2001 Toyota Avalon

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/22/2000· TIRES

  TIRE IS LOW-PROFILE DESIGN STANDARD ON PRIUS. EXPLOSIVE SEPARATION OCCURRED ON DRY ROADWAY WITHOUT DEBRIS. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78 DEGREES. THANK GOODNESS THAT THE TIRE WAS ON THE REAR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO INITIATE A CONTROLLED STOP FROM THE NUMBER ONE LANE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR QUARTER-PANEL, THE ALLOY RIM AND OF COURSE THE TIRE. BRIDGESTONE CUSTOMER CARE WAS CONTACTED AT 800-847-3272 AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A CLAIM PACKAGE WITHIN 5 DAYS. THERE IS NO REFERENCE NUMBER ASSIGNED. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS. SERIAL NUMBER FOR ALL 4 TIRES IS: CHA3700. IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS LOT OF TIRES IS ON ALL OF THE PRIUS VEHICLES SITTING AT THE LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA STORAGE FACILITY. THE TIRE PRESSURE ON THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: EL9P TIRESIZE: P17565 R14)

• 12/21/2001· TIRESCrash

  TIRES TOO NARROW AND SMALL FOR GROSS WEIGHT OF AVALON CAR. (DOT NUMBER: 205 TIRESIZE: 205 60 R)

• 12/19/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS AN "STRONG" VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS CAUSING TIRES AND ROTORS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. DEALER DIAGNOSED BAD ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WHICH HAS BEEN REPAIRED 6X TO NO AVAIL. TS

• 12/19/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A STRONG VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING WHICH HAS CAUSED THE TIRES AND ROTORS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED VEHICLE WITH AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS ATTEMPTED TO GET ALIGNMENT CORRECTED 6X WITH NO SUCCESS. TS

• 12/16/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATOR PEDAL SOMETIMES REQUIRES EXTRA FORCE TO MOVE CAUSING LURCHING OF VEHICLE. 40K MILES. TOYOTA AVALON XL.

• 12/15/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, IT PROVIDED WRONG INFORMATION. DEALER NOTIFIED. DEALER STATED SORRY NO WARRANTY. *AK

• 12/14/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  MULTIPLE FAILURE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INFORMATION PANEL LIGHTING. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED -- BUT NO RESPONSE TO DATE.

• 12/12/2000· STEERING

  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

• 12/12/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR MAKES A JERKY MOVE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A SLOW ROLLING SPEED (10 MPH).*AK

• 12/11/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CANT GET RID OF ENGINE CODE PO330. TRIED CHANGING TO HIGHER OCTANE GAS, CHANGE AIR FILTER, CHECKED VACUUM AND AIR HOSES ALL OK. CLEARED ERROR SEVERAL TIMES AND LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON. DOES THE CODE MEAN THE SENSOR IS BAD OR DOES IT MEAN SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR? *TR

• 12/08/2002· SEAT BELTS

  LEFT (OUTBOARD) REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONING. THE MOUNTING POINT IS SELF-ACTIVATING AND CAUSING THE BELT TO OVERTENSION RENDERING THE BELT UNUSABLE AND UNSAFE. DT

• 12/06/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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.

• 11/28/2003· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER STATED TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THE TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT VEHICLE WAS MISALIGNED. *AK

• 11/28/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND VSC AND VSC OFF LIGHT WENT ON WHILE DRIVING!. DEALER INDICATED THAT A VALVE IN THE CHARCOAL CANISTER ASSY. WAS SHORTING OUT. THE COMPONENT IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND THE VSC IS PART OF THE SAME CIRCUIT HENCE BOTH SETS OF WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON. DEALER INDICATED THAT IF YOU TOP OFF THE TANK THE EXTRA GAS SPILLS OVER INTO THE CANNISTER AND CAN OVERWHELM THE VALVE CAUSING EXCESSIVE USAGE AND POSSIBLE SHORTING. I INDICATED THAT I HAVE NEVER TOP'D OFF THE TANK IN THIS CAR, DEALER HAD NO OTHER EXPLANATION. PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE TOYOTA $1200 EXTRA CARE GOLD EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND COST TO REPLACE UNIT WAS $507.32, INCLUDING $85.00 CHARGE FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. NOTE:53K ON CAR AND HAVE HAD NO UNSCHEDULED WORK DONE ON CAR SINCED IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. *AK

• 11/25/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  LET ME EXPLAIN FIRST, I CAN'T SUBSTANTIATE THE CLAIM I AM MAKING ABOUT THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT THAT KILLED MY WIFE WHEN DRIVING A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. THE REASON THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IS THAT SHE DID NOT STOP AT AN INTERSECTION CONTROLLED WITH A STOP SIGN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN CALLAHAN COUNTY, TEXAS AT THE INTERSECTION OF FM 1750 AND HIGHWAY 36 ON APRIL 9, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM. SHE DROVE UNDER THE TRAILER OF AN 18 WHEELER, WAS KILLED INSTANTLY AND DRAGGED UNDER THE TRAILER FOR 800 TO 900 FIT. IT TOOK THE ABILENE FIRE DEPARTMENTS EXPERTISE TO REMOVE HER BODY FROM THE WRECKAGE. THE LOCAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS DID NOT WANT TO ATTEMPT IT. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS. SHE HAD DRIVEN THIS ROUTE COUNTLESS TIMES AND WAS AWARE OF THE STOP SIGN. I CHECKED CELL PHONE RECORDS AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT SHE COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE. ADMITTEDLY SHE WAS UPSET. SHE WAS DRIVING FROM ABILENE TO MEXIA, TEXAS TO BE WITH HER ELDERLY MOTHER WHO WAS IN A DIABETIC COMA WHEN SHE LAST SPOKE TO SOMEONE. HOWEVER, SHE WAS A GOOD DRIVER. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SHE WAS SO DISTRACTED TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALL BY TOYOTA, I BELIEVE THAT HER AVALON SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. NO SKID MARKS WERE AT THE SCENE ONLY CUTOUTS IN THE PAYMENT THAT WERE CAUSED BY HER CAR AS IT WENT UNDER THE TRAILER. WHY NO SKID MARKS? AS SHOWN ON CONSUMER REPORT INTERNET VIDEO, THE BRAKES ARE NOT ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AS IT IS ACCELERATING AND SKID MARKS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. THERE IS NO OTHER EXPLANATION IN MY MIND AS TO HOW SHE COULD HAVE MISSED THE STOP SIGN. THE CAR WAS OUT OF HER CONTROL AND IT KILLED HER. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE VIN, PLEASE CONTACT ME. I WILL PULL IT OUT OF THE RECORDS I HAVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ANY RESPONSE. THIS IS SUCH A TRAGEDY THAT UNTIL THE RECALL LEFT ME WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION THAT WAS BELIEVABLE. I NOW BELIEVE I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. *TR UPDATED 03/08/10 *BF UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB

• 11/23/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY START THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

• 11/19/2003· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, AND TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND WILL COST $1,200 AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

• 11/16/2011· STEERINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH AND HE BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY CAME APART AND TWO OF THE BELTS WERE DISENGAGED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

• 11/13/2000· VISIBILITY

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/13/2000· VISIBILITY

  WHILE TRAVELING DURNING RAIN WINDSHIELD GIVES OFF POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

• 11/03/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH. THE CLUTCH HAS REPEATEDLY MALFUNCTIONED. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CLUTCH TWICE WITHIN THREE YEARS. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO FURTHER CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK

• 10/31/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MHP ON A SIDE STREET AND NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN, CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TP COAST, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT CONNECTION TO FUEL AND IGNITION WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE GASOLINE LINE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE MOTOR, AND THAT THE FLANGE ON THE CONNECTOR APPARENTLY HAD NOT ENGAGED PROPERLY. *YD

• 10/25/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DECELERATING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH; THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL THE CONTACT TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

• 10/25/2010· STEERINGCrash

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 TOYOTA AVALON ON THE FREEWAY. A CAR CUT ME OFF SO I SWERVED TO AVOID IT. AFTER THAT, I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING IN MY CAR. I HEADED TOWARD A WALL AND TRIED TO TURN AWAY FROM IT, BUT THE STEERING DID NOT RESPOND EVEN THOUGH I WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I CRASHED HEAD FIRST INTO THE WALL. *TR

• 10/25/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A DOOR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 10/24/2001· VISIBILITY

  DURING NIGHT DRIVING A PORTION OF THE SPEEDOMETER REFLECTS OFF WINDSHIELD, CREATING A DISTRACTION. TOYOTA CLAIMS MY VIN REPRESENTS THE VEHICLES THAT WERE CORRECTED DURING PRODUCTION, BUT THE REFLECTION STILL EXISTS.*AK

• 10/23/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE ENGINE RUNNING THE CONSUMER STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, SUDDENLY THE GEAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE CAUSING THE OPEN DOOR TO KNOCK THE DRIVER OVER, AS A RESULT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL RAN OVER THE RIGHT LEG OF THE DRIVER, THE DRIVER HAS HAD FOUR LEG OPERATIONS. NLM

• 10/07/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES IF VEHICLE IS IN PARK IT SLIPS INTO REVERSE. *MR THE CONSUMER STEPPED OUT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE BACKWARDS. DRIVER TRIED TO GET IN THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT, BUT THE DOOR KNOCKED HIM DOWN, THE DRIVERS RIGHT LEG WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DRUG THE LEG, THE DRIVER HAS HAD 4 OPERATION ON THE RIGHT LEG *YH

• 10/05/2011· STEERING,AIR BAGSCrash

  3/30/11 COMING OUT OF A RIGHT HAND TURN, IT LOOKED LIKE THE STEERING LOCKED INTO A POSITION WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER. THE CAR SLID AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS CRUSHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT WORK. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND WAS LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL FROM INTERNAL INJURIES. THE CAR HAS BEEN PRESERVED AT A STORAGE FACILITY IN TEXAS SINCE SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. IT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. NOT SURE WHETHER THE GAS PEDAL STUCK OR NOT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A BLACK BOX IN THESE CARS WHICH COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO ANSWERS. THE STEERING ON THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIR IN JANUARY 2011. I HAVE COPIES OF THE REPAIR BILL. PLEASE SEE THAT NO OTHERS ARE HURT. UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF

• 10/03/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE OIL GELLING. MY 2001 AVALON XLS HAS 42,000 MILES AND IS IN THE SHOP FOR EXTENSIVE REPAIRS DUE TO OIL GELLING. I CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ABSENT A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER AND THIS IS MY 4TH TOYOTA CAR. DEPENDABILITY IS THE NO. 1 PRIORITY FOR ME. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, BECAUSE I MUST DEPEND ON MY VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN THE SHOP I DECIDED TO TRADE IT IN FOR A 2004 LEXUS. IMAGINE MY DISGUST WHEN THE DEALER DISCOUNTED THE VALUE OF THE TRADE-IN BECAUSE OF OIL GELLING. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *LA

• 09/30/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2001 TOYOTA AVALON XLS: VIBRATION FELT IN STEERING, TYPICALLY ABOVE 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE OR BRAKING GOING DOWN A HILL. ALIGNED FRONT END, RE-BALANCED TIRES/WHEELS, REPLACED TIRES, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS TWICE WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES, BRAKE PADS, CALIPER PINS, REGREASED CALIPER PINS WITH APPROPRIATE PIN GREASE, ENSURED PROPER AIR IN TIRES - NONE OF THIS HAS ADDRESSED THE VIBRATION. NOTED A FAIR NUMBER OF OTHER AVALON OWNERS SEARCHING THE INTERNET ON THE WORDS '2001 TOYOTA AVALON VIBRATION'. VEHICLE HAS NOT SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE, SUCH AS JUMPING A CURVE OR BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO OTHER SUGGESTED REPAIRS FROM TOYOTA. *TR

• 09/26/2001· POWER TRAIN,WHEELS

  ODOMETER IS GIVING A FALSE READING. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED FOR A 15 INCH WHEEL, AND VEHICLE HAS A 16 INCH WHEEL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED SPEEDOMETER WAS OKAY.*AK

• 09/25/2002· POWER TRAIN

  PARKING LEVER SLIPPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, MOTOR RUNNING AS PERSON WAS GETTING OUT OF CAR THE CAR WENT INTO REVERSE THE OPEN DOOR KNOCKED THE PERSON DOWN AND HER LEG WENT UNDER THE TIRE WHICH DRAGGED THE LEG. THE INJURED PARTY WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 3 WEEKS AND HAS HAD 4 OPERATIONS ON THE LEG. NLM

• 09/25/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON 9/13/02 AT 65MPH, THERE WAS A TOTAL FAILURE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR A SPLIT SECOND. I DISREGARDED IT THINKING THAT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION. HOWEVER, THE VERY NEXT DAY THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE CAR WAS DEAD MAKING THE CAR INOPERATIVE. CAUSE: DISINTEGRATION OF NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE TERMINAL END WHICH CAUSED THE NEGATIVE CABLE TO DISCONNECT FROM ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS A SAFETY RELATED FUNCTION IN THAT IT COMPLETELY DISABLES THE VEHICLE. NLM

• 09/24/2014· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STORE WINDOW. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

• 09/21/2004· VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  BOTH VISORS (L&R) HAVE BROKEN. WHEN THE VISOR IS LATCHED OUT OF THE WAY THERE IS UNDUE STRESS ON THE HINGE AND ANCHOR CAUSING THE HINGE ASSEMBLY TO BREAK APART . THIS STRESS ALSO CAUSES THE ANCHOR THAT TO HOLDS THE VISOR AT REST TO RIP OUT. THIS IS CLEARLY IS A DESGIN FLAW AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY TOYOTA. I WAS TOLD OUT OF WARRANTY AT 39,000 MILES, SORRY.*AK

• 09/16/2010· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND SHE HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE. SHE THEN STATED THAT SOMETHING IN THE DOOR LATCH WAS BROKEN. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. SHE HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

• 09/15/2023· AIR BAGSCrash

  this car involve accident AIR BAG none deploy , right side , rear side, left side were damage serious but AIR BAG none deploy , and now the light AIRBAG to be open on the screen I petition into OFFICE to request for our car to be recall AIRBAG , this is car run was 92K Mile this Air Bag none open any chair or It can open any time itself

• 09/14/2023· AIR BAGSCrash

  The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while her son was driving at low speeds in a parking area, he was involved in a collision with the rear passenger side of the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed, but no injuries were reported. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but was unable to assist. The failure mileage was 92,000.

• 09/14/2023· AIR BAGSCrash

  The contact stated that the son owns a 2001 Toyota Avalon. While the son was driving approximately 5 mph, a second vehicle crashed into the front of the vehicle. During the crash, the air bags did not deploy. The contact indicated that after the crash the air bag light activated and remained illuminated. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken. The vehicle was later towed from the scene. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.

• 09/13/2001· VISIBILITY

  THIS IS AS MUCH A QUESTION AS AN ACTUAL REPORT. DRIVER'S SIDEVIEW MIRROR HAS TREMENDOUS BLIND SPOT - CONVERSELY - A SMALL VIEWING AREA. TYPICALLY A CONSCIENTIOUS DRIVER, I HAVE CUT OFF 2 OR MORE DRIVERS THAT JUST WEREN'T VISIBLE TO ME. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE REVIEWED. PERHAPS THIS IS MY OWN PROBLEM, BUT I'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A CAR IN THE PAST. MY BELIEF IS THAT THE SIDEVIEW MIRROR SHOULD BE MORE CONCAVE - OR AT LEAST PROVIDE A LARGER VIEWING AREA.*AK

• 09/12/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A SQUIRREL, THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND HIT TWO TREES AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED BRUISES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS NOT KNOWN. *AK PLEASE PROVIDE VIN NUMBER UPON RECEIPT OF THIS COMPLAINT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *PH *JB

• 09/11/2023· AIR BAGS,BACK OVER PREVENTIONCrash

  I petition into USA to request COMPANY TOYOTA AVALON to should be recall AIRBAG , because in the time our car was involve accident Airbag to did not open , after some day the light AIRBAG appear , it is mean AIRBAG none good , All picture our car were damage I submitted into DMV Our car TOYOTA AVALON 2001 Vin [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] I contact COMPANY TOYOTA in USA For complaint , and to request recall AIRBAG , But I am not company TOYOTA to solve AIRBAG for me after accident I report into POLICE PLEASANT HILL , , This accident at Parking lot and TRUNK car was damage and the right light was damage too , But AIRBAG none open , after some day the light AIRBAG open on the screen INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 09/08/2014· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  2001 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, AT LESS THAN 5 MPH, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP EVEN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT FULL FORCE AND EVENTUALLY HE CRASHED ONTO A LARGE 12 BY 10 WINDOW OF A BUILDING SOME 50 FEET AWAY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED SOME BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

• 09/08/2006· SEAT BELTSCrash

  I WAS IN FRONT-OFFSET TYPE ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. CONSEQUENTLY, I SLID FORWARD AND SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL EDGE (OFFSET CRASH). THE CAR HAD A BROKEN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WHY DID THE SEAT BELT NOT LOCK? I HAVE READ THE OWNERS MANUAL, AND IT SEEMS THE SEAT BELT IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO LOCK IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT CRASH. WHAT GOOD IS THAT? IT SEEMS TO ME, IT SHOULD LOCK ON ANY SUDDEN MOVEMENT, PERIOD, OR WHY BOTHER WITH IT? *NM

• 09/07/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DROVE VEHICLE TO WORK IN AM. NOTICED KEY DIDN'T "CATCH" FIRST TIME, THOUGHT IT WAS HUMAN ERROR AND WROTE IT OFF AND DROVE TO WORK. WENT TO LEAVE WORK AND TURNED KEY IN IGNITION, LIGHTS AND RADIO LIGHT UP BUT KEY FREELY TURNED LIKE BUTTER AND STEERING FELT TIGHTER THAN NORMAL. COULD NOT START VEHICLE. HAD MECHANIC REMOVE IGNITION ASSEMBLY ON SITE TO DETERMINE THAT THE LINKAGE IN BETWEEN THE LOCK CYLINDER AND IGNITION SWITCH HAD A BROKEN METAL PIECE STUCK OFF INTO THE SWITCH. THIS LINKAGE IS CONTAINED IN A METAL HOUSING UNIT WITH 3 HOLES. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND ASKED FOR THE LINKAGE PART, WAS SHOWN THE HOUSING UNIT IT WAS CONTAINED IN, ONLY AVAILABLE FROM TOYOTA. WAS TOLD BY EMPLOYEE THAT THE PIECE HE WAS SHOWING ME CAME OFF A CAR LIKE MINE THEY HAD JUST REPAIRED BECAUSE OF A RECALL ON THE STEERING LOCK BAR, THIS PIECE IS CONNECTED TO THE PIECE THAT I NEED TO REPLACE. I FEEL MY ISSUE OCCURRED BETWEEN DRIVING AND PARKING AT MY WORK AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL ON THIS PIECE. CAR IS NOW AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, SO FAR THEY HAVE PICKED UP THE TOWING BILL BUT GIVEN ME GRIEF THAT I HAVE A "13 YEAR OLD CAR" REGARDLESS OF THE CAR'S AGE I FEEL THAT IF THAT PIECE I NEED CAME OFF A REPAIRED CAR DUE TO RECALL, THEY NEED TO COVER THE BILL FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

• 09/07/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN MXV4, SIZE P205/65R15 92VMS TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT DRIVE OVER ANYTHING THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACEMENTS THAT WERE PURCHASED FROM COSTCO MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. HE STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR, CAUSING HIM TO PLACE MORE AIR IN THEM EACH WEEK. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE LATEST REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMED ON AUGUST 27, 2007. THE DOT NUMBER AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

• 09/06/2002· SUSPENSION,TIRES,WHEELS

  THERE IS CONSTANT VIBRATION AT 60-75 MPH, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, SELDOM TO THE RIGHT. DEALER REPLACED TIRES AND RIMS, IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK TWO TIRES SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR AND WERE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING THE LUG NUTS CAPS FELL OFF AND WERE REPLACED. *YH

• 09/02/2003· TIRES

  THIS TIRE COMPLETELY SHREDDED. *AK

• 08/27/2010· STEERING

  2001 TOYOTA AVALON WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTAL AREA AND TURING RIGHT FROM ONE STREET TO ANOTHER, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID RUNNING INTO A RESIDENTAIL WALL. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, I MOVED THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND THEN REVERSE. THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED. I DROVE THE TWO BLOCKS TO MY HOME AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR