2004 TOYOTA AVALON Service Brakes Problems
2 NHTSA complaints on file
Service Brakes Issues in the 2004 TOYOTA AVALON
2 service brakes complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Service Brakes Complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE SPEED ERRONEOUSLY INCREASED TO 105 MPH. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKES ALSO MALFUNCTIONED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT SWITCHED THE SHIFTER TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND STOP. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN DEC 2013 INVOLVING OUR 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. WE SUSPECT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT RELEASE AS IT SHOULD HAVE. SHE HAD BEEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TAPPED THE BRAKE TO RELEASE IT AS SHE EXITED A HIGHWAY SHE THEN STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AS SHE EXITED THE EASTBOUND HIGHWAY TO MANEUVERE THE EXIT CURVE TO MERGE ONTO A SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. ON THE CURVE SHE NOTICED THE CAR WASN'T SLOWING DOWN AS IT SHOULD, AND WHEN SHE BRAKED HARDER, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP SENDING HER INTO A SWERVE. THE CAR TRACED A PATH SIMILAR TO AN UPSIDE DOWN QUESTION MARK. SHE CROSSED TWO LANES, AND THE REAR OF THE CAR HIT A WALL LANDING HER FACING TRAFFIC RIGHT NEXT TO THE ROADWAY. WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP, BOTH THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE WERE COMPLETELY...
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Equipment
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Fuel System Gasolinefuel Injection Systeminjectors
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Fuelpropulsion System
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Power Trainaxle Hubs
1 complaint
Seats
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1 complaint
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Steeringrack And Pinion
1 complaint
Structurebody
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Structurebodydoor
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Suspensionrear
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Tires
1 complaint
Tiresvalve
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Wheels
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