5.6

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,880 miles

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problem #5

Mar 052005

Avalon 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 39,900 miles
Struts and strut plates, engine smoking at 40,000 miles.

- Redlands, CA, USA

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problem #4

Mar 152003

Avalon 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 39,500 miles
At 39,00 mi. My 1999 Toyota Avalon makes alot of noise under the vehicle, vibrates at any speed on less than smooth road, vibrates on freeway at 70 mph.loud clunking noises. Car dealer replaced front struts and aligned front to no avail.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

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problem #3

Sep 012000

Avalon

  • miles
Front struts on suspension were replaced at about 24000 miles due to noise indicating failure of same. Now dealer won't replace rear struts making same type of noise when crossing bump at low speeds. Fear is that suspension could fail at higher speeds leading to serious accident.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

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problem #2

Mar 192001

Avalon

  • miles
While driving would experience vibration on entire vehicle. Would feel like there was a flat tire. Higher the speed stronger is vibration, and could not be duplicated by dealer.

- Saratoga, CA, USA

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problem #1

Nov 231998

Avalon

  • miles
Consumer was afraid that the struts were wearing out abnormally because he kept hearing noises coming from vehicle. Problem was reported to the dealership. Dealership was aware of the problem, but did not have a solution for this problem.

- Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA

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