Three problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 2013 Toyota Avalon. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Toyota Avalon based on all problems reported for the 2013 Avalon.
While driving westbound on the muskogee turnpike (hwy 351), at mile marker 20, the cruise control shut off, vehicle stability icon came on, check engine light began flashing. The car also lost power and ran rough. Pulled over, shut off vehicle. After restarting, the car ran fine. This has happened twice, October 3rd and October 17th in 2016. This vehicle is equipped with a keyless remote. Additionally, this happened next to a cell phone tower on the north side of the highway. It does not occur while travelling the opposite direction on the highway.
Dynamic cruise control turn itself off or applies brakes this has happened multiple times on tangent sections with no vehicles in front - highway speed (70 mph). There is a series of beeps and the car slows gradually or abruptly. Dashboard indicator shows there is a vehicle in front but no vehicle is present - false positive. Took vehicle to Toyota dealer and he stated that when pcs was disabled it would remedy the problem. It did not. Returned to Toyota dealer - he checked with Toyota corporate and they have no record of any problems like this. Problem normally occurs on longer trips after driving 2-3 hours. Dynamic cruise cannot be reset for an hour or two. You must either drive manually or use normal cruise control mode for an hour or two and then you can return to dynamic cruise control. Error has now occured at least 6 times since pcs has been disabled and 3x before it was disabled. Date below is the latest occurence.
Takata recall a recall was made on this vehicle in octobert of 2015 replacement parts are not availble nearly had four bad accidents on a highway going to chicago the radar cruise control is supposed to slow the car when you get to close to the car in front of you. On certain occasion this does not happen.
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