NHTSA Complaint #10264204 — 2006 TOYOTA AVALON ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10264204
Vehicle	2006 TOYOTA AVALON
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	April 5, 2009
Date Filed	April 6, 2009
Mileage	68,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON..LIGHT CAME ON TODAY (VSC) DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS UNTIL DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ENGINE STILL IDLING...PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, VERY DANGEROUS, NO SHOULDER. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND RESTARTED IT...GAVE IT A LITTLE GAS AND THOUGHT I COULD EXIT THE FREEWAY..AS I GAVE IT GAS TRYING TO MERGE BACK INTO THE SLOW LANE WITH 65MPH TRAFFIC..IT NEARLY CAUSED A REAR IN COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE.. MY CAR CUT OUT AND THEN IT WENT UP TO 50MPH (CUTTING OUT THE ENTIRE TIME)..ENOUGH TO GET ME OFF THE FREEWAY. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING. WHATEVER THE PROBLEM WITH THE VSC...WILL BE DETERMINED IN THE MORNING AT THE TOYOTA DEALER. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

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