1996 Toyota Avalon defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1996 Toyota Avalon. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• ENGINE SEIZURE
  Defect Petition DP02004 · opened Apr 30, 2002 · closed Jun 20, 2002
• TURN SIGNAL FAILURES
  Engineering Analysis EA97015 · opened Jul 22, 1997 · closed Sep 21, 1998

  There is no summary currently available

• TURN SIGNAL FAILURES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE97018 · opened Apr 29, 1997 · closed Jul 22, 1997

  Consumers allege left and right turn signal functions fail while driving.toyota dealers have replaced turn signal switches, but in one instance the new switch still failed intermittently.dealer mechanics instructed the owner to turn the hazard warning switch on/off to reset the switch.the hazard warning switch is conne…