2004 Toyota Avalon air bags problems
128 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2004 Toyota Avalon, which is 51% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 128 51% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 81,000 miles 58 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 58 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 8 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
On july 14, 2007 my parents were involved in a single-car crash in the residential area of new bloomfield, mo. My 84-year-old father was driving a 2004 toyota avalon, suddenly left the right side of the roadway, flipped the vehicle, and landed upside down, back on the pavement. My 79-year-old mother was killed instantly from head trauma, and my father passed away from injuries sustained in the accident 7 weeks later.
No airbags deployed in my 2004 avalon xls when a driver stated she did not see me/my car and turned left in front of me leaving me 2 seconds to brake.this was on a cityn street and she was turning from stopped position into private commercial parking lot. I was driving in lane closest to her car to reach light another 500 feet ahead so I could turn south when I got to it. My car was traveling 30-35MPH(5-10MPH under posted speed limit).I had just entered the roadway 400 ft before her turn from 0MPH to maybe 3MPH?
Other problems reported for the 2004 Toyota Avalon
- Steering 29 complaints
- Cruise control 25 complaints