2001 Toyota Avalon air bags problems
21 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2001 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
- 21 13% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 17 crashes, 11 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
3/30/11 coming out of a right hand turn, it looked like the steering locked into a position which caused the driver to lose the ability to steer. The car slid and the driver's side door was crushed into a tree. The driver side airbag did not work. The driver was injured and was later pronounced dead at the hospital from internal injuries. The car has been preserved at a storage facility in texas since shortly after the accident. It is available for inspection. Not sure whether the gas pedal stuck or not.
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 toyota avalon. While driving 5 MPH, the vehicle accelerated without warning. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a store window. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained chest injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Toyota Avalon
- Cruise control 24 complaints
- Engine 15 complaints