| Issue ID | 992375 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10522977 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| File date | 02/07/13 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2nd complaint (first complaint - #10522765) - on july 2, 2013, around 5:20 p. M., my fourth incident of brake failure occurred. I was going about 5 miles and applied brakes. Brakes failed and engine sounded like it was racing. I crashed into a the rear of a sedan which was stopped. No injuries were sustained. We were able to drive the cars to a development to exchange insurance information. I drove the car to the dealership for trade-in since it was unreliable for driving at slow speeds. An earlier potential incident occurred in the morning when i was braking and slowing down to make a right hand turn, the individuals were crossing the street on which i was turning into and the brakes seemed to not engaged and the engine began to race. I applied more pressure on the brake pedal and the brakes engaged and stopped the car, barely. I am extremely disappointed in the lack of quality in the toyota avalon. I am also disappointed in the toyota service center's focus of the braking system without examining computer systems' engine controls and speed controls. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 28899 |
| Number of Occurences | 4 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, MD |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK3D9CU4XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 5 |
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