Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, KENTUCKY, INC.
Manufacturer Id: 1088
Model: Avalon
Model Year: 2009
Plant Company Name: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, inc
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Kentucky
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: ACV30L/MCV31L
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES; HOWEVER , THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO SOME BUSHES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000. NEW YORK POLICE REPORT. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
2009
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPING MECHANISM DROPS, MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL TELESCOPE ALL THE WAY DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THAT WE HAVE HAD THE 2009 AVALON. OUR 2005 DID THE SAME EXACT THING. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT WE NEED TO PAY OVER $1100 TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AND HAVE THE CAR ALIGNED AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A FREAK THING WITH JUST THIS CAR, AS OUR OTHER ONE WAS THE SAME WAY. *TR
