2006 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD SECTION AIR BAG (CONSOLE) ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS STARTED "CRACKING". WHEN FIRST NOTICED IT WAS APPROXIMATE ONE INCH IN LENGTH, & IS PROGRESSING CURRENTLY APPROXIMATE 2" INCHES IN LENGTH. CALL TOYOTA TO INFORM AND SUGGESTED I TAKE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I SERVICE MY VEHICLE. UPON DOING SO THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS OK AND WOULDN'T DIMINISH THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIRBAGS GOING OFF. I STILL FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CONSOLE PROCEEDING TO CRACK, AND BELIEVE ONCE SUMMER HEAT CONTINUES TO HIT DASHBOARD IT WILL PROGRESS TO CRACK FURTHER. WIFE ( PASSENGER) IS QUITE CONCERNED SINCE SHE NOTICES THE CRACK GETTING LONGER. WE GARAGE OUR CAR, BUT IF CAR WAS PARKED OUT IN SUN IT COULD POSSIBLY GET WORSE. *TR

I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA IN HOUSTON, TX SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT MY MELTING AND CRACKING DASHBOARD. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MY CAR IS GARAGED, AND ONLY OUT FOR SHORT AMOUNTS OF DRIVING TIME. ON DECEMBER 31, 2014, I SAW ON THE NATIONAL NBC NEWS THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE DASHBOARD PROBLEMS. I CALLED TOYOTA THIS MORNING, JAN. 2, 2015, AND WAS TOLD THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL. I MUST HAVE A LETTER FOR THEM TO DUE RECALL WORK. I'D LIKE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT, HOPING MY CAR, MAKE AND MODEL WILL BE ADDED SO THAT I RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. THANK YOU. *TR

CRACKS ALL ACROSS DASHBOARD AND GLOVEBOX. AFRAID IT MIGHT AFFECT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

JUST HEARD OF THE LEXUS RECALLS ABOUT FUEL LEAK PROBLEM. TOYOTA DEALER FOUND A FUEL LEAK IN MY FUEL LINE AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I JUST WANTED TO INFORM YOU JUST INCASE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH OTHER TOYOTA MODELS.. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING RAPIDLY AND TOYOTA ISN'T STANDING BEHIND THIS DEFECT. CONCERNED ABOUT FLYING PARTS IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY. CAR IS MAINLY KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND I VENT TO LET THE LEATHER BREATHE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD ARE SHOWING EVERYWHERE. THE ARE GETTING MORE NUMEROUS AND WIDE. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER IS CRACKING WHICH MAY PRODUCE SHARP OR POINTED PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF ACTIVATION. COVER APPEARS TO BE BOWING OUT TOWARDS PASSENGER, PICTURES AVAILABLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT. *TR

DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE CRACKED IN 2010. IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, SEVERAL PLACES CRACKED AND BECAME STICKY TO THE TOUCH WHERE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. CONCERNED THAT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WOULD BE A PROBLEM WITH PIECES OF DASHBOARD BEING THROWN. BROUGHT TO DEALERS ATTENTION. ADVISED OUT OF WARRANTY SO NOTHING COULD BE DONE. BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM - REPLACED THE DASHBOARD AT A PERSONAL COST OF $2000. THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART AS SHOWN ON THE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR COST TO REPLACE THIS SAFETY ISSUE DEFECT. *TR

NEW TIRES 90 DAYS OLD APPROX. 1,000 - 1,500 MILES USED. TRAVELING WESTBOUND RTE. 50 MARYLAND AT 62-65 MPH HOV LANE. BETWEEN BOWIE EXIT RTE 301 AND EXITS FOR RTES 495/95, THREAD ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALLS. SIDEWALLS REMAINED ON TIRE RIM BUT THREAD WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM SIDEWALLS. ABLE TO PULL INTO GRASSY SHOULDER AREA, COUNTY POLICE IMMEDIATELY CAME ON THE SCENE FOLLOWED BY SHA VEHICLE ASSISTANCE CREWS. INCIDENT CAUSED RAIN REFLECTOR TO DETACH FROM VEHICLE. PICTURES OF TIRE AND RIM ARE AVAILABLE. CONTACTING TIRE DEALER THIS DAY FOR RESOLUTION. *TR