2001 Toyota Avalon Vehicle speed control Problems

“On june 23, 2001 my father was driving a two-week-old 2001 Toyota Avalon on wv route 2 near huntington, wv. According to eye witness accounts, my father was driving north at an accelerating speed and quickly came upon another northbound car from the rear. He cut over in the oncoming lane, passed the car, returned to the northbound lane and continued out of sight. The driver of the car estimated my father was traveling probably 90 MPH. …”

“Avalon xls v6 automatic transmission 46,000 miles I had just backed out of my garage and I stopped to lower the garage door. The car was in still reverse and I went to accelerate and the gas pedal went to the floor and the car went backward in reverse all the while I was trying to stop it with the brake pedal. I went in a full 20 foot circle and was about half way through a second circle when my husband reached over and turned the key 1 click to kill the engine. …”

“I had at least 3 occasions where my Toyota Avalon gas pedal stuck. I took my car to the Toyota dealer and told them about it. They took it for a drive and said there was nothing wrong. My car is a 2001 Avalon.”

“Let me explain first, I can't substantiate the claim I am making about the possible cause of the accident that killed my wife when driving a 2001 Toyota Avalon. The reason the accident occurred is that she did not stop at an intersection controlled with a stop sign. The accident occurred in callahan county, texas at the intersection of fm 1750 and highway 36 on april 9, 2007 at approximately 8:30 pm. She drove under the trailer of an 18 wheeler, was killed instantly and dragged under the trailer for 800 to 900 fit. …”

“On 11/26/2005 I experienced an acceleration problem with my 2001 Toyota Avalon while backing my car into our garage. While slowly backing in, the car accelerated & I backed into our family room wall. I put the car in drive, the engine continued to rev up and the car shot out of the garage like a bullet (one neighbor witnessed it). I quickly turned to avoid a 2nd neighbor's brick house across the street, braking didn't seem to help. I hit a 3rd neighbor's car parked in his drive and ended up in a 4th neighbor's drive on my side of the street!. …”