Toyota Avalon Complaints (1999)

92 consumer complaints on file.

#750645August 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE DEVELOPED SLUDGE AT 18,000 MILES AND DEALER SAYS THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE UP SOON. REGULAR OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED AND PROVED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER SAYS SLUDGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE ENGINE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN MY ENGINE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA. I AM AFFRAID OF ENGINE SEIZURE WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883568March 20, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING WOULD EXPERIENCE VIBRATION ON ENTIRE VEHICLE. WOULD FEEL LIKE THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE. HIGHER THE SPEED STRONGER IS VIBRATION, AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BY DEALER .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883178March 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES WOULD PERIODICALLY GO OUT. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX BRAKES ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED TO PERSIST. DEFECT CAN INVOLVE CONSUMER IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741894March 4, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
VIBRATION IN FRONT END, FELT IN STEERING AND GETTING WORSE. TOYOTA MECHANIC SUSPECTS CV JOINT FAILING.FACTORY REP SAYS IT'S A DESIGN FLAW; THEY ALL DO IT. NEW AVALONS ARE REDESIGNED TO CORRECT FLAW. REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559912February 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879680February 2, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WILL REV UP TO 5500 RPMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD OR IN REVERSE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. CONSUMER MUST QUICKLY APPLY BRAKES, AND CHANGE GEAR IN ORDER TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM MOVING. TOYOTA CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. THERFORE, CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. IN MEANTIME, CONSUMER IS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879037January 25, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 15-20MPH IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHILE TURNING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 45-50MPH HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. FRONT & SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. HOOD AND BUMPER WERE SEVERLY DAMAGED. TOYOTA WAS SENDING AN INSPECTOR TO DETERMINE A REASON FOR NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730151September 4, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#868358August 22, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WATER WOULD ENTER TRUNK AREA WHENEVER IT RAIND OR VEHICLE WAS BEING WASHED AFTER TRUNK LID WAS CLOSED. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC COUILD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM OR RESOLVE IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867429August 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *AK CONSUMER HAS NOT DRIVEN VEHICLE SINCE 3,791 MILES, THE REPAIRS COMPLETED TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT REMEDY BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WENT TO TOYOTA ARBITRATION BOARD FOR ASSISTANCE AND IS NOT RECEIVING HELP REGARDING FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. ( MELODY TOYOTA 222 E.SAN BRUNO AVE. SAN BRUNO, CA. 94066. BOTH DEALERS SERVICE CENTERS RECEIPT ENCLOSED IN DOCUMENTATION). *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865088July 10, 2000
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ALONG AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. SOMETIMES AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXIST WITH THE AIR BAG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861064April 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES HEARD A LOUD POPPING NIOSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721302April 11, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE (FROM A STOP) WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. --FOR INSTANCE AT AN INTERSECTION OCCASIONALLY, AND RECENTLY, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, WHEN I APPLY MODERATE GAS, BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 PEDAL, THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND THE CAR JUST SITS THERE. TO COMPLETE MY TURN, I HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS AND PROCEED SLOWLY, SOMETIMES NARROWLY BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859960April 10, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER SAID TO TURN OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL, WHICH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718875February 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN STEPPING ON GAS TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JERKS NOTICEABLY. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718517February 9, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON 1 OR 2 TIMES A MONTH, WHILE DRIVING. IT STAYS ON FOR 15-30 SECONDS. MY NEXT PROBLEM IS THAT MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED MY CAR IN 11/99. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR. THIS WAS REPAIRED BUT I DON'T FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPEN TO A NEW CAR AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE. ALSO AROUND 16,000 MILES THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY ROTORS. THIS ALSO SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN AT THIS EARLY AGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783999January 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO THE CONSUMER WITH A DAMAGED WIRING HARNESS COUPLING THAT IS POSITIONED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT, CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PART FOR EXTENDED TIME. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716469December 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
PROBLEM 1: THE CAR SHIFTS POORLY WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS AND THEN ACCELERATE OR DO A ROLLING STOP. TOYOTA'S FIELD TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, RON WYTOCK SAID THAT THOSE DRIVING SITUATIONS PRODUCED A 2 GEAR DOWNSHIFT WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BUT THAT WAS NORMAL AND NOT REPAIRABLE. PROBLEM 2: THE CAR HAS A VERY NASTY, ACRID ODOR, THAT GIVES US HEADACHES AND MAKES US NAUSEOUS WHEN WE DRIVE IT. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN MORE THAN 4 TIMES IN ATTEMPTS TO GET IT REPAIRED, BUT THE SMELL IS STILL THERE. WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THE SMELL MAKES US ILL: WE ARE CONCERNED THE CAR MAY CATCH FIRE; AND WE ARE CONCERNED CAR COMPONENTS MAY FAIL WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. TOYOTA HAS GUESSED AT SEVERAL CAUSES OF THE SMELL, BUT NOW SAYS THE SMELL IS NORMAL AND NOT A CAUSE OF CONCERN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853591December 2, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT FELL FORWARD, AND SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE. CONSUMER RECEIVED VARIOUS INJURIES. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715117November 22, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CAR HAS DEFECTIVE PLASTIC WIRING HARNESS COUPLING THAT CONTROLS DRIVER SEAT MEMORY CONTROL. COUPLING AS ATTACHES TO WIRING THAT LEADS TO AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. CAR HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S REPAIR CENTER FOR FIVE WEEKS WITH NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN IT CAN BE FIXED. DEALER WILL NOT RELEASE CAR TO OWNERUNTIL CAR IS REPAIRED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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