2006 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

DASHBOARD CRACKED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, CRACKED ALL UP BY THE INSTRUMENT BOARD, DOWN BY THE COMPARTMENT. JUST APPEARED ONE DAY. CAR IN GARAGED. TOYOTA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGE IT THAT THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH QUITE A FEW VEHICLES. TOYOTA WANTS ME TO PAY $500 TOWARDS REPLACING THE DASH. I FEEL IT IS A DEFECT, OBVIOUSLY, ON THEIR PART AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. CAN IT BE A SAFETY HAZARD? MAYBE IF IT IS CRACKED AROUND WHERE THE DASH AIR BAG IS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

THE TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED WAS HIT BROADSIDED AT AROUND 50 MPH, OR MORE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. THE DRIVER HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE BACK PASSENGER RECEIVED SOME WHIPLASH, AND THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE BACK DOOR. THE WHOLE DASHBOARD RECEIVED DAMAGE AND BUCKLED. THE FRONT PASSENGER HAD SEVERE TRAUMA TO HER LEFT LEG. THE CAR IS TOTALED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 10/2005. A RECALL OF 133 CARS WERE MADE AROUND 3/2006. I WAS NOT THE ONE NOTIFIED AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THIS CAR. WHY WASN'T MY CAR NOTIFIED? I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF THE FRONT AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE WORKED IF WE WERE IN A FRONTEND COLLISION. *TR

DASH BOARD AND AIR BAG FRONT AREA N THEE FRONT BEGAN TO CRACK. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN HOUSED OUTSIDE A GARAGE AND I CAN SEE WHERE THE MATERIAL SHOULD BEGIN TO CRACK. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOIST AND CLEAN. NOW IT IS EXTENDING THRU THE FRONT AREA EVEN MORE. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A TOYOTA 2004 SOLARA IT STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME. SAME HOUSING AND CARE APPLIES HERE TOO.THE 2004 MODEL HAD ABOUT 50000 WHEN IT STARTED TO CRACK THE MATERIAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED CRACKS AND BECAME STICKY TO THE TOUCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE MELTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK SECURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AT ABOUT 25 MPH, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF TO 30MPH, EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR HAS NO EFFECT. THE ACCELERATION IS BRIEF AND STOPS BY ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. CRUISE CONTROL NOT ENGAGED. THE CAR COMPUTER WAS RE-FLASHED AT THE DEALER YEAR TO ADDRESS TO ADDRESS SENSITIVE ACCELERATOR ISSUES. *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPIC ADJUSTMENT LEVER HAS "SLIPPED OUT OF ITS LOCKED POSITION" FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL YEARS. THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA JUST ISSUED THE "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" FOR, AND WHILE I AM GRATEFUL FOR THAT, I RESENT THEIR SAYING "...THE MAJORITY OF VEHICLES WILL NOT EXPERIENCE THIS CONDITION." FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER AVALON OWNERS, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. *TR

DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK WHICH IS NOW ABOUT 36" LONG. TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY WILL REPLACE THE DASH FOR $2000+. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME VEHICLE ONLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INDEPENDENTLY AND ABNORMALLY INCREASED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.