10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
59,819 miles

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problem #2

Dec 012008

Avalon

  • miles
Musty wet smell inside car when heater or air conditioner fan is turned on. Off and on smell of overheated electrical wires.

- Jamison, PA, USA

problem #1

Dec 072009

Avalon

  • 46,000 miles
I owned a 2008 avolan. It caught fire Dec. 7 2009 and burned up. I thought I needed to report this to someone. I don't want this to happen to someone else, and the result could be death. I got hurt bad but I am better now.

- Hallsville, TX, USA