2006 Toyota Avalon complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EXAMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALSO SURGED FORWARD ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. ..UPDATED 09-21-12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE RECALL. UPDATED 09/25/12...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF UPDATED 05/14/2013 *JS

ON 03/22/2010 TOYOTA REPLACED A VVTI OIL HOSE UNDER RECALL # 90K BECAUSE THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE HOSE WAS SUBJECT TO FAILURE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE OIL TO SPAY OUT. ON 07/24/2012 THE REPLACEMENT HOSE RUPTURED CAUSING ENGINE OIL TO SPRAY OUT. THE ENGINE OIL SOAKED THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS WELL AS OTHER COMPONENTS. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I SLOWED TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE ON THE ROOF OF PARKING GARAGE. I TAPPED MY BRAKE AND FELT A SUDDEN SURGE OF POWER. (NOISY POWER SOUND) I FORCEFULLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND BURNED RUBBER MAKING VISIBLE SKID MARKS. THE CAR WENT OVER BOTH THE CEMENT BUMPER IN FRONT OF MY CAR AND THE CEMENT BUMPER OF THE FACING CAR AND CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT HIS CAR. BOTH CARS SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT. I WAS NOT INJURED AND NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR I HIT. IT IS FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR AT A STOP WITH PEDESTRIANS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN MAKING TURNS AND CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. SHE PULL THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION COIL WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27000.

EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE WHEN COLD - WHEN THE WIFE NOTICES THIS PROBLEM, IT IS PASS TIME TO REPORT IT ! I HAVE NOTICED IT FOR YEARS ! JUST GETTING WORST. *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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AC UNIT WAS ACTIVATED, AN UNKNOWN WHITE POWDERED SUBSTANCE WAS EMITTED FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BRAKE LIGHT IN REAR WINDOW WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SAME THING FOR A FRIENDS NEWER AVALON.

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON(TOURING) HAS A LOUD KNOCKING/CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 AVALONS AND CAN BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF $700-800. CAR HAD 42K MILES JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO TOYOTA HELP UNTIL I TOLD HIM I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH TOYOTA REPAIR WAS MADE. 15K-20K LATER ,SAME PROBLEM. SECOND STEERING COLUMN REPLACED.15K-20K LATER..SAME PROBLEM..DEALER LUB THE LINKAGE,15K-20K LATER SAME PROBLEM,DEALER LUB THE LINKAGE AGAIN. AT 98000,SAME PROBLEM,MY TOYOTA WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AT 96K AND THE DEALER WANTED $800 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN,HIS COST AMOUNT.AREA TOYOTA REPR.SAID IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE ,MORE OF A NUISANCE FACTOR. SHOULD BE A TOYOTA RECALL TO FIND THE FIX. JUST REPLIED TO A TOYOTA SURVEY. HAVE NOT REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN..WAITING FOR AN UPDATE ON THE SURVEY. LIKELY WILL NOT BE CONTACTED. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON STEERING WHEEL WAS GETTING STUCK WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON. I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE TO TRY AND TURN THE WHEEL IN ORDER FOR IT TO RELEASE. ADDITIONALLY THE CAR WAS LEAKING FLUID. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS "STEERING RACK LEAKING FROM RIGHT SIDE CAUSING SUBFRAME TO BE WET WITH POWER STEERING FLUID. REPLACE THE STEERING RACK AND ALIGN". SO AT A COST OF $1338.85 THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED. I AGREE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX SINCE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT SINCE 2004 AND HAVE ISSUED VARIOUS SERVICE BULLETINS ON SUBJECT. ON JANUARY 7, 2012 I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I AM STILL EXPERIENCING AN OIL LEAK THAT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THERE IS A LEAK AT TWO RETURN HOSED IN THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND ARE CHARGING $500 FOR REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR. SO NOW IN A YEAR AND HALF I HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $2000 TO REPAIR THE STEERING ON A FAIRLY NEW CAR. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS 2006 AVALON STEERING ISSUE. APPARENTLY TOYOTA HAS NEVER RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND CONTINUES TO MAKE MONEY ON SUBSTANDARD, DANGEROUS PRODUCTS. THIS IS THE SEVENTH TOYOTA THAT I HAVE OWNED AND THE ONLY ONE THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH AND RECALLS FOR. YOU WOULD THINK THAT FOR THE COST OF THIS CAR, YOU WOULD GET BETTER QUALITY. I MAY HAVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RESTRAINT THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 121,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY HAD IN FACT REPAIRED THE RECALLED COMPONENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

IN JULY 2010 I TOOK MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON TO WALDORF TOYOTA FOR THE 60,000 SERVICE AND REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING STICKING WHEN TURNING LEFT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH I HAD THEM PERFORM. HOWEVER, AFTER APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND HALF I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I RETURNED THE CAR AGAIN IN EARLY AUGUST 2010 BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, CONSEQUENTLY THE CAR WAS NOT REPAIRED. FAST FORWARD TO AUGUST 2011, MORE THAN ANOTHER YEAR LATER, I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED SO THERE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLUTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS WHEN THE STEERING STICKS A VERY QUICK RESPONSE IS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE THE VEHICLE GO WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. I NEVER KNOW WHEN I WILL BE SURPRISED WITH THIS UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA AND CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY.

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

I HAD A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AS THERE WAS MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FIRST REACTION OF THREE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, BODY SHOP OWNER, AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER WAS THE SAME, "I CAN'T BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY." THIS IS NOT A PLAY FOR MONEY, BUT A REQUEST FOR HELP, IF THERE IS A PRODUCT PROBLEM. I WAS NOT INJURED BECAUSE I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT AND IT WORKED. THE CAR IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BUT WILL BE TURNED OVER TO HARTFORD INSURANCE AS EARLY AS TODAY. *TR

2006 TOYOTA AVALON, TELESCOPIC STEERING ADJUSTMENT LOOSENS BY ITSELF CAUSING THE STEERING TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY..40K MILES *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A WOODEN BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ON THE CONTACTS BEHALF AND SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT DIDN'T MENTION IF ANYONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

2006 TOYOTA AVALON CT DEALER QUOTED $1800 FOR TIMING COVER OIL LEAK; 17 HOURS OF LABOR, INEXPENSIVE PART; 3 RECALLS TO DATE WITH THIS VEHICLE-EXTREME INCONVENIENCE AND SUSPECT OF ANY ISSUES ON THIS CAR AND TOYOTA RECORD IS HORRENDOUS PER MULTIPLE SAFETY AND OTHER RECALLS. I'VE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS TIMING COVER RESEAL EXACT ISSUE. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS SUPPOSEDLY ISSUED IN 2007 EG 019-07. NHTSA BULLETIN 10021531. WHEN WILL CONSUMERS GET PROTECTION ON THESE FURTHER TOYOTA ISSUES?? I WILL RAISE THIS TO HIGHEST LEVELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND HAD REPAIRS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLES WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE BUT NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 06/10/11

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED HALF WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION. HE KEPT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE GEAR IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, HE RESTARTED THE ENGINE WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY WHERE THE THEY PERFORMED A MODIFICATION TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. *JB

TWICE SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR, THE TORSION ROD HOLDERS WHICH HOLD THE TRUNK LID OPEN HAVE FAILED, CAUSING THE LID TO CRASH DOWN ABRUPTLY. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED AT ABOUT THE DATE SHOWN ABOVE. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 4, 2011(46,000 MILES) SHORTLY AFTER MY WIFE LIFTED THE LID TO REMOVE SOME GROCERIES. SHE NARROWLY ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY WHEN IT SLAMMED DOWN. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN WHICH HAS CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR TWICE. TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WHICH I'M SURE IS NOT JUST LIMITED TO MY VEHICLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE RPMS INCREASED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO THE INTERSECTION. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME PRESSURE, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MARCH 26, 2011. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE BUT MODIFIED THE BRAKE CYLINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,590. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 1/11/11 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL GOES OUT ON HILLS AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE STRANDED. THE CONTACT STATED IT SHUTS THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THEY HAVE TO BACK DOWN AND AVOID HILLS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATES THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED WHEN GOING UP A HILL. THE ENGINE WILL RUN FINE WHEN PLACED IN NEUTRAL OR REVERSE, BUT THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN IN DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THIS IS A FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO REPAIR FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,900. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO NAVIGATE SLIPPERY ROADS. WHEN THE SYSTEM DETECTED SLIPPAGE, HE LOST ACCELERATION AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE. UPDATED EVOQ 06/16/11

WHILE PARKING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON I PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE APPLIED BRAKES AND WAS ABOUT TO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS. ALL THE RECALLS FROM TOYOTA ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN COMPLETED PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT . THIS CAR HAS 32000 MILES , THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED HOWEVER I FEAR IT IS NOT THE LAST , HAVE SCHEDULED CAR TO GO TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED IT FROM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,632 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,861. UPDATED 4/1/11 *CN UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. HINGES ON BAR IN TRUNK THAT HOLDS THE TRUNK OPEN BROKE OFF IN NOVEMBER 2009 (RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED). IF YOU DON'T HOLD THE TRUNK OPEN WITH ONE HAND IT CAN SLAM DOWN ON YOU. ALREADY HAVE HAD IT SLAM DOWN ON MY HEAD, ARM AND SON'S ARM. VERY PAINFUL, NICE BIG BRUISES AND MILD CONCUSSION. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY WERE NOT VERY HELPFUL AT THE END 2009 AND THEN AGAIN IN AUGUST 2010 AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AT LEAST $500.00 TO GET IT FIXED. I ONLY USE THE TRUNK NOW IF I HAVE SOMEONE ELSE WITH ME AS IT IS HARD TO HOLD OPEN WITH ONE HAND WHILE LOADING AND UNLOADING GROCERIES. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, RESULTING IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. SHE WAS INJURED BUT DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED PREVIOUSLY PRIOR TO THE CRASH AND WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS BUT DID NOT REINSTALL A NEW SET. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT FRONT STEERING AREA. THE REPAIR COST WAS $3,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,645.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, SPUN AROUND AND CONTINUED INTO A BUILDING DOORWAY. THE CONTACT TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY FIRMLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER REVERSING INTO THE BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT AND LOWER THE STEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A RECALL ON HIS 2006 TOYOTA AVALON *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, BUT WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS INFORMED THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WASN'T UNTIL MAY. *JB

POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING. TOLD BY DEALER IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE VEHICLE SURGED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SO FORCEFULLY THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,609.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. WHEN HE CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE BACKORDERED UNTIL JANUARY 2011.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WHEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V499000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: MASTER CYLINDER). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IN OUR 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO DRIVE IN SNOW. ONCE A WHEEL STARTS TO SLIP THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. AS WE LIVE IN COLORADO THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON XLS EXHIBITS LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 AVALON AND CAN BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF $911. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX SINCE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT SINCE 2004 AND HAVE ISSUED VARIOUS SERVICE BULLETINS ON SUBJECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING 10 MPH FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND TO AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR DECREASE IN SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, FRACTURED WRIST, FRACTURED TUBULAR AND A LACERATION ON HIS LEFT LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING ,THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN UNLOCKED IN A DOWNWARD MOTION, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TRAVEL TOWARDS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY THE CONTACT REDUCED SPEED AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILURE. THE CONTACT CAUTIOUSLY DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RE-LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

2006 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED - TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN COLLAPSES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

WE SPOTTED DROPS OF OIL COMING FROM OUR TOYOTA AVALON 2006. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE A SLOW OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT TIMING COVER. THE DEALERSHIP ESTIMATES IT WILL COST OVER $2,200 TO RESEAL OR REPLACE THE COVER WHICH COSTS ABOUT $50. WE HAVE DECIDED, AS OF NOW, TO NOT SPEND THE MAJOR DOLLARS INVOLVED, AND KEEP A EYE ON THE OIL IN THE CAR. WE HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM IN THE 2006 AVALON, AND HAVE FOUND NHTSA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, ITEM NUMBER 10021531, AND 2006 TOYOTA AVALON, SERVICE BULLETIN #: 01907. THE SUMMARY OF THIS BULLETIN READS: "ENGINE OIL LEAK FROM FRONT TIMING COVER." THE BULLETIN SEEMS TO BE DESCRIBING OUR PROBLEM EXACTLY. WHEN A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE MONEY INVOLVED WITH THE REPAIR ($2,200) TO THE PART TOYOTA WILL REPLACE ($50), THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE 2006 AVALON'S DESIGN AND/OR THE SITUATION CALLS FOR A TOYOTA RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE HIGHWAY PATROL APPEARED ON THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY GARAGE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTICED ANY FURTHER ISSUES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,319.

I WAS EXPERIENCE WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE A "STICKY" STEERING WHEEL. I FIRST NOTICED IT IN DECEMBER OF 2009. IN 2010, I WENT TO TOYOTA NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T LOOK IN TO IT BECAUSE 1. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND 2. "LIKE LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK". I SAVED THE PAPERWORK OF WHERE I HAD CAME TO THE DEALERSHIP COMPLAINING OF SUCH ISSUE WHICH PROVED TO BE FRUITFUL WHEN TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN JULY. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY WITH MY PAPERS STATING MY PREVIOUS INQUIRES. STILL THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE TOYOTA HAD NOT ISSUED ANY FIXES TO THE DEALERSHIPS. THERE WERE NUMEROUS TIMES I FELT LIKE THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF A TURN. I HAVE SINCE SOLD MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. ONE GOOD THING IS THAT THOUGH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REACH CORPORATE TO GET GUIDANCE ON THE ISSUE, THEY OPENED UP A CASE NUMBER TO BRING IT TO TOYOTA'S ATTENTION THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING IN A 2006 MODEL AND THE OWNER HAD PROOF THAT SHE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ISSUES MONTHS BEFORE A RECALL WAS ISSUED. *TR

FAILURE OF THE HINGES AND TORSION BARS THAT ARE MOUNTED FOR THE TRUNK LID OF MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON, LIMITED. THE TORSION BAR ROTATES INTO THE TRUNK SPACE ABOUT 5 INCHES AND CAN HIT ITEMS IN THE TRUNK AND DISLODGE THE TORSION BAR AND DAMAGE A WEAK MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS FAILURE IS NOT GRACEFUL BUT IMMEDIATE. UPON OPENING THE TRUNK WITH THE TORSION BAR DISLODGED OR THE BAR BECOMES DISLODGED THE TRUNK CAN COME BACK AND HIT YOU IN THE HEAD OR A CHILD BEING HELD. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND TOYOTA OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE 36000/ 3YR WARRANTY WHICH I EXCEEDED. HOWEVER, AFTER SEVERAL MORE CONTACTS I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BO030-06 ISSUED IN DECEMBER 2006. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE WAS NEVER ANY WARNING ON LIMITING THE USEFUL SPACE IN THE TRUNK NOR ANY NOTIFICATION OF THE POTENTIAL FAILURE. MY CONCERN IS THAT TOYOTA NEW ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND WAS RELUCTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FIX THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS PROVIDED. *TR

ISSUE: AFTER A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 2,000 DRIVEN MILES, THE LOCKING DEVICE ON THE TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN WILL LOOSEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT BECOMES FULLY DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN WITH THE TELESCOPING COLUMN FULLY EXTENDED AND THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF WHEN THE LOCKING DEVICE HAS BECOME DISENGAGED. DURING HARD BRAKING SITUATIONS THE DRIVER NATURALLY APPLIES SUPPORT PRESSURE TO THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING THE DISENGAGED STEERING COLUMN TO FULLY COLLAPSE. THIS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED COLLAPSE OF THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSES THE DRIVER AN ADDITIONAL CONCERN AND AN EMERGENCY REACTION, UP TO AND POTENTIALLY INCLUDING THE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, TO AN ALREADY HAZARDOUS SITUATION (HARD BRAKING). THE ABOVE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. REPORTING: THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AT EVERY SCHEDULED 5,000 MILE CHECK UP FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 2+ YEARS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT NEW AND AT MY REQUEST THE SERVICE AGENT CONTINUES TO ADD THE ISSUE TO THE SERVICE ORDER. TOYOTA RESPONSE; TOYOTA SERVICE PERSONNEL STATE THAT THEY CAN NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE SINCE THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. AS WAS STATED ABOVE THE ISSUE OCCURS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2,000 DRIVEN MILES. HOW TOYOTA EXPECTS TO REPLICATE 2,000 DRIVEN MILES BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE AROUND THE PARKING LOT IS ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE TO ANY REASONABLE PERSON. TWO MONTHS OF DRIVING CAN NOT BE CONDENSED INTO 10 MINUTES. FOR SAFETY ISSUES, ESPECIALLY FOR ONE CONSISTENTLY R

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WELD BREAKS CAUSING SEAT TO BECOME LOOSE AND GO DOWN INTO FRAME. *TR

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAPPENED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *JB