2011 Toyota Avalon

THE LOCKING LEVER ON THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL WILL WITH OUT NOTICE RELEASE ITSELF CAUSING THE STEERING TELESCOPING FEATURE TO BECOME LOOSE AND DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STEERING CONTROL NEEDING TO ADJUST AND REPOSITION THE LOCKING LEVER TO REGAIN STEERING CONTROL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. I JUST PURCHASED THE USED ONE OWNER 2011 AVALON WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES IN A ONE MONTH PERIOD.

STEERING COLUMN POSITION LOCK LEVER CONTINUES TO DISENGAGE. THE LEVER, OVER TIME, WORKS IT'S WAY DOWN UNTIL IT RELEASES THE "SET" POSITION OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING COLUMN TO MOVE OUT OF IT'S SET POSITION WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. I THINK THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER YEAR MODELS OF THE TOYOTA AVALON BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY 2011 WAS EXCLUDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REMEDY FOR FREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE SCOTT WILLIAMS DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE SUNSHADE WILL NOT STAY RETRACTED. IT WILL SEAT AFTER LOTS OF NOISE AND GYRATIONS FROM THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. HOWEVER, ONCE REVERSE IS ENGAGED AGAIN, IT GRINDS SOME MORE UNTIL IT GETS SEATED. THERE IS NO WAY TO DISENGAGE: WORKS WHETHER YOU WANT IT TO OR NOT. OTHER THAN THE ANNOYANCE IS THAT LAST NIGHT IT STAYED UP ON A LONG TRIP IN RAINY, FOGGY WEATHER. WE COULD SEE NOTHING BEHIND US - COMPLETELY BLOCKED. ALSO, I AM HAVING SOME HEART ISSUES AND THE LOUD, ABRUPT NOISE IS NOT APPRECIATED EVERY TIME THE SUNSHADE GOES DOWN AND TRIES TO SEE (VERY LOUD!). COST $57.75 AT THE DEALER TO DISABLE THIS DEVICE IN THE DOWN POSITION (SEE ATTACHED RECEIPT). THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL - I NOTE ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON SEVERAL MODEL YEARS OF THE AVALON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR DOORS WERE LOCKED, THE CONTACT COULD ONLY UNLOCK THEM FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR ACTIVATORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

POWER DOOR LOCK ISSUE. THE PASSENGER AND REAR DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPEN WITH THE REMOTE KEY NOR WITH THE DOOR-LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE DOORS HAD TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALL THE DOORS LOCK WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE. ONLY THE DRIVER'S DOOR UNLOCKS WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN PARK. THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AT A COST OVER $1,000. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK WITH THE REMOTE KEY OR THE BUTTON IN THE DASH. THE DEALER STATED THE SAME MODULE CONTROLS THE TRUNK AND THE DOOR LOCKS. A CASE HAS BEEN OPENED WITH TOYOTA.