Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-10-19 | 98V278000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 1,960 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE CAR STEERING IS HARD TO TURN UNTIL IT WARMS UP. I TOOK THE STEERING TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR FLUSHING 12/3/2015 BUT … |
| 2015-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A REPAIR FACILITY FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE THE MECHANIC NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC FROM … |
| 2014-09-07 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | ON OR ABOUT THE DATE BELOW, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE I-405 N FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES WHEN MY SUNROOF GLASS PANEL FLEW OFF … |
| 2014-04-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WAS DRIVING SOUND ON GREGORY RD AND ANOTHER CAR WAS TRAVELING NORTH SHE CAME INTO MY LANE AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND HIT ME HE… |
| 2013-12-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ABOUT THE 17TH OF DECEMBER 2013, I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE THE CAR TO A STOP. INSTEAD THE CAR … |
| 2010-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC "EVENT" CAR JUST SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. CAR WAS PARKED, DRIVER AWAY FROM THE CAR, WHEN DRIVE… |
| 2010-02-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | IT HAS HAPPENED ON LEVEL SURFACES AS WELL AS INCLINES. WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE, THEY FIRST MAKE A GRINDING SOUND. TH… |
| 2009-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND COMMENTS WERE THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON TOYOTAS (F… |
| 2009-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 9, 2009, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER AVALON WITH OUR 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN IT, TO GRAB A BITE TO EAT IN WALNUT C… |
| 2009-04-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE DRIVER OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH THE CH… |
| 2008-11-22 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT: I HAD SHOULDER SURGERY AND HAD TO PUT THE SHOULDER STRAP ACROSS MY BAC… |
| 2008-09-16 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | I ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY MY CAR ACCELERATED AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER IT. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. ALL I COULD … |
| 2007-11-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE MIDDLE PASSENGER SIDE OF TH… |
| 2007-06-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | SIMILAR COMPLAINT TO CASE NUMBER 10192892 FILED 6/11/2007. I PURCHASED 4 TOYO SPECTRUM TIRES FOR 1999 AVALON THAT CON… |
| 2007-03-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 5:00 P.M. MARCH 18, 2007, AS I WENT TO PICK UP MY 96 YEAR OLD MOTHER AT THE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, I STOPPED MY… |
| 2007-01-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO CHANGE LANES, THE VEHICL… |
| 2006-05-24 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE REAR BEARING WAS LOOSE. … |
| 2006-03-14 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | BY CHECKING THE BRAKES IN THE CAR THE MECHANIC FOUNDED THAT THE BEARING ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL IS BROKEN. THE CAR IS … |
| 2006-01-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WITH THE CONTROL SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION; HOWEVER THE CRUISE CON… |
| 2005-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT: 1999 TOYOTA AVALON. HAD THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER SYSTEM TANK REPLACED ON OCTOBER 18,2005. THE TANK WAS LEAKING… |
| 2005-08-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | 1999 TOYOTA AVALON. UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS AT A CAR WASH WHIC… |
| 2005-06-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE REAR SUSPE… |
| 2005-03-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG SENSORS WENT OUT ON MY 1999TOYOTA AVALON AS I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN ON THE 101FWY NEAR WOODLAND HILLS, CA. … |
| 2005-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | STRUTS AND STRUT PLATES, ENGINE SMOKING AT 40,000 MILES. *AK |
| 2004-08-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLES AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK *TC |
| 2004-07-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | THE AVALON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS STRUCK ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE PO… |
| 2003-12-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | MY 1999 TOYOTA AVALON (52,000 MILES) DEVELOPED EXCESSIVE FRONT-END NOISE AND VIBRATION. THIS PROBLEM REQUIRED SERVICING… |
| 2003-11-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 1 | THE DRIVER HEATER SEAT MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED THE CONSUMER. *JB THE FIRST SEAT GRID WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT DIDN'… |
| 2003-10-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING WHICH RENDERED THE AIR BAGS INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE SRS SYST… |
| 2003-08-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | THE STRUT CAPS KEEP REPEATEDLY BREAKING AND THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN … |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 25-30 MPH. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL LIGHT MIGHT GO … |
| 2003-07-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. *AK |
| 2003-04-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NAR 05/21/2003 *MR THE AIR BAG FLASHED REPEATEDLY FOR 60 MILES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER… |
| 2003-04-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *NLM |
| 2003-03-24 | AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAD AN AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH INSTALLED BY AUTHORIZED COMPANY. THE SWITCH HAS NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY SINC… |
| 2003-03-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AT 39,00 MI. MY 1999 TOYOTA AVALON MAKES ALOT OF NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE, VIBRATES AT ANY SPEED ON LESS THAN SMOOTH ROA… |
| 2003-02-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN TRAVELING ~ 20 MPH, A '89 HEAVY AUTO TRAVELING @ 48 MPH IMPACTED PASSENGER SIDE OF CONSU… |
| 2003-01-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM EXISTS. |
| 2002-11-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES A CRUNCHING NOISE WHEN EXPANDED OR CONTRACTED. DEALER STATED THAT THEY "THINK" IT MIGHT BE THE… |
| 2002-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER IMMED… |
| 2002-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM ON 5 ATTEMPTS BRINGING CAR IN… |
| 2002-06-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 1999 TOYOTA AVALON XLS, HAS HAD SEVERAL ACCELERATION EVENTS, THIS HAS OCCURRED WILL AT A STOP, WITH FOOT BRAKE ENGAG… |
| 2002-04-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES INTERMITTENTLY ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMERS FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER IS FORCED TO SH… |
| 2002-03-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WAS HIT BY A BUS, AND THEN CONSUMER HIT ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A BUILDING. UPON IMPA… |
| 2002-02-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE CHECK" LIGHT COMING ON. DEALER DETERMINED… |
| 2002-01-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | TREAD SEPARATION AND THEN TIRE SIDEWALL FAILURE, CAUSED SIDEWAYS CAR SKID ON SNOW COVERED ROAD, FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A… |
| 2001-12-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLA… |
| 2001-10-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION BEGAN TO KNOCK. THE DRIVER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A… |
| 2001-09-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE WAS HESTITATING AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE. MILEAGE JUST TURNED OVER 21,000, AND DEALER WOULD NOT … |
| 2001-08-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK THREE TIMES WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *YH |