2004 TOYOTA AVALON Air Bags Problems

AIR BAG DASHBOARD LIGHT OCCASIONALLY FLICKERS AND BEGINS TO GLOW FOR A FEW SECONDS. SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY IN WET WEATHER. MY STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. REVERSED BACKWARDS A LITTLE BIT AND WIGGLED THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULDN'T BUDGE THEN I WENT FORWARD AND WIGGLED AND IT FINALLY LOOSENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND USUALLY IN WET WEATHER. MY CAR IS LISTED IN THE AIR BAG RECALL OF 2015; HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF WHAT TO DO NEXT AND IT HAS NOW BEEN MORE THAN 3 YEARS SINCE FIRST NOTIFICATION.

Mileage: 284,000

(1) AIR BAG DASHBOARD LIGHT OCCASIONALLY FLICKERS AND BEGINS TO GLOW FOR A FEW SECONDS THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY IN WET WEATHER.. (2) WHEN MOVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE DOOR LOCKS CLICK OPEN AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT GOES ON FOR A FEW SECONDS, THIS HAPPENS DAILY.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXTRA STRENGTH WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

TAKATA RECALL

#15V043 THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKING, NEVER STOPS, WHETHER DRIVING OR PARKED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, IN MARYLAND, WHERE IT PASSED THEIR INSPECTION AND WILL PASS MY INSPECTION IN PENNSYLVANIA, BUT DOES CONCERN ME. I SOLD MY 1999 TOYOTA AVALON XL TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE CAR FAX THIS VEHICLE NEVER GOT A RECALL, BUT GOT THE RECALL # FROM THE INTERNET. SEEMS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THE TOYOTA AVALON HAS, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER VEHICLES.

I RECEIVED NOTICE FOR THIS RECALL IN 2015. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 15V043 RECALL DATE: JANUARY 27, 2015 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: ESG NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE IN 2.5 YEARS.

Mileage: 61,000

HAVE BEEN CALLING DEALERSHIP SINCE MARCH 31ST, 2015. THEY TOLD ME ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS, I WAS ON A LIST. GAVE UP ON CONTACTING THEM.THEIR DEALERSHIP IS LOCATED IN JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT? THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 608-754-7754. THE NOTICE SAID IT WAS URGENT, HOW URGENT CAN IT BE IF IT STILL IS NOT FIXED???

NHTSA RECALL 15V-043 (1-27-15). ON 7/16 I RECEIVED AN URGENT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE VIA MAIL. RUSSEL TOYOTA 410-788-8400 SAID THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE PART COMES IN. ON 12/6/16 I CALL MR. ALLEN, SERVICE MANAGER WHO SAID THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY WOULD CALL ME IN 2-3 MONTHS. ONE QUESTION: WHY IS TOYOTA ALLOWED TO MAKE ME DRIVE MY CAR WITH THIS UNSAFE CONDITION FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS BEFORE THEY THINK ABOUT OBTAINING THE PARTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS?

Mileage: 118,721

TOOK CAR TO DON MCGILL 3TIMES ,TOOK IT TO JOE MYERS TODAY AND THE SRS LIGHT IS STILL ON ,THEY SAY THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL ,BUT I NEED A DR SIDE AIR BAG IT HAS A DTC B0116 I'M GOING TO CHECK CONNECTIONS . IT'S MY MOMS CAR AND I WANT TO BE SURE IT'S WORKING.AND SAFE NO SHRAPMETAL.

Mileage: 70,000

NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY 2004 AVALON XLS WHEN A DRIVER STATED SHE DID NOT SEE ME/MY CAR AND TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME LEAVING ME 2 SECONDS TO BRAKE.THIS WAS ON A CITYN STREET AND SHE WAS TURNING FROM STOPPED POSITION INTO PRIVATE COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT. I WAS DRIVING IN LANE CLOSEST TO HER CAR TO REACH LIGHT ANOTHER 500 FEET AHEAD SO I COULD TURN SOUTH WHEN I GOT TO IT. MY CAR WAS TRAVELING 30-35MPH(5-10MPH UNDER POSTED SPEED LIMIT).I HAD JUST ENTERED THE ROADWAY 400 FT BEFORE HER TURN FROM 0MPH TO MAYBE 3MPH? IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR HIT HERS ON BAR BETWEEN THE FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER DOORS. IT CAUSED HER CAR TO RISE UP-I SAW THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF HER CAR; IT THEN ROLLED COMPLETELY OVER ONTO ITS ROOF OUT OF MY SIGHT. ALL WITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF THE INCIDENT AND MY OWN DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED WERE EXACTLY THE SAME. SHE WAS FOUND AT FAULT AND WE BOTH WERE TRANSPORTED ON BACKBOARDS WITH C COLLARS TO CLOSEST HOSPITAL. I HAVE INJURED SPINE(CERVICAL, THORACIC, LUMBAR), BILATERAL INJURIES TO SHOULDERS, ELBOWS, WRISTS, HANDS, FINGERS, KNEES, FEMORAL BALL AND SOCKET JOINTS, MIGRAINES, INABILITY TO GET FULL NIGHT'S REST, MEMORY LOSS-SEARCH FOR WORDS & JUST PLAIN DON;T REMEMBER THINGS I MAY HAVE DONE-WHAT I HAD FOR BREAKFAST OR IF I EVEN ATE BREAKFAST; WHAT SOMEONE HAS TOLD ME; WHAT HAPPENED ON A TV SHOW OR MOVIE; EXPERIENCING FRUSTRATION, ANXIETY, FEAR OF DYING IN A CAR WRECK-PARAMEDIC TOLD ME IF I HAD NOT BEEN IN THE SIZE CAR I WAS IN THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN A PILE OF BROKEN BONES OR DEAD; THE AT-FAULT DRIVER WAS ALSO TAKEN TO HOSPITAL THE SAME WAY I WAS; HER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPOLY EITHER; IMPACTED HER CAR, A 1998 TOYOTA AVALON. ANY PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION OF WHY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER OF OUR CARS?

Mileage: 98,444

I TRIED TWICE TO GET A SAFETY RECALL FIXED BY KOONS TOYOTA TYSONS CORNER AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON MY TOYOTA AVALON (RECALL 15V-043). TWICE THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO INSPECT THE CAR TO SEE IF IT NEEDED A REMEDY TO THE RECALL AND ONLY AFTER AN INSPECTION WOULD THEY ORDER PARTS. I BROUGHT IT IN THE FIRST TIME, THEY SAID IT DID NEED THE RECALL AND THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS. THEY NEVER DID. WHEN I TRIED TO SCHEDULE IT AGAIN, THEY TOLD ME THE SAME STORY THAT I HAD TO BRING IT IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND THEN THEY WOULD DECIDE IF THEY COULD ORDER THE PARTS. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO GO THROUGH SUCH TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND SO THEREFORE THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND SPENT 2000 DOLLARS AT DON MCGILL TOYOTA TO HAVE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG REPLACED. ABOUT A 1000 MILES ( 3 MONTHS) LATER, THE LIGHT IS BACK ON WITH THE SAME CODE. DEALER SO FAR IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AS WELL AS LOSING THE USE OF MY CAR WHILE THE DEALER TRIES TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I THINK THEY ARE JUST THROWING EXPENSIVE PARTS AT IT HOPING SOMETHING WORKS,

Mileage: 138,000

SINCE AT LEAST 2008 THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A DEALER IN 2008. THEY FAILED TO FIX IT. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN. THEY FAILED TO FIX IT. IN 20014 THERE WAS A RECALL. IT FAILED TO FIX IT. 2016 THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL. IT FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE. TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE ISSUE OR IS INCOMPETENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW FUEL CAP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 14V147000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE AIR BAG ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION CONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

CAR WAS TAKEN IN 05/2016 FOR RECALL WORK TO REPLACE SRS AND ECU. AFTER RECALL REPAIR, INTERMITTENT PAX SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF SAYING PASSENGER AIRBAG ISSUE. DEALER REFUSES TO DO MORE THAN SPECIFIED RECALL REPLACEMENT. WE NOW CANNOT TELL IF WE HAVE AIRBAGS THAT WILL WORK AND IF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL TENSION THE SEAT BELTS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ADDITIONAL ISSUE IS THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS HAVE A FLAW THAT MAKES A WELL ALIGNED CAR, PULL LEFT. WE ARE REPLACING THIS TOYOTA FLAW AT OUR OWN EXPENSE DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF A SERVICE NOTICE.

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

"TAKATA RECALL: IN AUGUST OF 2009 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING; I TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER ,TECHNICIAN ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND SAID THE AIRBAG LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE AIRBAGS LIGHT CONTINUED COMING ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES,BUT DID NOT STAY ON CONSTANTLY. IN JULY OF 2014 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA, REMEDY WAS DONE, ON JANUARY 06,2015. THIS REMEDY DID NOT WORK SO I WAS NOTIFIED IN MARCH 2016 THAT A REMEDY WAS READY, AND TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THE REMEDY WOULD BE INSTALLED. SINCE APRIL 07, 2016 MY CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON ESPECIALLY DURING WARM WEATHER, I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 28. 2016 FOR THE SECOND TIME, DROVE IT ON THE WEEKEND ABOUT 64 MILES ROUND TRIP THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF TO AND FROM MY TRIP. MY CAR HAS APPROX.103,900 MILES BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE THAT MILEAGE AND TOYOTA DID NOT SAY IT WAS DUE TO HOW MANY MILES THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN.

Mileage: 95,695

COMPLAINT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR: SRS & ECU RECALL NOTICE: "ORIGINAL REMEDY FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL (TOYOTA #E0G), ANNOUNCED IN MARCH, 2014." I RECEIVED THE "URGENT SAFETY RECALL" NOTICE ON APRIL 3, 2015. YOUR WEBSITE TODAY GIVES: NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 15V043 / RECALL DATE: JANUARY 27, 2015 / MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: ESG, AND STATES UNDER REMEDY THAT WHEN A REMEDY BECOMES AVAILABLE, TOYOTA WILL UPDATE. MY PRINTED NOTICE FROM TOYOTA SAYS: "WE WILL SEND YOU ANOTHER NOTIFICATION ONCE THESE PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETE." I HAVE NOT REC'D ANYTHING FROM TOYOTA. SO IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A POSSIBLY UNSAFE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V0430000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA YEARS AGO. I CALLED THEM A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY RECEIVED IT BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD FROM THEM. TOYOTA IS RISKING MY LIFE AND THOSE OF MY PASSENGERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SRS AND ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,664. UPDATED 05/26/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 45,664

DASH LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON SHOWING AIR BAGS ICON AND WE HAVE A RECALL DATED IN OCTOBER 2015 AND STATED THAT THE SUB-WIRE HARNESS WAS INSTALLED AND THE THE SRS ECU WAS NOT REPLACED. EVERY TIME I CALL MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I FIND OUT THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT SENT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I USE [XXX] IN SYLACAUGA, AL 35150: PHONE [XXX]. GETTING WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAGS MIGHT DEPLOY ON US AND CAUSE US TO WRECK. TOYOTA IS DRAGGING FEET! MY PHONE IS [XXX] AND CAR IS IN WIFE'S NAME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THE REMEDY SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2016. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/29/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NO NEW UPDATES ON THE AIR BAG. HOWEVER, THE ECU WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/05/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ UPDATED 6/6/18*JB

TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN MARCH 2015. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYING ACCIDENTALLY. I DO NOT FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS TAKING MY SAFETY OR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY SERIOUSLY. THE RECALL I RECEIVED CLEARLY STATES THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM "REPLACEMENT OF THE SRS ECU IS NOW ALSO REQUIRED FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL TO BE COMPLETE," IT JUST SEEMS THAT THEY WON'T. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A CAR IN WHICH I AM NOT CONFIDENT. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA EXECUTE THIS RECALL IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER.

TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN MARCH 2015. MY CAR'S AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE TOYOTA DEALER RECOMMENDS THE ECU BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA AND MY CALL HAS BEEN ESCALATED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY STILL ARE NOT FIXING MY CAR. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYING ACCIDENTALLY. I DO NOT FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS TAKING MY SAFETY OR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY SERIOUSLY. THE RECALL I RECEIVED CLEARLY STATES THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM "REPLACEMENT OF THE SRS ECU IS NOW ALSO REQUIRED FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL TO BE COMPLETE," IT JUST SEEMS THAT THEY WON'T. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A CAR IN WHICH I AM NOT CONFIDENT. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA EXECUTE THIS RECALL IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/29/16*LJ UPDATED 05/04/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 04/29/16*LJ

2004 TOYOTA AVALON -RECEIVE A NOTICE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM(SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU). THE ORIGINAL "FIX" FOR THIS PROBLEM (DEEMED AN "URGENT SAFETY RECALL" BY TOYOTA) WAS ANNOUNCED IN MAR, 2014. IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THIS "FIX" DID NOT DO THE JOB.A 2ND RECALL (DATED JAN 27TH, 2015)WAS ISSUED. TO DATE, THE RECALL HAS A STATUS OF "REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE". I CONSIDER THIS TO BE REPREHENSIBLE!! THE RECALL ID IS 15V043. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND I GET THE SAME RESPONSE.... "WE WILL CONTACT YOU WHEN A REMEDY IS AVAILABLE."

Mileage: 136,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE FOR A AIR BAG MANUFACTURER RECALL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG WAS DISCONNECTED. *JS

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE.

THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR OF MY CAR LIGHTS UP ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE VEHICLE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES CLEARLY THAT IF THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE MUST BE TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR SERVICE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD SOLVE THAT PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE, OR BY CHANGING THE CABLE THAT CONNECTS THE MODULE TO THE ACCOMPANYING AIR BAG DEVICES. BECAUSE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T HAVE A REPLACEMENT CONTROL MODULE AVAILABLE, THEY REPLACED ONLY THE CONNECTING CABLE. AFTER THE VISIT TO THE DEALER, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR DIDN'T LIGHT. HOWEVER, A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN LIGHTING OCCASIONALLY, AND AS TIME PASSED, THE INDICATOR AGAIN BEGAN LIGHTING REGULARLY. WHEN I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER TO REPORT THIS CONDITION, THE DEALER TOLD ME TO CALL TOYOTA DIRECTLY FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE REPRESENTATIVE AT TOYOTA SAID THAT THEY HAD ISSUES A RECALL NOTICE, BUT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WASN'T AVAILABLE, AND THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN IT BECAME AVAILABLE. IN THE MEANTIME, I CONTINUE TO SEE THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LAMP LIGHTING ALMOST ALL THE TIME. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA IS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID THE COST OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULES, AND INSTEAD TRYING TO FIND A LESS EXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE. I FIND THIS BEHAVIOR DANGEROUS ON THE PART OF TOYOTA AND WANT THEM TO OWN UP TO THE ISSUE AND PROVIDE A TIMELY SOLUTION TO THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); 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. UPDATED 05/11/16*BF UPDATED 09/19/2017*JS *JS

THE AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMED PART NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/09/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL IS THREE YEARS OLD. UPDATED 03/10/16.*JB

Mileage: 120,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS NOTIFIED IN JANUARY 2015 OF ADDITIONAL RECALL BY TOYOTA. THE EOG WORK WAS DONE PREVIOUSLY. NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF WHEN TRAVELING WITH A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER ONLY. THE LIGHT DOES NOT GO ON WHEN DRIVEN BY JUST THE DRIVER AND NO FRONT PASSENGER. MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER RIDE IN THE VEHICLE OUT OF FEAR OF AIR BAG DEPLOYING. HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM TOYOTA INSTRUCTING US TO BRING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL WORK. THE JANUARY 2015 NOTICE OF RECALL STATED WE WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THE PARTS TO FIX AIRBAG ISSUE WOULD BE AVAILABLE. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF PROBLEMS WHEN HE CHECKED ERROR CODES ON VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TRAVELING WITH A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. WE WOULD LIKE THE ISSUE ADDRESSED PROMPTLY BY TOYOTA.

Mileage: 43,000

THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REMEDY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) 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 NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN FEBRUARY OF 2015, THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED. AFTER NOTIFYING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

2004 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT/ SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON, WAS A CONSTANT REMINDER THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AS IT REMAINED LIT MOST OF THE TIME. THE ODOMETER LIGHT APPEARS TO BE A PART OF THE SAME CLUSTERS OF INDICATORS AND BUZZERS. THE LIGHT HAS NOT WORKED FOR TWO YEARS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *JB

2004 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE PROCESS ISSUES. *SMD THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/27/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/27/16*LJ UPDATED 02/25/16.8JB

CAR RECALLED IN 2014 FOR AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. REPAIRED. BUT RECALLED AGAIN JAN 2015. TOLD NO PARTS AVAILABLE YET. CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. DEALER CAN'T SAY WHEN PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. WHAT IS A PERSON TO DO? RISKING MY LIFE DRIVING THIS CAR!

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS), 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REVISED REMEDY PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL THE LATTER PART OF 2015. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,963.

Mileage: 82,963

TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 12/03/15*LJ UPDATED 3/20/18*JB UPDATED 5/16/18*

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V430000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000. UPDATED 11/23/15*LJ UPDATED 1/14/2015 *JS UPDATED 01/29/16.*JB

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V0430004 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) 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 STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC RESET THE WARNING LIGHTS BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,320.

Mileage: 153,320

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INTERIM REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. MA 10/19/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE AND HE FELT UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON A REMEDY, BUT IT HAD NOT YET BEEN APPROVED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME INVOLVED WITH THE RECALL REPAIR BEING SATISFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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.

2004 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FAULTY AIRBAGS INSTALLATION RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS) LAST YEAR AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2004 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HAVING AIR BAGS DISCONNECTED. *SMD

2004 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HAVING AIR BAGS DISCONNECTED. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS), BUT 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN UPDATED 11/24/2015 *JS

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (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 NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) IN MARCH, WHICH STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WOULD BE AVAILABLE LATER IN 2015. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2004 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS TO REMEDY THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER REFUSED REPLACED TO REPLACE THE ECM. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS ADEQUATELY REPAIRED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,175.

Mileage: 42,175

2004 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE UNREASONABLE DELAY. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF 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 OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES NOW FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) AND THE TOYOTA DEALER (PALM TOYOTA) SAYS THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEM. THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS THAT TOYOTA HAS A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF SUB-WIRE HARNESSES (FILTER) FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PALM TOYOTA SAYS NO. PALM TOYOTA SUGGESTED I CALL TOYOTA CORP WHICH I DID ON MARCH 15, 2015 AND WAS ISSUED A CASE #. NO ONE CAN GIVE ME ANY IDEA OF WHEN MY CAR CAN BE FIXED FOR THE RECALL PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 112,644

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 6/11/15*CN UPDATED 06/16/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V147000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 5/18/15*CN

2004 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT RECENTLY ILLUMINATED. *JB

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

2004 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM/ ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS AN ISSUE. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

RECALL ON 2004 AVALON ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SECOND RECALL ON SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DISTRACTED AT 70 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT PREVIOUSLY ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND MOUTH INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. UPDATED 03/24/15*LJ UPDATED 03/31/15*JB

Mileage: 168,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURED 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. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 01/26/15*JB

MY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH THE AIR BAG RECALL. THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS REPLACED COMPONENTS OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE CONSULTANT CLAIMS TO HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA TECH PERSONNEL IN CA AND WAS TOLD, BASICALLY, "THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO UNDER THE RECALL." IF THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, I.E. THE WARNING LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND, APPARENTLY, THERE IS STILL THE RISK OF A MALFUNCTION, I FAIL TO SEE WHY FURTHER ACTION CANNOT BE TAKEN. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ AND HEARD THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN AIR BAG MALFUNCTION CAN BE FATAL. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

I TOOK MY CAR TO HERRIN-GEAR TOYOTA SCION ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014 AT 6100 I-55 NORTH IN JACKSON, MS TO FIX THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE REPLACED. ON THE DRIVE HOME I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE THEM ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2014. I WAS TOLD BY [XXX] , ADVISOR IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THAT THE PART THEY HAD PUT ON WEDNESDAY WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER IT AND IT WOULD BE A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THE PART CAME IN. SO, IN THE MEANTIME, I AM STILL DRIVING MY CAR WITH THE AIRBAG ISSUE STILL NOT REPAIRED AND I DON'T KNOW DEFINITELY WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 150,511

I TOOK MY CAR TO HALEY TOYOTA ON HULL STREET IN RICHMOND VIRGINIA FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL....THEY SO CALL FIXED THE AIR BAG ISSUE AND THEN SAID WHEN THEY PUT THE CAR BACK TOGETHER THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NEVER ON PRIOR TO ME BRINGING THEM MY CAR. THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME $1400.00 FOR REPAIRS. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE AIR BAG AND IF THE LIGHT STAYS ON THEN THEY NEED TO FIX IT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SAID THE ONLY THING THEY CAN DO IS TO OFFER ME $500.00 TOWARD THE REPAIR BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY UP FRONT AND SEND IN THE DOCUMENTATION AND THEN I WOULD ONLY BE REIMBURSED THE $500. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM ANYTHING BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE MECHANIC DID SOMETHING FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO STAY ON. HE SAID THAT MAYBE SOME WIRES GOT CROSSED OR CONNECTORS GOT MOIST AND TRY TO PUT IT ON ME. I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM THAT DEALERSHIP AND HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO THE CAR SINCE I GOT IT BUT KEEP UP THE MAINTENANCE. THE RECALL IS FOR THE AIR BAG AND IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON THEY NEED TO FIX IT. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR TWO WEEKS NOW. I NEED HELP GETTING THIS RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,499.

Mileage: 146,499

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE MID-OCTOBER SAYING I SHOULD CONTACT A TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE REMEDY PERGFOMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE CONTACTED 2 DEALERS, BOTH OF WHOM HAVE SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS AND WILL CONTACT ME WHEN THEY CAN DO THE REPAIR. THE LAST CALL WAS THE "INCIDENT DATE" THERE WAS NO INDICATION WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE PERFORMING THE RECALL AND THAT THE PART NEEDED TO BE ORDER. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND DID NOT HAVE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 12 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF SECOND VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK, SHOULDER AND NECK INJURIES, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES WHICH ALL REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAG). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN INTERIM RECALL LETTER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS EXCEEDING A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONCERN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THERE WAS A RECALL INITIATED 27 MARCH 2014 FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM). TOYOTA MAILED LETTERS ON 05 MAY 2014 ADVISING OWNERS OF THE RECALL. AS OF TODAY (16 SEP 2014), TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE THE PARTS AND/OR FIX THE SRS ECM. AS OF TODAY, TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATED DATE THAT THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THIS RECALL #14V147. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY AT ANY TIME, PLEASE DIRECT TOYOTA TO PROVIDE THE PARTS AND FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 6 MONTHS DELAY IS 5 MONTHS TOO LONG FOR DRIVERS TO BE PUT AT RISK BY TOYOTA'S FAILURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V147000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FOUR MONTH WAIT BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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.

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

Mileage: 125,000

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 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

Mileage: 64,000

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.

C/S WARNING LIGHT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY - REPORTED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE DIAGNOSIS SIDE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL JUNE 2014 CUSTOMER SERVICE UNWILLING TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND DELAYS.

Mileage: 114,788

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

Mileage: 65,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTION PROBLEM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND AS A RESULT, THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 35,000

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUOUSLY FROM TIME TO TIME, THEN OPERATES NORMALLY AFTER INSTRUMENT PANEL START UP CHECK. MANY SIMILAR COMMENTS MAY BE FOUND ON INTERNET BY SEARCHING 2004 (AND OTHER MODEL YEARS) TOYOTA AVALON. DEALERS NOR TOYOTA MANUFACTURING APPEAR NOT TO HAVE AN ABSOLUTE/ACCURATE RESOLUTION. SOME TECHNICIANS FEEL THE PROBLEM (AMONG OTHERS) MAY BE RELATED TO A STEERING RECALL REPAIR AS A CABLE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN COULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED IN THE REPAIR PROCESS OR STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE OR AS AN INADVERTENT CABLE WEAR UNDER NORMAL STEERING CONDITIONS. OWNERS ARE BEARING THE COST OF REPAIR AND LOSS OF VEHICLE RESALE VALUE. UNKNOWN IS THE POTENTIAL LACK OF PASSENGER SAFETY IF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. ACCIDENT RECORDS INDICATE THAT IN SOME ACCIDENT CASES AIR BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED AND PASSENGER INJURY/DEATH HAS OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NOSE, KNEES AND LIP. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED BRUISING AROUND THE EYES. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

OUR AVALON HAS ABOUT 46,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN DOING THE FOLLOWING FOR THE LAST 10,000; PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT/FAULT INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THIS MAY GO FOR DAYS OR WEEKS WITHOUT HAPPENING, AND THEN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. INDICATOR MAY COME FULLY ON OR ONLY DIMLY ON, FOR SECONDS OR FOR MINUTES. IT APPEARS THAT GOING OVER A BUMPY ROAD WILL TRIGGER THE LIGHT GOING ON OR OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE WATERTOWN MA TOYOTA DEALER FOR ANALYSIS IN OCTOBER 2010 AND TO THE WOBURN MA TOYOTA DEALER ON JANUARY 16 2012. THE INDICATOR DID NOT COME ON WHILE AT EITHER DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT WE NEED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEM WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE NEITHER DEALER IS CLOSE TO OUR HOME AND THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF SO INTERMITTENTLY. THE JANUARY 2012 VISIT TO THE WOBURN MA TOYOTA DEALER INCLUDED RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT SAID IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THAT THE AIRBAG WIRING HAD GOTTEN WET AT ONE POINT AND THIS WAS THE RESULT. THE DEALER ADVISED US TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN IT RAINS. (IT IS NOT.) BOTH DEALERS SAID IF THE INDICATOR IS ON THEN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING TO US. A LOCAL MECHANIC ALSO REMOVED THE FRONT SEAT FROM THE CAR TO CHECK THE AIRBAG WIRING BENEATH THE SEAT; THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. ON FEBRUARY 7, 2012, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WITH IT STILL ON. THE MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY PUT ON THE SCANNING TOOL AND NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES SHOWED EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT WAS ON. HE TAPPED ON THE AIRBAG PANEL ABOVE THE PASSENGER GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES STARTING APPEARING ON HIS SCANNER. BASED ON THE SCAN RESULTS, HE SAID THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

SRS AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF, THE ONE TIME IT WAS ON THE TECHNICIAN PLACED THE COMPUTER ON IT AND NO ERROR CODE WAS SHOWING EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF. ANOTHER TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE MAIN SENSOR MODULE $700+ BUT THE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AGAIN AFTER THE WEATHER CHANGED AND STARTED GETTING COLD. DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK FOR MORE DIAGNOSIS, ALSO MORE MONEY. CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES AND THEY WILL NOT EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT REFUNDING THE UNNECESSARY REPAIR COST AS CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS BEHAVIOR BEING DOCUMENTED IN THE INTERNET POSTINGS, WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA DIRECTED TOYOTA TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AND MULTIPLE BLOGS HAVE STATED THAT TOYOTA AIRBAGS HAVE FAILED TO DEPLOY IN MULTIPLE INSTANCES. I THINK A MAJOR RECALL IS IN ORDER FOR TOYOTA AVALON AIRBAGS FOR THE 2001-2004 MODEL YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

PRIOR REPORTS FOR AIR BAG #10354981. TODAY 12/6/10 THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER SPENDING $1000 IN SEPTEMBER 2010 TO FIX IT. THE LAST TIME IT WAS FIXED SERVICE DEPT TOLD ME THE WIRES WERE FRAYED AND SHOOTING OUT SPARKS. THEY SAID I WAS LUCKY TO GET TO THEM SO QUICKLY BEFORE A FIRE STARTED. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

2004 TOYOTA AVALON XLS. SRS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE, DEALER CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT FUNCTION IF VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN LIGHT IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 500

AIR BAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF FOR 1 1/2 YEARS. TOYOTA FOUND NO PROBLEM. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. TOYOTA SAID WIRES LEADING FROM COMPUTER TO UNDER SEAT CAME APART AND WERE SENDING OUT SPARKS. I PAID TO HAVE THIS FIXED. SEVERAL TOYOTA OWNERS W/ DIFFERENT MODELS HAD TO SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BAG LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

LETTER FORWARDED FROM NTSB FROM SENATOR CASEY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER REGARDING CONCERNS ABOUT THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT IN HIS 2004 TOYOTA AVALON XLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THEN GO OUT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT EVERY TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THAT MEANT THE AIR BAG WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

1. I WAS AT NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE PERFORMING A CEREMONY. AFTER THE CEREMONY I ENTERED THE VEHICLE WITH WIFE TO GO TO THE BASE SHOPPING AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE WITH A CONCRETE TIRE STOP, AND WALL IN FRONT. ENTERED THE VEHICLE TO BACK OUT. IT CAME OUT QUICKER THAN NORMAL OFF AXIS AND THE REAR BUMPER IMPACTED THE CONCRETE PROTECTOR TO A POLE WITH VERY LITTLE DAMAGE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND FELT NO OUT OF THE ORDINARY INDICATIONS. 2. I PUT IT INTO DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PULL FORWARD THEN BACK OUT. THE CAR ACCELERATED AT FULL POWER SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO KICK OUT THE CONCRETE TIRE STOP BEHIND THE VEHICLE, AND TOTAL THE FRONT END OF THE 2003 TOYOTA AVALON X LS TO THE TUNE OF 17684 DOLLARS.. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2008 AND HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS, AND NOT BEING A RECALLED AVALON NO WARNING. I WENT THROUGH THE NHTSA DATABASE FOR AVALON FROM 2000--2010 AND FOUND I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OTHERS REPORTED. 3. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WHEN I CALLED CORPORATE LATER IN THE MONTH THEY DID NOT EVEN HAVE THE VEHICLE IN MY NAME. I ASKED FOR AN INSPECTOR AND THEY SENT ONE HIS NAME EMAIL ETC IS ON FILE. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AGAIN THEY SAID I WOULD GET A LETTER FROM THEIR CLAIMS DEPARTMENT. ABOUT THE FINDINGS.IN 2-4 WEEKS. THEY DID NOT OFFER TO PICK UP THE RENTAL OR TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE.. NOTE: I PUT IN SPEED CONTROL AND AIR BAGS FOR I HAD TO PUT IN SOMETHING TO MAKE THE MENU WORK. IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE EXACT CAUSE IS TO BE DETERMINED, I COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED SO THAT FIT CLOSEST. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FOR IT HIT ON AN ANGLE, A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. IF YOU ACCELERATE AT FULL POWER INTO A BRICK WALL THEY SHOULD DEPLOY. PARKING SPACE SPEED UNKNOWN PUT IN 30 MPH TO MAKE THE FORM WORK. FORM NEEDS UPDATING THIS SHOULD BE OPTIONAL. *TR

Mileage: 53,082

2004 TOYOTA AVALON, SRS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, TOYOTA CAN NOT GET A FIX BECAUSE THEY STATE THAT THE LIGHT HAS TO BE ON WHEN I BRING IT IN. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT ONLY ONCE AND THEN IT WENT OFF BEFORE THEY COULD GET A DIAGNOSTIC READING. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON STEADY THEN FLICKER RANDOMLY. I WAS TOLD BY A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IF A ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT HOLDING THE ERROR CODE WHICH WOULD ASSIST IN FINDING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS OF THE LIGHT ON WHILE DRIVING AND THIS WAS AT 43952 MILES. TO DATE THE CAR IS JUST ABOVE 90K MILES AND THE SRS LIGHT IS STILL RANDOMLY COMING ON. I HAVE TRIED MANY A TIMES TO GET TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON BUT IT EITHER GOES OUT WHILE IN TRANSIT OR GOES OUT PRIOR TO DEALERSHIP HOOKING UP DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM TO SAFETY OF MY FAMILY SINCE THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. TOYOTA SHOULD LOOK FURTHER INTO THESE TYPES OF ISSUES SINCE IT IS IN MY ESTIMATION A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE PHOTOS IF NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 43,952

AS A SCHOOL BUS APPROACHED, I MOVED OVER SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT TO GIVE IT MORE ROOM. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I HIT A TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THAT THE 2004 AVALON XLS HAD SPED UP. THAT HAD OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE WHILE DRIVING. I SUFFERED A SLIGHT CHIP IN MY LEFT ANKLE BONE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

ON JULY 14, 2007 MY PARENTS WERE INVOLVED IN A SINGLE-CAR CRASH IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA OF NEW BLOOMFIELD, MO. MY 84-YEAR-OLD FATHER WAS DRIVING A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON, SUDDENLY LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, FLIPPED THE VEHICLE, AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN, BACK ON THE PAVEMENT. MY 79-YEAR-OLD MOTHER WAS KILLED INSTANTLY FROM HEAD TRAUMA, AND MY FATHER PASSED AWAY FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT 7 WEEKS LATER. THE AUTHORITIES COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, AND MY FATHER COULD NOT REMEMBER ANY DETAILS, AS HE HAD EXTRAORDINARY INTERNAL TRAUMA AND WAS IN ICU FOR MOST OF HIS REMAINING 7 WEEKS. I HAVE PETITIONED THE AUTO INSURER, ALLSTATE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY E-MAILS, AND ALTHOUGH IT IS LIKELY THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DESTROYED, BASED ON ALL THE MEDIA ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF TOYOTA VEHICLES, THIS COULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO, IF NOT THE CAUSE OF, THIS HORRIFIC ACCIDENT. WE HAVE BEEN VEXED BY THE WHOLE INCIDENT, AND IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME TO REQUEST HAVING THE AVALON INSPECTED (HIGHLY RATED VEHICLE AND ALL...), UNTIL ALL THE RECENT MEDIA OF OTHER DEATHS INVOLVING TOYOTA VEHICLES. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF *TR UPDATED IVOQ 08/03/10 UPDATED 9/21/2011*CW

PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE ABOUT 2005. JUST READ COMPLAINT ABOUT AIRBAG LIGHT IN THIS POSITION FAILING TO DEPLOY IN 2004 AVALON(SAME AS MINE) IN AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES. HAVE TAKEN MINE IN TO DEALER BUT LIGHT ALWAYS GOES OFF BEFORE THEY LOOK AT IT. I'M VERY SCARED NOW THAT I SEE THAT JUST THIS YEAR A 2004 WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WITH PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH VEHICLE TOTALED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I HAD AN AUTO ACCIDENT AND RAN INTO A TREE. CAR TOTALED HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR WAS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON XLS, 4 DOOR MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES. IT STAYS ON FROM A FEW SECONDS TO 15 MINUTES. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING A DISTANCE OF 60 MILES AND MY WIFE COUNTED 19 TIMES THAT THE LIGHT CAME ON. REPEATED CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AND TOYOTA HAVE REVEALED THAT IF THE LIGHT IS ON AT IMPACT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA NEVER SEES THE LIGHT ON AND WILL DO NOTHING TO TRY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY IT WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE. I HAVE A 7 YEAR 70K WARRANTY. I HAVE PROVIDED SERIAL PICTURES OF THE LIGHT BEING ON. TOYOTA WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS AS"WE MUST SEE IT", LIKE I AM A LIAR. *TR

Mileage: 18,923

ON 9/28/2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:20 PM, MY WIFE & I WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE BULLHEAD PARKWAY, BULLHEAD CITY, AZ, WHEN WE WERE STRUCK FRONT LEFT FENDER, PUSHING OUR VEHICLE INTO A STOPPED VEHICLE, TOTALING OUR VEHICLE, A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. THE OWNER OF THE BODY SHOP TOLD US THAT HE WAS SURPRISED THAT NEITHER THE SIDE OR FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH BOTH SENSORS WERE CRUSHED. I ADVISED TOYOTA, NY CITY OF THIS SO THAT THEY COULD INVESTIGATE AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY DID OR NOT. *NM