2006 Toyota Avalon Complaint Log

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 WITH THE AVALON. I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME, BUT APPARENTLY THIS WILL DUMP MOST OF THE OIL FROM THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TO INDICATE THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW OR THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THE VVT WAS FIXED AND I DROVE OFF ONLY TO RETURN DUE TO AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. COME TO FIND OUT DUE TO THE VVT VALVE RUPTURE AND THE DUMPING OF OIL, THE CAM WAS DESTROYED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 5600.00. TOYOTA IS THE ONLY PLACE THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED. IF THE SERVICE ADVISOR KNOWS THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE TECH PERSON LOOKS AT YOUR CAR, SOUNDS LIKE A VERY ALL TOO FAMILIAR PROBLEM FOR THERE NOT TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

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.

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

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 BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE WAS EVERY WHERE (AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED). WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL, THERE WAS NO OIL LEFT AS INDICATED ON THE DIPSTICK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA, WHICH DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A PENDING TSB ON THIS LINE, SO THEY CHARGED US FOR REPLACING IT. UP UNTIL NOW, I'M AFRAID TO TAKE THE CAR FOR LONG DISTANCE DRIVE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WAS DONE DUE TO LACK OF OIL. AFTER I GOT HOME, I CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER, BUT THEY REFUSE TO LOOK AT IT, UNLESS I PUT OUT MONEY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. MY COMPLAINT AND CONCERN IS THAT THE PART THAT GOT REPLACED IS THE SAME PART THAT FAILED. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, I'M AFRAID THIS PROBLEM WILL REPEAT AGAIN IN ABOUT ANOTHER 44000 MILES, WHICH THE CAR IS ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO, THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, SO IT PROVES VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ON THE LONG TRIP. *TR

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 ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19000.

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 TOYOTA. MY CONCERN IS IT SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER WHO OWN 2006 AVALONS. IF THE PART IS FAULTY WHY DON'T THEY RECALL THE CARS AND REPLACE THE FAULTY PARTS. *TR

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, THEN AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS IT WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY. BY THIS TIME I HAD PULLED OFF INTO A GAS STATION. AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE STATION THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. AFTER IT WAS PARKED, I CHECKED THE DIPSTICK AND THERE WAS NO OIL WHATSOEVER IN THE CAR. AS WELL, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COATED WITH OIL. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR, INCLUDING THE INSIDE OF THE WHEELS AND BRAKES WAS COMPLETELY COATED WITH OIL AS WELL. THE BACK OF THE TRUNK ALSO HAD A LIGHT COAT OF OIL ON IT, PRESUMABLY FROM THE SPRAY UNDERNEATH WHILE TRAVELING @ 65-70MPH. I THEN PURCHASED A QUART OF OIL, PUT IT IN THE ENGINE AND IT DRAINED ONTO THE GROUND. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TOWN & COUNTRY TOYOTA, A CHARLOTTE DEALER, WHO SAID THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS RUPTURE OF THE OIL BYPASS HOSE. AS I HAD NOTICED THE PREVIOUS NIGHT, THIS HOSE IS 1) VERY CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND SUBJECT TO HITS FROM ROAD DEBRIS, ETC. AND 2) VERY CLOSE TO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE. THE USE OF A RUBBER HOSE FOR A PRESSURIZED FLAMMABLE LIQUID SYSTEM IN THIS LOCATION IS ABSOLUTELY RECKLESS. AT A MINIMUM, IT SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF ARMORED OR SHIELDED HOSE. I'M AMAZED THE CAR DIDN'T START ON FIRE FROM BEING DOUSED WITH FIVE QUARTS OF OIL LEAKING FROM THE RUPTURED HOSE AND SUSPECT THE WIND FROM INTERSTATE SPEEDS PREVENTED THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE SERVICE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006 AVALONS AND HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ISSUED. THE ONLY THE ENGINE WASN'T DESTROYED (WITH 39,000 MILES ON IT) WAS BECAUSE I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN A GOOD POSITION TO PULL OFF. TODAY I FOUND THE SAME ISSUE DOCUMENTED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. *TR

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 REIMBURSEMENT. THIS WAS SUBMITTED TO TOYOTA ON JANUARY 11, 2010. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED UNTIL I CONTACTED THEM AFTER 71 DAYS. AFTER A LENGTHY DELAY, I WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE REPAIRS WERE NOT COMPLETED BY AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER. MY COMPLAINT IS I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES AND REPAIRS DUE TO TOYOTA'S DEFECTIVE PARTS WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT AFTER TOYOTA ADMITTED THEIR PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *TR

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

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 FIRST DAY I LEASED THE CAR, I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FRIENDS THAT I THOUGHT MY ELECTONICALLY-CONTROLLED TRANSMISSION WAS "TOO SMART"--THAT IT THOUGHT IT KNEW BETTER HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR THAN I DID. I HAVE A FEATHER TOUCH IN MY DRIVING STYLE, AND I HAVE NOT LIKED HOW THE TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT WANTS TO BE SHIFTING UP OR DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. NOW, WITH THE RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE, I AM WONDERING IF THE ISSUE IS BROADER AND COULD BE PART OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUE? *CN

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 . *TR

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 WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS OR SOUNDS ADVISING ME OF THE PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY THE LOSS OF OIL ONLY OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND GARAGE AREA. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. THEY INSTALLED SEVERAL GASKETS, A TIMING CHAIN COVER, A FIPG OIL PAN, A BELT (V-RIBBED), NON-CHLOR BRAKE C, A REPLACEABLE ELEME, ANOTHER GASKET, A PIPE SUB-ASSY, 0I. SINCE OIL WAS SPRAYED IN ENGINE AREA, THEY HAD TO WASH ENGINE OFF. UPON RESEARCHING THIS OIL LOSS PROBLEM, I FIND MANY OTHER 2006 TOYOTA AVALONS HAVE EXPERIENCED EXACTLY THE SAME THING. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I AM SURE MY ENGINE WOULD HAVE QUIT ON ME WITH NO WARNING AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A BAD ACCIDENT NOT TO MENTION THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE ITSELF. *TR

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 WARNING AT ALL. HAD CAR TOLLED TO REPAIR SHOP. ENGINE MAY BE GONER. *TR

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 TELL THE SERVICE PERSON EVERYTHING HE TOLD ME THAT PROBLEM WAS A HOSE AND THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT 400.00 TO REPAIR AS MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

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 ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,592.

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 THIS CONDITION." FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER AVALON OWNERS, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. *TR

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 REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY NOTED THAT A RUBBER HOSE THAT PRESUMABLY CIRCULATES ENGINE OIL HAD RUPTURED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE THAT DAY WITH PARTS READILY AVAILABLE FROM THE LOCAL DEALER. WHEN THE REPAIR MAN WAS CONVERSING WITH THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER (A FRIEND), THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM THEN LATER CHANGED HIS STORY. RATHER SUSPICIOUS.*TR

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 CAR. I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE RECENTLY. I AM WAITING FOR MY TOYOTA DEALER TO CALL ME BACK. I HAVE LEFT 2 MESSAGES. *TR

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-TUBING CONNECTION ON AN EXTERNAL LUBE OIL LINE TO THE VVT MECHANISM. I HAD 51K MILES, SO THE REPAIR WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A NEW SOLID METAL TUBE AS IS USED ON THE 2009 MODELS TO REPLACE THE ONE THE DEALER INSTALLED WHICH STILL HAD THE RUBBER HOSE PORTION. I HAVE PURCHASED TOYOTAS SINCE THE MID '80'S AND THIS IS MY FIRST SERIOUS DISAPPOINTMENT IN BOTH THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT AND THE CONDUCT OF THE COMPANY FOR NOT RECALLING THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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

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 INFORMED ME THAT MY OIL COOLING LINE ALSO KNOWN AS THE VVTI LINE HAD RUPTURED AND TOYOTA HAS A NEW REPLACEMENT PART THAT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. LANCASTER TOYOTA DIDN'T HAVE THE NEW REPLACEMENT PART HOWEVER THEY COULD PUT THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BACK ON MY CAR AT A COST OF $307.09 WHICH WOULD ALLOW ME TO GET HOME. AFTER GETTING MY CAR FROM PA I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO TOYOTA OF BOWIE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK MY ENGINE FOR DAMAGE. THEY SAID HE DIDN'T SEE ANY DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. I PICKED MY CAR UP AND DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AWAY FROM TOYOTA OF BOWIE PUT THE CAR IN PARK & SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND HEARD THE ENGINE KNOCKING. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND SAW OIL SPURTING OUT AND DRIPPING EVERYWHERE'..THE OIL COOLING LINE (VVTI LINE PART NO. 1570731012) HAD RUPTURED AGAIN! I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO TOYOTA OF BOWIE AND AS OF TODAY 4/28 IT IS STILL THERE. NO ONE WILL CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. NOT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS, OR LANCASTER TOYOTA. *TR

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 VERY LOW. AT THIS POINT I REALIZED THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM SO I PUT ANOTHER TWO QUARTS IN MY CAR AND CONTACTED LANCASTER TOYOTA IN LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA (717-569-7373). I EXPLAINED MY SITUATION TO THEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE. MY SERVICE ADVISOR'S NAME AT LANCASTER TOYOTA WAS MS. SHARON ESHELMAN. MS. ESHELMAN INFORMED ME THAT MY OIL COOLING LINE ALSO KNOWN AS THE VVTI LINE HAD RUPTURED AND TOYOTA HAS A NEW REPLACEMENT PART THAT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. LANCASTER TOYOTA DIDN'T HAVE THE NEW REPLACEMENT PART HOWEVER THEY COULD PUT THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BACK ON MY CAR AT A COST OF $307.09 WHICH WOULD ALLOW ME TO GET HOME. I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM LANCASTER TOYOTA THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH AND DROVE IT TO TOYOTA OF BOWIE TO CHECK MY ENGINE FOR DAMAGE. ON FRIDAY THEY CALLED AND SAID HE DIDN'T SEE ANY DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE AND PICK THE CAR UP. I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO MY SON'S DOCTOR'S OFFICE IN CROFTON, MD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AWAY FROM TOYOTA OF BOWIE. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND HEARD THE ENGINE KNOCKING. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND SAW OIL SPURTING OUT AND DRIPPING EVERYWHERE, THE OIL COOLING LINE (VVTI LINE PART NO. 1570731012) HAD RUPTURED AGAIN! I CALLED TOYOTA AND INFORMED THEM OF THE EVENTS AND THEY TOLD ME TO TOW THE CAR BACK TO THEM. TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA SHOULD RECALL THIS PART BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE. THIS PART CAN RUPTURE AT ANY POINT AND TIME AND THE OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. PLEASE SEE LINKS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/AVALON/2006/ENGINE/COMPLETE_LOSS_OF_ENGINE_OIL_WITH_NO_WARNING_LIGHT.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/TOYOTA/AVALON. *TR

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 LITTLE GAS AND THOUGHT I COULD EXIT THE FREEWAY..AS I GAVE IT GAS TRYING TO MERGE BACK INTO THE SLOW LANE WITH 65MPH TRAFFIC..IT NEARLY CAUSED A REAR IN COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE.. MY CAR CUT OUT AND THEN IT WENT UP TO 50MPH (CUTTING OUT THE ENTIRE TIME)..ENOUGH TO GET ME OFF THE FREEWAY. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING. WHATEVER THE PROBLEM WITH THE VSC...WILL BE DETERMINED IN THE MORNING AT THE TOYOTA DEALER. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

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

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

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 COMPARTMENT & UNDERCARRIAGE. *TR

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 AS I TURNED ON THE CAR, ALL THE OIL CAME POURING OUT ONTO THE PARKING LOT. DROVE THE CAR INTO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP & LEFT IT. WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD NEED A COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILT. LEFT THE CAR IN COVINGTON LA & RETURNED TO HOUSTON. THE CAR WAS DELIVERED BACK TO ME IN HOUSTON IN A FEW WEEKS. ON JUNE 30, 2009 I WAS ON ANOTHER DRIVE ABOUT 90 MILES FROM HOME & A/C STOPPED WORKING. TOOK INTO LOCAL DEALERSHIP - TOLD FREON WAS TOTALLY EMPTY. THEY REFILLED & COULD FIND NO LEAKS. WHILE IN FOR THIS ISSUE, THEY DISCOVERED THAT A VALVE COVER WAS LEAKING & REPLACED IT. *TR

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

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 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. *CN

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 60-90 DAYS. DEALER REPLACED PART WITH SUBSTITUTE OIL LINE RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA IN ORDER TO REPAIR CAR IN A TIMELY MANNER. CAR WAS COVERED IN OIL UNDER CAR AND WAS NOT CLEANED. MOTOR COULD HAVE BEEN RUINED HAD OIL LEAK NOT BEEN DISCOVERED WHEN PARKING THE CAR. NOTICE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM NATIONALLY AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. PRICE OF NON TOYOTA PART AND REPAIRS WAS $683.00. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN A RECALL, WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS PART IS CAUSING. *TR

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 FROM WHICH I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR AND DROVE IT INTO THEIR SERVICE BAY. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR I NOTICED THAT A GREAT AMOUNT OF OIL WAS POURING OUT ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE SERVICE BAY. THE SERVICE MAN CAME OVER AND I BEGAN TO EXPLAIN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE OIL LEAK. THEY IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME WHAT IT WAS - AN RUBBER OIL LINE. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR THREE DAYS AND RETURNED IT "REPAIRED". NOW AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS I AGAIN NOTICE THE SAME SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND INTEND TO TAKE IT AS SOON AS I CAN BACK TO THE DEALER. QUESTION: WHY ISN'T TOYOTA PUTTING OUT A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND MODEL OF THE TOYOTA? I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BEING MADE. *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 RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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 CHAIN COVER, GASKETS, CAMSHAFT GEAR ASSEMBLY, CYLINDER HEAD GASKET, CAMSHAFT BEARING, CAMSHAFT GEAR ASSEMBLY, ADDITIONAL GASKETS AND BOLTS. *TR

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. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE REMAINING OIL DRAINED OUT UNDER THE CAR. THE TOYOTA DEALER INDICATED THEY HAD 3 OTHER AVALONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND PARTS WERE BACKORDERED. NO REPAIR DATE WAS PROMISED. FROM ON-LINE MESSAGE BOARDS, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 05-06 AVALON. TOYOTA IS APPARENTLY WELL AWARE OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO PROACTIVE REPAIR/REPLACE THE LINE. THERE IS NO WARNING OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT HAPPENS, AND IT MAY LEAVE THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

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 ME. LUCKILY I MADE IT TO THE DEALER SAFELY. AFTER LOOKING AT MY CAR THE TOYOTA REP. CAME OUT AND TOLD ME THAT MY VVTL LINE HAS BUSTED. I WAS LIKE THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR. I ONLY HAD IT FOR 3 YEARS. THE REP SAID THAT THE PART IS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE SOME WEEKS BEFORE THE PART COMES IN. SHE SAID THAT THEY ALREADY HAD CARS THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING FOR WEEKS. SHE SAID THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. I REALLY THINK THAT ITS CRAZY THAT TOYOTA HAVE HAD THIS MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE VVTL LINE BREAKING AND HAVE NOT MADE THEY CUSTOMERS AWARE OF IT. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH TOYOTA, AND I THINK THAT THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON ALL CARS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. AT LEAST SEND SOMETHING OUT TO THERE CUSTOMERS MAKING THEM AWARE OF IT. THE THING IS NOW THE PART THAT THEY ARE SENDING OUT ..WILL THAT HAVE A DEFECT IN IT TOO? IF THEY ARE JUST REPLACING THE SAME OLD PART WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR CAR ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE? IF IT WASN'T FOR MY CO-WORKER TELLING ME ABOUT THIS WEBSITE I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST SO UPSETTING! *TR

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 AND ALL THE OIL IN THE ENGINE WAS GONE. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR 2 WEEKS. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE UNTIL THEY TAKE IT APART AND INSPECT IT. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATED BILL OF $1800 FOR PARTS ONLY, NOT INCLUDING LABOR CHARGES. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 2,000 MILES AGO. MY CAR IS TAKEN IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT HELP ME BECAUSE THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT ABOUT THIS PART DID NOT INCLUDE MY CAR, IT WAS FOR THE '05 MODEL NOT THE '06. *TR

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 WEEKS LATER ( I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR), TOYOTA REPLACED THE PART AND REFUSES TO TEST THE ENGINE FOR DAMAGE CAUSED AS A RESULT OF CAR RUNNING COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSIGNED US A CASE NUMBER BUT THEN NO ONE EVER CALLED US BACK, MEANWHILE I DO NOT WANT TO ACCEPT MY CAR AS I FEEL IT IS POTENTIALLY UNSAFE DUE THE OBVIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE THAT HAD TO HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE ENGINE WAS BANGING AND KNOCKING BEFORE I REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ISSUE RECALL AND HAS FAILED AT WARNING CONSUMERS AND THE DEALERS HAVE FAILED AT DOING DUE DILIGENCE IN CHECKING THE TSB ISSUES WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR SHOPS. IF I HAD KNOWN THIS WAS A POTENTIAL ISSUE, THE ENGINE DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. *TR

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 STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING AGAIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ORIGINALLY REPLACED THE PUMP IN 2009. THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS AND THEY COULD NOT REPLACE IT WITHOUT CHARGING HIM FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

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 HAD BURST. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH THE PART WAS AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS COMPONENT NOT BEING REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART BEING ON BACKORDER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,788. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/09/09. *JB

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 CAR SERVICED AT ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. WHEN DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM THE MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT INSTANTLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE AVALON. I CALLED TWO OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAD THE SAME RESPONSE. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AND AT THAT TIME TOLD ME THAT THE "PIPE ASSEMBLY" PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THAT THEY WEREN'T EXPECTING THE PART UNTIL FEBRUARY 16, THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN WAS JANUARY 15TH. TOYOTA IS TAKING LITTLE TO NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS CAUSING UNDO HARDSHIP ON TOYOTA'S OWNERS. AFTER TALKING TO VARIOUS AVALON DEALERS, I FOUND THAT SOME OWNERS HAD TO HAVE THEIR ENGINES REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE PART THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THAT HAVE NOT INFORMED THE PUBLIC OF. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA HAS BEEN QUIETLY FIXING THE PROBLEM WHILE THE VEHICLES ARE UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS FAILED TO LET THE CONSUMERS AWARE OF THIS ONGOING DEFICIENCY. NOW THAT THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER THE SEVERITY OF THIS PROBLEM IS BEING ADDRESS DAILY. I AM HOPING OTHER MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF THE BACKORDER. I AM JUST GLAD THAT I IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT GOT WORSE. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE LEAD TO MY DAUGHTER AND I STRANDED ON HWY 495 IN WASHINGTON DC TRAFFIC, ON THE COLD HIGHWAY WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO PICK US UP BECAUSE THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. THE REASON WHY I'M SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE I SPOKE, TO THREE DEALERSHIP, IN THREE DIFFERENT STATES AND EACH IDENTIFIED THIS AS A PROBLEM. EACH DEALERSHIP KNEW OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND PROBLEM. *TR

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 COVER ROAD SURFACES. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN, HOWEVER, SOME VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A MECHANISM THAT DISENGAGES THE TCS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE UP A SLIGHT INCLINE IN SNOW, THE DRIVE WHEEL SLIPPED WHICH ENGAGE THE TCS. THE DRIVE WHEEL WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN TRACTION WHICH WOULD HAVE DISENGAGED THE TCS. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP SLIDING BACKWARDS. THERE WAS NO WAY TO MANUALY DISENGAGE THE TCS. IF THE TCS COULD BE DISENGAGED THE VEHICLE COULD BE HANDLED MORE EASILY. UPDATED 02/27/09. *JB

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 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND A DIFFERENT IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,561. KMJ

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 EVIDENCE OF CHAFFING BUT A SIMPLY SMALL HOLE THAT HAD DEVELOPED IN THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE VVTI OIL SUPPLY LINE. THEY REPLACED THE OIL SUPPLY LINE AND NOW THE CAR ENGINE HAS A LOT OF CLATTER AT LOW RPMS. I HAVE THE OLD PART AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. CAR HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

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" PRIMARY/SECONDARY CIRCUIT MODIFY ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FLOOR SURFACE REPLACE OIL COOLER HOSE REPLACE VVTI HOSE AND KIT OIL HOSE NO. 1

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 JANUARY (ACCORDING TO TOYOTA)--THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS AND I WAS ALSO TOLD 1748 CARS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM-----WHY WOULD IT TAKE SO LONG TO OBTAIN THESE PARTS? *TR

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 WITH TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH US. WE NEXT HEARD FROM A [XXX] WITH TOYOTA WHO THEN TOLD US TO MAIL OUR COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES CLAIMS DEPARTMENT IN TORRANCE, CA. WE MAILED OF THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FROM THE ACCIDENT AND NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM. WE CALLED BACK ON MANY OCCASIONS ALL TO BE NEVER ANSWERED OR GIVEN A RUN AROUND, ONCE TOLD THEY WERE LOOKING INTO IT. NOTHING EVER CAME OF IT ALL. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SO WE GAVE UP, AT THE TIME WE COULD NOT AFFORD A LAWYER. SO TODAY?S NEWS WAS FRUSTRATING. MONTHS PRIOR TO MY ACCIDENT WE TOOK THE AVALON INTO DCH TOYOTA OF SIMI VALLEY TO CHECK OUT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGE AND TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING FLUID FLUSHED. WE WERE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG; CLEARLY THERE WAS. I AM JUST CURIOS WHAT ACTIONS WE TAKE NOW. I AM SO FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT TO DO? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 TO SAY, I WAS VERY UPSET. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. IT WAS REPAIRED QUICKLY AND I PAID ALMOST $500.00 FOR THE REPAIR! I THEN RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND BECAME AWARE THE VVTI OIL LINE LEAK WAS A PROBLEM FACED MY MANY AVALON OWNERS. AFTERWARDS I REMEMBERED I HAD PURCHASED "TOYOTA EXTRA CARE" AND FREE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I SUPPOSE I SHOULD PROBABLY FILE A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA FOR REIMBURSEMENT; BUT I GUESS THAT IS ANOTHER ISSUE! I NOW REMEMBER TO TELL MY SERVICE TECH BEFORE EACH REPAIR! NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER, I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS TIME I AM EXTREMELY UPSET. I CALLED TOYOTA ON NICHOLASVILLE AND WAS TOLD TO BRING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY AND THEY WOULD WORK ME IN THAT AFTERNOON. I DID. I KNEW THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE VVTI LINE, AND REALIZED IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED THAT SAME DAY. AFTER WAITING ABOUT TWO HOURS, THE TECH CAME AND SPOKE WITH ME. HE TOLD ME IT WAS, ONCE AGAIN, A PROBLEM WITH THE VVTI OIL LINE. ALTHOUGH TOYOTA DID HAVE A REPAIR PART AVAILABLE, IT WAS A BACK-ORDERED PART. DAVE INDICATED MANY PEOPLE HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THIS PART AND IT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE AS LONG AS 4-8 WEEKS TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED. I REALLY THOUGHT HE WAS KIDDING. FINALLY, HE CONVINCED ME HE WAS NOT! I DID RECEIVE MY CAR BACK IN A WEEK. SO FAR SO GOOD. SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD BE A "RECALL" FROM TOYOTA. I WISH I UNDERSTOOD WHY IT WAS NOT. *TR

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 WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PRESENT. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND DIAGNOSED WITH A DISLOCATED VERTEBRAE, FACIAL INJURIES, CHEST INJURIES DUE TO THE SEAT BELTS, AND INJURIES TO THE SHIN BECAUSE OF THE FEET AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT REQUIRED SURGERY TO THE DAMAGED VERTEBRAE AND HER HEARING WAS LOST PERMANENTLY. THE DEALER (SHEEHY TOYOTA OF STAFFORD, 95 GARRISONVILLE RD, STAFFORD, VIRGINIA, (540) 720-4700) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.*DT*JB

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 NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THE FLOOR MATS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. ANOTHER DRIVER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY ACCELERATED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000. UPDATED 06/24/10 *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER DRIFTED INTO THE MEDIAN STRIKING A POST. THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED CROSSING BOTH WESTBOUND TRAVEL LANES AND THE ON RAMP LANE. THE VEHICLE ROTATED NINETY DEGREES AS IT CROSSED THE TRAVEL LANES AND WENT OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER FACING EASTBOUND AND BEGAN ROLLING. THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED AT THE RIGHT OF WAY FENCE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ROLLING AND CAME TO REST ON ITS WHEELS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FENCE. UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

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 AND TRIED TO PULL OVER THE ROAD IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. HE TOOK HIS CAR TO THE NEARBY BODYSHOP AND THEY FOUND HIS BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THEY REFILLED THE FLUID AT THE BODY SHOP. FEW DAYS LATER, HE BROUGHT HIS CAR BACK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO REQUEST WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HIS CAR. SINCE HE JUST GOT BRAKE/FLUID CHANGE, THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. TOYOTA SAID THEY NEED TO "EXAM" THE CAR FIRST AND FOUND OUT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER ARE BAD WITH LEAKING. THE EXAM COST AROUND $270 AND THEY WILL CHARGE $1250 FOR REPAIR THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER. THE CAR HAS 39000 MILES (2 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS) THAT IS PROBABLY NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I JUST CANT BELIEVE FOR BEING A 2 YRS 9 MONTHS OLD TOYOTA, HOW CAN ITS BRAKE SYSTEM JUST FAILED LIKE THAT? MY BROTHER WAS LUCKY THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND DIDN'T GET HURT. I THINK TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR