Toyota Avalon Complaints (2008)
349 consumer complaints on file.
- #10460958June 7, 2012STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE REAR LIP SPOILER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE SPOILER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,700.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10460815June 6, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED THAT MY HEAD LIGHTS WEREN'T ON AFTER BEING ON WHEN I LEFT MY JOB, SO I TURN THEM BACK ON AND ABOUT ANOTHER 20 MILES THEY WERE OFF AGAIN I EXPERIENCE THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND WAS WOUNDING THIS CAR ISN'T THAT OLD SO SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT THAT OLD FOR THE LIGHTS TO BE GOING OUT THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OR ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH IT. WENT TO A ELECTRICAL SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MOST AVALONS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SO I'M WRITING THIS REPORT TO SEE WHAT I NEED TO DO NEXT SO THIS WON'T OCCUR FOR THE NEXT 5YRS OR SO. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AT NIGHT WHEN I DRIVE EVENTUALLY THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL IS THIS SUPPOSE TO BE HAPPENING I NEED TO KNOW. THANK YOU, *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10460639June 5, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHT/HIGHBEAMS BLEW OUT ON ONE SIDE. I HAD THE LIGHT REPLACED IN FLORIDA ON A TRIP. LATER IN THE SAME YEAR THE SAME LIGHT BLEW OUT AND I TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN WALDORF, MD THIS DEALER, WITH MUCH RESERVATION, REPLACED THE LIGHT. A WEEK LATER BOTH DAYTIME/HIGH BEAM LIGHTS BLEW OUT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES OF BOTH LIGHT. NOW A YEAR AND A HALF TO 2 TEARS LATER BOTH LIGHTS HAVE EXPLODED AGAIN. AT THIS POINT THE CAR HAS 71009 MILES ON IT. TOYOTA SAYS THEY WILL FIX IT. HOWEVER, IF THEY FIX IT THE SAME WAY AGAIN I'M SURE THE SAME PROBLEM WILL RETURN IN DUE TIME. LIGHTING AT NIGHT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS I FOUND OUT THIS WEEKEND AND THIS SAFETY PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED PROPERLY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10458623May 15, 2012ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS (HID BULBS) GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. WE HAVE REPLACED THE HID BULBS AND THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR EVALUATION. THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SAY DEFINITIVELY WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE BULBS (TOTAL COST OF $800) IN ORDER TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BULBS OR NOT. SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED THE VEHICLE CAN'T BE SAFELY DRIVEN AT NIGHT FOR LONG DISTANCES FOR FEAR THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE NOR RESOLVE. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10458185May 12, 2012ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT COMPLETELY. THIS IS A REPEATED ISSUE. HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON; OTHER TIMES WILL NOT. THIS IS APPLICABLE TO THE LOW BEAMS AS WELL AS THE HIGH BEAMS. HAVE NOTIFIED TOYOTA AND THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE PROPERLY. TOYOTA WILL NOT ADMIT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE EQUIPMENT IN THE 2008 AVALON. MANY OTHER AVALONS IN THIS MODEL YEAR ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10456715April 27, 2012ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SEPT. 11, 2011, WHILE PARKED, AT NIGHT, AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS ON, BOTH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT LAMPS EXPLODED. THE VERY NEXT DAY, I TOOK MY AVALON TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS ABOVE 36,000 MILES, THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $2,700. I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH LAMPS AND ASSEMBLIES MUST BE REPLACED. I WAS PRESENTED A TOYOTO SERVICE BULLETING STATING THAT BOTH ASSEMBLIES MUST BE REPLACED. GOT NO OPTIONS FROM THE DEALERSHIP. NOV. 9, 2011, I RECEIVED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE STATING THAT MY WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 75,00 MILES AND THE IT COVERED THE HEAD LAMPS AND ASSEMBLIES. IT TOOK UNTIL JAN. 10, 2012, TO SETTLE THIS ISSUE. THE LAMPS AND ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED BY THE COMPANY AND I RECEIVED A FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10455418April 16, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HIGH-BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT OVER A YEAR AGO ON MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON TOURING (HID LIGHT PACKAGE), NOT SURE ON MILEAGE BUT APPROX. 60,000. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE AVALON FROM (AND ALSO BOUGHT THE TOP DOLLAR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MILES). THEY SAID THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES. SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $2,800. I THOUGHT MY WARRANTY SHOULD REPLACE IT, THEY DISAGREED. THEY SAID I COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE MY LOW BEAMS WERE FINE AND DIDN'T SEE ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS HAPPENING. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FROM TOYOTA FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THEY WOULD REPLACE THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY'S AT NO CHARGE TO ME IF I HAD LESS THAN 72,000 MILES. I HAD ABOUT 80,000 AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. ON 4/13/2012, DRIVING OVER AN HOUR HOME FROM DINNER, MY DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM STARTED FLASHING AND WENT OUT COMPLETELY. IN THE DARK. I TOOK MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TODAY TO FIX THE BULB. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $380 ISH TO REPLACE THE ONE LOW BEAM BULB. BUT SAID BOTH HIGH BEAMS AND BOTH FOG LIGHTS WERE OUT TOO. AND THEY THOUGHT THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY'S AND THOUGHT I SHOULD REPLACE THEM BOTH, BACK TO THE $2,800 FOR LIGHTS!!! I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMPLAINED BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I WAS PAST THE 72,000 MARK. THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULDN'T BE BASED ON MILES OR TIME. THEY POSTED A WARRANTY EXTENSION, ADMITTING THEIR PROBLEM, BUT ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T DRIVE MANY MILES. I FEEL TAKEN BY TOYOTA. THIS COULD HAVE (AND MAY IN THE FUTURE) CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MAKE IT RIGHT TOYOTA!!! *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10455096April 13, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM / DRIVING LIGHTS ON PASSENGER SIDE TURN OFF AFTER APPROX 3 - 5 MINUTES OF OPERATION. IF LIGHT SWITCH OR ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, LIGHT RESETS AND OPERATES FOR APPROX 3-5 MINUTES AND THEN SHUTS OFF AGAIN. ALSO, BOTH HIGH BEAM BULBS ARE INOPERATIVE. BULBS HAVE SHATTERED LEAVING GLASS SHARDS INSIDE THE HIGHBEAM LIGHT HOUSING. ONLY THE LEFT FRONT LOW BEAM LIGHT IS WORKING WHICH TOYOTA REPLACED AT 27,000 MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10454990April 12, 2012VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT AND INJURIES TO THE FACE, KNEES, BACK, AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10454191April 4, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM/HIGH BEAM BULBS TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE LEFT SIDE AND SOMETIMES THE RIGHT SIDE. IF I TURN THEM OFF THEN BACK ON THEY BOTH TURN ON FINE BUT LATER TURN OFF AGAIN AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING. I REPLACED ALL BULBS WITH NEW ONES AND AFTER INSTALLING THEM, THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENS AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 50K MILES AND HAD NO ELECTRIC WORK DONE TO IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT SO I AM ALMOST POSITIVE THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10453956April 3, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HIGH BEAM BULBS BURN OUT ALL THE TIME. I HAVE REPLACED THE HIGH BEAM BULBS 4 TIMES IN THREE YEARS. TOYOTA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY EXTENDS THE FACTORY WARRANTY TO 72K MILES. MY BULBS INITIALLY BURNED OUT--SIMULTANEOUSLY--AT 83K. JUDGING FROM THE COMMENTS ON TOYOTA FORUMS AND USER WEBSITES, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. TOYOTA SHOULD CORRECT PROBLEM FOR ALL AVALON OWNERS, NOT JUST THOSE WITH MINIMAL MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10453987April 3, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RUNNING/BRIGHT BEAMS BOTH WENT OUT ON LEFT AND RIGHT AROUND SEPT 2011. LITES USE THE SAME LAMP. HAD REPAIRED AT FREEMAN TOYOTA IN HURST TX. WAS NOT TOLD IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. TOYOTA ISSUED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE SOMETIME AFTER THAT REPAIR. RIGHT LAMP OUT AGAIN NOW APRIL 2012. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT REPAIR/REPLACE AND TO DEAL WITH TOYOTA DIRECT FOR REFUND, ETC. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10453257March 27, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TWO YEARS AGO BOTH BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS FAILED. DEALER REPLACED BULBS AT MY EXPENSE. ON 3/12/2012 BOTH BULBS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED. DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED ($1265.30) AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD OVER 50000 MILES (CAR NOW HAS 85000 MILES). I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS TRUE. MY QUESTION TO TOYOTA WAS, IF I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND BOTH DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLIES FAILED WOULDN'T MY SAFETY BE IN JEOPARDY AND IF SO WHY WASN'T THIS CAR RECALLED? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10450586March 7, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH EXTERNAL HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD ADJUST THE LIGHT SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS TO BECOME OPERABLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 4/2/12 *CN UPDATD 04/16/12
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10449597February 28, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BULB. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10449304February 25, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED: AT 35 MONTHS AND 40,000 MILES, THE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS (HID) BEGAN INTERMITTENT OPERATION AND POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE GROUND MAKING NIGHT DRIVING UNSAFE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE LOW BEAM HID HEADLAMP WAS GOING OUT AND THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE HID LOW BEAM BULB WAS AN EXORBITANT $300 DOLLARS ($125 FOR THE BULB AND $175 FOR INSTALLATION). THE BULB REPLACEMENT DID NOT FIX THE AIM PROBLEM AND A NEW HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. THE HEADLAMPS STILL POINT AT THE GROUND MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD ALLOW TOYOTA TO CREATE SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD AS A LIGHT BULB THAT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY OR COSTS $300 TO REPLACE, WHICH IS HARDLY AFFORDABLE BY A MAJORITY OF AMERICANS. THE FACT THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT GET THE LAMPS TO AIM CORRECTLY ON THE STREET INDICATES THE DESIGN IS ALSO FLAWED. THIS IS NOT A LUXURY ITEM LIKE ELECTRIC WINDOWS OR AIR CONDITIONING. THIS IS A SAFETY DEVICE, REQUIRED BY LAW, AND THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE HID MALFUNCTION OCCURS PREMATURELY WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER HEADLAMPS AND IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET BUT TOYOTA IS EVIDENTLY DENYING ANY ISSUE EXISTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10448924February 22, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MULTIPLE FAILURES OF HIGH BEAM / DRLS (SAME BULB). BULB WILL QUIT WORKING OR IN SOME CASES SHATTER AND LEAVE GLASS SHARDS IN THE HOUSING. (KNOWN, AND RECENTLY ACKNOWLEDGED, PROBLEM WITH BULB HOUSINGS BY TOYOTA.) I HAVE ALSO RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES (TEMPORARY FAILURES SO FAR) OF THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. THE LOW BEAM WILL FAIL, AND USUALLY (AFTER COOLING, OR A FEW ON/OFF CYCLES) WILL RESUME OPERATION. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THIS ALSO TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, PROBABLY A VOLTAGE PROBLEM, AND SEEMINGLY RELATED TO THE BULB HOUSING PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA RECENTLY OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED AND OFFERED TIME/MILEAGE-LIMITED REPAIRS FOR. SO FAR, TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES OUTSIDE THE ARBITRARY SET LIMITATIONS OF 5 YEARS OR 72,000 MILES. THE CHRONIC AND REPEATED FAILURE OF THESE HEADLIGHTS (HIGH BEAMS/DRL AND HID LOW BEAMS) IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN AN OFFICIAL RECALL FOR REPAIR AT TOYOTA'S EXPENSE WITHOUT TIME OR MILEAGE LIMITS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10447542February 12, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NOTICED MY LIGHTS BEING DIMMER THAN NORMAL ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, THEN REALIZED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE GOING OFF ALTERNATELY. BUT ON AT LEAST 2 OCCASIONS THEY BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THE RUNNING OR FOG LIGHTS WERE ON SO I HAD SOME LIGHTING, BUT ON AT LEAST 1 OCCASION I HAD TO USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS AS I WAS DRIVING ON A SECTION OF ROAD WHERE THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10447503February 11, 2012EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN SEPTEMBER 2011, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT FAILED ON MY TOYOTA AVALON AT AROUND 62,000 MILES. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BULB AT A COST OF $217.99. I HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM TOYOTA FOR HIGH BEAM AND DRIVING LIGHT BULBS BUT NOTHING FOR LOW BEAM BULBS. I HAVE SUBMITTED THIS LAST SERVICE VISIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL BE COVERED. NOW, 5 MONTHS AND 3,000 MILES LATER, THE HEADLIGHT (PROBABLY THE LOW BEAM BULB) ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAS FAILED. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THAT BULB AS A COURTESY FOR A CHARGE OF ONLY $40 INSTEAD OF THE FULL PRICE OF $217.99. THIS IS THE THIRD TOYOTA AVALON I HAVE HAD AND THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD ANY RELIABILITY PROBLEMS WITH ONE. CLEARLY TOYOTA NEEDS TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THESE BULB REPLACEMENTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10446611February 3, 2012POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR HAD UNEXPECTED, SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL. DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT; AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PERSON WAS UNINJURED EXCEPT FOR CHEST BRUISES. THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN IN WHEN IT WAS RECALLED AND WAS " FIXED" IN RESPONSE TO 2 RECALL NOTICES BY THE DEALER ON MARCH 4, 2010. THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS BASHED IN, HOOD IS BENT UPWARD, RADIATOR DAMAGED AND THE FRONT DOORS JAMMED. MEN HAD TO FORCE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN TO GET THE DRIVER FROM THE CAR. TOYOTA AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BUT NEITHER HAVE HAD TIME TO EXAMINE THE CAR. *KB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0