Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / AVALON / 2006

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006077322 Incident Date: Jul, 14 2006
Consumer's City: WAYNE Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: AVALON Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BK36BX6U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 29 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 04 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I own a 2006 avalon ltd. upon entering the on-ramp to route 23 in wayne, nj, i depressed the brake to slow the car. after confirming there was room to merge, i applied the gas and attempted to merge. i noticed and heard the tachometer surge but the transmission did not engage. i lost my opportunity to merge and had to quickly apply the brakes. by then, the ramp lane had ended and i had to turn onto the shoulder to avoid hitting an oncoming car. i brought the vehicle to to the dealer who examined the car and stated that this was/is "normal operation when compared to other cars of this type". i opened a complaint file with toyota ((#20060719xxx...last 3 numbers left out intentionally). the transmission on this car continues to exhibit erratic behavior (transmission hesitation) under these same conditions (braking followed by acceleration). this situation significantly hinders my ability to safely operate my vehicle while merging into traffic. *jb