2014 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID Complaints

AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM.IN THE MORNING WHEN TURN ON THE FAN THE AIR COME OUT IS VERY STINT.DURING THE DAY AFTER USING THE AIR CONDITIONING ,STOP THE CAR.WHEN YOU START THE CAR AGAIN THEN OPEN THE FAN THE AIR COME OUT HAS A FOUL ODOR.COMPLAIN 3 TIMES DURING 2014-2015 ,AS TOYOTA RECOMMEND CHANGING THE AIR FILTER USING THE CARBON ONE,CLEAN UP THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ,CLEAN THE WHOLE CAR ,THE STINT STILL EXIST.EVERY MORNING WHEN WE START OPERATE THE CAR WE HAVE TO INHALE THE FOUL ODOR CAUSING HEADACHE .VERY FRUSTRATION BUT TOYOTA STILL SAID IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT SMELL ANYTHING AFTER TESTING THE CAR.I WAS HAPPENED AFTER THE FIRST CAR SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE.

WHEN TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER IN SUMMER AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS OR OVERNIGHT; THERE IS A MUSTY, URINE TYPE SMELL. I DID WHAT TOYOTA SERVICE RECOMMENDED BY NOT RECIRCULATING THE AIR; WHICH WE RARELY DO UNLESS DUSTY. THE SYSTEM DEFAULT IS FOR RECIRCULATING AIR AND WE SWITCH IT OVER RIGHT AWAY TO FRESH AIR WHEN WE START THE VEHICLE. WE CHANGED THE CABIN FILTER TO A TOYOTA CHARCOAL FILTER WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA WHICH HELPED FOR ONLY A FEW DAYS WE ARE CONCERNED THIS MAYBE LINKED TO A MOLD PROBLEM ETC.

I WAS T-BONED BY AN UNLICENSED, UNINSURED DRIVER. HIS 1998 LINCOLN TOWN CARE HIT MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, BACK DOOR. DESTROYED BOTH DOORS, FRONT FENDER, REAR FENDER, AND TWO TIRES. NO AIRBAG WENT OFF IN MY TOYOTA AND I WAS WONDERING WHY. I MAY HAVE A BROKEN BONE IN THE ROTOCUFF OF MY LEFT SHOULDER. I AM SCHEDULED FOR AN MRI TO FIND OUT.

WHEN APPLYING FOOT ON ACCELERATOR VEHICLE DELAYS MOVEMENT AND HESITATION ENGINE MAKES RATTLING NOISE HIT BUMPS AND POTHOLES EVEN HIGHWAY JOINT VERY ROUGHLY ,VERY POOR STEERING CONTROL FEELS UNSAFE. *TR

ON OCTOBER 7, 2014, WE PURCHASED OUR CAR FROM NEW ROCHELLE TOYOTA. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE BARELY DRIVEN THE CAR. AFTER FIVE MONTHS WE HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1,700 MILES. WE HAVE SPECIFICALLY AVOIDED DRIVING THE CAR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND ON BUMPY ROADS. DESPITE OUR CARE, I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BUMPER HAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR IN THE FRONT WHEEL WELL. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT THAT A SCREW HAD COME OUT, BUT ON CLOSER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THE METAL PIECE OF THE BUMPER WHICH THE SCREW HELD IN PLACE HAD BROKEN OFF. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BUMPER. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE METAL AT THE END OF THE BUMPER IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF METAL FATIGUE AND POOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. I AM WRITING TO YOU TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM, WHICH CLEARLY IS NOT A UNIQUE SITUATION. THE DEALER?S SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD NO SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BUMPER. THIS SOLUTION IS COSTLY (ALTHOUGH I WOULD EXPECT TOYOTA TO PAY THIS COST) AND, UNLESS THE PIECE IS REDESIGNED WILL SIMPLY TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM SINCE THE SAME PIECE IS LIKELY TO BREAK AGAIN. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT A PROBLEM LIKE THIS SHOULD DEVELOP ON SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON THE SAN FRANCISCO / OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM (PCS) SPONTANEOUSLY ENGAGED, QUICKLY BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE ROAD AHEAD WAS CLEAR; THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS AND NO STOPPED TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY NO CARS WERE TRAVELING CLOSE BEHIND, OTHERWISE A REAR COLLISION WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER BUMPS AND POTHOLES VERY ROUGHLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S BODY WAS VERY SORE AFTER DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT SEATS, THERE IS A METAL BAR THAT IS NOT WELL PADDED. FROM ALL INDICATIONS THIS BAR AFFECTED EITHER THE NERVES OR BLOOD FLOW IN MY LEGS CAUSING THEM TO GO NUMB. THIS WAS 1.5 HOURS INTO A 5 HOUR DRIVE THAT WE MAKE SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OTHER CAR. THIS WAS THE FIRST TRIP WITH THE NEW TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID. THE DRIVER SIDE HAS MORE PADDING THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE MAYBE IN ATTEMPT TO MINIMIZE THIS PROBLEM? THE LIGHTER THE PERSON, THE LESS OF AN ISSUE THIS MAY BE. WHILE TRYING TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, I WAS QUESTIONING MY CONTROL OF THE CAR. DEALER RESPONSE WAS TO OFFER TO TRADE ME INTO A DIFFERENT CAR, SINCE HAVING THIS ISSUE SEARCHING THE INTERNET HAS FOUND OTHERS THAT HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES, A FEW TRADED, IN AT LEAST ONE CASE THE DEALER COVERED THE COST OF HAVE A UPHOLSTERY SHOP ADD PADDING. *TR