0.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
198,150 miles

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problem #2

May 272013

Avalon 6-cyl

  • 208,300 miles
Automatic air conditioner, A/C amplifier, air inlet servo motor & servo link & heater controls stop working and only works intermittently by itself. Toyota will not own up to this problem. Toyota only wants more money to fix the problem without telling you exactly what the problem is. Toyota has known about the inferior parts of their A/C system since 1995. They must have high profile lobbyist in Washington for the NHTSA to let them get away with this for so long. Somebody must be getting paid some kind of way for the NHTSA to ignore this problem and let them get away with it. The NHTSA should make Toyota come clean about their A/C problems and recall all automobiles with A/C problems. Toyota owners should at least be given a free diagnostic test on the A/C system to determine what is wrong and tell us in writing what parts that are affected, and (this is a long shot) repair the A/C for free. Thank you, for your time and consideration in dealing with this ongoing A/C problem. And I hope you had a good memorial day weekend.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #1

Mar 032013

Avalon 6-cyl

  • 188,000 miles
After receiving a jump, I was told to drive the car for about 20 minutes to recharge the battery. After driving for about 10 minutes, the gas pedal seemed to stick. Then when driving the speed began to accelerate without pressing the gas pedal. The longer we drove the higher the engine revved. I decided to return to my home about 5 minutes away then the car brake would not stop the car at a stop light and I had to quickly turn the corner to a side street until the light changed and I was able to enter my street. I pulled the car to the side to park it and it would not stop with my foot on the brake to the floor so I quickly put it in park and turned it off. It revved a few seconds before finally turning off.

- Westerville, OH, USA