Speed Control Cable Problems of Toyota Avalon

The contact owns a 1997 Toyota Avalon xls. The contact was driving approximately 5 mph and making a turn. When the brake pedal was engaged, the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 60 mph. The vehicle would not stop or decelerate despite the contacts braking attempts. The contact shifted into neutral and the engine was turned off in order to stop the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the throttle body cable did not appear to be stuck or defective. Once the vehicle was restarted, the engine rpms rapidly increased to 7500. After waiting five minutes the vehicle operated as normal. The contact stated that he would be taking the vehicle for diagnosis to determine the failure. The failure mileage was 297,000.

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When parking my 2007 Toyota Avalon in a parking garage, I entered the parking space and I took my foot off the accelerator pedal so the car would coast into the space. However, when I took my foot off the accelerator pedal, the car, instead of slowing down. Suddenly accelerated into the barrier cables at the end of the parking space, causing $2392. 86 worth of damage to the front end of the car. Updated 03/30/10.

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I proceeded to back out of a parking space at comcast cable. As I was backing up I bumped into a utility pole in the middle of the lot. I applied the brakes and put to car into drive. When I lifted my foot off the brake the car lunged forward striking a parked vehicle and the building. The distance could not have been more than 10 to 15 feet. My wife and I heard a strange sound coming fron under the body of the car. I onformed my insurance company of the fact that some Toyota models were being investigated for sudden acceleration problems. He said he would check it out. He informed me that my model(2002 Avalon)was not affected. Nothing further was done other than to fix the damage to my car.

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Sudden acceleration, one time only, resulting in severe front end damage. I was at entrance to car wash speaking to the attendant when the car took off at high speed. My car was stopped by hitting the rear end of a Jeep at the end of the car wash. The reason was inexplicable.

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On March 21,1999 owner was driving vehicle when it began to involutarily accelerate. The engine was surging rapidly. The tacometer reached 7,000rpm and vehicle accelerated to 90mph. Driver was applying normal pressure to the gas pedal when the acceleration began. He attempted to stop the car by using the brakes with no success. The car was almost out of control, so the owner turned the engine off and pulled to the shoulder of the freeway. The car was towed to the dealer in which it was purchased from and no repeat of the incident could be preformed. Dealer investigated accelertor cable, scanned check for codes, throttle body and gas pedal, no diagnosis could be made. Owner's express life threatening and safety concerns pertaining to this vehicle. We would like to participate in the study to determine the condition of this vehicle.

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