10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
63,166 miles

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problem #3

Jun 082011

Avalon

  • 58,000 miles
High beam bulbs failed. These are daytime running lights as well. These may have failed much earlier and not been noticed.

- Wayne, NJ, USA

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problem #2

Mar 052011

Avalon 6-cyl

  • 35,000 miles
March 2011 notice high beam light out on my 2009 Toyota Avalon. Went to replace it & found no bulb just electrical connection. After review of bulb area I noticed the bulb had disappeared within its confinement area. Bulb must have melt away.

- Stafford, TX, USA

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problem #1

Oct 012010

Avalon 6-cyl

  • 42,000 miles
2009 Toyota Avalon XLS [xxx] in service 10/31/2008; mileage at failure unknown, but less than 42,000. Both high beam bulbs exploded on the vehicle. Based on internet research, this seems to be a known problem. Toyota issued a tsb 0044-10 on this failure 1/27/2010, yet they refuse to take ownership of the issue. The bulbs failed despite a cumulative use of less than 2 hours on the high beams in the life of the vehicle (I live in a metropolitan area). If the bulbs are replaced, they will fail again due to the design of the housing. Is this purely a safety issue, likely not because the driver still has low beam headlights. However it further illustrates Toyota's reluctance to address a known failure. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Hartland, WI, USA

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