2006 TOYOTA AVALON Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE WHEN COLD - WHEN THE WIFE NOTICES THIS PROBLEM, IT IS PASS TIME TO REPORT IT ! I HAVE NOTICED IT FOR YEARS ! JUST GETTING WORST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE HIGHWAY PATROL APPEARED ON THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY GARAGE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING IN THE ENGINE AREA. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING AND WITHIN SECONDS, RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN THE RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED WITH A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. UPDATED 06/04/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE HAD A HIGH IDLE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE INTO GEAR AT 10-15 MPH AND THEN CATCH WOULD CATCH UP AND DISENGAGE AND THE DRIVERS...

WHEN SLOWING MY 2006 AVALON FOR TURN, SPEED BUMP, ETC. AND THEN ACCELERATING THERE IS OFTEN A LAG IN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING AND WHEN IT DOES THE CAR LURCHES. I HAVE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS ABOUT THIS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. AFTER A YEAR OR SO 1 DEALER SAID THAT TOYOTA HAD ISSUED AN ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE WHICH THEY PERFORMED. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE BUT HAS RETURNED. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALLS AND STORIES ABOUT POSSIBLE ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS I WANTED TO ADD MY STORY TO THE LIST. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE LAG IN TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, ESPECIALLY IF IT WORSENS. FURTHER, THE ONLY WAY I KNOW ABOUT THIS LATEST RECALL IS THROUGH THE NEWS - TOYOTA HAS NOT NOTIFIED ME DIRECTLY. THIS MAKES THE THIRD RECALL ON...

HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE BROKE. AC LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING, THEN CAR STARTED LEAVING OIL PATHS IN AND OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DEALER FOUND NO AC PROBLEM, ATTRIBUTED TO OIL ALL OVER THE UPPER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEY STATED THREE OTHER LINES RECENTLY REPLACED. *TR

2006 TOYOTA AVALON OIL RETURN LINE TO ENGINE MADE OF RUBBER BREAK AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

MY WIFE WAS PARKED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. SHE BACKED OUT OF THE SPOT THE CAR WAS IN AND STARTED TO GO FORWARD. THE CAR BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND WENT IN CIRCLES UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT UP ON A CURB IN THE PARKING LOT. *TR

THE CAR A/C STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND I SOON LOST MOST OF MY OIL. I WAS LEFT ON A SUNDAY WITHOUT MUCH OIL AND HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE REPLACED THE OIL LINE AT NO CHARGE AND LUCKILY I HAD AAA TOWING INSURANCE. I WAS OUT ON THE ROAD WITHOUT OIL IN THE CAR!!! *TR

AVALON LIMITED 3.2L V6 * AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION * 72,900 MILES WELL, THIS IS MY 3RD TOYOTA, THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UP UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR I HEARD A CRANKY FAN LIKE NOISE, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS AFTER I DROVE SHOPPING AND CAME BACK AFTER 2-3 MILES AND PARKED THE CAR ON MY DRIVEWAY IN THE DARK. NEXT MORNING WHEN I PULLED MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE NOISE CONTINUED AND I SAW A POOL OF ENGINE OIL ALL OVER, I CALLED THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND SURPRISINGLY THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE CAR THE SAME DAY (SAME DAY APPOINTMENTS-NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE EVEN FOR JUST OIL CHANGES) AFTER TAKING A LOOK THEY SAID THE OIL LINE NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND COST WOULD BE $450 FOR A HALF DAYS WORK. I CALLED BACK THE EVENING AND WAS TOLD NOW THEY CALLED TOYOTA AS...

I WAS RUNNING MY AIR CONDITIONER WHEN SUDDENLY IT STOPPED WORKING AND I RECEIVED A CHECK AIR CONDITIONER. I ALSO HEARD A CLICKING UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO TOYOTA AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR IMMEDIATELY NEW THE PROBLEM, THE VVT, AN OIL VALVE, RUPTURED AND THIS IS ONE OF THE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE AVALON. I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME, BUT APPARENTLY THIS WILL DUMP MOST OF THE OIL FROM THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TO INDICATE THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW OR THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THE VVT WAS FIXED AND I DROVE OFF ONLY TO RETURN DUE TO AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. COME TO FIND OUT DUE TO THE VVT VALVE RUPTURE AND THE DUMPING OF OIL, THE CAM WAS DESTROYED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 5600.00. TOYOTA IS THE...

2006 TOYOTA AVALON COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL WITH NO WARNING LIGHT. DEALER TECHNICIAN ADVISES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE YEAR. THE DEALER AND THE COMPANY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. NO ADVISORY OF ANY KIND. THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY PER DEALER/TOYOTA SPECS. ANY PROBLEM WITH THE OIL AND ENGINE IN A CAR IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM. SEE WEBSITES FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR EXAMPLE, AT WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SITE LISTS 43 COMPLAINTS FOR AVALON MODEL THAT I AM REPORTING TO YOU. ADVISED CORPORATE OFFICE AND DEALER. NEITHER SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBILITIES OF THIS KIND OF DANGER. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE I-85 IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE A/C SHUT OFF AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO, THE "CHECK OIL" LIGHT STARTED BLINKING SLOWLY AT FIRST, THEN AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS IT WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY. BY THIS TIME I HAD PULLED OFF INTO A GAS STATION. AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE STATION THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. AFTER IT WAS PARKED, I CHECKED THE DIPSTICK AND THERE WAS NO OIL WHATSOEVER IN THE CAR. AS WELL, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COATED WITH OIL. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR, INCLUDING THE INSIDE OF THE WHEELS AND BRAKES WAS COMPLETELY COATED WITH OIL AS WELL. THE BACK OF THE TRUNK ALSO HAD A LIGHT COAT OF OIL ON IT, PRESUMABLY FROM...

MY 2006 AVALON EXPERIENCED A SEVERE OIL LEAK WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND STOPPED IT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE WHERE IT DEPOSITED SEVERAL QUARTS OF OIL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO QUICKLY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AS A WELL-KNOWN FAILURE OF THE HOSE-TO-TUBING CONNECTION ON AN EXTERNAL LUBE OIL LINE TO THE VVT MECHANISM. I HAD 51K MILES, SO THE REPAIR WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A NEW SOLID METAL TUBE AS IS USED ON THE 2009 MODELS TO REPLACE THE ONE THE DEALER INSTALLED WHICH STILL HAD THE RUBBER HOSE PORTION. I HAVE PURCHASED TOYOTAS SINCE THE MID '80'S AND THIS IS MY FIRST SERIOUS DISAPPOINTMENT IN BOTH THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT AND THE CONDUCT OF THE COMPANY FOR NOT RECALLING THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MARCH 18, 2009 I WAS TRAVELING 300 MILES FROM HOME IN HOUSTON TO COVINGTON LA. ABOUT 20 MILES FROM MY DESTINATION I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, A/C STOPPED WORKING & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL & IT WAS COMPLETELY DRY. PUT 4-5 QTS OF OIL IN AND AS SOON AS I TURNED ON THE CAR, ALL THE OIL CAME POURING OUT ONTO THE PARKING LOT. DROVE THE CAR INTO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP & LEFT IT. WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD NEED A COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILT. LEFT THE CAR IN COVINGTON LA & RETURNED TO HOUSTON. THE CAR WAS DELIVERED BACK TO ME IN HOUSTON IN A FEW WEEKS. ON JUNE 30, 2009 I WAS ON ANOTHER DRIVE ABOUT 90 MILES FROM HOME & A/C STOPPED WORKING. TOOK INTO LOCAL DEALERSHIP - TOLD FREON WAS TOTALLY EMPTY. THEY REFILLED & COULD...

OIL LEAK 2006 AVALON XLS 65,857 MILES AFTER DRIVING HOME ABOUT 45 MILES AND PARKED CAR SMELLED THE ODOR OF BURNING OIL. I INSPECTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SAW OIL ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ENGINE AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE CAR SAW OIL WAS DRIPPING. TOOK IN TO TOYOTA THE NEXT DAY. BEFORE I COULD TELL THE SERVICE PERSON EVERYTHING HE TOLD ME THAT PROBLEM WAS A HOSE AND THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT 400.00 TO REPAIR AS MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH I WAS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING OIL SO I WENT TO THE SERVICE STATION AND FILLED IT WITH TWO QUARTS OF OIL. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME TO MARYLAND AND HAD TO STOP FOR GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA SO I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL IN MY CAR AND FOUND THAT IT WAS VERY LOW. AT THIS POINT I REALIZED THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM SO I PUT ANOTHER TWO QUARTS IN MY CAR AND CONTACTED LANCASTER TOYOTA IN LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA (717-569-7373). I EXPLAINED MY SITUATION TO THEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE. MY SERVICE ADVISOR'S NAME AT LANCASTER TOYOTA WAS MS. SHARON ESHELMAN. MS. ESHELMAN INFORMED ME THAT MY OIL COOLING LINE ALSO KNOWN AS THE VVTI LINE HAD RUPTURED AND TOYOTA HAS A NEW REPLACEMENT PART THAT IS ON NATIONAL...

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING OIL SO I WENT TO THE SERVICE STATION AND FILLED IT WITH TWO QUARTS OF OIL. I REALIZED THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM SO I PUT ANOTHER TWO QUARTS IN MY CAR AND CONTACTED A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY OIL COOLING LINE ALSO KNOWN AS THE VVTI LINE HAD RUPTURED AND TOYOTA HAS A NEW REPLACEMENT PART THAT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. LANCASTER TOYOTA DIDN'T HAVE THE NEW REPLACEMENT PART HOWEVER THEY COULD PUT THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BACK ON MY CAR AT A COST OF $307.09 WHICH WOULD ALLOW ME TO GET HOME. AFTER GETTING MY CAR FROM PA I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO TOYOTA OF BOWIE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK MY ENGINE FOR DAMAGE. THEY SAID HE DIDN'T SEE...

I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 3 MILES AT 40 MPH IN MY '06 AVALON WITH 40,000 MILE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. MY CAR BEGAN SMOKING FROM THE HOOD. OIL WAS LEAKING, LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON. NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS OR NOTIFICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS INDICATED. MY DIPSTICK SHOW THAT I HAVE NO OIL IN THE CAR. I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE RECENTLY. I AM WAITING FOR MY TOYOTA DEALER TO CALL ME BACK. I HAVE LEFT 2 MESSAGES. *TR

2006 AVALON, 70K MILES. A HOSE CARRYING OIL FROM ONE PART OF THE ENGINE TO ANOTHER RUPTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE RESULT WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND POTENTIALLY THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE. *TR

CAR STARTED LEAKING LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON. OIL LINE ON ENGINE LEAKING. OIL COVERED OTHER PARTS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA HAD NO MANUFACTURE REPLACEMENT PARTS IN USA AND STATED THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE MANUFACTURED. MANUFACTURE OF PARTS COULD TAKE 60-90 DAYS. DEALER REPLACED PART WITH SUBSTITUTE OIL LINE RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA IN ORDER TO REPAIR CAR IN A TIMELY MANNER. CAR WAS COVERED IN OIL UNDER CAR AND WAS NOT CLEANED. MOTOR COULD HAVE BEEN RUINED HAD OIL LEAK NOT BEEN DISCOVERED WHEN PARKING THE CAR. NOTICE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM NATIONALLY AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. PRICE OF NON TOYOTA PART AND REPAIRS WAS $683.00. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN A RECALL, WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS PART IS CAUSING. *TR

ON A 300 MILE ROAD TRIP. CHECK ENGINE & OIL LIGHT CAME ON NEAR END OF JOURNEY. DROVE INTO DEALERSHIP NEXT MORNING & WAS TOLD OIL LINE RUPTURED DEPLETING THE ENGINE OF ALL OIL AND NOW NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE ENGINE COULD HAVE SEIZED UP WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY OR CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO OIL IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT & UNDERCARRIAGE. *TR

2006 AVALON. DRAMATIC LOSS OF OIL. NO OIL INDICATOR LIGHT, NO HIGH TEMP. SOME OIL LEFT IN ENGINE BUT DID NOT REGISTER ON DIPSTICK. OILTUBE REPLACED. *TR

I WENT OUT THIS MORNING TO WARM MY CAR. WHEN I CAME OUT TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL ALL OF MY OIL HAD LEAKED OUT ON THE GROUND. I HAD JUST WENT IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHG AT THE TOYOTA DEALER. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER NOT KNOWING THAT MY ENGINE COULD HAVE LOCKED UP ON ME. LUCKILY I MADE IT TO THE DEALER SAFELY. AFTER LOOKING AT MY CAR THE TOYOTA REP. CAME OUT AND TOLD ME THAT MY VVTL LINE HAS BUSTED. I WAS LIKE THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR. I ONLY HAD IT FOR 3 YEARS. THE REP SAID THAT THE PART IS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE SOME WEEKS BEFORE THE PART COMES IN. SHE SAID THAT THEY ALREADY HAD CARS THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING FOR WEEKS. SHE...

ON 2/3/09 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE I ARRIVED AT WORK I COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE REAR AND UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY CAR. I CHECKED THE OIL IN THE ENGINE AND IT WAS EMPTY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VVTI LINE HAD BROKE AND ALL THE OIL IN THE ENGINE WAS GONE. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR 2 WEEKS. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE UNTIL THEY TAKE IT APART AND INSPECT IT. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATED BILL OF $1800 FOR PARTS ONLY, NOT INCLUDING LABOR CHARGES. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 2,000 MILES AGO. MY CAR IS TAKEN IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT HELP ME BECAUSE THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT ABOUT THIS...

SUDDENLY OIL SPURTED OUT FROM UNDER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO AFTER DETERMINING IT WAS A RUPTURED HI-PRESSURE OIL LINE INFORMED ME IT WAS UNDER A SERVICE BULLETIN. THEY PROVIDED A LOANER AND REPAIRED IT WITHOUT COST AFTER A SECOND DAY IN THE SHOP. *TR

ON 12/7/2008 OIL CAME OUT FROM BOTTOM OF THE CAR. ON MONDAY 12/8 I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER--AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR I WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAILURE OF SOMETHING CALLED A VVTI OIL HOSE--THIS PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BY TOYOTA AND WONT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER OR MID JANUARY (ACCORDING TO TOYOTA)--THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS AND I WAS ALSO TOLD 1748 CARS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM-----WHY WOULD IT TAKE SO LONG TO OBTAIN THESE PARTS? *TR

DRIVING CAR ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTING KNOCKING. OIL LIGHT WAS NOT ON. NEXT DAY CAR RAN 1/4 MILE AND ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. CHECKED OIL AND THERE WAS NONE IN THE ENGINE. THIS WAS ONE WEEK AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE AND 70,000 MILE FULL SERVICE. TOWED TO DEALER. WAS TOLD THE OIL PIPE HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN OFF. HOW THIS HAPPENS IN A 2 YEAR OLD CAR I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND. EITHER A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER WARNED THE CONTACT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HIS VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ADDED OIL AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS BEING A VVTI OIL LINE RUPTURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,500.

WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED AND GREEN LIGHT ON,WHEN THE START BUTTON IS PRESSED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WILL BUZZ BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WILL BUZZ AND THE ENGINE WILL FIRE AND THEN DIE. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. THE DEALER CHECKED FOR CODES AND THERE ARE NONE. CALLS TO THE ZONE AND DISTRICT OFFICES HAVE OFFERED NO SOLUTION. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WE DO NOT USE THE CAR FOR TRIPS IN FEAR IT WILL HAPPEN AND WE WILL BE UNABLE TO START THE CAR AND BE STRANDED A DISTANCE FROM A DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY ENGAGING THE BRAKES OR NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVING MAT WASN'T THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING. ON THREE OCCASIONS HE SPOKE WITH LEXUS, TOYOTA AND THE DEALER. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE FROM AUGUST 11TH TO AUGUST 13TH AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT READ AN ARTICLE RE: LEXUS 350 ES EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6950 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7295.