Body Problems of Toyota Avalon - part 1

I recently took my car in for maintenance and I was offered a complimentary car wash. 1 week after the wash, I noticed there were cloth fibers stuck between the rear side body panels. When I pulled them out, there was evidence of rust and corrosion right underneath. I suspected the cloth fibers were from the dealership's car wash so I contacted them. They confirmed the fibers are from their machine but claimed the rust is caused by a pre-existing problem (there is a small gap between the side body that was noted in the pre-inspections), when asked if the rust was noted during pre-inspections as well, they refused to answer my question. There was no evidence of rust or corrosion on the car before this incident and there are other fibers stuck in the side body panels as well which I haven't taken out yet. I have previously taken my car through car washes but this incident has never happened before. Toyota's service center refuses to look into the matter further.

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While driving my 2009 Toyota Avalon on a sunny day, I could not see clearly through my windshield due to the intense sunlight reflection from my dashboard. Upon searching the internet, I see this is an ongoing issue with my car model. The manufacturer does not provide any remedy to address this issue and I feel very unsafe driving my car. Please help address this issue with the manufacturer.

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Dash board is melting which causes it to get shiny which causes it to reflect onto the windshield. This reflection makes it very difficult to see other vehicles, road lines, and traffic direction sighns.

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Hello, my name is angel. I bought my car from longo Toyota in el monte about 15 months ago. The car was certified preowned and had a carfax report with no accident reported history. That is exactly why I bought the car, because this was going to be my family car. So I bought it and have been driving around my daughter, who just turned one for over a year. I also work as a behavioral therapist and drive around kids with autism in my car on a daily basis. It wasn’t until I decided to trade in my car that it was discovered that the Avalon car has frame damage, which was discovered by third-party. A car condition expert came to check out the car and discovered the frame damage by using a true frame meter and a paint meter. Now longo Toyota in el monte has gave me the go around and hasn't even checked for frame damage. Longo Toyota is asking me how much would I want for my car and asking me about my car's value. There is clear fraud going on, and the fact that this is the largest car dealership in the country makes me wonder how many more people are driving around in cars that have frame damage as well. Best regards, angel.

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The sunroof of my 2019 Toyota Avalon is defective. It is available for inspection upon request. My safety, as well as the safety of my passengers, has been put at risk. My problem has been confirmed by sheehy Toyota of fredericksburg. No warning lamps or messages to indicate sunroof problem. The driver side of my sunroof keeps clogging. I first took my vehicle to Toyota sheehy of fredericksburg on 1/3/2023. Sunroof tray was found to have a buildup of organic detritus, causing drains of sunroof tray to be clogged and allowing rainwater to spill over into interior. Sheehy technician cleared the sunroof tray and drains of organic material. Drains were now flowing properly. Technician claimed that sunroof would not have to be drained for at least two years. There was standing water and a heavy mildew smell in the car. Sheehy refused to clean/drain carpet of water. I took it to a detailer and had the detailer vacuum and clean the carpet. Less than a month later, I started experiencing the same issues -- wet carpeting on the floorboard. I took my vehicle to sheehy Toyota of fredericksburg on 2/7/2023. Technician told me that the driver side of the sunroof was clogged. Technician claimed that he fixed the clogged drain of the sunroof. Technician suggested that my sunroof got clogged because I have only driven my car 140 miles this month. Not a rational explanation. He recommended that I replace the carpet due to mold concerns. Why would I replace the carpet if there is a strong possibility of having wet carpet every few weeks? technician insists that wet floor is not coming from any source other than the sunroof. I suspect that my sunroof is defective. I should not have to worry about wet carpet in my car everyday that we experience rainshowers. Sheehy Toyota insists that nothing is wrong with the structural integrity of the sunroof and that external factors are to blame.

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The torsion springs for the rear trunk are very weak. They have been that way since car was new. I have had multiple occasions where I opened the trunk and had it come down and hit me on the head. This has also happened to my wife.

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Water is filling up in my trunk not sure how it is getting in . Have noticed a lil water stains along back top of lining. I started smelling a stail water smell when I found a puddle of water under my spare tire . Im extremely worried with winter coming again . Not to mention there is a battery locate in truck as well. So I feel completely unsafe. I have recently had noticed hybrid battery going from high to low then all of sudden died. Had to purchase a new battery. Please is this normal?someone help before it rains again and something terrible happens.

The reflective trim on the interior of the vehicle creates pain for the eyes and is so high that it interferes with the ability of the driver to see out the front window.

The moonroof area has rattling noise at speeds exceeding 60 mph. A similar rattling noise is also noted from the driver side a pillar of the car at all driving speeds.

Front windshield seems to be failing. Glass along perimeter where windshields sits / mounts onto the body of the car its failing. The glass seems to be delaminating in various spots along the entire perimeter. Please review photos. I have contacted Toyota corporate about this and they could not careless. Their response for me was to go pound sand.

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Please check all recalls on my car.

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My dashboard has a tear over the airbag on the front passenger side. I took it to the Toyota dealership on franklin st. In hempstead before the covid 19 virus shut down. I was informed that since there's no recall on my vehicle, I would have to pay out of pocket to change the dashboard cover. I think it's a safety issue since this happened through no fault of my own. The vehicle is in mint condition and runs like new because I take care of my cars. Please help.

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The body of the car, clunks when making a right or left turn while leaving the road and entering a slightly raised or lowered entry. A very clear clunk sound occcurs emanating from the overhead, just behind the driver's seat. It doesn't happen every time, but is increasing in frequency. I don't know if this is or will be a safety risk. This has not been witnessed or confirmed by Toyota and cannot be verified by inspection because it is inaccessible, behind the overhead. It first occurred and was reported around the 50,000mi servicing.

My husband, an 84 year old, was driving the car and got into a double accident. First, he was parked in a parking lot and he got in the car and backed up. As he backed up he hit a vehicle parked behind him causing that vehicle to hit two other vehicles. (please note: we are still waiting for full police report for information as to exactly how far he would have backed, but I believe not much more than 1 to 2 car lengths. ) this car had the Toyota care package installed, which included the safe backing features to slow a vehicle when backing and another object is blocking the path. My question - what happened to these safety features. My husband left that accident and drove about 1 block down the street, running the end of the yellow light and into red light, and hit the right rear of another vehicle. His vehicle then drove out-of-control into the corner planter and hit a sign, which then fell onto two vehicles. It is my understanding that after he hit the tail of the vehicle, his vehicle sped up into that planter area. Again, the vehicle is equipped with the safety features that are supposed to slow or stop the vehicle - but didn't. My husband was in the wrong - and should not have been driving. However, he was the one hurt the worst with 7 broken ribs, a broken femur, a broken nose, an injury to the spleen and bleeding on the brain. My concern is the functioning of the safety features that Toyota dealers are touting about the vehicles.

While driving on the street, the glass on the sun roof suddenly shattered with a loud explosion with large shards of glass, the shade was closed. Thank god, this happened today. Will take it in tomorrow.

Rear window shade went up and now won't go down. I took the car to the dealer a few months ago and they were able to put it down. When they told me the cost of repairing/replacing, I opted to just not use it. A few weeks ago, it went up again and I am not able to see anything at night, took to the dealer again to see if they could put it down again and I was told I need to change the motor ( almost $1000) so I was not able to do it. I told them I cant see at night and they didn't do anything about it. I feel they need to take a look at this issue because it is a safety issue not being able to see your rear window.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds the rubber pedal cover on the accelerator pedal became loose and the vehicle spontaneously accelerated and crashed into a 2004 Toyota. . There were no warning lights illuminated . There were no reported injuries. Or fire due to the crash. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to passport Toyota 5001 auth way, suitland-silver hill, MD 20746 (301) 899-6000. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 79,900. The VIN was not available. Ap.

The moon roof glass exploded while driving down the highway with all windows shut.

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On October 1, 2018, at 8:25 a. M. I was pulling into a parking space at work in my 2016 Avalon (12,141 miles). I was �riding the brake� to pull all the way into the parking space. The car took off into landscape, crossed a road and went down a hill. I hit the parking lot and was knocked to my side. The car went back up the hill and crossed the road again, went through more landscape, bushes, etc. Back into the road again and stopped. There was over 11,000 damage to my car and I hurt my back and neck. Toyota examined the black box and said the gas pedal was being strongly depressed with no braking. That is impossible because after I hit the parking lot after coming down the embankment, my foot flew off the brake and was on nothing as I was all the way on my right side. 2nd incident yesterday, on 03/16/19, I was pulling into a gas station and was almost stopped after tapping the brake to get pulled up to where I was to stop and the exact same thing happened as my foot was on the brake, the car took off towards the gas pump. I was pressing the brake as hard as I could and was trying to grab the gear shift to put into park. I only went about 20-30 feet before the car stopped missing the gas pump by only about 1 and 1/2 feet. I can't say for sure if the brakes stopped the car or if I was able to get it into park. I had the car towed to my home and will never drive this car again. I am not sure what I am going to do because the car is far from paid for and I know Toyota will be of no help. I know for sure that eventually someone is going to be killed as I truly believe this is not just happening to me. After the first incident, I sent a certified letter to the president of Toyota and their legal department and their reply was Toyota was not at fault.

Car was parked outside for couple days under a heavy rain. Next day, when it was hot and sunny, I opened car's door and inside of the car was all humid and steamy. There was a musty scent as well. After checking the car I found some water in the left side of the trunk. Dealer service department after two day diagnostics told me that one of sunroof drain tubes is detached and that caused a leak inside the car. I think it presents both driving safety and health safety issues: - I wear glasses and because of the humid and steamy atmosphere in the car - my glasses kept fogging up and I had to stop couple times to clear them. Condition got better, but did not improve much after air conditioning in the car run for some time. - health concern is related to a mold that can accumulate in the car because of these leaks. It might cause allergic reactions or asthma. I think car manufacturer should either use better materials for these drains, so they do not deteriorate with time or change the design of sunroof drain system.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the electronic function to lock and unlock the doors with the key fob failed for front passenger side door, rear drivers side and rear passenger side door. The drivers side door was able to open with the key fob electronically. The dealer glockner Toyota portsmouth, OH (740-351-2980) diagnosed that the 3 door lock actuators needed to be replaced and that there was no recall to provide coverage for the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, provided no assistance other than having the contact take the vehicle to a dealer for repairs. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

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All leather areas are sticky and difficult to use in the cabin. The dash, all covers, shift nob, center console, and steering wheel. This makes it very difficult to operate the vehicle where everywhere you touch is sticky. It also has an odor and mold/mildew smell. Toyota refuses to repair.

The heating element on the passanger side mirror overheated "cooking" the glass on the mirror (adding a smoky dark gray cast) that reduces visibility especially at night.

Takata recall. Car was hit on side impact (t-boned) on driver side front going approximately 65 mph on a 4 lane highway. Car subsequently rolled over on impact and was pushed into guard rail. No airbags deployed, driver was trapped and had to be extracted. Driver suffered head injury with laceration and mild brain trauma. 2 other passengers in the vehicle suffered minor injuries.

Our 2008 Toyota Avalon was rammed from the rear with full force from a Honda crv going 40 mph. The Avalon was slowing down to allow a groundhog to cross on a straight 2 lane road at the time, but the driver of the Honda behind seems to have been a distracted driver because she did not stop accelerating. The driver of the Avalon suffered head, neck, back and hip injuries and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The damage to both vehicles is extensive-pictures of the Avalon attached. The Honda airbag deployed, saving that driver from injury. The airbag of the Toyota did not deploy-clearly malfunctioning and could have prevented some of the injuries if it had deployed properly. There is a police report but it is not available to us yet. The insurance companies are working on the claim. No repairs have been made yet and it is not clear whether it is 'totaled'.

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Tl the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer (Toyota of mcdonough, 144 hwy 81, mcdonough, GA 30253, (770) 824-3567) for a manufacturer recall concerning the throttle body and the dashboard. Toyota of mcdonough scheduled an appointment for the throttle body recall, but was reluctant to provide the remedy. In addition, the dealer stated that they needed to order the dashboard, which took longer than 30 days with no follow-up response concerning part availability. The contact called another dealer (butler Toyota of macon, 4580 riverside dr, macon, GA 31210, (478) 476-1770) who stated that they would order the dashboard. Butler Toyota replaced the part, but the contact had to take the vehicle back because the pins needed replacement. The dashboard was rattling a few days after the remedy was provided from the dealer. The contact was waiting for the dealer to supply the pins to secure the dashboard in place to be structurally sound. The contact also called dch Toyota of torrance (310-468-4000 or 1-888-283-3134) and was advised to take the vehicle back to the dealer who serviced the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the two recall repair concerns. The failure mileage was not available.

While driving on a highway, the glass sunroof suddenly exploded. Fortunately the shade was closed, because the glass broke into large shards. The repair was done by a local Toyota dealer and was paid in full by my insurance. My reason for this report is to call a manufacturing default to your attention.

The main issue with this vehicle I noticed on March 10 2017and scheduled an apointment on March 15 2017. Is the headliner has separated and falling down behind my moonroof or sunroof opening leaving a gap. Push it back up and it pops back loose. It looks like the two dual lock fasteners have failed on both sides. They look more like stick on pads trying to hold up something that is too heavy. Per the maintenance technician the bullentin pertaining to this repair calls for replacement of dual lock fasteners and the additional of a magnet affixed to the headliner. Repair procedure requires 3 hours for prep, operation steps and curing of epoxy for $300. 00 fix. With 18,235 miles on my car it shouldn't be coming apart now. If you knew this was a problem why didn't you informed the customers before investing because I would of left it on the lot. Why should I have to spend money for a workaround that doesn't work. Something needs to be done about this problem beside you can't fix it or haven't found the right workaround.

Tl-the contact owns a 2016 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while stopped at an intersection an loud boom noise was observed, while the sunroof exploded without warning. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the sunroof failed and needed to be repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000. Ec.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the vehicle's hose to drain the water from the sun roof out of the vehicle was detached, which caused water to leak onto the floor of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the hose needed to be re-attached. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The contact returned the vehicle to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 99,700.

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Another driver lost control while driving west on icy roads and hit me, I was driving east on ne lombard. . In results of my Toyota Avalon being deamed totaled. Dealership is out of business and owes the bank $454. 10 for warranty refund.

The contact owns a 1997 Toyota Avalon. While driving 40 mph, the rear passenger tire made loud noises. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the lateral arm snapped off the subframe due to severe corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 139,000.

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While parking my car, the motor suddenly accelerated without the accelerator pedal having been depressed. The car surged forward and even after the brake was applied the engine continued to accelerate for several seconds.

Sunroof spontaneously exploded/shattered while driving at 70 mph on freeway on Nov. 25-2015. Loud noise (like gunshot or explosion), followed immediately by sound of wind entering car and shattered glass rolling in space above interior sunroof closure. Pulled off highway, stopped vehicle, found large hole in middle of sunroof with jagged edges and numerous shards of glass between remains of exterior sunroof and interior cover. Fortunately, interior cover was closed or we would have been sprayed with glass fragments. Temp outside in 60s, dry. No trucks, overpasses, or road debris when it occurred -- totally spontaneous. Vehicle purchased in November 2014, Toyota cool springs, franklin, TN. Approximate mileage at occurrence 9,430.

Driving on interstate at speed limit. Loud explosion type sound. Sun roof had shattered. Didn't think to take a picture. Was 1,000 mi from home, so covered with plastic and cardboard, and drove home. Pictures are from inside vehicle, unfortunately not showing much.

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