2005 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

2005 TOYOTA AVALON ACCELERATION SURGE WHEN BRAKING. ALMOST REAR ENDED STOPPED VEHICLE. WENT TO DEALER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY THE STEERING SHAFT AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 05V227000 (STEERING:COLUMN). THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ

STEERING COLUMN MAKE NOISE WHEN TURNING TO RIGHT: SERVICE DEPARTMENT FIRST REPLACED RIGHT WHEEL BEARING AXLE. WHEN I SAID I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS, THEY REPLACED STEERING SHAFT AND JOINT. FIXED PROBLEM *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED IT SURGED AUTOMATICALLY AND THEN LEVEL ED OFF TWO GEARS. THE FAILURE GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN AT 50 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEELS TO SPIN. TOYOTA STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A PROGRAMMING FAILURE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 242,000 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED FROM THE EXTENDED POSITION WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL OR DRIVING 45 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS FAILURE HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN SEEN, AND WANTED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FOR SIX MONTHS. THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT FELT THE LOCKING LEVER DETACHED AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL DESCENDED. ALSO HEARD A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE LEVER BEGAN TO DESCEND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,200, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE PARALLEL PARKING THE VEHICLE,THE RIM HIT THE CURB AND THE TIRE HIT THE CURB. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10000. THE TIRES WERE BALANCED 5 TIMES AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *AK

MY ONBOARD NAVIGATION SYSTEM GOES TO GREAT LENGTHS TO MAKE SURE YOU AGREE TO NOT WATCH THE SCREEN WHILE DRIVING, YET WHEN YOU GET TO CETAIN AREAS THE VOICE GUIDANCE SYSTEM SAYS " VOICE GUIDANCE IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THIS AREA. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ARROWS ON THE SCREEN." THIS IS CONTRADICTORY AND DANGEROUS. EVEN THE LOW COST UNIT I HAVE IN ANOTHER VEHICLE PROVIDES VOICE GUIDANCE RIGHT UP TO THE DESTINATION. TOYOTA SHOULD PROVIDE UPDATED SOFTWARE TO CURE THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

REPORTING A PROBLEM (NOISE IN STEERING) WITH HIS 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. **CC THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE A FEW DAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART TO ARRIVE. AFTER TWO WEEKS THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS TIME THE INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *NM

TL* - ON 9/24/06 WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH AND IT UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET TO DISENGAGE THE ACCELERATION ON THE VEHICLE. ON 10/09/06, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH, HAD TO HOLD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THAT POINT THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP,) AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS MOST LIKELY GETTING CAUGHT UNDER THE CARPET. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING ON 12/23/06 AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH, AFTER A QUARTER OF A MILE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY OUTING BOTH FEET ON BRAKE. ALL THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING AND THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING. AT THAT POINT, CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ROSENER TOYOTA. *AK UPDATED 01/29/07. *JB

SULFUR SMELL EXUDING FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM DURING PERIODS OF HARD ACCELERATION. DEALER REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *JB