| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006059680 | Incident Date: Feb, 22 2006 |
| Consumer's City: EL SOBRANTE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: AVALON | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Unknown or other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BK36B06U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 17 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 14 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving down the freeway in my 2006 toyota avalon limited, i reached down on the left side of the dashboard to activate a shade screen for the back window in order to defray glare from headlights and i pressed the trunk button by mistake. (which is located very near by) the trunk opened while i was driving caused me to divert my attention from the road momentarily trying to figure out what had happened. i feel that this is a dangerous feature, allowing the trunk to be opened by accident while driving. i was told that there is a switch in the glove box that will lock out the trunk button. the problem with that is, we have a smart key system and there is no way to open the trunk from the outside of the car when that by-pass switch is used. *jb |
