Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2010 Toyota Avalon

Three problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2010 Toyota Avalon. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Toyota Avalon based on all problems reported for the 2010 Avalon.

1 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 12/06/2016

Last Tuesday, Dec 6th, 2016,I started my Toyota Avalon 2010 and got from a parking to higway pr 1, it suddenly accelerated out of control, I stepped on the brake pedal, shifted gear to lowest shift, stepped on the emergency break and only stopped when I did put it on pkg and turned it off. It took like 500 m to stop it. The floor carpet is one of the kind that keep secured to the car floor and didn't interferred with the gas pedal. . I bought it new in Nov 2009. The gas pedal never look stuck but it sounded like the engine was being fed with a lot of gas. The car is at a Toyota service shop since more than 48 hours but I still don't have a diagnosis. There was no colission. I got the car towed to the Toyota service shop after reporting the incident to my insurance company.

2 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 05/20/2012

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated as the vehicle pull into a space there was sudden acceleration and the vehicle crash into a tree. The air bags deploy. The contact stated she could not control the vehicle as it was going too fast. The vehicle was destroyed and the contact injured her leg very badly. The police was notified and a report was available if needed. The dealer was notified but offered no assistance. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was unknown.

3 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 06/26/2010

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that he noticed an intermittent sudden acceleration when he approached a stop sign. The vehicle would not move forward when the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, if he continued to depress the pedal, the vehicle would suddenly surge forward. The vehicle would also lunge forward after turning a corner. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the vehicle was designed to operate that way. The vehicle was not repaired when the complaint was filed. The contact had not spoken to the manufacturer when the complaint was filed. The current mileage was approximately 7,800. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000.


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