Two problems related to equipment have been reported for the 1998 Toyota Avalon. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 1998 Toyota Avalon based on all problems reported for the 1998 Avalon.
All plastic parts are disintegrating, seer belts, door locks, door handles, ac vents , body trim, steering wheel, lights, & anything made of plastic.
The ac cuts out intermittently; sometimes it will restart after the car has been sitting a while. In addition to causing discomfort, this also is potentially dangerous since the front windshield will not defog. I took the vehicle to a Toyota dealer and was told that there is a TSB for this problem (ac00599) but there is no recall. The repair cost me over $1,000. There are several other complaint for this known problem and I feel that Toyota should reimburse me for my expenses. The dealer told me Toyota would not, however.