Toyota Avalon Change Vehicle

"replaced calipers twice"

"Shortly after moving to an area that uses copious amounts of road salt, a brake caliper seized. It was jus barely drivable to get to a service station"

"Frozen up Calipers believed to be caused by highway salt beet solution sprayed on the winter roadways causing premature corrosion"

"total freeze up...no repair possible, only replace"

"A broken clip making the brakes feel spongy and taking longer to stop"

"Had front right calipers serviced a few times before they were finally replaced"

"Replaced master cylinder"

"Breaks needed replacement to operate safely. We replaced the brakes and it drives and stops well now."

"The brakes have been repaired more than once and the mileage was not what I expected before the repair."

"Bought new tire and the tire company said brakes were worn thin. I saw them and had a very reliable repair shop replace the brakes."

"replaced brakes"

"brakes were sqeeling"

"R, Rear braKE REMOVE CALIPERS, INSTALL NEW PADS, aDD FLUID, LUBE SLIDERSr"

"Brakes were wearing thin and were replaced"

"Wear on brake pads"

"Had to get them realigned"

"Normal maintenance"

"50,000 miles on rear brakes. Time to change"

"186k and the rear breaks required replacement. Excellent wear characteristics"

"The front breaks wear out quicker than the back. The back passenger caliper and breaks failed. I had to change the rotor, brakes, and caliper."

"Premature brake wear was caused by frozen up calipers detailed previously"

"I don't drive much but have to replace brakes every 3 years"

"My car developed a vibration or shimmy after I had new tires installed on it. Unfortunately the auto center I used closed the next day because of Corona Virus, so it took about ten days for me to be able to schedule an appointment to have the tires checked and balanced again. Even after the balance of the tires was corrected, a vibration still was noticeable so I made an appointment with my local service station who identified the problem as my brakes. They replaced all four brakes and the vibration was gone."

"one front rotor was warped...causing vibration in high speed slow down."

"warped over time"

"Regular wear"

"Had to have repaired Twice then totally replaced them"

"Front end has had a squeaking noise since we bought. Toyota said they can not find where the squeaking is coming from and still has it today!"

"Squeaking began two years ago, but I expected it to be due to normal wear. Replacement of pads and rotors did not solve the problem. Several returns to the mechanics did not solve the problem. Although these mechanics have a good reputation and I have been quite satisfied with their work, they could not fix the problem. Since it was a mere annoyance and not a safety problem, I gave up. It still squeaks particularly in high humidity conditions."

"When my brakes were being rebuilt I failed to get the grease that would minimize the squeaking"

"We are snowbirds AC stopped in fall of 2018, wouldn't hold charge. We left it in PA came to FL. Summer of 19 tried another recharge before replacing condenser. It held and has worked ever since then"

"Failed fall of 2019.."

"Compressor & hose started leaking & had to be replaced"

"Auto A/C guy fixed it pretty quickly"

"Blew warm air found compressed rotted out $1800 repair"

"The AC system would run for a random amount of time and then stop cooling and blow hot air"

"When exterior temperature is cold, and after driving on the freeway for an extended distance, the front passenger side, and the rear seat vents begin to blow cold air. Driver side is fine."

"Fancy climate control that doesn't work very well"

"thermostat"

"AC would turn itself off after running for a while"

"variable speed control repair/replace"

"blower fan was intermittently working"

"I guess this is a normal failure for a nine year vehicle"

"Dash had to be removed to access cost of repair was 1950.00"

"A/C was not cool. Had to replace evapotor and receiver dryer. Toyota dealer had to dissassemble dashboard and dashboard was damaged when replaced. They gave car back to me with very apparent cracking damage.I had to insist they replace the whole dashboard they damaged."

"Several recharging attempts resulted in replacement of the evaporator coil."

"Cost over $1200 to have fixed, largely because the dash had to be opened up to get to the evaporator. Mostly labor charges"

"Leak"

"The evaporator went bad and replacing it requires taking apart the entire dashboard of the car. We received an estimate of 5,000 to replace it. While researching how to do it ourselves, we found that our cracked dashboard Iwas under a factory recall. We contacted the Toyota dealer we had been using for services and they told us we would have to wait 6 months for the dash repair. We asked if they could combine the evaporator replacement with the dashboard repair. They were ambivalent. After 6 mon"

"Small leak and recharge"

"Still looking for issue. Ruled out compressor issues which would have been costly."

"Had to replace a part, fill up with the refrigerant, and we were good to go. Expensive, though--about $800"

"not cooling enough over the past year"

"Coolant loss caused cooling failure. No detectable leak could be found. Refilled and all is well"

"Now being repaired"

"tubing rubbed against radiator housing causing hole"

"The tail bumper trims fell down"

"Dash cracked on passenger side. Received notice from Toyota that it will be covered by warranty but parts are not yet available"

"Chips of paint were missing from the front bumper. After going through a high-pressure car wash the paint began to peel off in earnest."

"Primarily the clear coating on the roof is peeling. I've been parking outside for the past few years & the summer sun in Las Vegas has taken it's toll on the roof only. the finish on the rest of the car is fine."

"paint chips easily from road debris"

"I high airflow areas of the top of the car the clearcoat paint has peeled."

"paint had been gradually fading and wearing over the years. We finally brought it in to be painted recently"

"The clear coat finish has started to peel. I don't consider this a production fault;the car is 14 years old.The major point is, the car RUNS GREAT,with only periodic routine maintenance and a few occasional age-related repairs."

"Flexible plastic bumper cracks the paint when struck"

"Just fading in some spots"

"Clearcoat paint on the original equipment spoiler peeled. The car is usually parked outside. The spoiler is no longer available from Toyota, so I purchased a matching after-market painted spoiler"

"Used to wash my car at a car wash that scrubbed hard. Not the sun working on paint, or maybe secondary. Anyway car top and trunk lid are chalky and paint haa faded to the metal"

"This is the weak link for this Burgundy colored car. I have had it repainted 3 times due to fading"

"Paint on car Chipping off"

"paint is badly faded. I need to get it repainted"

"Chalking in front of and behind the sunroof and on the trunk, and on the front of the car"

"Only the spoiler is impacted by the fading, chalking, and peeling. Toyota acknowledges that the paint process used on the Avalon itself is not the quality of that used on the spoiler. It will be quite costly for me to get the spoiler repainted--sil"

"Paint faded and cracking on roof, truck led, and rear panels"

"paint has faded over almost the entire car. Also driver's seat upholstery wore through and had to be replaced"

"The clear coat and paint on the rear spoiler are bubbling and peeling"

"apparently there are drains that got stopped up and we ended up taking it to a car repair facility and they went right to the problem and cleaned out the drains and it has not leaked since. The interior smelled like mildew"

"car kept outside this winter froze shut twice had to warm with dryer to open door"

"weather stripping not installed right...we were told after it was too late to do anything about"

"I wrote about this in my comments about the leaking oil cooling hose. Toyota denied it was the hose, blaming the leak on 2 gaskets at the bottom of the engine. My mechanic could not verify the gasket leaks but was positive it was the oil cooling ho"

"Rattle in drivers side front door. Another light rattle when the car is accelerated from stop to first gear. Noticed in the first year (2016) of ownership. Since dealer refused to correct the door wind noise, I did not wish to waste time dickering with them about the rattles - which other owners have also noted."

"Increased noise is a hum that increases with speed. Happens every time I drive the car"

"age of car"

"Noise from rear inside roof liner and trunk"

"Rear window sill area rattles.This has been looked at by the dealer and local mechanic. Still rattles"

"dashboard peel and melting"

"Come from center from a/c vent"

"Rattle inside drivers side front door"

"After about 90K, everything starts to squeak and rattle. I took it to the dealer and they said its just wear and tear and did nothing about it. With their flagship car, one would think it would last a bit longer than their economy/staple models. D"

"Poor seal fit at rear/top of driver side door allows wind noise at my left ear. Reported to the dealer when car purchased new. Refused to acknowledge/fix the problem."

"wind noise is loud"

"age of car, newer cars have better sound proofing."

"Windows"

"Noise from wind at top of drivers side front door. Was there when car was new, but dealer refused to acknowledge"

"elelctronic screen occasionally goes blank/black, all audio equipment quits working. this happen after 2-3 minutes of use, sometimes comes back for 2-3 minutes but dies again."

"Navigation screen goes blank after about 30 minutes of operation. May come back intermittently. Basically is unreliable/useless."

"nav system should go into dark mode after dark. it stays in the bright mode all the time and is very distracting at night."

"navigation is useless due to the amount of time the screen is blacked out."

"Navigation system hardware failed early on and continues during time-period. The rocker button selector stopped working properly, then pressing on it broke the whole assembly from the dashboard. mounting obviously inadequate. Due to roicker button inoperability I can no longer use the nav system, and twice-yearly clock changes are nearly impossible. (Getting the pointer directed to an on-screen button is difficult; depressing it to "enter" the selection takes dozens of tries.) Inferior Nav system on such a nicely outfitted car is a huge disappointment, and I refuse to pay $1000 to replace it. In-console phone (lighter) power plugs also inferior. One broke and does not work; the other is loose and I fear will break any time. I bought a power splitter so I could keep the one plug securely in without having to plug/unplug routinely, and run electronics off of that. Cruise-control stick also failed. Like the Nav system rocker button, the problem with the cruise control stick again seemed to be the electrical contact. Use became increasingly difficult then failed to the point that I no longer try."

"Master/Input button intermittent; needed several hits to make selections. Dealer dismayed. We balked at $2-$3k replacement cost. Display & tracking OK once got it going. Replaced with after-market system; OK, but bothered by glare. Otherwise totally satisfied with this vehicle"

"Toggle switch not working. Replaced under warranty in first year I had the car. Stopped working again 3 years later. Wanted $900 to fix. So I bought a garmin instead"

"Controls do not function properly. DVD player ( for nvigation) dome times fails"

"Very "touchy" controls when entering a destination. It bounces around and chooses the wrong selection if one doesn't press in the exact center of the entry button. Infuriating!"

"Daytime lighting setting doesn't work. Difficult to see during the day"

"Unit stopped working. Mechanic said the only solution is to spend $1850 for a new unit!!!!!!"

"The mechanical device used to input selections for numbers and alphabet characters does not work accurately or well. The problems are so severe that I have stopped trying to use the in-dash nav system for directed guidance"

"The control unit failed and had to be replaced at a cost of $1200.00"

"Radio only will operate for about 20 minutes then goes dead. Same with a CD playing."

"Strangely, the radio will work when in town but cannot receive stations when over about 25 mile out of town. We are told this will take about $500 to repair"

"Radio fades out after some time playing"

"entertainment system died and had to be replaced with an aftermarket system. We cannot recall what the specific failure mode was"

"All audio gets intermittent when temperature goes up. The Sirius/XM Satellite portion of the JBL radio finally died"

"Had to replace all 6 Ignition coils and spark plugs twice within 140K miles. Unbeknownst to me, it is a common problem with the Avalon V6 engine. Even with OEM parts, it still goes bad. And every time I replace it seems to accelerate the mean time"

"Timing belt cover leaking oil"

"Slight oil drip emanating from timing belt cover"

"Just seals leaks"

"power steering hose leak."

"Cam tower is leaking for about 7-8 months."

"There is a KNOWN problem with these Avalons that has surfaced on my vehicle. There is a minor leak that comes from the timing cover. There is no gasket at the position; rather it is sealed with what has turned out to be inadequate silicone. There is not an official TSB or goodwill support for this issue. The repair calls for (1) pulling the engine out at $2500 out-of-pocket and (2) simply shooting more silicone in for a better seal - no gasket has even been fabricated to solve the problem. Outra"

"Oil leak that required mechanic to pull the engine in order to fix it"

"Oil leak from engine/trans area that requires taking the engine out to fix. thoUSnds of $ to fix...not getting it done"

"VVT Oil return line needed to be replaced with all metal instead of rubber & metal"

"Saw oil on floor of garbage oil seals leaking"

"My vehicle had the oil cooling hose changed under a recall several years ago before I had any problem with it.. Since then, it has failed twice. The first time I had to get the car towed because all the oil spewed out. The second time I notice"

"Have not had them repaired. Toyota dealership estimated $2500+ to fix"

"Engine oil pipe broke"

"Warning light went on and I took car to a dealership and two garages before figuring out it was the gas cap"

"Gas cap not clicked on tight enough. Cause dash light to come on"

"Engine warning light came on. When tested on computer, leaking fuel camp was problem"

"cost me $120.00 to correct problem"

"Check engine light indicated a leak in the fuel tank likely caused by the fuel cap. I had the fuel cap replaced. This is an annual recurring problem with my Toyota Avalon. It's almost time for my next annual check engine light"

"Apparently just stopped working correctly and needed replacement"

"Upstream front O2 failure. Expensive, and the replacement also failed"

"Check engine light appeared. Sensor replaced at cost of $500 plus"

"3 sensors needed to be replaced"

"Not sure, dealer repaired"

"check engine light came on indicating O2 sensor problem after catalytic converter need attenion"

"Engine light came on had to replace sensor"

"Check engine light came on and I was told it was due to oxygen sensors. I was then told that there was a technical bulletin that indicated that the exhaust manifold needed to be replaced before the O2 sensors could be replaced costing $1200"

"The boot started leaking around the attachment band"

"Rear Passenger Axle required replacement. Also Front Driver Axle Assembly required replacement"

"leaking"

"Replaced left side axle due to grease leakage from axle boot"

"Both driveshafts leaked. One has been replaced and another scheduled"

"Replaced Alternator."

"Car stopped. No sounds. Purchased a new alternator"

"Alternator failed"

"Check engine light came on, dealership said it needed cylinder replacement -- complicated and expensive. Took it to a local mechanic who replaced all the cylinders for half of what the dealership charged. Car now runs better but the "check engine" light is still on."

"2009 we were in California & took it to dealership & were Info's there was a major problem with engine leak & take it to dealer when we arrived home. Husband left in morning, not noticing oil leak on garage floor & drove 70 mi's to appt. Eng repl'd"

"The car is fairly old so it doesn't seem unreasonable to have a problem"

"had to be replaced"

"Major cost to replace the gasket around time chain cover"

"Replaced bolts and washers holding heat shield"

"Rusted out"

"Hole in exhaust pipe in front of muffler"