Consumer Complaint Detail

WEATHERTECH / W36 (FLOOR MATS) / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116129 Incident Date: Aug, 05 2007
Consumer's City: LEXINGTON Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: MACNEIL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS LIMITED
Model Name: W36 (FLOOR MATS) Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BK36BX7U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 28 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On aug. 6th while driving on a two lane road in south carolina in my 2007 avalon, the accelerator became stuck. my car reached speeds of up to 80 mph. i could only reduce the speed to 60 mph by riding the brakes. i finally stopped the car by finding a safe pull-off and shifted into neutral and then park. my brakes were completely ruined and required replacement. my car was towed to a toyota dealer in greenville, sc. the service department determined that the faulty acceleration was due to a rubber all-weather mat. the mat had been placed over the standard floor mat. i feel that avalon owners nationwide need to be notified of this dangerous problem. i noted in my local newspaper last week that you are investigating the same problem in the lexus es 350 which has the same design as the avalon. *tr updated 03/04/10 *bf updated 05/06/10.*jb