2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Vehicle speed control Problems

“I was parking head-in to parking spot. As I reached the final spot, and was shifting gear to p (parking), the car took off like a rocket and jumped the curb. This caused damage to the car parked in the next parking spot and my car. The other car had to be towed. I was able to still drive my car. This happened at an office building outdoor parking lot. People standing outside the building (for smoking or otherwise) witnessed it all. They also indicated that the car went like a rocket and they have never seen anything like this.”

“Driving on straight level interstate with laser cruise set at 65 MPH and no other cars or obstacles present, car suddenly braked two times (about 20 minutes apart). The same thing occurred about 7 days later on comparable road in light rain. In this later situation, wipers suddenly went on high speed, for 5 seconds and car braked twice in span of about 5 minutes. The second time this occurred, the master warning light came on for about 30 seconds. We took it to Toyota dealer the next morning in rapid city, sd, who said he could not work on it for a couple of days and suggested we call Toyota. …”

“2013 Toyota avalon. Consumer writes in regards to unintended acceleration vehicle accident. The consumer stated the vehicle accelerated backwards out of a parking space. Luckily, she did not hit anything or anyone. However, it then accelerated forward hitting another vehicle in a parking space. The vehicle was inspected, and it was determined, the accident was not a result of any type of manufacturing or design defect.”