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 | |||||
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER | ||||||||||||||||
| 98E035000 | AUDIOVOX CORPORATION | from 06/30/1998 to 09/03/1998 | E (Equipment) | 1960 | 11/03/1998 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 10/19/1998 | 10/20/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Equipment description: aftermarket theft deterrent systems used on 1998-1998 toyota rav4, avalon, and sienna model vehicles distributed by southeast toyota distributors, inc. in the states of alabama, florida, georgia, north and south carolina. the alarm wiring harness plugs into the vehicle's ignition switch and the vehicle's ignition switch wiring harness plugs into the alarm harness to complete the circuit. a percentage of the female terminals used in the alarm connector were found to be defective, causing an open circuit condition when mated to the male ignition switch terminals. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition can cause intermittent performance of the vehicle's electrical components such as the dash warning lights and/or hvac fan speed controls. also, the vehicle may not run smoothly and could stall. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the date code label on the security system harness and any displaying the manufacturing/final date code will be replaced with newly produced harnesses. the date codes are: rav4 - 6/24/98, 6/25/98, 6/26/98; sienna - 6/25/98, 6/26/98; and avalon - 6/30/98, 7/1/98, 8/31/98, 9/1/98, 9/2/98, and 9/3/98. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is being handled by southeast toyota distributors.owner notification began november 3, 1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact southeast toyota distributor at 1-800-301-6859.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 09/19/2005 | 34961 | 1 | |
| On or about september 19, 2005. i pulled into a parking spot aside of a shoe shop and applied my brake to stop. the 1998 toyota avalon which i was driving refused to stop and continued on into the side of the building at maybe 30 mph. i was sure that i had applied extreme pressure to the brake but could not stop the car. i was so distraught that i assumed that my foot slid off the brake onto the accelerator. as i think back i am sure that i was on the brake and not on the accelerator. if i was on the accelerator i would have had a jolt forward with extreme acceleration. it was like i was in a slow motion dream world and the avalon was under its own control. i reported it to my insurance company as being my fault since i had no other reasonable explanation. i am now sure that the avalon was under its own control and not mine. updated 03/24/10 | |||
| 07/04/2003 | 48000 | 30 | 09/14/2001 |
| Inside fan speed turns off randomly with security light and ac controls , outside temperature reading. *la | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 07/11/1998 | 1 | 04/08/1998 | |
| Battery failed. mjs | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 11/15/2007 | 219500 | 1 | |
| Upon trying to start my car, my key wouldn't turn. i thought it could be a warn out key, so i tried my second master key and when it wouldn't turn either i tried my sub key which failed just as well. i kept trying with my two master keys, taking them out and putting them back in repeatedly. until finally after about 30 minutes my ignition turned over. my car started at times easy and kind of easy for about 6 months following that. then all of a sudden it started to act up again sometimes not turning over at all and leaving me stranded or missing work. this now occurs every single time i try to start my car. god forbid some one follows me to my car i won't be able to get away. i've contacted numerous repair companies, mechanics, savage yards, and parts stores who have all pointed me in the direction of the dealer of the make/model because of the deferment/immobilizer system. upon contacting the dealer i've learned to repair the problem, it will cost me a pretty penny. new parts will have to be ordered and old parts are not available. *tr | |||
| 1 | 01/24/1998 | ||
| Ignition piece fell off. yh | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER | |||
| 02/21/2008 | 78000 | 1 | 01/14/2008 |
| I own a 1998 toyota avalon, which is experiencing conditions described in nhtsa 98e035000. specifically, hvac fan works sporadically. local toyota dealerships refuse to check wiring harness for recall eligibility, as called for in nhtsa: 98e035000. dealerships will only run vin though database, instead of checking manufacture date of wiring harness. *tr | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer was never made aware of recall 98e035000 and has been experiencing problems with the wiring of the tds system. *slc | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle's key gets intermittently stuck in the ignition and will not turn. related recall 98e035000, but consumer's vehicle not included due to vin. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Computer failure caused the check engine light to comes on and goes off repeatedly. yh | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| There is excessive wiring by the kick panel which causes the kick panel not to stay on beacuse the wires are rubbing. this could cause the vehicle to short out and stall. dealer has seen vehicle. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 6 | 01/01/1998 | ||
| I have taken this vehicle to the dealer since april of 1998 complaining about the kickpanel not staying on, never getting satisfactory results, i contacted toyota usa and requested arbitration, they failed to respond. i took the vehicle to daytona beach toyota at 451 n. nova rd daytona beach fl 32114 and was informed that there was extra wiring added to harness unable to repair wiht out removing wires this was on 06/21/99. at no time did any dealer or the manafacturer inform me of the nhtsa campaign id number 98e03500. i did not receive any recall notice and am awaiting arbitration with toyota on november 1,1999 at the state lemon law office 1300 riverplace blvd. jacksonville, fl 32207. as of 10/15/1999 i received a telephone call from david adams with toyota the regional customer satisfaction manager informed me he had never heard of the problem my car is experiencing on any other avalon! although toyota has an attorney representing them at the arbitratin hearing on november 1,1999, mr adams has asked tht we settle this matter by my purhcasing another toyota avalon with him asisting us at daytona beach toyota. | |||
| 06/22/1998 | 06/16/1998 | ||
| The check engine light indicated problems at 100 miles, after toyota service the light illuminated at 200 miles and transmission was shifting itself (electronically) into neutral at speeds of 30 to 40 mph, without any movement of the gear shift. | |||