Toyota Avalon 2015

• Recall 150631 [USA]: In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended may increase the risk of injury.
  Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 corolla, 2011-2013 matrix, 2012-2018 avalon, and 2013-2018 avalon hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ecu) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.
  toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ecu and install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk beginning march 2, 2020. A second letter notifying owners of the remedy repair will be mailed between march 16, 2020 and june 27, 2020. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20tb03, 20ta03 and 20ta05.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

• Recall 109419 [USA]: A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.
  Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 avalon and avalon hybrid vehicles manufactured october 19, 2012 to october 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 lexus es350 and es300h vehicles manufactured june 18, 2012 to july 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a pre-collision system (pcs) as optional equipment. In these vehicles, the pcs may unexpectedly activate and apply the brakes when the radar detects a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an object.
  toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain pcs components, free of charge. The recall began on july 28, 2016. Owners may contact toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are f1v and f2e.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

• Recall 2021723 [Canada]: Accessories
  Issue: this recall is for certain block heater kits installed on certain vehicles or sold as accessories at toyota or lexus dealerships. On certain vehicles, the engine block heater cable may not have enough heat protection and could be damaged by high temperatures. If this happens, the cable could short circuit while plugged in, and cause the wiring to overheat or melt. Note: this recall only affects the following block heater/cord part numbers: C014003034 pk5a408j09 pU14000904 C014003151 pk5a408j13 pU14000905 C014000885 pk5a489j11 pU14000907 C014000888 pk5a489j22 pU14000909 C014000907 pk5a410h00 pU14000911 C014100904 pU14000900 pU14000913 C014100907 pU14000901 pU14003571 C014100911 pU14000902 pk5a408j05 pU14000903 safety risk: engine block heater wiring that overheats or melts could create the risk of a fire. Corrective actions: toyota recommends that you should stop using the engine block heater immediately. Toyota will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to disable the engine block heater. For some vehicles, the corrective actions for this recall are under development. For others, a new engine block heater cannot be installed, and the owner will receive a refund of the purchase price of the engine block heater.

• Recall 2020013 [Canada]: Airbag
  Issue: on certain vehicles, the circuits within the airbag control module could be damaged in a crash. This could cause the airbags and seat belt pretensioners to not deploy in certain crashes. Safety risk: airbags or seat belts that do not work properly in a crash could create an increased risk of injury. Corrective actions: toyota will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to install an electrical noise filter to prevent damage to the airbag control module.

• Recall 2015521 [Canada]: Brakes
  On certain vehicles equipped with pre-collision system (pcs), the system could unexpectedly activate while operating the vehicle. Under certain situations, the system may interpret a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an obstacle, and the system may apply the service brake automatically. If the pcs applies unexpected braking force during normal vehicle operation when no impending collision object is present, it could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will disable the pre-collision system (pcs) as an interim measure, and when parts become available, will replace the pcs components with improved parts.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Brake actuator valve wear investigation as of 20231122

  The office of defects investigation (odi) has received a petition dated september 19, 2023 from the owner of a 2012 toyota prius v requesting that odi reevaluate its decision to deny dp19-004. In the letter, the petitioner reported experiencing an unexpected and complete loss of brake power while driving, accompanied by multiple dashboard warning lights. This petition is based on the petitioners direct experience and assessment that odi closed dp19-004 because its prompting petition was withdrawn by that petitioner. Odi will review the work conducted during dp19-004 and a review of any additional related complaints and crashes via a new defect petition the petition and related materials can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under the following odi number:11553736.
  

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• Pedestrian alert sounds investigation as of 20230127

  Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under odi number 11486072.Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.The petitioner asserts that hybrid and electric vehicles to which the standard does not apply should be found to contain a safety defect. In support of the petition, the petitioner includes findings contained in a bill introduced in the house of representatives in 2009, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2009, h.R. 734, 111th cong. (2009). A related bill, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2010, became law in january 2011 (pub. L. 111-373). The petitioner requests that nhtsa require all electric and hybrid vehicles comply with fmvss 141, regardless of production date.The defect petition has been opened to evaluate the issue and determine whether to grant or deny the petition.The associated product list is not exhaustive and may contain vehicles that are equipped with pedestrian alert sounds.
  

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• Brake actuator valve wear investigation as of 20190930

  On september 19, 2019, the office of defects investigation (odi) received a defect petition from mr. Roger hogan requesting that the agency investigate and recall certain toyota prius, prius phv, camry hybrid and avalon hybrid vehicles for a brake actuator valve wear condition covered under toyota customer support programs zjb and zkk (subject csp’s). In support of his request, the petitioner identified 117 nhtsa complaints allegedly related to the subject csp condition, including 60 reporting crashes. On september 30, 2019, odi opened defect petition dp19-004 to evaluate the petitioner’s request for an investigation. In august 2020, the petitioner notified the agency that he was withdrawing his petition. Because the petitioner has withdrawn the petition, we are denying the petition as moot and no further analysis of this petition is necessary.Nhtsa is authorized to issue an order requiring notification and remedy of a defect if the agency’s investigation shows a defect in the design, construction, or performance of a motor vehicle that presents an unreasonable risk to safety. 49 u.S.C. §§ 30102(a)(9), 30118. Because the petitioner has with withdrawn the petition, the petition is denied as moot. This action does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist. The agency notes that it is not required to receive a defect petition prior to opening a defect investigation and will take further action if warranted by future circumstances.
  

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• Air bag acu electrical overstress investigation as of 20190419

  The office of defects investigation (odi) is expanding the investigation to include the equipment supplier and vehicle manufacturers (oems) using this unit.The investigation focuses on acus manufactured by trw, now zf-trw (zf) , the tier-one supplier to hyundai and kia and the other affected oems.The acu senses a vehicle crash to determine whether air bag deployment is required, and if so, deploys the appropriate air bags and other supplemental restraints.Zf supplied subject acus to six oems: fca, honda, hyundai, kia, mitsubishi and toyota.Internal to the acu is an electronic component (an application specific integrated circuit, or asic) that monitors signals from crash sensors.A failure of the asic may prevent deployment of the required air bags and devices, or may otherwise affect the proper operation of the acu.The acu is located in the passenger compartment, and electrical wiring connects the asic to sensors located at the front of the vehicle.Odi’s current understanding is that a crash event may, in and of itself, produce harmful signals on the sensor wiring capable of damaging the asic, although the probability of this occurring appears to be low.While the acu incorporates electrical circuitry intended to protect the asic from harmful signals, the level and effectiveness of the protective circuitry varies by oem customer.During pe18-003, hyundai and kia filed recalls (18v-137 and 18v-363 respectively) to address a defect that could result in acu disablement and non-deployments.According to the filings, the disablement occurs in certain types of frontal crash events.Both filings discussed a condition known as electrical overstress (eos) that affected the subject asic and was likely caused by electrical signals that entered the acu via sensor wiring.The recalled vehicles used acus that had the lowest levels of asic protection while non-recalled hyundai and kia products using subject acus had higher levels of protection.Odi has not identified any eos failures in the non-recalled kia and hyundai populations.In september 2016, fca filed recall 16v-668 for certain model year (my) 2010 to 2014 chrysler, dodge and jeep products also manufactured with the subject acu.In that filing, fca also discussed an eos condition that resulted in a failure of the subject asic, which caused air bag non-deployment. Fca noted that the defect condition had only been observed in vehicles equipped with sensor harnessing routed across the front of the vehicle.Other fca vehicles that also used the subject acu, but not the cross-car harnessing, had not experienced eos failures, despite similar time in service. The recalled fca vehicles used a mid-level form of asic protection.Other fca vehicles that did not use cross car wiring, or used higher levels of asic protection, have not been recalled.Odi has not identified any eos failures in the non-recalled fca population.Recently, odi has identified two substantial frontal crash events (one fatal) involving toyota products where eos is suspected as the likely cause of the non-deployments.The crashes involved a my 2018 and a my 2019 corolla equipped with the subject acu that incorporated higher levels of asic protection.Additionally, both acus were found to be non-communicative (meaning the acu could not be read with an event data recorder) after the crash, a condition found in other cases where eos occurred with other oems.No other eos events have been identified for other toyota products (including corolla models that used the subject acu since my 2011), or for the honda and mitsubishi vehicles that use the subject acu.Odi plans to evaluate the susceptibility of the subject acu designs to electrical signals, as well as other vehicle factors that can either lead to, or reduce the likelihood of, an eos event.Additionally, odi will evaluate whether an unreasonable risk exists that requires further field action.
  

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Common OBD Error codes specific to this vehicle.

• C0140 [1] C0140
• C0141 [1] C0141
• U1400 [1] U1400
• P2610 [1] ECM/PCM Internal Engine Off Timer Performance
• C1AB2 [6] C1AB2
• P0A80 [5] Replace Hybrid Battery Pack
• P0335 [1] Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Malfunction
• P0A7A [1] Generator Inverter Performance
• P1AC0 [2] P1AC0
• C1252 [1] ABS Inlet Valve Coil LR Circuit Short To Battery
• C1253 [1] ABS Inlet Valve Coil LR Circuit Short To Ground
• C1256 [1] ABS Inlet Valve Coil RR Circuit Short To Battery
• C1391 [1] C1391

Have toyo extensa as ii tires on car with approximately 10,000 miles on tires. On interstate 69 in houston rush hour without warning the left rear passenger tire blew off rim. Left at 70mph with only rim on the back tire. I did safely pull over and no harm to myself of vehicle. The tire only had rubber left around rim. Was if tire was a piece of paper that blew away. No explosion, no low tire notice on car prior to tire coming off the rim. There was no other signs of trouble like car car shaking, wobbling or any other warning. I do have picture of rim and will keep remaining 3 tires. I have new purchased new tires.

Have toyo extensa as ii tires on car with approximately 10,000 miles on tires. On interstate 69 in houston rush hour without warning the left rear passenger tire blew off rim. Left at 70mph with only rim on the back tire. I did safely pull over and no harm to myself of vehicle. The tire only had rubber left around rim. Was if tire was a piece of paper that blew away. No explosion, no low tire notice on car prior to tire coming off the rim. There was no other signs of trouble like car car shaking, wobbling or any other warning. I do have picture of rim and will keep remaining 3 tires. I have new purchased new tires.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact stated that the front passenger's side control casing for the electronic adjustable seats loosened and detached. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer savannah toyota (11101 abercorn st, savannah, ga 31419 ) who replaced the casing however, the failure recurred. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact stated that the front passenger's side control casing for the electronic adjustable seats loosened and detached. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer savannah toyota (11101 abercorn st, savannah, ga 31419 ) who replaced the casing however, the failure recurred. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to stop immediately causing the braking distance to be extended. The brake sensor warning light illuminated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. Toyota of irving located at 1999 w airport fwy, irving, tx 75062, was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 79,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to stop immediately causing the braking distance to be extended. The brake sensor warning light illuminated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. Toyota of irving located at 1999 w airport fwy, irving, tx 75062, was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 79,000.

On may 25th, 2020 i was pulling into a taco bell drive through. It was located up a little hill. As i drove up the hill i hit a little curbing. I backed up and adjusted the car to miss the curb. When i put the car into drive it lurched forward at a high speed. Seeing i was going to hit the car in front, i hit my brakes. The car did not stop until i had hit the car in front with a lot of force. That car was thrown into the truck in front of it. That was the beginning of a huge scare! I put the car in reverse so i could observe the damage to my car the car in front of me. When i did so the car accelerate at full speed in reverse going back down the hill and headed straight for a drugstore. The car was making a whiring sound, like when you rev up the engine. I pushed the brakes to the floor but the car would not stop but keep going faster! I pumped the brakes some more but it would not stop. When i saw i was headed into the store, i turned the wheels to avoid it and tried braking again without stopping. I finally hit the stop engine button but not before the car hit a parked truck in the store lot which stopped it. It was the most frightening experience i have ever had. I am now afraid to get into a car. I was too upset to take photos. I will list the crash report in the file below. *tr *bf *tr

On may 25th, 2020 i was pulling into a taco bell drive through. It was located up a little hill. As i drove up the hill i hit a little curbing. I backed up and adjusted the car to miss the curb. When i put the car into drive it lurched forward at a high speed. Seeing i was going to hit the car in front, i hit my brakes. The car did not stop until i had hit the car in front with a lot of force. That car was thrown into the truck in front of it. That was the beginning of a huge scare! I put the car in reverse so i could observe the damage to my car the car in front of me. When i did so the car accelerate at full speed in reverse going back down the hill and headed straight for a drugstore. The car was making a whiring sound, like when you rev up the engine. I pushed the brakes to the floor but the car would not stop but keep going faster! I pumped the brakes some more but it would not stop. When i saw i was headed into the store, i turned the wheels to avoid it and tried braking again without stopping. I finally hit the stop engine button but not before the car hit a parked truck in the store lot which stopped it. It was the most frightening experience i have ever had. I am now afraid to get into a car. I was too upset to take photos. I will list the crash report in the file below. *tr *bf *tr

Toyota has issued a recall notice which states that there will be several months until a defect is dealt with that could cause a fatality and in the meantime renders the car worthless.

Toyota has issued a recall notice which states that there will be several months until a defect is dealt with that could cause a fatality and in the meantime renders the car worthless.

On feb. 5, 2020 at about 6:30 am, my wife was pulling up behind cars stopped at a red light, as she applied the brakes to stop, the car suddenly accelerated, she pressed the brakes as hard as she could, the car continued to drive forward hitting the car ahead of her in line. She could hear the car engine racing and tried to put the car in park, but it went into reverse and rapidly moved backwards, even with her foot on the brake, hit the car behind her. She than once again tried to up the car in park, but put it back in drive and the our car accelerated forward again fill speed hitting the car ahead for a second time, all the time holding her foot down as hard as she could on the brake. After hitting the car ahead for the second time, she pushed the engine stop button and the engine stopped running at full rpm. She noted that there the front tires were smoking alot since the tires were rotaing even though the car was at a stop, due to the engine racing full rpm. Police were called and they dispatched a tow truck for our car. The police never arrived, the tow truck loaded our car and towed it to the aaa storage yard .

On feb. 5, 2020 at about 6:30 am, my wife was pulling up behind cars stopped at a red light, as she applied the brakes to stop, the car suddenly accelerated, she pressed the brakes as hard as she could, the car continued to drive forward hitting the car ahead of her in line. She could hear the car engine racing and tried to put the car in park, but it went into reverse and rapidly moved backwards, even with her foot on the brake, hit the car behind her. She than once again tried to up the car in park, but put it back in drive and the our car accelerated forward again fill speed hitting the car ahead for a second time, all the time holding her foot down as hard as she could on the brake. After hitting the car ahead for the second time, she pushed the engine stop button and the engine stopped running at full rpm. She noted that there the front tires were smoking alot since the tires were rotaing even though the car was at a stop, due to the engine racing full rpm. Police were called and they dispatched a tow truck for our car. The police never arrived, the tow truck loaded our car and towed it to the aaa storage yard .

Tl* the contact own a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the hybrid engine on the vehicle switched from electric to gasoline operation which cause a faster acceleration and jerking motion. The contact stated that the failure should not have occurred. The contact had the vehicle towed to fitzgerald toyota gaithersburg (907 n frederick ave, gaithersburg, md 20879) who inspected the vehicle and found no failure with vehicle. The dealer stated that the vehicle operated as designed. The contact notified the manufacturer of the failure. The manufacturer had a third-party investigator inspect the vehicle and identified the acceleration and jerking in the vehicle when switching to engine from electric to gasoline however, the investigator stated that the vehicle was safe to drive. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 89,696.

Tl* the contact own a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the hybrid engine on the vehicle switched from electric to gasoline operation which cause a faster acceleration and jerking motion. The contact stated that the failure should not have occurred. The contact had the vehicle towed to fitzgerald toyota gaithersburg (907 n frederick ave, gaithersburg, md 20879) who inspected the vehicle and found no failure with vehicle. The dealer stated that the vehicle operated as designed. The contact notified the manufacturer of the failure. The manufacturer had a third-party investigator inspect the vehicle and identified the acceleration and jerking in the vehicle when switching to engine from electric to gasoline however, the investigator stated that the vehicle was safe to drive. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 89,696.

I was heading down snow geese south in duck n.C. To turn left onto wood duck drive. As i approached the turn, my brakes failed and i went into the parking area of 1324 duck road. I could hit a parked truck or house. I hit the truck. The airbags didnt deploy. None of them. It was a head on collision. My car was totaled. The police showed up and were suprised that there were no airbags. This concerns me greatly. The brakes failing was scary enough, but absolutely no airbags! *dsy

The avalon hybrids covered only by warranty enhancement zkk are suffering the same dangers and fvmss noncompliance due to brake booster pump assembly failures as those toyota covered by safety recalls (d0h & k0l). By excluding avalon hybrids with defective brakes from the d0h and k0l safety recalls, toyota is leaving the owners to helplessly experience life-threatening brake failure or malfunction before toyota will provide the replacement brake components needed to make the vehicle safe. The law requires toyota to prevent the life-threatening dangers of this brake defect before the failure occurs. Toyota's cost-cutting strategies are causing crashes and injuries. Injuries and crashes caused by the brake defect explained in this letter have occurred and been reported to the national highway traffic safety administration. Toyota's decision to provide a reactionary, post-failure repair - instead of a preventative safety recall remedy - explains many of the crashes and injuries on nhtsa's safercar.Gov website. Relevant complaints from safercar.Gov include 10515182 and 11093611. Diagnostic trouble codes C1256, C1253, C1252, and C1391 - indicating dangers and noncompliance - are being stored in vehicles excluded from the past safety recalls. Toyota has long had knowledge of the unreasonable risks to safety and fmvss noncompliance occurring in hybrids excluded from their safety recalls. Toyota gets real-time transmissions of dtcs and freeze frame data from hybrids with failed brakes through the techstream tool at its franchise dealerships.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon hybrid. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact heard an explosion and noticed that the sun roof exploded. There were no injuries. The contact called newark toyota world (230 e cleveland ave, newark, de 19711) and scheduled a diagnostic and repair appointment for june 24, 2019. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

Unknown leaking. We have narrowed down to the sunroof or top portion of the windshield. Can not pin point leak, but after covering with tarp in particular areas we have narrowed it down to the sun roof or w/s. The drain plugs are clear in the sun roof.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the vehicle in front of her made an abrupt stop; causing her to rear end the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. A police report was filed. The contact nor the other driver were injured due to the accident and no medical attention was required. The contact was initially able to drive the vehicle home; later on, the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and repaired. Upon investigation, the contact discovered that the vin was included in nhtsa recall number: 20v024000 (air bags) which she associated with her failure. The contact spoke with downtown toyota of oakland (4145 broadway, oakland, ca 94611) and maita toyota of sacramento (2500 auburn blvd, sacramento, ca 95821) where she was informed that the parts remain unavailable for the recall. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the vehicle in front of her made an abrupt stop; causing her to rear end the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. A police report was filed. The contact nor the other driver were injured due to the accident and no medical attention was required. The contact was initially able to drive the vehicle home; later on, the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and repaired. Upon investigation, the contact discovered that the vin was included in nhtsa recall number: 20v024000 (air bags) which she associated with her failure. The contact spoke with downtown toyota of oakland (4145 broadway, oakland, ca 94611) and maita toyota of sacramento (2500 auburn blvd, sacramento, ca 95821) where she was informed that the parts remain unavailable for the recall. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owned a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact stated that the front driver's air bag failed. While driving 35 mph, the contact was unable to stop the vehicle in time and rear ended another vehicle. The front driver's air bag failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the chest and nose, which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The manufacturer was contacted. The dealer was not contacted. A police report was filed. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon hybrid. The contact stated that there was an electrical malfunction in the vehicle, which shorted out the display panel without warning. The dealer (don mcgill toyota, 11800 katy fwy houston, tx 77079, (281) 496-2000) was notified and an appointment was scheduled to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and had not issued a recall campaign. The failure mileage was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon hybrid. While driving 30 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and it traveled to the floorboard before stopping the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to daytona toyota 1700 (451 n nova rd, daytona beach, fl 32114, (386) 255-7475), but the failure could not be duplicated and no failures were found. The manufacturer was notified and stated that nothing could be done unless the brake failure could be duplicated. The failure mileage was 16,251. *js *ln *tt

Pearl white paint is peeling on right side and rear of vehicle. 2, airbag light stays on when stationary or moving.

Time to time everything on the dashboard of my car shutdown (lights, navigation, stereo system e.T.C. All electronic devices, it mostly happens when i drive, also the dashboard makes a noise which sounds like a click. About an year ago i got a recall for but when i brought my car to the toyota of noho they told me that they didn't find any problem, so nothing has been replaced and i still have both problems which hard to find out by driving couples of miles, how a technician explained to me. So please request a replacement or fix them, because it's dangerous when power goes off while you are on freeway. I haven't mentioned that i got lost many times because the navigation stopped working, or lights got off at nighttime. Sincerely [xxx] . Tel: [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6). *tr

2015 toyota avalon. Consumer writes in regards to issues with gps system. *ld then consumer stated the navigation system was faulty and distracting. After opting to view an alternate route the screen went blank. The screen also, became cluttered with too many options. Updated 09/27/2017*js

2015 toyota avalon. Consumer writes in regards to ignition and deck lid issue. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle would start with no occupant assistance and the rear deck lid would open while driving. Also, the vehicle's starter was rough, hesitated, shuttered, or the vehicle would not start without 2 or 3 attempts. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (forward collision avoidance) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact had experienced an inadvertent activation of the collision avoidance system. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

2015 toyota avalon. Consumer writes in regards to temporary remedy not available to repair pre-collision system recall notice. *smd updated 05/1/2017*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact received recall notices for the service brakes and vehicle speed control; however, the parts were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the pcs system was deactivated. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The nhtsa campaign numbers were unknown. The vin was invalid. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 05/11/16*lj the consumer referenced the pre-collision system. Updated 06/16/16.8jb

Tl* the contact owned a 2015 toyota avalon hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle was involved in a collision with another the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was broadsided by a pickup; however, the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the head, ribs and shoulder requiring medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent facility. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.

The advertised mileage of 39mph and 40mph is inaccurate. With careful driving the most i can get on my daily commute is 32.9.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (service brakes). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Pcs recall. The dealer disconnected this safety system the beginning of january and with numerous inquiries i have received no fix date. This is a new car and one of my reasons for buying was the pcs safety system and they can't fix it. I asked to be given a car with this system to drive until they come up with a fix but toyota refuses to help me in any way. I payed a lot of money for a car with this safety system but had it take away with no fix time. Two months wait is a reasonable wait time and something should be done. The 2016 models are being sold with this system working but my model doesn't. They will not take a system that is working on the 2015 and install on my car. Please help me. I want to travel and do not feel safe with this system not working.

Toyota recalled the pcs within 5 months of my purchasing the vehicle. The dealer disabled the pre collision system and there is no fix at current time. Toyota will not give me back my money. I paid a lot of money for this model because of the pcs safety and it is useless now,

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (forward collision avoidance); however, the parts to do the repair were not available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the pcs was disconnected. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

While in motion and driving north on rt. 295 at the rte. 50 exit to the district of columbia, twice, once car began breaking while cruise control on and engaged, and once while in motion with it cruise control just on. Maryland government notified and case number is sr-0267654

My avalon hybrid was "recalled" over 6 months ago for the toyota safety sense package. Consumer reports says this is a very important safety feature so i purchased the safest possible car. But, the car still lacks this feature. When will i get this safety feature installed?

My name is [xxx] and i am a disabled veteran. On may 25, 2015 i was in a severe accident and now i am 100% disabled. After the accident i wanted a vehicle with every safety option possible because i have ptsd about driving. I bought a 2015 toyota avalon hybrid limited that had pre-collision system (pcs) that helps prevent accidents. In december i received a recall for the pcs system that was dated 11/03/2015 telling the pcs had flaws and i had to turn off the system. I was not happy because that was the main reason i bought the car because it made it safe. On january 14,2016 i took the avalon hybrid to auto nation toyota in pinellas park florida for the 5000 mile checkup. I asked about the pcs recall and they had no information on the recall and no timeline for a fix. I was not happy with that response because one of the features that made me feel safe driving was eliminated with no fix in sight. I also receive an email from a toyota customer service representative stating that there was no timeline for a repair or parts replacement. A rental vehicle was also offered but it would also not be safe as a vehicle with a pcs system. I want toyota to fix my car or replace it with a 2016 toyota avalon hybrid with pcs. The 2016 toyota avalon hybrid does not have a problem with the pcs system. I am fully disabled and don't feel comfort driving my vehicle anymore. I feel toyota has let me down and basically has done a breach of contract. I have a case number with toyota. The case number is [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6). *tr

Nothing happened. Car works fine. Got this recall last november 2015 from toyota and have not heard from them since. Nhtsa recall number: 15v728. Almost a year later and i'm still waiting.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (forward collision avoidance); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

My name is [xxx] and i am a disabled veteran. On may 25, 2015 i was in a severe accident and now i am 100% disabled. After the accident i wanted a vehicle with every safety option possible because i have ptsd about driving. I bought a 2015 toyota avalon hybrid limited that had pre-collision system (pcs) that helps prevent accidents. In december i received a recall for the pcs system that was dated 11/03/2015 telling the pcs had flaws and i had to turn off the system. I was not happy because that was the main reason i bought the car because it made it safe. On january 14,2016 i took the avalon hybrid to auto nation toyota in pinellas park florida for the 5000 mile checkup. I asked about the pcs recall and they had no information on the recall and no timeline for a fix. I was not happy with that response because one of the features that made me feel safe driving was eliminated with no fix in sight. I also receive an email from a toyota customer service representative stating that there was no timeline for a repair or parts replacement. A rental vehicle was also offered but it would also not be safe as a vehicle with a pcs system. I want toyota to fix my car or replace it with a 2016 toyota avalon hybrid with pcs. The 2016 toyota avalon hybrid does not have a problem with the pcs system. I am fully disabled and don't feel comfort driving my vehicle anymore. I feel toyota has let me down and basically has done a breach of contract. I have a case number with toyota. The case number is [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6). *tr

2015 toyota avalon. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle pre-collision system recall notice issues. *smd the consumer stated nothing has been done to rectify the problem with the pre-collision system; except for turning it off. Recall # 15v728000. *jb

The problem is with the dynamic radar cruise control (drcc). It applies the brakes for no apparent reason. Below are descriptions of 5 of about 20 such incidents: -on i-40. I was behind a truck moving 62 in a 70 zone. There was a truck in the left lane about 200 yards ahead. I moved to the left lane. There was no one behind me in either lane. Drcc quickly slowed me to 40 mph. -again on i-40, in right lane behind a truck going about 62 in a 70 zone. The truck 20 yards behind me moved left and accelerated. Brakes automatically applied by drcc. -on i-8, right lane following a vehicle 10 mph below the speed limit. A car was closely following me. Upon reaching an exit ramp, he exited and quickly accelerated. The brakes were strongly applied. -entering freeway; light traffic, drcc set at 75. The entrance ramp came in from above the freeway and approached the freeway at a fairly sharp angle. There was a metal guard rail to the left of the left lane. Entering travel lane, still aimed at the guard rail, brakes sharply applied. -construction zone on i-80, . Speed limit 55 in the construction zone and 70 beyond it. Fairly heavy traffic was narrowed to one lane in the zone with orange barrels on the right and jersey barriers on the left. The nearest vehicle ahead of me was 100-200 yards ahead, but behind was a semi about 20 feet away. Changed set speed from 60 to 70 approaching end of construction.. I was probably 20-30 yards from the end of the construction when i adjusted the speed.. Just as i reached the end of the zone and was beginning to accelerate, the brakes were strongly applied. The semi veered to miss me. My guess is that if the drcc is confused by the situation it is programmed to apply the brakes. A far more appropriate, and safer, response would be to emit a warning beep(s) and disable the cruise control.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota avalon. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (forward collision avoidance). The part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

I have a safety concern. I bought a new car a couple of weeks before this incident; this is what i experienced with the pcs system. It went off with warning buzzer, retracting the seat belts. To my surprise, the frontal car was more than 120 to 150 feet away!; i believe i was driving at about 50-55 mph. Since this is my first experience with the pcs system, i am not sure if this was normal or whether i should bring the car in for inspection. I took the car to the dealer; they gave me a toyota case no. 152660366 ; mechanic said he performed health check on the vehicle and passed. I have not heard from either the dealer nor the manufacturer since then. Please advice. Additional info: vehicle in motion about 50 mph, city street driving, straight broad

Rear window visibility is seriously hampered by interior reflection on inside of rear window. This vehicle has a light grey interior color and the back package tray and speaker covers are also light grey. This light grey color is reflected on the inside of the rear window glass. When looking out the rear window using the inside rear view mirror, the rear window looks as if it is extremely dirty or fogged. The condition is worse when subjected to sunlight. At present, while awaiting if/when a repair/modification will to be made by the selling dealer, i have laid a black towel on the package shelf as a temporary repair. The black towel has virtually eliminated the reflection and provides clear rearward visibility. Toyota is aware of this vehicle's condition and the dealer has forwarded pictures to toyota showing the extent of the visibility impairment. Unfortunately, any other avalon with a light color interior will have the same defect.

Pre-collision radar system (safety recall)the vehicles, under certain situations, the pcs (pre-collision system) could interpret a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an object that triggers pcs activation. If this occurs, the pcs warning buzzer sounds and the system will apply the service brake automatically. Unexpected braking could increase the risk of a crash or very dangerous situations.

Tl* the contact leased a 2015 toyota avalon. While preparing to make a left turn at 3 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 6,800. Updated 11/12/15*lj updated 11/12/2017*cn