2000 Toyota Avalon air bags problems
27 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2000 Toyota Avalon, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 17 crashes, 18 injuries.
What owners wrote
Car was struck on driver's side (mainly driver's door) by another vehicle that went through a red light, and air bags did not deploy.
The first thing that happened was that the air bag light on the dash came on. Looked this up in the manual and it said to take the car in to the dealer - which I did. The local toyota deal said that they ran a check and found nothing wrong with the car. Their explanation was that a LED light in the dash was malfunctioning. My horn was not working either - so they wiggled the wires under the hood and said that it would be fine. The horn lasted until I was out of their driveway.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Toyota Avalon
- Steering 34 complaints
- Brakes 25 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints
- Cruise control 20 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 17 complaints