2005 Toyota Avalon

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, FELT VEHICLE PUSH TO THE LEFT, AS IF BY A STRONG GUST OF WIND. HEARD INTERMITTENT CLUNKING SOUND UNDER REAR OF CAR. UPON PARKING, NOTICED REAR RIGHT WHEEL CANTED INWARDS. AFTER REMOVING THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION ARM ASSEMBLY NUMBER 2 DISENGAGED AND HANGING LOOSE. INSPECTED THE THREADS ON THE ASSEMBLY AND THEY WERE RUSTED AND WORN DOWN. I GOOGLED THIS PART FAILURE AND THIS FAILURE SEEMS EXACTLY LIKE THAT DESCRIBED FOR THE TOYOTA RAV 4 THAT RESULTED IN A RECALL. *JS

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACED #2 IGNITION COIL. 800MILES AND 3 MONTHS LATER SAME THING HAPPENED,REPLACED #5 COIL. TOYOTA DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL FOR A HIGH MILEAGE CAR. TOTAL COST $700+ IF THIS IS NORMAL THEY SHOULD [XXX] WELL PAY FOR IT. IT TAKES RELIABLE OUT OF TOYOTA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE RUST POURING OUT OF MY 4 DOORS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA AVALON AND IT CONTINUES TO BLEED INTO MY PAINT JOB. I HAVE BEEN REQUESTING A FIX FOR YEARS AND THEY JUST KEEP WIPING THE RUST AWAY AND DO NOT FIX THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. I AM NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THEY PUT THE WRONG NUTS AND BOLTS INSIDE THE AUTOMOBILE! STAINLESS STEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED AND THEY DIDN'T? ALSO THEY THINK BECAUSE SAFETY IS NOT THE ISSUE, AND IS STILL FINE YOUR ORGANIZATION WON'T ASSIST ME? I PRAY THEY'RE WRONG. I ONLY WANT WHAT I PAID FOR WHICH ISN'T WHAT I RECEIVED AND IS THAT NOT FRAUD? HAVE A GREAT DAY AND GOD BLESS AMERICA! THANK YOU! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH UP I-81 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED ON FLASHERS, PUT CAR IN PARK, TURNED KEY OFF, AND TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE. IT IMMEDIATELY CRANKED RIGHT UP AND I PROCEEDED UP THE INTERSTATE. FIVE MINUTES LATER, AT 70 MPH, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO STEER OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I CONTINUED ON HOME FOR ANOTHER 2 HOURS WITH NO PROBLEMS. ON 5/18, I WENT TO CHURCH AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SINCE I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY, IT WAS HARD TO STEER (NO POWER STEERING). AT NO TIME HAS A LIGHT COME ON SHOWING IT NEEDED SERVICE OR SOME PROBLEM. I ASSUME SINCE I WAS DRIVING SO FAST ON THE INTERSTATE, I DIDN'T NOTICE THE POWER STEERING LOSS WHEN I LOST ALL POWER. I AM AFRAID THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN AND I MIGHT GET KILLED FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO PULL ONTO A SHOULDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK AND POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,245.

I NOTICED THE TELESCOPING LEVER HAD FALLEN A FEW TIMES WHILE ENTERING VEHICLE BUT PAID IT NO MIND AND JUST PUSHED IT UP. I WAS DRIVING ALONG ONE DAY AND I PUT THE BRAKES ON AND MAKING A TURN AND THE WHEEL JUST COLLAPSED TO THE ALL THE WAY DOWN POSITION AND IT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD AND I ALMOST CRASHED! I TRY TO BE MORE CONSCIOUS OF THE FALLEN LEVER BUT IF NEGLECT TO PUSH IT UP THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL WILL FALL AT LEAST ONCE A DAY WHILE DRIVING USUALLY WHEN BRAKING SINCE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING THERE IS MORE DOWNWARD FORCE ON THE COLUMN. THE DEALER AND TOYOTA CORPORATE ARE TELLING ME THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE AND ITS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND I NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A LIE SINCE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND EVEN A TSB TOYOTA ISSUED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HOW AND WHY SHOULD I BE HELD FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A SAFETY CONCERN THAT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO FIX. I HATE THAT IT MIGHT CAUSE A CRASH AND MAYBE THEN AFTER THE CRASH THEY MIGHT DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. ONE MORE THING THE TELESCOPING OPTION IS ALMOST NEVER USED SO ITS CERTAINLY NOT FROM BEING USED TOO MUCH. *TR

NOTICED OIL PUDDLE ON MY GARAGE FLOOR WHEN VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS OLD AND STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED OIL LINE HOSE. VEHICLE HAD SAME LEAK APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER AND HOSE WAS REPLACED AGAIN. NOTICED OIL LEAK AGAIN WHEN VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. THIS TIME WAS TIMING COVER LEAK. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY AND REFERRED TO SOME TSB CONCERNING TIMING COVER LEAK. CONTINUED TO HAVE PERIODIC LEAKS ATTRIBUTED TO LOOSE CONNECTIONS. AT 95,000 MILES TIMING COVER LEAKING AGAIN. DEALER REPAIRED, BUT NO WARRANTY SERVICE. COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA WHY NO RECALL AND HAVING RECURRING PROBLEM WITH TIMING COVER. TOYOTA STATED THEY WOULD PROVIDE ME WITH $1,000 CHECK TO ASSIST IN COVERING THE $1853.53 DEALER REPAIR CHARGE UPON SUBMITTING PAID INVOICE TO THEM. NOTED THAT A MAJORITY OF 2005 AVALON OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT NO RECALL FROM TOYOTA. WHY NOT? *TR

I HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENCES OF MY CAR SURGING IN MY TOYOTA AVALON. I WOULD PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP BUT WOULD SURGE FORWARD. AT FIRST THIS DIDN'T SCARE ME AND I GOT A LITTLE USED TO IT ACTUALLY SO THAT I THOUGHT I COULD HANDLE IT. BUT IT KEPT GETTING WORSE. I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN IOWA CITY AND CEDAR RAPIDS A LOT. I WOULD ALWAYS USE CRUISE CONTROL. I WOULD SAY IT HAPPENED TO ME 10-15 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN CEDAR RAPIDS AND IOWA CITY. I REMEMBER COMING VERY CLOSE TO REAR ENDING SOMEONE WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO EXIT BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. *TR