2002 Toyota Avalon: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Mar 26, 2019 · Acceleration, Brakes · 213,830 miles · PR · crash · 2 injuries

I was driving on a highway when the car accelerated by itself, brakes did not work. The car put itself in the middle of two lanes, then accelerated turn half ,I think, crashed (the front of the car)with a small hill some how did not stop and ended up somehow turning back and crashed again this time the back of the car crashed against the hill and stopped. The car suffered several breaks in and a transmision repair. This is my third toyota. It was perfect before the incident. It was very scary. Just a few min before the crash I was passing a toll at about 28 MPH. After passing the tool I was faster than that but I do not like to speed.

Filed Nov 16, 2011 · Acceleration, Airbags · 101,000 miles · MA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota avalon. The contact was driving 30 MPH during inclement weather when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into an embankment. The air bags did not deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact was not injured during the crash. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The manufacturer also stated that an engineer would be sent to inspect the vehicle. The manufacturer inspected the vehicle but did not give any details of what caused the crash. The failure mileage was 101,000.

Filed Jun 2, 2010 · Acceleration · 118,000 miles · IN · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota avalon. The contact stated that she experienced sudden acceleration while her foot was on the accelerator pedal. As she turned into a parking space, the vehicle lurched forward and crashed into another vehicle next to her. There were no injuries but a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership where the dealer inspected the brake and ran a diagnostic test but could not find the cause for failure. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The failure and current mileages were approximately 118,000.

Filed Mar 12, 2010 · Acceleration · 77,109 miles · WA · crash

In 2007 my 2002 toyota avalon had a serious accident due to sudden acceleration. I was parallel parking, heading slowly forward at no more than 1 or 2 MPH when the car suddenly took off. My car struck the car in front of me, careened across the road and sidewalk, and crashed into a truck parked in a driveway across the street. Fortunately no body was hurt but people could have been killed especially if there had been pedestrians in the way. As you might expect, I was very shaken. My car was "totaled" and my insurance company said it had to hold me at fault because toyota refused to take responsibility. I am convinced this was a problem of sudden acceleration not having anything to do with a sticking gas pedal as I was barely going forward. I believe that the sudden acceleration problem in toyota vehicles should be further investigated and not confined to the recalled models. I would appreciate a response to this email.

Filed Mar 11, 2010 · Acceleration · TX · crash

2002 toyota avalon experienced unintended acceleration as it was in the process of being parked in residential garage resulting in damage to the vehicle and garage. Stomping brake resulted in stopping against the concrete step up from the garage floor. Local toyota service department was called. Responder indicated they had never heard of any kind of issue with the vehicle that could have caused this. Insurance company rep indicated no history of such an occurrence when claim was filed. Still paying surcharge on insurance coverage for accident. Three year old granddaughter in back seat at the time. Occasional surging feeling when stopped in traffic with foot on brake LED to habit of keeping further back from vehicle in front as a precaution.

Filed Feb 26, 2010 · Acceleration, Visibility · FL

2002 toyota avalon with unintended acceleration. Consumer states that vehicle accelerated unexpectedly on two occasions. *kb the consumer also stated the right passenger window lowered for no apparent reason.

Filed Nov 9, 2009 · Engine · 94,000 miles · CA

This is to report 3 incidents of unintended acceleration of my toyota avalon. In each incident, the car accelerated unexpectedly for a short time while driving about 55mph on a smooth level highway. The accelerations experienced can be best described as a "lunge". These incidents were no impact anomalies. They are being reported now for the first time to support your investigation.

Filed Apr 18, 2005 · Acceleration · NY · crash

2002 toyota avalon experienced sudden acceleration after cruise control was disengaged.***no answer required***.*mr the first incident of sudden acceleration caused the vehicle to impact low trees branches which scratched the hood of the vehicle. The second incident resulted in no damage.

Filed May 3, 2004 · Acceleration · CT · crash

I proceeded to back out of a parking space at comcast cable. As I was backing up I bumped into a utility pole in the middle of the lot. I applied the brakes and put to car into drive. When I lifted my foot off the brake the car lunged forward striking a parked vehicle and the building. The distance could not have been more than 10 to 15 feet. My wife and I heard a strange sound coming fron under the body of the car. I onformed my insurance company of the fact that some toyota models were being investigated for sudden acceleration problems. He said he would check it out. He informed me that my model(2002 avalon)was not affected. Nothing further was done other than to fix the damage to my car.