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2019 Toyota Avalon: Recalls, Complaints & California Lemon Law

Below are recalls and complaints reported to NHTSA for the 2019 Toyota Avalon. This information is consumer-reported and provided for general informational purposes only. Vehicles like this may qualify under California lemon law depending on their individual repair history.

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Recalls Reported to NHTSA

The following recalls were reported to NHTSA. A recall does not by itself establish that any individual vehicle is defective.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA #18V685000

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may erroneously detect a fault during the vehicle start-up self check. If this occurs, the ECU may not deploy the airbags as intended, in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 214, "Side Impact Protection."

Reported consequence: If the air bags do not deploy as intended, it can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began October 26, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0X. Note: 18V-122 was superseded by this recall. The software remedy also includes the updates to the software for 18V-122.

Complaints Filed with NHTSA

The following are consumer-reported complaints filed with NHTSA. These are unverified allegations and are not proof that any defect exists.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I am writing to formally report a serious and ongoing safety issue involving the Telematics / Data Communication Module (DCM) installed in Toyota vehicles. This issue presents a clear risk to driver and passenger safety and warrants immediate correct | The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, several unknown warning lights illuminated, and the engine seized. The contact stated that a good Samaritan attempted to start the vehicle, but the | When starting the vehicle, an extremely high pitched noise is emitted from the speakers. This high pitch seems like its comes out full volume out the speakers. Ear piercing noise leaves my ears ringing every time.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Engine does not start or takes longer to start because fuel line does not hold pressure after turning off engine. | On the morning of Sept. 28, 2022, after my wife arrived home from work the previous night, and as I walked past her car, I heard the fuel pump running. The engine was not running, all switches were off and the doors were locked. I retrieved the key f | MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH MAY STOP OPERATING IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART AND IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH I DRIVE 45 MINS ONE WAY TO WORK DAILY THEN T

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

When starting the vehicle, an extremely high pitched noise is emitted from the speakers. The safety of my young child is at risk every time I start the car because this could cause irreparable hearing loss. This is a known issue across many Toyota | The car emitted a very loud, high pitched sound, lasting several seconds when starting the vehicle, which was very painful. At the same time, red and green lights are seen flashing a few times next to the SOS button. This has happened twice in the p

ENGINE

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION - NEW VEHICLE NEWLY PURCHASED 2019 TOYOTA AVALON XLE (6 CYL) HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. REQUIRED ADDITION OF 2 QUARTS OF OIL AT 2,000 MILES. NO LEAKS EVIDENT UNDER CAR. AT 3,100 "LOW OIL" LIGHT CAME ON, BUT COULD NOT | TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID WITH KEYLESS IGNITION. CAR IS SILENT BUT MAY STAY ON WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. THERE IS NO WARNING SOUND OR LIGHT IF CAR IS LEFT ON AND CAR IS SILENT, BUT AS BATTERY DRAINS, THE ENGINE MAY COME ON 20 MIN LATER AND GENERATE CARBON

POWER TRAIN

Jerking and grinding noise in the transmission | I bought the car new in 2019. Car was fine for the first 2 years then it started skipping the gear on low speeds, it does not happen all the time but it does seems to jerk while changing gears in low speeds, occusionally. I have taken the car in to | I BOUGHT THIS CAR ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL A MONTH AGO. EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING LESS THAN 35 MPH I FEEL A ROUGH DOWN SHIFT IS NOT THAT BAD, BUT I NOTICE IT. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING SLOW, MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THE CITY.T

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

The 12.3 in Bird's Eye system with backup camera produces a "black screen" when in reverse and when viewing the forward camera when parking. When driving in snow or rain, the collision warning system becomes unavailable due to the precipitation. | There is a bad smell coming from the air ducting especially when the AC is set to recycle the cabin air. The smell is so nauseating that you have to roll the windows down while driving down the road or parked. The Toyota dealership charged me $155 | LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNIN | TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2019 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THERE WERE NO WARNIN

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

2019 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS *JS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL D

LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION

Recurring issue with blind spot and rear cross traffic malfunction alerts. Toyota had issued a service bulletin for this concern. Dealer had to reprogram the module under part: 39151 T-SB-0034-19. CODE C1AB4 and C1AB5. | Blind spot monitor sensors not positioned properly, cause bsm and rcta to have issues dealer said their was a TSB for it but that they couldn't cover it and I need to pay out of pocket to fix a defective safety system

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THE HEADLIGHTS, WHEN ON LOW BEAM, IN NON AMBIENT LIGHT CONDITIONS (TOTAL DARKNESS) DO NOT PROJECT FAR ENOUGH TO DETECT PERSONS WALKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR CARS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY IF THE ROAD IS UNDULATING (DIPS, CURVES, | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS OR AT DUSK, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOSEPH AIRPORT T | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA AVOLON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS DISCOLORATION ON THE HEADLIGHT UNITS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY AT NIGHT AND HIS VISION WAS IMPAIRED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINA

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There is 1 recall reported to NHTSA for the 2019 Toyota Avalon. Recalls are issued by the manufacturer or NHTSA and do not by themselves establish that any individual vehicle is defective.

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