2004 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE BEGINNING OF MAY 2014. AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST I CHECKED WITH TOYOTA'S OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA AND SPOKE WITH NICOLE (CUST. SVC. SUPV.) HER OFFICE PHONE NUMBER IS 1-800-331-4331 EXT. 73824. THEY FOUND A "SOLUTION", TO THE PROBLEM IN EARLY MAY 2014. VEHICLES NEED TO BE "FITTED" WITH A NOISE FILTER, BETWEEN "THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE AND THE WIRE HARNESS". BUT I WAS TOLD BY NICOLE, "THAT THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PART READY FOR INSTALLATION". I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT I WAS INVOLVED IN, MAY 28TH 1996. (IT WAS IN A 1991 LINCOLN TOWNCAR, THE FIRST YEAR CARS HAD AIRBAGS) BECAUSE OF MY "PERSONAL INJURIES", I'VE BEEN TOTALLY DISABLED EVER SINCE. THAT WAS OVER 18 YEARS AGO! I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN TO NICOLE "BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!" WHAT THE RECALL STATES IS, "THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) IN THESE VEHICLES COULD HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUITS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUITING WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN ELECTRICAL NOISE FROM VARIOUS VEHICLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. IF INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUITING OCCURS, THE FRONT AIRBAG(S) AND/OR SEAT BELT PRETENTIONERS COULD INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY." THEN THE RECALL GOES ON TO DESCRIBE WHAT "COULD HAPPEN", TO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE.

C/S WARNING LIGHT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY - REPORTED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE DIAGNOSIS SIDE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL JUNE 2014 CUSTOMER SERVICE UNWILLING TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND DELAYS.

WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND GLOWS, SOMETIMES FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES FOR AN HOUR. THEN IT GOES OUT. I RECEIVED AN INTERIM NOTICE LETTER FROM TOYOTA OVER 2 MONTHS AGO CITING THIS PROBLEM AND STATING THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME "AGAIN WHEN A REMEDY IS READY". I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE AND I AM AFRAID THAT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, INJURY OR FATALITY COULD OCCUR IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND NO COLLISION HAS OCCURRED. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA CONTACT ME WITH THE REMEDY SO I CAN HAVE IT APPLIED AT TOYOTA'S EXPENSE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAG). THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY DEVELOPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

2004 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE GAS PEDAL STICKS. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V147000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL). THE CONTACT NOTICED AN INTENSE BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR MAY NOT ARRIVE UNTIL TWO MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V147000 (AIR BAG) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTION PROBLEM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND AS A RESULT, THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR AND HAD DRIVEN INTO MY DRIVEWAY (AFTER OPENING THE GARAGE DOOR) TO ENTER THE GARAGE. THE CAR SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AND BEFORE I KNEW, I HAD CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE AND WENT THROUGH IT. THE CAR SMASHED INTO GARDENING TOOLS, SNOW SHOVELS, LAWN MOWER, LEAF BLOWER, TRASH CANS, AND FLOWERING POTS. IT CAME TO A STOP PARTLY BY THE COAT CLOSET WALL THAT PROTRUDES INTO THE GARAGE AND PARTLY BY ALL THE STUFF THAT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE CAR. THE GARAGE DOOR RAILING WAS DAMAGED AND THE DOOR WAS HANGING A FEW INCHES ABOVE MY CAR. I HEARD THINGS FALLING ABOVE ME. I THOUGHT THAT THE ROOF WOULD COLLAPSE. I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS STILL REVVING AND I SHUT IT. I SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN I OPENED THE DOOR AND RAN OUT INTO THE HOUSE. THE CAR, THE GARAGE, AND GARAGE CONTENTS WERE DAMAGED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I THINK IT WAS CAUSED BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 5 MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY AND I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. IT APPEARED THAT THE CAR JUST FLEW AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN MY LANE AT 40 MPH UNTIL AN AUSTEX TOWING TRUCK WENT INTO MY LANE WITHOUT A SIGNAL AND I WAS RIGHT BESIDE HIM. I HONKED TO NO AVAIL AND HE WAS STILL PROCEEDING INTO MY LANE. I HIT THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD TO AVOID HIM HITTING ME AND I HAD TO SWERVE A LITTLE TO MY LEFT (TO MY LEFT WAS THE CURB AS IT WAS A 2 LANE ROAD) TO AVOID HIM HITTING MY RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. AFTER I AVOIDED HIM, HE WAS DRIVING HALF INTO BOTH LANES FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS THEN HE RETURNED TO HIS LANE. *TR