Toyota Avalon Complaints (1995)

80 consumer complaints on file.

#816718September 29, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
IN JULY OF 95 OWNER HAD THE TURN SIGNAL FIXED BECAUSE THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHOLE TURN SIGNAL CONSOLE. NOW, SINCE THE DEALER REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL IT WORKS OFF AND ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816307September 12, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER GOING UP A STEEP HILL ABOUT 5 OR 10 MPH THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND VEHICLE JUST TOOK OFF. DRIVER HAD TO HIT BRAKES REAL HARD TO STOP VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. ON 7/22/97 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME HITTING A HOUSE. DEALER IN NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#519144September 10, 1997
TIRES
VEHICLE HAD THREE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH RECAPS ON THE ROADWAY; ONE RESULTED IN $1000 DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815615August 22, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY IN THE MIDST OF TRAFFIC. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS, NO POWER AND NO WAY TO GET OUT. DEALER SAYS THE CAUSE OF THIS SHUTDOWN WAS THE BATTERY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815400August 15, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING SHIMMYING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THAT INCREASED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. REPLACED ROTORS AT EVERY 30,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813991July 9, 1997
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH CAR HIT A SPEED BUMP AND THE REAR END MOVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812259May 14, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#516063April 1, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE NOISE/EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515171February 26, 1997
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT PEOPLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808013February 26, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING VEHICLE ON WET GROUND VEHICLE SPUN AROUND FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, SEMI STRUCK L/FRONT SIDE SPUN 3/4 & WAS HIT BY 2ND SEMI R/R WHEEL, R/FRONT SIDE HIT, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#806009February 24, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER THE RELEASE BUTTON HAS BEEN PRESSED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806839December 30, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, TOOK TO DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES; FIRST IT WAS THE IGNITION SYSTEM, TOOK THE SECOND TIME AND REPLACED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THE THIRD TIME REPLACED THE VACUUM CANISTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513013December 19, 1996
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER CASEMENT SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#511014November 5, 1996
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DEFOGGER INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#601902October 30, 1996
TIRES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TWO GENERAL TIRES WORN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510140October 28, 1996
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION. ( ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509708October 11, 1996
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
UNDERCARRIAGE NOISE WHEN IT IS RAINING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#508238September 5, 1996
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHENDRIVING THROW SHALLOW/DEEP PUDDLE OF WATER, THE AIR CONDITIONING AUTOMATICALLY COMES OFF DUE TO A WET COMPRESSOR, CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO BECOME FOGGY, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#508148August 30, 1996
SEATS
SEAT CUSHION DEVELOPS LUMPS, CAUSING DISCOMFORT FOR DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#506548July 23, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. *DH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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