2008 Toyota Avalon

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE VINYL COVER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. ONE CRACK WAS ELEVEN INCHES ACROSS THE FRONT COVER. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,580. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ UPDATED 12/9/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ON 9/26/2014. UPDATED 5/4/2015 *JS

DECEMBER 2012: I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK AT RIGHT SIDE OF DASHBOARD. BY APRIL 2014 AT LEAST 10 MORE CRACKS APPEARED ON UPPER, LOWER, AND SIDE SURFACES OF DASHBOARD. SOME CRACKS EXTEND THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD AND SOME AROUND THE AIR BAG. *TR I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THERE IS AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT; OCCUPANTS COULD BE INJURED BY DASHBOARD DEBRIS.

IN NOVEMBER 2011 A CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED GULF STATES TOYOTA IN HOUSTON WHO REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DASHBOARD. TWO YEARS LATER ANOTHER FOUR CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. ONCE AGAIN I APPROACHED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO THEN CONTACTED GULF STATES TOYOTA, AND ONCE AGAIN THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE CRACKED DASHBOARD UNDER WARRANTY. THIS CAR IS GARAGED AND WHEN IT IS PARKED OUTSIDE A SUN SHADE IS ALWAYS PLACED IN THE WINDSHIELD. I PAID FOR A PLATINUM TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERING 72 MONTHS OR 100,000 MILES AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO COVER THIS PROBLEM UNDER THE WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF CRACKED DASHBOARDS ON 2008 TOYOTA AVALONS ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES. *TR

THE REAR WINDOW SUNSHADE COMES UP UNCONTROLLABLY AND WILL NOT GO DOWN. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE SUNSCREEN CAME UP BLOCKING MY VIEW OF CARS BEHIND ME AND WAS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING. THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND THERE IS NO WAY TO GET THE SHADE DOWN. A DEALER SUGGESTED THAT IF I CAN CRAW IN THE BACK SEAT AND MANUALLY MANEUVER IT INTO THE DOWN POSITION, I COULD REMOVE THE FUSE AND IT WOULD BECOME INACTIVE; THEREBY, KEEPING IT IN THE DOWN POSITION. I HAVE CHECKED VARIOUS WEBSITES AND CUSTOMERS ARE REMOVING THE FUSES TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

IT JUST RAINED THE PASS 4-5 DAYS. MY WIFE WENT TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING SHE THOUGHT DROPPED UNDERNEATH MY SEATS. SHE SAID MY CARPET/FLOORBOARDS WERE WET. I WENT TO THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED DOWN ON THE CARPET. WATER INSTANTLY RAISED UP AND FORMED A PUDDLE AROUND MY INTIRE HAND. THIS IS HAPPENING DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND BACK SEATS. NO MOISTER ON HEADLINER DOORS PILLARS DASH SEATS ETC ETC ETC. ONLY CARPET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE REAR LIP SPOILER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE SPOILER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE THROTTLE BODY WIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRES, AND THE FUEL SYSTEM WIRES THAT FAILED DUE TO RODENTS WHO CHEWED THE WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.