Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||||
| 97050900297 | 05/09/1997 | 53033 | Excessive air conditioning evaporator odor is accuring in various vehicles. *yc | 11/06/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 08/26/2002 | 02/17/1997 | ||
| I am on my 3rd battery in six and one half years. i have a 1997 avalon, toyota. no indication that battery is going, the car just goes dead. the last two times were at night and the car had to be towed. april 23, 2001 battery with a 70 month warranty lasted till aug.26,2003. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 07/20/2003 | 70000 | 5 | 12/26/1996 |
| 1997 toyota avalon has an ignition system flaw that cause the car to roll after been stopped and key removed. subsequently it may not start again the next time when key inserted. *la | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 09/12/2005 | 125000 | 1 | |
| Dt: the other day the consumer parked car while rushing and took the key out of the ignition while the vehicle was in drive. the vehicle rolled backward and hit the neighbor's fence. the consumer had the key. it felt like the vehicle should have had some type of safety feature to keep the key from coming out of the ignition. this happened on september 12, 2005. had not contacted the dealer. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 06/01/1997 | 06/01/1997 | ||
| Wiring failed. yh | |||