Toyota Avalon Complaints (1998)

178 consumer complaints on file.

• #606254February 1, 1999
  SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE TOO SHORT RESULTING IN DISAPPEARING INTO SLOT. *YC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #607810February 1, 1999
  VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

  DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW RELAY FAILED. NLM

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #606879February 1, 1999
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

  BATTERY FAILED. MJS

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #607648February 1, 1999
  STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

  CONSUMER BELIEVES VEHICLE IS POORLY INSULATED CAUSING IT TO BE NOISY.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #833192January 7, 1999
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  ON DEC. 24, 98 LEN LUZZI WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN MARIANNE SIMONS TOYOTA AVALON, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER OF AVALON INJURED. *AK.ET.

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #832443December 17, 1998
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

  WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE PASSENGER LEANED OVER AND ACCIDENTLY PUSHED THE AUTOMATIC TRANMISSION GEAR FROM DRIVE POSITION TO NEUTRAL POSITION, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. OWNER BELIEVES THIS EASE IN SWITCHING GEARS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. *AK.ET.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #542677November 24, 1998
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  ENGINE SURGES AND DROPS RPMS RAPIDLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN ENGAGING CRUISE OR WHEN LETTING FOOT OFF OF GAS PEDAL.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #700592November 14, 1998
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  UNINTENDED ACCERLERATION. UPON BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. DAMAGED DRIVERS DOOR AND FRONT QUARTER PANEL OF AUTO. DRIVER DOORS IMPACTED SIDE OF GARAGE. THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE RACING. ENGINE WAS WARM PRIOR TO ACCIDENT

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #700546November 12, 1998
  UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING SIDE IMPACT COLLISION

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #827695September 8, 1998
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  CONSUMER WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THEN WAS HIT ON THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. POLICE WAS CALLED. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #540448August 18, 1998
  EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH

  TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTED OUT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #826798August 17, 1998
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR DOOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND SLIDE INTO A MEDIAN. NEITHER THE SIDE NOR THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #825521July 16, 1998
  STEERING:COLUMN

  CONSUMER IS COMPLAINING THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED. IT BLOCKS THE VIEW OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CONSUMER UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEEDODOMETER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #537658July 1, 1998
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

  THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATED PROBLEMS AT 100 MILES, AFTER TOYOTA SERVICE THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 200 MILES AND TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING ITSELF (ELECTRONICALLY) INTO NEUTRAL AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH, WITHOUT ANY MOVEMENT OF THE GEAR SHIFT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #535051May 1, 1998
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

  CONSTANT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND ACCELERATOR WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #822876April 29, 1998
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

  GAS TANK LEAKS. ALSO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON GAS TANK. BUT FUEL CONTINUES TO LEAK. CAUSE POSSIBLE FUEL HOSE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #531089February 23, 1998
  UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SEAT BELT DESIGN CAUSES THE VINYL HOUSING TO RUB AGAINST THE SEATS FABRIC RESULTING IN WORN SPOTS ON EACH FRONT SEAT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #528733January 23, 1998
  VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

  FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0