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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003249487 | Incident Date: Jul, 22 2003 |
| Consumer's City: SPRINGFIELD | Consumer's State: MA |
| 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:appliance:air conditioner |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 10 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 18 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: At 49,000 miles, the entire air conditioning system failed. both the compressor and the condensor have leaks and the whole system must be replaced. toyota has failed to offer any goodwill assistance for this repair which costs in excess of $ 1200.00 simply claiming "its out of warranty." all this is a "luxury, flagship" vehicle. don't buy this car! toyota customer service stinks!! they are alot of talk about reputation but they fail to live up to their promises!! i am very dissatisfied with this car! additionally, my mechanic has told me that he has several avalons with this same problem which he will be repairing. toyota fails to accept it is a manufacturing defect in their air conditioning parts!*ak |
