Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 12/17/2008 | 94600 | 1 | |
| I was parking my car at work. i pulled into the parking space and backed up slightly to straighten my car. when i put the car into drive to pull forward again , the car raced forward with engine revving strongly. i could not stop the car with the brake. the car crashed and pushed through a thick brick wall. the airbags did not deploy. the car would only stop after i pushed the engine shutoff button. the gearshift was hard to move after the incident. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 11/28/2006 | 20 | 06/15/2004 | |
| I own a 2005 avalon that has a transmission/throttle problem. slowing from speeds in excess of 30 mph, then accelerating moderately, the engine will increase rpm to 2500-3000 rpm and the transmission will shift into neutral until the electronic control decides to shift to a lower gear. at the shift point the car will surge forward rapidly. this surge occurs even on this vehicle with traction control. this surge has resulted in multiple near end collisions in city traffic. the neutral shift problem has also been encountered on occasion when entering high speed interstate traffic. 18 wheelers bearing down on you at speed while your car is turning 4000 plus rpms in neutral is frightening. the vehicle has been to three separate dealers and a complaint was registered with toyota manufacturer. toyota responded, saying the transmission was operating as designed. hopefully someone will correct this problem before i, and others, become a statistic in a class action suit as an injury or death numbers. many complaints on this problem can be found on several other web sites. i've been a toyota owner for over 25 years and this lack of response by the manufacturer on this high end of the brand ends that . and toyota does not care if they lost a long term customer, so stated by toyota of america. *nm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 03/12/2006 | 7300 | 1 | 06/30/2005 |
| I have filed a complaint with toyota regarding the hesitation and erratic shifting of our 2005 avalon. i was told that it was due to the way the computer controls the new 5 speed transmission in conjunction with their electronic fuel injection control. in researching this problem,i have read where many other avalon owners have also experienced this. on sun.,03/12/06,i had just exited route 80 eastbound (exit 27) in n.j. and proceeded to merge with traffic on route 206 and had to immediately make a left turn. as i pressed on accelerator,the vehicle simply did not respond (hesitation) and, when it did engage after a second or two,lunged forward. this startled all in the car (myself and 2 passengers) and was a very unsafe occurrence as traffic was heavy and moving fast. the vehicle has approx. 7500 miles on it and will be a year old in june,2006. i have an appointment for service with my dealership on tues.,03/21. they are to go over the car and check to see if there are any tech. service bulletins. i have been checking on existence of tsb since shortly after buying the vehicle. i am not optimistic. this is a serious problem and toyota should be doing something about it! thank you. *nm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - INJECTORS | |||
| 02/06/2006 | 1 | ||
| 2005 avalon makes a whistling noise that comes from the window, and there is a knocking sound when turning. gears felt as though they were slipping. *ts ***nar*** the injectors made a loud tapping noise. the front end made a knocking noise when making a slow left turn. the dealer installed window seals to alleviate the wind noise. the consumer heard a rattling noise on the dash as if the dash board was coming apart. *nm | |||