2019 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID WITH KEYLESS IGNITION. CAR IS SILENT BUT MAY STAY ON WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. THERE IS NO WARNING SOUND OR LIGHT IF CAR IS LEFT ON AND CAR IS SILENT, BUT AS BATTERY DRAINS, THE ENGINE MAY COME ON 20 MIN LATER AND GENERATE CARBON MONOXIDE. I AM AN ALERT DRIVER BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. MORE THAN 17 TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE DIED OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THIS IS AN EASY SOFTWARE FIX. TOYOTA SAYS IT WILL FIX IN 2020, BUT THERE IS NO SOFTWARE FIX COMING FOR HYBRIDS ALREADY SOLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF CEDAR PARK (5600 183A, LEANDER, TX 78641, (512) 379-7575) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED, BUT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1904010349. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE CAR RANDOMLY SLAMS ON THE BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT HAS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY DRIVING AND STREET DRIVING.

REPORTED THIS TO DEALER. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT THE TIME. KEEPS HAPPENING : BLIND SPOT MONITORING AND CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT MALFUNCTION ALERTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA AVOLON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS DISCOLORATION ON THE HEADLIGHT UNITS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY AT NIGHT AND HIS VISION WAS IMPAIRED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DCH TOYOTA OF TORRANCE (2909 PACIFIC COAST HWY, TORRANCE, CA 90505, (424) 271-2340) TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

BOTH BLIND SPOT MONITORING AND CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT - MALFUNCTION ALERTS, KEEPS POPPING UP REGULARLY. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER, WITH NO RESOLUTION. TOYOTA INDICATES THAT THIS IS A PROB AND ARE WORKING ON AN SOLUTION. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHAT THAT IS. SEEMS LIKE ISSUE POPS UP MORE WHEN IT IS VERY COLD OR VERY WET. TOYOTA SAYS THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT, BUT NOT SURE WHAT THEIR PLAN IS. TOYOTA CASE #1901292206 FOR TODAY.