filed and the driver was reported injured. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 78,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While driving 10 mph, the contact engaged the brake to make a right turn and the vehicle surged. The vehicle accelerated so forcefully that the contact had to make a left turn. The contact turned the vehicle off and it coasted to a stop. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The contact called the dealer who stated that the failure was impossible. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 51,609.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that he received a recall notice. When he called the authorized dealer to make an appointment, he was informed that the parts were backordered until January 2011.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal) and took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. After receiving the vehicle back from the dealer, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and they advised him that they had in fact repaired the recalled component. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while at a stop sign, she depressed the accelerator pedal but the vehicle would not move forward. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership where the throttle actuator control motor was replaced. The contact had not noticed any further issues since the vehicle was repaired. The contact had not spoken with the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 85,000. The failure mileage was 83,319.

1. I was at a stoplight, foot firmly on the brake, doing nothing but waiting for the light to change. Suddenly I realized my car was moving forward, so I pushed the brakes harder. The pedal went down further but the car kept moving forward. All of this took only a few seconds. Then I heard and felt the engine accelerating very loudly. Just at that moment the light changed, and traffic sped ahead. Without thinking, I put my foot on the accelerator and the engine stopped roaring, the car accelerated normally and the brakes were responsive. 2. This was the only incident. 3. I was actually on my way to the Toyota dealer for routine maintenance when the incident occurred, so I continued on my way. When I got to the dealer, I had the person who met me at my car check the floor mat before I walked away. He said it was fine. Toyota performed all recall actions, asked if I wanted the computer re-programmed to allow the brakes to override everything else (I said yes), and filled out the forms and performed actions in accordance with an sua incident. They gave me a loaner and the next day told me that my car would be released. I asked for, and received a copy of the form for an sua incident, but it only has instructions for the technician and no written results, so I don't know what was found and what was done, other than normal recall work. I am filling this out because I no longer trust Toyota, and now I am afraid. It only happened once, so I don't know if they fixed the problem, and I want to be part of the record of incidents.

I have a 2006 Toyota Avalon. I took it in a few weeks ago to have the accelerator recall problem "fixed". Today (3/14), I was traveling thru a shopping center parking lot at 10 to 12 mph. As I touched the brake, the car started to accelerate, grinding thru the brakes. I pushed it into neutral and jammed the brake. There was a very loud "thunk" and the car stopped and ceased trying to accelerate.

This morning as I was backing my 2006 Avalon, it backed out on its own without me hitting my gas pedal. When I stopped and put it in drive it then accelerated on its own. I hit brake and turned off car. Last Wednesday (March 3) I had the recalled accelerator fixed at my Toyota dealer.

After having my 2006 Toyota Avalon recall supposedly repaired a week later I was pulling up to my mailbox and applied my brakes, however I realized the car was still accelerating. In order to stop I put my car in neutral and turned the engine off. When I called the dealership to tell them they told me I hadn't had the complete recall done and I needed to bring it back in. They said I needed to have the floor mat as well as the brake override recall done. I tried to tell them the first time I took it in I was suppose to have the floor mat portion of the recall done but they told me my VIN number was not on the list as needing it done. It was not the floor mat that caused the problem though because my floor mat was still attached to the hook and in place. My complaint is mainly because they didn't do the complete recall when I had it in the first time. I had my 9 year old granddaughter with me, if we had been at a busy intersection I could have been hit because my car went at least a half of car length beyond my mail box by the time I got it stopped.

Dear NHTSA, I own a 2006 Toyota Avalon xls, purchased used in summer 2009. A few days after ownership, I felt the car wanted to 'speed up on it's own', momentarily. I took it to our local Toyota dealer (Toyota of iowa city) who felt the problem might be due to 'gear shift set points' in the automatic transmission's computer programming. They reprogrammed the revolutions at which transmission would shift gears while driving. However, the surge problem persists. As time goes by and I read more about Toyota's accelerator problems, I think this might be part of the same issue and so I would like to give you some detailed information on my observations. I have been studying it and made some careful observations about which conditions the surge occurs during, and would like to detail this for you. Perhaps under these conditions you might even be able to reproduce my surge situation in other Toyotas. The problem occurs when the engine is warm. In order to ensure that the transmission shifting is not the issue, put the transmission manually into '3'. Drive on level road at about 30mph, the engine rpm's will typically be about 2000. Then, release foot from gas pedal. The engine rpm's will drop to about 1000, then spontaneously surge upward to about 1500 rpm. At that point, something seems to limit the rpm's from increasing further. This cannot be the correct operation; when one is not stepping on the gas pedal, the engine should slowly revert back to idle speed (or be governed by 'engine braking effects' if going downhill). . . Correct? I think that in a situation where this spontaneous limitation of rpm surging might not occur, I could experience a 'wide-open-throttle' situation that everyone is talking about. Please contact me for more details, I think my car might hold some secrets to the mysteries of the Toyota throttle issue. This could potentially save lives.

I own a 2006 Toyota Avalon. Before the recalls there was only two occasions where my vehicle acceleration malfunctioned slightly. On Thursday February 25, 2010 I had the recall repairs completed, and now my vehicle acceleration malfunctions every time I drive it. I almost hit another car moving up at a stop sign because my vehicle took off when I pressed slightly on the pedal. The brakes are now malfunctioning, where it doesn't stop upon pressing the brakes.

On 2/10/2010 I was driving my 2006 Toyota Avalon headed to work. I made a complete stop at a stop sign and proceeded to turn right doing about 5 mph. Once I turned the corner my car accelerated and went up on the curb and hit a fire hydrant. I was the only person occupying the vehicle and I was not hurt. I have since then had the recalls fixed on my car by the dealer, but they failed to tell me if my accelarator pedal was defected!.

When slowing my 2006 Avalon for turn, speed bump, etc. And then accelerating there is often a lag in the transmission engaging and when it does the car lurches. I have complained many times to 2 different dealers about this since the car was new. After a year or so 1 dealer said that Toyota had issued an adjustment procedure which they performed. The problem went away for a while but has returned. In light of the recent recalls and stories about possible electronic problems with these cars I wanted to add my story to the list. I consider this a serious safety issue since the lag in transmission engagement could cause an accident when making a left turn, especially if it worsens. Further, the only way I know about this latest recall is through the news - Toyota has not notified me directly. This makes the third recall on this car - floor mats, vvt-I oil hose and now accelerator! needles to say - I am not happy with my purchase and will seriously try to convince my wife to take our business elsewhere in the future!.

The vehicle does not want to stop. While driving 1 block from an office to an intersection at a speed of less than 30 miles per hour I had to place both feet on brake pedal and mash the pedal to the floor to stop the vehicle at a stop light. Mileage on the vehicle is 23,000 and I have told Toyota this was occurring since I owned the vehicle. I have consistently had Toyota check for problems and none are found. This happens about once every three months. The car is an automatic and this is the best way to describe what it feels like. If you were driving a manual transmission vehicle and were on a hill trying to maintain your position you would be engaging the clutch and the gas pedals, one would be fighting the other. That is what this feels like, the brake fights the gas pedal.

The contact owned a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While driving approximately 3 mph, the vehicle began spinning around. When the driver applied the brakes, it accelerated and crashed into the fence. The dealer repaired the vehicle; however, the failure continued to occur. The dealer told them that they were unable to fix the vehicle a second time when the failure recurred since there was nothing wrong with it. The contact was able to trade the vehicle in for another vehicle by paying $1,600 on the lease of the failed vehicle. The contact was expecting Toyota to refund them the $1600. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 300 and the current mileage was 25,000.

This administration should demand that Toyota fix the pedal issue immediately. Current owners should have the same fix as all new models with respect to this pedal issue. I took my car in for service and complained about this pedal issue about 2-3 years ago. I was told at that time by the technician that it was a fuel energy saving device. He made it sound that my car was safe. Therefore, I think Toyota's records are flawed as to the exact number of complaints consumers (current owners) have made to service departments. In addition I purchased an additional 7 year extended warranty with my car through a Toyota dealer. Toyota should be mandated by us gov to fix the issue for all current owners, regardless if car is under warranty. A total replacement is necessary immediately. I have always suspected that the pedal was not safe. I had many concerns about someone hitting me in the back end or me hitting someone else on my front end. Toyota has known about this issue too long and they should immediately fix it!!.

I was turning left at about 20 m. P. H. I tried to accelerate with the gas pedal about three quarters of the way to the floor. The car would not accelerate but very, very, slowly.

I concur with the Toyota owners who are saying that the problem is some electronic glitch. I have also experienced this. I only have the carpet mats, not the all weather ones, and just had them checked at the dealer and they are properly fastened. My car most often experiences a problem ( on occasion) when you "yield" at an intersection and don't stop--the car bucks or then bolts. It needs more looking into. These high speed accelerations being reported are scary!.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). Was driving on new jersey turnpike,at around exit 7 tried to avoid a car all of a sudden the car totally was uncontrollable , the brakes would not stop slow it down, ended up crashing against the jersey wall, backed up by itself and turned to face the traffic in the middle lane w/ the utmost effort finally stopped. My husband and I were injured and transported to hospital, when I complained to my insurance CO. That what we experienced was beyond normal they suggested we should complain to Toyota, we contacted Toyota and complained asked them to investigate this occurrence and were assured that they will check the wrecked car. State farm insurance received my permission to release the car ,and documented the date of communication and the person at Toyota in charge of this investigation but Toyota is playing games or would not return our calls. This has happened before all the news reports about carpets and recalls. The irony is we went ahead and bought a 2009 Toyota Avalon that is how much we trusted this company. We both are still suffering from the injuries of this crash of the car that seemed to be ( possessed ) as I told my insurance adjustor. We do not know which way to go to prove our case and at this stage I am retracting my consent for Toyota to inspect my car. I hope to hear from you [xxx].

On Sunday, September 6, 2009, my mother was driving my 2006 Toyota Avalon when she was involved in a crash due to an acceleration problem with the vehicle. She was also involved in a crash in my garage when the floor mat got stuck on the accelerator and cause her to run into the wall of the garage. I also have experienced several instances of acceleration after taking my foot off the gas pedal when attempting to brake which caused me to have to slam on the brakes to stop the vehicle. The insurance company deemed the car a total loss and it was only when I received the settlement papers from the insurance company did I find out there were problems with the airbags as Toyota never sent me any correspondence regarding the problem with the airbags, the floor mats or the accelerator.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. She experienced unintended vehicle acceleration when entering a parking space. As a consequence, she crashed into another vehicle. Her knee was injured. The cause of the failure was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 52,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While stopped at a traffic stop, the contact attempted to accelerate and noticed that the rpm reading dropped under 1000 rpms. The vehicle would not accelerate. The contact continued to depress the accelerator pedal until the vehicle responded. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing but the technician was unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

I am in shock given the today’s news. I was in an accident on 12/01/08 in my 2006 Toyota Avalon. I could not stop the car and ran into the t-bar of a box truck in front of me. My car was totaled. After the accident we called the Toyota experience center, they created a claim #1001145755 and erika with Toyota said they would be in contact with us. We next heard from a monique with Toyota who then told us to mail our complaint to Toyota motor sales claims department in torrance, CA. We mailed of the necessary documentation from the accident and never heard back from them. We called back on many occasions all to be never answered or given a run around, once told they were looking into it. Nothing ever came of it all. We didn’t know what to so we gave up, at the time we could not afford a lawyer. So today’s news was frustrating. Months prior to my accident we took the Avalon into dch Toyota of simi valley to check out acceleration problems. They said nothing was wrong with it and told me I needed a transmission fluid exchange and to have the power steering fluid flushed. We were told nothing was wrong; clearly there was. I am just curios what actions we take now. I am so frustrated and disappointed. Can you please advise me on what to do?.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The driver crashed into a post. The vehicle rolled onto the right side of the road. The driver died at the scene. A police report was taken. The contact stated that it was considered a high speed crash. After the crash occurred the contact received a recall notice from the manufacturer concerning the floor mats. The vehicle was destroyed. The insurance company notified the contact that there was nothing that could be done. Another driver stated that the vehicle previously accelerated multiple times. The current and failure mileages were 30,000. Updated 06/24/10 according to the police report, the driver drifted into the median striking a post. The driver overcorrected crossing both westbound travel lanes and the on ramp lane. The vehicle rotated ninety degrees as it crossed the travel lanes and went off the right shoulder facing eastbound and began rolling. The driver was ejected at the right of way fence. The vehicle continued rolling and came to rest on its wheels on the west side of the fence. Updated 06/25/10.

On may 2008 I was in a one car accident on the major freeway, determined by the police and sited a ticket for not being able to control the car. All I remember is my car accelerated and I went to slow down and lost control. My car was totaled and in pieces on the freeway. This vehicle had always accelerated since I had purchased it and determine that it was the type of car and was normal. I never received a recall on this vehicle until when I went to take another vehicle to get repaired I asked them if they had a recall with all of the media exposure. At that time they informed me that they did have a recall and I asked and was told.