2009 Toyota Avalon Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 18about this part
- Share
- 20%of 91 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 16,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2009 Toyota Avalon, 20% of the 91 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 16,000 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Going very slowly and heading into a curb in a parking lot, I stepped on the brake, and instead the car accelerated and stopped only when it hit a limb of a large bush. It left a dent in my front bumper. This has happened only one time.”
NHTSA complaint #10285972, filed 2009-10, 3,240 miles“I believe the Toyota acceleration issue has to do with the cruise control. I believe the cruise control is being invoked by a software bug and also the accelerate function of the cruise control somehow gets activated. I was driving a Toyota Avalon using the adaptive cruise control. I decided to bump up my speed to I tapped accel a few times. Before I knew it the car was at 85 MPH on the cruise control display. I do not think I was actually traveling 85 MPH, though. I hit the brake and it cancelled the cruise control and the car slowed down.”
NHTSA complaint #10318285, filed 2010-03, 2,500 miles“Traveling on interstate I began the procedures to correctly pass a vehicle in front of me. When I started to pass my Toyota Avalon accelerated before I could change lanes. I had a difficult time regaining control to prevent hitting the vehicle in front of me and to keep from hitting a concrete wall dividing the north/south lanes. I was bearing hard on the brake and I was able to regain control. I thought others on the interstate would be calling police about my irrational driving. This happened about two weeks before the problem was announced. …”
NHTSA complaint #10318940, filed 2010-03, 5,576 miles“After passing a car and speeding up from 90km per hour to 120 km I took my foot off the brake. The car continued on it's own, 120,130, 140 and topping out at 155km where at this time I had one foot on the brake and could only slow the car to 120, with both feet on the brake ( literally standing on the brakes) the car slowed from 120 to about 30 whereupon mu wife shut the car off. The tires were pouring smoke out of them and it took us about a mile to stop the car. It is a 2009 Toyota Avalon brand new. Have you had any other uncontrolled acceleration problems reported?”
NHTSA complaint #10280698, filed 2009-08, 5,000 miles“When slowly pulling into a parking space in front of a building, the vehicle suddenly accelerated across a 3-foot wide sidewalk and into one of the storefronts of a building--resulting in extensive damage to the front of the vehicle (currently in the body shop) and extensive damage to the storefront. Fortunately, no one was on the sidewalk at the time. This is the first sudden unintended acceleration for us...but apparently not the first for the 2009 Avalon.”
NHTSA complaint #10550517, filed 2013-11, 40,677 milesRelated recalls
- 10V017000Jan 21, 2010Toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 avalon, model year 2007-2010 camry, model year 2009-2010 corolla, corolla matrix, rav4, model year 2010…Covers: Toyota Avalon 2005–2010, Camry 2007–2010, Tundra 2007–2010 +5 more
- 09V388000Oct 5, 2009Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2010 passenger vehicles. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by…Covers: Toyota Avalon 2005–2010, Prius 2004–2009, Tacoma 2005–2010 +5 more
Related service bulletins
- 10244113Aug 17, 2023TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 14% |
| 2020 | 1 | 10% |
| 2019 | 4 | 6% |
| 2018 | 2 | 8% |
| 2017 | 3 | 21% |
| 2016 | 2 | 9% |
| 2015 | 5 | 12% |
| 2014 | 5 | 5% |
| 2013 | 22 | 16% |
| 2012 | 4 | 13% |
| 2011 | 11 | 10% |
| 2010 | 13 | 28% |
| 2009 | 18 | 20% |
| 2008 | 45 | 13% |
| 2007 | 85 | 35% |
| 2006 | 103 | 29% |
| 2005 | 72 | 32% |
| 2004 | 25 | 12% |
| 2003 | 51 | 17% |
| 2002 | 25 | 22% |
| 2001 | 24 | 18% |
| 2000 | 20 | 12% |
| 1999 | 20 | 22% |
| 1998 | 16 | 9% |
| 1997 | 8 | 6% |
| 1996 | 10 | 9% |
| 1995 | 5 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2009 Toyota Avalon
25 complaintsSteering
18 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Toyota Avalon
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology