In-car Electronics
CD or DVD players, radio, speakers, GPS, communication system (e.g., OnStar), display screen freezes or goes blank, phone pairing (e.g. Bluetooth), voice control commands, steering wheel controls, portable music device interface (e.g., iPod/MP3 player), backup or other camera/sensors.
What Owners Say
"started to lose functions and display. no bluetooth and iffy USB with iphone 6. Finally quit working alltogether. Toyota said $2500 to replace with refurbished unit. I sent it to tech shop for $500 and it worked sporadically well and again lost bluetooth and USB connections so I finally replaced it with aftermarket Kenwood unit for $1700"
Anonymous, WI (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"Navigation screen went black"
Ronald W., MI (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"Satelite radio does not always work and has to get a refresher signal every 2-3 months"
Bartolomeo C., MO (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"GPS screen had to be replaced under warranty"
Anonymous, MI (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"Navigation system went blank and shut down radio, rear camera as well as GPS"
Anonymous, TN (2012 Toyota Avalon Base 3.5-L V6)"Sudden internal failure of nav system, camera, radio, bluetooth, etc. Luckily I bought a 7 year waranty and the whole unit was replaced for free ( a $4,000 value)"
Joseph J., CA (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"Navigation system went black. Needed to be replaced. I am very unhappy with the new one as it displays all exits when driving on freeway. Takes up half the screen which is very irritating & unnecessary. Will never buy it again on a Toyota car"
Ronald W., MI (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"Total power failure in this car erased the navigation settings"
Anonymous, TN (2012 Toyota Avalon Base 3.5-L V6)"It wants to finish my destination entry and so gives me the wrong one. Also, I can't figure out how to turn route guidance off prior to getting to the destination."
Anonymous, MD (2012 Toyota Avalon 3.5-L V6)"iPhone and Toyota had a problem with cars made before 2014 - supposed it is fixed now,but anyone before 2014 has to suffer"
Bartolomeo C., MO (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"Bluetooth system quit working and would not pair with any phone.. I could not use phone at all. Dealer tried to repair, but was unsuccessful. Entire radio system had to be replaced even though GPS/CD player and radio worked. This would have been a"
Anonymous, SC (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"safety recall re sub-woofer"
John R., MN (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"amplifier failed sat"
Anonymous, IL (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"Intermittent loud static. I have had it repaired 3 times including replacing the rear windshield and it is still doing it"
Anonymous, OH (2012 Toyota Avalon Base 3.5-L V6)"Recall issued by Toyota regarding possible fire if a rear 'unguarded' speaker wire was bumped by luggage in the trunk. Solution not determined"
David R., MS (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"The woofer system located in the trunk was recalled because they had incidents of the wires to the speaker causing a fire if cargo in the trunk would bounce against them. Toyota disconnected them but there still has been no fix for the fault for ove"
Robert K., KY (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"recall notice for sub woofer"
Anonymous, GA (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"Recall regarding possibility of wires fraying and sparking in trunk"
Gary R., CT (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)"Unable to be heard over the Bluetooth connection. The microphone is located in the rearview mirror and the dealer replaced it"
Anonymous, LA (2012 Toyota Avalon Base 3.5-L V6)"Pretty much useless. I constantly repeat my voice commands and sometimes never get it to do what I ask. I inquired about paying for an updated program and Toyota said $180 for a map update but no program updates to make it work better are available"
Anonymous, WI (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)
"screen has gone blank"
Anonymous, SC (2012 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5-L V6)