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2013 Toyota Avalon visibility & wipers problems

The 2013 Toyota Avalon has 32 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

32

Visibility & Wipers complaints

17%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Related recalls

13V505000Visibility & WipersOctober 17, 2013 · 9,795 units

Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 104, "Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems."

Consequence

A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

What owners report

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND BEGAN TO OPERATE AT FULL SPEED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND AT ATTEMPTS TO STOP THEM. THE HORN STARTED GOING OFF WITH ALARM NOISES IN THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL ODOR AND WHITE SMOKE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · August 24, 2014 · fire

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2013 Toyota Avalon have?

NHTSA has 32 complaints about the 2013 Toyota Avalon visibility & wipers — 17% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2013 Toyota Avalon visibility & wipers?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the visibility & wipers: 13V505000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.