Thanks Kevin,
Looks like I am not the only one to suffer.
Otherwise a very relaxing car to drive.
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I wasna fu but just had plenty.
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From Kevin's link, cut and pasted in its original shouty form:
"OTHER TIMES, I WILL PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND HAVE NO RESPONSE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR TAKES OFF. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL GO OR NOT GO."
Sounds to me like Toyota is trying to give the Avalon the driving characteristics of a Turbodiesel;-)
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Ah - hang on a minute - "no response for several seconds"....
The ATF has got "cooked"; in these instances it *should* return to normal response after a few minutes of gentle driving, but I think I heard somewhere that if the ATF is frequently getting "cooked" it will need changing as it will degrade as a result?
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It's a cruise control thing, if the Accord I drove last week shares any gearbox traits. As you approach the hill, the car starts to slow, so the computer pulls the throttle cable in. However, the hill gets slightly steeper, but the throttle isn't depressed enough yet to keep the speed up. So the computer continues to reel in the cable but the time lag causes it to hit the stop and the kickdown point before it starts to accelerate appreciably.
Hitting kickdown on the motorway usually causes any autobox to drop to 2nd gear (maximum power at about 5000RPM), explaining the abrupt jolt. I suppose it could be a fault with the kickdown sensor though, or the whole system could be badly designed. The Accord never had enough power to induce a torque steering effect. (*David runs out to hug his turbo diesel*).
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