Toyota Avalon Complaints (2008)

349 consumer complaints on file.

#10446128February 1, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
OVER THE COURSE OF 1 MONTH BOTH HIGH BEAMS EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BULB CHIPS ARE INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY. HEADLIGHT LEVELING SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING ON 1 SIDE, LIGHT IS POINTING TO THE GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445753January 29, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I STARTED MY CAR LAST WEEK, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I ASSUMED IT WAS THE BULB BUT TOOK IT TO A SHOP WHERE THEY TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT I WAS TOLD IT'S NOT THE BULB. IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER BUT SEEMS TO TURN ON AND OFF BUT WITHOUT ANY CONSISTANCY. WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNING ON AND OFF TOGETHER. THE FOG LIGHTS ARE WORKING BUT I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF EVERY FEW MINUTES TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE CHECKED AGAIN BUT I AM BEING TOLD AGAIN IT IS NOT THE BULBS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE! I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO TURN OFF ONE LATE NIGHT AND NOT RETURN ND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, INJURING ME AND MY FAMILY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446418January 27, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE STARTER BUTTON WILL NOT WORK ABOUT 1 OUT OF EVERY 50 TRIES. THIS IS A NO KEY IGNITION CAR. THIS CONDITION STARTED AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. DOESN'T RESPOND TO PROCEDURE IN CAR'S HAND BOOK. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. TOYOTA DEALER IN REDLANDS CALIFORNIA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445502January 26, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS BOTH RIGHT & LEFT GO OFF INTERMITTINGLY, I HAD ORIGINALLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH NIGH BEAMS THEY WERE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445531January 26, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE THE 2008 TOYOTA AVALON TOURING. THE HID/LOW BEAM PASSENGER LIGHT WENT OUT. DEALER ADVISED BOTH LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEED REPLACED AT $1088 EACH PLUS 2 HOURS LABOR. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND THEY ARE BACKLOGGED 90 DAYS. DEALER JUST RECEIVED ONE THAT WAS ORDERED 90 DAYS AGO. DRIVING WITH ONE LIGHT (MAYBE 2 SOON) IS DANGEROUS AND I CAN'T PARK IT IN THE GARAGE FOR 90 DAYS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REPLACING FREE AND SUPPLYING A RENTAL CAR WHILE THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444375January 18, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT / DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT GOES OUT APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. OCCURS WHETHER VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. TURNING OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTING WILL RESET LIGHT FOR A FEW MINUTES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443561January 12, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH FRONT LOW BEAM LIGHT BULBS. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WOULD WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY KEEPING ME AT BAY AS I COULD NOT DRIVE @ NIGHT. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ALONG WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WERE REPLACED ON TWO APPOINTMENTS AT $192.50 PER BULB ALONG WITH LABOR.. THE TOTAL CAME TO $310.20 X 2= $620.40 THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS USING THE LIGHTS TOO MUCH AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE LIGHTS GOING OUT!! MY CAR HAS LOW MILES AND IT TOLD HIM THAT WAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. I AM VERY DISCOURAGED WITH THE OUTCOME OF HAVING TO FORK OUT SO MUCH MONEY FOR A FACTORY DEFECT, SHAME ON TOYOTA! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442474January 5, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND ON MAKES IT WORK AGAIN, BUT PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND THE DURATION THE HEADLIGHT STAYS ON APPEARS TO BE SHORTER AFTER EACH ON/OFF CYCLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441830December 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HID HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. LIGHT WAS REPLACED IN MAY, 2011. HID LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED ON 12/13/11.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439808December 13, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING... ONE DAY ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT, THE NEXT DAY, THE OTHER LIGHT... ESSENTIALLY TAKING TURNS GOING OFF. THEN BOTH WOULD BE ON. PER SOME RECENT COMPLAINTS, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE REPLACING THE LOW BEAMS WILL FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A CLEAR MANUFACTURING ISSUE CONSIDERING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME MODEL. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ADVISED THIS HAD NOTHING TO DUE WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE HIGH BEAM ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439417December 12, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED WHEN SUDDENLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438476December 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON EITHER THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT LIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED BOTH HID LIGHTS BUT ISSUE KEEPS COMING BACK. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND THEN ON THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. HOWEVER AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES ONE OF THE LIGHTS GO OFF AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO BE RANDOM, BUT SOME TIMES BOTH GO OUT THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. CALLED TOYOTA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. TOYOTA FRANKLY TOLD US THAT THIS IS NOT THEIR ISSUE. LOOKING AT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND WITHOUT LIGHTS YOU HAVE VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER. P.S. THIS IS NOT THE HIGH BEAM ISSUE BUT RATHER THE NORMAL HEAD LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438115December 2, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ILLUMINATED, WE HEARD WHAT SEEMED LIKE A FIREWORK OR SMALL ARMS FIRE. MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. WE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS EXAMINED, DIAGNOSED, & REPAIRED. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS, BUMPER COVER, & COWLING WERE REPLACED DUE TO MELTING AND FIRE DAMAGE, THE WIRING HARNESS WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED(IT HAD BEEN DETERMINED IT HADN'T BEEN DAMAGED OTHER THAN INSPECTION) ALL PARTS WERE RESERVED FOR MY INSPECTION. I HAD BEEN TOLD THE HIGH BEAM HAD WORKED ITSELF LOOSE & CAUSED THE FIRE. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN!!! THE BULB HAD EXPLODED IN THE HOUSING, MINUTE PIECES OF GLASS WERE INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING, & THE ONLY DAMAGE TO IT WAS EXTERNAL CHARRING. I HAVE STORED THE LENS FOR INSPECTION, PROVING THE EXPLOSION THEORY. I THANK THE LORD WE WERE NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME OR THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BURNED TO A CRISP. WE RECEIVED A FORM LETTER FROM TOYOTA A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE" CONCERNING CERTAIN 2008- 2010 AVALON'S HIGH BEAM DRL BULBS. OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES AS THEY HAVE OFFERED REIMBURSEMENT IF WE HAVE HAD ANY REPAIRS PAID FOR "OUT OF POCKET" THIS BULB EXPLODED.....IT CAUSED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ITS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT WE WERE IDLING IN A DRIVEWAY NEAR A WATER SOURCE, AND I HAVE HAD FIRE SAFETY TRAINING. I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A LARGE EXTINGUISHER AND CARRY IT IT THE VEHICLE. WE ARE VERY ANXIOUS & CAUTIOUS DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434956November 9, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAILURE: HIGH BEAM/DRL BULBS HIR1 9011. IN NOVEMBER 2010, THE RIGHT FRONT HID LOW BEAM BULB WAS FLICKERING AND FAILED. AS PART OF THE RIGHT FRONT HID LOW BEAM BULB REPLACEMENT, I DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH OE TOSHIBA HIGH BEAM/DRL BULBS WITH PHILIPS REPLACEMENTS. TOSHIBA NO LONGER MANUFACTURES THE HIR1 9011 BULBS. THIS MOVE WAS STRICTLY A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION. KEPT THE TOSHIBA BULBS AS SPARES. WITHIN 6 MONTHS ONE PHILIPS HIR1 BULB FAILED IN THE DRL MODE AND THE OTHER BULB FAILED IN THE HIGH BEAM MODE. REUSED THE TOSHIBA BULBS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430625October 18, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE THROTTLE BODY WIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRES, AND THE FUEL SYSTEM WIRES THAT FAILED DUE TO RODENTS WHO CHEWED THE WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430505October 17, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TOYOTA AVALON 2008 TOURING GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM AND NOW BOTH GO OUT OCCASIONALLY. VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING IN EARLY A.M. RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND DRIVING AT NIGHT AND YOUR LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428470October 4, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HIGH BEAM EXTERIOR LAMP LIGHTING FAILURE. AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT BULBS WERE SHATTERED INSIDE OF HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED THE BULBS. HIGH BEAM BULBS FAILED AGAIN AFTER 9 MONTHS. TOYOTA STATES THAT BOTH HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLIES MUST BE REPLACED AT $1088 EA TO PREVENT HIGH BEAM BULBS FROM SHATTERING IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428219October 2, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPING WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, TURNED LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON AND HEADLIGHT WORKED, HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING, WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428017September 30, 2011
STEERING
THE LEVER THAT LOCKS THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL IN PLACE LOOSENS/DISENGAGES, RESULTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL 'LURCHING' FORWARD. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES NOW. THE LEVER IS UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND ENGAGES/TIGHTENS BY PUSHING IT UP TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL. THE LEVER ENGAGES BY 'COMPRESSION' ONLY - THERE IS NOT CLIP OR SPRING THAT PHYSICALLY 'LOCKS' THE LEVER IN PLACE. OVER TIME, FOR WHATEVER REASON (ROAD BUMPS/VIBRATIONS/ETC. AND WITH THE HELP OF GRAVITY) THE LEVER LOOSENS/DISENGAGES. THIS IS AN INHERENT SAFETY DESIGN FLAW IN THE TELESCOPING FUNCTION, AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS/TRAGIC ACCIDENT IF THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED OR WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A TURN. THERE WERE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LOGGED BY OTHER TOYOTA AVALON OWNERS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES WHEN I SEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426625September 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IT STARTED OFF WITH MY LOW BEAM HID LIGHTS ON MY PASSENGER SIDE...IT WOULD BURN VERY DIM AND SOMETIMES GO OUT COMPLETELY. I WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WORKED SOMEWHAT, IT WOULD BURN BUT IT WAS DIM. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING SO I USED MY HIGH BEAMS WHEN POSSIBLE. ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AFTER THAT (LATE AUGUST/EARLY SEPTEMBER 2011) MY HIGH BEAM ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING AND IT WAS REPLACED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR BEFORE IT STOPPED WORKING. SO THAT LEFT ME WITH A LOW-BEAM ON THE DRIVERSIDE AND A HIGH-BEAM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE HIGH-BEAM WENT OUT ON THE DRIVERSIDE THE HIGH-BEAM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT LEAVING ME WITH ONLY A LOW-BEAM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND FOG LIGHTS. AND EVERYTIME A LIGHT WENT OUT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED MY LIGHTS GOT DIM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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