| Issue ID | 1372088 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10979386 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 18/04/17 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Many very annoying and potentially hazardous electrical glitches (but which are very hard to replicate, and new glitches can appear without warning). Some examples: when i honk horn the radio might turn itself on; honk horn while braking and a/c may decide to blast on full force; use right turn signal and radio may turn itself on; doors two times unexpectedly locked when everyone was out of car for a moment (could be dangerous if car is still running or keys or a strapped-into-a-carseat child is left inside!); also, heater will not maintain constant temperature -- far from it, resulting in constantly jiggering the temp up dramatically, then down dramatically to make the temperature reasonably comfortable. All above, except for when car locked everyone out, happened while car was moving, in city and rural driving. Recently these glitches have gotten much more common and i fear more, perhaps more potentially deadly ones, could happen. Car has only 95k miles on it and has been well maintained. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 95000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FLORISSANT, CO |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK36B87UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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