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THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN A RAINSTORM WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN A RAINSTORM WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE LEAKING. NAR 07/28/2003.*MR THE VEHICLE SUNROOF LEAKED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR BUT THE LEAK RECURS. THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE CONNECTOR AND REPLACED THE BULB. THERE WAS A MUSTY ODOR COMING FORM THE A/C DUCT. THE DEALER ADDED FRIDGE FRESH. *NM
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE LEAKING. NAR 07/28/2003.*MR THE VEHICLE SUNROOF LEAKED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR BUT THE LEAK RECURS. THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE CONNECTOR AND REPLACED THE BULB. THERE WAS A MUSTY ODOR COMING FORM THE A/C DUCT. THE DEALER ADDED FRIDGE FRESH. *NM
CONSUMER STATES THAT SUNROOF LEAKS WATER INTO PASSENGER CABIN WHENEVER IT RAINS. DEALER HAS SERVICED IT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT SUNROOF LEAKS WATER INTO PASSENGER CABIN WHENEVER IT RAINS. DEALER HAS SERVICED IT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
VANITY MIRROR FELL OFF DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR. THE MIRROR HAD ONLY BEEN USED TO A MINIMAL DEGREE--ONCE A MONTH OR LESS IN THE 20 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE. A SHORT TIME AFTER, VISOR HINGE BECAME LOOSE. TOYOTA SAID PLASTIC HINGES WERE WORN AND ENTIRE VISOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $200.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. CLEARLY THE PARTS USED IN THE VISOR HINGE AND TO ATTACH THE VANITY MIRROR TO THE VISOR ARE DEFECTIVE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT EITHER PART COULD DISLODGE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AT THE VERY LEAST A DISTRACTION TO THE VEHICLE OPERATOR THAT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. MR
VANITY MIRROR FELL OFF DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR. THE MIRROR HAD ONLY BEEN USED TO A MINIMAL DEGREE--ONCE A MONTH OR LESS IN THE 20 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE. A SHORT TIME AFTER, VISOR HINGE BECAME LOOSE. TOYOTA SAID PLASTIC HINGES WERE WORN AND ENTIRE VISOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $200.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. CLEARLY THE PARTS USED IN THE VISOR HINGE AND TO ATTACH THE VANITY MIRROR TO THE VISOR ARE DEFECTIVE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT EITHER PART COULD DISLODGE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AT THE VERY LEAST A DISTRACTION TO THE VEHICLE OPERATOR THAT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. MR
THE AIR VENTS EMIT A FOUL ODOR COMPARABLE TO DIRTY OLD RAGS AS A RESULT OF MOLD, MILDEW AND BACTERIAL ACCUMULATION INITIATED BY MOISTURE THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, THIS UNHEALTHY CONDITION IS INTENSIFIED BY THE MORE COMPACT STRUCTURE OF THE NEW MODEL CARS DESIGNED WITH A REDUCED VENTILATION AREA. * NLM THE CONSUMER STATES THAT BACTERIAL FUMES FROM MOLD AND MILDEW CONDENSATION INSIDE THE VEHICLE'S VENTILATION AGGRAVATED HIS ALLERGIC CONDITION. THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING NHTSA TO INTERVENE IN THE DISPUTE THAT WAS UNFAIRLY DECIDE. *YH
THE AIR VENTS EMIT A FOUL ODOR COMPARABLE TO DIRTY OLD RAGS AS A RESULT OF MOLD, MILDEW AND BACTERIAL ACCUMULATION INITIATED BY MOISTURE THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, THIS UNHEALTHY CONDITION IS INTENSIFIED BY THE MORE COMPACT STRUCTURE OF THE NEW MODEL CARS DESIGNED WITH A REDUCED VENTILATION AREA. * NLM THE CONSUMER STATES THAT BACTERIAL FUMES FROM MOLD AND MILDEW CONDENSATION INSIDE THE VEHICLE'S VENTILATION AGGRAVATED HIS ALLERGIC CONDITION. THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING NHTSA TO INTERVENE IN THE DISPUTE THAT WAS UNFAIRLY DECIDE. *YH
CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF A MILDEW SMELL COMING FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM, DEALERS HAVE SAID THAT THE SPECIFIC DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE HAS A REDUCED AREA FOR VENTILATION WHICH ENCOURAGES CONDENSATION AND MOISTURE TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE . *SLC
CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF A MILDEW SMELL COMING FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM, DEALERS HAVE SAID THAT THE SPECIFIC DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE HAS A REDUCED AREA FOR VENTILATION WHICH ENCOURAGES CONDENSATION AND MOISTURE TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE . *SLC
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FIRST CAR WASH, THE AIR VENTS CONTINUOUSLY EMITT A ODOR COMPARABLE TO DIRTY, OLD RAGS AS A RESULT OF MOULD, MILDEW AND BACTERIAL ACCUMULATION, INITIATED BY MOISTURE THOUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. *CJ
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FIRST CAR WASH, THE AIR VENTS CONTINUOUSLY EMITT A ODOR COMPARABLE TO DIRTY, OLD RAGS AS A RESULT OF MOULD, MILDEW AND BACTERIAL ACCUMULATION, INITIATED BY MOISTURE THOUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. *CJ