2005 Toyota Avalon Electrical System

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the vehicle was in direct sunlight, and the instrument panel cracked. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall for the failure. The manufacturer was aware of the failure and referred contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION COIL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2005 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE'S HORN *TGW THE DEALER TRIED TO MAKE REPAIRS BY LUBRICATING THE CONTACT POINTS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE LONGEST TIME THE HORN WOULD WORK, WAS ABOUT 12 MONTHS AND THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. RECENTLY, WHEN THE CONSUMER RELEASED THE WHEEL LOCK AND PULLED THE STEERING TOWARD HIM AND RETURNED IT TO THE DOWN POSITION TWO TIMES, THE HORN BEGAN TO WORK . THE CONSUMER THEN BEGAN TO QUESTION THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE PAD WAS REMOVED AND THE CONTACT POINTS WERE REPLACED. THE REMEDY LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AND THE HORN FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE POINTS AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SOPS LOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY YET, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN DOING SO, THE HORN BECAME OPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2005. WITHIN 6 MONTHS THE KEY LESS ENTRY FOB WOULD NOT WORK WHEN TOUCHING THE HANDLE, AS SPECIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, WITH THE FOB NEXT TO DOOR HANDLE IN MY HAND. TURNED THE VEHICLE IN MORE THAN 5 TIMES FOR THE TROUBLE. SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE PROBLEM, THE REASON STATED HEREIN, WAS NOT LOGGED INTO THE SERVICE REPORT. ON AT LEAST TWO TRIPS THE SERVICE ADVISER SAID IT WASN'T A PROBLEM THEY COULD FIX. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE FACILITY WHERE I HAVE MY WORK DONE AND WHERE I PURCHASED IT BECOMES IRRITATED IF I MENTION THE PROBLEM WITH A CURT RESPONSE "WE CAN'T REPEAT THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING." I CALLED TOYOTA TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THEY SENT, ONE TIME, A "TECHNICAL EXPERT" TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. HE REPORTED: (1) HE COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. (2) IT WAS OBVIOUS BECAUSE I WAS PARKING NEAR HIGH RADIO FREQUENCY AREAS. (3) YOUR FOB BATTERY MUST BE LOW. WHEN IT WAS CHECKED, IT WAS FINE. AFTER SEVERAL BATTERIES WERE REPLACED WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I RELATED (1) I UNDERSTAND RF INTERFERENCE DUE TO FORMAL US GOVERNMENT TRAINING. THEN WHY WOULD IT MALFUNCTION IN A REMOTE FARM SITE? NO POWER LINES, NO RF TOWERS .. .I CHECKED. MALFUNCTIONS OCCURRED SOMETIMES AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS AND THEN NEXT DAY AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME OF DAY, IT WOULD NOT? NO ANSWER. THIS PROBLEM FOR ALMOST A YEAR NEVER OCCURRED. NOW WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS IT HAS STARTED AGAIN AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES IN LOCATIONS, TIME OF DAY, DAY OF WEEK OR PARKING "SPOTS.' THIS IS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AS YOU CAN NOT GET INTO THE CAR WHEN THIS MALFUNCTIONS OCCURS. WHAT IF MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER? ON RARE OCCASION, AFTER USING THE HANDLE MORE THAN 6 TIMES, THE DOORS WILL OPEN. DURING THE PERIOD THAT THIS MALFUNCTION IS OCCURRING, THE ENGINE WILL NOT START WITH THE KEY LESS FOB NEXT TO THE ON/OFF STARTING SWITCH. BATTERIES ARE FINE AND NOT LOW DUE TO TESTING. INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS LAST OCCURRENCE. *TR

THREE DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL SHORTS IN A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED WITH LESS THAT 5000 MILES. THE SHORTS WERE IN THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT, AND THE FUSE BOX. THE FIRST AND THIRD SHORT PREVENTED THE CAR FROM STARTING. THE SECOND SHORT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. IT IS A MIRACLE THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. THE SWITCH, ENGINE CONTROL UNIT, AND FUSE BOX HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED 4 TIMES DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. *NM

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN AN APPROXIMATE SIX MONTH PERIOD THAT THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE IN OPERATION. DURING BOTH OCCASIONS THE ENGINE SURGED, HESITATED AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE FIRST REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM, MECHANICS STATED WAS A FUSE IN THE FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM THAT BLEW. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED AT THIS TIME THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW. EACH FAILURE OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CLEAR DRY DAY, FREEWAY DRIVING. *NM