1997 Toyota Avalon complaints

DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES WHEN VEHICLE TURNS LEFT OR RIGHT. MOVEMENT IS DISRUPTIVE AND COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA OF THE SITUATION AT THE 5K SERVICE AND HAVE ESCALATED THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. REFER TO CASE# 199904211159. I HAVE HAD REPEATED CONVERSATIONS WITH TOYOTA BUT NONE HAVE LEAD TO RESOLVING THE MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *AK

REAR SEAT BELT WILL GET TIGHT ON THE CONSUMER WITHOUT THE CONSUMER MOVING, AND ALL THE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR WON'T WORK PROPERLY. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER, AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINIE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE ABS CONTROLLER FAILED. THIS PART CONTROLLS THE ABS BRAKING ACTION. ACCORDING TO OTHER REPAIR SOURCES IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR THIS PART TO FAIL. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT SINCE IT CONTROLS THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTUER OF THE COMPONENT IS BOSCHE AND THERE HAVE BEEN SAFETY BULLETINS THROUGH NHTSA ABOUT THESE PARTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WHO WERE BOTH CONTACTED WON'T EVEN DISCUSS ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS UNIT. THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED IT . THE BRAKES APPEARED TO FAIL CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION.

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IS PUSHED INTO "DECELERATE" MODE, VEHICLE DOES NOT DECELERATE. MUST PUSH SWITCH VERY HARD IN ORDER FOR DECELERATION TO OCCUR. UNLESS A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE IS EXERTED ON THE SWITCH IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU WANT TO COAST, THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE INADVERTANTLY.

RIGHT & LEFT STRUTS FAILED. *YC

SPEED SENSOR FAILED.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT. NLM

CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION. YH

CUP HOLDER FAILED. YH

THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS ON AFTER BRAKE RELEASED. YH

FRONT SEAT BELT OUT OF ORDER. YH

WIRING FAILED. YH

HAND BRAKE RELEASE FAILED CAUSING THE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD TO SHOW BRAKE WAS ON WHEN NOT. YH

REAR CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK ON TO SPARK PLUGS. YH

WHENEVER MAKING TURNS OR CHANGING LANES, THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD MAKE CLICKING SOUND OR NOISE & IT MOVES SIDE WAYS. *AK

ALARM SYSTEM DESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW FOR CONSUMER TO OPERATE VEHICLE WHEN LOCKING DOORS PRIOR TO STARTING ENGINE.

WAITING AT STOP LIGHT SUDDENLY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYING OR WAS HIT. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

BRIDGESTONE POTENZA (205-65-15) TIRES BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION.

VEHICLE HYDROPLANES ON THE SLIGHTEST WET PAVEMENT. ALSO PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DUE TO WRONG TIRES ON VEHICLE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES WITH AN ALTERNATE MAKE DESIGNED FOR THIS VEHICLE. ALSO ABS BRAKES ENGAGED MANY TIMES DUE TO THE SLIDING.

WHEN THE SPEED OF THE FRONT WHEELS IS GREATER THAN THE REAR WHEELS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM SHUTS OFF GAS TO THE ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO HESITATE.

BRIDGESTONE POTENZA (P205 65 15) TIRES BLEW OUT.

UPPER STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE; CAUSED VEHICLE TO PULL SEVERELY TO RIGHT, HIT CURB, STRUCK LIGHT POLE, NOISY, SEEMED TO HAVE MIND OF ITS OWN; REPAIRED. DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. *AK

FUEL DAMPENER AND FUEL PUMP FAILED TWICE CAUSING FUEL LEAK AND FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE.

THE SUNVISOR INTERFERES WITHN STATIC OPERATION OF THE CENTER REARVIEW MIRROR.WHENEVER EITHER OF THE TWO SUNVISORS IS OPERATED TO A LOWERED POSITION, THE REARVIEW MIRROR MOVES ON ACCOUNT OF THE CUTOUTS ON THE SUNVISOR TO ACCOMODATE THE REARVIEW MIRROR NOT BEING SUFFICIENTLY LARGE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LOSE INTERNAL PRESSURE, THEREBY LOOSENING GEAR CONNECTION. THE RESULT OF THE LOST PRESSURE CAUSEDLLO THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED SUDDENLY, EVEN AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO "REV". THE TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY FAILED.