| Issue ID | 757548 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10302331 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 21/02/06 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota avalon. The contact stated that when driving, his vehicle suddenly accelerated. . He depressed the brakes but the vehicle continued to accelerate. He kept pressing the brakes and shifted gears into neutral until eventually the vehicle began to decelerate. He took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the cause may have been the floor mats. He did not have any more problems after that failure occurred in march 2006. He called the manufacturer in 2009 about the floor mat recall 09v388000 and was told to go the dealer to have the floor mats removed. The contact stated that the current mileage was approximately 64,900. The failure mileage was approximately 9,000. Updated 2/26/10 *cn updated 09/07/10*jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 9000 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | PIKESVILLE, MD |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK36B16UXXXXXX |
| 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 | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 21/01/06 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| 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 | CARMAX |
| Dealer's telephone number | 410-931-6500 |
| Dealer's city | WHITE MARSH |
| Dealer's state code | MD |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 21162 |