2009 Toyota Avalon cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 18 complaints for the 2009 Toyota Avalon, 16% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 16,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 16,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was backing up into a driveway and the car started going real fast and when I tried to brake, it wouldn't stop and then my shoe got caught. I ran into a bld., I tried to miss it so I hit the corner of the bld. It was a very hard hit. It knocked me silly for a while. The car I was driving was a rental car which was a 2009 toyota avalon. I do not have the VIN # for this was a rental.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota avalon. During brake application the vehicle lurched forward. As a consequence she rear-ended the proceeding vehicle. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealership. The current and failure mileages were 18000. Updated 1/28/10 the consumer stated she was driving slowly and when she looked to her left a vehicle in front of her stopped to turn and they failed to signal. When she tried to stop, the vehicle accelerated. The consumer also stated the air bags did not deploy.