2006 TOYOTA AVALON Complaints

VEHICLE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES WHERE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS AIR BAG WILL/WILL NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED. MANY TOYOTA AVALON OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED NOT A WARRANTY ITEM OR SUBJECT TO RECALL. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE VSC AND SLIP LIGHTS ON THE DASH. HAD IT SCANNED AND THE CODES ARE P2195 AND P0138. I AM HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS, I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS PROBLEM OR ATLEAST MOST OF IT. IT'S $1700 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT MANY AVALON OWNERS ARE OR HAVE HAD WITH THIS!!! 06 TOYOTA AVALON - EDMUNDS ANSWERS JAN 10, 2009 - P2195 - OXYGEN (A/F) SENSOR SIGNAL STUCK LEAN (BANK 1 SENSOR 1) ... P0138 - OXYGEN SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH VOLTAGE (BANK 1 SENSOR 2) ..... AFTER OWNING A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2006 AVALON FOR 1 MONTH, THE "CHECK ENGINE" ... 1 (RH) EXHAUST MANIFOLD" IS THAT THE P0031 CODE WAS ON ONE NOT BOTH AF SENSORS. YOU VISITED THIS PAGE ON 3/19/14. P2195 TOYOTA - ENGINE-CODES.COM ENGINE-CODES.COM/P2195_TOYOTA.HTML' 2005-2007 TOYOTA AVALON, 2007-2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SERVICE BULLETIN OBDII CODE P2195 ... 2005-2006 TOYOTA COROLLA SERVICE BULLETIN OBDII CODE P2195. YOU VISITED THIS PAGE ON 3/19/14. TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN INDEX - AUTOPRO IMPORT REPAIR APR 2, 2013 - SOME AVALON CAMRY AND SOLARA VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLE TYPE NOISE COMING FROM ... SOME 2006 - 2009 MODEL YEAR CAMRY AND 2007 - 2009 MODEL YEAR CAMRY HV .... A MIL 'ON' CONDITION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2420 STORED. ..... MIL "ON" DTC P2195, P0138, AND/OR P0031(TSB-0066-10). YOU VISITED THIS PAGE ON 3/19/14. 1 COMPLAINTS: 2005 TOYOTA AVALON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/.../AVALON/2005/.../CHECK_ENGINE_LIGHT_IS_ON.S...' MAR 10, 2014 - THE 2005 TOYOTA AVALON HAS 1 COMPLAINTS FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ... WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES = P0138 O2 SENSOR/P2195 AF SENSOR. *TR

I AM IN SHOCK GIVEN THE TODAY?S NEWS. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 12/01/08 IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND RAN INTO THE T-BAR OF A BOX TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE CALLED THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER, THEY CREATED A CLAIM #1001145755 AND ERIKA WITH TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH US. WE NEXT HEARD FROM A [XXX] WITH TOYOTA WHO THEN TOLD US TO MAIL OUR COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES CLAIMS DEPARTMENT IN TORRANCE, CA. WE MAILED OF THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FROM THE ACCIDENT AND NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM. WE CALLED BACK ON MANY OCCASIONS ALL TO BE NEVER ANSWERED OR GIVEN A RUN AROUND, ONCE TOLD THEY WERE LOOKING INTO IT. NOTHING EVER CAME OF IT ALL. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SO WE GAVE UP, AT THE TIME WE COULD NOT AFFORD A LAWYER. SO TODAY?S NEWS WAS FRUSTRATING. MONTHS PRIOR TO MY ACCIDENT WE TOOK THE AVALON INTO DCH TOYOTA OF SIMI VALLEY TO CHECK OUT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGE AND TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING FLUID FLUSHED. WE WERE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG; CLEARLY THERE WAS. I AM JUST CURIOS WHAT ACTIONS WE TAKE NOW. I AM SO FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT TO DO? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD STARTED DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I APPLIED BRAKES AND HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION. THEY SUGGESTED TO CALL TOYOTA CORPORATION AND PROVIDED ME WITH A 800 NUMBER. I TOLD THE REP OF THE PROBLEM AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED AND NEW MATS WERE ISSUED TO THE CUSTOMERS. I ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE VEHICLE IN 2010 WAS CHECKED BY TOYOTA AND ISSUED MATS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS AFTER THAT TIME BUT IN MARCH 2014, THE ACCELERATION STARTED AGAIN. SHE SAID THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED AND SETTLED. I AM CONCERNED WHETHER THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS NOT WHAT TOYOTA PINPOINTED AND TOLD US THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING AFTER 4 YEARS? WHAT STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO ENSURE SAFETY IN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

DEFECTIVE DASH. THIS CAR HAS 48,305 MILES AND HAS ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH OF 2006. RECENTLY, ABOUT JULY OF 2013, WHEN I FIRST STARTED NOTICING IT, THE COMPLETE DASH OF THIS CAR HAS BECOME COVERED IN A VERY STICKY, SHINY SUBSTANCE. NO SEALERS, POLISHES OR WAXES HAVE EVER BEEN APPLIED TO IT, ONLY CLEANED WITH A DAMP RAG. NOT ONLY IS THIS TOYOTA DEFECT AFFECTING THE VALUE OF THIS CAR IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THE GLARE THE SHINE ON THE DASH CREATES MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER TOYOTA AVALON AND CAMRY OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS DEFECT. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS.

ON A FLAT SURFACE IN CRUISE CONTROL TRAVELING AT 40+MPH, BRAKES APPLIED, THEN RESUME IS ACTIVATED, AND VEHICLE SURGES AHEAD UNEXPECTEDLY. ON A HILL AT 50 MPH, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. AFTER COMPLYING NUMEROUS TIMES, THE AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER COULD "DETECT NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL". THEY DID NOT OFFER TO DO A TEST DRIVE. I HAVE PUT UP WITH THIS CONDITION FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOW MUCH WORSE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PATIO AND THEN A HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 3/25/14*CN

COULD NOT CHANGE FLAT TIRE BECAUSE LUG NUTS HAD SWELLED SO WRENCH WOULD NOT FIT, HAD TO BUY A SIZE BIGGER WRENCH TO REMOVE LUG NUTS. ALSO ALL THE LUG NUTS ON THE CAR WERE SWELLED. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

DEFECTIVE VINYL DASH THIS CAR HAS 48,305 MILES AND HAS ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH OF 2006. RECENTLY, ABOUT JULY OF 2013, WHEN I FIRST STARTED NOTICING IT, THE COMPLETE DASH OF THIS CAR HAS BECOME COVERED IN A VERY STICKY, SHINY SUBSTANCE. NO SEALERS, POLISHES OR WAXES HAVE EVER BEEN APPLIED TO IT, ONLY CLEANED WITH A DAMP RAG. NOT ONLY IS THIS TOYOTA DEFECT AFFECTING THE VALUE OF THIS CAR IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THE GLARE THE SHINE ON THE DASH CREATES MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER TOYOTA AVALON AND CAMRY OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS DEFECT. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS. *TR