Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||||
| 00205 | 01/11/2005 | 10015197 | Initialization of power window. *tt | 07/08/2005 | |
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||||
| TSB-0141-08 REV2 | 07/29/2008 | 10036931 | Toyota: vehicles would have water leak condition in the headliner. this causes the foot well to be wet. it may result from moon roof drain hoses are loose or disconnected from drain pan nipple. *pe | 04/20/2011 | |
| 01607 | 12/21/2007 | 10024009 | Knocking noise from front of moon roof. *nj | 02/29/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 12/31/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 toyota avalon. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph, he noticed that the passenger side view mirror was fogged internally. the contact was unable to remove the fog from the mirror. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they were unable to diagnose the failure. the contact was informed that the only way to remedy the failure would be to replace the mirror. the manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 90,000. sm. | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 12/09/2005 | 1 | 04/14/2005 | |
| Note: i had to classify this vehicle as a camry because a selection for a 2005 avalon was not available - recently we had our first major snow storm. i was driving on the highway and within minutes my windshield wipers began to freeze up and sharply limited my visibility. i checked with the dealer service dept only to discover that toyota does not manufacture a winter (booted) wiper blade for this vehicle. i searched the internet (trico, anco, etc. websites) but could find no aftermarket winter blades for this model avalon. toyota had redesigned the wiper arm and blades to accept only the expensive ($56 a set) toyota manufactured wiper blades. i sent an email to toyota and they responded by telling me to check with my dealers service dept. naturally the dealer could not do anything to resolve the problem because toyota does not manufacture any equipment solutions for them to apply. i am very disappointed with toyota's response as i consider this a serious safety issue. i'm fortunate that i didn't drive off the road and into a ditch. the next time i have to drive in a snow storm you can be certain that i won't be driving the avalon. *jb | |||