Toyota Avalon Complaints (2001)

134 consumer complaints on file.

#892770July 13, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
AT NIGHT THERE IS A GLARE ON WINDSHIELD FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL. HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892795July 13, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT AND REAR END COLLISONS WHILE TRAVELING 30-35MPH. AIRBAG SENSOR WAS SCRAPED, AND EXPOSED; BUT THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING THAT AIRBAGS WERE INOPERATIVE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT NO RESPONSE AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892799July 13, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHEN FILL ING UP WITH FUEL INDICATOR LIGHTS COME UP ON DASHBOARD. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL. *AK CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON GAS, THEN THEY DISCOVERED THE FLEXHOSE HAD COME OFF THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892137July 6, 2001
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
VEHICLE WAS AT STANDSTILL IN TRAFFIC AND WAS REARENDED. TRUNK WAS PUSHED INTO BACKSEAT. VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT, VEHICLE IN FRONT AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WERE TOTALLED. SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL, REQUIRED 20 STITCHES. *AK PASSENGERS SEAT BELT WORKED, HOWEVER DRIVERS DID NOT, PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, CONSUMER LIST THAT VEHICLE HAS MOTORBELTS AND REGULAR SEAT BELTS. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#892139July 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS AT STANDSTILL WHEN IT WAS REARENDED WITH GREAT SPEED AND PUSHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. TRUNK WAS PUSHED INTO BACK SEAT. VEHICLE IN FRONT AND CONSUMERS VEHICLE WERE TOTALLED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER HIT STEERING WHEEL, AND REQUIRED 20 STITCHES IN HIS FACE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#745894May 25, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE VEHICLE "WANDERS" IE, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE PERCEIVED FEELING IS THAT THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IN DEEP ROUTES OR OVER TROLLEY TRACKS, MUCH LIKE THE FEELING WHEN DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE SURFACE THAT IS CONSTRUCTED OF METAL GRATING. THIS CREATES AN OVERALL FEELING THAT I HAVE NO REAL CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745151May 10, 2001
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA REQUIREMENT OF WARNING LABELS POSTED ON THE VISOR HAS RESULTED IN GLUE RESIDUE ON THE VISOR WHICH I CANNOT REMOVE. WHAT CAN USE TO CLEAN OFF THE GUMMY AREA?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740723February 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HIT A LARGE STEER AT NIGHT WHILE ACCELLERATING FROM A STOP. IMPACT WAS SEVERE AND RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT BECAUSE THE INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE STEER WAS HIS LEGS AND LITTLE RESISTANCE WAS NOT ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THE AIR BAGS. THE SEVERITY OF DAMAGE TO FRONT END, HOOD, AND ROOF MADE ME WONDER IF ANOTHER SENSOR WOULD BE APPROPRIATE HIGHER UP WHICH WOULD TRIGGER THE AIR BAGS. YOUR OPINION AND COMMENTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. HOOD, LI*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878526January 18, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT DASHBOARD LIGHT WILL REFLECT ON WINDSHIELD GLASS, AND WILL INTERFERE WITH DRIVER'S VISION IN DARK. *AK THE REFLECTION ON TO WINDSHIELD WAS DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. THE DASBOARD DOES NOT EXTEND FAR ENOUGH TO BLOCK THE REFLECTION FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737687December 12, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING FEEDBACK BECOMES TOO LIGHT AND UNSTABLE AT HIGHT SPEED (65MPH). ON THE SECOND VISIT TO THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN WHO TEST DROVE THE CAR ADMITTED THIS CARS STEERING FEELS LOOSER. DEALER ADJUSTED THE ALIGNMENT WITH NO POSITIVE CHANGES TO THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737688December 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR MAKES A JERKY MOVE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A SLOW ROLLING SPEED (10 MPH).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737435December 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MULLER TOYOTA TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FUEL LINE FELL OFF FILTER. INCIDENT: CAR STALLED WHILE PROCEEDING ON NYC STREET. PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART, LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE FLOWED OUT FROM UNDER CAR. GOT THE THREE PEOPLE OUT OF CAR TO SIDEWALK. NYC FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED OUT-THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE SOURCE OF GASOLINE AND ADVISED THAT NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. CAR WAS FLATBEDDED TO MULLER TOYOTA IN CLINTON, NJ. ADDITIONAL GASOLINE SPILL NOTICED ON FLATBED. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT FUEL LINE CONNECTION CAME APART AND TECHNICIAN CLICKED IT BACK TOGETHER. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE FUEL LINE CONNECTION CAME APART AS A RESULT OF AN IMPACT WITH AN OBJECT, A ROAD BUMP, OR IMPROPER FACTORY ASSEMBLY. NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING IMPACTING A COMPONENT WAS FOUND. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DESIGN DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL LINE THAT COULD HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC RESULT WITH FATALITIES IF THE FUEL LINE SEPARATION OCCURED ON A HIGHWAY, AT SOME HIGHER SPEED, OR WITH THE CAR AT A HIGHER TEMPERATURE. IT MAY REQUIRE A REDESIGNED COMPONENT PRECLUDES AN UNSAFE INSTALLATION AND RESISTS SEPARATION DUE TO NORMAL ROAD BUMPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736233November 13, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874807November 13, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE TRAVELING DURNING RAIN WINDSHIELD GIVES OFF POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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