Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/03/2011 | 297000 | ||
| Tl* 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. | |||
| 03/03/2011 | 297000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1997 toyota avalon xls. the contact was driving approximately 5 mph making a turn and when the brake pedal was engaged the vehicle accelerated up to 60 mph. the vehicle failed to slow down. the contact shifted into neutral and the engine was turned off. the contact inspected underneath the hood and observed that the throttle body cable was not stuck. upon restarting the engine the rpms rapidly increased to 7500. after waiting five minutes the vehicle operated normally. the failure mileage was approximately 297,000. the contact planned to have the vehicle diagnosed for the acceleration malfunction. the failure mileage was 297,000. js | |||
| 02/25/2009 | 49655 | ||
| Driver was attempting to park in a legal parking space in the last row of parking lot on 9 mule rd toms river nj- nose in. weather good. car accelerated over the curb coming to rest in drainage ditch that backs to the lot. air bag inflated and driver was pinned and neck broken. the car was totaled and driver taken by ambulance to hospital. no past experience with unexplained acceleration - only time it ever happened. no other cars involved in accident and driver was alone in vehicle. police report filed. insurance company took possession of car. | |||
| 02/23/2004 | 86500 | 2 | 07/10/1997 |
| The consumer stated that while parking, the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration when she applied the brake. then the vehicle collided with two other vehicles. *ak the consumer was stepping on the brake when the vehicle surged forward. the vehicle had a history of egr valve repairs. the vehicle suddenly accelerated at the service dealership as well. the problem had something to do with the throttle body injector. the vehicle accelerated up to 4k rpm's. *sc the power steering pump, rack and egr valve were replaced. *jb | |||
| 03/14/2004 | 51000 | 1 | 09/10/1997 |
| When the car was put on reverse to back out from a parking lot, the car accelerated fast forward, running into a pole.*ak | |||
| 2 | |||
| Consumer states while placing vehicle in reverse and without warning vehicle accelerated forward, on the second occasion there was a minor collision.*jb | |||
| 11/05/1998 | 11/01/1998 | ||
| When cruise control switch is pushed into decelerate mode, vehicle does not decelerate. must push switch very hard in order for deceleration to occur. unless a great deal of force is exerted on the switch in a situation where you want to coast, the cruise control system will engage inadvertantly. | |||