Toyota Avalon Complaints (2007)

243 consumer complaints on file.

#10852209March 29, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED VIOLENTLY WITH A LOUD BANG. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN 2015, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839608March 3, 2016
ENGINE, SEATS, STEERING
THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP WHEN IT WANT TO ON IT OWN. THE STEERING COLUMN FALLS ALL THE TIME. THE PASSAENGER SEAT WONT RECLINE AT ALL BUT WILL LEAN BACK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822389January 26, 2016
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN DEFENDER (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 215/55/R17 (NA). THE CONTACT OBSERVED PUNCTURES IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND THE TIRE BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807787December 1, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS A SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT MY TOYOTA AVALON DASHBAORD. I SENT A COMPLAINT TO YOU ALL IN JAN OF 2014 ON THIS ISSUE. HERE IS MY ORIGINAL SUBMISSION: 'MY 2007 TOYOTA AVALON DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING SEVERAL YEARS AGO. MY CAR IS LOW MILEAGE AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPTED. THE CRACKING HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INTERNET COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT, BUT TOYOTA IS STONEWALLING US CUSTOMERS. I WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU ALL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. MELTING AND CRACKED DASHBOARDS IN VARIOUS TOYOTA VEHICLES COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES. FOR BACKGROUND INFO, JUST SEARCH THE WEB. WHEN WE CALLED TO COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA ABOUT THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS AND REDUCTION IN CAR VALUE, THEY ACTED LIKE WE WERE THE 1ST PEOPLE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. UNLESS YOU ALL ACT, TOYOTA IS JUST GOING TO BLOW US OFF. PLEASE HELP." TOYOTA HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE BADLY CRACKED DASHBOARD, BUT THAT HAS DRAGGED ON FOR OVER A YEAR. WHEN WE CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK ON THE STATUS, THEY HAVE THE SAME REPLY EACH TIME, "WE DON'T HAVE THE DASH, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE WILL GET IT". UNLESS TOYOTA CAN PROVE TO YOU ALL THAT THE BADLY CRACKED DASH IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, I MAINTAIN THAT IS IS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE, AND HOLD TOYOTA'S FEET TO THE FIRE TO GET THE DASH BOARD REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN WAY TOO LONG ON GETTING TOYOTA TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775979September 24, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL LINE HOSE HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762028September 8, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING NORTH ON I-95, MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDDLE, SO I ACCELERATED. AS SOON AS I ACCELERATED, THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH, THE RPM MONITOR FLUCTUATED BACK AND FORTH, AND THE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN EVEN MORE. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO CHECK TRAFFIC AS I PREPARED TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN I STOPPED AND EXITED THE CAR, SMOKE WAS THEN BELLOWING PROFUSELY FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD AND UPPER RIGHT TIRE RIM, SO MUCH SO THAT I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND NOW I'M WAITING FOR MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO OPEN SO THAT I CAN FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. A SIMILAR ENERGY SURGE AND ROUGH DRIVING OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO AND MY CAR WAS TOWED IN, BUT NO PROBLEM COULD BE DETECTED. THE PROBLEM STOPPED AS MYSTERIOUSLY AS IT APPEARED, WITH NO SERIOUS REOCCURRENCES UNTIL YESTERDAY, 9/7/15. IN 2014, THE MECHANIC CHALKED THE PROBLEM UP TO POSSIBLY BAD OR CHEAP GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749669August 19, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. DRIVER'S UPPER AND LOWER (KNEE) AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER INCURRED SEVERE CUTS TO BOTH LEGS BELOW THE KNEE APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN TO ANKLE. CAUSE OF INJURIES HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED BUT INSPECTION OF VEHICLE DISCLOSED THAT THE KNEE AIRBAG CONTAINMENT COMPARTMENT IN THE LOW PART OF THE DASH HAS A FLAP/DOOR THAT OPENS IN DEPLOYMENT, IS VERY EXTREMELY SHARP AND MAY HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF THE INJURIES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#10724537June 10, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FAULTY 3RD BRAKE LIGHT ,THIS IS A WIDE SCOPE DEFECT,LIGHTWORKS SPORADICALLY,TOYOTA CHARGING 400 DOLLARS TO FIX,HUNDREDS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724604June 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE RADIO STATION STARTED TO FADE IN AND OUT. THEN THE DASHBOARD CONSOLE STARTED TO SHUT DOWN AND DISPLAYED THE LETTER F (FOR FAIL). THEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A DIVIDED FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY IN THE LANE CLOSEST TO THE MEDIAN. THERE WAS NO TIME TO MOVE INTO THE RIGHT-HAND LANE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY BATTERY WARNING LIGHT OR OTHER INDICATION THAT THE BATTERY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH CHARGE TO RUN THE ENGINE OR EVEN TO POWER THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE BATTERY DIDN'T NEED REPLACING. ONLY THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED REPLACING. I HAD THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TEST THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR WAS WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE WITH THE CAR SINCE THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAS THREE DIODES AND THE FAILURE OF ONE OR TWO DIODES CAN STILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT CHARGE. EVIDENTLY EVENTUALLY ALL THREE DIODES FAILED. I WASN'T TOLD HOW MANY FAILED. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAD INSUFFICIENT WARNING THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED. AS FAR AS I KNEW, THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE CONSOLE WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD NOT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE EXIT FROM THE FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. THE LACK OF A PROPER WARNING MEANS TO ME THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON AN INTERSTATE EXPRESSWAY WITHOUT A MEANS FOR GETTING OUT OF A HIGH SPEED LANE. THAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHY TOYOTA PROVIDES NO WARNING FOR AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723777June 6, 2015
ENGINE
THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING OIL FEEDLINE WAS A RECALL FOR TOYOTA A LITTLE SHORT TIME AGO IN, 2015 THE SAME PROBLEM REOCCURS AND I WAS JUST TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM IT'S MY PROBLEM I FELT TO UNDERSTAND HOW A FACTORY DEFECT WOULD BE THE CONSUMERS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713191April 27, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE MAKING A U TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, JUMPED A CURB, AND TRAVELED ACROSS THE SIDEWALK. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A BRICK RETAINING WALL. THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER AND LANDED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR PAIN AND LACERATIONS FROM THE SEAT BELT. THERE WAS NO MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 6/26/15*CN UPDATED 10/11/2017*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10705879April 15, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED PARTS DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED OVER AND RETRIEVED THE PARTS THAT WERE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME VERY SLOWLY. WHEN PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. UPDATED 6/3/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701442March 24, 2015
ENGINE
UPON TRAVELING THROUGH NASH, TX ON NOVEMBER 5, 2013, THE OIL LIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA AVALON CAME ON. THE LEAKING LINE OVER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BUSTED. I PULLED INTO ROBBINS TOYOTA. I SPOKE WITH SERVICE CONSULTANT [XXX]. HE ASKED ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND I STATED MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS EXPERIENCING AN OIL LEAK. HE SAID HE KNEW WHAT IS WAS AND GOT MY INFORMATION AND HOW I WAS GOING TO PAY. I TOLD HIM CASH, CREDIT, OR CHECK. THEN HE ASKED WHERE I WAS FROM. I TOLD HIM GEORGIA. HE SAID HE HAD THE PART TO FIX IT AND I ASKED [XXX] HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST ME? HE REPLIED $400. I SAID THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT FOR A 6 INCH HOSE. HE STATED I COULD HAVE IT FIXED SOMEWHERE ELSE BUT THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK. I SAID YOU KNOW I CANT DRIVE THIS CAR LIKE THIS SO GO AHEAD AND FIX IT. THEY FIXED IT BUT ONLY CHARGED ME $339. I WAS THERE FOR TWO HOURS AND THEY CHARGED ME WITH TWO AND A HALF HOURS. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA IT SHOULD TAKE LESS THAN AN HOUR. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA ON NOVEMBER 29, 2014 THAT THIS PART ON MY 2007 YEAR MODEL TOYOTA HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE LETTER STATED IF THE PART HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT REPLACED BY DECEMBER 31, 2021. I SENT ALL THE INFORMATION THE LETTER STATED AND WAS SENT A LETTER BACK SAYING I WAS DECLINED FOR NOT SENDING EVERYTHING THAT WAS ASKED. ON JANUARY 8, 2015, I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND HE SENT OVER ALL THE INFORMATION AGAIN AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I TRADED THE CAR IN JUNE 2014. MY CASE NUMBER IS 1412170721. WE NEVER HEARD BACK ON MY CASE AS OF MARCH 24, 2015. THE LETTERS RECEIVED WERE FROM TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. 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
#10689474February 19, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS ALL ACROSS IT. AND THE TAPE BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD HAS ALSO COME LOOSE AND IS PEELING AWAY FROM THE INTERIOR BASE OF THE GLASS. AT THE TIME I MADE A COMPLAINT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY TOLD ME TO CALL TOYOTA BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR FIXING IT MYSELF AS THEY COULD DO NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678838January 26, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664749December 17, 2014
STRUCTURE
STICKY, CRACKED, AND SHINY DASHBOARD CAUSES GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663334December 10, 2014
STRUCTURE
DASH JUST STARTED CRACKING AND MELTING FOR NO REASON. THIS CAR IS GARAGE KEPT. IT IS IN PERFECT SHAPE EXCEPT FOR DASHBOARD WHICH WILL ONLY GET WORSE. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME SINCE THEIR IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663055December 9, 2014
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661236November 29, 2014
STRUCTURE
CRACKS IN DASHBOARD STARTED APPEARING. FIRST SMALL, THEN EXTENDING ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DASH. NOW MULTIPLE CRACKS IN DASH, AIRBAG COVER, GLOVE BOX SURROUND. DASH STARTED GETTING STICKY. I SPOKE TO THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2006. SINCE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL, THEY WON'T HELP. ESTIMATED $2100 TO REPAIR/REPLACE. SAID REPLACEMENT WOULD BE ORIGINAL FACTORY MATERIAL, SO I WOULD EXPECT IT TO BE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. HE SAID THEY SEE AT LEAST 2 CARS A WEEK WITH THIS PROBLEM. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER 800 NUMBER. THEY SAID DUE TO THE EXPENSE, OUT OF WARRANTY, NO SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT HELP. SAID THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS REPORT IT, AND THAT THE MANAGER REVIEWS ALL COMPLAINTS. THIS WAS A $35,000 CAR WHICH NOW HAS 68,000 MILES AND IT HAS LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN RESALE VALUE. I'VE HAD CARS LAST 20 YEARS WITHOUT ANY CRACKS IN THE DASH, AND CERTAINLY THE TACKINESS/STICKINESS IS NOT NATURAL. I WORRY THAT IT MIGHT EMIT SOME TOXIC FUMES IN THE SUMMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660301November 22, 2014
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND PEELING. I AM PREVIOUS OWNER OF A TOYOTA THAT I OWNED FOR 16 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. ALSO MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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