Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / AVALON / 1998

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003220531 Incident Date: Jun, 11 2003
Consumer's City: ELKHART Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: AVALON Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BF18B9WU Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 24 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 26 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The entire heating and air conditioning system went off while i was driving. the system fan remained off no matter what settings i chose. after not running the car for a while, the system would work again, only then to shut itself off within a time period of seconds to as much as a whole day. i had the problem repaired by my local toyota dealer, who charged me approximately $1500. though the cost of repair was very high, i did not have a choice but to have it repaired, since i could not use the car in that unsafe and unsatisfactory condition. the dealer told me that toyota limited any financial support to that repair to 36,000 miles or less. my car has 67,000 miles on it, so no support was given. *nlm