Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| T-SB-0167-09 | 06/02/2009 | 10032523 | Toyota: vehicle may experience multiple warning lights illuminated, vehicle not shifting from park to driver, and/or other accessories becoming inoperative after the vehicle has cold soaked in sub-freezing (below 14% f [-10% c]) ambient air | 04/07/2010 | |
| 01205 | 11/01/2005 | 10018279 | Repair manual supplement: laser cruise control beam axis adjustment. *ak | 12/20/2005 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| T-SB-0167-09 | 06/02/2009 | 10032523 | Toyota: vehicle may experience multiple warning lights illuminated, vehicle not shifting from park to driver, and/or other accessories becoming inoperative after the vehicle has cold soaked in sub-freezing (below 14% f [-10% c]) ambient air | 04/07/2010 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||
| RQ10003 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/16/2010 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION | |||
| On september 26, 2007, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that some of its model year (my) 2007 and 2008 lexus e350 and toyota camry vehicles could experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the optional all weather floor mat offered on those vehicles and the vehicles' accelerator pedal.this decision was influenced by an office of defects investigation (odi) engineering analysis.this recall was designated 07e082.two years later, on october 5, 2009, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that a number of its my 2004-2009 lexus and toyota vehicles may also experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver's floor mat.this recall was designated 09v388.several months later, on january 27, 2010, toyota filed an amended, or supplemental, defect information report and expanded the population of vehicles to include additional my 2008-2010 toyota and lexus vehicles.since this expansiontook place in a different calendar year, this recall was designated 10v023.separately on january 21, 2010, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that certain toyota vehicles and certain pontiac vibe vehicles contained a safety defect in the accelerator pedal assembly that may cause the accelerator pedal to become harder to depress, slower to return, or in the worse case, mechanically stuck in a partially depressed position.nhtsa designated this recall 10v017.in total, the four recalls cover over 7.6 million toyota and lexus vehicles as well as the pontiac vibe product made by new united motor manufacturing, inc., a venture of toyota and general motors corporation.nhtsa requires additional information from toyota to more fully understand and evaluate, among other things, whether the scope of the recalls identified above (makes, models and model years) is sufficiently broad.the agency is seeking to determine whether toyota viewed the underlying defects too narrowly as interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 65208 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota avalon. the contact stated that while traveling between 50-55 mph, the vehicle started to shake abnormally. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer confirmed that the ignition coils needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 65,208 and the current mileage was 81,763. kmj | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 65208 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota avalon. the contact stated while traveling 50 and 55 mph. the vehicle started to shake. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer confirmed the ignition coils needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 65,208 and the current mileage was 81,763. rds | |||
| 01/05/2009 | 36561 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota avalon. the contact was driving approximately 20 mph when the rear end of the vehicle swerved unexpectedly. in addition, the vsc and check engine warning indicator began to illuminate until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and the ignition coil was replaced. one year later, the failure recurred and a different ignition coil was replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 36,561. kmj | |||
| 01/05/2009 | 36561 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota avalon. the contact was driving approximately 20 mph when the rear end of the vehicle swerved unexpectedly. in addition, the vsc and check engine warning indicator began to illuminate until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and the ignition coil was replaced. one year later, the failure recurred and a different ignition coil was replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 36,561. kmj | |||
| 01/05/2009 | 36561 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota avalon. while the contact was driving approximately 20 mph, the rear end of the vehicle swerved unexpectedly. in addition, the vsc and check engine warning indicator began to illuminate until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and the ignition coil was replaced. one year later, the failure recurred and a different ignition coil was replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 36,561. js | |||
| 07/19/2007 | 17632 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota avalon. while driving at any speed the lights and gauges on the dashboard intermittently shut off. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose or duplicate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure continued to recur intermittently. the failure mileage was 17,632 and the current mileage was 73,861. | |||
| 07/19/2007 | 17632 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota avalon. while driving at any speed the lights and gauges on the dashboard intermittently shut off. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure because they could not duplicate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failures continued to recur intermittently. the failure mileage was 17,632 and the current mileage was 73,861. sm. | |||
| 12/16/2008 | 60000 | ||
| Car acceleration out of control foot pedal acceleration but also electrical problems exsisted as well. within the last year and a half at least twice a month. fear of operating the vechicle. recall and electrical repairs were done.: parts repaired and replacd are as followed. ignition coil b primary/secondary circuit modify accelerator pedal and floor surface replace oil cooler hose replace vvti hose and kit oil hose no. 1 | |||
| 09/26/2006 | 0 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota avalon xls. the contact noticed that whether she was driving the vehicle or it was in park, the seats would move, the doors would lock and unlock and radio would suddenly turn on; she believed these issues to be caused by electrical failures. the failures occurred on an intermittent basis. the contact took the vehicle to the dealership several times in regards to the problems but no repairs were performed. the vehicle was currently at the dealership for a recall repair and the electrical failures. the failure mileage was unknown. the current mileage was approximate 58,800. | |||
| 01/02/2010 | 112000 | 1 | |
| 2006 toyota avalon. rear deck brake light works only intermittently. safety issue. suspected electrical issue. dealer was initially unable to fix, and estimates $400+ to replace. *tr | |||
| 04/03/2009 | 62000 | 1 | |
| My 2006 toyota avalon xl has been giving problems shortly after my purchase. the first was the breaking of an oil hose followed by stalling on the freeway. i have taken it to the dealership for diagnosis and for over a week they have not been able to tell me anything. *tr | |||
| 10/25/2007 | 17300 | 1 | 08/19/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota avalon. upon entering the garage, the contact noticed a strong odor of hot gasoline and burning wires. the vehicle is a smart start vehicle and it would not start. while being parked for two hours, the vehicle heated the entire garage and was hot to the touch. the contact stated that the passenger compartment was 120-150 degrees. he believed that if he had not entered the garage at that time, a fire may have occurred. he disconnected the battery and had the vehicle towed to a toyota dealer. the vehicle has not yet been diagnosed. the current and failure mileages were 17,300. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 05/23/2006 | 3823 | 1 | 10/29/2005 |
| Car did not start for several tries. on about the 5th try, the moment i shifted into reverse, the throttle stuck and the car hurtled out of the garage. it veered to the left (as you face the garage) immediately after clearing the garage, cut under the branches of a big spruce tree on the corner of my neighbor's lot, crossed his driveway, across a small drainage ditch and slammed into the trunk of a huge spruce tree. car stopped then, with extensive damage to rear, and engine died. car was drivable and i drove it to the dealer, who chose to not examine anything. during the event, i had my foot on the brake pedal but the anti-lock brakes kept it from locking the wheels and i tried to kill the engine by hitting the start button (there is no key on this model car). that did not work and i hit the tree before i could think of anything else to do. i was not hurt. *jb | |||