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2004 Toyota AVALON Steering Column Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	493753
Internal NHTSA #	10083551
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	AVALON
Model Year	2004
File date	23/03/04
Component	STEERING:COLUMN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving at any speed, the consumer heard a brushing sound coming from the steering column. The dealer has examined the vehicle on two occasions and was unable to find the cause of the problem. ak when the a/c was running the vehicle would die as was unable to be duplicated, the trunk gasket leaked, noises were heard when turning to the left (steering felt tight), the trunk bottom would not open, the wipers would hit the hood, there was a scraping when turning to the left, the driver door was leaking water, and the vehicle could not turn right. sc *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	40
Number of Occurences	5
Source of the issue	CONSUMER LETTER
City and State	JACKSONVILLE, NC
VIN pattern	4T1BF28BX4UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	22/03/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
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Transmission type	AUTO
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Type of tire failure code
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	STEVENSON TOYOTA
Dealer's telephone number	910 937 1555
Dealer's city	JACKSONVILLE
Dealer's state code	NC
Dealer's ZIP code	28546

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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Toyota AVALON Steering Column Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Toyota AVALON Steering Column Problems, Complaints and Defects

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