2003 Toyota Avalon cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 51 complaints for the 2003 Toyota Avalon, 14% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 37 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 20 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 37 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 51% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 37 crashes, 20 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
My mother-in-law who always wore her seat belt was driving home at night and somehow ran off the road hit a little cherry tree and was thrown from her car & killed her. The side nor the front air bags went off. And apparently the seat belts failed too. The highway partrol can't figure out what happened.
Car was idling in park, placed shift into reverse, car accelerated forward with motor racing into a bench, destroying it. Jammed shift back into park shut off motor. Restarted car. Place shift in rev and backed off bench. Car worked properly. Had car towed to repair shop.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Toyota Avalon
- Air bags 184 complaints
- Steering 19 complaints
- Electrical system 18 complaints
- Brakes 15 complaints