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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| 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, ELECTRIC | |||
| 02/14/2008 | 0 | 1 | |
| I was rear ended by a 2005 toyota avalon. the owner said she had brought the car in bc of the brakes and they told her there was nothing wrong. when she hit me, she had problems stopping the car. i am now permanently injured. *cn | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 01/25/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon. the contact was driving 20 mph when the brakes were depressed but the vehicle did not respond and crashed into another vehicle. there were no injuries. on a second occasion while driving 25 mph, the brakes failed a second time and the contact crashed into another vehicle. there were no injuries and a police report was filed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer but the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure nor was the vehicle repaired. the contact stated that there were several recurring braking failures experienced in the vehicle. the failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 97.341. | |||
| 01/25/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon. the contact was driving 20 mph when the brakes were depressed but the vehicle did not respond and crashed into another vehicle. there were no injuries. on a second occasion while driving 25 mph, the brakes failed a second time and the contact crashed into another vehicle. there were no injuries and a police report was filed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer but the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure nor was the vehicle repaired. the contact stated that there were several recurring braking failures experienced in the vehicle. the failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 97.341. kmj | |||
| 01/25/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon. the contact was driving 25mph when the brakes were depressed and the vehicle failed to stop properly. the contact stated the failure occurred on two more occasions that resulted in a crash. the contact stated during the first crash the vehicle was was driving 20mph when the brakes were depressed, but the vehicle crashed into another vehicle. during the second crash the vehicle was driving 25mph when the brakes were depressed and the vehicle crashed into another vehicle. there were no injuries reported on either crash and a police report was on file for the second crash. the vehicle was not destroyed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 97.341. rds | |||
| 12/11/2010 | 11984 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph and making a right turn, the contact depressed the brakes and the vehicle would not stop. the contact crashed into the curb to prevent him from crashing into another vehicle. the contact received a recall notice 10v499000 service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder. the vehicle had not be taken to the dealer to be repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 11,984. vf | |||
| 12/11/2010 | 11984 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon with 11,984 miles. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph and making a right turn the contact depressed the brakes and the vehicle would not stop. the contact had crashed into the curb to prevent him from crashing into another vehicle. the contact received a recall notice 10v499000 service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder. the vehicle had not be taken to be repaired. the vin was not available. bl | |||
| 11/03/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon. the contact was driving approximately 35 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a utility pole. the contact attempted to apply the brakes but to no avail. the contact was injured and a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a local body shop and declared as destroyed. prior to the crash, the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that no mechanical failure were located within the vehicle. the failure and current mileage was 100,000. | |||
| 11/03/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon. while driving 35 to 40 mph, the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated and would only stop when it crashed into a utility pole. the brakes were applied; however, the vehicle did not stop. the contact was injured. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a body shop and declared destroyed. the contact received a recall notice prior to the failure. the dealer inspected the vehicle and determined that there was no mechanical failure. the failure mileage and current mileage was 100,000.rl | |||
| 02/15/2011 | 71200 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon. the contact stated that after receiving a recall notice in regards to nhtsa campaign id number 10v499000(service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder). after taking the vehicle into the dealer for the repairs she noticed that after taking her foot off the accelerator pedal the vehicle would stop it self and then it seemed like it was pulling. she also noticed that there was smoke coming from underneath the vehicle. so, she then drove to the dealer and they advised her that it was a mechanical error on their end. the vehicle was repaired for the master cylinder a 2nd time. the failure mileage was apprxoimately 71,200. tb | |||
| 11/13/2010 | 46000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon. the contact stated the vehicle was part of a recall (nhtsa campaign id number: 10v499000 component: service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder). the manufacturer was contacted and stated the parts were not available and he feels it is an inconvenience because the vehicle would be at the dealer for approximately 2 months until the repairs are finalized. the dealer stated the part will be available in mid january of 2011. the manufacturer provided a rental vehicle. the approximate failure and current mileage was 46,000. mileage ds | |||
| 11/19/2010 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon. the contact stated that he had recieved a recall notice today 11/19/2010 stating that he should contact toyota in regards to his service brakes. after calling the manufacturer they have informed him that there are no parts available to actually start the recall repair. it has been over a month since he recieved his notice. tb | |||
| 05/18/2010 | |||
| While driving my 2005 toyota avalon at the medical center in houston, i saw the break light warning come on. as i continued driving, the breaks continued to fail then i heard a grinding sound and the break could barely hold. at the time i got home, there was practically no breaks. i had the car towed to a toyota service center where it was fixed with a cost of $1300. i am yet to pick the car up. | |||
| 03/12/2010 | 56000 | 1 | |
| I was getting into a turn lane which had a red light, there were no cars ahead of me. when i hit the brakes to stop the car a 2005 toyota avalon would not stop. i put the shift in neutral and then in park and then turned the key of and got it by another car and my car still kept going, although it did slow down and stop after being hit. i brought this same car in for the recall fix on feb 24 2010. and this happened after the recall fix. *tr | |||
| 04/25/2009 | 49754 | 1 | |
| We have a possible brake pedal interference and a variable value timing issue on our 2005 toyota avalon. *tr | |||
| 06/26/2008 | 108000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon. while driving at speeds of 35 mph, a vehicle preceeding vehicle depressed the brakes suddenly to avoid hitting an animal in the street. the contact attempted to depress the brakes, however the brakes did not catch in time and she crashed into the vehicle. the police arrived and a report was filed. there were no injuries. on a separate occasion, while driving at speeds of less than 40 mph, a deer ran out in front of the vehicle and she attempted to stop by depressing the brakes. the brakes did not provide adequate stopping and she crashed into a guard rail, causing moderate damage to the front passenger's side. she was involved in two additional crashes where she attempted to depress the brakes and they would not engage or were slow to engage. neither the manufacturer or local dealer were contacted to report the failure. the failure and current mileages were 108,000. | |||
| 11/27/2007 | 25000 | 1 | |
| Parking '05 avalon when it accelerated & rear-ended a suv even though i was braking resulting in almost $3000 in damage. it has not happened since. hoping to have gas pedal repaired at toyota dealer when available. was not aware of mfg defect that might have been responsible until recently. insurance premiums were increased due to 'at fault' clause. *tr | |||
| 09/24/2006 | 45000 | 3 | 05/01/2005 |
| Tl* - on 9/24/06 while the contact was driving vehicle at 60 mph and it unexpectedly accelerated to 75 mph. the contact had to apply the brake with both feet to disengage the acceleration on the vehicle. on 10/09/06, while driving on the highway at 40 mph the vehicle accelerated to 75 mph, had to hold both feet on the brake and pull the vehicle off to side of the road. at that point the contact took the vehicle to the dealership,) and the dealer stated that the gas pedal was most likely getting caught under the carpet. the dealer couldn't find anything wrong with the vehicle. while driving on 12/23/06 at 35 mph the vehicle accelerated to 75 mph, after a quarter of a mile contact was able to stop the vehicle by outing both feet on brake. all the brakes were smoking and there was transmission fluid leaking. at that point, contact had the vehicle towed to rosener toyota. *ak updated 01/29/07. *jb | |||
| 03/28/2005 | 200 | 1 | 03/03/2005 |
| Transmission lags then jumps forward, transmission slips at low speeds never seems to find a gear. steering at speeds below 40 will jerk left or right depending on the road.(scares you to death) brakes have grabbed and jerked the car from day one the dealership ground the rotors to fix this but it has not resolved the problem. the car has had the power steering hose replaced because it leaked and it still does. the cd player skip while your parked, the steering wheel needed to be replaced. we have had this car in to the dealer 5 times with none of the problems to the brakes, transmission, or steering resolved. *nm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 05/01/2006 | 2 | 05/31/2005 | |
| 2005 toyota avalon touring model taken in 5000 mile service with complaints about a noise coming from rear end or transmission. toyota could not hear it until i insisted mechanic take ride me. mechanic acknowledged noise and said maybe coming from computerized abs brake initiating at 5 mph. wife parked at work just couple weeks after maintenance. pulled into parking at work, stopped, put in park and in seconds the car lunged forward with engine revving at high speed; wife stomped on parking brake but by that time car jumped over 10 or 12 foot curb , a four foot sidewalk and into a wall just stopping as it hit the wall. tire marks. call to elmore toyota garden grove (alan/service) who said they had no body shop and did not want to see car or need to check and work on it before body work. said if no lights were on the dash there was nothing wrong. just like their attitude about the ratcheting noise supposed from the abs brake system. wife insists she did not the gas pedal accidentally . when engine revelation after hitting wall went back to normal, car put in reverse to back off side walk. state farm told us not to drive the car to body shop. how do we force toyota to find the problem with this car. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 06/08/2005 | 1939 | 1 | 05/06/2005 |
| Dt: toyota avalon 2005, total brake failure. there were no brakes after consumer got oil changed, consumer had the dealership fix the problem, dealership put in a new master cylinder. as of june 15,2005 consumer has not picked up the vehicle from the dealership. *ak *sb | |||