| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999096842 | Incident Date: May, 30 1999 |
| Consumer's City: SANTA FE | Consumer's State: NM |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: AVALON | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BF18B9XU | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 26 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Problem 1: the car shifts poorly when you let off the gas and then accelerate or do a rolling stop. toyota's field technical specialist, ron wytock said that those driving situations produced a 2 gear downshift when it shouldn't but that was normal and not repairable. problem 2: the car has a very nasty, acrid odor, that gives us headaches and makes us nauseous when we drive it. we have taken the car in more than 4 times in attempts to get it repaired, but the smell is still there. we are concerned because the smell makes us ill: we are concerned the car may catch fire; and we are concerned car components may fail while we are driving. toyota has guessed at several causes of the smell, but now says the smell is normal and not a cause of concern. *ak |
