2003 Toyota Avalon acceleration problems

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CAR WAS IDLING IN PARK, PLACED SHIFT INTO REVERSE, CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD WITH MOTOR RACING INTO A BENCH, DESTROYING IT. JAMMED SHIFT BACK INTO PARK SHUT OFF MOTOR. RESTARTED CAR. PLACE SHIFT IN REV AND BACKED OFF BENCH. CAR WORKED PROPERLY. HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP.

NHTSA complaint #11058295 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* 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.

NHTSA complaint #11003097 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 03/26/15 *LJ UPDATED 9/20/2017

NHTSA complaint #10679535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE 2003 TOYOTA AVALON 4 DR-SD RE STICKY GAS PEDAL PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON JULY 25, 2014, AS HIS WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. DESPITE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW UNTIL IT MADE CONTACT WITH A LAMP POST. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE, THE CONSUMERS CONCERN.

NHTSA complaint #10631819 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

2003 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHE FRANTICALLY TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, EVEN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER FINALLY CRASHED INTO THREE CARS THAT WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA complaint #10534594 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.....UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF.

NHTSA complaint #10516018 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE ON THE SIDE OF A CONDO AND NEEDED TO PULL UP APPROXIMATELY 2 YARDS. I GENTLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE CAR SHOT FORWARD, WENT OVER THE CURB, TRAVERSED SEVERAL FEET OF GRASS AND SLAMMED INTO THE CONDO PATIO BRICK WALL. I WAS STUNNED. HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS NOT HURT BUT THE WALL WAS DAMAGED IN THE AMOUNT OF $2500 FOR REPAIRS. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND, AGAIN, THE CAR SHOT BACKWARDS, EXTREMELY FAST. MY BRAKES WORKED SO I JUST MISSED SLAMMING INTO THE CARS BEHIND ME IN THE PARKING LOT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAT THERE. THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT BEHAVED NORMALLY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, NOW I AM FRIGHTENED OF MY CAR AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

NHTSA complaint #10505783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

75 N TRAVELING 65 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD SNAP UNDER CAR. CAR TRIED TO VEER TO LEFT SEVERAL TIMES PULLED BACK THOUGHT IT WAS UNDER CONTROL WHEN SPEED INCREASED CAR DARTED RIGHT HEAD ON INTO RETAINING WALL BOUNCED OFF DID 2 1/2 360 DEGREE SPINS HIT WALL AGAIN BROADSIDE AND FINALLY CAME TO STAND STILL. WHEN SPEED INCREASED AND CAR SHOT TO RIGHT ALL CONTROL WAS LOST.

NHTSA complaint #10491519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

9/17/2010 ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS I ENTERED A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND STOPPED WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED GOING THRU A FENCE AND HITTING A STONE WALL WHEN THE CAR STOPPED. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE CAR AFTER A TOYOTA REP. EXAMINED THE CAR. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM [XXX] FROM TOYOTA DATED 10/25/2010 THAT STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY TYPE OF MANUFACTURE DESIGN OR DEFECT. DAYTONA TOYOTA DID AN AOH RECALL ON THE CAR DURING THAT TIME. MY BACK AND NECK WAS STRAINED AND I HAD CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS, HEAT THERAPY AND MASSAGES FOR TWO MONTHS PAID BY MY INSURANCE. 11/05/2012 ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS I ENTERED A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND STOPPED WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED OVER THE CURB HITTING A STOP SIGN. THE SIGN RIPPED THE LEFT OUTSIDE MIRROR OFF THE DOOR, SCRAPED AND BENT THE FRONT AND BACK DOORS ON DRIVERS SIDE. THE CAR NOW SITS IN MY GARAGE WRECKED BECAUSE I WILL NOT TURN IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON MY INSURANCE BECAUSE MY PREMIUM WENT UP AFTER THE FIRST ACCIDENT. I WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN BECAUSE THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG AND IT IS A BLESSING THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE SIDEWALK NOR A CAR ON THE STREET WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG NOR DO THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO CUSTOMERS WHO TRUSTED THEIR VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10490915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

AS I WAS BACKING OUT FROM A SPACE IN A PARKING LOT, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE WHEELS WERE TURNED IN A SHARP LEFT POSITION. THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS AT A HIGH REV. THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR CRASHED INTO TWO CARS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT AISLE BEFORE COMING TO A HALT. THE WHOLE EVENT LASTED JUST A FEW SECONDS. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED.

NHTSA complaint #10488626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

PARKED TOYOTA AVALON WAS STARTED, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION OCCURRED. BRAKES INEFFECTIVE SO HIT PARKED CAR IN FRONT EXTREMELY HARD. TRIED TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL BUT IT SLIPPED INTO REVERSE AND HIT CAR PARKED BEHIND. FINALLY GOT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. VERY, VERY SCARY. NO INJURIES, NO POLICE REPORT, NOTIFIED INSURANCE TO COVER DAMAGES TO CARS. WILL HAVE TOWED TO TOYOTA FOR INSPECTION. IF NOTHING FOUND, I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN. WITNESS SAID CAR "JUMPED UP AND ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLE".

NHTSA complaint #10464205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE IN PARKING LOT, PLACED CAR IN REVERSE. THE CAR ACCELERATED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT, JUMPING A CURB AND HITTING A 2 FOOT HIGH POLE IN NEXT PARKING LOT. BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT. ATTEMPT TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FAILED. STEERING ALSO FAILED. CAR TOWED TO COLLISION CENTER SUBSEQUENTLY TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. CAR HIT WITH SUCH FORCE, IT WAS WRAPPED AROUND POLE AND RESTING ON TOP OF POLE. WRIST OF DRIVER HURT - HAD TO SEEK ATTENTION FROM EMTS AND GO TO EMERGENCY ROOM. UNDER ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST CARE CURRENTLY. PASSENGER IN BACK SEAT, 20 YR OLD, HAS NECK STRAIN AND HEADACHE CONCERNS.

NHTSA complaint #10374289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED. A LOCAL MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS DID NOT HAVE ANY SCREWS TO HOLD THEM IN PLACE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE SCREWS WERE NOT PROPERLY PLACED IN THE CALIPERS. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE BRAKES PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA complaint #10346420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO THE RESIDENCE DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A NEARBY SHED. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY OR VEHICLE DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 10/20/10 *BF UPDATED 10/21/10

NHTSA complaint #10345642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

2003 TOYOTA AVALON WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE SOLD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WANTED TO DETAIL THE EVENTS OF THE ACCIDENT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OVER A CURB, THROUGH THE BUSHES AND INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS BOTH PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY OR THAT PERHAPS THE FLOOR MAT WAS PRESSED AGAINST THE GAS PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED NEITHER HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT HAD SHE HAD EXPERIENCED IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FIRST TWO WERE NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A POLICE REPORT.

NHTSA complaint #10316463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL GEAR THEN TO DRIVE AND ALTHOUGH HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER WERE BOTH INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,809.

NHTSA complaint #10323350 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED ACCELERATING, PUSHING THAT VEHICLE ONTO SOMEONE'S LAWN. THE INCIDENT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND PROPERTY. A PASSERBY WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

NHTSA complaint #10321561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THERE ARE TWO INCIDENTS WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 TOYOTA AVALON & THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED & I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAVE DETAILED THE INCIDENTS BELOW: 12/3/2009- I, [XXX] , WAS DRIVING MY AVALON ON PORTAGE RD WHEN I HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE RE & WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC & OVER AN EMBANKMENT & HIT ANOTHER CAR WHICH WAS PUSHED INTO 2 OTHER CARS. I WAS CITED FOR THE INCIDENT. I HAD TRIED TO PUT ON THE BRAKE BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEREFORE & THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD WHICH CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. 2/23/10- ON THIS DATE I WAS LEAVING TO TAKE MY HUSBAND TO THE DOCTORS. I WAS AGAIN DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA AVALON, WE HAD BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE & WERE AT END OF THE DRIVEWAY, I WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE SNOW BANK ON RIGHT HAND SIDE SO I HAD TO PULL UP, AT THAT TIME I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE TO PULL UP SOME & THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF & I COULD NOT STOP IT. MY HUSBAND WAS YELLING FOR ME TO HIT THE BRAKE BUT I COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP & WE RAN INTO OUR GARAGE DOOR & THE VEHICLE ENDED UP IN THE HOUSE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10321019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FM OWNER OF A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. *KB WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. UPDATED 10/29/10

NHTSA complaint #10319793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) WAS BRAKING TO PARK 2003 TOYOTA AVALON 4 DR SEDAN (VIN [XXX] ). IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND LANDED IN CANAL #E4 IN LANTANA, FLORIDA ON DECEMBER 19, 2009. CAR HAD 63,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. NOTHING LIKE THIS EVER HAPPENED BEFORE. PARK LOT IS LOCATED AT 2810 HYPOLUXO RD. LANTANA FLORIDA. CAR WAS "TOTALED" BY GEICO INSURANCE CO.

NHTSA complaint #10317483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON . IN AUG 2008 I WAS DRIVING AND INVOLVED IN A REARENDING ACCIDENT WHERE I HAD MY FOOT ON BRAKE AND FELT AS IF MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE . I HAD BRAKES TOTALLY CHECK AND DAMAGE TO MY CAR REPAIRED BUT AM WONDERING WHETHER MY CAN SUFFERED AN ACCELERATION ISSUE AS OTHER TOYOTA CARS HAVE. THE BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE FINE I HAD OVER 1,000 DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT TO CAR I HIT . THE WOMAN IN CAR I HIT TOOK AMBULANCE IN TO HOSPITAL WITH NECK PAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10316228 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY OF MY SINGLE FAMILY, CAR, 2003 AVALON, LURCHED FORWARD, JUMPED CURB AT END OF DRIVEWAY, AND HIT NEIGHBOR'S FENCE. I CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS OCCURRED. FROM HABIT, I PULL INTO DRIVEWAY AT A SLOW SPEED, APPLY BRAKES AND PUT CAR INTO PARK. HOWEVER, FOR WHATEVER THE CAUSE OR REASON, CAR DID NOT COME TO A STOP.

NHTSA complaint #10316242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

2003 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER HAS SEVERAL TOYOTA VEHICLES AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY ARE INCLUDED IN RECENT RECALLS. CONSUMER STATES IN THE OLDER TOYOTA SHE OWNED SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *KB THE CONSUMER WENT THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND LANDED IN SOMEONE'S BACKYARD.

NHTSA complaint #10314289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.