NHTSA Complaint #10320766 — 2007 TOYOTA AVALON

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS DUE TO A CHIP IN THE COMPUTER. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE NHTSA RECALL# 10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.