2005 Toyota Avalon Complaint Log

2005 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY WITH OXYGEN SENSOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED WHEN NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEGUN MAKING A RATHER NOTICEABLE "CLACKING" NOISE WHEN TURNING. IT CAN BE BOTH HEARD AND FELT IN THE WHEEL. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, AND TOYOTA HAS PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN (#00206, NHTSA # 10019669)FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WANTS $930 TO REPAIR IT IF OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY'RE CLAIMING IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT A STEERING WHEEL THAT MAKES NOISES YOU CAN HEAR (AND FEEL) DOESN'T SEEM ALL THAT SAFE. *TR

THE RIGHT SIDE VIEW MIRROR IS FOGGING UP. I CONTACTED TOYOTA (CASE NO. [XXX]) AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO A DEALER WHO SAID THE ENTIRE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $680, STATING THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE THE MIRROR HAD NOT BEEN DAMAGED. THEIR POSITION WAS THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BY TOYOTA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR WAS FOGGED INTERNALLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE FOG FROM THE MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE MIRROR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 05/24/12 *BF

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA AVALON IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DUE TO AN EARLIER ACCIDENT UP AHEAD. VEHICLE SPEED AT THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING THE AVALON SURGED AHEAD AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. MY VEHICLE IMPACTED A TRUCK WHICH I HAD BEEN FOLLOWING FOR SOME TIME. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND I SUSTAINED NUMEROUS INJURIES. THE AVALON WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE HOW SO MUCH DAMAGE COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM SUCH A SLOW INITIAL SPEED AND THE SHORT DISTANCE I TRAVELED. MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 AND I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS INCIDENTS. NUMEROUS RECALLS INVOLVING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING WITH THE AVALON HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED BY OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. *TR

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH THROUGH A FENCE AND UNDERNEATH A PARKED CONSTRUCTION TRACTOR TRAILER. VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO MOVE THE PARKED CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SEVERAL INCHES, SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE, AND REQUIRED EXTENSIVE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE OF APPROXIMATELY $6,000. AUBREY ALEXANDER TOYOTA OF SELINSGROVE, PA PERFORMED THE "UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION RECALL" OF THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2010. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2005 AND PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT WE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD TO 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO DIM THE HEADLAMPS WHEN RETURNED TO THE LOW BEAM SETTING. THIS FAILURE SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS THE VISION OF ONCOMING DRIVERS. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL FRICTION LEVER SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION (NORMAL SPEED). PLUS, THERE IS A POPPING, CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THAT YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL FRICTION LEVER SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. UPDATED 05/12/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60-65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED BUT TO NO AVAIL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HE WOULD CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND EXITED AN OFF RAMP WHERE HE CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD WHERE THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. BEFORE COMING TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INTERNAL INJURIES AND A FRACTURE TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT RIBS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS AND VERTEBRA. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR MODIFICATION WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER IN APRIL 2010. UPDATED EVOQ 06/15/11.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING 3 MPH FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE YET THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED FORWARD BEFORE CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A LIGHT POLE. BOTH OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES AND BRUISES TO THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS SHE COULD BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR AN INSPECTOR TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V499000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: MASTER CYLINDER) BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AFTER REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN SHE WOULD DRIVE AND REMOVE HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP INDEPENDENTLY AND THEN PROCEED AS IF IT WERE PULLING OR DRAGGING ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A MECHANICAL ERROR ON THEIR END WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,200.

TOYOTA AVALON LTD. 2005..STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM THAT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL INTO POSITION "UP AND DOWN"..THE LEVER DOES NOT LOCK INTO POSITION AND EASILY OPENS AND THE STEERING WHEEL DROPS DOWN EVEN AS THE CAR IS IN MOTION...ALMOST LOST CONTROL AS I WAS DRIVING AS THE LEVER OPENED DOWN AND THE STEERING WHEEL DROPPED QUICKLY AS I DROVE THE CAR....WHEN I INFORMED TOYOTA OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER, THEY SAID IT WAS NO PROBLEM....I THINK IT IS............. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ON A SECOND OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED A SECOND TIME AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL RECURRING BRAKING FAILURES EXPERIENCED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97.341.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE CURB TO PREVENT HIM FROM CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 10V499000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,984.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON NOVEMBER 19, 2010 STATING THAT HE SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA IN REGARDS TO HIS SERVICE BRAKES. AFTER CALLING THE MANUFACTURER THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO ACTUALLY START THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE IT HAD BEEN OVER A MONTH SINCE HE RECEIVED HIS NOTICE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FIRST CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A., INC. IN TORRANCE, CA. AND ADVISED THEM OF MY CAR TROUBLES PRIOR TO GOING TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. I MADE THEM AWARE THAT I DO NOT TRUST DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. THEY ASSIGNED ME A CASE NUMBER AND DOCUMENTED MY ISSUES WITH ENGINE/POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION THAT STILL EXIST TODAY AND BOTH THE DEALER AND TOYOTA MOTOR SALES HAVE NOT ADDRESSED PROBLEM. ALSO, I STATED TO DEALER THAT THERE WAS LEAKAGE SURROUNDING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. DEALER WAS QUICK TO RESOLVE PROBLEM BY TRYING TO INDUCE ME TO HAVE PUMP CHANGED WITHOUT PERFORMING TRUE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES TO INCLUDE; FAILURE TO REMOVE FRONT R/H TIRE TO LOOK AT POWER STEERING PUMP FROM THE FRONT SIDE, FAILURE TO CLEAN POWER STEERING PUMP AND SURROUNDING AREAS TO INVESTIGATE TRUE AREA OF LEAKAGE. INSTEAD, DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE CONCLUSION THAT THE PUMP MUST BE LEAKING FROM PUMP SHAFT BEARING. COST TO REPLACE; $750.00 WHICH I DECLINED TO HAVE REPLACED. WITH THE VEHICLE UP ON JACK STANDS AND WITH TRUE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, I REMOVED FRONT R/H TIRE, THOROUGHLY CLEANED POWER STEERING PUMP AND SURROUNDING AREA AND STEERED LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT MANY TIMES AND CAN NOT LOCATE LEAK AT THIS TIME. COULD BE EVEN ENGINE OIL THAT DRIPPED DOWN OR PUMP HIGH PRESSURE LINE THAT GOES TO STEERING CYLINDER GEARBOX/YOKE AREA. AS FAR AS THE POWER TRAIN/ENGINE PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE ALWAYS OUT OF SYNCHRONIZATION. TO BRIEFLY STATE, THE ENGINE WONDERS (HI AND LOW RPMS) AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE IN WRONG GEAR. FURTHERMORE, THROTTLE RESPONSE IS MANY TIMES NON-EXISTENT. I DEPRESS PEDAL AND NO ENGINE RESPONSE IS FOUND. NEED TO FURTHER DEPRESS PEDAL FOR ENGINE TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FACTOR AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. HAVE OTHER ISSUES NOT ABLE TO STATE BECAUSE OF YOUR LIMITED WORDS ALLOWED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V499000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: MASTER CYLINDER) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THE REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A RENTAL FOR THE CONTACT UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND DECLARED AS DESTROYED. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT NO MECHANICAL FAILURE WERE LOCATED WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE EXPERIENCED AN EXCESSIVE PULSATION IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN JUNE OF 2010. THE FAILURE RECURRED RECENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THERE WAS ALSO A DEFAULT WITH THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. ...UPDATED 05/22/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REBUILT. UPDATED 06/14/2013 *JS

STEERING COLUMN LOCKING LEVER SUDDENLY DISENGAGES AND STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSES FROM SET POSITION WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES IN LAST 1000 MILES. LOOSING STEERING WHEEL STABILITY HAS CAUSED UNSAFE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

REAR STRUT MOUNTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA AVALON FAILED AT 45,000 MILES. IT COST OVER $900 TO REPLACE THE REAR STRUTS AND MOUNTS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO IGNORED MY WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FOR OVER 1 MONTH. I FINALLY RECEIVED THE STANDARD (OFF WARRANTY OF 36,000 MILES) RESPONSE AFTER I SENT AN EMAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION COIL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V388000 AND 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS WITH THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FIERCE HP TIRES, LINE SIZE 215/55/R17. THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED BY A TIRE DEALER ON AUGUST 18, 2010. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE TIRE AND NOTICED BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL. PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS BECOMING FLAT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT TIRE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHERE THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,755.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 2MPH. WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL INDEPENDENTLY STOPPING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING THE CRASH. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE RESULTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 30-45 DAYS. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE TRAVELING AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

JUST ADDING MY SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. THE LEVER AT THE LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN DOES NOT HOLD AND DROPS DOWN PERIODICALLY. IT HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS BUT THEY SAID "NO PROBLEM" OR EITHER "YOU HAD THE STEERING WHEEL EXTENDED TOO FAR FOR IT TO CATCH". I JUST REACH DOWN AND FLIP THE LEVER UP WHEN IT HAPPENS AND DRIVE WITH THE WHEEL IN CLOSER TO THE DASH UNTIL I CAN STOP AND SAFELY PULL IT OUT TO A COMFORTABLE POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, PARTICULARLY WHEN I STOP. THE WHEEL JUST GOES TOWARDS THE DASH. I THINK IT IS A DEFECT BUT TOYOTA HAS NEVER SO ACKNOWLEDGED IT OR REPAIRED IT. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN RETRACTING WITHOUT TOUCHING THE LEVER ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ONCE WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON MONDAY 5/2/4/2010. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT TO SECURE THE STEERING WHEEL AND FASTEN THE LEVER.

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA AVALON AT THE MEDICAL CENTER IN HOUSTON, I SAW THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING COME ON. AS I CONTINUED DRIVING, THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO FAIL THEN I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND THE BRAKE COULD BARELY HOLD. AT THE TIME I GOT HOME, THERE WAS PRACTICALLY NO BRAKES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER WHERE IT WAS FIXED WITH A COST OF $1300. I AM YET TO PICK THE CAR UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A CURB AND HIT A CONCRETE TRASH CAN. THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BUT NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM IF HE DID NOT FILE A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,009.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). FOLLOWING REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SIGNS OF POTENTIAL STALLING BEFORE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT PROPERLY FIRING. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT AS CONSTANT AS BEFORE HOWEVER; SPORADICALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT SIGNS OF HESITATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2005. WITHIN 6 MONTHS THE KEY LESS ENTRY FOB WOULD NOT WORK WHEN TOUCHING THE HANDLE, AS SPECIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, WITH THE FOB NEXT TO DOOR HANDLE IN MY HAND. TURNED THE VEHICLE IN MORE THAN 5 TIMES FOR THE TROUBLE. SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE PROBLEM, THE REASON STATED HEREIN, WAS NOT LOGGED INTO THE SERVICE REPORT. ON AT LEAST TWO TRIPS THE SERVICE ADVISER SAID IT WASN'T A PROBLEM THEY COULD FIX. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE FACILITY WHERE I HAVE MY WORK DONE AND WHERE I PURCHASED IT BECOMES IRRITATED IF I MENTION THE PROBLEM WITH A CURT RESPONSE "WE CAN'T REPEAT THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING." I CALLED TOYOTA TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THEY SENT, ONE TIME, A "TECHNICAL EXPERT" TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. HE REPORTED: (1) HE COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. (2) IT WAS OBVIOUS BECAUSE I WAS PARKING NEAR HIGH RADIO FREQUENCY AREAS. (3) YOUR FOB BATTERY MUST BE LOW. WHEN IT WAS CHECKED, IT WAS FINE. AFTER SEVERAL BATTERIES WERE REPLACED WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I RELATED (1) I UNDERSTAND RF INTERFERENCE DUE TO FORMAL US GOVERNMENT TRAINING. THEN WHY WOULD IT MALFUNCTION IN A REMOTE FARM SITE? NO POWER LINES, NO RF TOWERS .. .I CHECKED. MALFUNCTIONS OCCURRED SOMETIMES AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS AND THEN NEXT DAY AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME OF DAY, IT WOULD NOT? NO ANSWER. THIS PROBLEM FOR ALMOST A YEAR NEVER OCCURRED. NOW WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS IT HAS STARTED AGAIN AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES IN LOCATIONS, TIME OF DAY, DAY OF WEEK OR PARKING "SPOTS.' THIS IS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AS YOU CAN NOT GET INTO THE CAR WHEN THIS MALFUNCTIONS OCCURS. WHAT IF MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER? ON RARE OCCASION, AFTER USING THE HANDLE MORE THAN 6 TIMES, THE DOORS WILL OPEN. DURING THE PERIOD THAT THIS MALFUNCTION IS OCCURRING, THE ENGINE WILL NOT START WITH THE KEY LESS FOB NEXT TO THE ON/OFF STARTING SWITCH. BATTERIES ARE FINE AND NOT LOW DUE TO TESTING. INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS LAST OCCURRENCE. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). WE OWN A 2005 TOYOTO AVALON. AFTER HAVING THE TOYOTA SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN/RECALL (SSC AOA - ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT) DONE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING THE BRAKES VERY HARD. WE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO TOYOTA. THEY GAVE US A CASE NUMBER, 1003190624, AND SAID THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT US YESTERDAY TO INVESTIGATE. TOYOTA DID NOT CONTACT US ON THE DATE THEY GAVE. WE WERE AT HOME ALL DAY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT AND FOLLOW-UP WITH TOYOTA. [XXX] *TR

ON THE 2005 TOYOTA 3.5 V-6 ENGINE (2FZR ENGINE), THERE IS AN OIL HOSE THAT FEEDS THE LEFT BANK (TOP HEAD OF THE ENGINE) THIS HOSE IS BULGING AND CRACKING AND MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS HOSE HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY TOYOTA, BUT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNLESS THE HOSE RUPTURES DURING THE 5 YEAR OR 60,000 MILES WARRANTY. THIS HOSE IS DEFECTIVE AND TOYOTA HAS REPLACED IT. SINCE PART OF THE LUBRICATION HOSE TO THE LEFT BANK OF THE ENGINE IS METAL, THE PORTION THAT IS RUBBER IS THE AFFECTED PART ONLY. FURTHER RESEARCH FOUND THAT LEXUS WITH SIMILAR DISPLACEMENT ENGINE DOES NOT HAVE THIS RUBBER PORTION OF THE LUBRICATION HOSE. INSTEAD, THE LINE IS ALL METAL (AS IS THE CASE IN THE RIGHT BANK OF THE AVALON ENGINE. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION AND REQUESTING THAT TOYOTA ISSUE A METAL REPLACEMENT HOSE. NUMEROUS AVALON OWNERS AND NOW HIGHLANDERS ARE BEING RECALLED TO REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE RUBBER HOSE. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA AVALON (2005) THAT HAS BEEN IN TO TOYOTA FOR ALL THE RECALLS (FLOORMAT, ACCELERATOR). ON MARCH 14, 2010 I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I COULD NOT STOP IT EVEN BY PUTTING 2 FEET ON THE BRAKE. I STEERED THE CAR OVER TOWARDS THE CURB, JUMPED IT AND PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON WHILE BOTH FEET WERE ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR THEN STOPPED. I WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN DROVE SLOWLY AND APPREHENSIVELY HOME. I CALLED THE DEALER FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO THE SHOP UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. THE CAR REMAINS AT THE DEALER'S AS THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO RECREATE WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE TALKING TO KANSAS CITY AND CALIFORNIA. MY FEAR IS THAT NOTHING WILL BE FOUND, THEY CANNOT ASSURE ME THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM VERY APPREHENSIVE AS I AWAIT THE OUTCOME. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE? *TR

I WAS GETTING INTO A TURN LANE WHICH HAD A RED LIGHT, THERE WERE NO CARS AHEAD OF ME. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON WOULD NOT STOP. I PUT THE SHIFT IN NEUTRAL AND THEN IN PARK AND THEN TURNED THE KEY OF AND GOT IT BY ANOTHER CAR AND MY CAR STILL KEPT GOING, ALTHOUGH IT DID SLOW DOWN AND STOP AFTER BEING HIT. I BROUGHT THIS SAME CAR IN FOR THE RECALL FIX ON FEB 24 2010. AND THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE RECALL FIX. *TR

2005 TOYOTA AVALON - SENT CAR IN ON THURS, MAR 11TH FOR FIXES PER RECALL ON ACCELERATOR AND FLOOR MAT. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE FIX HAD BEEN COMPLETED, WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR WAS FIXED AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN REDWOOD CITY, CA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED PER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. A DIFFERENT DRIVER EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 30 MPH. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48103.

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON, BACK ON 4/18/09 I TOOK MY CAR IN TO SOUTH BAY TOYOTA TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THIS PROBLEM-MY CAR WAS HESITATING B4 TAKE OFF AND IT WOULD EXCEL FASTER. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW IT DOWN. BUT THE RESULT FROM TOYOTA WAS: PERFORMED INSPECTION COULD NOT CONFIRM ANY ABNORMALITIES AT THIS TIME. NO PENDING MALFUNCTION CODES STORED IN COMPUTER. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WELL I TOOK MY CAR BACK BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF THE RECALL MODEL FOR THE PEDAL AND THEY MADE THE CHANGE ,BUT NOW IT IS WORST NOW, IT ACCELERATES FASTER THAN B4. WHILE WAITING FOR AT A SIGNAL SOME TIMES I CAN HEAR IT SLIGHTLY RARING UP.(I THEN PUT IT IN PARK) AND HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN ALL THE WAY. I AM TOTALLY AFRAID OF THIS CAR. I TRIED TO TRADE IT IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER BUT FOR THE SUV I WANT IT WAS TO MUCH, AND THEY WEREN'T WORKING WITH ME AT ALL. *TR

I TOOK MY 2005 TOYOTA AVALON TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED FOR ITS RECALL AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK IT WAS WORSE THEN BEFORE IT ACCELERATED FUNNY IT WOULD MAKE THE CAR JERK ALL CRAZY I FELT MORE UNSAFE IN MY CAR THEN BEFORE ....NOW THE CAR IS BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY NEED TO RESET THE COMPUTER BUT LETS SEE IF IT WILL WORK ....HOPEFULLY BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT I AM SAFE IN MY CAR I WOULD OF RATHER HAD IT NOT FIXED I FELT MORE SAFE THEN....AND THEY SAID THEY TEST DROVE IT WELL THEY SHOULD OF KNOW THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT IT WOULD JERK AT 25 MPH THEN AT 40 THEN AFTER 60 IT WOULD RIDE SMOOTHLY....VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE TOOK IT BACK RIGHT AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND CRASHED INTO A LARGE BUSH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT A MANUFACTURER INSPECTION WAS REQUIRED BEFORE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD POSSIBLY TAKE MONTHS. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR SUCH A LENGTHY PERIOD AND UNCERTAINTY OF THE SERVICE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

OUR 2005 TOYOTA AVALON WAS SERVICED FOR SAFETY RECALL ON 3/1/10 AND GAS PEDAL FEEL BECAME MORE SENSITIVE IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. ON 3/2/10 WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED SEVERAL TIMES DURING NORMAL APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THIS WAS ALARMING AND VERY DISCONCERTING. SUBSEQUENT DRIVING LATER THIS WEEK DID NOT EFFECT A REPEAT OF THE ABS CONCERNS. HOWEVER, THERE IS AN OCCASIONAL SLIGHT SURGE IN SPEED WHICH SEEMS TO RELATE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT POINTS WHICH DID HAPPEN BEFORE THE RECALL SERVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MARCH 1, 2010 FOR THE ACCELERATOR REPLACEMENT. WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER, WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO A DRIVE WAY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO DEPRESS AND DID NOT RESPOND. HE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HE DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED IT MIGHT BE THE COMPUTER BECAUSE IT WAS RE-SEATED. HE HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE MARCH 1ST. THE CONTACT STATED HE IS AFRAID HE WILL EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AGAIN. THE DEALER TOLD HIM IF HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AGAIN HE SHOULD PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND PUT HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE GAS SUPPLY TO BE CUT OFF AND WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,883 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,900.

WHILE EN ROUTE FROM SAN JUAN TO PONCE, PR, I DECIDED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY TOYOTA AVALON 2005. IT WORKED VERY WELL, UNTIL I DECIDED TO USE THE RESUME SPEED OPTION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. AS SOON AS THE RESUME MOVEMENT WAS ACTIVATED, THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND LUNGED FORWARD AT AN UNBELIEVABLE RATE OF SPEED THAT SCARED US, AND I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE THE RESUME OPTION. THIS OCCURRED TWICE AND THEN I OPTED FOR NOT USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL. RECENTLY MY CAR WAS SERVICED AT FURIEL TOYOTA DEALER HERE IN PONCE, WHERE THE RECALL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACCELERATOR AND OIL HOSE WERE COMPLETED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A RURAL COUNTY ROAD; APPROACHING A CURVE; WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOWLY DECEASE SPEED TO GO IN CURVE THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT FASTER, CAUSING ME TO RUN ACROSS AND OFF THE ROAD HITTING A TREE. *TR