2011 Toyota Avalon

ON 3/25/15 THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH FOB OR SWITCH ON DRIVERS DOOR. AFTER ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES IT UNLOCKED. SINCE THEN THEY SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH REAR DOORS AT SAME TIME. WHEN HITTING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON FOB THE DOOR BEEPS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DOES NOT UNLOCK. I GAVE UP TRYING TO UNLOCK IT AND WENT TO MY NEXT DESTINATION. AFTER COMING OUT, THE REAR DOOR UNLOCKED NORMALLY. I NEVER KNOW NOW WHEN THE DOORS WILL UNLOCK, AND AM AFRAID I WILL GET TOTALLY LOCKED IN OR OUT AT SOME POINT. I HAVE AN APPT. ON THURSDAY AT TOYOTA TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN FIND THE CAUSE. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT IT COULD BE A FUSE, BAD RELAY OR WIRING ISSUE. WE SHALL SEE WHAT THEY SAY. *TR

MY DRIVERS DOOR LOST A NUT ON THE TOP BOLT OF THE DOOR CLOSING MECHANISM. THE DOOR BEGAN TO CLICK WHEN OPENED AND CLOSED. WITHIN A WEEK THE BOTTOM NUT OF THE SAME DOOR CLOSING MECHANISM BEGAN TO PULL THROUGH THE METAL. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AND SENT ME TO A BODY SHOP. THE BODY SHOP MANAGER TOLD ME HE HAD SEEN THIS SAME ISSUE LATELY ON A LOT OF TOYOTAS. I HAD TO PAY FOR MY REPAIRS WHEN IT WAS CAUSED BY NORMAL DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING. NO EXCESSIVE USE OR INCIDENT SUCH AS WIND WAS INVOLVED I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS AN ISSUE WITH HOW TIGHTLY TOYOTA IS PUTTING THE BITS ON OR AN ISSUE WITH A PART, BUT IT CAUSES DAMAGE AND COSTLY REPAIRS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT LOCK WHEN I USE THE FOB OR USE THE DRIVERS MANUAL LOCKING SWITCH ON THE DOOR. THIS IS HAPPENING WHEN I EXIT THE VEHICLE. I HIT THE FOB LOCK BUTTON AND THE CAR BEEPS ONCE, BUT THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR DOES NOT LOCK, AND THE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT MOVE TO A LOCKING POSITION, IT STAYS IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION. WHEN I HIT THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE FOB, THE CAR BEEPS 8 TIMES AND STILL DOES NOT LOCK. IN ORDER TO LOCK THE CAR, I HAVE TO ENTER THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND MANUALLY LOCK THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 FEET CRASHING INTO A METAL POLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS HIS FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO APPLY THE BRAKES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,500.

PURCHASE THE 2011 TOYOTA AVALON ON JUNE 13, 2010 WHICH ON MY FIRST SERVICE DATE I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE STEERING COLUMN AND HARSH FEELING OF THE CAR DUE TO THE STEERING COLUMN. BUENA PARK TOYOTA KEPT TELLING ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG RIGHT UP TO THE LAST SERVICE THAT WAS DONE THE END OF JUNE 2014. ON JUNE 30TH WENT TO VICTORVILLE TO VISIT MY WIFES SISTER. ON JULY 2 2014 WE STARTED BACK HOME WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACKING LIGHT CAME ON, FORTATLEY THE ISSUE HAPPENED BEFORE COMING DOWN THE CAJHON PASS ON HIGHWAY 15. WE WHERE ONLY 2 MILES AWAY FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN VICTORVILLE AND THEY FOUND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED COLUMN ASSY, STEERING AND BOLDT STEERING LOCK. PLUS PO500 TRANS SPEED SENSOR POSS LOOSE CONNECTIONS CLEANED AND TIGHTENED CONNECTIONS AT SPEED SENNSOR. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT SHOWES A DEFECT ON THE COMPUTER SHOWING THE STEERING COLUMN HAS A DEFECT. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL CONCERNING THE ABOVE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHICH COULD TAKE A LOT OF INNOCENT LIFES. THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

TELESCOPING LEVER RELEASES BY ITSELF CAUSING WHOLE STEERING WHEEL TO SUDDENLY COLLAPSE TO SEATED (LOWEST) POSITION. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITHIN SPEED LIMIT (55 MPH) WHILE ON HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENS SUDDENLY, UNEXPECTED AND TOTALLY INEXCUSABLE IF AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD BE FATAL OCCUR. THERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT NO AUTHORIZED REPAIRS FROM THE MANUFACTURE AT THIS TIME WHICH IS SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A "SAFTEY ISSUE". PLEASE HELP US IN GETTING THIS MATTER RESOLVED SINCE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, FORTUNATELY I THINK THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY FATALITIES "YET". *TR

FEBRUARY 25, 2014, I ARRIVED FOR MY 2 P.M. DOCTOR'S APPT AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE. I WAS CONSTANTLY BRAKING BECAUSE THE TOYOTA AVALON SPORT 2011 HAS LOTS OF LOW TRIM IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND I DID NOT WANT TO SCRATCH THE CAR. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, STOPPED THE CAR, THEN OPENED THE DOOR TO CHECK THE WHITE LINE TO SEE IF I WAS IN MY PARKING SPACE. THEN, THE MOTOR BEGAN ACCELERATING VERY RAPIDLY. BEFORE I COULD TURN THE ENGINE OFF, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I FELT LIKE I WAS AIRBORNE. WITHIN SECONDS, THE CAR HIT THE VERY TALL HEAVY METAL AND GLASS DOORS OF THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND STOPPED. THE CAR WAS COVERED WITH GLASS. THE METAL DOORS OF THE OFFICE WERE DAMAGED. PLEASE NOTE, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR: GRILL, HEADLIGHTS, FENDERS AND HOOD WERE DAMAGED. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT ACTIVATED WHEN SUDDENLY, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT CUSHION THEM BECAME SUNKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,400.