Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2011 Toyota Avalon

While driving 5 mph from parking spot to front of restaurant to pick up passenger, car suddenly accelerated very fast without depressing gas pedal. Both feet were applied to brake pedal and car did not slow down or stop until it hit cement pillar causing extensive damage, totaling the car and causing injury to driver.

While pulling into parking space at a very slow speed, while applying brake, the car accelerated unexpectedly with so much force that it overpowered the brake and caused a collision into a cement pole which caused major front in damage to the vehicle. The foot was on the brake and was not, at the same time, touching the gas pedal. There was no obstruction from the floor mat. The car was traveling slightly uphill into the parking space so there is a chance that the transmission had shifted into a lower gear, but at the time of the sudden acceleration, the foot had already been applied to the brake.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that after briefly tapping the accelerator pedal the vehicle made a loud abnormal noise and experienced a brief period of unintended acceleration. This resulted in the vehicle hitting a palm tree. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to or after the failure. The vehicle had to be towed from the site of the accident to the dealer where it could not be diagnosed, then to an independent mechanic where it was repaired. There was no medical attention required. There was no police report filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 15,000. Kh.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while parked, she removed her foot from the brake pedal when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The failure recurred three times. The contact crashed into another vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 6,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Avalon. The contact was involved in a crash. The contact sustained minor bruises to her arm and knee. The contact attempted to place to vehicle into reverse with the brake depressed when the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward without warning causing her to crash into a chain link fence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who did not perform a diagnostic test yet referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer informed the contact that they would be sending out an investigator to inspect the vehicle within the next thirty days. The current and failure mileage was approximately 3,000. The consumer stated she was backing the vehicle out of the garage, when it suddenly accelerated in a forward direction with her foot still on the brake. Updated evoq 02/22/11 the consumer stated the vehicle pushed in the fence and the front portion of the vehicle went partially under it. Updated evoq 03/04/11.