5.4

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
17,375 miles

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problem #4

Jul 152004

Avalon 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 69,500 miles
Automatic transmission failed at 69,500 mark. Ook car into dealer and thought it was noisy brakes. Rove about 100 more miles and something broke. The transmission almost seized, could of caused an accident.

- Wescosville, PA, USA

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problem #3

Jan 062004

Avalon

  • miles
While driving consumer heard noise coming from underneath the hood. Took vehicle to the dealer for analysis, and mechanic noticed that transmission needed to be replaced due to oil and coolant mixed in together.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

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problem #2

Dec 312002

Avalon 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While my usual mechanic was performing preventive maintenance on the automatic transmission at 64,500 miles, he discovered a large, bent bolt in the transmission fluid pan which was not there when the transmission was last serviced at 39,000 miles. He did not note any metal shavings, etc. And the car runs fine. He was not able to determine where the bolt came from. However, this is an obvious concern and I would like to know what Toyota has to say about it and whether it is likely to cause a transmission problem or failure.

- Schenectady, NY, USA

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problem #1

Feb 011999

(reported on)

Avalon

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Automatic transmission malfunctiions.

- Glendora, CA, USA

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