1999 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

MICHELIN SYMMETRY P205/65 R15 BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SIDEWALL WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRE. PICTURES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE REAR BEARING WAS LOOSE. THE BEARING BECAME LOOSE DUE TO THE WORN BUSHINGS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V154000, REGARDING THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

BY CHECKING THE BRAKES IN THE CAR THE MECHANIC FOUNDED THAT THE BEARING ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL IS BROKEN. THE CAR IS 1999 TOYOTA AVALON. *NM

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WITH THE CONTROL SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION; HOWEVER THE CRUISE CONTROL LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED RAPIDLY INCREASED TO OVER 70 MPH, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONSUMER DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL BY SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. UPDATED 02/13/06. *JB

DT: 1999 TOYOTA AVALON. HAD THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER SYSTEM TANK REPLACED ON OCTOBER 18,2005. THE TANK WAS LEAKING GAS, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT RECALL. HAD NOT CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP, AND I HAD NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED BEFORE. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

AIR BAG SENSORS WENT OUT ON MY 1999TOYOTA AVALON AS I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN ON THE 101FWY NEAR WOODLAND HILLS, CA. THE FLASHING AIRBAG ICON SCARED ME AND I WONDERED IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD IMPLODE. MY PASSENGER CHECKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND NOTHING THERE LISTED HAD OCCURED PREVIOUSLY TO WARRANT THE FLASHING SIGNAL OR FAILURE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY THEY WERE OPEN. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. MY CAR HAD 86,995 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE WARRANTY MANUAL STATES PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS ARE WARRANTED FOR 60000 OR 5 YEARS. IN KANSAS THEY ARE WARRANTED FOR 10 YEARS OR UNLIMITED MILEAGE. I DO NOT SEE WHY KANSAS OWNERS SHOULD GET SPECIAL WARRANTIES. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND I PAID $450 LESS 15% THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER GRUDGINGLY GAVE ME. I HAVE COMPLAINED THROUGH CHANNELS. I DON'T EXPECT MIRACLES BUT WANT OTHER OWNERS TO KNOW IT HAPPENED TO MY 1999AVALON AT 86,995. *AK

THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING WHICH RENDERED THE AIR BAGS INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE SRS SYSTEM AND INDICATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK....*AK

THE AVALON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS STRUCK ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS ONLY A FEW INCHES AWAY FROM ONE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CAR SPUN OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE GRASS VERGE BUT FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA MANY TIMES OVER THE WEEKS SINCE THE ACCIDENT, ASKING IF THIS WAS NORMAL OR WAS THERE AN AIRBAG FAILURE. TOYOTA HAVE BEEN DODGING THE QUESTION AND "REFERRING ME TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT". THEY SAID THEY WOULD 'INSPECT IT', DURING A TWO WEEK STAY AT THEIR DEALERSHIP BUT THEY DIDN'T. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS, PARTICULARLY THE SIDE ONES DID NOT DEPLOY. IS THERE A FAULT IN THE SYSTEM, OR IF THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED TO OPERATE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES , THEN WHY FIT THEM? *NM

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLES AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK *TC