Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| TSB-0184-09 | 06/24/2009 | 10032729 | Toyota: vehicles with 2gr fe engines may exhibit a mil on condition with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0505 stored in the engine control module or ecm (sae term: powertrain control module/pcm). *pe | 05/05/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 10/23/2011 | 70000 | 1 | |
| I was parking my car in reverse at a speed of less than 5 miles in a designated spot adjacent to my daughter's house in quebec, canada. the engine accelerated and hit a wooden fence behind my car. i applied the brake and put it into drive to go forward and to get out of the car to see what happened. then, the car sped at about 100 miles an hour and crashed into a metal fence of a kindergarten school across the street and hit a tree inside the kindergarten. then again, the vehicle crashed into the brick wall of my daughter's house in reverse. a 2x2 concrete block from the brick wall that my car encountered hit my rear windshield and landed inches away from my head inside my car. i called 911 and police showed up and they towed the car and i realized it was 9:41 pm as confirmed by the time on my cellphone and luckily no children were there to get killed. *tr | |||
| 06/26/2012 | 30000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 toyota avalon. the contact stated that he shifted into reverse and the vehicle accelerated on its own. as a result, the vehicle crashed into a wall. the contact stated that the brakes were applied when the failure occured. there were no injuries. the contact took the vehicle the dealer for an inspection and the dealer stated that the failure was unknown. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 30,000. sm. | |||
| 06/26/2012 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 toyota avalon. the contact stated that he shifted into reverse and the vehicle accelerated on its own and crashed into a wall. the contact stated that his foot was on the brake pedal and the vehicle still took off. there were no injuries. the contact took the vehicle the dealer for inspection and they informed that the failure was unknown. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they informed that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. the failure mileage was 30,000. ap | |||
| 03/07/2010 | 24000 | 1 | |
| Toyota 2007 avalon xls, 24k mi [xxx] accelerator repaired under recall on 2/16/2010 incident of unintended full throttle acceleration conditions: temp 61 degrees f, clear weather, relative humidity approx 50%, a/c not on, radio not on, cruise control on but not engaged, daytime running lights on. situation: at 55 mph, throttle was depressed to approx 1/2 to accelerate to pass on a two-lane highway. car accelerated normally to about 65 mph at which point the accelerator went to the floor, uncommanded. once clear of the passed vehicle, i shifted into neutral and turned off the engine and coasted to a somewhat safe location to stop. the accelerator was still locked down. with the ignition off, i was able to reposition the accelerator to the normal position after shifting the car from 'park' to 'neutral' several times. then i continued the trip. wife in the right seat was petrified. later, at a better location on a divided highway with a 70 mph speed limit, i set up the same conditions as previously described. after accelerating from 60 mph to about 68 mph with a half-throttle command, the unintended acceleration to full throttle happened again. this time i turned off the cruise control and then attempted, unsuccessfully, to pull the accelerator off the floor with the edge of my shoe which did not terminate the acceleration. at about 80 mph i went through the shut-down procedure again without further incident. my wife is the principle driver of the car, but i will always do all the driving on long trips and have put the car in a similar passing situations several times without previous acceleration problems. i am an combat tested ex-fighter pilot and test pilot with several thousand hours in high performance fighters and thoroughly understand physics. these incidents presented no danger to me or my white-knuckled wife but in less than ideal circumstances with less experienced drivers in control, the outcome could have been different. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2007 | 3000 | 1 | |
| Repetitive...every time i drive............................. toyota avalon 2007...i complained to toyota that when i remove my foot from the accelerator / gas pedal to coast to a stop, the car in fact accelerates at almost each shift point, thus forcing me to apply the brakes repetitively. this may cause premature brake wear. toyota says this acceleration at every shift point is normal despite the fact that in hundreds of thousands of miles and in hundreds of cars owned and rented, i have never experienced this behavior in any vehicle. yes, no doubt a software/programmer controlled micro-processor. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 1 | 12/04/2007 | |
| 2007 toyota avalon with a gear shifting problem. consumer states that when the gear is changing it feels like it is getting stuck and then bumps real hard when it switches to the right gear. *kb the consumer also stated when she slows down, the change in the gear is rough and loud. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/19/2010 | 43000 | ||
| Steering colum adjusting control continues to release. this causes the steering wheel to go into the the dash area or up or down. there is no control of steering. before this incident, oil burst all over the engine and drained out of my car, spilled onto the floor of my garage. the oil light or check engine light never came on. dealer made repairs after keeping my car -not a recall notice but a noted problem. no power while pressing on the gas. there is a delayed reaction resulting in slow or no speed for passing or just driving (dealer indicated power trans problem - not recall kept car 3+ days for repairs). the grey paint has spots ithat will not come out with a wash and wax. | |||
| 03/06/2010 | 38000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2007 toyota avalon. the transmission has a problem. when coasting down without accelerator being engage the transmission down shifts at 30 mph but the car speeds up. it is only 4-5 mph and after a few seconds then starts coasting down again. this problem has been investigated by the dealer and there is nothing wrong. it has been reported to the toyota technical service manager and there is nothing wrong. it has been reported to toyota customer service and we will get back to you but nothing happened. this car had the stuck accelerator problem two years ago and it was reported to the dealer and no problem. the stuck accelerator only happened once and was not the problem of a floor mat. the car has had all the recalls performed on it but still has the speed up problem at each down shift. *tr | |||
| 06/18/2007 | 6045 | 1 | |
| Sudden acceleration when resume depressed from cruise and when laser beam returns from being enacted. the acceleration is sudden and neck-snapping. i no longer use laser but always use 'normal ' cruise since i had vehicle tested at bert wolfe toyota, charleston wv and they advised that vehicle was performing normal. i return to 'set speed ' manually since that time. i have notified toyota headquarters in california early in feb.2010 and have no reply. there is definitely an electronic problem. *tr the consumer stated the vehicle has electrical and computer problems. updated ivoq 06/02/10*jb | |||
| 06/15/2009 | 35000 | 1 | |
| Car has developed a shudder when shifting, at times it is very severe on one episode while passing at highway speeds car began to vibrate so violently that control of the care was lost until vibration subsided. *tr this vehicle has 38,000 miles on it and has had the shudder for about 10,000 miles, there have been two of the violent episodes, in the last 10,000 miles, have taken car to dealership 3 times for the shudder. this vehicle is under factory warranty dealer has reprogrammed the transmission computer, has had no effect on shudder and the violent episodes took place after the reprogramming of the computer. | |||
| 03/08/2007 | 9 | 50 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota avalon. while slowing down from 35 mph, the transmission races but the vehicle fails to move. the vehicle lunges forward after stopping at intersections. the contact stated that the vehicle was unstable. the purchase date and powertrain were unknown. the current mileage is 2,000 and failure mileage was 9. | |||
| 11/14/2006 | 500 | 8 | 11/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota avalon. the contact stated that when the vehicle is shut off, there is no way to determine if the vehicle is in park due to the keyless entry. she is able to exit the vehicle with the gear shift indicator in the drive position. this failure has caused the vehicle to roll away after she exits. the dealer stated that the failure was dangerous and was unable to perform the repair because the vehicle was designed in that manner. the manufacturer also stated that there was nothing they could do about the design. the current mileage is 3,993 and failure mileage was 500. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 05/20/2009 | 69190 | 1 | |
| Bolts securing driveshaft sheared off, with bolt pieces shooting into the engine and into the engine cover. it caused the engine to fail by bending the piston parts. *tr | |||