2013 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

ECU AND PCS SWITCH TO CONTROL VEHICLE'S SPEED, WILL SUDDENLY REDUCE SPEED ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC ( VERY DANGEROUS) AND VEHICLE WILL ALMOST COME TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING! WARRANTY REPAIRED ON 7-26-16 AT DEALERSHIP, DOING SAME THING AGAIN, SAID NOT COVERED UNDER ORIGINAL RECALL VEHICLE, WARRANTY EXPIRED. HELP...DANGEROUS SITUATION, VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX...SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE...ADVISE PLEASE. VEHICLE BEING OPERATED ON BUSY HIGHWAY STARTED MED AUGUST O PRESENT 1/01/19 ON-GOING, BACK TO DEALER +++TIMES+++

MY REAR WINDOW SHADE HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IT IS IN THE UP POSITION AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE BEHIND ME UNLESS FULL SUN IS PRESENT. THIS IS A CONSTANT SITUATION.

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY CAR BY BACKING INTO THE PARKING SPACE. AS I WAS GOING FORWARD TO POSITION THE CAR BEFORE BACKING UP INTO THE SPACE, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I HAD TO QUICKLY STEP ON THE BRAKES BEFORE IT SLAMMED INTO A TREE. EVEN NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A SURGE FORWARD WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. I AM REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, IT INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A CURB AND PLOWED INTO A GARDEN AREA COVERED WITH MULCH BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INJURIES INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

REAR WINDOW SHADE WILL NOT RETRACT. STAYS IN UP POSITION ALL THE TIME. HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. DEALER SAYS THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF SHADES THAT QUIT FUNTIONING. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. $1700 REPAIR IF WANT DONE. CAN'T EVEN DISABLE SO IT WILL RETRACT AND STAY DOWN.

THE REAR POWER SUNSHADE, WHICH IS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THE LIMITED MODEL, RAISES ON ITS OWN AND WON'T GO BACK DOWN CAUSING LOW VISIBILITY. THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY LOWER IT EITHER

REAR WINDOW IS DISTORTED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY, WHILE SUNLIGHT DISABLES THE BACK UP CAMERA SO I'M NOT ABLE TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY PEDESTRIANS. I'VE OWNED 5 TOYOTAS SINCE 2005 BUT THIS ONE IS THE WORST AND UNSAFE VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED.

2013 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SMELL OF COMBUSTION GAS THAT COMES INTO CABIN OF VEHICLE UPON ACCELERATION. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE TECHNICAL MANUAL; THEREFORE, THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES CARBON MONOXIDE WAS BEING RELEASED INTO THE VEHICLE. *JS

HEADLINER AT TOP OF REAR GLASS IS DROOPING WHERE THE HEADLINER MEETS, AND HAS DEVELOPED A CREASE AT A POINT IN THE CENTER, RESTRICTING VISIBILITY OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. IT IS A DEFECT AND THE DEALER (NORTHTOWN TOYOTA - AMHERST, NY) WILL NOT REPLACE/REPAIR AS CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. CONTACTED TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED.

IN 2016 OF AUGUST I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA (CASE#1611260024112616) IN REFERENCE TO A TORQUE COVERTER ISSUE THAT HAS PLAQUED 2012 CAMRYS , AT THIS POINT I TOOK CAR INTO DEALER MANY OCASSIONS , BUT THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT IT THEIR FAULT, A 2300 DOLLAR PROBLEM .