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| This is an interesting situation ... also scared heck out of me. This morning at 4:00 a.m. I took my wife to the airport. I arrived back in my area about 6:30 a.m. ... low beams on, running lights on, radio on, navigation on, cruise control on but not being used. It was foggy and I missed my intersection by about 100 feet, so I stopped, put the Avalon in reverse and zipped backward. I got within 20 feet of the intersection, starting to touch the brakes lightly, and all my electrical systems died ... lights off, engine stopped ... pushed everything and the car stayed dead. Meanwhile on this dark street cars were stopping a couple of feet behind me, and I was getting more nervous. Finally the car started and has been running properly since. I took it to the service man at the local Toyota dealership. He didn't have a clue about what could have happened. He offered to take the Avalon into the shop and look it over, but we both understood he didn't expect to find anything, so I came home. It was like the car had a circuit breaker that popped and then reset itself ... took a couple of minutes. I have never had a car's electrical system turn off everything in the middle of a street. I'm posting this note in case I'm not the only guy in the world with a strange Avalon elecrical system. | |
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Replying to: fmfl (Feb 17, 2009 10:27 am) Just curious but, is the one-touch opening/closing for your front power windows and moonroof working? When power was restored, did you notice if you briefly get a MIL on the dash? thx. Amaury ’08 Limited
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Replying to: fmfl (Feb 17, 2009 10:27 am) BTW, the vehicle is an 08 Avalon LTD with about 9,800 miles. |
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| Had my 07 Avalon on an inclined driveway recently. The car was in drive, but I wanted to look at something so I just took my foot off the gas and let the car creep backwards 6'-8' feet. At that point the engine just died and the car sorta lurched to a stop. It took me a few seconds to figure out what had happened. After putting the trans in park, I restarted the vehicle, but it was a little reluctant to fire up immediately. | |
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Replying to: amauhry (Feb 18, 2009 7:06 am)
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Replying to: fmfl (Feb 21, 2009 9:50 pm) Amaury '08 Limited |
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I clean my windshield every day that I drive the car and use "Invisible Glass", however, I'm not happy with the results. No matter how much I clean (inside and out) you can still see, if the sun is at the right angle, a haze and streaks. Has anyone got a magic formula for clean windows?
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Replying to: tfelton (Feb 26, 2009 1:51 pm) |
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Replying to: tfelton (Feb 26, 2009 1:51 pm) I spray the windows down with Castle Streak Proof, glass cleaner, and then after it sits for a short time, I wipe quickly with good brand paper towel. If the windows are real bad, I go over them afterwards with hot water and a mild mix of Lestoil, and then do the Streak Proof cleaning again. I've only had to do the second step on cars with people who smoke, but after both steps, the windows are very CLEAN. Now part of the secret is letting the cleaning sit long enough, and the other part is wiping dry using fast movements. It works for me. Skip |
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at 89, it's the highest rated Large Sedan. A nice score, and justified, for the most part. It came in at #8 in the over-all score category. Still a nice placement when you look at what came ahead, were not all the same style car one would be looking at. 1) Lexus LS - Luxury Sedan 2) Infiniti M M35 X V6 - Luxury Sedan 3) Infiniti M M35 V6 - Luxury Sedan 4) Infiniti G - Upscale Sedan 5) Hyundai Genesis - Upscale Sedan 6) Lexus ES - Upscale Sedan 7) Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan E320 BLUETEC V6 - Luxury Sedan 8) Toyota Avalon - Large Sedan and the next Large Sedan came in at: 26) Hyundai Azera, with a score of 83 Skip |
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