Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 01/10/2011 | 18375 | ||
| Service engine and many other trouble indicators at the same time. trouble found for $80.00 loose gas cap. day's latter found gas cap strap missing. return to dealer who said the strap is what cause the poor seal so the tech removed it (as this happens all the time). ask to purchase a replacemt strap - not available. purchased new gas cap which comes with strap (a 2 cent item) cost $25.00.total cost for a known problem $100. toyota knows about the little problem for most or all of its vehicle and has done nothing to correct it. it is a money maker for the dealers who never suggest looking at you gas cap. they connect it to anylizer for $80.00. remove the strap and send you on your way. shame shame shame | |||
| 03/09/2010 | 47500 | 1 | |
| I have a 2007 toyota avalon. on feb. 10, 2010 the gas pedal recall was fixed at the dealer. on march 9, 2010, the acceleration problem returned. the car went approximately 1/2 mile without my foot on the gas pedal. turning into my driveway, the car accelerated on its own. *tr | |||
| 03/02/2010 | 49389 | 1 | |
| Car was fix for recall my totoyta avlon 2007 but now having acceleraton. *tr | |||
| 12/10/2009 | 25000 | 1 | |
| We own a 2007 toyota avalon limited. we have received recall notices on the floor mats,accelerator pedal and an oil supply hose. all are to be corrected next week. this complaint is for the purpose of letting you know that neither the accelerator pedal nor the floor map is the cause of sudden acceleration. i say this because my wife drives with hand controls with a steel plate guarding and protecting the accelerator from being used by her. therefore it is not these items causing the sudden acceleration. we have had it happen on 3 or 4 different occasions so it was not isolated nor were these recall items at fault. please feel free to contact us for further info if needed. thanks. *tr | |||
| 02/06/2010 | 30000 | 1 | |
| I received a mat recall letter from toyota for my 2007 avalon back in the fall. i still have not received a remedy notice to have it fixed at the local dealer. when i call the dealer, they bounce me to the toyota 800 number. why is it taking so long. i have to wonder if the cars at the toyota plants and on dealers' lot are being repaired first. i also have not received a recall letter for the sticking gas pedal. what can i do to get faster action before an accident happens? *tw *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 12/15/2006 | 1800 | 1 | |
| I purchased a 007 toyota avalon limited in 11/2006 before a month passed i had to take it to the local dealership in visalia, ca. i told the shop manager the footpedal had gotten stuck and the car was wide open, i stomped on the gas pedal and it wouldn't come up, then i reached down and grabbed it and pulled it up, i told the shop manager if i had been in traffic or town there would have been injuries or death and this was a serious problem, they checked it out and told me i didn't know how to drive the car and it was ok. i was a mad customer, then i told him there was also a problem with the computer, the thing wouldn't idle down coming up to a stop sign , and if you put the car in neutral as you braking coming up to a stop it would almost put you through the window, and they needed to fix this , i got the same answer the car is ok. well by then i really mad, but i also knew then they had no intention of fixing or acknowledging there was a problem, the car has 85k miles on it now and i'm on the 3rd set of tires, 2nd set of brakes, 2nd set of rotors, and had the front end aligned and new bolts installed in the front end so the camber could be adjusted, what a !@#$%, i have been asked to leave dealerships for raising !@#$% about this car, i've also said the paint on this car is junk to and they refuse to do anything about it. i have three years of diesel and gasoline mechanics, was the top of my class and sought after by many large corporations when i graduated in 1978, and i used to work at a chevy dealership as a line mechanic when i graduated. i can assure you toyota knew they had problems, and refused to do anything as far back as 2006, if i had the extra money or the time i would have sued them a long time ago, but they are so big as a company i probably didn't have a chance until now. i will bet you if you interview workers at the toyota plants where the cars were built you will find they have had gas pedals stick at the factory too. want to bet me? *tr | |||