2009 Toyota Avalon problems
Owners have filed 110 complaints about the 2009 Toyota Avalon with NHTSA. Exterior lighting accounts for 22.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of vehicle speed control at 16.4%.
Complaints110
Crashes12
Fires1
Injuries6
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Exterior lighting 22.7% · 25
Vehicle speed control 16.4% · 18
Steering 16.4% · 18
Electrical system 10.0% · 11
Air bags 4.5% · 5
Service brakes, electric 4.5% · 5
Structure 3.6% · 4
Visibility/wiper 3.6% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 6 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 17 model years of the Toyota Avalon in this data, 2009 draws comparatively few complaints; 2006 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 13 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 44,101 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the driver's side headlight failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was advised that the high intensity discharge (HID) lamp bulb needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The approximate failure and current mileage was 62,842. Exterior lighting · reported at 62,842 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the high beam headlights failed to operate and caused the low beams to malfunction. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the headlight assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 31,000. Exterior lighting · reported at 31,000 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Avalon. While driving at approximately 30 mph, the low beam headlamps shut off without warning. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with the cause unknown. The high intensity bulbs were replaced, but the remedy failed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000. Exterior lighting · reported at 88,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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