Accelerator Stuck Problems of Toyota Avalon

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While driving less than 5 mph to pull into an underground garage area, the accelerator pedal became stuck and failed to release. The brake pedal was applied with force, but the vehicle lunged forward and crashed into the garage door. Upon impact, a yellow piece associated with the front passenger side air bag fractured. None of the air bags deployed. The driver sustained injuries to the head and neck and sustained bodily scratches and bruising, which did not require medical attention. The insurance company was notified of the failure and planned to investigate the cause of the air bag and acceleration failures. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control) and 09v388000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The vehicle was still at the contact's residence. The approximate failure mileage was 216,000.

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The contact owned a 2003 Toyota Avalon. While stationary, the vehicle accelerated backwards rapidly without warning. The contact engaged the drive gear in an effort to stop the vehicle, but the vehicle accelerated forward on its own a second time. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck and the vehicle crashed into three other vehicles. M&m tire company of greensboro, north carolina was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was totaled. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and provided case number: 0458794831. The failure mileage was 103,000.

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2002 Toyota Avalon. S10 appropriate handling- letter to the secretary from complaint regarding Toyota problems the consumer stated when she applied the brake, the vehicle failed to stop and on one occasion, she went through an intersection. She also stated the accelerator became stuck. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. Updated 04/05/11.

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The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Avalon. The contact was involved in a crash and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact had to be cut out of the vehicle in order to be transported to the hospital via ambulance. The contact sustained a fractured hip. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal remained stuck to the floor when the pedal was engaged which caused him to crash into a building. Both the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 226,444. A police report was filed. The VIN was unavailable.

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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.

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The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact was driving approximately 60 mph and attempted to pass a vehicle, suddenly the accelerator pedal became stuck. When the gear was shifted into the neutral position the vehicle slowed down. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road. The contact released the stuck accelerator pedal manually with the use of his hands. The failure occurred after the acceleration pedal modification repair which was performed on March 5, 2010. The NHTSA campaign id number was 10v01700 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). The vehicle was taken back to an authorized dealer. The accelerator pedal assembly was removed during the inspection process. Also, the vehicle was test driven and the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 43,100. The current mileage is 43,300. Updated 05/10/10 the consumer stated two weeks later, a new pedal assembly was installed in the vehicle. Updated 05/12/10.

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.

I was driving home in my grandmother's 2006 Toyota Avalon at 5:00 a. M. On Jan. 23, 2010 on south lamar in austin, texas. I was attempting to make a left-hand turn on to barton skyway, I released my foot from the accelerator, the accelerator got stuck, and my vehicle sped up which caused me to crash into a traffic light pole. I suffered a fractured humerus and broken nose.

My 2006 Toyota Avalon has been giving me problems with the floor mats and accelerator getting stuck for over two years and now the accelerator gets stuck on its own. I am afraid to drive it back and forth on the highway and hope that Toyota would replace it with a rental car until it can fix it.

2003 Toyota Avalon xle. Approximately 2 months before problem with Toyota gas pedal problem was made known, my gas pedal stuck causing auto to accelerate and difficult to stop almost causing accident.

I was accelerating when I was changing lanes. I took my foot off the gas pedal and it continued to accelerate hard on its own for about one half of a second. The gas pedal did not stick on the carpet. I do have the correct carpet and it was properly installed in place.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. While entering a highway the accelerator pedal became stuck to the floor. The vehicle accelerated up to 80 mph. He had to manually lift the pedal from the floor to decelerate. He was advised that he could bring the vehicle in as a trade-in. The failure mileage was 56,400.

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My complaint is with my 2008 Toyota Avalon. I was turning into a parking lot and took my foot off the accelerator to apply the brakes when my car showed no sign of slowing down. I applied the brakes and came to a stop. I check the accelerator and there was no mat in the area. This was before the publicity of Toyota's problems. When I heard the news I reported the incident to the dealership and was told to remove the mat even though I said it wasn't involved. On a second occasion while on the highway I took my foot off the accelerator only to have the pedal hit the sole of my shoe about a second or two later. That happened three times on a trip from massachusetts to connecticut. It happened once on the return trip. It was as if the accelerator pedal was sticking. I intend to report the latest incident to my dealership during my next service appointment. I would report it sooner but it doesn't seem like Toyota is listening.

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I have a 2006 Toyota Avalon and have had the accelerator get stuck four times over the past two years. Each time was when I was pushing the accelerator down hard to gain speed. Three times I was forced to put both feet on the brakes as hard as I could to slow the acceleration and luckily I was in open stretches where I didn't have intersections or oncoming traffic to contend with. The fourth time was just recently, after I had heard about the recall and after I had verified the floor mats were secured properly. I actually reached down with my right hand and unstuck the accelerator. The floor mat was not in contact with the accelerator at all. This is a very unsafe condition. When this has happened, it has been terrifying and I am lucky it did not happen on a busy street. I literally had to put the full force of both feet on the brakes to slow down the uncontrolled acceleration. When I drive now, I am very careful not to fully engage the accelerator, for fear of it getting stuck and I also make sure I'm able to reach down to grab the accelerator if it gets stuck again. I have told my wife about this to make her aware of the problem and a way to "fix" it while driving, but this is not an acceptable condition and Toyota is wrong in saying it's strictly a floor mat issue.

2006 Toyota Avalon. Consumer states stuck gas pedal caused an incident. The consumer stated as he was passing a another vehicle on a two lane road, he hit a pot hole and the vehicle accelerated at full speed across the road in front of the other vehicle. It went off the edge off the road on the right side and bottomed out.

I have a 2008 Toyota Avalon that I had only 4 months prior to the accident. The car appeared to be in excellent condition until my husband took it to the delta sonic carwash to have it clean. As he was coming out of the car wash, he shift from neutral to drive and the accelerator failed , sticking in full throttle,causing him to lose control of the vehicle. To avoid collision with other vehicles coming out of the gas station, which is part of the business, and hitting pedestrians and the gas pumps, he steered the car hitting a pole, going over embankment, the sidewalk and into ongoing traffic in the opposite direction. The car came to a stop two business down from where the accident originated. Damages was done to all 4 tireswith bent rims, the front right and left bumper and grille, the hood, the lamp ground with the head light knocked out. The driver's side mirror was hanging down. The exhaust system (muffler, tailpipes) were damaged. The rear fender and bumper was damaged. The battery, oil pan, rear engine cradle cushion pipes were replaced. At the time, we thought it was something that he did, but we now since have found that Toyota has had a problem with the accelerator pedal sticking in full throttle and have asked for a recall. The total damage was to a sum of $12,226. 39. The insurance and repair company have fixed the car at our expense and the old or replacement parts are no longer available to my knowledge. I have only photos of the car in the damaged state. I did go to the Toyota dealership that I purchased the car from and they plan to start repairs Feb. 15. 2010. My concerns is how do I get Toyota to honor my request for a car replacement because my car has been devalued because of the accident and is now part of the car fax report. I run the risk of having other problems. If not replace the car, provide me with free maintenance for the life of the car and repay me for out of pocket expenses due to the failed accelerator.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While attempting to accelerate onto the highway ramp, the accelerator pedal became stuck to the floor. She used her right foot to separate the accelerator pedal from the floor of the vehicle. She was able to discontinue the unintended vehicle acceleration. The vehicle was not diagnosed by the dealership. The current and failure mileages were 19000.

Accelerator stuck two different times on my 2004 Toyota Avalon.

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While accelerating merging onto the highway, car's accelerator stuck "to the floor", car continued to accelerate to 80mph until the driver was able to physically lift the pedal with the side of her foot. Brought car to repair center where no cause was found. Problem has not occurred since initial incident.

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The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. While driving approximately 20 mph and attempting to stop the vehicle the contact noticed that the accelerator pedal had become stuck to the floor and the brakes would not engage causing the contact to crash into the rear end of another vehicle. No one was injured. A police report was filed. There were no prior warnings. The failure mileages was 26,245. Updated 04/16/10. Updated 10/05/10.

I had at least 3 occasions where my Toyota Avalon gas pedal stuck. I took my car to the Toyota dealer and told them about it. They took it for a drive and said there was nothing wrong. My car is a 2001 Avalon.

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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 owned a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While driving on mountain road, as I rounded a curve, my car seemed to surge. A dog crossed in front of me as I came into the curve. I slammed on brakes and could not get car to stop I spun out of control and hit the bank on every corner of car as well as head on. Car finally came to rest about 150 yards from where I began braking. I was shaken up but not hurt. I am now convinced my gas pedal stuck or something electronically happened. My husband asked me what happened and I told him I honestly could not explain what happened. My vehicle was a total loss and my insurance paid; however, I purchased a 2007 Avalon and I am extremely nervous living here in the mountains and driving this car. I don't have VIN or mileage handy but can get info from my insurance agent if necessary.

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?.

2001 Toyota Avalon surged forward with the accelerator stuck in the depressed position resulting in a collision with three parked cars in a busy mall parking lot. Thanks to a snowbank and the impact of hitting the three cars, the vehicle came to a stop without injuring the driver or anyone else. The air bags also did not deploy.