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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| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V036000 | SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS, LLC | V (Vehicle) | 153418 | 05/27/2010 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/03/2010 | 02/03/2010 | 571 | 110 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Southeast toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 passenger vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, tire selection and rims. these vehicles were sold between september 1, 2005 and june 2, 2008 without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A driver may overload a vehicle which may increase the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. the safety recall began on may 27, 2010. owners may contact southeast toyota at 1-954-420-2000. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| 10V035000 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 271417 | 05/27/2010 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/03/2010 | 02/03/2010 | 571 | 110 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Gulf states toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, tire selection and rims. these vehicles were sold between september 1, 2005 and june 2, 2008 without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This does not meet the standard requirements. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. dealers will also correct the owner's manual. the safety recall began on may 27, 2010. owners may contact gulf states toyota at 713-580-3300. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| TSB-0163-11 | 10/20/2011 | 10042855 | Toyota: a condition may exhibit in some vehicles where dust or powder is visible from hvac vents. a procedure for installation, blower motor cleaning, evaporator removal and hvac system cleaning has been designed for this condition. | 01/18/2012 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| 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 |
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| 09/12/2011 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota avalon. the contact stated that while attempting to change a flat tire, the factory jack did not raise the car high enough to install or remove the tire and failed. the factory jack was labeled as having a lifting capacity of 2,200 lbs however, the vehicle weighed approximately 4,000 pounds. the contact determined that situation to be a very serious safety issue. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer nor was the manufacturer made aware of the failure. the factory jack was not replaced. the failure and current mileage was 62,000. | |||
| 09/12/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 toyota avalon. the contact stated that while attempting to change a flat tire, the factory jack did not raise the car high enough to install or remove the tire and failed. the factory jack was labeled as having a lifting capacity of 2,200 lbs however, the vehicle weighed approximately 4,000 pounds. the contact determined that situation to be a very serious safety issue. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer nor was the manufacturer made aware of the failure. the factory jack was not replaced. the failure and current mileage was 62,000. kmj | |||
| 03/19/2008 | 24500 | ||
| On march 19, 2008, my step-son was killed in tampa, florida while driving his 2007 toyota avalon. he had just dropped my sister-in-law off at the airport and was travelling on the courtney campbell parkway when the car accelerated. he exited onto a service road, posted at 15 mph, at a high rate of speed, crashing through a guardrail and plunging into tampa bay. he did not get out of the vehicle. witnesses say he did not appear to brake before hitting the guardrail. nobody could determine at the time why the accident occurred; his toxicology report was clear. the car has long since been salvaged since toyota's unintednded acceleration issues were not public knowledge at the time two years ago. | |||
| 12/28/2009 | 1 | ||
| We have had three incidents in the past with our toyota avalon....all at traffic light approaches. the first resulted in our hitting the truck in front of us. there was no damage nor injuries so both parties left satisfied. the second occurred at a traffic light a few minutes later at which time my husband got the vehicle under control. the third occurred several weeks later near our home. my husband managed to get the car under control by swerving into a drive nearby by. it was at a traffic light also. thought it was my husbands driving (ha)) because he seems to be accelerating instead of braking but he was assuring me he was braking. *tw | |||
| 11/20/2006 | 1 | 11/16/2006 | |
| Tl*- the contact owns a 2007 toyota avalon the instruction manual of the car read- caution people with an implanted cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator should keep away from the smart key system because the radio waves may affect the operation of such devices. the contacts father had one. he contacted toyota, and got technical details on the frequency of the system. he sent the information to his cardiologist, who contacted the manufacturer of the defibrillator, and he was advised not to let his father within 18 inches of the car. the contact questioned if he should keep his father away from the car but what was his liability if someone walked or parked next to this car, and the person had an implanted pacemaker, and he died, what would be his liability on this problem. *ak update 4/23/07*tr | |||
| 11/16/2006 | 1 | 11/16/2006 | |
| I can't get any information on the possible dangers of the smart key. the owner's manual of my 2007 toyota avalon warns that persons with implanted pacemakers or defibrillator should not go near the antennae on the smart key system. my 91-year-old dad has an implanted defibrillator. is there any way to get in, start the car, and disable the smart key so he can then approach the car and get in? what is the radio frequency and effective radiated power of the system so i can pass the information along to his cardiologist? what is the liability if i have the car parked on a public street and someone with an implanted defibrillator or pacemaker should happen to walk past the car without knowing the danger? please help, as the dealer has not been able to find anything out about this. also, the owner's manual warns about getting the smart key too close to electromagnetic devices such as credit cards and cell phones, cordless phone rechargers, fluorescent lights, etc. how can my wife carry the smart key in her purse with credit cards and cell phone? also, i store all my keys on hooks in a cabinet above the desk in our kitchen. i also store my cell phone there. on the underside of the shelf is a fluorescent light, and on the desk is a cordless phone recharger. do i have to rearrange my life to avoid problems with the smart key? also, the owner's manual warns the smart key might not work near broadcast operations. several times a week, i have to go to a cable television head end where there are 13 earth stations (satellite receive dishes) and innumerable transmit antennae on a 357-foot tower; in short, much more radio wave activity than would be present at a normal broadcast operation. i haven't taken the car there yet for fear of what might happen. will i have to have it towed some distance away before the smart key technology will work? *nm | |||
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| 03/19/2012 | |||
| 2007 toyota avalon is equiped with a sunroof so when it rains water gets trapped inside vehicle flooding floor boards which causes foul odor in vehicle. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 10/22/2008 | 26000 | ||
| Tl*-the contact owns a 2007 toyota avalon. ashes are being blown into the vehicle thru the vent whenever the air condition is on. the contact does not know what caused the failure. the vehicle is being taken to the dealer for diagnosis. the failure mileage was 26,000. | |||