10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 2 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 1
- Average Mileage:
- 45,917 miles
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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 Camry at that time the part was on backorder for 3 weeks. All the people that I know who own a Avalon 2006 to 2009 have had the same problem. When I reported it to Toyota corporate the customer service person said they wer not aware of an issue. When I called the dealer prior to bring the car in they what the issue was when I described what the car was doing. At that time I did not know who to report this defect to.
- Winston, GA, USA
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 TV12310 in septemberof 2008 recommending replacement of the oil line, but there was no recall on it. I have no idea if my engine survived this incident it is still in the shop waiting for estimate.
- Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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 I was driving caused me to divert my attention from the road momentarily trying to figure out what had happened. I feel that this is a dangerous feature, allowing the trunk to be opened by accident while driving. I was told that there is a switch in the glove box that will lock out the trunk button. The problem with that is, we have a smart key system and there is no way to open the trunk from the outside of the car when that by-pass switch is used.
- El Sobrante, CA, USA
- Snoqualmie, WA, USA