2010 TOYOTA AVALON Problems & Recalls

GOOD DAY! I UNDERSTAND THERE WERE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS REPORTED FOR CERTAIN 2010 TOYOTA AVALONS. MY 2010 TOYOTA AVALON WAS NOT ON THE TOYOTA WARRANTY LIST TO HAVE THE DASHBOARD REPLACED DUE TO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. NOW, I AM SEEING THE DASHBOARD CRACKING IN TWO SPOTS. THANK YOU, [XXX] ...

THE LATCH ON THE LOWER LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN THAT CONTROLS THE POSITIONING OF THE STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY COMES LOOSE. I DISCOVERED THAT AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING STRAIGHT, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY SLID IN AND DOWN. ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL WITH MY CHILDREN IN T...

Mileage: 69,500

LEVER THAT ADJUSTS TILT STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE AND WHEN IT FALLS IT DISENGAGES THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK AT ANY TIME.

Mileage: 15,000

DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING NON STOP AND IT KEEPS ON GETTING WORSE AND WORSE THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. PLUS ITS ALWAYS PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, A LARGE DEER COLLIDED HEAD ON INTO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IMPACT KNOCKED THE ENGINE BLOCK OUT OF PLACE AND PUSHED IT BACKWARDS INTO THE WINDSHIELD AREA. THE CONTACT SUFFERE...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE NOTICED THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT UNDER THE REAR WINDOW FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE NOTICED THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT UNDER THE REAR WINDOW FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HOSE TO DRAIN THE WATER FROM THE SUN ROOF OUT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DETACHED, WHICH CAUSED WATER TO LEAK ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOSE NEEDED...

Mileage: 99,700

LAST TUESDAY, DEC 6TH, 2016,I STARTED MY TOYOTA AVALON 2010 AND GOT FROM A PARKING TO HIGWAY PR 1, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHIFTED GEAR TO LOWEST SHIFT, STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN I DID PUT IT ON PKG AND TURNED IT OFF. IT TOOK L...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND VEERING LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE SHOCKS AND MOTOR MOUNT WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXI...

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND VEERING LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE SHOCKS AND MOTOR MOUNT WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXI...

Mileage: 83,000

REAR SUNSHADE IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE BACK WINDOW. I KNOW MAY AVALONS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE COST TO FIX IT IS FAR BEYOND REASON.

Mileage: 58,000

THE STEERING COMUN IN-AND-OUT ADJUSTMENT CONTROL LEVER DOES NOT LOCK INTO POSITION CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN UNEXPECTED FREE MOVEMENT WHEN THE CAR IS MOVINGI

Mileage: 92,000

REAR WINDOW SHADE WOULD NOT RETRACT. DRIVING AT NIGHT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT REAR WINDOW DUE TO SHADE BEING STUCK IN RAISED POSITION. TOYOTA WANTED $1,500 REPAIR IT, BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND PER THEIR EMPLOYEE, IT HAD BEEN BACK ORDERED THREE TIMES. THIS INDICATED TO HIM A MANUFAC...

Mileage: 57,900

WHEN VEHICLE WAS NEW STEERING WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IT WAS NOT RIGHT. CALLED TOYOTA 1800 NUMBER IS WAS QUICKLY DISMISSED BY HELP LINE. FOUR YEARS LATER NEEDED RACK AND PINION FAILED WITH 110 K ON ODOMETER. WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 100K. I GOT MY US...

Mileage: 3,000

STEERING WHEEL LOCKING LEVER KEEPS DISENGAGING. STEERING WHEEL MOVES IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 37,800

2010 TOYOTA AVALON WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP (VISALIA TOYOTA) FOR HI-BEAM BULBS EXPLODING WHEN TURNED ON. DEALER REPLACED BULBS BUT THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE REPAIR PER THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP WILL REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DUE TO A RECURRING PROBLEM T...

Mileage: 80,415

MY POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE/TUBE HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA DID REIMBURSE THE AMOUNT OF THE PART SINCE THEY SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THEY SAID THE TUBE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE. THE OFFICIAL CHARGES ARE BELOW. POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE/TUBE. R&R 08...

Mileage: 53,508

MY 2010 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED SOMETIMES STALLS AT 20 MPH OR WHEN TURNING LEFT, OR SWITCHING LANES. IT IS AS THOUGH IT PAUSES, BUT DOESN'T DIE. IT ONLY HAPPENS MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, BUT THE TOYOTA DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM.

Mileage: 1,000

MY 2010 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED SOMETIMES STALLS AT 20 MPH OR WHEN TURNING LEFT, OR SWITCHING LANES. IT IS AS THOUGH IT PAUSES, BUT DOESN'T DIE. IT ONLY HAPPENS MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, BUT THE TOYOTA DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM.

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 900

DRIVING ON RT 81S IN VIRGINIA WHEN THE TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN LOCK CAME UNLOCKED. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED TOWARD THE DASH. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. SEEMS TO SIMPLY VIBRATE LOOSE FROM TRAVELING ON BUMPY ROADS. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER BUT THEY SAI...

Mileage: 50,380

INJURY:BROKE STERNUM; ACCIDENT AT 60MPH COST TO MY VEHICLE WAS $14,000.00, WENT TO HOSPITAL,FOR DIAGNOSIS. WENT TO DELAND, FLA. HOSPITAL. MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I FEEL I HAVE AN UNSAFE CAR!! I AM A DOCTOR IN FL. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME AT:[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO T...

Mileage: 10,000

I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT I AM AFRAID COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2010 TOYOTA AVALON I STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT KIND OF STALLS. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, SUCH AS TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. IT IS AS...

Mileage: 800

I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT I AM AFRAID COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2010 TOYOTA AVALON I STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT KIND OF STALLS. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, SUCH AS TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. IT IS AS...

Mileage: 800

I WAS IN TRAFFIC WAITING BEHIND A TRUCK TO GO AND MY CAR STARTED MOVING FORWARD. I HAD MY FOOT ON BRAKE CAR STILL MOVING FORWARD, I PUSHED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT IT IN PARK. END RESULT MY CAR HIT THE BACK OF A TRUCK. NO INJURIES JUST A SCRATCH ON PAINT. I WAS VERY SCARED BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTROL...

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AS IT WAS ACCELERATING RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYE...

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON WHICH I LIKE VERY MUCH. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS A DESIGN DEFECT. THERE IS A LEVER ON THE STEERING COLUMN THAT LETS THE DRIVER CONTROL THE HEIGHT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE LEVER DOES NOT STAY IN THE FIXED POSITION. OVER TIME IT DROPS DOWN AS A RESULT OF R...

HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING ON BOTH SIDES. *TR

Mileage: 34,500

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON TOURING MODEL. SINCE LATE JUNE OF 2010 THROUGH OCTOBER OF 2010 THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN ON 3 CONSECUTIVE LONG TRIPS. THE FIRST TRIP WAS APPROXIMATELY 3600 MILES, THE SECOND TRIP WAS APPROXIMATELY 1200 MILES AND THE LAST TRIP WAS 1800 MILES. ALL OF THESE TRIPS THE HEAD L...

Mileage: 51,000

THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2010 AVALON COLLAPSES WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE AN ADJUSTABLE "TELESCOPE" STEERING WHEEL THAT ADJUSTS FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. IT IS CONTROLLED BY A LEVER UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH LOCKS IT INTO PLACE. THE LEVER WILL SUDDENLY RELEASE WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED, CAUSING THE STEERIN...

Mileage: 13,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ON BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE SEVERELY TILTED FORWARD MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE SEAT OCCUPANTS TO SIT ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE SEATS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE H...

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, IF HE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURG...

Mileage: 7,000

2010 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED TWO UNRELATED RECALLS ARE ON THE SAME RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE BRAKE/THROTTLE REPROGRAMMING BE DONE, BUT HE DOES NOT WANT THE PEDAL MODIFICATION DONE AS HE BELIEVED IT WOULD CAUSE A SAFETY ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 74 MPH. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESET THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 95 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE...

Mileage: 1,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WITH HIS FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD UNTIL REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTA...

WHEN ON INCLINE GOING IN A UPWARD DIRECTION WHILE IN DRIVE POSITION VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ROLL BACKWARD WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE TO ACCELERATOR. *TR

2010 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS THAT SHE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SATISFACTORILY RESOLVE THIS COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO RETURN VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SALESMAN TOLD HER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCELERATION P...

RECENT PURCHASE OF A NEW 2010 TOYOTA AVALON , NOW INVOLVED IN A RECALL- HAD A DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH WAS RECENTLY REPLACED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. WE OCCASIONALLY FEEL A "LURCH", WHEN STARTING UP THE CAR OR BACKING UP. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

FAILURE TO CONTROL MY SPEED LEAD TO ME HITTING ANOTHER CAR. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A DEFECT OR NOT WITH THAT CAR. *TR

Mileage: 500

I WAS DRIVING A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON ON MONDAY 3-1-2010 AT 2PM ON THE 210 GOING WEST AT 70 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC WHEN I UP THE SPEED TO 75 MPH AND THE CAR TOOK OFF UP TO 100MPH BY ITSELF I PRESSED THE BRAKE TAKING IT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL THIS HAPPENED IN A FEW SECONDS. I BOUGH...

Mileage: 359

ON OUR 2010 TOYOTA AVALON WE HAVE HAD ALL THE LIGHTS ON OUR DASH GO OUT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS OR SO ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE WE WERE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND MAKING A TURN. THE DASH LIGHTS ON ALL OUR GAUGES GO OUT AND COME BACK ON THERE OWN. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WORK AND NO HARM WAS D...

2008 TOYOTA AVALON FEBRUARY 16TH AND 17TH MY CAR JOLTED FORWARD AT STOP LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BUT, IT DID GO ABOUT 50FT BEFORE I COULD CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND STOP THE CAR. I HAD THIS SERVICED AT LAKE NORMAN TOYOTA(704) 875-9199 EARLIER THIS MONTH. UPON CALLING IN TODAY ABOUT MY ...

Mileage: 12,050

2008 TOYOTA AVALON FEBRUARY 16TH AND 17TH MY CAR JOLTED FORWARD AT STOP LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BUT, IT DID GO ABOUT 50FT BEFORE I COULD CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND STOP THE CAR. I HAD THIS SERVICED AT LAKE NORMAN TOYOTA(704) 875-9199 EARLIER THIS MONTH. UPON CALLING IN TODAY ABOUT MY ...

Mileage: 12,050

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED EQUIPPED WITH A DYNAMIC LASER CRUISE CONTROL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT SPEEDS OF FEWER THAN 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES TO SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CON...

Mileage: 2,625

MY 2010 TOYOTA AVALON DOES INFACT ACCELERATE ON IT'S ON WHEN YOU ARE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS AND LET IT COAST AT ABOUT 20MPH IT WILL START TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. I DO NOT IN ANY WAY BELIEVE THIS IS A PEDAL PROBLEM. YOUR INVESTIGATORS ARE WELCOME TO D...

Mileage: 150

1. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS JAMMED OPEN BY FACTORY CLOTH FLOOR MAT. REMOVED THE MAT. 2. ON MULTIPLE RECENT OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND PLACED IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. CAR SEEMS AS IF THE W...

Mileage: 10,000

1. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS JAMMED OPEN BY FACTORY CLOTH FLOOR MAT. REMOVED THE MAT. 2. ON MULTIPLE RECENT OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND PLACED IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. CAR SEEMS AS IF THE W...

Mileage: 10,000

1. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS JAMMED OPEN BY FACTORY CLOTH FLOOR MAT. REMOVED THE MAT. 2. ON MULTIPLE RECENT OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND PLACED IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. CAR SEEMS AS IF THE W...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON XL. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL BLUETOOTH HANDS- FREE PHONE CAPABILITY. THE BLUETOOTH CONTROL SWITCH WAS MOUNTED UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS IN AN AGREEMENT THAT THE BLUETOOTH...

Mileage: 900

MY NEW (PURCHASED SEPT. 2009) 2010 TOYOTA AVALON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A VEHICLE DEFECT (THIS MODEL IS UNDER A RECALL BY TOYOTA). I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR A VEHICLE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. AFTER THE OTHER VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I PROCEEDED TO GO AROUND THE OTHER VEHI...

Mileage: 760