Toyota Avalon Complaints (1999)

92 consumer complaints on file.

#714246November 3, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE SURGING WHEN BREAKING AT INTERSECTIONS. MUST HOLD BREAK PEDAL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO STOP VEHICLE FROM ENTERING INTO INTERSECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851134October 19, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ERRATIC OPERATION OF SPEED CONTROL. IT TURNS ITSELF OFF DURING OPERATION WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL OR TOUCHING OFF SWITCH. DEALER INSPECTED / REPLACED SOME PARTS, BUT NOTHING CAN CORRECT THE PROBLE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711752September 21, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THIS CAR SUDDEN ACCELERATES AND WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE GOES 10MPH. THE BODY TRIM BY THE DOORS IS SEVERLY WORN AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE IT AND SAYS IT CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846467September 2, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846201August 31, 1999
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER WAS AFRAID THAT THE STRUTS WERE WEARING OUT ABNORMALLY BECAUSE HE KEPT HEARING NOISES COMING FROM VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845784August 25, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO HOLD CONSUMER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL, RESULTING IN A BROKEN STERNUM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#842439July 15, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLSION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836639April 22, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
VEHICLE INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATED AS SOON AS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. STEPPED ON BRAKES, VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. DEALER CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836591April 7, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN VEHICE WAS INVOLVED IN A RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT FRONT CRASH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND HIT ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836215March 27, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE CONSUMER STATE'S WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING WILL GO TO THE LEFT AND THE DEALER REPLACE THE STERRING RACK PINION AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR'S SEVEN TIME'S AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704938March 26, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY NEIGHBOR AND I PURCHASED TOYOTA AVALON'S THREE WEEKS APART FROM SPARKS TOYOTA. HE IN DECEMBER '98, AND I IN JANUARY '99. AFTER TWO WEEKS OF OWNING MY CAR I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD A FOUL ODOR IN HIS CAR AS I DID, HE SAID, "YES." WE PURSUED THE CAUSE TOGETHER. CALLED TOYOTA IN TORRANCE, CA, AND A WOMEN ADMITTED THAT THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE A/C. SHE STATED IT COULD GO AWAY BY ITSELF OR TO MINIMIZE THE ODOR, RUN THE A/C ON OUTSIDE AIR. CALLED SPARKS TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY STATED IT COULD BE A CLOGGED OR RESTRICTED CONDENSATION LINE. WE BOTH HAD OUR CARS CHECKED OUT, NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND WITH THE DRAIN LINES. BOTH CARS WERE SPRAYED WITH A BACTERIAL DEODORANT. SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED TO HAVE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TROY HEWEL LOOK AT ONE OF OUR CARS TO MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR. WE COMPLIED. HEWEL AT FIRST DID NOT KNOW OF ANY PROBLEM, BUT DURING OUR CONVERSATION HE PRODUCED MATERIAL FROM HONDA/ARTICLES FROM USA TODAY/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKLEY WELLNESS LETTER ABOUT ISSUES WITH A/C EVAPORATORS. BOTH OF US AGREED TO HAVE OUR EVAPORATORS REPLACED, AS SUGGESTED BY THE HEWEL. TO THE BOTH OF US IT SEEMS TO BE AN INDUSTRY PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T THE BUYER INFORMED OF THE ODOR AT PURCHASE? WHY IN THIS CASE, DOES TOYOTA AT FIRST DENY THAT THERE IS AN A/C PROBLEM, BUT WHEN QUESTIONED FURTHER, ADMITS THERE IS? WHAT HEALTH RISKS ARE INVOLVED FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGERS? ISN'T THERE ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN, BY USING FRESH AIR (INSTEAD OF RECIRCULATION) TO COOL THE CAR, MORE FUEL HAS TO BE BURNT, RAISING THE POLLUTENT LEVELS ADMITTED TO THE ATMOSPHERE? WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM NHTSA ON THESE ISSUES, THANK YOU! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702700January 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OBVIOUSLY THE CAR HAD BEEN LEAKING EVERY SINCE WE TOOK DELIVERY. THE HAD TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION OUT TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND THE WILL NOT TAKE IT BACK. I NO LONGER HAVE THE FAITH OR TRUST IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CHECKED THE LEMON LAW . COULD THIS PROBLEM CAUSE A FIRE? WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CORP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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