10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 14 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 6 / 1
- Average Mileage:
- 35,831 miles
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The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V147000 (air bags) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
- Winder, GA, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V043000 (air bags) and 14V147000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.
- Miami, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 11V351000 (air bags) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.....updated 07/22/15 updated 10/4/2017
- Clarksville, TN, USA
No incident...yet. I have been on a waiting list since March 2014 to take care of the recall issues for the SRS & ECU. The Toyota corporation is not sending the requisite number of parts out for the dealership to make these repairs. This is very concerning to me. The latest letter from the corporation says it is urgent I make these repairs! what the... send the [xxx] parts out. I would appreciate someone looking into this for us. Thank you. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
- Weyers Cave, VA, USA
Airbag warning light on dash appeared. The source of this warning has been identified as the spiral cable (clock spring in steering column). This part has not been identified as a recall by Toyota for this model but spiral cables have been identified as a recall for numerous other Toyota models. I suggest this problem may be systemic to a larger group of Toyota products than previously identified by Toyota and since it is a potential safety issue it needs to be addressed accordingly.
- Fullerton, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V147000 (air bags) however, the part needed to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 5/11/15 updated 10/23/2015 the vehicle was repaired on April 22, 2015. Updated 11/10/15
- Six Mile, SC, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V147000 (air bags) and 15V043000 (air bags) however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
- Morton, TX, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received a notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15V043000 (air bags) and stated that the parts were unavailable. The dealer was uncertain when the parts would become available to service the vehicle under the recall. The manufacturer was notified and was uncertain when the parts would become available. The contact had not experienced a failure.
- Redondo Beach, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 15V043000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer stated that the remedy was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.
- Fort Smith, AZ, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Avalon Toyota. The contact received a notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15V043000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 4/29/15
- Bethel, ME, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V043000 (air bag) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the vehicle repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 7/7/15 the consumer stated an interim reapir was performed. Updated 07/30/15
- Edison , NJ, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V147000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available. Updated 04/10/15 updated 04/
- Benson, NC, USA
Airbag illuminates at different times while driving. This has been a recurring problem since 2003. When recall notice was received took car into Toyota dealer for repair. Upon arriving at home with vehicle noticed that inside dome ceiling lights blinks on and off until ignition is turned off. Returned to Toyota one week later to report problem. I was told that the system was resetting and that the blinking would stop. During the next three weeks the blinking continued and the airbag continued to illuminate while driving. I returned to the dealer and three hours later was told that the car has a $700 electrical problem that needed repair and that would fix both problems. The car did not have an electrical problem when it was initially taken into the dealer. They are trying to get additional monies to make up for fixing the airbag problem for free. Toyota headquarters is responsible for seeing that their dealerships honor the repair requests and do them correctly.
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 227,000.
- Norfolk, VA, USA
Airbag lights blink. Brought the car in to two Toyota dealers and they said that there is a recall on this item however they do not have the parts to fix the problem. Car was in shop for over a week till I finally got tired of the stalling tactic. It appears that Toyota is not complying with their agreement to fix the problem. In a different dealership they said they do have the parts but have no available appointments for quite some time. Am getting very concerned that this dangerous situation is not being handled properly and responsibly.
- Flushing, NY, USA
SRS warning light continues to illuminate at different occasions while driving. A recall was issued in 2014 and vehicle was taken to Toyota dealer for recall repair. After repair SRS light continues to illuminate while driving. Vehicle was taken back to Toyota dealer for repair but nothing could be done because it could not be duplicated or diagnostic equipment could not find or pull any malfunction codes. What now"?"
- Perris, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign id number: 14V147000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
- Whiteville , NC, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V147000 (air bags); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure.
- Austell, GA, USA
The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V147000 (air bags) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the vehicle repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure with the vehicle.
- Bridge City , TX, USA
- Massillon, OH, USA