Toyota Avalon Complaints (1998)

178 consumer complaints on file.

#8002221January 15, 2002
SUSPENSION
THERE WAS A LOUDER THEN USUAL THUMP IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. TO VEHICLE TO DEALER REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC NOTED THAT FRONT STRUT WAS BREAKING. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE STRUT, BUT WA SNOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756601January 9, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS WITH PASSENGERS IN REAR SEAT, THE REAR SUSPENSION REPEATEDLY "BOTTOMS OUT" CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS AND LOUD NOISE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WITH VEHICLE LOADED NEAR DESIGN LOAD LIMITS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756602January 9, 2002
SUSPENSION
FRONT SUSPENSION CREAKED AND GROANED. THE UPPER STRUT MOUNTS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER (BOTH SIDES) AT 3000 AND AGAIN AT 32000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756603January 9, 2002
TIRES
VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO "TIRE STEER". TWO OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES (BRIDGESTONE) WERE REPLACED AT 3000 MILES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE ENTIRE SET OF TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED. ROTATING THE TIRES BECOMES PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THE WRONG SWITCH EXACERBARTES THE PROBLEM. THE RESULTING "PULL" INDIACTES THE NEED FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHEN THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM, OR OBSCURES THE NEED AT OTHER TIMES. THE NEED TO FIGHT THE WHEEL CAUSES DRIVER FATIGUE AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756604January 9, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL FAILS TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE TEMPERATURE. TEMPERATURE SWINGS +/- 5 DEGREES. FREQUENT DRIVER ACTION REQUIRED TO ADJUST/MODERATE TEMPERATURE. SELLING DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALTERNATE TOYOTA DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SOLD TO ME BY THE SELLING DEALER (APPROXIMATELY $1000 OF REPAIRS REQUIRED).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756605January 9, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WEATHERSTRIPPING GASKET ON LEFT FRONT (DRIVER) DOOR FAILED CAUSING EXCESSIVE NOISE ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756606January 9, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PADDED COVERING ON THE DASH BOARD BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE METAL SUPPORT. IT APPEARS THAT THE ADHESIVE HAS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001541January 4, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE STRAPS INSTALLED, AND DEALER REFUSED TO INSTALL THEM. THAT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755472December 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NO, SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898801November 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH CONSUMERS VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANTOHER VEHICLE, FULL FRONTAL CRASH, DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, DEALERSHIP AND USAA INSURANCE COMPANY HAVE NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO MAKE ANY DETERMINATIONS. *NOTE: PASSENGER SUSTAINED FOLLOWING INJURIES: BROKEN TOE/ STRAINED TOE, AND BRUISING FROM RESTRAINT BELTS. *AK *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#753093October 11, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY FRONT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE IN AN ACCIDENT. IT POPPED OUT AS FLAT AS COULD BE! I HIT MY HEAD ON THE SIDE WINDOW BECAUSE OF THIS. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A FAST RATE OF SPEED, MY HEAD INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#751930September 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL DRIFTS TOWARD FLOOR AT RED LIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750723August 18, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONER AND THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE FAILED. THERE BLOWER MOTOR DOES NOT WORK. CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A TSB WHICH ESSENTIALLY ADMITS THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SERVO INSTALLED IN THIS CAR BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT PAY FOR A REPAIR OF A PROBLEM THAT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR POOR QUALITY CONTROL. THEY HAVE QUOTED THIS REPAIR TO BE AT ABOUT ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750287August 13, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THIS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION IS A SERIOUS HARZARD. WHEN THE ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILS, THE DEFROSTER ALSO FAILS. THE LOSS OF DEFROSTER HAS PUT ME IN JEOPARDY MANY TIMES DURING POOR WEATHER. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE FAILURE WILL OCCUR, AND ONLY OWN ONE CAR, I CAN'T CHOOSE NOT TO DRIVE WHEN THE POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS OCCUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562308July 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE DROPPED OVER AN EMBANKMENT ROLLED OVER ONCE AND CAME TO REST UP RIGHT, POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE(KENTUCKY UNIFORM POLICE TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#748173July 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WAS TOLD THAT BURNING OIL AND SMOKING WAS DUE TO SLUDGE IN VALVE COVER, INDICATED THAT I HAD NOT HAD OIL CHANGES, AND I HAVE OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. I KEPT NO RECEIPTS OF PURCHASES OF OIL FILTERS AND OIL. MAY NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747215June 21, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF THE ENTIRE AIR CIRCULATING SYSTEM INCLUDING FRONT DEFROST/DEFOG, HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING IS DOCUMENTED IN A SERVICE BULLETIN TO TOYOTA DEALERS FROM TOYOTA, YET TOYOTA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE IF IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. EVEN THOUGH IT CREATES A DANGEROUS CONDITION IN NOT BEING ABLE TO DEFOG OR DEFROST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889973June 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#746389June 4, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS CAR WAS HIT IN THE CENTER FRONT BY A CAR TRAVELING 45 OR GREATER, ALL AIRBAGS FAILED!!!!!. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#889533June 1, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTERMITTENTLY AIR CONDITIONER WOULD GO DEAD, AND DASHBOARD TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD FLASH ON /OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN INFORMED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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