2011 Toyota Avalon Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“I raised my rear sunshade and couldn't lower it. It was during the day running errands and very difficult to see out the back window. I chose not to drive my car late evenings and night because of safety and visibility .I need my car 24/7, I paid for the shade to be lowered but it's inoperable. This summer I know I will need the sunshade.”

“Flim over rear window, inside the glass , around the heat elements.I can not clean the film off.I can not see through the rear glass, this is a safety hazard.”

“I bought a new 2011 Toyota Avalon in april of 2010. Within a couple of weeks the inside of the windows are covered with a film from gas vapors. It is so thick that it reduces your vision particularly in the sun. It is a safety issue. I reported it to the dealer but they just listen and do nothing. A friend of mine also bought a new Avalon in may of 2011 and their car has the same problem so over a year later the avalons are doing the same thing.”

“I have a 2011 Toyota Avalon limited with a power rear sunscreen. The control buttons for the sunscreen are positioned adjacent to the trunk release switch on the dashboard located near the left knee of the driver which is hidden by the steering column. While driving I inadvertently pushed the trunk release button instead of the sunscreen button and the trunk popped open. I would think that the trunk release button should either be away from the power sunscreen switch or non operational while driving.”

“Rear window sunshade makes a loud grinding noise in the down position. It must remain in the up position at all times. Visibility is zero at night. It started a couple weeks ago. The loud noise is while in reverse and continues unless you manually place the shade in the up position. This continues regardless of in motion or stationary, turning, street or highway”