2008 Toyota Avalon vehicle speed control problems
45 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2008 Toyota Avalon — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Nhtsa, I would like report an incident of 'sudden unintended acceleration' when driving my 2008 toyota avalon. I was driving with my wife, [xxx], on sunday, 10/23/16 traveling west on walker road in beaverton, oregon at 11:05am (address: [xxx]) . I was stopped behind (2) cars waiting at a traffic…”
filed Oct 24, 2016
“Takata recall march 9th 2016 9:30pm I was accelerating onto the highway from the onramp to about 70mph when the car kept accelerating after pressing the brake so I continued to press the brake but there was no release of acceleration so put the gear in neutral and I found room to pull to the right…”
filed Mar 10, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Vehicle Speed ControlCampaign 10V017000 · Jan 21, 2010
- Vehicle Speed ControlCampaign 09V388000 · Oct 5, 2009
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Avalon years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Avalon | 3 | 14% |
| 2019 Avalon | 4 | 6% |
| 2018 Avalon | 2 | 8% |
| 2016 Avalon | 2 | 9% |
| 2015 Avalon | 5 | 12% |
| 2014 Avalon | 5 | 5% |
| 2013 Avalon | 22 | 16% |
| 2012 Avalon | 4 | 13% |
| 2011 Avalon | 11 | 10% |
| 2010 Avalon | 13 | 28% |
| 2009 Avalon | 18 | 20% |
| 2007 Avalon | 85 | 35% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Toyota Avalon
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.