| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006090796 | Incident Date: Sep, 23 2006 |
| Consumer's City: FREDERICKSBURG | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: AVALON | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BK36BX5U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 04 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl* - on 9/24/06 while the contact was driving vehicle at 60 mph and it unexpectedly accelerated to 75 mph. the contact had to apply the brake with both feet to disengage the acceleration on the vehicle. on 10/09/06, while driving on the highway at 40 mph the vehicle accelerated to 75 mph, had to hold both feet on the brake and pull the vehicle off to side of the road. at that point the contact took the vehicle to the dealership,) and the dealer stated that the gas pedal was most likely getting caught under the carpet. the dealer couldn't find anything wrong with the vehicle. while driving on 12/23/06 at 35 mph the vehicle accelerated to 75 mph, after a quarter of a mile contact was able to stop the vehicle by outing both feet on brake. all the brakes were smoking and there was transmission fluid leaking. at that point, contact had the vehicle towed to rosener toyota. *ak updated 01/29/07. *jb |
