2007 TOYOTA AVALON Structurebody Problems

REAR WINDOW SHADE WENT UP AND NOW WON'T GO DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN.WHEN THEY TOLD ME THE COST OF REPAIRING/REPLACING, I OPTED TO JUST NOT USE IT. A FEW WEEKS AGO, IT WENT UP AGAIN AND I AM NOT ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT, TOOK TO THE DEALER AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY COULD PUT IT DOWN AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD I NEED TO CHANGE THE MOTOR ( ALMOST $1000) SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO DO IT. I TOLD THEM I CANT SEE AT NIGHT AND THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I FEEL THEY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE YOUR REAR WINDOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (HYANNIS TOYOTA, 1020 IYANNOUGH RD, ROUTE 132, HYANNIS, MA 02601, 508-775-1230) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. DRIVER'S UPPER AND LOWER (KNEE) AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER INCURRED SEVERE CUTS TO BOTH LEGS BELOW THE KNEE APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN TO ANKLE. CAUSE OF INJURIES HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED BUT INSPECTION OF VEHICLE DISCLOSED THAT THE KNEE AIRBAG CONTAINMENT COMPARTMENT IN THE LOW PART OF THE DASH HAS A FLAP/DOOR THAT OPENS IN DEPLOYMENT, IS VERY EXTREMELY SHARP AND MAY HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF THE INJURIES.

THE DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS ALL ACROSS IT. AND THE TAPE BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD HAS ALSO COME LOOSE AND IS PEELING AWAY FROM THE INTERIOR BASE OF THE GLASS. AT THE TIME I MADE A COMPLAINT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY TOLD ME TO CALL TOYOTA BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR FIXING IT MYSELF AS THEY COULD DO NOTHING. *TR

UNEXPLAINED CRACKS IN A NUMBER OF AREAS OF DASHBOARD, WHICH HAS BEEN POLISHED AND MAINTAINED REGULARLY. HAVE HAD TOYOTA AVALONS BEFORE, 2000, 2005, AND TOYOTA CARS SINCE 1973 (CORONA, CAMRY ETC.) BUT HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE DAMAGE. TOLD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY NOT UNDER WARRANTY. TOLD IT WILL COST $5,00 TO REPAIR DO I HAVE A ANY GROUND? *TR

IT WAS DAYLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM LOCAL TIME. WE WERE ON GOOD INTERSTATE ROAD WITH MODERATE TRAFFIC AND DRY PAYMENT. WE WERE ON I-65 ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF FRANKLIN, TN. MY WIFE AND I WERE THE ONLY PASSENGERS IN OUR VEHICLE AND WE WERE BOTH WEARING SEAT BELTS. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE OWNER AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. WE WERE NOT IMPAIRED AND HAD STOPPED FOR A REST BREAK AND A DRIVER CHANGE 15 MINUTES EARLIER. SHE WAS DRIVING, I WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WE WERE IN THE LEFT LANE. THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT US IN THE RIGHT LANE SUDDENLY SWERVED INTO OUR LANE FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. WE HAD TRAFFIC TO OUR IMMEDIATE RIGHT SO THE ONLY PLACE AVAILABLE FOR MY WIFE TO AVOID WAS THE LEFT EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS WHERE SHE WENT. THE LEFT SHOULDER WAS ROUGH DUE...

ON OR ABOUT MAY, 2012, MY WIFE AND I STARTED TO NOTICE SMALL CRACKS ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD! THEN WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE ENTRE DASHBOARD LOOKED AS IT WERE MELTING AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY SINCE THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. THEN THE MELTING TURNED INTO A SHEEN, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WITHOUT SQUINTING AND WEARING SUN GLASSES AND PUTTING THE SUN VISORS DOWN SO I WAITED A WHILE AND SAW ON THE INTERNET THAT IT WAS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM SO ON 9-5-13 I CALLED TOYOTAS HOTLINE AND WAS GIVEN A COMPLAINT NUMBER ([XXX]) AND TOLD THE THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED THE IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND STILL NOTHING! I ALSO WENT TO LIPTON TOYOTA ON 8-20-13 AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DIRECTOR, [XXX], AND EXPLAINED...

AS I WAS WIPING DOWN MY DASHBOARD I NOTICED A FINE HAIRLINE CRACK ABOUT AN INCH LONG. WITHIN A WEEK IT GREW ANOTHER 2 INCHES. NOW APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS SINCE I NOTICED THE FIRST CRACK I HAVE ANOTHER CRACK IN A DIFFERENT SPOT. THIS CRACK IS ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF LONG. BOTH ARE IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BACK. MY CAR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION AS I HAVE ALWAYS DONE THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE AND I KEEP MY CAR PARKED IN A GARAGE AT HOME AND AT WORK. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT MY TOP OF THE LINE AVALON IS TURNING TO CRAP! *TR

THE DASHBOARD CRACKED VERY CLOSED TO THE PASSENGER BAG IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 07 TOYOTA AVALON HAS BECOME STICKY, ALL CRACKED UP AND EMITTES A STICKY CHEMICAL THAT CREATES A BLINDING GLARE DURING DAYTIME HRS. ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS SUNNY OUTSIDE! I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR HE SAID THAT HIS DEALERSHIP WOULD SPLIT THE COST WITH ME OF ABOUT $800 EACH TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. HE SAID THAT TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOLEDGE THAT THE SUBCONTRACT THAT MADE THE DASHBOARDS USED A FAULTY MATERIAL AND SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I BOUGHT THE TOP OF THE LINE AVALON WITH ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES NEW, GARAGE KEPT IT, WASHED AND WAXED IT MYSELF AND NOW THIS. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT TOYOTA WAS A RELIABLE COMPANY AND WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, BUT FOUND OUT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT LEANED TO THE LEFT AND THE HINGE FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HOUSING FOR THE SEAT BROKE IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO TOYOTA. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS HIT BY SOME TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT LOCKED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE CAR AND NO WITNESSES AS TO WHAT HAPPENED BUT IT HAS BEEN 4 WEEKS AND MY INSURANCE IS SUDDENLY REFUSING TO PAY AFTER ISSUING A WORK ORDER TO THE REPAIR PERSON BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE IS A BOAT RAMP ACROSS FROM THE PARKING LOT. I DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE WHAT HIT MY CAR, I JUST DO NOT FEEL IT IS FAIR THAT USAA IS TELLING ME THE AIRBAG CAN NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT THE IGNITION BEING ON. I HAVE NOT HAD A RENTAL AND HAD TO DRIVE MY SON'S HUNTING TRUCK WHICH IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. THEY TRIED TO SAY THERE WAS NO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS HOUSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE REPAIRS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS SPOTS IN THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.