Toyota Avalon Complaints (2004)

205 consumer complaints on file.

• #10109571January 14, 2005
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM THE RPM REACHED 7000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS MARKS THE FOURTH TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED 10099310. HEAVY SMOKE CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING. *TC *JB

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10105388December 28, 2004
  SUSPENSION, STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MILES PER HOUR THE CONSUMER HIT A CURB WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE STRUT ARM, KNUCKLE STEERING, BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10083551September 13, 2004
  STEERING:COLUMN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A BRUSHING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK WHEN THE A/C WAS RUNNING THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE AS WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED, THE TRUNK GASKET LEAKED, NOISES WERE HEARD WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT (STEERING FELT TIGHT), THE TRUNK BOTTOM WOULD NOT OPEN, THE WIPERS WOULD HIT THE HOOD, THERE WAS A SCRAPING WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, THE DRIVER DOOR WAS LEAKING WATER, AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT TURN RIGHT. *SC *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10091499September 7, 2004
  ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

  THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXTRA ADDED SAFETY DEVICE USED TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THIS VEHICLE WILL EVER LOSE TRACTION AND SKID. THE OWNER HAS PUT 381 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE TRACK OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND THAT SPECIAL TRACTION DEVICE WAS NOT WORKING. THE SECOND LIGHT V.S.C. LIGHT VEHICLE STABILIZING CONTROL LIGHT APPEARED AND THE THIRD LIGHT WHICH WAS THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10074270July 6, 2004
  POWER TRAIN

  THE REAR WHEEL FROZE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID 8 FEET UP IN THE AIR ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED BRUISES ALL OVER HIS BODY AND RECEIVED 20 STITCHES IN HIS ELBOW . *JB *NM

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0