Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) on oct. 7, 2009, at about 3:00 pm edt on a sunny day in bradenton, fl, i was driving alone while sober, alert, and healthy at about 35 mph on a paved side road [xxx] approaching a red stoplight at u.s. 41 so. with 2 or 3 cars stopped ahead of me for the light. about 100 yards before the stoplight, i applied my footbrake,[xxx] (ok when inspected &driven a week earlier as part of oil change &general checkup). the foot pedal went to the floor, with no braking effect. i swerved to the left of the cars ahead of me and made a sharp left turn when i reached u.s. 41, to avoid hitting/being hit by oncoming traffic. my car rolled over and crashed. i hit my head on the car's roof[xxx] . i never lost consciousness, but the pain was terrible. i bled, upside down, for about 10-15 minutes, fearing another crash from oncoming cars, hanging from my seatbelt. a bystander stanched the blood eventually. the paramedics showed up in an ambulance& took me to the emergency room at manatee memorial hospital in bradenton. the dr. cleaned very painful glass shards from my multiple scalp wounds, then put in five staples& released me. two sheriff's deputies interviewed me& said my car's tire-marks showed signs of acceleration. i denied accelerating; it made no sense to me until recent stories in the newspaper about toyota brake problems and sudden unexplained acceleration in other cases. a friend picked me up. the next day i went to the garage of elmer's towing, which had towed my totally wrecked car. i asked for the foot brakes to be checked. they were normal. i found this very puzzling; it only made sense recently as i read and heard on tv about similar problems by other with toyotas. shelly devane of elmer's is a witness to the report of ok brakes. i strongly believe that an intermittent electronic problem with the brakes caused the wreck. i did not file this complaint earlier because the evidence is circumstantial & the car now gone. *tr
Going home on north on los olivos rd (25 mph zone) and rolling to a four way stop crossing manzinita rd (ne santa rosa, ca) my 2001 avalon accelerated at full throttle (roar). i had my foot on brake so i was shocked. pressing hard on brake the accelerator disengaged after about 3 seconds. i told my wife that i had a senior moment, thinking i had pressed accelerator and brake at same time. never happened again. seeing 2001 avalon mentioned usa today motivated this. *tr
2001 toyota avalon has a malfunctioning electronic brakes control module, repaired once under warranty. the said module malfunctioned. purchased new module from toyota $1200. and installed $800.. since i purchased the car have no brakes when traveling on rough or bumpy roads always. *tr