2006 Toyota Avalon complaints

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO COME TO A FULL STOP THE BRAKE FEELS LIKE IT PUSH BACK TOWARDS ME. IT ALMOST FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO STOP. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC OBSERVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.

I REAR ENDED CAR AND THE LOWER AIRBAG DEPLOYED STRIKING ME JUST BELOW BY KNEES. MY RIGHT LEG DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND REQUIRED SURGERY. I STILL HAVE A LARGE DEPRESSED AREA ON MY LEG, A SCAR, TENDERNESS AND DARKENING OF THE SKIN, ALL WHICH WILL REQUIRE FURTHER SURGERY TO REPAIR.

RIGHT FRONT CALIPER FROZE; DID NOT RETRACT PISTON. NO BRAKING AS A RESULT OF BRAKE PADS DESTROYED.. AFTER REPAIR IN 2012, SAME CALIPER AGAIN FROZE AND REQUIRED IDENTICAL REPAIR IN APRIL OF 2015 AT 58,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

ON APRIL 17, 2012 BAYSIDE TOYOTA REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SEAL ON THE AVALON UNDER RECALL# 10V499000. ALMOST EXACTLY 3 YEARS LATER ON APRIL 18, 2015 THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SEAL FAILED AS I WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE. I WAS ABLE TO USE MY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL SEAL NEVER FAILED AFTER 6 YEARS OF SERVICE IT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE NEW SEAL FAILED AFTER 3 YEARS AND TOYOTA CLAIMS IT IS ONLY COVERED BY A 12 MONTH COMPONENT WARRANTY AND IS AN "INCONVENIENCE" BUT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER BUT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. HAD I BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AT FULL SPEED THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I AM HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED AT MY OWN COST BUT I HAVE NO FAITH THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS SAFE. *TR

ISSUES I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT FOR YEAR TO TOYOTA ONLY TO FIND OUT NOW TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THEM ALL ALONG THERE WERE RECALLS & SERVICE BULLETIN. THAT SHOULD HAVE COVERED MY TOYOTA ISSUE THE INFORMATION BELOW CAME FROM SITES TOYOTA ISSUED THIS WARNING TOO. THE RECALL FOR STEERING COLUMN WAS ON 2005 MINE IS A EARLY MODEL 2006 WITH THE EXACT SAME SAFETY ISSUE. THE RESOLVE FOR ME IS THAT TOYOTA FIX THE VEHICLE AND NOT TRY AND HOLD ME RESPONSIBLE FOR HALF THE COST AS THE ARE NOW DOING. MY CAR HAS BEEN CARED FOR ONLY BY TOYOTA SERVICE SINCE THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASE FROM TOYOTA NEW IN 2006, THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR TOYOTA [XXX] MADE THE CALL NOT TO HONOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: 00306 COMPONENT(S): STEERING NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10019689 VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL YEAR(S)TOYOTA AVALON2005-2006 VEHICLE SLIGHT PULL/DRIFT FEELING IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURE. *TT TOYOTA: A NEW ADJUSTMENT LEVER DETENT CLIP WAS DEVELOPED TO CORRECT THE LOOSENESS OF SECURING THE TELESCOPIC ON STEERING COLUMN FOR SOME VEHICLES. MODEL 2005-2012 AVALON. *PE ITEM AFFECTED: STEERING: COLUMN DATE ANNOUNCED: 05/18/2005 DESCRIPTION OF RECALL: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE STEERING YOKE WAS NOT WELDED TO THE STEERING SHAFT. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE YOKE MAY COME OFF FROM THE INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE BRAKES SLOW TO STOP. I HAVE REPLACED THEM I THINK TWICE THROUGH TOYOTA. BUT THE ISSUE NEVER SEEM TO TOTALLY GO AWAY. BELOW IS THE ISSUE SHOWING I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. BUT TOYOTA REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM IS REAL EVEN WITH THE CAMPAIGN ON IT. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: OCT 21, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V499000 COMPONENT(S): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 AVALON,A LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID COULD LEAD TO A CHANGE IN BRAKE PEDAL FEEL AND OVERTIME A DEGRADATION IN BRAKING PERFORMANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH RESOLVE FOR ME WOULD BE: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAL WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD SECTION AIR BAG (CONSOLE) ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS STARTED "CRACKING". WHEN FIRST NOTICED IT WAS APPROXIMATE ONE INCH IN LENGTH, & IS PROGRESSING CURRENTLY APPROXIMATE 2" INCHES IN LENGTH. CALL TOYOTA TO INFORM AND SUGGESTED I TAKE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I SERVICE MY VEHICLE. UPON DOING SO THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS OK AND WOULDN'T DIMINISH THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIRBAGS GOING OFF. I STILL FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CONSOLE PROCEEDING TO CRACK, AND BELIEVE ONCE SUMMER HEAT CONTINUES TO HIT DASHBOARD IT WILL PROGRESS TO CRACK FURTHER. WIFE ( PASSENGER) IS QUITE CONCERNED SINCE SHE NOTICES THE CRACK GETTING LONGER. WE GARAGE OUR CAR, BUT IF CAR WAS PARKED OUT IN SUN IT COULD POSSIBLY GET WORSE. *TR

CRACKS ALL ACROSS DASHBOARD AND GLOVEBOX. AFRAID IT MIGHT AFFECT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA IN HOUSTON, TX SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT MY MELTING AND CRACKING DASHBOARD. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MY CAR IS GARAGED, AND ONLY OUT FOR SHORT AMOUNTS OF DRIVING TIME. ON DECEMBER 31, 2014, I SAW ON THE NATIONAL NBC NEWS THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE DASHBOARD PROBLEMS. I CALLED TOYOTA THIS MORNING, JAN. 2, 2015, AND WAS TOLD THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL. I MUST HAVE A LETTER FOR THEM TO DUE RECALL WORK. I'D LIKE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT, HOPING MY CAR, MAKE AND MODEL WILL BE ADDED SO THAT I RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. THANK YOU. *TR

MELTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

JUST HEARD OF THE LEXUS RECALLS ABOUT FUEL LEAK PROBLEM. TOYOTA DEALER FOUND A FUEL LEAK IN MY FUEL LINE AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I JUST WANTED TO INFORM YOU JUST INCASE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH OTHER TOYOTA MODELS.. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING RAPIDLY AND TOYOTA ISN'T STANDING BEHIND THIS DEFECT. CONCERNED ABOUT FLYING PARTS IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY. CAR IS MAINLY KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND I VENT TO LET THE LEATHER BREATHE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD ARE SHOWING EVERYWHERE. THE ARE GETTING MORE NUMEROUS AND WIDE. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER IS CRACKING WHICH MAY PRODUCE SHARP OR POINTED PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF ACTIVATION. COVER APPEARS TO BE BOWING OUT TOWARDS PASSENGER, PICTURES AVAILABLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT. *TR

NEW TIRES 90 DAYS OLD APPROX. 1,000 - 1,500 MILES USED. TRAVELING WESTBOUND RTE. 50 MARYLAND AT 62-65 MPH HOV LANE. BETWEEN BOWIE EXIT RTE 301 AND EXITS FOR RTES 495/95, THREAD ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALLS. SIDEWALLS REMAINED ON TIRE RIM BUT THREAD WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM SIDEWALLS. ABLE TO PULL INTO GRASSY SHOULDER AREA, COUNTY POLICE IMMEDIATELY CAME ON THE SCENE FOLLOWED BY SHA VEHICLE ASSISTANCE CREWS. INCIDENT CAUSED RAIN REFLECTOR TO DETACH FROM VEHICLE. PICTURES OF TIRE AND RIM ARE AVAILABLE. CONTACTING TIRE DEALER THIS DAY FOR RESOLUTION. *TR

DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE CRACKED IN 2010. IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, SEVERAL PLACES CRACKED AND BECAME STICKY TO THE TOUCH WHERE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. CONCERNED THAT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WOULD BE A PROBLEM WITH PIECES OF DASHBOARD BEING THROWN. BROUGHT TO DEALERS ATTENTION. ADVISED OUT OF WARRANTY SO NOTHING COULD BE DONE. BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM - REPLACED THE DASHBOARD AT A PERSONAL COST OF $2000. THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART AS SHOWN ON THE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR COST TO REPLACE THIS SAFETY ISSUE DEFECT. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, CRACKED ALL UP BY THE INSTRUMENT BOARD, DOWN BY THE COMPARTMENT. JUST APPEARED ONE DAY. CAR IN GARAGED. TOYOTA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGE IT THAT THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH QUITE A FEW VEHICLES. TOYOTA WANTS ME TO PAY $500 TOWARDS REPLACING THE DASH. I FEEL IT IS A DEFECT, OBVIOUSLY, ON THEIR PART AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. CAN IT BE A SAFETY HAZARD? MAYBE IF IT IS CRACKED AROUND WHERE THE DASH AIR BAG IS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

THE TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED WAS HIT BROADSIDED AT AROUND 50 MPH, OR MORE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. THE DRIVER HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE BACK PASSENGER RECEIVED SOME WHIPLASH, AND THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE BACK DOOR. THE WHOLE DASHBOARD RECEIVED DAMAGE AND BUCKLED. THE FRONT PASSENGER HAD SEVERE TRAUMA TO HER LEFT LEG. THE CAR IS TOTALED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 10/2005. A RECALL OF 133 CARS WERE MADE AROUND 3/2006. I WAS NOT THE ONE NOTIFIED AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THIS CAR. WHY WASN'T MY CAR NOTIFIED? I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF THE FRONT AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE WORKED IF WE WERE IN A FRONTEND COLLISION. *TR

DASH BOARD AND AIR BAG FRONT AREA N THEE FRONT BEGAN TO CRACK. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN HOUSED OUTSIDE A GARAGE AND I CAN SEE WHERE THE MATERIAL SHOULD BEGIN TO CRACK. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOIST AND CLEAN. NOW IT IS EXTENDING THRU THE FRONT AREA EVEN MORE. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A TOYOTA 2004 SOLARA IT STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME. SAME HOUSING AND CARE APPLIES HERE TOO.THE 2004 MODEL HAD ABOUT 50000 WHEN IT STARTED TO CRACK THE MATERIAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED CRACKS AND BECAME STICKY TO THE TOUCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE MELTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK SECURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AT ABOUT 25 MPH, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF TO 30MPH, EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR HAS NO EFFECT. THE ACCELERATION IS BRIEF AND STOPS BY ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. CRUISE CONTROL NOT ENGAGED. THE CAR COMPUTER WAS RE-FLASHED AT THE DEALER YEAR TO ADDRESS TO ADDRESS SENSITIVE ACCELERATOR ISSUES. *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPIC ADJUSTMENT LEVER HAS "SLIPPED OUT OF ITS LOCKED POSITION" FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL YEARS. THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA JUST ISSUED THE "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" FOR, AND WHILE I AM GRATEFUL FOR THAT, I RESENT THEIR SAYING "...THE MAJORITY OF VEHICLES WILL NOT EXPERIENCE THIS CONDITION." FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER AVALON OWNERS, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. *TR

DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK WHICH IS NOW ABOUT 36" LONG. TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY WILL REPLACE THE DASH FOR $2000+. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME VEHICLE ONLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INDEPENDENTLY AND ABNORMALLY INCREASED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

VEHICLE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES WHERE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS AIR BAG WILL/WILL NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED. MANY TOYOTA AVALON OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED NOT A WARRANTY ITEM OR SUBJECT TO RECALL. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE VSC AND SLIP LIGHTS ON THE DASH. HAD IT SCANNED AND THE CODES ARE P2195 AND P0138. I AM HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS, I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS PROBLEM OR ATLEAST MOST OF IT. IT'S $1700 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT MANY AVALON OWNERS ARE OR HAVE HAD WITH THIS!!! 06 TOYOTA AVALON - EDMUNDS ANSWERS JAN 10, 2009 - P2195 - OXYGEN (A/F) SENSOR SIGNAL STUCK LEAN (BANK 1 SENSOR 1) ... P0138 - OXYGEN SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH VOLTAGE (BANK 1 SENSOR 2) ..... AFTER OWNING A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2006 AVALON FOR 1 MONTH, THE "CHECK ENGINE" ... 1 (RH) EXHAUST MANIFOLD" IS THAT THE P0031 CODE WAS ON ONE NOT BOTH AF SENSORS. YOU VISITED THIS PAGE ON 3/19/14. P2195 TOYOTA - ENGINE-CODES.COM ENGINE-CODES.COM/P2195_TOYOTA.HTML' 2005-2007 TOYOTA AVALON, 2007-2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SERVICE BULLETIN OBDII CODE P2195 ... 2005-2006 TOYOTA COROLLA SERVICE BULLETIN OBDII CODE P2195. YOU VISITED THIS PAGE ON 3/19/14. TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN INDEX - AUTOPRO IMPORT REPAIR APR 2, 2013 - SOME AVALON CAMRY AND SOLARA VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLE TYPE NOISE COMING FROM ... SOME 2006 - 2009 MODEL YEAR CAMRY AND 2007 - 2009 MODEL YEAR CAMRY HV .... A MIL 'ON' CONDITION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2420 STORED. ..... MIL "ON" DTC P2195, P0138, AND/OR P0031(TSB-0066-10). YOU VISITED THIS PAGE ON 3/19/14. 1 COMPLAINTS: 2005 TOYOTA AVALON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/.../AVALON/2005/.../CHECK_ENGINE_LIGHT_IS_ON.S...' MAR 10, 2014 - THE 2005

I HAD STARTED DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I APPLIED BRAKES AND HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION. THEY SUGGESTED TO CALL TOYOTA CORPORATION AND PROVIDED ME WITH A 800 NUMBER. I TOLD THE REP OF THE PROBLEM AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED AND NEW MATS WERE ISSUED TO THE CUSTOMERS. I ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE VEHICLE IN 2010 WAS CHECKED BY TOYOTA AND ISSUED MATS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS AFTER THAT TIME BUT IN MARCH 2014, THE ACCELERATION STARTED AGAIN. SHE SAID THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED AND SETTLED. I AM CONCERNED WHETHER THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS NOT WHAT TOYOTA PINPOINTED AND TOLD US THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING AFTER 4 YEARS? WHAT STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO ENSURE SAFETY IN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE? *TR

I AM IN SHOCK GIVEN THE TODAY?S NEWS. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 12/01/08 IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND RAN INTO THE T-BAR OF A BOX TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE CALLED THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER, THEY CREATED A CLAIM #1001145755 AND ERIKA WITH TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH US. WE NEXT HEARD FROM A [XXX] WITH TOYOTA WHO THEN TOLD US TO MAIL OUR COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES CLAIMS DEPARTMENT IN TORRANCE, CA. WE MAILED OF THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FROM THE ACCIDENT AND NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM. WE CALLED BACK ON MANY OCCASIONS ALL TO BE NEVER ANSWERED OR GIVEN A RUN AROUND, ONCE TOLD THEY WERE LOOKING INTO IT. NOTHING EVER CAME OF IT ALL. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SO WE GAVE UP, AT THE TIME WE COULD NOT AFFORD A LAWYER. SO TODAY?S NEWS WAS FRUSTRATING. MONTHS PRIOR TO MY ACCIDENT WE TOOK THE AVALON INTO DCH TOYOTA OF SIMI VALLEY TO CHECK OUT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGE AND TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING FLUID FLUSHED. WE WERE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG; CLEARLY THERE WAS. I AM JUST CURIOS WHAT ACTIONS WE TAKE NOW. I AM SO FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT TO DO? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

DEFECTIVE DASH. THIS CAR HAS 48,305 MILES AND HAS ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH OF 2006. RECENTLY, ABOUT JULY OF 2013, WHEN I FIRST STARTED NOTICING IT, THE COMPLETE DASH OF THIS CAR HAS BECOME COVERED IN A VERY STICKY, SHINY SUBSTANCE. NO SEALERS, POLISHES OR WAXES HAVE EVER BEEN APPLIED TO IT, ONLY CLEANED WITH A DAMP RAG. NOT ONLY IS THIS TOYOTA DEFECT AFFECTING THE VALUE OF THIS CAR IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THE GLARE THE SHINE ON THE DASH CREATES MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER TOYOTA AVALON AND CAMRY OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS DEFECT. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS.

ON A FLAT SURFACE IN CRUISE CONTROL TRAVELING AT 40+MPH, BRAKES APPLIED, THEN RESUME IS ACTIVATED, AND VEHICLE SURGES AHEAD UNEXPECTEDLY. ON A HILL AT 50 MPH, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. AFTER COMPLYING NUMEROUS TIMES, THE AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER COULD "DETECT NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL". THEY DID NOT OFFER TO DO A TEST DRIVE. I HAVE PUT UP WITH THIS CONDITION FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOW MUCH WORSE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PATIO AND THEN A HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 3/25/14*CN

COULD NOT CHANGE FLAT TIRE BECAUSE LUG NUTS HAD SWELLED SO WRENCH WOULD NOT FIT, HAD TO BUY A SIZE BIGGER WRENCH TO REMOVE LUG NUTS. ALSO ALL THE LUG NUTS ON THE CAR WERE SWELLED. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

DEFECTIVE VINYL DASH THIS CAR HAS 48,305 MILES AND HAS ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH OF 2006. RECENTLY, ABOUT JULY OF 2013, WHEN I FIRST STARTED NOTICING IT, THE COMPLETE DASH OF THIS CAR HAS BECOME COVERED IN A VERY STICKY, SHINY SUBSTANCE. NO SEALERS, POLISHES OR WAXES HAVE EVER BEEN APPLIED TO IT, ONLY CLEANED WITH A DAMP RAG. NOT ONLY IS THIS TOYOTA DEFECT AFFECTING THE VALUE OF THIS CAR IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THE GLARE THE SHINE ON THE DASH CREATES MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER TOYOTA AVALON AND CAMRY OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS DEFECT. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS. *TR

THE REAR DECK BRAKE LIGHT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. NO EXPLANATION PROVIDED BY DEALER. EXPENSIVE TO TRACE. *TR

I AM USING THIS METHOD TO ALERT THE INDUSTRY TO A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ALL AUTOMOBILES WITH DRIVING LIGHTS. IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS- DUSK, FOG, RAIN, SNOW, ETC., THE DRIVING LIGHTS INCREASE THE VEHICLE'S VISIBILITY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, THE REAR LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN ONLY THE DRIVING LIGHTS ARE TURNED. THIS LACK OF TAIL LIGHTS MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE FOLLOWING A VEHICLE WITH DRIVING LIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATED. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH MANY DRIVERS WHO FEEL VERY SAFE IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TURNED ON THEIR DRIVING LIGHTS- UNAWARE THAT THEIR REAR LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE AUTOMOBILE FROM THE REAR.. I FEEL THAT THE REAR LIGHTS SHOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE DRIVING LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, INCREASING THE AUTOMOBILE'S VISIBILITY TO BOTH ONCOMING AND FOLLOWING TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE ROMS BEGAN RACING AND THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REMOTE STARTING DEVICE. SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER PARENTS PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE BACK IN 2006. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH A KEYLESS REMOTE STARTING SYSTEM. ALL IT TOOK, WAS TO HAVE THE DEVICE IN ONES POCKET AND HER FATHER COULD GET IN THE VEHICLE, PRESS A BUTTON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START UP. WHEN HER FATHER ARRIVED AT HIS DESTINATION, ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, PRESS THE REMOTE BUTTON AND THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF. ON JUNE 28, 2012, WHEN THE CONSUMERS FATHER RETURNED HOME, HE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AND WENT IN THE HOUSE. HOURS LATER, THE CONSUMERS FATHER WAS FOUND DECEASED IN THE HOUSE FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THE SMELL OF THE POISONOUS GAS WAS OVERWHELMING THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE BECAUSE AFTER HER DAD TOOK HIS PACKAGES OUT OF THE CAR AND INTO THE HOUSE, HE CLOSED THE GARAGE, AND NEVER SHUT OFF THE REMOTE STARTER BUTTON. FROM MORNING ALL THROUGH THE DAY, CARBON MONOXIDE SLOWLY SEEPED IN THE KITCHEN WHERE THE GARAGE WAS ATTACHED, THROUGH THE KITCHEN AND INTO THE DEN WHERE HER DAD WAS SITTING. THE CONSUMER STATED HAD THERE BEEN AN AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF SYSTEM THAT ACTIVATED AFTER A PRESET TIME, WHEN THERE WAS NO WEIGHT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, MUCH LIKE THE AIR BAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THIS SENSELESS TRAGEDY WOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED. *JB

DRIVING EAST ON COLDSPRING LANE- WAS CROSSING CHARLES ST AT THE INTERSECTION WHEN OTHER DRIVER GOING WEST ON COLDSPRING LANE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO CHARLES ST GOING SOUTH I HAD NO TIME TO HIT THE BRAKES I RAN INTO HIS SIDE OF THE CAR PASSENGER SIDE-MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS TOTAL DESTROYED. MY WIFE AND I SUSTAINED INJURIES. *TR

THIS CARS ENGINE HAD TO BE PULLED OUT FOR HEAD GASKETS. I WAS CHARGED 4000.00 WHEN IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. A YEAR LATER THEY GAVE ME THE MONEY BACK. THEN I HAD EXTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINES REPLACED AND THE GASKETS SEVERAL TIMES. THIS CAR IS ONE OF THE WORST CARS I HAVE EVER OWNED.I TAKE CARE OF MY CARS TO THE EXSTREME.I AM A DIESEL SPECIALIST FOR THE STATE.I FINALLY HAD TO GET RID OF THE CAR.I WROTE TOYOTA A LETTER AND GOT ABSOLUTELY NO SYMPATHY OR UNDERSTANDING WHATSOEVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE RPM'S INCREASE EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD AS IF IT WANT TO TAKE OFF. ALSO WHENEVER HE WAS GETTING ON AN EXIT AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESS THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSES WHILE DRIVING CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITION. FRICTION RELEASE DOESN'T STAY LOCKED, AND DRIVER MUST CHECK IT REGULARLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON AN UPHILL GRADE. WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON THE GRADE THE CAR WOULD MOVE A ABOUT THREE FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION BUT WOULD NOT GO FURTHER. A LOUD RUMBLING SOUND AND THE CAR VIBRATED BUT WOULD NOT MOVE.. ANOTHER CAR TO MY RIGHT HAD TO STOP TO AVOID HITTING ME. T THINK THE TRACTION CONTROL IS DESIGNED POORLY AS I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE IGNITION COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,208 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,763.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LUG NUTS EXPANDED THEIR NORMAL SIZE DUE TO WATER CONSUMPTION WITHIN THE WHEEL HUB COVERING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,200. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE LUG NUTS AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDATED 10/17/12

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS VEHICLES TRANSMISSIONS HESITATES SHIFTING UP OR DOWN BETWEEN GEARS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN POINTED OUT TO TOYOTA DEALER IN BOWIE, MD, HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM TWO TOYOTA CASE # [XXX] AND [XXX]. ALSO SEE SITE: FOURWHEELDRIFT.WORDPRESS.COM/2007/01/16/TOYOTA-AVALON-TRANSMISSION. ECM ISSUE COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO FAIL DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION WHEN MAKING TURNS OR ACCELERATING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR