There are 3 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2003 Toyota Avalon in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 3 of 3 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WINDOW WIPER MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ON MARCH 30 , 2016, THE DEALER ORDERED THE PART AND MADE US PAY$342.00 DEALER HAS REPEATEDLY DELAYED AND FINALLY TOLD US TO CALL TOYOTA.WE DID. TOYOTA SAID THEY STOPPED MAKING THE PART BUT HAD TO START AGAIN BECAUSE SO MANY WIPER MOTORS FAILED. NOW THEY ARE OUT OF THEM AGAIN AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET THEM IN. MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING THIS CAR WITH NO WINDSHIELD WIPER SERVICE AND HAS A CHILD TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL. TOYOTA SUGGESTED WE RENT A CAR BUT WOULD NOT HELP PAY FOR IT. THEY SAID THEY ONLY HELP SPECIAL CUSTOMERS WITH RENTALS BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO QUALIFY. WE HAVE A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND JAY (WHO WOULDN'T GIVE HIS LAST NAME)AT TOYOTA WAS FLIPPANT AND SAID WE HAD AN OLD CAR. HIS NUMBER IS 18003314331 EXR [XXX] CASE NUMBER [XXX]1 IN NAME OF [XXX] AND HE WAS NOT ONLY NO HELP BUT NASTY AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN TO GET THIS PART OR A DELIVERY DATE AND ACCORDING TO [XXX], MANY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP US SO WE CAN GET TOYOTA TO TAKE SOME ACTION [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE FROM DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. *LA
THERE WAS FLUTTERING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO WEAK SPRINGS IN THE SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY. *AK THE AIR DAM (WIND DEFLECTOR PART OF THE MOON ROOF) FLUTTERED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAUSED A SHOCK WAVE/EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE IN THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 29, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.