Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / AVALON / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005025540 Incident Date: Jun, 08 2005
Consumer's City: SILVER SPRING Consumer's State: MD
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#: 4T1BF18B6WU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 21 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 24 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The ac cuts out intermittently; sometimes it will restart after the car has been sitting a while. in addition to causing discomfort, this also is potentially dangerous since the front windshield will not defog. i took the vehicle to a toyota dealer and was told that there is a tsb for this problem (ac00599) but there is no recall. the repair cost me over $1,000. there are several other complaint for this known problem and i feel that toyota should reimburse me for my expenses. the dealer told me toyota would not, however.