19 complaints reported

2000 Toyota Avalon Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
19
Crashes
11
Fires
0
Injuries
9

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 2023 Crash Injury

Hi was making a left turn when this guys ran the last and hit me on my passenger and wheel and this air bags never deployed !

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 2022
Oct 2019

AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHING ON AND OFF WHETHER IN MOTION, TURNING OR STATIONARY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2019
Mar 2017

TAKATA RECALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Mar 2017
May 2015

. AIR BAG IS DEFECTIVE. PANEL LIGHTS ON. AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2015
Jan 2015

AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. AIR BAG LIGHT. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2014
Dec 2014

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. POSSIBLE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED THREE YEARS AGO. DEALER FAILS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $750 FOR REPLACEMENT. A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG IS NOT DRIVER'S FAULT. AIR BAG IS DEFECTIVE AND MAY FAIL TO FUNCTION SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. I AM UNABLE TO PAY $750 FOR SOMETHING THAT I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR. THAT IS THE DEALER'S RESPONSIBILITY. *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2012
Jul 2014 Crash

MY SON WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD CAME AROUND A CORNER AND A LADY HIT HIM HEAD ON HE HIT HIS HEAD IN STEERING WHEEL AND SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2014
Sep 2007 Crash Injury

2005 TOYOTA AVALON WAS INVOVLED IN A CRASH. IT HIT THE REAR END OF ANOTHER CAR. THE AVALON WAS GOING 55 MPH AND THE CAR IT HIT WAS GOING 35 MPH. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALLED. THE AVALON'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER OF THE AVALON HAD MINOR INJURIES.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2007
Apr 2006 Crash Injury

IT WAS A CLEAR DAY DRY ROAD, ABOUT 5:30 PM ON AUG. 16, 2005. I WAS WESTBOUND ON STATE RT 9, IN LOUDOUN COUNTY VA TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH. A 2005 HONDA CRV, SUV, CROSSED MY LANE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS SO CLOSE THAT THERE WAS NO TIME TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, NO TIME TO SLOW DOWN. I PUSHED THE SUV SIDEWAYS ABOUT 30 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. DURING THE ACCIDENT MY TOYOTA AVALON AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, (OPERATE). DURING THE ACCIDENT I COULD SEE THE SIDE AIR BAGS ON THE HONDA OPERATE. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS INJURED BY THE SEAT BELT AND MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY TOYOTA WITH RESPECT TO THIS ACCIDENT. *NM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Aug 2005
Sep 2005 Crash Injury

2000 AVALON XLS - MY WIFE WAS HIT BROADSIDE BY ANOTHER CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT @~50 MPH. THE IMPACT OCCURRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND KNOCKED THE VEHICLE 25 FEET SIDEWAYS DOWN THE ROAD. THE SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 2005
Dec 2003 Crash Injury

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Mar 2003

CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN ABOUT THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO HER HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. *TS *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Sep 2001 Crash Injury

WHILE MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 MPH, ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IMPACTED PASSENGER'S SIDE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PASSENGER WAS INJURED, SUSTAINING LEG/HIP/BACK, AND CHEST INJURIES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT RESPONDED BACK. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 2001
Jul 2001 Crash Injury

DRIVER SIDE IMPACTED BY OTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX. 35-45 MPH--SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 2001
Jul 2001

MULTIPLE TIMES, MY AIR BAG INDICATOR HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, BUT THE TECHNICIAN CAN NEVER IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD TO COME BACK WHEN THE INDICATOR IS ON. I FEAR THAT MY AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Jun 2001 Crash Injury

CAR WAS STRUCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE (MAINLY DRIVER'S DOOR) BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2001
Nov 2000 Crash Injury

ONE OF THE AIR BAGS FAILED WHEN COLLISION OCCURED. *YH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Nov 2000
Aug 2000

VEHICLE TAKEN IN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS 3 DIFFERANT TIEMS WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ON, TECH UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AT ANY SERVICE LOCATION. HAVE REQUESTED AREA REP BE NOTIFIED AS SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE CANNOT GUARRANTY THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT;MALFUNCTION CONTINUES.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Mar 2000 Crash

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF INTERSECTION & WAS HIT ON FORNT DRIVER SIDE. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE COME OUT. THEY TOOK PICTURES & SENT THEM TO A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. CONSUMER WAS SENT TO AN AUTO REPAIR GARAGE. THERE, A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE INVESTIGATED FURTHER & SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH AIRBAGS. CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH THE CONCLUSION & WAS UNSATISFIED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2000

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Quick Summary

The 2000 Toyota Avalon has 19 Air Bags complaints on file. 11 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.