2004 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 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. PART DISTRIBUTION CONNECT.

I TOOK MY CAR TO GRESHAM TOYOTA FOR A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT ON JUNE 7 2016 AT 9:00AM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS SERVICE SHOULD NOT TAKE MORE THAN 4 HOURS. TO MAKE STORY SHORT, WHEN I CAME AT 6:00PM MY CAR WAS STILL NOT DONE AND THEY TOLD ME TO LEAVE IT OVER NIGHT. I AM A BUSY PERSON AND I NEED MY CAR AT ALL TIMES. SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO IT BECAUSE OF THEIR IMPROPER TIME MANAGEMENT. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONTACT THIS DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS RECALL IMMEDIATELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

CAR WAS TAKEN IN 05/2016 FOR RECALL WORK TO REPLACE SRS AND ECU. AFTER RECALL REPAIR, INTERMITTENT PAX SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF SAYING PASSENGER AIRBAG ISSUE. DEALER REFUSES TO DO MORE THAN SPECIFIED RECALL REPLACEMENT. WE NOW CANNOT TELL IF WE HAVE AIRBAGS THAT WILL WORK AND IF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL TENSION THE SEAT BELTS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ADDITIONAL ISSUE IS THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS HAVE A FLAW THAT MAKES A WELL ALIGNED CAR, PULL LEFT. WE ARE REPLACING THIS TOYOTA FLAW AT OUR OWN EXPENSE DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF A SERVICE NOTICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

"TAKATA RECALL: IN AUGUST OF 2009 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING; I TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER ,TECHNICIAN ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND SAID THE AIRBAG LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE AIRBAGS LIGHT CONTINUED COMING ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES,BUT DID NOT STAY ON CONSTANTLY. IN JULY OF 2014 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA, REMEDY WAS DONE, ON JANUARY 06,2015. THIS REMEDY DID NOT WORK SO I WAS NOTIFIED IN MARCH 2016 THAT A REMEDY WAS READY, AND TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THE REMEDY WOULD BE INSTALLED. SINCE APRIL 07, 2016 MY CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON ESPECIALLY DURING WARM WEATHER, I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 28. 2016 FOR THE SECOND TIME, DROVE IT ON THE WEEKEND ABOUT 64 MILES ROUND TRIP THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF TO AND FROM MY TRIP. MY CAR HAS APPROX.103,900 MILES BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE THAT MILEAGE AND TOYOTA DID NOT SAY IT WAS DUE TO HOW MANY MILES THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN.

COMPLAINT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR: SRS & ECU RECALL NOTICE: "ORIGINAL REMEDY FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL (TOYOTA #E0G), ANNOUNCED IN MARCH, 2014." I RECEIVED THE "URGENT SAFETY RECALL" NOTICE ON APRIL 3, 2015. YOUR WEBSITE TODAY GIVES: NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 15V043 / RECALL DATE: JANUARY 27, 2015 / MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: ESG, AND STATES UNDER REMEDY THAT WHEN A REMEDY BECOMES AVAILABLE, TOYOTA WILL UPDATE. MY PRINTED NOTICE FROM TOYOTA SAYS: "WE WILL SEND YOU ANOTHER NOTIFICATION ONCE THESE PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETE." I HAVE NOT REC'D ANYTHING FROM TOYOTA. SO IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A POSSIBLY UNSAFE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V0430000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA YEARS AGO. I CALLED THEM A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY RECEIVED IT BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD FROM THEM. TOYOTA IS RISKING MY LIFE AND THOSE OF MY PASSENGERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SRS AND ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,664. UPDATED 05/26/16*LJ *TR