NHTSA Complaint #10176820 — 2007 TOYOTA AVALON

EQUIPMENT issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10176820
Vehicle 2007 TOYOTA AVALON
Component EQUIPMENT
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed Yes
State OH

Consumer Description

I CAN'T GET ANY INFORMATION ON THE POSSIBLE DANGERS OF THE SMART KEY. THE OWNER'S MANUAL OF MY 2007 TOYOTA AVALON WARNS THAT PERSONS WITH IMPLANTED PACEMAKERS OR DEFIBRILLATOR SHOULD NOT GO NEAR THE ANTENNAE ON THE SMART KEY SYSTEM. MY 91-YEAR-OLD DAD HAS AN IMPLANTED DEFIBRILLATOR. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET IN, START THE CAR, AND DISABLE THE SMART KEY SO HE CAN THEN APPROACH THE CAR AND GET IN? WHAT IS THE RADIO FREQUENCY AND EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER OF THE SYSTEM SO I CAN PASS THE INFORMATION ALONG TO HIS CARDIOLOGIST? WHAT IS THE LIABILITY IF I HAVE THE CAR PARKED ON A PUBLIC STREET AND SOMEONE WITH AN IMPLANTED DEFIBRILLATOR OR PACEMAKER SHOULD HAPPEN TO WALK PAST THE CAR WITHOUT KNOWING THE DANGER? PLEASE HELP, AS THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING OUT ABOUT THIS. ALSO, THE OWNER'S MANUAL WARNS ABOUT GETTING THE SMART KEY TOO CLOSE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES SUCH AS CREDIT CARDS AND CELL PHONES, CORDLESS PHONE RECHARGERS, FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, ETC. HOW CAN MY WIFE CARRY THE SMART KEY IN HER PURSE WITH CREDIT CARDS AND CELL PHONE? ALSO, I STORE ALL MY KEYS ON HOOKS IN A CABINET ABOVE THE DESK IN OUR KITCHEN. I ALSO STORE MY CELL PHONE THERE. ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SHELF IS A FLUORESCENT LIGHT, AND ON THE DESK IS A CORDLESS PHONE RECHARGER. DO I HAVE TO REARRANGE MY LIFE TO AVOID PROBLEMS WITH THE SMART KEY? ALSO, THE OWNER'S MANUAL WARNS THE SMART KEY MIGHT NOT WORK NEAR BROADCAST OPERATIONS. SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, I HAVE TO GO TO A CABLE TELEVISION HEAD END WHERE THERE ARE 13 EARTH STATIONS (SATELLITE RECEIVE DISHES) AND INNUMERABLE TRANSMIT ANTENNAE ON A 357-FOOT TOWER; IN SHORT, MUCH MORE RADIO WAVE ACTIVITY THAN WOULD BE PRESENT AT A NORMAL BROADCAST OPERATION. I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR THERE YET FOR FEAR OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. WILL I HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED SOME DISTANCE AWAY BEFORE THE SMART KEY TECHNOLOGY WILL WORK? *NM

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