2003 Toyota Avalon Fuel system Problems

“As I was backing out from a space in a parking lot, my car suddenly accelerated and I had a hard time getting it to stop with the brake pedal. The wheels were turned in a sharp left position. The engine sounded like it was at a high rev. The right side of my car crashed into two cars on the opposite side of the parking lot aisle before coming to a halt. The whole event lasted just a few seconds. Fortunately, no one was injured.”

“The engine started cold and revved to 2500 RPM and then oscillated between 2500 and about 3000 RPM and never slowed down. I put the car in drive and drove it the block and a half to my house using the brake to stop at the only stop sign on the route but stopping was difficult. The next morning I experienced the same ultra-fast idle and drove the car on an errand that was about 2 miles distant. The same pattern persisted but the brakes were heating up and smelling from frequent use in keeping the car within the city speed limit. …”

“The subject of this complaint is my 2003 Toyota Avalon lx which had a total mileage of approximately 17,100 miles. This vehicle was last serviced at 9,000 miles plus. On april 29, 2014 the subject vehicle was parked in the back parking lot of a small mini mall at 3601 e. Foothill blvd.,pasadena, california. After we finished shopping at the mini mall, we returned to the our vehicle and strapped ourselves in the car with our seatbelts. When I turned on the ignition of the subject vehicle I had my left foot on the parking brake and my right foot on the driving brake. …”

“I believe that Toyota is covering up the real cause of the acceleration of the engine while driving. It happened to me while I was driving and was very frightening. The engine begin to speed up automatically and I could not stop it with my brakes. I put the car in neutral and then stopped. The engine continued to race. I took the car to the local Toyota dealer the next day and it did the same thing. It reached speeds of 70+MPH without me touching the pedal. The Toyota dealership replaced the idle air control valve pn. 22270-0a060. I have not had a problem since. …”

“2003 Toyota Avalon xls. Stalled while driving. Had to leave the car in street and walk home. Would not restart for at least 30 minutes. Also would start, then stall and not restart for at least 30 minutes on other occasions intermittently. This was very concerning because the engine would just turn off during driving and not restart. Took to b&d auto repair, who could not replicate problem and then called Toyota dealership in carlsbad who told them was probably the idle air control valve as they had been finding this an issue with avalons. …”