2014 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

ON 23 FEB 2016 THE STEERING LOCKED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND AGAIN ON 12 APRIL 2016. ON 4 MAY 2016 THE STEERING LOCKED WHILE TRYING TO TURN RIGHT......UPDATED 05-12/16 *BF *CN

NHTSA RECALL 15V728 INVOLVING PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM. OVER 6 MONTHS HAVE PASSED SINCE I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL. TO DATE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN TELLING ME TO TURN OFF THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM. BOTH LEAVING IT ON OR TURNING IT OFF LESSEN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V728000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL DOES NOT MATCH WITH THE RECALL.

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 15V72800 REGARDING THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM. THE RECALL IS DATED 11/3/2015. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA ON 12/8/15 AND DISABLED THE PCS FEATURE AS INSTRUCTED ON THAT DAY. NUMEROUS CONTACTS TO TOYOTA SINCE THEN AND STILL NO ACTION ON A FINAL FIX.THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE THAT I PAID FOR - AND I FEEL IT IS TIME FOR RESOLUTION. YOUR HELP PLEASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V728000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.

TOYOTA AVALON PRE COLLISION SYSTEM (PCS) WAS DEACTIVATED DUE TO SAFETY RECALL ON NOVEMBER 3, 2015. NEARLY FOUR AND HALF MONTHS HAVE GONE BY AND TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE 2016 MODELS WHICH ARE ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL HAVE NOT BEEN AFFECTED WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE A REMEDY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. HOW MUCH LONGER MUST CONSUMERS WAIT BEFORE THE VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED.

TOYOTA AVALON PRE COLLISION SYSTEM (PCS) WAS DEACTIVATED DUE TO SAFETY RECALL ON NOVEMBER 3, 2015. NEARLY FOUR AND HALF MONTHS HAVE GONE BY AND TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE 2016 MODELS WHICH ARE ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL HAVE NOT BEEN AFFECTED WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE A REMEDY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. HOW MUCH LONGER MUST CONSUMERS WAIT BEFORE THE VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED.

2014 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE DEALER DEACTIVATED THE FEATURE, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE ISSUE. RECALL # 15V728000. *JB

WHILE DRIVING A 40 MILE DISTANCE ON A TWO LANE ROAD THE CONSOLE BECAME EXTREMELY HOT TO THE POINT THAT THE WATER IN MY CONTAINER BECAME VERY WARM. THE ENTIRE AREA WAS HOT TO TOUCH. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS NOT HAPPENING AT THE TIME, THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. IT HAS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE TO THIS EXTENT. A SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY WARM.

AVALON WAS IMPACTED ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. THE CHRYSLER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. TOYOTA AVALON AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE BRUISING AND CONTUSIONS ON CLAVICLE AND CHEST. THE AVALON WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.