2004 Toyota Avalon

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAGS); BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/14/14*CN

I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA THAT MY 2004 AVALON XLS MAY HAVE A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA IN MAY 2014 OF SUCH DEFECT. AS OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2014, I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED IF A SOLUTION OR WHAT CORRECTIVE ACTION IS BEING TAKEN. TOYOTA HAS HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO DEVELOP A SOLUTION AND FIX MY AND ALL OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS NO URGENCY. THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION. YOU, THE REGULATOR, AND TOYOTA, THE MANUFACTURER, HAVE DONE A LOUSY JOB IN CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE UPDATED ME REGARDING THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MARCH, 2014 FROM TOYOTA THAT MY AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. I HAVE MADE MONTHLY CALLS TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND TOYOTA ABOUT WHEN IT CAN BE REPAIRED. SIX MONTHS LATER, THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER. JUST HOW LONG IS IT BEFORE THERE IS A SOLUTION AND IT IS AVAILABLE? IS MY CAR SUPPOSE TO SIT IN THE DRIVE WAY OR DO I JUST FEEL LUCKY AND DRIVE THE CAR, WHICH INVOLVES INTERSTATE DRIVING AT TIMES? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIRBAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART 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.

WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND GLOWS, SOMETIMES FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES FOR AN HOUR. THEN IT GOES OUT. I RECEIVED AN INTERIM NOTICE LETTER FROM TOYOTA OVER 2 MONTHS AGO CITING THIS PROBLEM AND STATING THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME "AGAIN WHEN A REMEDY IS READY". I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE AND I AM AFRAID THAT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, INJURY OR FATALITY COULD OCCUR IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND NO COLLISION HAS OCCURRED. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA CONTACT ME WITH THE REMEDY SO I CAN HAVE IT APPLIED AT TOYOTA'S EXPENSE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAG). THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY DEVELOPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V147000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL). THE CONTACT NOTICED AN INTENSE BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR MAY NOT ARRIVE UNTIL TWO MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V147000 (AIR BAG) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.