NHTSA Complaint #10522977 — 2012 TOYOTA AVALON

2ND COMPLAINT (FIRST COMPLAINT - #10522765) - ON JULY 2, 2013, AROUND 5:20 P.M., MY FOURTH INCIDENT OF BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MILES AND APPLIED BRAKES. BRAKES FAILED AND ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RACING. I CRASHED INTO A THE REAR OF A SEDAN WHICH WAS STOPPED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CARS TO A DEVELOPMENT TO EXCHANGE INSURANCE INFORMATION. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TRADE-IN SINCE IT WAS UNRELIABLE FOR DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. AN EARLIER POTENTIAL INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE MORNING WHEN I WAS BRAKING AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE INDIVIDUALS WERE CROSSING THE STREET ON WHICH I WAS TURNING INTO AND THE BRAKES SEEMED TO NOT ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND STOPPED THE CAR, BARELY. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE LACK OF QUALITY IN THE TOYOTA AVALON. I AM ALSO DISAPPOINTED IN THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER'S FOCUS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WITHOUT EXAMINING COMPUTER SYSTEMS' ENGINE CONTROLS AND SPEED CONTROLS. *TR