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 06/25/1998 to 06/26/1998 | 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). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| EL01303 | 09/26/2003 | EL01303 | 10005238 | Charging improvement at idle. revised. *tt | 02/17/2004 |
| EL01303 | 09/26/2003 | 10003964 | Charging improvement at idle. *tt | 11/07/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 07/06/2006 | 55000 | 1 | 03/29/1999 |
| Power door locks have started to fail on my 1999 sienna le. the driver's door seems to be the problematic part of the system. the other doors seem to want to respond but driver door makes a 'click, click, click' sound and doesn't respond. key usually works to lock and unlock but not consistently. dangerous since people could be trapped in vehicle during an accident, etc and other possibly dangerous scenarios could occur. reporting this since it most likely has happened to others and wanted it on record. driver and others could be trapped inside which is dangerous. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 11/06/2004 | 71000 | 1 | 04/15/1999 |
| Electrical problem with fuse #12 which controls the interior lights, clock, and remote access-keeps blowing. also the driver's seat belt warning light constantly flashes even when the belt is latched. driver's vanity light has dislodged from visor. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 100000 | 100 | 04/01/1999 |
| 98e035000 the horn does not work. the alarm goes off without reason. the car will not start once the alarm goes off without reason | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 05/12/1999 | 1 | 02/01/1999 | |
| Power sliding door not latching properly; warning lite on; ecu short circuited; cannot verify if right sliding door is closed shut; exact problem on same vehicle taken from carson toyota in february; other vehicle's vin nr is 4t3zf13cxxu133453. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/16/2008 | 61000 | 1 | |
| I am the first owner of the 1999 toyota sienna le with which has only 61,000 miles so far. however, in the evening of two days ago, i started it and couldn't stop it anymore. it kept running even i took the key out. i was so afraid of causing fire eventually, but i still had to drive around trying to stop it. eventually i smelt something burning and i was able to stop it from running. the car was towed to toyota dealer in dublin, ca to have the starter replaced. this is scary problem for the car i bought in the belief of safety and reliability. *tr | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 11/20/2005 | 100000 | 1 | 11/09/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 mph on a rainy day on flat road conditions, the vehicle lost all back lights. the rain water created a short circuit on the vehicle harness cables in the hitcher. the cable harness was required to connect the trailer lights. the contact disconnected the harness cables to restore the vehicle back lights. the manufacturer was contacted who referred the contact to a dealership. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 09/14/2004 | 110000 | 02/03/2003 | |
| I was driving down the road when my van cut off and would not start back. i coasted into a driveway and smoke began coming from under my hood. i got out of my van to call my husband. by the time i had hung up the phone, there was black smoke pouring from out under the hood and it suddenly caught on fire. i immediately called 911, and the fire department came within 5 minutes. my van was a total loss. my van was fine when i left on this short trip, but then within 10 minutes, it was destroyed. we do not know what caused this fire.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 10/16/2003 | 1 | ||
| Battery went dead suddenly. afterwards the dome fuse would blow intermittently. this knocks out all interior lights and the door lock control will not work unless the ignition is on. it appears that the $250 integration relay was shorted by the battery failure. *jb | |||