Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V499000 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | V (Vehicle) | 728544 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 10/21/2010 | 10/21/2010 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 avalon, model year 2004-2006 highlander, model year 2004-2006 lexus rx, and model year 2006 lexus gs and is vehicles. brake fluid containing polymers is used that acts as lubricants for certain brake system components. if replacement brake fluid is used that does not contain such polymers, or that contains only small amounts, a part of the rubber seal located at the rear of the brake master cylinder may become dry, and the seal may curl during movement of the piston. if this occurs, a small amount of brake fluid could slowly leak from the seal into the brake booster. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A leak of brake fluid could lead to a change in brake pedal feel and overtime a degradation in braking performance increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the seal with a newly designed one. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during november 2010. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331 and lexus at 1-800-255-3987. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 1 | ||
| Headlamp (afs) does not work properly. right headlamp supposed to be auto leveling does not work properly and faces to the ground. asked the dealership to fix it while it was under warranty and was told they did. (afs) has never worked and right headlamp falls and faces to the ground and was told by another dealership how to fix it my self. headlamps also would turn off at night and not work and was on a trip and had to wait until they wanted to turn back on again. the headlamp still today does not face at normal degree and cannot see on the right side very well. total cost to replace the entire head lamp is over $1,200 and was told that warranty do not cover this ever since i have complained. there is also supposed to be a safe guard warning the driver that the headlamps are not functioning correctly and it does not work either. no alarms go off, no lights either. searched the internet and have found the same thing as well. head lamp flickers and headlamp facing the ground. steering wheel also is never level and i have had it corrected but im told that it is just the road it is never straight. brakes have to be pushed to the floor the pump is very loud and also am told its normal. suspension has a banging sound as well since i have had the vehicle too. *tr | |||
| 12/01/2010 | |||
| Headlamp (afs) does not work properly. right headlamp supposed to be auto leveling does not work properly and faces to the ground. asked the dealership to fix it while it was under warranty and was told they did. (afs) has never worked and right headlamp falls and faces to the ground and was told by another dealership how to fix it my self. headlamps also would turn off at night and not work and was on a trip and had to wait until they wanted to turn back on again. the headlamp still today does not face at normal degree and cannot see on the right side very well. total cost to replace the entire head lamp is over $1,200 and was told that warranty do not cover this ever since i have complained. there is also supposed to be a safe guard warning the driver that the headlamps are not functioning correctly and it does not work either. no alarms go off, no lights either. searched the internet and have found the same thing as well. head lamp flickers and headlamp facing the ground. steering wheel also is never level and i have had it corrected but im told that it is just the road it is never straight. brakes have to be pushed to the floor the pump is very loud and also am told its normal. suspension has a banging sound as well since i have had the vehicle too. | |||