1998 Toyota Avalon electrical system problems
19 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1998 Toyota Avalon, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 9% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
On or about september 19, 2005. I pulled into a parking spot aside of a shoe shop and applied my brake to stop. The 1998 toyota avalon which I was driving refused to stop and continued on into the side of the building at maybe 30 MPH. I was sure that I had applied extreme pressure to the brake but could not stop the car. I was so distraught that I assumed that my foot slid off the brake onto the accelerator. As I think back I am sure that I was on the brake and not on the accelerator.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 toyota avalon. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced intermittent performance of various electrical systems. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was notified. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 98v278000 (electrical system) as a possible solution to the failure, but the VIN was not included.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Toyota Avalon
- Suspension 19 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 19 complaints
- Air bags 17 complaints
- Cruise control 16 complaints
- Brakes 15 complaints