Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | |||||
| BO01798 | 06/19/1998 | 601598 | Information on vanity mirror improvement. *yc | 08/12/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 10/22/2003 | 54704 | 3 | |
| During the winter season the defroster failed. consumer had to use the air conditioner to defrost the windshield.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| When defrosting, a/c fails, hot air comes out of window vents and window fogs up making driving impossible. yh | |||
| 11/01/1998 | 5 | 03/01/1996 | |
| When the defogger is turned on the windows start to fog up, obstructing the view of the driver. dealer has been notified. *ak | |||
| Vehicle instantly fogs up front and side windows without air conditioner running. causing serious obstruction of view. air cond. should not have to be used in the winter in order to keep windows clear. several near collisions on freeway. | |||
| 1 | 06/23/1996 | ||
| Windows in the vehicle continually get fogged up on the inside, when cleaning it takes at least 4 times to get emollients from windows. the owner is concerned that this may be dangerous for consumer to inhale. | |||
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | |||
| 02/15/2001 | |||
| Consumer was traveling and passenger's rear side window shattered for no reason. there were no tree or traffic traveling on that side. consumer will be contacting dealer. please add vin# to form. *ak | |||
| 05/29/1996 | 1 | 04/22/1996 | |
| While driving on smotth, well traveled, paved road right rear door window shattered with pieces across back seat and in the street. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 11/01/1996 | 1 | 12/01/1995 | |
| Switch to actuate window. | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 1 | 10/01/1996 | ||
| Window shattered and broke while driving. | |||
| 07/09/1996 | 2 | 07/01/1996 | |
| High frequency wind noise coming from the front dash windshield area. | |||
| 01/02/1997 | 1 | 03/02/1996 | |
| Front window has an air leak, causing noise. | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 05/14/1996 | 3 | 10/01/1995 | |
| Wipers squeek twice per wipe. lubed under warranty. quiet for six months. now squeek again. i have two 1996 toyota avalons. now my second, lower mileage, avalon's wipers squeek. noise is internal. can be heard with wipers folded up away from glass. dealers are helpless, cars off warranty. | |||