| Issue ID | 618639 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10182047 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 17/01/07 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On three different occasions, while driving my 2006 toyota avalon xls, i pressed down on the gas pedal to pass another vehicle and the gas pedal continued to depress on its own after i took my foot off of it. I stood on the gas pedal and it took about 5 seconds for the pedal to disengage after accelerating very rapidly. The third time, i had to shut off the ignition. I am afraid to press hard on the gas pedal at this point as it is a very frightening situation. A less experienced driver would get injured. I will not let anybody else drive my car because of this. The dealer had no explanation which i find very disturbing. Help!! *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DEDHAM, MA |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 21/11/05 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | BOCH TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | NORWOOD |
| Dealer's state code | MA |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 02062 |