2001 Toyota Avalon complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. ON AUGUST 26, 2007, THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED LOCKED, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. HE JIGGLED THE WHEEL AND IT UNLOCKED. HE STATED THAT THE INTERLOCK FAILS TO RELEASE. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,740. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER BRACKET

TL*- THE CONTACT TOOK THE 2001 TOYOTA AVALON TO THE DEALER ON 01/03/07 BECAUSE THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. AT THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY,. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REASON FOR THE AIR BAGS, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING WAS BECAUSE THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS CREATING A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CONTACT FELT THAT THIS INCIDENTWAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND COULD PROVIDE A COPY OF THE INVOICE REPAIR IF NEEDED. *AK UPDATED 01/31/07. *JB

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 15-20 MPH ON ICY ROADS THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS PRIOR BRAKING AND THE VEHICLE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS, BUT THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A MINOR CUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN ENGINEERING ANALYST ASSOCIATE WHO DETERMINED THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED.

DT:STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT SPEEDS FROM 60 TO 75 MPH. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEARS TWICE TO BALANCE AND ROTATE THE TIRES. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA AND HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE LUBRICATED. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. VEHICLE HAS 22000 MILES. CONSUMER SAYS THAT IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE UNDER THE CARRIAGE. *JB WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE WAS A VIBRATION.

THE CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. AT 17217 WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL, THE WERE APPLIED AND THERE WAS A FEELING OF METAL ON METAL. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. AT 27000 MILES THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE ROTORS. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A LACK OF USE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ROTORS HAD RUSTED CAUSING THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA WHO ADMITS THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION. *TT THERE WAS NO WARNING. *SC *JB

2001 TOYOTA AVALON EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, AND WINDOWS. *MR THERE WAS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH NOISE THAT SEEMED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE FRONT END. THE NOISE WAS INTERMITTENT AND NOTICEABLE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED, WHEN MAKING TURNS OR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CALIPER SLIDE WAS STICKING ONTO THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. THE BRAKE ROTORS SHOWED SIGNS OF GLAZE, THERE WAS A WOBBLY FEELING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS INTERMITTENT, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT, THE DRIVERS WINDOWS WOULD GO UP AND DOWN, THE STRIPPING ON THE BUMPER WAS COMING OFF, THE STEERING WOULD SHAKE AT TIMES, THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED, THE RADIO BUTTONS WERE FADING, THE CASSETTE WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WAS BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VENT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING, THE WIPER BLADE(S) WERE NOISY, THE WINDSHIELD HAD "MILLION" OF DOTS ALL OVER IT, AND THE FRONT PANEL WAS LIT FOR THE BACK LIGHTS AND THERE WAS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF AIR/HEAT THAT WOULD BLOW ON THE DRIVERS FEET. THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED AND THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE FRONT STRUTS WERE CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FRONT END NOISE. THE RADIO,STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND THE FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED. *SC

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 2001 TOYOTA AVALON WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A THUMP SOUND. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT HOLD AND ONLY MILD DECELERATION OCCURRED. CONSEQUENTLY THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB *NM

LOUD HUMMING NOISE FROM REAR OF CAR. PREMATURE FAILURE REAR WHEEL BEARING AT 22,000 MILES. *AK

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY "DIAGNOSED" THE CAR FOR 8 DAYS. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY INDICATED IT WAS BECAUSE OF BUILD-UP ON THE #1 FUEL INJECTOR AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $600. THEY ALSO INDICATED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR HAD 42,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. IT SEEMED ODD TO ME THAT THE POWERTRAIN IS COVERED UNTIL 60,000 MILES BUT THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE POWERTRAIN. APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS AFTER GETTING MY CAR BACK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE.*AK

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

I HAVE HAD 2 OF THE 4 GENERAL TIRES THAT CAME ON MY 2001 TOYOTA AVALON FAIL RECENTLY. FORTUNATELY NEITHER ONE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND I HAD THEM REPLACE IT WITH THE SPARE TIRE. I DISCOVERED THE SECOND TIRE HAD FAILED WHEN I TOOK IT TO A TIRE STORE BECAUSE IT WAS LOW AND I SUSPECTED A PUNCTURE IN THE TIRE. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TIRE FOR A PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAD EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT FRONT END SHIMMY BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. WHILE THE TIRE WAS BEING CHECKED THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE HAD A SEPARATION. THESE TIRES HAVE ONLY 26,000 MILES ON THEM AND I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THEM PROPERLY INFLATED AND I ROTATED AND BALANCED THEM EVERY 6,000 MILES. HAVE NOT CHECKED THE OTHER TWO TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY CAR BUT HAVE NOT NOTICED A PROBLEM.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE 13 TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED ALL THE WIRING, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY AT A STOP VEHICLE SURGED. CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP. *AK THE COSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE DEALER STATD THE INDICATOR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V072000 CONCERNING SUB FRAME FAILURE: AT ANY SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A DIP THE BOTTOM HITS THE GROUND. THIS HAS CAUSED UNNECESSARY WEAR TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE UNDER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MODEL/MAKE, AND YEAR IS ON RECALL, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

VEHICLE COMES EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE THAT AUTOMATICALLY CIRCULATES THE AIR IN THE VEHICLE OR BRING FRESH AIR INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DEVICE CANNOT BE TURNED OFF MANUALLY, NOT BY THE CONSUMER OR THE DEALERSHIP. THIS POSSES A HEALTH HAZARD BECAUSE THE AIR QUALITY IN THE STATE WHERE CONSUMER LIVES IN IS BAD, AND WHEN THE DEVICE BRINGS THE BAD AIR INTO THE VEHICLE THE AIR MAKES THE OCCUPANTS SICK. *AK

2001 TOYOTA AVALON SURGED FORWARD WITH THE ACCELERATOR STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH THREE PARKED CARS IN A BUSY MALL PARKING LOT. THANKS TO A SNOWBANK AND THE IMPACT OF HITTING THE THREE CARS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT INJURING THE DRIVER OR ANYONE ELSE. THE AIR BAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK *MR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A DISTRACTING LIGHT THAT INTERFERES WITH MY NIGHT OPERATION OF THE CAR. AT NIGHT, AWAY FROM LIGHTS, I SEE THE 140 FROM THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE E FROM THE FUEL GAGE, REFLECTED IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE IMAGE IS UPSIDE DOWN AND THE LIGHT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT IS DEAD AHEAD IN THE FIELD OF TRAVEL. I HAVE ADJUSTED MY SEAT SO I AM AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, THE TOP OF MY HEAD IS ABOUT 1" FROM THE CEILING. I'VE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER. THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT SEE THE REFLECTION, BUT IF IT IS THERE, THEY REPORT "THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE". *JB

VEHICLE SLID TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WITH THE WHEELS LOCKED ON A SNOWY AND ICY ROAD AT 35 MPH. *PH THE VEHICLE ENDED UP SLIDING INTO A DITCH. NONE OF THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED DURING THIS ACCIDENT. *NM

THE SENSOR THAT CAUSES THE REAR WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER TO TURN OFF MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE BACK GLASS TO OVERHEAT AND SHATTER. I HAVE A MR2 WHICH WAS NOT LISTED IN THE VARIOUS MODELS.*AK

THE OIL LIGHT CONTINUES TO BE ILLUMINATED DESPITE FREQUENT OIL & FILTER CHANGES . THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ALSO BEEN ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE IS REQUIRING OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 500 MILES.

I HAVE AN OIL ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS TRYING TO PLACE THE CAUSE ON MY SHOULDERS. MY HUSBAND PERFORMED OIL CHANGES AT REGULAR INTERVALS AT ABOUT 4500 MILES BETWEEN EACH CHANGE. TWICE WE HAVE HAD OTHER CHANGE THE OIL. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP AND ONCE A TEXACO EXPRESS LUBE, BOTH WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN RECEIPTS FOR. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN WE DID NOT SAVE THE RECEIPTS FROM OUR OIL AND FILTER PURCHASES. ANY AND ALL WORK DONE ON THE CAR WAS ENTERED INTO OUR MAINTANANCE MANUAL. A FEW YEARS BACK WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA EXPLAINING THE SLUDGE PROBLEM AND WHAT THEY WOULD DO IF IT OCCURRED. EVIDENTLY WHAT THEY SAID ISN'T WORTH THE PAPER IT WAS WRITTEN ON. THEY WANT ME TO PAY $750 TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY WILL DO ANY WORK ON THE CAR. $250 IS FOR INCIDENTIAL WORK THAT MIGHT HAVE TO BE DONE IN RELATION TO THE SLUDGE PROBLEM AND THE OTHER $500 IS A DEDUCTABLE. EXCUSE ME BUT NO WHERE IN THE LETTER OR MY WARRANTY AND OWNERSHIP MANUALS DOES IT STATE THAT IF WE PERFORM THE WORK WE ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP OUR RECEIPTS. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHO TRIED TO REFUSE TO GIVE ME THE NAME OF THE DISTRICT MANAGER, AND DID REFUSE TO GIVE ME A PHONE NUMBER THAT I COULD REACH HIM AT. HE SAID OUR LOG OF THE WORK WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE TOYOTA CORP., AND THAT PEOPLE HAD BEEN KNOWN TO FALSIFY RECORDS. I HAVE NEVER HAD MY INTEGRITY QUESTIONED BEFORE BUT NOW BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S BUILDING OF AN ENGINE PRONE TO THIS TYPE OF FAILURE ALL THE SUDDEN I'VE BECOME A

OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP IN 3.0 LITER IMZ V6 ENGINE. WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT NEW PISTONS, RINGS, BEARINGS ETC. HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD OF ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY, WAS TOLD I WOULD ONLY HAVE THE REMAINING WARRANTY ON CAR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE SLUDGE BUILD UP. IF THIS IS TRUE HOW CAN THEY REPAIR THE ENGINE? IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO FAIL IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEY CAN REBUILD THE ENGINE BUT IT WILL JUST BUILD UP WITH SLUDGE AGAIN IF THEY DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM....AND WHAT ABOUT RESALE VALUE? NO ONE WILL BUY THIS CAR WITH THIS ENGINE IN IT IF THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. AS FOR ME I WANT SOMETHING ELSE, I WANT BACK WHAT THIS CAR'S ENGINE PROBLEMS HAS COST ME!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

THIS TIRE COMPLETELY SHREDDED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK CAP WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES, AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AT TIMES, HOWEVER THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. *JB *NLM

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND TWO TOYOTA DEALERS (ROCKLAND TOYOTA AND PAUL MILLER TOYOTA) ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLE. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA MANUAL, I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THIS CAR. *PH

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A PICKUP TRUCK AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND PASSENGER IN PICKUP TRUCK SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS BADLY DAMAGED. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL HIT A PICKUP TRUCK, AND THEN HIT A TREE. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER IN THE PICKUP TRUCK SUSTAINED INJURIES AS WELL AS THE CONSUMER.*AK *JB *TS

TRUNK OPENS, NOT FULLY, JUST AJAR, BY ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY (6) TIMES IN (2) YEARS. THE TRUNK IS NOT OPEN SUFFICIENTLY FOR THE TRUNK OPEN LIGHT TO GO ON. THIS HAS HAPPEN APPROXIMATELY (3) TIMES ON THE ROAD AND (3) TIMES PARKED. WHILE ON THE ROAD IT WILL BE ANOTHER DRIVER WHO WILL SIGNAL THAT IT IS AJAR OR IN ONE CASE IT WAS A GAS STATION ATTENDANT (STILL ATTENDANT SERVICE IN NEW JERSEY!). ONE TIME THE TRUNK WAS FOUND AJAR IN THE MORNING AT A MOTEL STOP (NOTHING TAKEN), AND A COUPLE OF TIMES IT WAS FOUND OPEN WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. ON THIS AUTOMOBILE, 2001 TOYOTA AVALON, THE TRUNK OPENER IS ON THE DASH AND IS ELECTRONIC WHILE THE GAS CAP OPENER IS ON THE FLOOR AND IS MECHANICAL SO THERE CAN BE NO MISTAKING THE TWO. BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, I WILL LIST THE MOST RECENT DATE AS THE "INCIDENT DATE". THANK YOU.*JB

THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. *AK *JB

THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 6 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED.*JB

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WHILE STOPPING VEHICLE BRAKE PEDA LWENT TO THE FLOOR, BRAKES STARTED PULSATING , AND THEY DIDN'T HOLD. HAD TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

AIRBAG SENSORS WERE KNOCKED COMPLETELY OFF AND NEITHER AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED, THE OTHER PERSON WAS DRIVING A 1992 OLDER MODEL CAR AND HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED RIGHT AWAY. *AK