When car is in neutral and moving forward you can accidentally move the gear shifter to reverse , without stopping the car first or applying the brakes .
2008 Toyota Avalon transmission complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota avalon. The contact stated that the vehicle's rpms radically increased and a loud revving noise was heard. The failure is more noticeable after accelerating from an idle position. The failure is intermittent and there are no warning lights illuminated prior to the failure. She took the vehicle to the dealer and a representative stated that this was a normal characteristic of the vehicle. The manufacturer would not assist. There was no correlation between the speed and the failure. The failure mileage was 19.
Purchased a 2008 toyota avalon limited. Discovered this car's engine can be shut off with the automatic transmission not in park allowing the car to roll freely. In my opinion this is a safety hazard . This problem is compounded now with the new push button on/off switch used to control the motor. I found this to be the case when I accidentally pushed the start/stop engine switch with the transmission not in park stopping the engine. The car started to free roll in the garage. This is compounded by the poor steering and braking action response when the engine is not running. I can not see why toyota did not install an interlock switch to ensure the engine could neither be started nor stopped unless the automatic transmission was in park? Am I missing something? Thanks for your consideration in this matter.
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