2008 Toyota Avalon complaints

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF, INTERMITTENTLY. I WENT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM, NOW I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA AVALON. . THE NEXT EVENING (TONIGHT) I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, DRIVING AND THE LEFT LIGHT WENT OUT. SOMETIMES IT IS THE RIGHT. WHEN I TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND THEN ON AGAIN THEY RESUME OPERATION...FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE TIME. THIS IS A ISSUE THAT HAVE RESULTED IN A RECALL. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TRANSFORMER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WAS NO CURRENT RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF, INTERMITTENTLY. I WENT TO MY GREEN TOYOTA IN LEXINGTON KY FRIDAY JANUARY 29, 2011 AND THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT. NOW I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTAS. THE NEXT EVENING (TONIGHT) I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, DRIVING AND THE LEFT LIGHT WENT OUT. SOMETIMES IT IS THE RIGHT. WHEN I TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND THEN ON AGAIN THEY RESUME OPERATION...FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE TIME. *TR

HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND STILL NO RECALL. PLEASE HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED OVER IT!! *LN

2008 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH HIGH BEAM LIGHTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD USING THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS, THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS HAD BURNED OUT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE REPLACEMENT COST WAS $1300 PER HIGH BEAM LIGHT. *JB

WE HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. COMING HOME AT DARK, PULLED INTO NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY, HEARD A "POP" NOISE. DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT AT THE TIME. THREE OR SO MINUTES LATER, PULLING INTO OUR OWN DRIVEWAY JUST DOWN FROM THE NEIGHBORS, HEARD ANOTHER "POP" AND THIS TIME NOTICED THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS HAD CHANGED. NOW HIGH BEAM/DRL BULB IS INOPERATIVE OR PERHAPS HAS SHATTERED. WE ARE LEFT WITH ONLY LOW BEAM LIGHTS. *TR

OWNER OF 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. TWO WEEKS AGO THE LEFT HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT (SHATTERED), HAD THAT REPLACED AND THIS WEEK BOTH HIGH BEAMS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. BOTH HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE SHATTERED WITHIN THE HOUSING AREA. WENT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED OF THE $2,000 PLUS COST SINCE VEHICLE IF OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 76,000 MILES. LUCKILY, WE HAVE NOT HAD THE TOTAL LIGHT FAILURE SITUATION. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT TOYOTA EXPENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE HEADLIGHTS RE-ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT LIGHT UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,925.

BOTH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT ON 2008 TOYOTA AVALON STOP WORKING. 28,000 MILES ON VEHICLE .TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB ON ALL 2008 TO 2010 AVALONS HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BUT ARE CHARGING $ 2200 TO REPLACE WITH A NEW REDESIGNED HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY THEY ADMIT TO PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ISSUE RECALL . DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED ? *TR

RIGHT SIDE HIGH BEAM BULB (ALSO DOUBLES AS DRIVING LIGHT) FOUND SHATTERED. BOUGHT NEW BULB (ABOUT $45 ONLINE) AND INSTALLED MYSELF. NO REASON FOUND FOR SHATTERED BULB.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS HAD BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

BOTH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL) ARE INOPERATIVE, PER NHTSA ODI # TSB-0044-10. COMPLAINT: TOYOTA AND ODI HAVE KNOWN OF THIS RECURRING LIGHTING SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT ON VARIOUS VEHICLES FOR THREE MODEL YEARS 2008-2010. TOYOTA HAS EVEN DEVELOPED A NEWLY DESIGNED HIGH BEAM/DRL REPLACEMENT HOUSING ASSEMBLY TO REMEDY THE DEFECT, WITH AN APPROXIMATE COST TO EACH VEHICLE OWNER OF $3,000+, UNLESS COVERED BY 3 YEAR/36,000 WARRANTY. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH TOYOTA AND NHTSA TO EXPOSE VEHICLE OWNERS TO HIGH REPAIR EXPENSE FOR KNOWN SERIOUS LIGHTING SAFETY-RELATED DEFECTS, IF VEHICLE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. ODI SHOULD RECLASSIFY THIS DEFECT, PLEASE!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BOTH HIGH BEAM LAMPS SHATTERED INSTANTANEOUSLY IN GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS. FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR DISTRACTION AND DANGEROUS TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE PRIMARY VEHICLE AND OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL. WHILE TOYOTA FREELY ACKNOWLEDGES DEFECTIVE PARTS USED IN 2008,2009 AND 2010 MODELS, THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR, OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY PERIOD.(T-SB-0044-10) THE STANDARD CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER RANGES BETWEEN $2400.00 AND $800.00.

RIGHT HID LOW BEAM HEADLAMP WENT OFF WITH OUT NOTICE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO, RIGHT HID LOW BEAM HEADLAMP WENT OFF AFTER TURNING ON FOG LIGHTS OR HIGH BEAMS. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES BETWEEN 11 NOV 2010 AND 20 NOV 2010 WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HEADLAMPS IN AUTO MODE. MILEAGE 48K. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLAYING AROUND WITH THE SWITCH, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. I HAD THE HEADLIGHT REPLACED AT A COST OF $250, ($80 FOR THE LAMP AND $170 IN LABOR. AFTER DRIVING 11,270 MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR

2008 TOYOTA AVALON DEFECT - HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY IN MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON, I LOST MY HIGH BEAMS AND MY LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. UPON CHECKING BULBS, BOTH HIGH BEAM 9011H1R1 BULBS BLEW OUT (SHATTERED). I FOUND THE TSB NOTICE ON LINE (TSB-0044-10) AND WENT TO TOYOTA SEEKING TOYOTA TO FIX THE DEFECT. THEY TOLD ME THE COST WAS $2,400 TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. THEY DID OFFER TO SPLIT THE COST 50/50 WITH ME BUT I DECLINED STATING THAT IT WAS A DEFECT AND WAS OCCURRING IN 2008, 2009 AND 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. IN OTHER WORDS, IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. TOYOTA DECLINED STATING IT WAS NOT A RECALL BUT A TSB. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I LOST NOT ONLY MY HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING, BUT ALSO MY LEFT LOW BEAM HEAD LAMP. TOYOTA SHOULD CLASSIFY THIS AS A 'RECALL' AND NOT A TSB.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH WHEN SHE WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT HER HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ENGAGED BUT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, YET THE FOG LIGHTS WERE OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE CORRECTED BY SWITCHING THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF AGAIN. THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AT NIGHT TIME THE LEFT HEADLIGHT SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WOULD BE REPAIRED AT HER OWN EXPENSE TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF TOYOTA AVALON VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE LEFT BULB BURNED OUT THAT THE RIGHT BULB ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51000.

2008 TOYOTA AVALON PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SHUTS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BULB FOR $385.00. PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS AND NOW STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN. THE PROBLEMS SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED TO AUTO MODE. I TRAVEL WITH MY LIGHTS ON DURING THE DAY FOR SAFETY REASONS AND CHECK THEM OFTEN. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT FOUND THE LIGHT OFF NOT ONCE. I PLAN ON HAVING THE DEALERSHIP MOVE THE LEFT BULB TO THE RIGHT AND VICE-VERSA TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM FOLLOWS THE BULB OR STAYS CONSISTENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. HE CONTINUED DRIVING MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE LOW BEAMS FAILED A SECOND TIME. THE FOG LIGHTS WERE THE ONLY EXTERIOR LIGHTS THAT WOULD FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY. I BOUGHT 2008 TOYOTA AVALON TOURING MODEL. PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HID LIGHTS SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS COMMON ISSUE WITH TOYOTA AVALON. EXPECTING TOYOTA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. MY CAR HAS 40K MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE HEARD A NOISE AND PULLED OVER WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND DISTRICT MANAGER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND HOLES IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V017000 (ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD ALSO PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA ITEM NUMBER (10032630) ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, OIL SUPPLY HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIR AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,836. UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF UPADTED 01/07/11

MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON HEADLIGHT(S) ARE BLINKING OUT BUT WHEN I SWITCH TO THE AUTOMATIC MADE IT COMES BACK ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE THAT HE PURCHASED WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SAFETY FEATURE WHICH WAS THE LASER CRUISE CONTROL. THE LASER IN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND IT DID NOT WARN HIM THAT HE WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO DEACTIVATE THE LASER CRUISE CONTROL IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE LASER BEAM IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52000.

2008 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING CONCERNS WITH ACCELERATOR ISSEUS *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OVER A CURB AND ONTO SOMEONE'S PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND SOME SMALL TREES. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE ALTHOUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,767. UPDATED 10/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/19/10*JB

CKS OF THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. WE HAVE AND ARE GOING TO LOSE BIG BY DEVALUATION OF OUR VEHICLES UPON ATTEMPTS TO SELL OR TRADE. THE ATTENTION TO REMEDY THESE ISSUES ON A TIMELY MANNER HAS GONE BY THE WAYSIDE . THIS WE ARE EXPERIENCING WITH CARDENAS TOYOTA IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS WHERE WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLE NEW. OUR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SHOULD BE PROTECTING THE CONSUMER, NOT ENCRICHING THE GOVERNMENT TREASURY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON IN OCTOBER OF 2009. A MONTH OR SO AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, I REALIZED THAT THE DRIVER?S SIDE DOOR WAS NOT ALIGNING WITH THE DOOR FRAME. WHEN THE DOOR OPENS, IT DROPS ABOUT A HALF AN INCH. WHEN THE DOOR CLOSES, IT HITS AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE CAR AND THE FRAME PUSHES IT UP INTO THE POSITION WHERE THE DOOR WILL LATCH CLOSED. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE HINGES OF THE DOOR WERE NO LONGER WELDED TO THE CAR. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE DOOR ON THE CAR IS THE SCREWS. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP INFORM ME THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT AT THEIR LOCATION, AND THAT THE HINGES HAD COME UNWELDED FROM THE CAR AND HAD BEEN BENT BY ?AN OUTSIDE FORCE? AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TIGHTENED THE SCREWS ON THE HINGES AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN THIS CAR NOR HAVE I DONE ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE ENOUGH ?OUTSIDE FORCE? TO BREAK THE WELDING AND BEND THE HINGES, WHICH MEANS THAT TOYOTA SOLD ME A CAR THAT WAS DAMAGED, AND COULD BE UNSAFE. EITHER THE HINGES ARE DEFECTED OR THE CAR WAS INVOLVED AN ACCIDENT EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN. EITHER THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T INSPECT IT TO SEE IF THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE CAR, OR THEY KNEW THAT THE HINGES HAD BEEN BENT, THEY TIGHTENED THE SCREWS AND SOLD THE CAR TO ME ANYWAY. THEN AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR, THE SCREWS BEGAN TO LOOSEN SINCE THE HINGES WERE ALREADY BENT AND DETACHED FROM THE

06/12/10-I STARTED MY CAR AS USUAL WITH MY BRAKE DEPRESSED AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE---IT WIGGLED BUT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION TO THE REVERSE POSITION. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO DO SO AND TAKE CARE OF MY SHOPPING TRIP. UPON COMPLETING MY ERRANDS THE SAME EVENT OCCURRED WITH THE SHIFT LEVER ONCE AGAIN. SEVERAL WEEKS BACK THIS HAPPENED ONE TIME AND I DID NOT GIVE IT THE ATTENTION I SHOULD HAVE. WITH TODAY'S HAPPENING OF TWICE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR I AM REALLY CONCERNED. ON MONDAY 06/14/10 I WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (DAVE EDWARDS TOYOTA) TO SEEK A REPAIR REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

2008 TOYOTA AVALON _ SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE CAR UP SLIGHTLY FROM REST WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. CAR WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN ENGINE REVVED VIOLENTLY & CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY & CRASHED INTO BARRIERS & HEAD ON INTO A BRICK WALL. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO BODY SHOP & HAS HEAVY DAMAGE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT "10308589". IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON SUNDAY, MAY 16TH, 2010 I "FLOORED" THE ACCELERATOR AFTER TURNING INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE CAR ON THE ROAD WAS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN I EXPECTED. THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, HEARD AND SAW HIGH RPM ON THE TACK AND TURNED THE MOTOR OFF WITH THE KEY. I WRESTLED THE CAR INTO THE NEXT TURN-OFF (NO POWER STEERING). I LOOKED DOWN AND MY GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN BY THE FLOORMAT. THIS IS A FLOORMAT THAT I PUT IN FROM WALMART. IT IS MADE OF HEAVY RUBBER TO PROTECT MY NICE FLOORMATS. IT IS NOT LATCHED INTO THE FLOOR LIKE MY NICE FLOORMAT UNDERNEATH. THIS WAS MY FAULT, NOT TOYOTA. THAT FLOORMAT IS NOW IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION HAS HAPPENED IN THIS CAR. IT WAS IN FOR RECALL REPAIR AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT. DRIVER BEWARE! THIS TOOL IS REQUIRING ME TO SELECT A MODEL NUMBER ON EQUIPMENT WHICH DOES NOT MAKE SENSE SO I JUST SELECTED ONE AT RANDOM - THAT IS A FLAW IN THE REPORTING PROCESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, ACCELERATED OVER A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO A SIGN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THEN ANOTHER CURB. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,606.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING IN A GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH CAUSED IT TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP SO THAT A TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE COULD INSPECT IT. THE REP HAD NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,500 UPDATED 11/29/10 *CN UPDATED 11/20/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED EDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LONG-RANGE ILLUMINATION. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ALSO PROVIDED POOR ILLUMINATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT MODULES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NEWLY INSTALLED MODULES ILLUMINATION WAS WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL ONES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT DID NOT STATE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE HOOD AND FENDER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,444. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ UPDATED 5/28/10 *CN UPDATED 09/23/10

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE LOCAL POST OFFICE TO DEPOSIT MAIL IN AN OUTSIDE MAILBOX/RECEPTACLE. THE LOCATION OF THE MAILBOX WAS IN A PARKING LOT WITH A DRIVE THROUGH . I WAS TRAVELING 5-10 MILES AN HOUR. AS I APPROACHED THE MAILBOX PREPARING TO DEPOSIT THE MAIL, THE CAR "REVVED" UP AND I FELT OR EXPERIENCED A SURGE IN WHICH I OVERSHOT THE MAILBOX BY 8-10 FEET. I APPLIED EXTRA PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE. THEN, I FELT THE ENGINE SLOW DOWN TO NORMAL. AT THAT POINT, I HAD CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAD TO BACK THE CAR UP TO GET TO THE MAILBOX I WAS FRIGHTENED WONDERING WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. I WAS NOT AS WILLING TO DRIVE MY CAR AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE AS I COULD NOT BE SURE THAT THE SURGE WOULD NOT OCCUR AGAIN. NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, I LESSENED THE TIME I DROVE THE CAR.

MY 2008 AVALON EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION TWICE,,,ONCE IN 2008 AND ONCE IN 2009...BOTH TIMES I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, WHICH HAS A SAFETY FEATURE, A LASER, WHICH KEEPS YOU FROM GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU....MY CAR ACCELERATED AND IGNORED THE SAFETY LASER. IT SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE KEY IS, THE PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK, I DID NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE FLOOR MATS, I DID NOT HAVE TO KEEP APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WORKED AS DESIGNED. THEREFORE IT, IN MY OPINION, WAS ALL ELECTRONIC, AS FAR AS THE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION.

2008 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND BRAKE FAILURE AFTER KIT WAS INSTALLED. *TGW AFTER TAKING AN EXIT, THE CONSUMER ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TRAFFIC, WHEN HE HAD TO BRAKE BEHIND BACKED UP TRAFFIC. AS HE EASED INTO THE LINEUP, HE DISCOVERED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING. THE BRAKES STARTED TO FADE AND AT THAT POINT HE THREW THE SHIFT SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE ROARED, REVVING OVER 4,000 RPM'S AND THEN SETTLED DOWN TO NORMAL SPEED. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL. AT THAT TIME, THE DEALER INSTALLED A SHIM KIT. UP TO THE FEB 21, 2010 INCIDENT NO PROBLEM WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE INTERNAL BLACK BOX COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER AN EVENT. *JB

MY TOYOTA AVALON 2008 DOES ACCELERATE AFTER FIXES MAD BY TOYOTA. SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPEN AGAIN YESTERDAY AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, IT PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 750 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE SPED OFF AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY MOVED FORWARD ABOUT 2000 FEET. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE PRESSED THE IGNITION BUTTON THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED ACCELERATION SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT 15MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 40MPH.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NHTSA RECALL #09V388000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND 10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000

2008 AVALON HAS UNEXPLAINED NOISES IN THE TRUNK, BACK SEAT AREA. SOUNDS LIKE A LOOSE PART WHICH MAKE A "BUMPING " SOUND WHEN THE CAR MOVES OVER A DIP OR UNEVEN SURFACE. THE AUTO REAR SUNSHADE ALSO RATTLES CONTINUOUSLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY BEGAN SHIFTING INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND MOST RECENTLY, SEEMED TO OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, SHE HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN OPEN RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND THAT THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR SENSOR FAILED, THE SEAT BELT SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR & FUEL RATIO SENSOR HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT PER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,580 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,900.

2008 TOYOTA AVALON BRAKE OVERRIDE. I JUST HAD ALL MY AVALON RECALL FIXES PLACED ON MY CAR, AND THE BRAKE OVERRIDE FIX DOES NOT WORK. I CHECK MY BRAKE OVERRIDE TO SEE HOW IT OPERATED BEFORE THE FIX, AND AFTER GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE REPAIRS IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED, AND SPEED IS AROUND 45MPH STEP ON THE BRAKES WHILE CONTINUING TO PRESS ON THE GAS, AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME ON THE PHONE BEFORE GOING THERE THAT THE BRAKES WOULD OVERRIDE THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. I STILL WILL NOT ALLOW MY PREGNANT WIFE, AND 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER RIDE IN THE CAR UNTIL A BETTER FIX IS PUT INTO PLACE. *TR

CANNOT EXPRESS MY COMPLETE AND UTTER DISGUST WITH MY RECENT EXPERIENCE AND OVERALL EXPERIENCE SINCE BUYING MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. I EXPECTED "QUALITY FROM THE PRODUCT" AS THE TOYOTA WEBSITE STATES..HOWEVER, SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE THE 300 DOLLAR A PIECE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT BLEW OUT ALONG WITH BOTH HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. HERE IS MY CURRENT ISSUE. MY AREA RECENTLY WENT THROUGH A TERRIBLE WINTER BLIZZARD. DURING THIS SNOW STORM, DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE TERRIBLE. WE WERE ALL TRAPPED IN THE HOUSE FOR DAYS ON END. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I FOUND OUT MY WHEELS ARE NO LONGER SPINNING AND MY 2008 TOYOTA WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE WITH ONLY 48000 MILES ON IT. THE COMPREHENSIVE WARRANTY THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS WILL NOT SUFFICE AS THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED. ACCORDING TO A COMPUTER READ OUT, OUTSIDE INFLUENCES MADE THE TRANSMISSION FAIL. COULD THAT MEAN SNOW? DOES TOYOTA PROVIDE ANYTHING THAT SAYS TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL IF DRIVEN ON SNOW....I AM UTTERLY DISGUSTED WITH THIS SITUATION AND CURRENTLY WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I PLAN ON CAMPAIGNING VERY LOUDLY AGAINST TOYOTA AND BROADCASTING THIS DEPLORABLE SITUATION IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT MEAN ME BUYING A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A 2008 AVALON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIRED. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND FORCED HIM TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AGAIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47000.