Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Toyota Avalon.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | While driving my 2009 Toyota Avalon on a sunny day, I could not see clearly through my windshield due to the intense su… |
| 2023-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | When driving my 2009 Toyota Avalon my headlights sporadically go out. Mostly on the drivers side. I have replaced the h… |
| 2022-08-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering wheel telescoping lever is faulty in that it will loosen in its own causing the steering wheel to lunge fo… |
| 2021-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracking. The check engine warning lig… |
| 2021-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. , DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LIGHT BULBS HAD SHATTERED INSIDE … |
| 2020-11-23 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | IT HAS A MELTING DASHBOARD WHICH IS ALSO SHINY. IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS IT DISTRACTS THE VISIBILITY. |
| 2020-10-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT LEVER WILL NOT STAY SECURE AND COMES LOOSE FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING ALLOWING … |
| 2020-04-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEAT FOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT … |
| 2020-02-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A SUBTLE VIBRATION BOTH IN MOTION AND STATIONARY NOISE. THE NEXT DAY THE VIBRATION NOISE WAS… |
| 2019-10-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE AT 70 MPH TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED. |
| 2019-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VSC & ENGINE CHECK LIGHT LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY; THIS TIME AT 154K MILES. I'VE HAD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED AT A COUP… |
| 2019-07-26 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | A POWER REAR WINDOW SUNSHADE IS AN OPTION THAT IS DESIGNED TO BE RETRACTABLE. A PUSH BUTTON SWITCH BELOW THE DASHBOARD … |
| 2019-07-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE MANUAL LOCK MECHANISM FOR TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL WILL UNLOCK ITSELF WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION & SEEMS LIKE A SAFET… |
| 2018-11-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE BRIGHT LIGHTS DO NOT WORK DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR RECALL BECAUSE THEY ADDED EXTENDED WAR… |
| 2018-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND DAY TIME RUNNIN… |
| 2018-06-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | IN A JUNE 21 "T- BONE" COLLISION IN WHICH I WAS HIT BY AN SUV ON THE LEFT SIDE WHILE DRIVING ON US 20 IN WESTERN MASSAC… |
| 2018-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH IN THE DARK, THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LI… |
| 2017-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED A 2009 AVALON AND NOTICED THE HIGH BEAMS ARE NOT WORKING. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY LIMITED THE WARRAN… |
| 2017-10-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HIGH BEAM LIGHT BULB SHATTERED, NO HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. POSSIBLE HAZARD FOR FIRE OR ACCIDENT AT NIGHT. |
| 2017-08-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DRIVING ON AN UNLIGHTED TEXAS HIGHWAY AT NIGHT MY HI-BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN I CHECKED THEM LATER , BOTH SIDES THE B… |
| 2017-08-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE LATCH THAT CONTROLS THE STEERING WHEEL HAS FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL DROPS ALL THE WAY … |
| 2017-08-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CAR FOR SOME REASON HAS THE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AND ALSO THE VSC AND ABS LIGHT S COME. |
| 2017-06-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY CAR IS A PUSH START BUTTON. A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START SO HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE CHECK IT OUT ONLY TO… |
| 2017-04-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT O… |
| 2017-03-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY BRIGHT BEAM DOESN'T FUNCTION AND NEVER HAS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2009. THERE WER… |
| 2016-10-25 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | AS I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT MY HAIRDRESSER'S (PART OF A STRIP MALL) AND HAD ALMOST REACHED THE CEMENT PARKING S… |
| 2016-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2009 TOYOTA NOW HAS 85000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH A TORN CV AND POWER STE… |
| 2015-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 2-1/2 YEARS. IN THAT TIME I HAVE REPLACED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS TWICE. CURRENTLY, THE RIGHT … |
| 2015-10-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DURING DARK HOURS , THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF OR JUST DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GO OFF AT SOME TIME .I HAVE … |
| 2015-08-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMIT… |
| 2015-03-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE AND CAUSE… |
| 2015-02-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE HORN WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES MOVES. THE CAR SITS LOWER THAN IT SHOULD CAUSING THE T… |
| 2015-01-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE BACK BUMPER DOESN'T MATCH THE CAR. WHEN LOOKING AT THE CAR FROM THE SIDES AND THE… |
| 2015-01-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | JANUARY 14TH 2015 WHILE DRIVING DURING THE NIGHT, ALL OF THE HEADLIGHTS EXCEPT FOR LOW BEAMS QUIT WORKING. THIS CAUSED… |
| 2015-01-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | NO HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS JUST LOW BEAM. HARD TO SEE. WE GOT THIS USED CAR 1 1/2 YRS AGO WITHOUT HIGHBEAMS. TOYOTA WA… |
| 2015-01-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE ACCELER… |
| 2015-01-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR B… |
| 2014-12-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TURNED ON ENGINE AND TURNED ON HIGH BEAMS. BULBS SHATTERED. TOOK TO THE BOBBY RAHAL DEALER. TOLD THAT THE EXTENDED … |
| 2014-11-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE ROOF … |
| 2014-08-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING PLACEMENT LOCK CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING COLUMN DROPPED TO LOWEST LEVEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OTHE… |
| 2014-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY HIGH BEAM AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE BOTH NOT WORKING. THE TOYOTA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND STATED I N… |
| 2014-05-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED AN… |
| 2014-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HIGH BEAMS ON OUR 2009 TOYOTA AVALON SUDDENLY CEASED TO FUNCTION LAST WEEKEND. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP… |
| 2014-01-20 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHADE FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN THE… |
| 2013-12-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILS WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSES. TOOK TO TOYOTA OF TEMECULA VALLEY AND … |
| 2013-11-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL COLUMN COLLAPSES UNEXPECTEDLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. CULPRIT IS THE ADJUSTMENT FRICTION LEVER… |
| 2013-10-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHEN SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF A BUILDING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ACROSS A 3-FOOT WIDE … |
| 2013-10-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SID… |
| 2013-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS SHUT OFF WITHO… |
| 2013-04-02 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | LEVER DROPPED HOLDING THE COLLAPSING STEERING COLUMN IN PLACE. HAS BEEN DOING SO FAIRLY REGULARLY SINCE. I CONSIDER T… |