2006 TOYOTA AVALON Problems & Recalls

In my 2006 Toyota Avalon XL on dashboard appeared SRS Airbag light. Unable to clear it.

In my 2006 Toyota Avalon XL on dashboard appeared SRS Airbag light. Unable to clear it.

In my 2006 Toyota Avalon XL on dashboard appeared SRS Airbag light. Unable to clear it.

The vehicles whole dash and lower part of dash has cracked everywhere. It’s gotten a sticky film on it which makes a glare on my windshield. Makes it difficult to see. If you are driving towards the sun it makes it very dangerous when you can’t see ahead of you.

When vehicle needed to abruptly stop to avoid an accident it failed twice resulting in collision

When vehicle needed to abruptly stop to avoid an accident it failed twice resulting in collision

Master cylinder leaking from seal may be leaking into brake booster causing brake light to illuminate and no resistance w brake pedal have to press the break pedal all the way to slow down.

CAR INTERMITTENTLY COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF, SO I HAVE TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING, PUT IT IN PARK AND START IT BACKUP THIS OCCURS WITHIN 2 MILES OF STARTUP AND USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while attempt to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The contact mentioned waiting days later to start the vehicle and noticed the burnt odor coming from the vehicle. In addition there was white smoke coming from underneath t...

Mileage: 130,000

Dashboard sticky, cracking. Also extreme glare off dash causing sight distraction. Part of a recall and toyota would not assist

The contact owned a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The contact heard an abnormal noise as he pressed on the brake pedal; the vehicle eventually came to a stop. The contact was able to restart the vehicle a...

Mileage: 155,835

The contact owned a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The contact heard an abnormal noise as he pressed on the brake pedal; the vehicle eventually came to a stop. The contact was able to restart the vehicle a...

Mileage: 155,835

MY DRIVERS SEATBELT DID NOT WORK.

Mileage: 220,000

MY DRIVERS SEATBELT DID NOT WORK.

Mileage: 220,000

MY DRIVERS SEATBELT DID NOT WORK.

Mileage: 220,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS A TEAR OVER THE AIRBAG ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON FRANKLIN ST. IN HEMPSTEAD BEFORE THE COVID 19 VIRUS SHUT DOWN. I WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THERE'S NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO CHANGE THE DASHBOARD COVER. I THIN...

MY DASHBOARD HAS A TEAR OVER THE AIRBAG ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON FRANKLIN ST. IN HEMPSTEAD BEFORE THE COVID 19 VIRUS SHUT DOWN. I WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THERE'S NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO CHANGE THE DASHBOARD COVER. I THIN...

UNDER HARD ACCELERATION WHILE TURNING, YOU WILL EXPERIENCE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. IE, ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A CROSS STREET.

Mileage: 70,000

TWO PREVIOUS AVALONS (97&98) AND THE ONE IDENTIFIED HERE, DID AND DOES ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE CAR BEING IN PARK. THE DANGER IS THAT THE CAR WILL ROLL AND COULD RUN OVER SOMEONE OR INTO TRAFFIC AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. MY HUSBAND AND I ALWAYS REMINDED EACH OTHER TO PU...

Mileage: 140,000

HESITATION FROM TAKE OFF INTERMITTENT, TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS ON INCLINES. I WOULD BE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR WOULD BARLEY MOVE EVEN WITH PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR! THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL JUST TAKE OFF! I'LL BE DRIVING THROUGH THEY CITY AND BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MILES PER HOUR TH...

Mileage: 185,482

I AM HAVING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE, FOOT ON BRAKE, FOUND WAS REAR WINDOW SHADE(SUNSHADE). NOISE LAST MIN. AT STATIONARY AND IN MOTION, THEN GOES AWAY. APPARENTLY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2006 AND 2007

Mileage: 100,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING IN TWO PLACES. OUR 2006 DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN TWO PLACES, AREA BY DRIVERS DOOR AND IN THE PLACE WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS LOCATED. OUR 2008 DID THE SAME THING AND TOYOTA REPLACED THE WHOLE DSAH BUT OUR 2006 IS TOO OLD TO BE COVERED. WE'RE CONCERNED THAT ONCE THE CRACK GO...

ON JUNE 7, 2019, I WAS DRIVING THE AVALON, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREET. WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, I WAS TRAUMATIZED AND DID MY BEST TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND HOOKED UP TO A CODE READE...

Mileage: 153,189

ON JUNE 7, 2019, I WAS DRIVING THE AVALON, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREET. WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, I WAS TRAUMATIZED AND DID MY BEST TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND HOOKED UP TO A CODE READE...

Mileage: 153,189

ON JUNE 7, 2019, I WAS DRIVING THE AVALON, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREET. WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, I WAS TRAUMATIZED AND DID MY BEST TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND HOOKED UP TO A CODE READE...

Mileage: 153,189

---BUYERS BEWARE.--- TIRES PURCHASED: 215/55R-17 CONTINENTAL PURECONTACT LS SL PURCHASED THESE TIRES ON TIRE RACK AND HAD THEM PROFESSIONAL PLACED ON BY FIRESTONE PERSONNEL (APPROPRIATE TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED). IN JUST A LITTLE OVER A MONTH, LESS THAN 100 MILES, AND WITHOUT ANY TRAUMA (NO PO...

Mileage: 110,000

---BUYERS BEWARE.--- TIRES PURCHASED: 215/55R-17 CONTINENTAL PURECONTACT LS SL PURCHASED THESE TIRES ON TIRE RACK AND HAD THEM PROFESSIONAL PLACED ON BY FIRESTONE PERSONNEL (APPROPRIATE TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED). IN JUST A LITTLE OVER A MONTH, LESS THAN 100 MILES, AND WITHOUT ANY TRAUMA (NO PO...

Mileage: 110,000

MULTIPLE CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH TO PULL INTO AN UNDERGROUND GARAGE AREA, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND FAILED TO RELEASE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE, BUT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. UPON IMPACT, A YELLOW P...

Mileage: 216,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH TO PULL INTO AN UNDERGROUND GARAGE AREA, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND FAILED TO RELEASE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE, BUT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. UPON IMPACT, A YELLOW P...

Mileage: 216,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH TO PULL INTO AN UNDERGROUND GARAGE AREA, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND FAILED TO RELEASE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE, BUT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. UPON IMPACT, A YELLOW P...

Mileage: 216,000

TOYOTA COMPANY REFUSE TO HONOR MY COMPLAINT THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY LETTERS REGARDING A RECALL ON MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. TOYOTA COMPANY STATES THAT THE RECALL ON MY 2006 AVALON HAS EXPIRED. TOYOTA COMPANY STATED THEY MAIL OUT A RECALL LETTER TO MY ADDRESS IN 2015 AND 2017. I DID NOT RECEIVE THE L...

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IN A PREVIOUS RECALL I BELIEVE BUT WITH THIS UPDATE ON OTHER VEHICLES EFFECTED I 100 PERCENT SURE MY 06 AVALON XLS AND MAYBE OTHERS ARE HAVING AIRBAG ISSUES. THE SEATS (LEATHER) HAVE BEEN EFFECTED BY THE SEAT WARMERS...

Mileage: 205,000

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IN A PREVIOUS RECALL I BELIEVE BUT WITH THIS UPDATE ON OTHER VEHICLES EFFECTED I 100 PERCENT SURE MY 06 AVALON XLS AND MAYBE OTHERS ARE HAVING AIRBAG ISSUES. THE SEATS (LEATHER) HAVE BEEN EFFECTED BY THE SEAT WARMERS...

Mileage: 205,000

WAS TOLD AIR BAGS MAY CONTAIN METAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A VEHICLE MERGED INTO THE CONTACT'S LANE AND STRUCK THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL DRIVER AND FEET AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH GASES AND METAL FRAGMENTS, WHICH INJURED THE DRIVER. A POLICE REPORT ...

Mileage: 20,000

DASHBOARD IS "MELTING", STICKY AND SHINING, WHICH CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY THROUGH WINDSHIELD. (SAFETY CONCERNS) I AM ALSO CONCERNED WITH TOXIC GASSES PRODUCED FROM THE BREAKDOWN OF THE MATERIALS IN THE CAR. CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NO LONGER REPLACE THE DASHB...

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VVT-I OIL HOSE RUPTURE AND SEIZED ENGINE FAILURE. *SMD *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE BECAME LODGED UNDERNEATH THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES ...

DASH BOARD IS CRACKING

ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW SUN SCREEN IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. THIS REDUCES VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACE INTO REVERSE THE MOTOR TRIES TO LOWER THE SHADE BUT FAILS. I HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE EDMUNDS FORUM. SINCE THE AVERAGE AVALON OWNER IS 65 YEARS OF AGE THE R...

Mileage: 74,000

THE HEATING ELEMENT ON THE PASSANGER SIDE MIRROR OVERHEATED "COOKING" THE GLASS ON THE MIRROR (ADDING A SMOKY DARK GRAY CAST) THAT REDUCES VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

Mileage: 74,000

AT 45,000 MILES, COIL FAILED. AT 45,100 MILES, A SECOND COIL FAILED.

Mileage: 45,000

TAKATA RECALL I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DRIVERS SEAT SHIFTING WHEN I'M DRIVING AND MASH ON THE BRAKES. I THOUGHT THE SEAT NEEDED TIGHTENING THE TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED THE SEAT AND INFORMED ME THAT THE FRAME WAS DETERIORATING.

Mileage: 134,838

TAKATA RECALL I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DRIVERS SEAT SHIFTING WHEN I'M DRIVING AND MASH ON THE BRAKES. I THOUGHT THE SEAT NEEDED TIGHTENING THE TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED THE SEAT AND INFORMED ME THAT THE FRAME WAS DETERIORATING.

Mileage: 134,838

THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME VERY SHINY, STICKY, AND CRACKED DUE TO HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY LIVING IN THE SOUTHEAST US. WHEN THE SUN HITS THE DASHBOARD, IT CREATES A REFLECTION THAT BLOCKS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THAT IS MY CONCERN FOR SAFETY. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MILLIONS OF OTHER OWNERS ARE AFFE...

THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME VERY SHINY, STICKY, AND CRACKED DUE TO HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY LIVING IN THE SOUTHEAST US. WHEN THE SUN HITS THE DASHBOARD, IT CREATES A REFLECTION THAT BLOCKS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THAT IS MY CONCERN FOR SAFETY. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MILLIONS OF OTHER OWNERS ARE AFFE...

MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN THE GARAGE, EXCEPT FOR BEING AT WORK. I HAVE CRACKS ALL OVER THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAGS. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL GETTING A LUNG TRANSPLANT WHEN THE EXTENDED SERVICE LETTER CAME OUT OFFERING TO REPLACE IT. I DIDN'T DRIVE FOR TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF ILLNESS. WHEN I WENT...

Mileage: 155,000

MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN THE GARAGE, EXCEPT FOR BEING AT WORK. I HAVE CRACKS ALL OVER THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAGS. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL GETTING A LUNG TRANSPLANT WHEN THE EXTENDED SERVICE LETTER CAME OUT OFFERING TO REPLACE IT. I DIDN'T DRIVE FOR TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF ILLNESS. WHEN I WENT...

Mileage: 155,000

ANOTHER DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING WEST ON ICY ROADS AND HIT ME, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON NE LOMBARD..IN RESULTS OF MY TOYOTA AVALON BEING DEAMED TOTALED. DEALERSHIP IS OUT OF BUSINESS AND OWES THE BANK $454.10 FOR WARRANTY REFUND.

Mileage: 2

ANOTHER DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING WEST ON ICY ROADS AND HIT ME, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON NE LOMBARD..IN RESULTS OF MY TOYOTA AVALON BEING DEAMED TOTALED. DEALERSHIP IS OUT OF BUSINESS AND OWES THE BANK $454.10 FOR WARRANTY REFUND.

Mileage: 2

CRACKS IN THE DASH BOARD THAT KEEP GETTING BIGGER . UP TO ONE YEAR TO REPLACE. UN SAFE TO WAIT THAT LONG

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, I HEARD A TREMENDOUS, SHARP NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD BEEN HIT WITH A ROCK OR HARD BALL, BUT NOBODY IN THE CARS AROUND ME SEEMED TO HAVE ANY CONCERN OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOMETHING HAVING HIT MY CAR. UPON PULLING OVER AND OPENING THE ...

Mileage: 108,000

STARTED CAR AND SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM THE EXHAUST WHILE STATIONARY. CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. WHEN DRIVING, CAR WAS SLUGGISH UNDER ACCELERATION WITH INTERMITTENT SMOKE. TOOK CAR TO SAN MARCOS TOYOTA AND THEY FOUND THE ENGINE TO BE SLUDGED AND REQUIRE AN OVERHAUL OF...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH EXTREME FORCE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER ...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGN...

Mileage: 125,000

HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY

Mileage: 78,150

CAR HAS 32000 MILES AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN A GARAGE SINCE NEW. DASHBOARD IS SO SHINY, WE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT. TOYOTA HAS DELAYED GETTING THE REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD FOR MOST OF 2015, AND NOW SAYS IT COULD BE ANOTHER YEAR TO YEAR AND A HALF. WE CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE THE SUN SHINES OFF OF THE D...

Mileage: 4,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE TRUNK AND FOUND THAT THE TORSION BAR WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, IN REVERSE, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT FULL FORCE DURING THE ACCELERATION WITH OUT EFFECT. VEHICLE CONTINUED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, CROSSING OVER THE ST...

Mileage: 108,000

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES MOVE ABOUT 10 FEET AND THEN HESITATE FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS. IT WILL THEN ACCELERATE NORMALLY. WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS UNDER 35 THE CAR HESISTATES BADLY WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THEN "JUMPS" FORWARD. SAME THING HAPPE...

Mileage: 89,000

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES MOVE ABOUT 10 FEET AND THEN HESITATE FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS. IT WILL THEN ACCELERATE NORMALLY. WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS UNDER 35 THE CAR HESISTATES BADLY WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THEN "JUMPS" FORWARD. SAME THING HAPPE...

Mileage: 89,000

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES MOVE ABOUT 10 FEET AND THEN HESITATE FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS. IT WILL THEN ACCELERATE NORMALLY. WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS UNDER 35 THE CAR HESISTATES BADLY WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THEN "JUMPS" FORWARD. SAME THING HAPPE...

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO A COTTON FIELD. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED FOUR TIMES AND LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO A COTTON FIELD. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED FOUR TIMES AND LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS...

Mileage: 12,000

MY DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT FOR MY AIRBAG HAS BECOME ILLUMINATED ALL OF THE TIME. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR, 161,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. DEALER WANTS $75 TO "CHECK OUT" THE WARNING LIGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE CHARGED ANY AMOUNT TO CHECK THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEM. I AM CONCERNED...

Mileage: 161,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE...

Mileage: 75,000

HEAD GASKET LEAKS BOTH SIDES. UNDER REPAIR. POOR DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING. SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS MILEAGE LEVEL. MY REPAIR SERVICE INDICATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL TOYOTA PRODUCTS. CONCERN FOR ACCIDENT POTENTIAL SHOULD HEAD GASKET BLOW AT HIGH SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHERE CONDIT...

Mileage: 90,048

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO COME TO A FULL STOP THE BRAKE FEELS LIKE IT PUSH BACK TOWARDS ME. IT ALMOST FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO STOP. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC OBSERVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.

Mileage: 177,500

I REAR ENDED CAR AND THE LOWER AIRBAG DEPLOYED STRIKING ME JUST BELOW BY KNEES. MY RIGHT LEG DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND REQUIRED SURGERY. I STILL HAVE A LARGE DEPRESSED AREA ON MY LEG, A SCAR, TENDERNESS AND DARKENING OF THE SKIN, ALL WHICH WILL REQUIRE FURTHER SURGERY TO R...

Mileage: 141,000

I REAR ENDED CAR AND THE LOWER AIRBAG DEPLOYED STRIKING ME JUST BELOW BY KNEES. MY RIGHT LEG DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND REQUIRED SURGERY. I STILL HAVE A LARGE DEPRESSED AREA ON MY LEG, A SCAR, TENDERNESS AND DARKENING OF THE SKIN, ALL WHICH WILL REQUIRE FURTHER SURGERY TO R...

Mileage: 141,000

RIGHT FRONT CALIPER FROZE; DID NOT RETRACT PISTON. NO BRAKING AS A RESULT OF BRAKE PADS DESTROYED.. AFTER REPAIR IN 2012, SAME CALIPER AGAIN FROZE AND REQUIRED IDENTICAL REPAIR IN APRIL OF 2015 AT 58,000 MILES.

Mileage: 32,003

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO...

ON APRIL 17, 2012 BAYSIDE TOYOTA REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SEAL ON THE AVALON UNDER RECALL# 10V499000. ALMOST EXACTLY 3 YEARS LATER ON APRIL 18, 2015 THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SEAL FAILED AS I WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE. I WAS ABLE TO USE MY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TOYO...

Mileage: 136,000

ON APRIL 17, 2012 BAYSIDE TOYOTA REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SEAL ON THE AVALON UNDER RECALL# 10V499000. ALMOST EXACTLY 3 YEARS LATER ON APRIL 18, 2015 THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SEAL FAILED AS I WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE. I WAS ABLE TO USE MY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TOYO...

Mileage: 136,000

ISSUES I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT FOR YEAR TO TOYOTA ONLY TO FIND OUT NOW TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THEM ALL ALONG THERE WERE RECALLS & SERVICE BULLETIN. THAT SHOULD HAVE COVERED MY TOYOTA ISSUE THE INFORMATION BELOW CAME FROM SITES TOYOTA ISSUED THIS WARNING TOO. THE RECALL FOR STEERING COLUMN WAS ON 2005 MIN...

I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE BRAKES SLOW TO STOP. I HAVE REPLACED THEM I THINK TWICE THROUGH TOYOTA. BUT THE ISSUE NEVER SEEM TO TOTALLY GO AWAY. BELOW IS THE ISSUE SHOWING I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. BUT TOYOTA REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM IS REAL EVEN WITH THE CAMPAIG...

I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE BRAKES SLOW TO STOP. I HAVE REPLACED THEM I THINK TWICE THROUGH TOYOTA. BUT THE ISSUE NEVER SEEM TO TOTALLY GO AWAY. BELOW IS THE ISSUE SHOWING I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. BUT TOYOTA REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM IS REAL EVEN WITH THE CAMPAIG...

NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD SECTION AIR BAG (CONSOLE) ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS STARTED "CRACKING". WHEN FIRST NOTICED IT WAS APPROXIMATE ONE INCH IN LENGTH, & IS PROGRESSING CURRENTLY APPROXIMATE 2" INCHES IN LENGTH. CALL TOYOTA TO INFORM AND SUGGESTED I TAKE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I SERVICE MY VEHICLE. U...

Mileage: 62,000

NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD SECTION AIR BAG (CONSOLE) ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS STARTED "CRACKING". WHEN FIRST NOTICED IT WAS APPROXIMATE ONE INCH IN LENGTH, & IS PROGRESSING CURRENTLY APPROXIMATE 2" INCHES IN LENGTH. CALL TOYOTA TO INFORM AND SUGGESTED I TAKE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I SERVICE MY VEHICLE. U...

Mileage: 62,000

CRACKS ALL ACROSS DASHBOARD AND GLOVEBOX. AFRAID IT MIGHT AFFECT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA IN HOUSTON, TX SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT MY MELTING AND CRACKING DASHBOARD. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MY CAR IS GARAGED, AND ONLY OUT FOR SHORT AMOUNTS OF DRIVING TIME. ON DECEMBER 31, 2014, I SAW ON THE NATIONAL NBC NEWS THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE DASHBOARD ...

Mileage: 40,000

MELTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

JUST HEARD OF THE LEXUS RECALLS ABOUT FUEL LEAK PROBLEM. TOYOTA DEALER FOUND A FUEL LEAK IN MY FUEL LINE AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I JUST WANTED TO INFORM YOU JUST INCASE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH OTHER TOYOTA MODELS.. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING RAPIDLY AND TOYOTA ISN'T STANDING BEHIND THIS DEFECT. CONCERNED ABOUT FLYING PARTS IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY. CAR IS MAINLY KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND I VENT TO LET THE LEATHER BREATHE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 62,486

THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD ARE SHOWING EVERYWHERE. THE ARE GETTING MORE NUMEROUS AND WIDE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER IS CRACKING WHICH MAY PRODUCE SHARP OR POINTED PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF ACTIVATION. COVER APPEARS TO BE BOWING OUT TOWARDS PASSENGER, PICTURES AVAILABLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

NEW TIRES 90 DAYS OLD APPROX. 1,000 - 1,500 MILES USED. TRAVELING WESTBOUND RTE. 50 MARYLAND AT 62-65 MPH HOV LANE. BETWEEN BOWIE EXIT RTE 301 AND EXITS FOR RTES 495/95, THREAD ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALLS. SIDEWALLS REMAINED ON TIRE RIM BUT THREAD WAS COMPLETE...

Mileage: 113,570

DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE CRACKED IN 2010. IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, SEVERAL PLACES CRACKED AND BECAME STICKY TO THE TOUCH WHERE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. CONCERNED THAT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WOULD BE A PROBLEM WITH PIECES OF DASHBOARD BEING THROWN. BROUGHT TO DEALERS ATTENTION. ADVISED OUT OF WARRANTY SO NOTHING COU...

Mileage: 8,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, CRACKED ALL UP BY THE INSTRUMENT BOARD, DOWN BY THE COMPARTMENT. JUST APPEARED ONE DAY. CAR IN GARAGED. TOYOTA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGE IT THAT THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH QUITE A FEW VEHICLES. TOYOTA WANTS ME TO PAY $500 TOWARDS REPLACING THE DASH. I FEEL ...

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAI...

Mileage: 124,000

THE TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED WAS HIT BROADSIDED AT AROUND 50 MPH, OR MORE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. THE DRIVER HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE BACK PASSENGER RECEIVED SOME WHIPLASH, AND THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE BACK DOOR. THE WHOLE DASHBOARD RECEIVED DAMAGE AND ...

Mileage: 37,000

DASH BOARD AND AIR BAG FRONT AREA N THEE FRONT BEGAN TO CRACK. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN HOUSED OUTSIDE A GARAGE AND I CAN SEE WHERE THE MATERIAL SHOULD BEGIN TO CRACK. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOIST AND CLEAN. NOW IT IS EXTENDING THRU THE FRONT AREA EVEN MORE. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A TOYOTA 2004 SOLAR...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED CRACKS AND BECAME STICKY TO THE TOUCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE MELTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,00...

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK SECURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AT ABOUT 25 MPH, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF TO 30MPH, EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR HAS NO EFFECT. THE ACCELERATION IS BRIEF AND STOPS BY ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. CRUISE CONTROL NOT ENGAGED. ...

Mileage: 89,800

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AT ABOUT 25 MPH, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF TO 30MPH, EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR HAS NO EFFECT. THE ACCELERATION IS BRIEF AND STOPS BY ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. CRUISE CONTROL NOT ENGAGED. ...

Mileage: 89,800

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AT ABOUT 25 MPH, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF TO 30MPH, EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR HAS NO EFFECT. THE ACCELERATION IS BRIEF AND STOPS BY ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. CRUISE CONTROL NOT ENGAGED. ...

Mileage: 89,800

THE STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPIC ADJUSTMENT LEVER HAS "SLIPPED OUT OF ITS LOCKED POSITION" FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL YEARS. THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA JUST ISSUED THE "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" FOR, AND WHILE I AM GRATEFUL FOR THAT, I RESENT THEIR SAYING "...THE MAJORITY OF VEHICLES WILL NOT EXPERIENCE TH...

Mileage: 25,000

DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK WHICH IS NOW ABOUT 36" LONG. TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY WILL REPLACE THE DASH FOR $2000+. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME VEHICLE ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INDEPENDENTLY AND ABNORMALLY INCREASED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DE...

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES WHERE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS AIR BAG WILL/WILL NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED. MANY TOYOTA AVALON OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED NOT A WARRANTY ITE...

VEHICLE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES WHERE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS AIR BAG WILL/WILL NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED. MANY TOYOTA AVALON OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED NOT A WARRANTY ITE...

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE VSC AND SLIP LIGHTS ON THE DASH. HAD IT SCANNED AND THE CODES ARE P2195 AND P0138. I AM HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS, I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS PROBLEM OR ATLEAST MOST OF IT. IT'S $1700 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT MANY AVALON OWNERS ARE OR HAVE HAD ...

Mileage: 72,763

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE VSC AND SLIP LIGHTS ON THE DASH. HAD IT SCANNED AND THE CODES ARE P2195 AND P0138. I AM HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS, I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS PROBLEM OR ATLEAST MOST OF IT. IT'S $1700 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT MANY AVALON OWNERS ARE OR HAVE HAD ...

Mileage: 72,763

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE VSC AND SLIP LIGHTS ON THE DASH. HAD IT SCANNED AND THE CODES ARE P2195 AND P0138. I AM HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS, I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS PROBLEM OR ATLEAST MOST OF IT. IT'S $1700 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT MANY AVALON OWNERS ARE OR HAVE HAD ...

Mileage: 72,763

I HAD STARTED DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I APPLIED BRAKES AND HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION. THEY SUGGESTED TO CALL TOYOTA CORPORATION AND PROVIDED ME WITH A 800 NUMBER. I TOLD TH...

Mileage: 130,000

I HAD STARTED DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I APPLIED BRAKES AND HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION. THEY SUGGESTED TO CALL TOYOTA CORPORATION AND PROVIDED ME WITH A 800 NUMBER. I TOLD TH...

Mileage: 130,000

I AM IN SHOCK GIVEN THE TODAY?S NEWS. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 12/01/08 IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND RAN INTO THE T-BAR OF A BOX TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE CALLED THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER, THEY CREATED A CLAIM #1001145755 AND ERIKA WI...

Mileage: 44,043

I AM IN SHOCK GIVEN THE TODAY?S NEWS. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 12/01/08 IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND RAN INTO THE T-BAR OF A BOX TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE CALLED THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER, THEY CREATED A CLAIM #1001145755 AND ERIKA WI...

Mileage: 44,043

I AM IN SHOCK GIVEN THE TODAY?S NEWS. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 12/01/08 IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND RAN INTO THE T-BAR OF A BOX TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE CALLED THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER, THEY CREATED A CLAIM #1001145755 AND ERIKA WI...

Mileage: 44,043

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE....

Mileage: 39,000

DEFECTIVE DASH. THIS CAR HAS 48,305 MILES AND HAS ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH OF 2006. RECENTLY, ABOUT JULY OF 2013, WHEN I FIRST STARTED NOTICING IT, THE COMPLETE DASH OF THIS CAR HAS BECOME COVERED IN A VERY STICKY, SHINY SUBSTANCE. NO SEALERS, POLISHES OR WAXES HAV...

ON A FLAT SURFACE IN CRUISE CONTROL TRAVELING AT 40+MPH, BRAKES APPLIED, THEN RESUME IS ACTIVATED, AND VEHICLE SURGES AHEAD UNEXPECTEDLY. ON A HILL AT 50 MPH, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED...

Mileage: 2,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PATIO AND THEN A HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REP...

Mileage: 90,000

COULD NOT CHANGE FLAT TIRE BECAUSE LUG NUTS HAD SWELLED SO WRENCH WOULD NOT FIT, HAD TO BUY A SIZE BIGGER WRENCH TO REMOVE LUG NUTS. ALSO ALL THE LUG NUTS ON THE CAR WERE SWELLED. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 88,883

DEFECTIVE VINYL DASH THIS CAR HAS 48,305 MILES AND HAS ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH OF 2006. RECENTLY, ABOUT JULY OF 2013, WHEN I FIRST STARTED NOTICING IT, THE COMPLETE DASH OF THIS CAR HAS BECOME COVERED IN A VERY STICKY, SHINY SUBSTANCE. NO SEALERS, POLISHES OR WAXES...

Mileage: 47,000

THE REAR DECK BRAKE LIGHT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. NO EXPLANATION PROVIDED BY DEALER. EXPENSIVE TO TRACE. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

THE REAR DECK BRAKE LIGHT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. NO EXPLANATION PROVIDED BY DEALER. EXPENSIVE TO TRACE. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I AM USING THIS METHOD TO ALERT THE INDUSTRY TO A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ALL AUTOMOBILES WITH DRIVING LIGHTS. IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS- DUSK, FOG, RAIN, SNOW, ETC., THE DRIVING LIGHTS INCREASE THE VEHICLE'S VISIBILITY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, THE REAR LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN ONLY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE ROMS BEGAN RACING AND THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS F...

Mileage: 100,000

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REMOTE STARTING DEVICE. SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER PARENTS PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE BACK IN 2006. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH A KEYLESS REMOTE STARTING SYSTEM. ALL IT TOOK, WAS TO HAVE THE DEVICE IN ONES POCKET AND HER FATHER COULD GET ...

DRIVING EAST ON COLDSPRING LANE- WAS CROSSING CHARLES ST AT THE INTERSECTION WHEN OTHER DRIVER GOING WEST ON COLDSPRING LANE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO CHARLES ST GOING SOUTH I HAD NO TIME TO HIT THE BRAKES I RAN INTO HIS SIDE OF THE CAR PASSENGER SIDE-MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. THE FRO...

Mileage: 77,000

THIS CARS ENGINE HAD TO BE PULLED OUT FOR HEAD GASKETS. I WAS CHARGED 4000.00 WHEN IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. A YEAR LATER THEY GAVE ME THE MONEY BACK. THEN I HAD EXTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINES REPLACED AND THE GASKETS SEVERAL TIMES. THIS CAR IS ONE OF THE WORST CARS I HAVE EVER OWNED.I TA...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE RPM'S INCREASE EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD AS IF IT WANT TO TAKE OFF. ALSO WHENEVER HE WAS GETTING ON AN EXIT AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESS THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE....

Mileage: 74,000

TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSES WHILE DRIVING CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITION. FRICTION RELEASE DOESN'T STAY LOCKED, AND DRIVER MUST CHECK IT REGULARLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON AN UPHILL GRADE. WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON THE GRADE THE CAR WOULD MOVE A ABOUT THREE FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION BUT WOULD NOT GO FURTHER. A LOUD RUMBLING SOUND AND THE CAR VIBRATED BUT WOULD NOT MOVE.. ANOTHER CAR TO MY RIGHT HAD TO STOP TO AVOID HITTING ME. T THINK THE ...

Mileage: 131,000

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON AN UPHILL GRADE. WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON THE GRADE THE CAR WOULD MOVE A ABOUT THREE FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION BUT WOULD NOT GO FURTHER. A LOUD RUMBLING SOUND AND THE CAR VIBRATED BUT WOULD NOT MOVE.. ANOTHER CAR TO MY RIGHT HAD TO STOP TO AVOID HITTING ME. T THINK THE ...

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE IGNITION COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE ...

Mileage: 65,208

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LUG NUTS EXPANDED THEIR NORMAL SIZE DUE TO WATER CONSUMPTION WITHIN THE WHEEL HUB COVERING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,200. ...

Mileage: 115,200

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS VEHICLES TRANSMISSIONS HESITATES SHIFTING UP OR DOWN BETWEEN GEARS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN POINTED OUT TO TOYOTA DEALER IN BOWIE, MD, HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM TWO TOYOTA CASE # [XXX] AND [XXX]. ALSO SEE SITE: FOURWHEELDRIFT.WORDPRESS.COM...

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EXAMINED. THE CONTACT STATED T...

Mileage: 18,000

ON 03/22/2010 TOYOTA REPLACED A VVTI OIL HOSE UNDER RECALL # 90K BECAUSE THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE HOSE WAS SUBJECT TO FAILURE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE OIL TO SPAY OUT. ON 07/24/2012 THE REPLACEMENT HOSE RUPTURED CAUSING ENGINE OIL TO SPRAY OUT. THE ENGINE OIL SOAKED THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH IS ...

Mileage: 88,360

ON 03/22/2010 TOYOTA REPLACED A VVTI OIL HOSE UNDER RECALL # 90K BECAUSE THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE HOSE WAS SUBJECT TO FAILURE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE OIL TO SPAY OUT. ON 07/24/2012 THE REPLACEMENT HOSE RUPTURED CAUSING ENGINE OIL TO SPRAY OUT. THE ENGINE OIL SOAKED THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH IS ...

Mileage: 88,360

I SLOWED TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE ON THE ROOF OF PARKING GARAGE. I TAPPED MY BRAKE AND FELT A SUDDEN SURGE OF POWER. (NOISY POWER SOUND) I FORCEFULLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND BURNED RUBBER MAKING VISIBLE SKID MARKS. THE CAR WENT OVER BOTH THE CEMENT BUMPER IN FRONT OF MY CAR AND THE CEMENT...

Mileage: 57,000

I SLOWED TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE ON THE ROOF OF PARKING GARAGE. I TAPPED MY BRAKE AND FELT A SUDDEN SURGE OF POWER. (NOISY POWER SOUND) I FORCEFULLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND BURNED RUBBER MAKING VISIBLE SKID MARKS. THE CAR WENT OVER BOTH THE CEMENT BUMPER IN FRONT OF MY CAR AND THE CEMENT...

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN MAKING TURNS AND CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ST...

Mileage: 27,000

EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE WHEN COLD - WHEN THE WIFE NOTICES THIS PROBLEM, IT IS PASS TIME TO REPORT IT ! I HAVE NOTICED IT FOR YEARS ! JUST GETTING WORST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE RPM READING DROPPED UNDER 1000 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE FAILURE ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AC UNIT WAS ACTIVATED, AN UNKNOWN WHITE POWDERED SUBSTANCE WAS EMITTED FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 ...

Mileage: 74,000

BRAKE LIGHT IN REAR WINDOW WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SAME THING FOR A FRIENDS NEWER AVALON.

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON(TOURING) HAS A LOUD KNOCKING/CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 AVALONS AND CAN BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF $700-800. CAR HAD 42K MILES JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO TOYOTA HELP...

Mileage: 42,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON STEERING WHEEL WAS GETTING STUCK WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON. I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE TO TRY AND TURN THE WHEEL IN ORDER FOR IT TO RELEASE. ADDITIONALLY THE CAR WAS LEAKING FLUID. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS "STEERING ...

Mileage: 63,663

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RESTRAINT THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER...

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RESTRAINT THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER...

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEH...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SWERVED UNEXPECTEDLY. IN ADDITION, THE VSC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FO...

Mileage: 36,561

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SWERVED UNEXPECTEDLY. IN ADDITION, THE VSC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FO...

Mileage: 36,561

IN JULY 2010 I TOOK MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON TO WALDORF TOYOTA FOR THE 60,000 SERVICE AND REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING STICKING WHEN TURNING LEFT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH I HAD THEM PERFORM. HOWEVER, AFTER APP...

Mileage: 58,200

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING PUMPS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING. ON FEBURARY 7, 2009 THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN JUNE 2010, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT THE POWER S...

I HAD A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AS THERE WAS MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FIRST REACTION OF THREE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, BODY SHOP OWNER, AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER WAS THE SAME, "I CAN'T BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPL...

Mileage: 93,000

2006 TOYOTA AVALON, TELESCOPIC STEERING ADJUSTMENT LOOSENS BY ITSELF CAUSING THE STEERING TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY..40K MILES *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A WOODEN BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ON THE CONTACTS BEHA...

Mileage: 50,000

2006 TOYOTA AVALON CT DEALER QUOTED $1800 FOR TIMING COVER OIL LEAK; 17 HOURS OF LABOR, INEXPENSIVE PART; 3 RECALLS TO DATE WITH THIS VEHICLE-EXTREME INCONVENIENCE AND SUSPECT OF ANY ISSUES ON THIS CAR AND TOYOTA RECORD IS HORRENDOUS PER MULTIPLE SAFETY AND OTHER RECALLS. I'VE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE...

Mileage: 33,000

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED HALF WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION. HE KEPT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT ...

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED HALF WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION. HE KEPT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT ...

TWICE SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR, THE TORSION ROD HOLDERS WHICH HOLD THE TRUNK LID OPEN HAVE FAILED, CAUSING THE LID TO CRASH DOWN ABRUPTLY. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED AT ABOUT THE DATE SHOWN ABOVE. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 4, 2011(46,000 MILES) SHORTLY AFTER MY...

Mileage: 18,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE RPMS INCREASED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO THE INTERSECTION. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME PRESSURE, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND PLACED THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 9,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE RPMS INCREASED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO THE INTERSECTION. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME PRESSURE, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND PLACED THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 9,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL GOES OUT ON HILLS AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE STRANDED. THE CONTACT STATED IT SHUTS THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THEY HAVE TO BACK DOWN AND AVOID HILLS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATES THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHE...

Mileage: 1,200

WHILE PARKING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON I PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE APPLIED BRAKES AND WAS ABOUT TO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS. ALL THE RECALLS FROM TOYOTA ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN COMPLETED PRIOR TO...

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECU...

Mileage: 17,632

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. HINGES ON BAR IN TRUNK THAT HOLDS THE TRUNK OPEN BROKE OFF IN NOVEMBER 2009 (RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED). IF YOU DON'T HOLD THE TRUNK OPEN WITH ONE HAND IT CAN SLAM DOWN ON YOU. ALREADY HAVE HAD IT SLAM DOWN ON MY HEAD, ARM AND SON'S ARM. VERY PAINFUL, NICE BIG BRUISES AND MIL...

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, RESULTING IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE...

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. SHE WAS INJURED BUT DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTA...

Mileage: 42,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, SPUN AROUND AND CONTINUED INTO A BUILDING DOORWAY. THE CONTACT TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY FIRMLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT CONTINUED TO ...

Mileage: 52,000

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A RECALL ON HIS 2006 TOYOTA AVALON *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, BUT WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS INFORMED THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WASN'T UNTIL MAY. *JB

POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING. TOLD BY DEALER IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 107,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKES N...

Mileage: 28,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE VEHICLE SURGED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SO FORCEFULLY THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. WHEN HE CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE BACKORDERED UNTIL JANUARY 2011.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WHEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,...

Mileage: 17,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V499000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: MASTER CYLINDER). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE HA...

Mileage: 53,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IN OUR 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO DRIVE IN SNOW. ONCE A WHEEL STARTS TO SLIP THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. AS WE LIVE IN COLORADO THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IN OUR 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO DRIVE IN SNOW. ONCE A WHEEL STARTS TO SLIP THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. AS WE LIVE IN COLORADO THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS EXHIBITS LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 AVALON AND CAN BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF $911. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX SINCE THEY KNEW...

Mileage: 55,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING 10 MPH FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND TO AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR DECREASE IN SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCEL...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING ,THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN UNLOCKED IN A DOWNWARD MOTION, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TRAVEL TOWARDS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY THE CONTACT REDUCED SPEED AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE...

Mileage: 120,000

2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED - TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN COLLAPSES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

WE SPOTTED DROPS OF OIL COMING FROM OUR TOYOTA AVALON 2006. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE A SLOW OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT TIMING COVER. THE DEALERSHIP ESTIMATES IT WILL COST OVER $2,200 TO RESEAL OR REPLACE THE COVER WHICH COSTS ABOUT $50. WE HAVE DECIDED, AS OF NOW, TO NOT SPEND TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE HIGHWAY PATROL APPEARED ON THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE ...

Mileage: 142,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTICED AN...

Mileage: 83,319

I WAS EXPERIENCE WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE A "STICKY" STEERING WHEEL. I FIRST NOTICED IT IN DECEMBER OF 2009. IN 2010, I WENT TO TOYOTA NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T LOOK IN TO IT BECAUSE 1. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND 2. "LIKE LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK". I SAV...

Mileage: 80,000

FAILURE OF THE HINGES AND TORSION BARS THAT ARE MOUNTED FOR THE TRUNK LID OF MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON, LIMITED. THE TORSION BAR ROTATES INTO THE TRUNK SPACE ABOUT 5 INCHES AND CAN HIT ITEMS IN THE TRUNK AND DISLODGE THE TORSION BAR AND DAMAGE A WEAK MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS FAILURE IS NOT GRACEFUL BUT ...

Mileage: 53,000

ISSUE: AFTER A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 2,000 DRIVEN MILES, THE LOCKING DEVICE ON THE TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN WILL LOOSEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT BECOMES FULLY DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN WITH THE TELESCOPING COLUMN FULLY EXTENDED AND THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF WHEN THE LOCKING DEVICE HAS BEC...

Mileage: 2,000

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WELD BREAKS CAUSING SEAT TO BECOME LOOSE AND GO DOWN INTO FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 50,900

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAPPENED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *JB

HAS ANYONE EVER CONSIDERED THE TOYOTA VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VSC, SYSTEM AS A SOURCE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION? A CODE P1578 MEANS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION RELATING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE SWITCH. IF THE BRAKE SWITCH DEVELOPS AN INTERMITTENT, STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT CAUSE THE CRUISE ...

Mileage: 63,119

ON MAY 2008 I WAS IN A ONE CAR ACCIDENT ON THE MAJOR FREEWAY, DETERMINED BY THE POLICE AND SITED A TICKET FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. ALL I REMEMBER IS MY CAR ACCELERATED AND I WENT TO SLOW DOWN AND LOST CONTROL. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND IN PIECES ON THE FREEWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAD ALWAYS...

Mileage: 45,000

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS VIEWS REGARDING TOYOTA INCIDENTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE DEMO VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TIRES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY AND THE B...

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS VIEWS REGARDING TOYOTA INCIDENTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE DEMO VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TIRES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY AND THE B...

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS VIEWS REGARDING TOYOTA INCIDENTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE DEMO VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TIRES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY AND THE B...

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS VIEWS REGARDING TOYOTA INCIDENTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE DEMO VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TIRES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY AND THE B...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED TO 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER THE CURB TWICE, ACCELERATED AND SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN ...

Mileage: 60,857

IN JULY 2009 OUR 2006 TOYOTA AVALONXL HAD A VVT-I OIL HOSE EXPLODE CAUSING OIL DAMAGE AND PERSONAL REPAIR EXPENSE OF $277.67. I WAS NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA OF A RECALL TO REPLACE THIS HOSE. IT STATED IF ALREADY REPLACED THEN TO SEND IN THE REPAIR ORDER, PROOF OF PAYMENT AND PROOF OF OWNERSHIP FOR REIMBUR...

Mileage: 86,503

MY VEHICLE 2006 TOYOTA AVALON , SINCE I HAD BOUGHT IT HAS ALWAYS ACCELERATED SO I WOULD JUST SLOW IT DOWN (TAPPING ON THE BRAKES). I ASSUMED THIS WAS NORMAL SINCE I DID BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TELLING THEM. MAY 3, 2008 I WAS IN A BAD CAR ACCIDENT ON 75 NORTH. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED...

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL MY OIL FROM A RUPTURED OIL LINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE 2 MILES AWAY. APPARENTLY TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BASED ON OTHER NUMEROUS SIMILAR INCIDENTS BASED ON WEB COMMENTS. THE OIL WARNING LIGHT NEVER WENT ON AND I NEVER RECEIVED A R...

Mileage: 57,650

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. TWO OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. ...

Mileage: 11,382

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. TWO OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. ...

Mileage: 11,382

2006 - TOYOTA AVALON AUTO DIM HEADLIGHTS, NOT SAFE AT NIGHT, DUE TO ONLY SHOWING APPROXIMATELY 2 CAR LENGTHS VISIBILITY. *TR

1. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT, FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, DOING NOTHING BUT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. SUDDENLY I REALIZED MY CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD, SO I PUSHED THE BRAKES HARDER. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN FURTHER BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD. ALL OF THIS TOOK ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THEN I HEARD AND F...

Mileage: 47,571

1. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT, FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, DOING NOTHING BUT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. SUDDENLY I REALIZED MY CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD, SO I PUSHED THE BRAKES HARDER. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN FURTHER BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD. ALL OF THIS TOOK ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THEN I HEARD AND F...

Mileage: 47,571

1. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT, FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, DOING NOTHING BUT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. SUDDENLY I REALIZED MY CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD, SO I PUSHED THE BRAKES HARDER. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN FURTHER BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD. ALL OF THIS TOOK ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THEN I HEARD AND F...

Mileage: 47,571

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO MOVE TOWARDS THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. THE APPROXIMA...

Mileage: 30,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE INTO A PARKING SPACE AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE POLICE A...

Mileage: 44,000

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES TO OBTAIN A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL MAINTENANCE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE. *TGW

ON A TRIP FROM FLORIDA TO OHIO THERE WAS A HUMMING THAT STARTED BETWEEN 40 AN 60 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY IDENTIFIED IT AS A RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WITH 44,500 MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SERVICE...

Mileage: 44,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHETHER SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE OR IT WAS IN PARK, THE SEATS WOULD MOVE, THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK AND RADIO WOULD SUDDENLY TURN ON; SHE BELIEVED THESE ISSUES TO BE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED O...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING IT TO DRIVE OVER A CURB. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

CAR ACCELERATION OUT OF CONTROL FOOT PEDAL ACCELERATION BUT ALSO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EXSISTED AS WELL. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH. FEAR OF OPERATING THE VECHICLE. RECALL AND ELECTRICAL REPAIRS WERE DONE.: PARTS REPAIRED AND REPLACD ARE AS FOLLOWED. IGNITION COIL "B" ...

Mileage: 60,000

CAR ACCELERATION OUT OF CONTROL FOOT PEDAL ACCELERATION BUT ALSO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EXSISTED AS WELL. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH. FEAR OF OPERATING THE VECHICLE. RECALL AND ELECTRICAL REPAIRS WERE DONE.: PARTS REPAIRED AND REPLACD ARE AS FOLLOWED. IGNITION COIL "B" ...

Mileage: 60,000

CAR ACCELERATION OUT OF CONTROL FOOT PEDAL ACCELERATION BUT ALSO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EXSISTED AS WELL. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH. FEAR OF OPERATING THE VECHICLE. RECALL AND ELECTRICAL REPAIRS WERE DONE.: PARTS REPAIRED AND REPLACD ARE AS FOLLOWED. IGNITION COIL "B" ...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONSIVE WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER O...

Mileage: 53,000

ON 2/10/2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON HEADED TO WORK. I MADE A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT DOING ABOUT 5 MPH.ONCE I TURNED THE CORNER MY CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT UP ON THE CURB AND HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON OCCUPYING THE VEHICLE AND I WAS NOT H...

Mileage: 830,000

UNINTENDED ACCELLERATION OF MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES ON IT. FEB 24, 2010. I WSA DRIVING 35 MPH, HAVING SLOWED FOR TRAFFIC, THEN CHANGED LANES, BARELY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF LIKE A DRAGSTER. I WAS ABLE TO PLACE IN NETURAL AND BRAKE THE VEHICLE TO A STOP...

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS COASTING INTO A PARKING STALL IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT ROARED VERY LOUD AND SPED FORWARD INTO THE PARKING SIGN THAT FORTUNATELY STOPPED THE CAR. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER OF THE CAR. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. I HADAN APPPOINTMENT WITH THE TOYOTA DEALER ...

Mileage: 34,536

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN FIRST STARTING THE ENGINE, IT REVVED UP TO ABOUT 2,500 RPMS. A SECOND EPISODE OCCURRED A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. AT NO TIME WAS MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN EITHER ...

Mileage: 58,380

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES STUCK GAS PEDAL CAUSED AN INCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS PASSING A ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE ROAD, HE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. IT WENT OFF THE EDGE OFF THE ROAD ON TH...

I THINK I EXPERIENCED A SURGE IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I WAS NOT SURE BUT PEOPLE OBSERVING THAT DID NOT STAY AND WAIT FOR POLICE SAID MY CAR RACED FORWARD AFTER STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I ENDED UP STEERING TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A TREE RATHER THAN THE CAR AHEAD OR PEDESTRIANS. WHEN THE POLICE AND TOW T...

Mileage: 23,300

I THINK I EXPERIENCED A SURGE IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I WAS NOT SURE BUT PEOPLE OBSERVING THAT DID NOT STAY AND WAIT FOR POLICE SAID MY CAR RACED FORWARD AFTER STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I ENDED UP STEERING TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A TREE RATHER THAN THE CAR AHEAD OR PEDESTRIANS. WHEN THE POLICE AND TOW T...

Mileage: 23,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE, SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTAC...

Mileage: 43,100

OVER TWO YRS NUMEROUS TIMES AVALON TOYOTA ACCELERATED, BROUGHT IN TO BE CHECKED X2 TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, HAPPENED TO OTHERS IN HOUSE ALSO. HAD RECALL FIX DONE, DID IT AGAIN. JUMPS FORWARD WITHOUT ACCELERATION. TOO AFRAID TO WAIT , TRADED IT IN, LOST ALOT OF $ BUT FEEL SAFER. OTHER DEALERS ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED....

Mileage: 57,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I TOOK IT IN A FEW WEEKS AGO TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR RECALL PROBLEM "FIXED". TODAY (3/14), I WAS TRAVELING THRU A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AT 10 TO 12 MPH. AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, GRINDING THRU THE BRAKES. I PUSHED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND JA...

Mileage: 58,900

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I TOOK IT IN A FEW WEEKS AGO TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR RECALL PROBLEM "FIXED". TODAY (3/14), I WAS TRAVELING THRU A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AT 10 TO 12 MPH. AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, GRINDING THRU THE BRAKES. I PUSHED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND JA...

Mileage: 58,900

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. REAR DECK BRAKE LIGHT WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. SAFETY ISSUE. SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL ISSUE. DEALER WAS INITIALLY UNABLE TO FIX, AND ESTIMATES $400+ TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. REAR DECK BRAKE LIGHT WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. SAFETY ISSUE. SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL ISSUE. DEALER WAS INITIALLY UNABLE TO FIX, AND ESTIMATES $400+ TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING IN THE ENGINE AREA. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING AND WITHIN SECONDS, RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVIN...

Mileage: 500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING IN THE ENGINE AREA. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING AND WITHIN SECONDS, RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVIN...

Mileage: 500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING IN THE ENGINE AREA. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING AND WITHIN SECONDS, RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVIN...

Mileage: 500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING IN THE ENGINE AREA. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING AND WITHIN SECONDS, RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVIN...

Mileage: 500

THE DAY AFTER MY CAR HAD 3 RECALLS CORRECTED, I WAS DRIVING AROUND 20 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO TAKE OFF. I PUT THE BRAKE ON REAL HARD AND GOT IT STOPPED AT ABOUT 35 MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY PASSENGER AND I WERE SCARED TO DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 28,510

THE DAY AFTER MY CAR HAD 3 RECALLS CORRECTED, I WAS DRIVING AROUND 20 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO TAKE OFF. I PUT THE BRAKE ON REAL HARD AND GOT IT STOPPED AT ABOUT 35 MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY PASSENGER AND I WERE SCARED TO DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 28,510

THE DAY AFTER MY CAR HAD 3 RECALLS CORRECTED, I WAS DRIVING AROUND 20 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO TAKE OFF. I PUT THE BRAKE ON REAL HARD AND GOT IT STOPPED AT ABOUT 35 MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY PASSENGER AND I WERE SCARED TO DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 28,510

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AND CAME UPON A FOUR WAY STOP . THERE WERE TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF HER THAT WERE STOPPED AT THE FOUR WAY STOP STREET. SHE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND CRASHED INTO THE BACK END OF A VAN IN FRONT OF HER THAT WAS STANDING...

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. ON 2 OCCASIONS, WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL, I ATTEMPTED TO UPTICK THE STALK TO INCREASE SPEED ONE MPH. THE CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WELL OVER ONE MPH WHEREUPON I CANCELED CRUISE CONTROL AND EVERYTHING BECAME NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. WHILE DRIVING 1 BLOCK FROM AN OFFICE TO AN INTERSECTION AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR I HAD TO PLACE BOTH FEET ON BRAKE PEDAL AND MASH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT. MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 23,000 AND I HAVE TOLD TOYOTA ...

Mileage: 23,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPINNING AROUND. WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, IT ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE FENCE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER TOLD THEM THAT THEY WE...

Mileage: 300

THIS MORNING AS I WAS BACKING MY 2006 AVALON, IT BACKED OUT ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME HITTING MY GAS PEDAL. WHEN I STOPPED AND PUT IT IN DRIVE IT THEN ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I HIT BRAKE AND TURNED OFF CAR. LAST WEDNESDAY (MARCH 3) I HAD THE RECALLED ACCELERATOR FIXED AT MY TOYOTA DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 109,645

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. BEFORE THE RECALLS THERE WAS ONLY TWO OCCASIONS WHERE MY VEHICLE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTIONED SLIGHTLY. ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2010 I HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED, AND NOW MY VEHICLE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTIONS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR MOVING U...

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. BEFORE THE RECALLS THERE WAS ONLY TWO OCCASIONS WHERE MY VEHICLE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTIONED SLIGHTLY. ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2010 I HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED, AND NOW MY VEHICLE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTIONS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR MOVING U...

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. BEFORE THE RECALLS THERE WAS ONLY TWO OCCASIONS WHERE MY VEHICLE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTIONED SLIGHTLY. ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2010 I HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED, AND NOW MY VEHICLE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTIONS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR MOVING U...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON . SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT A WARNING. SHE HAD TO INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO BE ABLE TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTE...

Mileage: 400

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AND HEADLIGHT WENT OFF DURING THE EMERGENCY STOP (NOTE: THE TOYOTA AVALON HAS NOT GONE THROUGH THE RECALL REPAIR BUT RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED) I WAS DRIVING ON 101S NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW DURING EVENING COMMUTE HOUR. I WAS TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL A...

Mileage: 50,785

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AND HEADLIGHT WENT OFF DURING THE EMERGENCY STOP (NOTE: THE TOYOTA AVALON HAS NOT GONE THROUGH THE RECALL REPAIR BUT RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED) I WAS DRIVING ON 101S NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW DURING EVENING COMMUTE HOUR. I WAS TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL A...

Mileage: 50,785

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT HAD THE REPAIR DONE ON FEB 17TH FOR THE RECALL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL THE REPAIR WAS DONE, WHICH WAS THE PLACEMENT OF A METAL SHIM THAT WAS PUT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ON FEBRUARY 28 THERE WAS ...

Mileage: 31,859

UNINTENTIONAL AND UNEXPECTED UNLOCKING OF THE TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY CAR HAS HAD THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR THE REPAIR BUT MY CAR IS STILL ACCELERATING. WHILE DRIVING CAR SPED UP BUT SLOWED ITSELF BACK DOWN TO NORMAL SPEED. THIS IS HOW ITS BEEN SINCE PURCHASE. I NOTICE THIS LAST TIME THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT R...

Mileage: 38,750

AFTER HAVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON RECALL SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED A WEEK LATER I WAS PULLING UP TO MY MAILBOX AND APPLIED MY BRAKES, HOWEVER I REALIZED THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. IN ORDER TO STOP I PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM THEY TOL...

Mileage: 93,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). WAS DRIVING ON NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE,AT AROUND EXIT 7 TRIED TO AVOID A CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TOTALLY WAS UNCONTROLLABLE , THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP SLOW IT DOWN, ENDED UP CRASHING AGAINST THE JERSEY WALL,...

Mileage: 45,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). WAS DRIVING ON NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE,AT AROUND EXIT 7 TRIED TO AVOID A CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TOTALLY WAS UNCONTROLLABLE , THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP SLOW IT DOWN, ENDED UP CRASHING AGAINST THE JERSEY WALL,...

Mileage: 45,000

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM, OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *TGW IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED A PROBLEM IN ACCELERATING, DECELERATING AND SHIFTING GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE VE...

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM, OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *TGW IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED A PROBLEM IN ACCELERATING, DECELERATING AND SHIFTING GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE VE...

THE ENGINE SURGED IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON BEGINNING JUST AFTER PURCHASE (WHEN I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING THE FIRST FEW TIMES). THIS HAS CONTINUED SPORADICALLY --THE LAST TIME WAS IN EARLY DECEMBER, 2009--ABOUT TEN TIMES. I HAVE REACTED COUNTER-INTUITIVELY, TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY, ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, WHEN SHE HEARD A THUMP IN THE GAS TANK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE THUMP WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO TESTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO...

Mileage: 100

DEAR NHTSA, I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS, PURCHASED USED IN SUMMER 2009. A FEW DAYS AFTER OWNERSHIP, I FELT THE CAR WANTED TO 'SPEED UP ON IT'S OWN', MOMENTARILY. I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (TOYOTA OF IOWA CITY) WHO FELT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE DUE TO 'GEAR SHIFT SET POINTS' IN THE AUTOMAT...

Mileage: 11,100

2006 AVALON ENGINE SURGED. SENT E-MAIL TO TOYOTA AT THAT TIME. AS I RECALL TOYOTA RESPONSE BY E-MAIL WAS "WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS" I STILL HAVE A COPY OF THE E-MAIL I SENT. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A POST. THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER DIED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED A HIGH SPEED CRASH. AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL ...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED BRAKING ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO ENGAGE ON THEIR OWN. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT A...

Mileage: 35,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED BRAKING ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO ENGAGE ON THEIR OWN. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT A...

Mileage: 35,000

THE PROBLEM SEEMS RELATED TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM NEVER OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD OR FROM A STOPPED POSITION. PROBLEM IS NOT CONSISTENT ON AVERAGE OCCURRING ONCE A DAY DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM: IN PARKING LOT OR AFTER LOT OF LOW SPEED DRIVING FORM TRAFFIC PROBLEM OCCURS?....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE DRIVER STATED THAT ENTERING HER DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 35 MPH. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO HER MOTOR HOME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. THE CURRENT MILEAG...

Mileage: 1,500

I'M AN OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AND I'M CURIOUS IF THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AS A CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE? I PURCHASED THIS CAR AS A NEW CAR AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS I RETURNED O THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. AT THIS POINT IT LAGGED WHEN DOWNSHIFTING OR...

Mileage: 500

OUR 2006 TOYOTA AVALON (LIMITED) WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL SET TO HIGHWAY SPEED, ABOUT 60 TO 70 MPH. FOR A REDUCED SPEED ZONE, THE CAR WAS SLOWED BY 10 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER THE REDUCED SPEED ZONE, CRUISE CONTROL SETPOINT WAS INCREASED 10 MPH TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS HIGHWAY SPEED, AND THE CA...

Mileage: 6,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY GRANDMOTHER'S 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AT 5:00 A.M. ON JAN. 23, 2010 ON SOUTH LAMAR IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN ON TO BARTON SKYWAY, I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, AND MY VEHICLE SPED UP WHICH CAUSED ME TO CRASH ...

Mileage: 21,447

ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2009, MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN MY GARAGE WHEN THE FLOOR MAT GOT STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR AND CAUSE HER TO RUN INTO THE WALL OF THE GARAGE....

Mileage: 31,000

ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2009, MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN MY GARAGE WHEN THE FLOOR MAT GOT STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR AND CAUSE HER TO RUN INTO THE WALL OF THE GARAGE....

Mileage: 31,000

ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2009, MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN MY GARAGE WHEN THE FLOOR MAT GOT STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR AND CAUSE HER TO RUN INTO THE WALL OF THE GARAGE....

Mileage: 31,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON AN INCLINE SHE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL SHE TURNED IT OFF IN ORDER TO STOP IT FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS T...

Mileage: 47,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON MY VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO LOCK UP THE WHEELS IN GRAVEL TO KILL THE ENGINE. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED. I WANT TO INFORM THE INVESTIGATION GROUP THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT FLOOR MAT, ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR ANY OTHER EXCUSE THAT TOYOTA AND THE EX NHTSA EMPLOYEES...

Mileage: 2,536

2006 TOYOTA AVALON - DURING FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, VEHICLE ENGINE REVVED STRONGLY WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE WHILE GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WANED TO GO 60 MPH OR MORE AND LEACHED, BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BY PRESSING HARDER ON THE BRAKE.THIS HAPPENED ON 2 OR 3 OCCASIONS. AT FIRST...

Mileage: 8,000

THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED THE CAR I NOTICED A HESITATION IN THE ACCELERATOR FOLLOWED BY A LURCHING FORWARD. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM AND WOULD ADJUST TO MY DRIVING IN TIME. NO ADJUSTMENT OCCURRED. I CONTINUED TO MAKE COMPLAINTS TO NO AVAIL UNTIL I THREATEN...

Mileage: 50

THIS EVENT OCCURRED TWICE DURING ROUTINE DRIVING. MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON SEEMED TO HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY STRAIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL OUT AFTER A TURN. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I HAVE A TOYOTA AVALON THAT HAD A DEFECTED OIL PIPE. MY CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL DUE TO THIS DEFECT, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NEW OF THE DEFECT IN AVALONS AND CAMRYS AT THAT TIME THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER FOR 3 WEEKS. ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW WHO ...

Mileage: 76,246

2006 TOYOTA AVALON GAS PEDAL DOES NOT PROVIDE POWER UNTIL DEPRESSED OVER 50 PERCENT TRAVEL THEN IT SUDDENLY PROVIDES POWER REPRESENTATIVE OF HALF THROTTLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF WHEN IT DOES DELIVER POWER UNDER THIS CONDITION. ON RARE OCCASIONS WHEN MOVING FROM STOPPED POSITIO...

Mileage: 55,122

WHEN SLOWING MY 2006 AVALON FOR TURN, SPEED BUMP, ETC. AND THEN ACCELERATING THERE IS OFTEN A LAG IN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING AND WHEN IT DOES THE CAR LURCHES. I HAVE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS ABOUT THIS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. AFTER A YEAR OR SO 1 DEALER SAID THAT TOYOTA HAD IS...

Mileage: 5,000

WHEN SLOWING MY 2006 AVALON FOR TURN, SPEED BUMP, ETC. AND THEN ACCELERATING THERE IS OFTEN A LAG IN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING AND WHEN IT DOES THE CAR LURCHES. I HAVE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS ABOUT THIS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. AFTER A YEAR OR SO 1 DEALER SAID THAT TOYOTA HAD IS...

Mileage: 5,000

WHEN SLOWING MY 2006 AVALON FOR TURN, SPEED BUMP, ETC. AND THEN ACCELERATING THERE IS OFTEN A LAG IN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING AND WHEN IT DOES THE CAR LURCHES. I HAVE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS ABOUT THIS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. AFTER A YEAR OR SO 1 DEALER SAID THAT TOYOTA HAD IS...

Mileage: 5,000

THIS IS JUST TO PASS ALONG TO YOU THAT I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT ODD SENSATION OF MOMENTARY ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING, BUT WHILE LETTING OFF THE ACCEL PEDAL. ON THE HANDFUL OF OCCASSIONS WHEN IT HAS TAKEN PLACE, I BELIEVE I WAS ALWAYS DRIVING IN HEAVY STOP-AND-GO FREEWAY TRAFFIC. ALMOST FROM THE ...

Mileage: 30,000

WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHEN THAT VEHICLE IS IN CRUISE, AND ACCELERATES FOR A HILL, THE FORCE IS SO STRONG THAT IT'S LIKE THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUNCHED FOR PASSING. THAT BEHAVIOR HAS EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. SINCE WE LIVE IN THE HILLY PART OF ARKANSAS, WE NEVER USE OUR CRUISE CONTRO...

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OVER ROUGH SURFACES, BUMPS OR POTHOLES AND TRYING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. HE STATED THAT IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE RUBBING METAL-TO-METAL; HOWEVER, ...

Mileage: 20,000

SEPT. 27, 2009, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON INTO MY GARAGE AT A SLOW SPEED. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO DRIVE INTO THE WORKBENCH, BRAKING IT AND SOME WALLBOARD BEHIND IT AS WELL AS DAMAGING THE CAR BEFORE THE CAR FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

SEPT. 27, 2009, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON INTO MY GARAGE AT A SLOW SPEED. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO DRIVE INTO THE WORKBENCH, BRAKING IT AND SOME WALLBOARD BEHIND IT AS WELL AS DAMAGING THE CAR BEFORE THE CAR FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2006 AVALON ACCELERATES FROM 40 MILES PER HOUR TO 100 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IN THE CRUISE CONTROL -- I FEEL MY LIFE IS IN DANGER AND I DO NOT USE MY CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT MAY COME IN ACCIDENTALLY -- PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

Mileage: 25

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DECREASING SPEED TO 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD 2 TO 3 FEET. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE AND THE RPM'S RAPIDLY INCREASED. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF A JET WERE TAKING OFF WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE V...

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SPEED CONTROL SETTING DECREASED THE SPEED TO 10 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

THE TRANSMISSION POSES SAFETY PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT IS VERY UNEVEN AND UNPREDICTABLE, SHIFTING WHEN YOU DON'T EXPECT SHIFTING, AT LOWER AND HIGHER SPEEDS AND IN CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH 20006 TOYOTA AVALON: ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY AND THE BRAKES HAVE NOT STOPPED THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. LUCKILY, NO ACCIDENTS YET. RECENT PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTION. TOYOTA D...

PROBLEMS WITH 20006 TOYOTA AVALON: ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY AND THE BRAKES HAVE NOT STOPPED THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. LUCKILY, NO ACCIDENTS YET. RECENT PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTION. TOYOTA D...

PROBLEMS WITH 20006 TOYOTA AVALON: ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY AND THE BRAKES HAVE NOT STOPPED THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. LUCKILY, NO ACCIDENTS YET. RECENT PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTION. TOYOTA D...

THIS ADMINISTRATION SHOULD DEMAND THAT TOYOTA FIX THE PEDAL ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. CURRENT OWNERS SHOULD HAVE THE SAME FIX AS ALL NEW MODELS WITH RESPECT TO THIS PEDAL ISSUE. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PEDAL ISSUE ABOUT 2-3 YEARS AGO. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME BY THE TECHNIC...

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH THE FLOOR MATS AND ACCELERATOR GETTING STUCK FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND NOW THE ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK ON ITS OWN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BACK AND FORTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HOPE THAT TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE IT WITH A RENTAL CAR UNTIL IT CAN FIX IT. *T...

Mileage: 165,342

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH THE FLOOR MATS AND ACCELERATOR GETTING STUCK FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND NOW THE ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK ON ITS OWN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BACK AND FORTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HOPE THAT TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE IT WITH A RENTAL CAR UNTIL IT CAN FIX IT. *T...

Mileage: 165,342

I OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROAD, AS I ROUNDED A CURVE, MY CAR SEEMED TO SURGE. A DOG CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME AS I CAME INTO THE CURVE. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND COULD NOT GET CAR TO STOP I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE BANK ON EVERY CORNER OF CAR AS WELL AS HEAD ON. ...

I OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROAD, AS I ROUNDED A CURVE, MY CAR SEEMED TO SURGE. A DOG CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME AS I CAME INTO THE CURVE. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND COULD NOT GET CAR TO STOP I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE BANK ON EVERY CORNER OF CAR AS WELL AS HEAD ON. ...

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS AND I HAD PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BREAK PEDAL, THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, AND THE CAR IS IN GEAR (DRIVE). ALL AT ONCE, THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE FORWARD REALLY FAST BUT STOP WHEN I PUSH HARD ON THE BREAK PE...

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS AND I HAD PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BREAK PEDAL, THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, AND THE CAR IS IN GEAR (DRIVE). ALL AT ONCE, THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE FORWARD REALLY FAST BUT STOP WHEN I PUSH HARD ON THE BREAK PE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, HIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. . HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED GEARS INTO NEUTRAL UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. HE TOOK TH...

Mileage: 9,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HIM TO CALL AAA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER...

Mileage: 25,000

I WAS TURNING LEFT AT ABOUT 20 M.P.H. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE GAS PEDAL ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT VERY, VERY, SLOWLY. *TR

Mileage: 22,500

I WAS ACCELERATING WHEN I WAS CHANGING LANES. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE HARD ON ITS OWN FOR ABOUT ONE HALF OF A SECOND. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT STICK ON THE CARPET. I DO HAVE THE CORRECT CARPET AND IT WAS PROPERLY INSTALLED IN PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 22,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. IN NOVEMBER 2009 WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON JANUARY 16, 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,262. *CN UPDATED 02/17/10

Mileage: 46,500

I TOOK MY 2006 AVALON IN TO NALLEY TOYOTA FOR AN OIL LINE RECALL. I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD ALSO LOOK INTO THE FLOOR MAT RECALL FOR ME. THEY TOLD ME NO DECISION HAD YET BEEN MADE ON THE FLOOR MAT ISSUE BUT WENT AHEAD WITH THE OIL LINE RECALL. I PICKED MY CAR UP THAT AFTERNOON, DROVE 15 MINUTES TO...

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 AVALON XLS. THE STEERING COLUMN WILL SUDDENLY COLLAPSE. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

THE TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN LOCK LOOSENS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. USUALLY THE LOCK LEVER ONLY DROPS LOW ENOUGH TO HIT YOUR KNEES AS YOU EXIT THE CAR AFTER A DRIVE, BUT DOES NOT LOOSEN ENOUGH TO RELEASE THE COLUMN TELESCOPE. TODAY IT DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE COLUMN (WHI...

Mileage: 86,000

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO CEMENT AND A FENCE INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. SHE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO REMOVE THE...

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE BEGUN TO NOTICE A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS, GOING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. I AM NOW READING ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER AVALON 2006 OWNERS. THE CAR HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS STARTED SHOWING UP AT AROUND 30K. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKE PADS...

Mileage: 35,000

HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE BROKE. AC LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING, THEN CAR STARTED LEAVING OIL PATHS IN AND OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DEALER FOUND NO AC PROBLEM, ATTRIBUTED TO OIL ALL OVER THE UPPER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEY STATED THREE OTHER LINES RECENTLY REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 49,900

WHILE TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A LETTER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN #09V388000, I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM WITH CONTINUOUS ACCELERATION IS CAUSED NOT BY THE CARPET (WHICH IS A LUDICROUS STORY) BUT BY THE FAULTY CONTROL MECHANISM (PERHAPS, COMPUTER CHIPS) USED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. MY 2006 AVALON HAS A LASER...

Mileage: 60,000

THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, BUT A FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TOYOTA AUTOMOBILE THAT THEIR THROTTLE STICKS OPEN CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. MARCH 2006 I BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA AVALON XLS FROM DAVID BRUCE, BOURBONNAIS, IL. ABOUT SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THIS PURCHASE, I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A RED...

Mileage: 5,000

THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, BUT A FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TOYOTA AUTOMOBILE THAT THEIR THROTTLE STICKS OPEN CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. MARCH 2006 I BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA AVALON XLS FROM DAVID BRUCE, BOURBONNAIS, IL. ABOUT SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THIS PURCHASE, I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A RED...

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY RAMP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. SHE USED HER RIGHT FOOT TO SEPARATE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO DISCONTINUE THE UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATIO...

Mileage: 19,000

I CONCUR WITH THE TOYOTA OWNERS WHO ARE SAYING THAT THE PROBLEM IS SOME ELECTRONIC GLITCH. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS. I ONLY HAVE THE CARPET MATS, NOT THE ALL WEATHER ONES, AND JUST HAD THEM CHECKED AT THE DEALER AND THEY ARE PROPERLY FASTENED. MY CAR MOST OFTEN EXPERIENCES A PROBLEM ( ON OCCA...

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AND HAVE HAD THE ACCELERATOR GET STUCK FOUR TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. EACH TIME WAS WHEN I WAS PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR DOWN HARD TO GAIN SPEED. THREE TIMES I WAS FORCED TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD TO SLOW THE ACCELERATION AND LUCKILY I WAS IN OP...

Mileage: 52,433

SINCE OWNING A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS CAR SURGING & TAKING OFF. FLOOR MATTS ARE NOT A ISSUE SINCE THE WERE REMOVED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE LAST YEAR.. TOYOTA TELLS ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, NOT JUST ONE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 25

2006 TOYOTA AVALON OIL RETURN LINE TO ENGINE MADE OF RUBBER BREAK AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES, JUMPS, AND BUCKS AND ACCELERATION IS VERY UNEVEN. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 0 MPH (I.E. AT A RED LIGHT), THE CAR HESITATES, AND THEN AT APPROX. 20 MPH, WHILE KEEPING THE GAS PEDAL STEADY, THE RPM'S REV UP, AND THE CAR ACCELERATES WILDLY. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AT AROUN...

Mileage: 20,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED WHEN THE OIL LINE APPARENTLY LET GO SPEWING OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO SMOKE. ALL THE OIL DRAINED FROM THE ENGINE AS A RESULT, CREATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. THE TOYOTA DEALER THAT REPAIRED THE LINE MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN FRO...

Mileage: 97,514

MY WIFE WAS PARKED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. SHE BACKED OUT OF THE SPOT THE CAR WAS IN AND STARTED TO GO FORWARD. THE CAR BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND WENT IN CIRCLES UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT UP ON A CURB IN THE PARKING LOT. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

STEERING WAS BINDING ON MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON UNDER SLOW SPEED RIGHT HAND TURNS. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE TOYOTA MODELS BUT REFUSED TO COVER ANY OF THE COST OF REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

CAR HAS MAJOR OIL LEAKAGE ON MY 300+ MILE DRIVE DOWN TO LA FROM SAN JOSE. THAT MORNING, THE CAR IS DRY AND FINE. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF OIL LOSS. THE OIL LIGHT DID NOT EVEN GO ON. LUCKILY WE TOOK A PIT STOP AT COALINGA, WHERE WE NOTICE BURNI...

Mileage: 44,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE NY I-87 IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WHEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO, THE "CHECK OIL" LIGHT STARTED BLINKING SLOWLY AT FIRST, THEN AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS IT WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY. BY THIS TIME I HAD PULLED OFF INTO A GAS ...

Mileage: 84,444

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE NY I-87 IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WHEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO, THE "CHECK OIL" LIGHT STARTED BLINKING SLOWLY AT FIRST, THEN AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS IT WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY. BY THIS TIME I HAD PULLED OFF INTO A GAS ...

Mileage: 84,444

LASER GUIDED CRUISE CONTROL IS UNSAFE...ON CURVES IT IDENTIFIES CARS APPROACHING AS IN FRONT AND PUTS ON THE BRAKES AND MOTOR ACTIVATES TO STOP THE CAR. HAD THIS IN A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT DID NOT GET BETTER. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH IT TURNED OFF. BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA HAS NOW QUIT OFFERING THIS UNSAFE O...

Mileage: 4,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. SHE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHEN ENTERING A PARKING SPACE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. HER KNEE WAS INJURED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

THE CAR A/C STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND I SOON LOST MOST OF MY OIL. I WAS LEFT ON A SUNDAY WITHOUT MUCH OIL AND HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE REPLACED THE OIL LINE AT NO CHARGE AND LUCKILY I HAD AAA TOWING INSURANCE. I WAS OUT ON THE ROAD WITHOUT OIL IN THE CAR!!! *TR

Mileage: 63,000

THE CAR A/C STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND I SOON LOST MOST OF MY OIL. I WAS LEFT ON A SUNDAY WITHOUT MUCH OIL AND HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE REPLACED THE OIL LINE AT NO CHARGE AND LUCKILY I HAD AAA TOWING INSURANCE. I WAS OUT ON THE ROAD WITHOUT OIL IN THE CAR!!! *TR

Mileage: 63,000

AVALON LIMITED 3.2L V6 * AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION * 72,900 MILES WELL, THIS IS MY 3RD TOYOTA, THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UP UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR I HEARD A CRANKY FAN LIKE NOISE, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS AFTER I DROVE SHOPPING AND CAME BACK AFTER 2-3 MILES AND PARK...

Mileage: 72,900

AVALON LIMITED 3.2L V6 * AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION * 72,900 MILES WELL, THIS IS MY 3RD TOYOTA, THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UP UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR I HEARD A CRANKY FAN LIKE NOISE, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS AFTER I DROVE SHOPPING AND CAME BACK AFTER 2-3 MILES AND PARK...

Mileage: 72,900

EXPERIENCED A LEAK IN THE "VVTI" OIL LINE TO THE REAR CYLINDER BANK IN THIS TRANSVERSE MOUNTED V6 ENGINE AT 78,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, THIS WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE ENGINE FAILURE OR DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT OCCURRED. SEARCHING ONLINE, HAVE FOUND OTHERS WERE NOT SO FORTUNATE. THIS PROBLEM IS ...

Mileage: 78,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2009, HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A RETURN FUEL LINE IN THE FUEL PUMP AND WAS AT RISK OF CAUSING A FIRE IF THE LINE WERE TO BREAK. HE ALSO OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK ON THE FLOOR AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK AND A...

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2009, HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A RETURN FUEL LINE IN THE FUEL PUMP AND WAS AT RISK OF CAUSING A FIRE IF THE LINE WERE TO BREAK. HE ALSO OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK ON THE FLOOR AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK AND A...

Mileage: 77,000

I WAS RUNNING MY AIR CONDITIONER WHEN SUDDENLY IT STOPPED WORKING AND I RECEIVED A CHECK AIR CONDITIONER. I ALSO HEARD A CLICKING UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO TOYOTA AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR IMMEDIATELY NEW THE PROBLEM, THE VVT, AN OIL VALVE, RUPTURED AND THIS IS ONE OF THE COMMON PROBLEMS ...

Mileage: 78,825

2006 TOYOTA AVALON COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL WITH NO WARNING LIGHT. DEALER TECHNICIAN ADVISES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE YEAR. THE DEALER AND THE COMPANY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. NO ADVISORY OF ANY KIND. THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY PER DEALER/TOYOTA SPECS. ANY PROBLEM W...

Mileage: 68,000

FOR SOME TIME - SEVERAL WEEKS - I HAD NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I WAS EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND AT THE STOPLIGHT NOTICED A GREAT AMOUNT OF SMOKE POURING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS, FORTUNATELY, WITHIN A MILE OF THE DEALERSHIP FRO...

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON, AND RECENTLY I REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL QUITE PROFUSELY. I TOOK IT RIGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATING THAT THE VVT (VARIABLE VALVE TIMING) INJECTION HOSE WAS BROKEN. THEY REPLACED MY HOSE AS I HAVE THE PLATINUM CARE PROTECTION PLAN THROUGH TOYOT...

Mileage: 62,000

TRANSMISSION HESITATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTING AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY DAY AND EVERY DOWNSHIFT FROM THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP. TERRIBLE CONDITION THAT NO ONE AT TOYOTA IS WILLING TO ADMIT OR FIX. WTF? *TR

Mileage: 17

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE I-85 IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE A/C SHUT OFF AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO, THE "CHECK OIL" LIGHT STARTED BLINKING SLOWLY AT FIRST, ...

Mileage: 39,200

MY 2006 AVALON EXPERIENCED A SEVERE OIL LEAK WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND STOPPED IT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE WHERE IT DEPOSITED SEVERAL QUARTS OF OIL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO QUICKLY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AS A WELL-KNOWN FAILURE OF THE HOSE-TO-TU...

Mileage: 51,000

MARCH 18, 2009 I WAS TRAVELING 300 MILES FROM HOME IN HOUSTON TO COVINGTON LA. ABOUT 20 MILES FROM MY DESTINATION I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, A/C STOPPED WORKING & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL & IT WAS COMPLETELY DRY. PUT 4-5 QTS OF OIL IN AND AS SOON...

Mileage: 50,000

AFTER ARRIVING HOME, I PULLED INTO GARAGE AND NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL. UPON EXITING THE CAR, I SAW A TRAIL OF OIL FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR UP MY DRIVEWAY, EXTENDING UP TO THE STREET. LOOKING UNDER THE CAR, I NOTICED OIL DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I FOUND THAT I LOST ALL ENGINE OIL WITHOU...

Mileage: 26,450

2006 ABALONE WITH 63,000 MILES, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY MY AC LIGHT FLICKERED, THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I OPENED THE HOOD THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS COVERED WITH ENGINE OIL. THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE VVT OIL LINE. TOYOTA ISSUED A TECH TIP TV12...

Mileage: 63,000

2006 TOYOTA AVALON LXS DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION NOTICED NOISE WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTED. GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS WE APPROACHED HOME. CHECKED OIL NEXT DAY. ENGINE EMPTY OF OIL. PUT OIL IN AND LEAKED IMMEDIATELY OUT. OIL LINE BROKEN. NO WARNING OF ENGINE TROUBLE, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO WAR...

Mileage: 83,000

OIL LEAK 2006 AVALON XLS 65,857 MILES AFTER DRIVING HOME ABOUT 45 MILES AND PARKED CAR SMELLED THE ODOR OF BURNING OIL. I INSPECTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SAW OIL ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ENGINE AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE CAR SAW OIL WAS DRIPPING. TOOK IN TO TOYOTA THE NEXT DAY. BEFORE I COULD ...

Mileage: 65,876

OIL GUSHED FROM ENGINE, LEAVING A TRAIL FROM MY HOUSE TO MY NEIGHBOR'S WHERE HE NOTICED THE OIL ON THE HIGHWAY (ENOUGH TO REMAIN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS). THIS WAS A BULLETIN, NOT A RECALL VIA TOYOTA. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING ALL OF THE OIL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMEN...

Mileage: 700,000

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH I WAS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING OIL SO I WENT TO THE SERVICE STATION AND FILLED IT WITH TWO QUARTS OF OIL. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME TO MARYLAND AND HAD TO STOP FOR GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA SO I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL IN MY CAR AND FOUND THAT IT WAS...

Mileage: 62,833

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING OIL SO I WENT TO THE SERVICE STATION AND FILLED IT WITH TWO QUARTS OF OIL. I REALIZED THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM SO I PUT ANOTHER TWO QUARTS IN MY CAR AND CONTACTED A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN. THEY...

Mileage: 62,833

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND NOTICES A CLOUD OF SMOKE TRAILING FROM THE REAR OF OUR 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHEN SHE ARRIVES AT WORK SHE SEES OIL POURING ONTO THE PARKING LOT SURFACE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR DASHBOARD NOTICE SIGNALING OIL PRESSURE LOSS. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A...

Mileage: 82,000

I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 3 MILES AT 40 MPH IN MY '06 AVALON WITH 40,000 MILE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. MY CAR BEGAN SMOKING FROM THE HOOD. OIL WAS LEAKING, LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON. NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS OR NOTIFICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS INDICATED. MY DIPSTICK SHOW THAT I HAVE NO OIL IN THE C...

Mileage: 44,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XL HAS BEEN GIVING PROBLEMS SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE. THE FIRST WAS THE BREAKING OF AN OIL HOSE FOLLOWED BY STALLING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND FOR OVER A WEEK THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TELL ME ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

2006 AVALON, 70K MILES. A HOSE CARRYING OIL FROM ONE PART OF THE ENGINE TO ANOTHER RUPTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE RESULT WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND POTENTIALLY THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON..LIGHT CAME ON TODAY (VSC) DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS UNTIL DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ENGINE STILL IDLING...PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, VERY DANGEROUS, NO SHOULDER. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND RESTARTED IT...GAVE IT A...

Mileage: 68,000

A FEW MONTHS AGO I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO TOYOTA ON NICHOLASVILLE WITH AN "OIL PROBLEM". IT HAD BEEN SLOWLY LEAKING OIL. NO OIL LIGHTS HAD COME ON. THEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I SAW SMOKE AND SMELLED OIL. THE VVTI OIL LINE WAS LEAKING AND HAD SORT OF "BLOWN UP" ALL OVER MY ENGINE. NEEDLESS T...

Mileage: 69,000

CAR STARTED LEAKING LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON. OIL LINE ON ENGINE LEAKING. OIL COVERED OTHER PARTS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA HAD NO MANUFACTURE REPLACEMENT PARTS IN USA AND STATED THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE MANUFACTURED. MANUFACTURE OF PARTS COULD TAKE ...

Mileage: 80,000

ON A 300 MILE ROAD TRIP. CHECK ENGINE & OIL LIGHT CAME ON NEAR END OF JOURNEY. DROVE INTO DEALERSHIP NEXT MORNING & WAS TOLD OIL LINE RUPTURED DEPLETING THE ENGINE OF ALL OIL AND NOW NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE ENGINE COULD HAVE SEIZED UP WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY OR CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO OIL IN ENGINE COMPA...

Mileage: 50,000

CAR COMPLETELY RAN OUT OF OIL WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER ILLUMINATING. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. FOUND OUT VVTI LINE HAD TSB (ALTHOUGH I HAD BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT FOR OIL CHANGE THE MONTH BEFORE) THE PART WAS BEING REDESIGNED BY TOYOTA AND WAS BACKORDERED. SIX WEE...

Mileage: 48,000

2006 AVALON. DRAMATIC LOSS OF OIL. NO OIL INDICATOR LIGHT, NO HIGH TEMP. SOME OIL LEFT IN ENGINE BUT DID NOT REGISTER ON DIPSTICK. OILTUBE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 86,537

1. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING WHIRRING NOISES WHEN IN MOTION AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED (UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, IT WAS DROPPING OIL. 2. AFTER IT WAS FIRST REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, IT OCCURRED AGAIN. 3. DEALER REPORTED FAILURE OF THE VVT-I PIPE, REPLACING THE PIPE, TIMING...

Mileage: 41,955

2006 TOYOTA AVALON TRANSMISSION HESITATES AT 0-35 MPH, ESPECIALLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. I NEED HELP BECAUSE TOYOTA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 34,500

VVT OIL LINE FAILURE-AS I WAS DRIVING, I HEARD A ?WHIRRING? NOISE FOR 1-2 MINUTES. THEN IT STOPPED, AND THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND OIL WAS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THERE WAS NO OIL LEVEL INDICATED ON THE DIPSTICK. ...

Mileage: 27,811

I WENT OUT THIS MORNING TO WARM MY CAR. WHEN I CAME OUT TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL ALL OF MY OIL HAD LEAKED OUT ON THE GROUND. I HAD JUST WENT IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHG AT THE TOYOTA DEALER. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER NOT KNOWING THAT MY ENGINE COULD HAVE LOCKED UP ON M...

Mileage: 50,000

ON 2/3/09 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE I ARRIVED AT WORK I COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE REAR AND UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY CAR. I CHECKED THE OIL IN THE ENGINE AND IT WAS EMPTY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VVTI LINE HAD BROKE ...

Mileage: 102,759

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE ARRIVED AT HER RESIDENCE AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT AN OIL HOSE H...

Mileage: 70,788

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON A SNOW PACKED INCLINE, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) ACTIVATED VOLUNTARY. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS PROCEEDING UP AN INCLINE ON SNOW...

Mileage: 68,000

I FOUND A HUGE AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES TO TAKE MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. THE OIL STICK READ EMPTY. I IMMEDIATELY ADDED OIL SO I COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I MADE SEVERAL CALLS BEFORE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HAD RECENTLY HAD MY ...

Mileage: 75,879

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL DROPPED DOWNWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE UNDER THE WARRANTY COVERAGE AND HAS NOT BEEN ...

Mileage: 12,000

CAR HAS BEEN FINE UP UNTIL THIS POINT. BUT WHEN STARTING THE CAR ONE MORNING, OIL BEGAN STREAMING ONTO THE GROUND. I FILLED THE CAR WITH OIL, DROVE THE 2 MILES TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND JUST UNDER 2 QUARTS LEAKED OUT AFTER THAT SHORT DRIVE. AFTER THEY REMOVED THE INSPECTION PLATE, THEY FOUND NO EVIDEN...

Mileage: 63,000

SUDDENLY OIL SPURTED OUT FROM UNDER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO AFTER DETERMINING IT WAS A RUPTURED HI-PRESSURE OIL LINE INFORMED ME IT WAS UNDER A SERVICE BULLETIN. THEY PROVIDED A LOANER AND REPAIRED IT WITHOUT COST AFTER A SECOND DAY IN THE SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPING LEVER DROPS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. FULLY DOWN (ALTHOUGH NOT VISIBLE THROUGH STEERING COLUMN) WITHIN 2-3 HOURS DRIVING. LEAVES STEERING WHEEL WITH FREE PLAY DURING OPERATION. SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

ON 12/7/2008 OIL CAME OUT FROM BOTTOM OF THE CAR. ON MONDAY 12/8 I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER--AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR I WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAILURE OF SOMETHING CALLED A VVTI OIL HOSE--THIS PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BY TOYOTA AND WONT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER OR MID JANU...

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY ACCESSING THE NAVIGATION MODULE DUE TO THE ROCKER SWITCH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DE...

2006 TOYOTA AVALON - DRIVER WAS TRAVELING IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER COVER. *NJ OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT 10-0553-90. *JB

I AM WRITING THIS FOR MY BROTHER WHO IS THE LEGAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. (2006 TOYOTA AVALON) HE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT LAUREL CARMAX TOYOTA ON JULY 30TH,2009. (INCLUDING BRAKE AND FLUID CHANGE) IN SEPETEMBER 7TH, HE WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON. HE IMMEDIATELY LOST BRAKE...

Mileage: 38,000

DRIVING CAR ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTING KNOCKING. OIL LIGHT WAS NOT ON. NEXT DAY CAR RAN 1/4 MILE AND ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. CHECKED OIL AND THERE WAS NONE IN THE ENGINE. THIS WAS ONE WEEK AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE AND 70,000 MILE FULL SERVICE. TOWED TO DEALER. WAS TOLD THE OIL PIPE HAD CORR...

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER WARNED THE CONTACT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HIS VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ADDED OIL AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN...

Mileage: 48,500

I STARTED TO NOTICE A CLUNK WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT WHICH I THOUGH T WAS UNUSUAL. IT CONCERNED ME THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE A WORN LINKAGE OR BALL JOINT AND THE CAR HAD ONLY 21,000 MILE ON IT. WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A BAD LOT OF A STEERING LINKAGE PART PUT ON CERTAIN AVALONS THAT...

Mileage: 21,000

I STARTED TO NOTICE A CLUNK WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT WHICH I THOUGH T WAS UNUSUAL. IT CONCERNED ME THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE A WORN LINKAGE OR BALL JOINT AND THE CAR HAD ONLY 21,000 MILE ON IT. WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A BAD LOT OF A STEERING LINKAGE PART PUT ON CERTAIN AVALONS THAT...

Mileage: 21,000

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON IS EQUIPPED WITH A LASER CRUISE CONTROL. ON 06/14/08, I WAS USING THE CONTROL WHEN IT FAILED. I WAS FORCED TO SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE TRAVELING IN FRONT OF ME ON INTERSTATE 495. I HAVE TESTED THE UNIT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL FAI...

Mileage: 50,000

WHENEVER I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE ,SUCH AS ENTERING A HIGHWAY FROM AN ON RAMP THE TRANSMISSION WILL HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE SPEEDING UP. I UNDERSTAND OTHER OWNERS HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED AND TOYOTA MADE CORRECTIONS COULD NOT FIND IT IN YOUR DATABASE. *TR

PURCHASED 2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM. OVER TIME, NAVIGATION SYSTEM DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. SPOKE WITH NUMEROUS PEOPLE AT TOYOTA, AND THEY ALL AGREED: 1) NAVIGATION SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION AS INTENDED 2) THERE IS NO KNOWN SOLUTION 3) TOYOTA IS NOT LOOKING FOR A FIX TO PRO...

Mileage: 10,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A DEAD STOP, THE ENGINE IDLES AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO THE EMISSION CONTROL. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEH...

Mileage: 23,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A DEAD STOP, THE ENGINE IDLES AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO THE EMISSION CONTROL. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEH...

Mileage: 23,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE TIRE WOULD SPIN AND THE BRAKES WOULD AUTOMATICALLY APPLY. THE CONTACT COULD NOT FEEL THE VEHICLE SPIN, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS APPLIED. THE DEAL...

Mileage: 18,000

STEERING VIBRATIONS AND CLICKS WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 17,500

STEERING COLUMN IN 2006 AVALON EXHIBITS PULSING RATCHET TYPE VIBRATION AND NOISE. MOST SEVERE WHEN TURNED AT LOWER SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

THE TRANSMISSION ACTS ERRATICALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. IF I AM ROLLING THROUGH A STOP SIGN OR JUST IN TRAFFICS AT 5-10 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL "HUNT" FOR A GEAR. SOMETIMES IT IS A HESITATION AND SOMETIMES IT JERKS INTO GEAR, DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH TROTTLE YOU APPLY. IF I AM STOP TURN RIGHT ON RED, HAVE PL...

Mileage: 6,000

STEERING WHEEL CLUNKS DURING ACCELERATION, BRAKING, AND ROTATING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER FOR WHICH THEY INDICATED THAT THE "STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT" HAD FAILED AND SO THEY REPLACED IT. WHILE PICKING UP THE CAR, I HAD ASKED TO EXAMINE THE OLD SH...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. UPON ENTERING THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF HOT GASOLINE AND BURNING WIRES. THE VEHICLE IS A SMART START VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. WHILE BEING PARKED FOR TWO HOURS, THE VEHICLE HEATED THE ENTIRE GARAGE AND WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH. T...

Mileage: 17,300

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON IN SEPT. '06. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AT SLOW SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. IF I AM SLOWING ALMOST TO A STOP AND THEN STARTING UP AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE, THE ENGINE REVS UP, AND THEN THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AS THE TRANSMISSION ...

WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM THE ON RAMP AND WITH PLENTY OF TIME UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS MY TOYOTA AVALON, UPON ACCELERATION THE ENGINE ACTUALLY CUT OUT I MEAN WITH A SERIOUS HESITATION THAT I COULD NOT RESPOND TO IN TIME. THE AUTO QUICKLY APPROACHING MY REAR VEERED INTO THE NEXT LANE CAUSING THE THIR...

Mileage: 9,988

WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM THE ON RAMP AND WITH PLENTY OF TIME UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS MY TOYOTA AVALON, UPON ACCELERATION THE ENGINE ACTUALLY CUT OUT I MEAN WITH A SERIOUS HESITATION THAT I COULD NOT RESPOND TO IN TIME. THE AUTO QUICKLY APPROACHING MY REAR VEERED INTO THE NEXT LANE CAUSING THE THIR...

Mileage: 9,988

I HAVE A SET OF 215/55-17 LIFELINER SLE TIRES BY COOPER TIRES. THEY WERE INSTALLED ON MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AT 19000 MILES. I HAVE 33000 ON THEM NOW. THEY WERE BALANCED AND ROTATED AT 10000 MILES. I HAVE MADE 3 COMPLAINTS TO DEALER ABOUT TIRES. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY ROUGH RIDING LIKE THEY HAVE KNOTS ...

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AROUND A ROTARY, AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO DRIFT A BIT TO ALLOW A PRECEDING CAR TO ENTER. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL GENTLY, THERE WAS A SUDDEN VIOLENT KICK WHICH FRIGHTENED BOTH ME AND MY WIFE. (I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED IN LOW, BUT IT WAS AS IF WE HAD ...

Mileage: 21,393

WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED AND GREEN LIGHT ON,WHEN THE START BUTTON IS PRESSED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WILL BUZZ BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WILL BUZZ AND THE ENGINE WILL FIRE AND THEN DIE. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. TH...

Mileage: 7,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY ENGAGING THE BRAKES OR NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVING MAT WASN'T THE CAUSE OF THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 7,295

(1) HEAVY BRAKING TO AVOID A COLLISION LEADS UP TO THE ONGOING FAILURES (2) FAILURE IS THE FRICTION LOCK FOR THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL SLOWLY RELEASES DURING NORMAL STOP AND GO DRIVING AND AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, A HEAVY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES WILL CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO COLLAPSE INWAR...

Mileage: 19,000

DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, USING THE IR LASER CRUISE CONTROL, AND FOLLOWING A PICKUP TRUCK AT A SPEED BELOW THE "SET" SPEED OF THE CRUISE SYSTEM. AS WE APPROACHED A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THE TRUCK SLOWED AND MY CRUISE APPLIED THE BRAKES ON MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON AS IT SHOULD. I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO DI...

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK COLUMN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,373.

Mileage: 8,373

TRANSMISSION HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A BRAKING SITUATION. TRANSMISSION DELAY IMPAIRING ABILITY TO MERGE OR SAFELY CHANGE LANES. REPEATED OCCURRENCES SINCE MAY 2006. CAR IS ONCE AGAIN IN SHOP FOR INSPECTION. *TR

TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY FAILS TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED HALF-TO-FULL TO GAIN SPEED QUICKLY FOR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, ETC. AT TIMES, DOWNSHIFT SIMPLY DOES NOT OCCUR, OTHER TIMES THERE IS A ONE-TO-TWO SECOND HESITATION BEFORE THE DOWNSHIFT/ACCELERATION OCCURS.

Mileage: 9,500

LASER CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM: WHEN THE SYSTEM DETECTS A VEHICLE/OBJECT WITHIN THE PROGRAMMED FOLLOWING DISTANCE IT SLOWS THE VEHICLE AS DESIGNED. WHEN THE VEHICLE/OBJECT THEN LEAVES THE DETECTION ZONE THE VEHICLE WILL, IF IT HAS SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY, SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFT AND ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY. T...

Mileage: 1,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BURNED. THE CAUSE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY STEMMED FROM A PIECE OF METAL ATTACHED TO A PURSE RESTING ON THE SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM BETWEEN HER CHILD'S LEGS WHERE THE PURSE WAS LOCAT...

Mileage: 44,445

I' HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP, APRIL 2006 WITH THE TRANSMISSION/LINKAGE SLIPPING/NOT ENGAGING AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT WAS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING TURNS, BUT ALSO OCCURS WHEN SLOWING DOWN, AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP. ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED ...

Mileage: 50

MY WIFE LEFT WORK AND EXPERIENCED BRAKING PROBLEMS, HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP. A FEW HUNDRED FEET LATER SHE CAME TO AN INTERSECTION AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, WHICH DID NOT WORK. SHE ROLLED INTO THE INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TO AVOID BEING T - BONED SHE ACCELERATED AND RAN OFF AN AJACENT ROA...

Mileage: 11,500

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY AFTER SLOWING, THE TRANSMISSION ACTS AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, AND SEVERELY HESITATES, WHEN AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO ACCELERATE. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. THERE ARE YEARS OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOME HAVE NOT BEEN REAR-ENDED OR S...

Mileage: 10,500

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY AFTER SLOWING, THE TRANSMISSION ACTS AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, AND SEVERELY HESITATES, WHEN AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO ACCELERATE. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. THERE ARE YEARS OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOME HAVE NOT BEEN REAR-ENDED OR S...

Mileage: 10,500

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME HE COMPLETED A TURN IN THE 2006 TOYOTA AVALON ( WITH FAILURE MILEAGE: 5 MILES AT SLOW RATE OF SPEED UNDER 20 MPH, WITH THE FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING ,THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE JE...

Mileage: 5

TOYOTA AVALON 2006 HAS A PROTRUDING PIECE CYLINDER IN THE MID-SECTION OF THE TRUNK THAT HAS A CUTOUT WITH AN EXTREMELY SHARP EDGE. IT CUT MY FINGER WHEN PUTTING GROCERIES IN MY TRUNK AND MY DAUGHTER'S FRIEND WHEN REMOVING LUGGAGE. THIS COULD BE VERY SERIOUS FOR DIABETICS AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT CUT...

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AT SLOW SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP. IF I AM SLOWING ALMOST TO A STOP AND THEN STARTING UP AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE, THE ENGINE REVS UP, AND THEN THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AS THE TRANSMISSION FINA...

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE GAS PEDAL CONTINUED TO DEPRESS ON ITS OWN AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF IT. I STOOD ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT TOOK ABOUT 5 SECONDS FOR THE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE AFTER ACCEL...

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE GAS PEDAL CONTINUED TO DEPRESS ON ITS OWN AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF IT. I STOOD ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT TOOK ABOUT 5 SECONDS FOR THE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE AFTER ACCEL...

(1) TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 11:30 PM, JANUARY 16, 2007. I AM DRIVING SOUTHBOUND IN OUTSIDE LANE ON DIVIDED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 400' BEHIND VEHICLE AHEAD, HEADLIGHTS ON DIM. WEATHER IS CLEAR, ROADS ARE CLEAR, HOWEVER, AREA HAD RECENT ICE AND SLEET BUT MOST HAS BEEN SNOW PLOWED TO THE ROAD ...

Mileage: 10,386

REQUEST TO REMOVE THE KNEE LEVEL AIR BAG FROM THE 2006 TOYOTA AVALON**CC THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS IN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE KNEE BOLSTER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SHE SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO BOTH FEET, SEVERE CONTUSIONS ON BOTH FEET AND A THIRD DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN ON HER LEFT LEG. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING AT 10 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLUGGISH WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, AND LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 01/19/07. *JB

Mileage: 12,090

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WITH ~15,000 MILES ON IT. INTERMITTENTLY, THE CAR WILL HESITATE ON ACCELERATION. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, AT TIMES, TO AVOID A SIDE-SWIPE COLLISION. THE DELAY IN INPUT TO THE ACCELERA...

Mileage: 1,000

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WITH ~15,000 MILES ON IT. INTERMITTENTLY, THE CAR WILL HESITATE ON ACCELERATION. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, AT TIMES, TO AVOID A SIDE-SWIPE COLLISION. THE DELAY IN INPUT TO THE ACCELERA...

Mileage: 1,000

WE HAVE FOUND THE AUTO LEVELING HEADLIGHTS (HID) TO BE AIMED MUCH TOO LOW. WE ARE NOT COMFORTABLE USING LOW BEAMS AT 55 MPH AND THE HIGH BEAMS ARE NOT NEARLY AS GOOD AS CONVENTIONAL HEADLIGHTS. *NM

Mileage: 1

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE ACCELERATING AND TURNING A CORNER THE VEHICLE HESITATED, AND THEN LURCHED FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 10/17/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE ACCELERATING AND TURNING A CORNER THE VEHICLE HESITATED, AND THEN LURCHED FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 10/17/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 500

2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED HEADLIGHTS HAVE VERY POOR ILLUMINATION BEYOND 2 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THERE IS A VERY DISTINCTIVE LINE WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS PROJECT AHEAD OF THE CAR AND FROM THERE IT'S VERY DARK AHEAD. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, AT 60 MPH TRYING TO ...

Mileage: 3,100

WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS FOR A QUICK ACCELERATION, THERE IS ALMOST A GAGGING SULFUR SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ENTERING THE FREEWAY VIA AN ON-RAMP OR JUST PASSING ANOTHER CAR. *NM

Mileage: 20

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A SERVICE DEALER AND RELEASED WITHOUT IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE AT THE END OF THE TRIP WHERE THE DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE F...

Mileage: 3,900

BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AUG 2005. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. TOOK FEW SECONDS TO RESPOND TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, FEW TIMES I ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE OF THAT DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. *NM

I OWN A 2006 AVALON LTD. UPON ENTERING THE ON-RAMP TO ROUTE 23 IN WAYNE, NJ, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE CAR. AFTER CONFIRMING THERE WAS ROOM TO MERGE, I APPLIED THE GAS AND ATTEMPTED TO MERGE. I NOTICED AND HEARD THE TACHOMETER SURGE BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. I LOST MY OPPORTU...

Mileage: 5,500

2006 TOYOTA AVALON SURGED FORWARD AFTER RESETTING CRUISE CONTROL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE TACHOMETER WENT INTO THE RED BEFORE SHE COULD REACT AND HIT THE BRAKE. AFTER THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO HIT THE BRAKE EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 10,800

AT TIMES THE ENGINE SPEED DOES NOT INCREASE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. SUCH AS WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND AT TIMES WHEN I TRY TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I CANNOT INCREASE SPEED OR WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE THE...

Mileage: 570

AT TIMES THE ENGINE SPEED DOES NOT INCREASE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. SUCH AS WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND AT TIMES WHEN I TRY TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I CANNOT INCREASE SPEED OR WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE THE...

Mileage: 570

PURCHASED A CERTIFIED, USED 2006 TOYOTA AVALON TOURING MODEL ON JULY 15, 2006. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP, I NOTICED A SERIOUS HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION, ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KOONS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON JULY 8, 2006 AND HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SHO...

Mileage: 10,300

I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON ON 24 DEC 2005. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHEN I COME TO A STOP, NO MATTER WHAT THE SPEED IS THE RPM WILL REV UP TO ABOUT 2000 RPM. I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME STOPPING THE CAR. IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION & DANGEROUS POSITION I AM IN. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I D...

2006 TOYOTA AVALON HEADLIGHTS ARE TO DIM AFTER DARK AND DOES NOT PROJECT FAR ENOUGH TO SEE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. *KB *JB

I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE OUR NEW (PICKED-UP 26 JAN 06) TOYOTA AVALON LOOKED OVER AS IT HAD 3,500 MILES. WE LIVE IN THE OZARKS AND OF COURSE IT IS VERY HILLY. I NORMALLY USE THE "MANUAL" MODE ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AS TO DESCEND THE HIL...

Mileage: 3,500

CAR DID NOT START FOR SEVERAL TRIES. ON ABOUT THE 5TH TRY, THE MOMENT I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE THROTTLE STUCK AND THE CAR HURTLED OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT VEERED TO THE LEFT (AS YOU FACE THE GARAGE) IMMEDIATELY AFTER CLEARING THE GARAGE, CUT UNDER THE BRANCHES OF A BIG SPRUCE TREE ON THE CORNER O...

Mileage: 3,823

CAR DID NOT START FOR SEVERAL TRIES. ON ABOUT THE 5TH TRY, THE MOMENT I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE THROTTLE STUCK AND THE CAR HURTLED OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT VEERED TO THE LEFT (AS YOU FACE THE GARAGE) IMMEDIATELY AFTER CLEARING THE GARAGE, CUT UNDER THE BRANCHES OF A BIG SPRUCE TREE ON THE CORNER O...

Mileage: 3,823

RE: TOYOTA 2006 AVALON I RECENTLY BOUGHT A TOYOTA AVALON. IT NOW HAS 3800 MILES ON IT. IN THE SECOND WEEK AFTER THE PURCHASE, I WAS DRIVING ON A RAMP TO ENTER A LIMITED ACCESS HIGH WAY. SPEED WAS ABOUT 50 MPH AS I BLENDED IN WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THE LANE I WAS IN STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE L...

RE: TOYOTA 2006 AVALON I RECENTLY BOUGHT A TOYOTA AVALON. IT NOW HAS 3800 MILES ON IT. IN THE SECOND WEEK AFTER THE PURCHASE, I WAS DRIVING ON A RAMP TO ENTER A LIMITED ACCESS HIGH WAY. SPEED WAS ABOUT 50 MPH AS I BLENDED IN WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THE LANE I WAS IN STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE L...

LTR FM (FL) RE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN HER 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER OVER FIVE TIMES WITHIN IN A SIX WEEK PERIOD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN SURGE FORWARD WHEN GENTLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE REAR SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE ...

LTR FM (FL) RE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN HER 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER OVER FIVE TIMES WITHIN IN A SIX WEEK PERIOD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN SURGE FORWARD WHEN GENTLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE REAR SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE ...

LTR FM (FL) RE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN HER 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER OVER FIVE TIMES WITHIN IN A SIX WEEK PERIOD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN SURGE FORWARD WHEN GENTLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE REAR SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE ...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED, I REACHED DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD TO ACTIVATE A SHADE SCREEN FOR THE BACK WINDOW IN ORDER TO DEFRAY GLARE FROM HEADLIGHTS AND I PRESSED THE TRUNK BUTTON BY MISTAKE. (WHICH IS LOCATED VERY NEAR BY) THE TRUNK OPENED WHILE ...

HID HEADLIGHTS ON THE TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED ARE UNSAFE AT NIGHT ESPECIALLY ON HILLS IN UNLIT COUNTRY AREAS WHEN THE ARC OF LIGHT EXTENDS LESS THAN 2 CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DVD THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE FOR YOUR VIEWING. *NM

Mileage: 1,505

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. THE DEFECTIVE SEALS ...

Mileage: 85

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE TRANSMISSION MOMENTARILY HESITATES BEFORE PROPERLY SELECTING THE CORRECT GEAR TO ENGAGE. THIS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ELE...

Mileage: 3

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT NIGHT WITH DIM HEADLIGHTS, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THROUGH COUNTRY ROADS AND MOUNTAINS, BUT DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC EXTERIOR LEVEL LIGHTING THERE WAS POOR VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REALIGNED THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS.

Mileage: 417