| Issue ID | 1232044 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10785402 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 16/10/15 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The problem is with the dynamic radar cruise control (drcc). It applies the brakes for no apparent reason. Below are descriptions of 5 of about 20 such incidents: -on i-40. I was behind a truck moving 62 in a 70 zone. There was a truck in the left lane about 200 yards ahead. I moved to the left lane. There was no one behind me in either lane. Drcc quickly slowed me to 40 mph. -again on i-40, in right lane behind a truck going about 62 in a 70 zone. The truck 20 yards behind me moved left and accelerated. Brakes automatically applied by drcc. -on i-8, right lane following a vehicle 10 mph below the speed limit. A car was closely following me. Upon reaching an exit ramp, he exited and quickly accelerated. The brakes were strongly applied. -entering freeway; light traffic, drcc set at 75. The entrance ramp came in from above the freeway and approached the freeway at a fairly sharp angle. There was a metal guard rail to the left of the left lane. Entering travel lane, still aimed at the guard rail, brakes sharply applied. -construction zone on i-80, . Speed limit 55 in the construction zone and 70 beyond it. Fairly heavy traffic was narrowed to one lane in the zone with orange barrels on the right and jersey barriers on the left. The nearest vehicle ahead of me was 100-200 yards ahead, but behind was a semi about 20 feet away. Changed set speed from 60 to 70 approaching end of construction.. I was probably 20-30 yards from the end of the construction when i adjusted the speed.. Just as i reached the end of the zone and was beginning to accelerate, the brakes were strongly applied. The semi veered to miss me. My guess is that if the drcc is confused by the situation it is programmed to apply the brakes. A far more appropriate, and safer, response would be to emit a warning beep(s) and disable the cruise control. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 16000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MONTROSE, CO |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BD1EB6FUXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 60 |
| 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 | |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | |
| Dealer's state code | |
| Dealer's ZIP code |