2019 Toyota Avalon problems
Owners have filed 103 complaints about the 2019 Toyota Avalon with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 16.5% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of fuel/propulsion system at 16.5%.
Complaints103
Crashes6
Fires0
Injuries8
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 16.5% · 17
Fuel/propulsion system 16.5% · 17
Power train 10.7% · 11
Unknown or other 7.8% · 8
Engine 6.8% · 7
Forward collision avoidance 6.8% · 7
Back over prevention 4.9% · 5
Service brakes 4.9% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash and 8 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 18 model years of the Toyota Avalon in this data, 2019 draws comparatively few complaints; 2006 is the outlier year.
Filing volume has held steady, 30 in the last three years against 27 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 5,233 miles.
In owners' own words
When starting the vehicle, an extremely high pitched noise is emitted from the speakers. The safety of my young child is at risk every time I start the car because this could cause irreparable hearing loss. This is a known issue across many Toyota models as I've found through online forums. Toyota wants $1,200 to fix the DCM Module when it is a manufacturing issue and not caused by the consumer. Electrical system
After troubleshooting, the issue with my car cannot communicate with my mobile app through Toyota remote connect, cannot update vehicle software, and after a $130 diagnostic fee, the dealer states the DCM module is bad and needs replacing. My question is this is a safety issue, correct? Electrical system
The car emitted a very loud, high pitched sound, lasting several seconds when starting the vehicle, which was very painful. At the same time, red and green lights are seen flashing a few times next to the SOS button. This has happened twice in the past month. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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