Toyota Avalon Change Vehicle

"The steering wheel had become harder to turn and did not return to straight position automatically. I had to turn the steering wheel back to straight pposition"

"Bushings have been a problem for this car in the recent past and with the previous owner."

"The power steering system had to be replaced due to a leak and other problems"

"Boots replaced and contributing factors. Still have to add power steering fluid periodically"

"rack & pinion had hole--most likely due to rust (salt)"

"Small leak in power steering"

"The transaxle had to be replaced as Toyota does not replace a leaking seal. This was expensive and I felt they would throw away a perfectly good transaxle for an expensive seal leak. Also I felt the hoses should have lasted longer"

"There was a leaking seal on the transaxle and both of the power steering hoses were replaced due to leakage"

"Power steering went out. Took 8 days to get parts and do the work. Couple months later, repeat. Dealer shop said the first replacement parts were defective."

"Mechanic freed gear"

"Stiff steering"

"The suspension became loud going over bumps at low speed. It was most likely due to road damage over time (pot holes, etc)"

"One strut just broke, just like BANG"

"At approximately 90K miles the struts were banging and needed replaced. This same thing occurred around 100K miles with a 1997 Avalon I had"

"I have had to replace rear struts 3 times"

"Replaced all 4 struts. They were worn out"

"I replace the shocks and still the same problem"

"Replaced front struts a year ago and rear ones just this month. Certainly not an issue of quality since the car is 14 years old."

"Had to replace front shocks and struts as well as stabilizers"

"Driver side spring around the strut broke."

"After 150, thousand miles suspension was worn out."

"replaces struts and shocks due to noise when going over humps or dips"

"The noise started in mid-2017. When driving over a speed bump, we would hear a ka-thunk that originated in the trunk area. The dealer wanted to replace most of the undercarriage, so we took it to our regular repair shop, who diagnosed cracked rear struts as the cause. They also noticed the inner and outer tie rod ends needed replacement. With those repairs alone, the noise is now gone. And the cost was less than half what the dealer proposed. The repair occurred in Apr 2018, and the car has been great ever since!"

"shocks need replacement now, but were replaced in 2016 and have had very little miles since then. Unknown if this is a recurring issue, or if the 2016 replacement was poorly done."

"bushing fell off bar"

"Bushing on rear torsion bars completely wore our causing a loud noise on any small bump"

"Rack and pion was replaced"

"Car began to be difficult to turn - similar to when power steering goes out - it was an item inside steering column - was described as an unusual event with uncertain cause"

"Both Bearings in the steering column broke and could not turn the steering wheel. Needed to have them replaced along with the clock spring assy"

"All major problems were due to Recalls by Toyota!"

"Steering column became cracked and had tto be replaced."

"Hard steering caused by U-joint connecting rack and pinion to steering column."

"Probably due to out of round wheel rims after numerous impacts with large potholes"

"Was due to brake calipers failing. brakes would start to grab when you are just driving along. The front end would shimmy so bad you had to pull off of the road. Mainly occurred if brakes were warm"

"The steering on this car has been a constant problem -- from shaking of the steering wheel to the recent problem with the power steering connection"

"shimmy and shaking and rough riding in rear. However tie rod replacement and new tires made for much tighter steering better that in many years. Still need struts but expensive"

"bought car used in 2009. it had a hum from rear. just this year non-dealer repair diagnosed and fixed bad bearing."

"The master cylinder was diagnosed bad after having brakes replaced and my brakes were still very mushy. after the master cylinder was replaced I still had the problem and I was told its my brake pump, my car has been sitting in my driveway since"

"wear out fast"

"replaced old pads"

"Replaced pads and rotors all 4 wheels"

"normal wear"

"Needed to replace rotors"

"In the last 12 months the 2004 Avalon had new fuel filter, adjust rear brakes , coolant fluid exchange, replaced the radiator, replaced intake gasket and performed fuel injection."

"Brake line leaking"

"can't ever get more than 35K miles on a set of front brakes"

"Same problem probably associated with rotors shaking when braking at highway speed."

"I feel ussure that I have good brakes"

"Routine wear"

"Live in a mountain terrain but have switched from regular to ceramic to Carbon Fiber brakes because Rotors have warped 7 times in past five years. Have tried all brands including heavy duty rotors, but warping continues. Just gave up and traded the c"

"needed to be turned"

"Normal wear mixed with cheap parts"

"When brake pedal is applied at around 60mph, pedal feels jerky, rough, not smooth"

"Moderate braking at highway speeds results in rotors shaking."

"Brakes pads are squeaking on just one set of brake pads, but we're all replaced at the same time by dealership and car has regular maintenance"

"Constant brake squeaking, particularly when backing up. Have tried to have this fixed several times but cannot be fixed"

"Occasional loud noise when brakes applied"

"Air/fuel sensors replaced"

"I had a code come up and researched the cause. It was the evap canister located over the rear subframe or axel support. The charcoal and switches come as a complete unit so that was my direction to replace and correct the problem. Purchased the unit on RockAuto for 230.00 and it did the trick. This Avalon is by far one of the best maintenance free dependable and reliable autos I have ever owned since my 1973 Maverick I bought new. It might be boring but the integrity and comfort of the car for it's age is amazing. Our roads in Western New York are laden with pot holes and ruts. It's not like the western states or Florida."

"high cost of replacement"

"I had to have a new fuel pump"

"The Avalon engine has two O2 sensors. The Check Engine Light started coming on periodically. The error code indicated the rear O2 sensor needs replacing, which my local Toyota dealer did at a cost of ~ $500.00. Decided to go ahead and replace the front O2 sensor myself, which I did for < $100.00. Have experienced no further problems"

"Check engine light came on but burned steadily. Because of cost did not seek repair"

"Failed emissions test. 1 of [3? or 4?] sensors failed; $350 for replacement. Another shop wanted >$500"

"Expected replacement of O2 sensor based on age and mileage"

"high cost of replacement"

"Don't what the problem was ... it was replaced"

"The car has 3 O2 sensors. One of them failed. Replacement was very expensive....Approximately $270.00"

"car would not pass smog because of a reset problem with the sensor after getting a new battery"

"Check engine light came on and I could not pass the State vehicle inspection. The dealer wanted almost $400. to repair. I found the sensor for $110. and changed it myself in 10 minutes. All is well."

"Check engine light (constant). the dealership wanted $475.00 to repair (parts and labor) I bought the part myself for $150.00 and installed it myself in less than 10 minutes with nothing more than an adjustable end wrench."

"Check engine light came on due to dirty sensor."