Toyota Avalon Complaints (2005)

228 consumer complaints on file.

#10448939February 22, 2012
STEERING:COLUMN, STEERING
STEERING PROBLEMS PER RECALL 05V227000 FOR 2005 TOYOTA AVALON THAT MANUF REFUSES TO ADDRESS. STEERING POPS WHEN TURNING & SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GETTING WORSE. REFUSE TO PAY DEALER $450.00 TO REPLACE RECALL SO I WILL TAKE IT TO ANOTHER CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT I TRUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445993January 31, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION COIL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445189January 25, 2012
VISIBILITY
THE RIGHT SIDE VIEW MIRROR IS FOGGING UP. I CONTACTED TOYOTA (CASE NO. [XXX]) AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO A DEALER WHO SAID THE ENTIRE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $680, STATING THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE THE MIRROR HAD NOT BEEN DAMAGED. THEIR POSITION WAS THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BY TOYOTA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435708November 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ON A SECOND OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED A SECOND TIME AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL RECURRING BRAKING FAILURES EXPERIENCED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97.341.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423269August 27, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH THROUGH A FENCE AND UNDERNEATH A PARKED CONSTRUCTION TRACTOR TRAILER. VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO MOVE THE PARKED CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SEVERAL INCHES, SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE, AND REQUIRED EXTENSIVE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE OF APPROXIMATELY $6,000. AUBREY ALEXANDER TOYOTA OF SELINSGROVE, PA PERFORMED THE "UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION RECALL" OF THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2010. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2005 AND PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT WE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419817August 17, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE CURB TO PREVENT HIM FROM CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 10V499000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,984.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417947August 8, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD TO 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404122June 1, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO DIM THE HEADLAMPS WHEN RETURNED TO THE LOW BEAM SETTING. THIS FAILURE SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS THE VISION OF ONCOMING DRIVERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402397May 23, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING 3 MPH FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE YET THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED FORWARD BEFORE CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A LIGHT POLE. BOTH OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES AND BRUISES TO THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10401756May 13, 2011
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
FIRST CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A., INC. IN TORRANCE, CA. AND ADVISED THEM OF MY CAR TROUBLES PRIOR TO GOING TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. I MADE THEM AWARE THAT I DO NOT TRUST DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. THEY ASSIGNED ME A CASE NUMBER AND DOCUMENTED MY ISSUES WITH ENGINE/POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION THAT STILL EXIST TODAY AND BOTH THE DEALER AND TOYOTA MOTOR SALES HAVE NOT ADDRESSED PROBLEM. ALSO, I STATED TO DEALER THAT THERE WAS LEAKAGE SURROUNDING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. DEALER WAS QUICK TO RESOLVE PROBLEM BY TRYING TO INDUCE ME TO HAVE PUMP CHANGED WITHOUT PERFORMING TRUE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES TO INCLUDE; FAILURE TO REMOVE FRONT R/H TIRE TO LOOK AT POWER STEERING PUMP FROM THE FRONT SIDE, FAILURE TO CLEAN POWER STEERING PUMP AND SURROUNDING AREAS TO INVESTIGATE TRUE AREA OF LEAKAGE. INSTEAD, DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE CONCLUSION THAT THE PUMP MUST BE LEAKING FROM PUMP SHAFT BEARING. COST TO REPLACE; $750.00 WHICH I DECLINED TO HAVE REPLACED. WITH THE VEHICLE UP ON JACK STANDS AND WITH TRUE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, I REMOVED FRONT R/H TIRE, THOROUGHLY CLEANED POWER STEERING PUMP AND SURROUNDING AREA AND STEERED LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT MANY TIMES AND CAN NOT LOCATE LEAK AT THIS TIME. COULD BE EVEN ENGINE OIL THAT DRIPPED DOWN OR PUMP HIGH PRESSURE LINE THAT GOES TO STEERING CYLINDER GEARBOX/YOKE AREA. AS FAR AS THE POWER TRAIN/ENGINE PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE ALWAYS OUT OF SYNCHRONIZATION. TO BRIEFLY STATE, THE ENGINE WONDERS (HI AND LOW RPMS) AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE IN WRONG GEAR. FURTHERMORE, THROTTLE RESPONSE IS MANY TIMES NON-EXISTENT. I DEPRESS PEDAL AND NO ENGINE RESPONSE IS FOUND. NEED TO FURTHER DEPRESS PEDAL FOR ENGINE TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FACTOR AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. HAVE OTHER ISSUES NOT ABLE TO STATE BECAUSE OF YOUR LIMITED WORDS ALLOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400410May 10, 2011
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL FRICTION LEVER SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. UPDATED 05/12/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395179April 7, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60-65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED BUT TO NO AVAIL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HE WOULD CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND EXITED AN OFF RAMP WHERE HE CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD WHERE THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. BEFORE COMING TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INTERNAL INJURIES AND A FRACTURE TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT RIBS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS AND VERTEBRA. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR MODIFICATION WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER IN APRIL 2010. UPDATED EVOQ 06/15/11.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10390608March 18, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND DECLARED AS DESTROYED. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT NO MECHANICAL FAILURE WERE LOCATED WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10390201March 15, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS SHE COULD BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR AN INSPECTOR TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382919February 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V499000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: MASTER CYLINDER) BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AFTER REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN SHE WOULD DRIVE AND REMOVE HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP INDEPENDENTLY AND THEN PROCEED AS IF IT WERE PULLING OR DRAGGING ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A MECHANICAL ERROR ON THEIR END WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382760February 15, 2011
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN LOCKING LEVER SUDDENLY DISENGAGES AND STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSES FROM SET POSITION WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES IN LAST 1000 MILES. LOOSING STEERING WHEEL STABILITY HAS CAUSED UNSAFE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380164February 3, 2011
STEERING
TOYOTA AVALON LTD. 2005..STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM THAT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL INTO POSITION "UP AND DOWN"..THE LEVER DOES NOT LOCK INTO POSITION AND EASILY OPENS AND THE STEERING WHEEL DROPS DOWN EVEN AS THE CAR IS IN MOTION...ALMOST LOST CONTROL AS I WAS DRIVING AS THE LEVER OPENED DOWN AND THE STEERING WHEEL DROPPED QUICKLY AS I DROVE THE CAR....WHEN I INFORMED TOYOTA OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER, THEY SAID IT WAS NO PROBLEM....I THINK IT IS............. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372101December 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V499000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: MASTER CYLINDER) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THE REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A RENTAL FOR THE CONTACT UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370767December 15, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TELESCOPIC STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LEVER THAT HOLDS THE STEERING WHEEL UP RELEASED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING AND IT HAPPENED A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367000November 21, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR STRUT MOUNTS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA AVALON FAILED AT 45,000 MILES. IT COST OVER $900 TO REPLACE THE REAR STRUTS AND MOUNTS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO IGNORED MY WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FOR OVER 1 MONTH. I FINALLY RECEIVED THE STANDARD (OFF WARRANTY OF 36,000 MILES) RESPONSE AFTER I SENT AN EMAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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