Accelerator Stuck problems of the 2007 Toyota Avalon

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Avalon. While driving 35 mph the accelerator pedal was stuck and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. A passenger had to reach down and pull the pedal back into position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that there were no failures. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact replaced the vehicle. The failure mileage was 38,000.

In January 2010 my Toyota Avalon ltd with apx 36k miles forced forward and I could not shut it down I have a very bad back and neck with multiple discs replaced with a metal plate in my neck and low back bad discs. I went and had my low back injected from intense pain brought on after I was banging my foot on the brake - got down to pull up the gas pedal which was not stuck - finally got the car off. . . After recovering from the residual effects and rest required after the shot, I took my car to Toyota repair in st george. I was ridiculed by some arrogant employees (young) who said that the rug got the pedal stuck. I assured this young whipper snapper that the rug was not there when the car wanted to have a mind of its own but he did not listen. I went inside and spoke to the supervisor who was very accommodating and apologized for the attitude and harassment of his employees. My car was serviced the next day and they added a metal plate somewhere in the gas pedal. I told the supervisor a few days later that the gas pedal now gently slaps my foot when I let my foot off the gas. I was told I would get used to it. I called Toyota again to tell them that while driving my car is acting like it is changing gears as if I were driving it like a sports car style (which I do not do). He immediately scheduled my car for additional repairs a) different gas pedal and b) re program my electronics computer for something I do not understand. I am 62 year old and worry about driving my car every time I take it out of the garage now. I want Toyota to give me back my money. I paid cash for my car in 2007 it was my first brand new car in 40 years. I keep it in mint condition. I service it at Toyota every 3,000 or so miles. I told Toyota repair number of times car acting strangely. They say no pbm. I planned on driving this car for the rest of my driving years on this earth. Now, all I do is worrying about dying in a car crash and am afraid to drive it. Please help me. Thank you.

On Aug. 6th while driving on a two lane road in south carolina in my 2007 Avalon, the accelerator became stuck. My car reached speeds of up to 80 mph. I could only reduce the speed to 60 mph by riding the brakes. I finally stopped the car by finding a safe pull-off and shifted into neutral and then park. My brakes were completely ruined and required replacement. My car was towed to a Toyota dealer in greenville, SC. The service department determined that the faulty acceleration was due to a rubber all-weather mat. The mat had been placed over the standard floor mat. I feel that Avalon owners nationwide need to be notified of this dangerous problem. I noted in my local newspaper last week that you are investigating the same problem in the Lexus ES 350 which has the same design as the Avalon. Updated 03/04/10 updated 05/06/10.

We had a driving instructor conducting a class using the 2007 Avalon. The instructor was driving and accelerated to pass a vehicle at approximately 35 mph and the accelerators stuck and the car reached 8000+ rpms the instructor had to engage the brake and put the car in neutral and the car would not turn off, using the push button start. It finally turned off after numerous tries on the push button. Once the motor turned off the accelerator then came up slowly by its self. We called the dealership, and were told it must have been the floor mats. There were three people in this car and they all saw the same thing. The floor mats had nothing to do with this problem. We had the dealer go over the car and again were told there was nothing wrong. We however do not believe their findings.

I purchased a 007 Toyota Avalon limited in 11/2006 before a month passed I had to take it to the local dealership in visalia, CA. I told the shop manager the footpedal had gotten stuck and the car was wide open, I stomped on the gas pedal and it wouldn't come up, then I reached down and grabbed it and pulled it up, I told the shop manager if I had been in traffic or town there would have been injuries or death and this was a serious problem, they checked it out and told me I didn't know how to drive the car and it was ok. I was a mad customer, then I told him there was also a problem with the computer, the thing wouldn't idle down coming up to a stop sign , and if you put the car in neutral as you braking coming up to a stop it would almost put you through the window, and they needed to fix this , I got the same answer the car is ok. Well by then I really mad, but I also knew then they had no intention of fixing or acknowledging there was a problem, the car has 85k miles on it now and I'm on the 3rd set of tires, 2nd set of brakes, 2nd set of rotors, and had the front end aligned and new bolts installed in the front end so the camber could be adjusted, what a !@#$%, I have been asked to leave dealerships for raising !@#$% about this car, I've also said the paint on this car is junk to and they refuse to do anything about it. I have three years of diesel and gasoline mechanics, was the top of my class and sought after by many large corporations when I graduated in 1978, and I used to work at a chevy dealership as a line mechanic when I graduated. I can assure you Toyota knew they had problems, and refused to do anything as far back as 2006, if I had the extra money or the time I would have sued them a long time ago, but they are so big as a company I probably didn't have a chance until now. I will bet you if you interview workers at the Toyota plants where the cars were built you will find they have had gas pedals stick at the factory too. Want to bet me?.