2010 Toyota Avalon Problems

LAST TUESDAY, DEC 6TH, 2016,I STARTED MY TOYOTA AVALON 2010 AND GOT FROM A PARKING TO HIGWAY PR 1, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHIFTED GEAR TO LOWEST SHIFT, STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN I DID PUT IT ON PKG AND TURNED IT OFF. IT TOOK LIKE 500 M TO STOP IT. THE FLOOR CARPET IS ONE OF THE KIND THAT KEEP SECURED TO THE CAR FLOOR AND DIDN'T INTERFERRED WITH THE GAS PEDAL. . I BOUGHT IT NEW IN NOV 2009. THE GAS PEDAL NEVER LOOK STUCK BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS BEING FED WITH A LOT OF GAS. THE CAR IS AT A TOYOTA SERVICE SHOP SINCE MORE THAN 48 HOURS BUT I STILL DON'T HAVE A DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS NO COLISSION. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE SHOP AFTER REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AS IT WAS ACCELERATING RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED SEVERE LEG INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE LATCH ON THE LOWER LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN THAT CONTROLS THE POSITIONING OF THE STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY COMES LOOSE. I DISCOVERED THAT AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING STRAIGHT, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY SLID IN AND DOWN. ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. UPON CHECKING WITH A AVALON FAN GROUP, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A ISSUE WITH ALMOST EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO OWNS THIS BODY STYLE. *TR

LEVER THAT ADJUSTS TILT STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE AND WHEN IT FALLS IT DISENGAGES THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK AT ANY TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE NOTICED THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT UNDER THE REAR WINDOW FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1704300738. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

REAR SUNSHADE IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE BACK WINDOW. I KNOW MAY AVALONS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE COST TO FIX IT IS FAR BEYOND REASON.

I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT I AM AFRAID COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2010 TOYOTA AVALON I STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT KIND OF STALLS. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, SUCH AS TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. IT IS AS THOUGH MY CAR STALLS FOR A MOMENT. I GIVE IT GAS, BUT IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR A FEW MOMENTS. USUALLY AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. IF IAM PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC I ALMOST GET HIT. RECENTLY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, I JUST PULLED OUT AND WAS GOING APPROX. 40 MPH AND IT STALLED FOR A FEW MOMENTS, MAYBE LESS THAN A MINUTE. IF A CAR HAD BEEN BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. EACH TIME I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR @ THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS. IT ONLY DOES IT ON OCCASION. BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

ON OUR 2010 TOYOTA AVALON WE HAVE HAD ALL THE LIGHTS ON OUR DASH GO OUT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS OR SO ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE WE WERE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND MAKING A TURN. THE DASH LIGHTS ON ALL OUR GAUGES GO OUT AND COME BACK ON THERE OWN. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WORK AND NO HARM WAS DONE TO ANYONE, BUT WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK TO OUT DEALER THEY COULD NOT MAKE IT DO IT WHEN THEY CHECKED IT OUT SO THEY SIMPLY RETURNED OUR CAR BACK TO US WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION. WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS ISN'T NORMAL. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THIS CAR OR SOMETHING TO DUE WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM? *TR

2010 TOYOTA AVALON WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP (VISALIA TOYOTA) FOR HI-BEAM BULBS EXPLODING WHEN TURNED ON. DEALER REPLACED BULBS BUT THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE REPAIR PER THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP WILL REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DUE TO A RECURRING PROBLEM TOYOTA HAS HAD WITH THIS LIGHTING SYSTEM. THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM YET NOW STATE THAT MY CAR IS OVER THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF A PROBLEM BY TOYOTA OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BY THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD WHICH THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY TOYOTA. I HAVE RECEIPTS OF MY ACTIONS FROM TOYOTA OF VISALIA 922 SO BEN MADDOX VISALIA CALIF 93279. *TR

HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING ON BOTH SIDES. *TR

MY 2010 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED SOMETIMES STALLS AT 20 MPH OR WHEN TURNING LEFT, OR SWITCHING LANES. IT IS AS THOUGH IT PAUSES, BUT DOESN'T DIE. IT ONLY HAPPENS MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, BUT THE TOYOTA DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM.

1. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS JAMMED OPEN BY FACTORY CLOTH FLOOR MAT. REMOVED THE MAT. 2. ON MULTIPLE RECENT OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND PLACED IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. CAR SEEMS AS IF THE WHEELS ARE CHOCKED. THEN WHEN CAR DOES MOVE IT ACCELERATE QUICKLY IN REVERSE. HAVE DISCOVERED WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRACTION CONTROL APPEARS WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND STAYS LIT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE CAR SIMULTANEOUSLY FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN RELEASED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND HOW A DRIVER COULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE AND THEN HAVE THE CAR SHOOT BACKWARDS CAUSING DAMAGE OR INJURY. 3. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE WEARING BOOTS I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF DECELERATING, ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY. THE REACTION EACH TIME WAS TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL EVEN HARDER RESULTING ONLY IN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING EVEN HARDER. ON ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS IT OCCURRED BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE QUICKLY IT NONETHELESS ACCELERATED SEVERAL FEET INTO THE MIDDLE OF A STREET. IT IS CLEAR THAT THESE THREE INCIDENTS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY OF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AND INADVERTENTLY BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSING BOTH. I BELIEVE THE SITUATION IS AGGRAVATED BY THE FACT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL YOU CANNOT FEEL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNDER YOUR FOOT AND HAVE NO IDEA YOU ARE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL YOU GO THROUGH THE MENTAL PROCESS OF TRYING TO DETERMINE WHY THE HARDER YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE THE FASTER THE CAR GOES. IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHY ONE MIGHT PANIC AND "STAND" ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR ACCELERATE TO A VERY DANGEROUS SPEED. MY 190 MPH MOTORCYCLE DOESN'T SCARE ME, THE VENZA DOES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE NOTICED THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT UNDER THE REAR WINDOW FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1704300738. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS IN TRAFFIC WAITING BEHIND A TRUCK TO GO AND MY CAR STARTED MOVING FORWARD. I HAD MY FOOT ON BRAKE CAR STILL MOVING FORWARD, I PUSHED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT IT IN PARK. END RESULT MY CAR HIT THE BACK OF A TRUCK. NO INJURIES JUST A SCRATCH ON PAINT. I WAS VERY SCARED BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTROL MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, A LARGE DEER COLLIDED HEAD ON INTO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IMPACT KNOCKED THE ENGINE BLOCK OUT OF PLACE AND PUSHED IT BACKWARDS INTO THE WINDSHIELD AREA. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK, A CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH, RIGHT KNEE, LEFT ARM AND WRIST. THE PASSENGER ALSO EXPERIENCED INJURIES TO THE BACK, RIGHT SHOULDER, WHIPLASH, AND A CONCUSSION. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND CURRENTLY STILL UNDERGOING MEDICAL EXAMS FOR THE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. LOUISBURGE SHERRIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

INJURY:BROKE STERNUM; ACCIDENT AT 60MPH COST TO MY VEHICLE WAS $14,000.00, WENT TO HOSPITAL,FOR DIAGNOSIS. WENT TO DELAND, FLA. HOSPITAL. MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I FEEL I HAVE AN UNSAFE CAR!! I AM A DOCTOR IN FL. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME AT:[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,900.

I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT I AM AFRAID COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2010 TOYOTA AVALON I STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT KIND OF STALLS. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, SUCH AS TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. IT IS AS THOUGH MY CAR STALLS FOR A MOMENT. I GIVE IT GAS, BUT IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR A FEW MOMENTS. USUALLY AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. IF IAM PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC I ALMOST GET HIT. RECENTLY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, I JUST PULLED OUT AND WAS GOING APPROX. 40 MPH AND IT STALLED FOR A FEW MOMENTS, MAYBE LESS THAN A MINUTE. IF A CAR HAD BEEN BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. EACH TIME I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR @ THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS. IT ONLY DOES IT ON OCCASION. BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN ON INCLINE GOING IN A UPWARD DIRECTION WHILE IN DRIVE POSITION VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ROLL BACKWARD WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE TO ACCELERATOR. *TR

1. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS JAMMED OPEN BY FACTORY CLOTH FLOOR MAT. REMOVED THE MAT. 2. ON MULTIPLE RECENT OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND PLACED IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. CAR SEEMS AS IF THE WHEELS ARE CHOCKED. THEN WHEN CAR DOES MOVE IT ACCELERATE QUICKLY IN REVERSE. HAVE DISCOVERED WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRACTION CONTROL APPEARS WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND STAYS LIT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE CAR SIMULTANEOUSLY FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN RELEASED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND HOW A DRIVER COULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE AND THEN HAVE THE CAR SHOOT BACKWARDS CAUSING DAMAGE OR INJURY. 3. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE WEARING BOOTS I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF DECELERATING, ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY. THE REACTION EACH TIME WAS TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL EVEN HARDER RESULTING ONLY IN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING EVEN HARDER. ON ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS IT OCCURRED BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE QUICKLY IT NONETHELESS ACCELERATED SEVERAL FEET INTO THE MIDDLE OF A STREET. IT IS CLEAR THAT THESE THREE INCIDENTS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY OF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AND INADVERTENTLY BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSING BOTH. I BELIEVE THE SITUATION IS AGGRAVATED BY THE FACT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL YOU CANNOT FEEL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNDER YOUR FOOT AND HAVE NO IDEA YOU ARE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL YOU GO THROUGH THE MENTAL PROCESS OF TRYING TO DETERMINE WHY THE HARDER YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE THE FASTER THE CAR GOES. IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHY ONE MIGHT PANIC AND "STAND" ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR ACCELERATE TO A VERY DANGEROUS SPEED. MY 190 MPH MOTORCYCLE DOESN'T SCARE ME, THE VENZA DOES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HOSE TO DRAIN THE WATER FROM THE SUN ROOF OUT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DETACHED, WHICH CAUSED WATER TO LEAK ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOSE NEEDED TO BE RE-ATTACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ON BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE SEVERELY TILTED FORWARD MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE SEAT OCCUPANTS TO SIT ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE SEATS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINTS WERE OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE HEAD RESTRAINTS WERE OPERATING IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY WERE DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND VEERING LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE SHOCKS AND MOTOR MOUNT WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.