1999 Toyota Avalon problems
NHTSA has received 113 complaints about the 1999 Toyota Avalon, and 22% of them involve air bags. After that come cruise control (19%) and suspension (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 113 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 37 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 56,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 64,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 22 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 13 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 89% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Toyota Avalon with enough data (63 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While making a left hand turn traveling ~ 20 MPH, a '89 heavy auto traveling @ 48 MPH impacted passenger side of consumers vehicle, slamming consumers vehicle into a '94 heavy auto stopped at light, totaling all three autos. None of the air bags on consumers 1999 toyota avalon deployed. Driver sustained extensive leg/hip/back, and chest injuries. Toyota officials say the air bags were in normal functioning condition. *nlm
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 toyota avalon. While driving 20 MPH, a vehicle crashed into the middle passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. Both occupants were wearing seat belts and were transported to the hospital. The front passenger sustained four fractured ribs, a fractured pelvis, and a fractured coxae. The driver sustained a contusion under his right side rib. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The current and failure mileages were 80,600.
Consumer was driving at 35 MPH and rear ended the vehicle in front. Upon impact, driver's side air bag didn't deploy, and shoulder belt failed to hold consumer from hitting the steering wheel, resulting in a broken sternum.
The driver heater seat malfunctioned and burned the consumer. The first seat grid was replaced because it didn't work. The replacement burned the consumer while they were driving and never came on again. The dealership refused to replace the failed part again.
The SRS warning light came on while driving which rendered the air bags inoperative. Dealership inspected the SRS system and indicated that it needed to be replaced because it was defective.....