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"Boot was broken probably from age"

"During routine maintenance, the dealer noticed leakage by the busing and indicated it needed replacement"

"Hose broke causing fluid to leak"

"Leaking house and leaking power steerding pump"

"Had to replace rack and pinion at a cost of $1200.00 plus"

"At the dealer the service mgr told me that there was a leak and the system must be replaced. I asked to add fluid. He said replacement was needed. It cost $1000. I was not happy"

"replaced leaking rack and pinion"

"Rack and pinion replacement and leaked and had to be replace with another"

"It was pointed out to me that I had a power steering leak. Of course the same dealer had performed maintenance on my power steering system previously"

"power steering hose from reservoir leaking"

"technician found small (dust covered) drop of fluid (estimated repair $2000). Six months later no sign of an underbody drip or lack of steering sensitivity"

"My (ex-)Toyota dealer failed the Avalon's 2013 New York State Inspection due to a "substantial" steering gear leak & estimated $1600 to repair. I subsequently passed inspection at a reputable garage. In 2 years since then, almost no fluid loss"

"replaced hose which cost over 300 dollars"

"Power steering rack replaced due to leaks"

"Malfunction , leaks"

"Replaced because of leaking"

"The power steering was leaking and had to be repaired - total cost of repair $2800.00"

"was a recurring problem"

"Replace leaking power steering return hose"

"3rd pump in last three years"

"Probably from hitting "speed bumps" too fast"

"Worn out"

"car was making unusual noises going over speed bumps. All 4 struts needed replacing"

"This is the 3rd time had to replace the struts since we bought the car at 30000 miles to 228000"

"Had to replace rear struts and strut mounts"

"Time for new ones and they are $1500+"

"was informed it would be $1900 for front and back strut packages so am not going to replace them. Rather will look for a new car"

"Broken coil spring on the front left of the car"

"After replacing the front struts 18 months ago the front spring broke"

"Front drivers side spring broke"

"Front spring broke resulting in replacement of springs and struts plus alignment"

"The rack and pinion assembly was replaced for both sides. (I think that is the only way this can be done.) The labor was $283.50 and the parts were $593.99. for a total of $877.49. This was done by a local shop"

"boot had to be replaced"

"Had to replace rack and pinion"

"Dealer says rack and pinion is leaking, $1800 to fix"

"leaked fluid"

"Dealer discovered excess wear"

"Steering boot was leaking and it was less money to replace whole rack than just one boot"

"replaced leaking rack and pinion"

"I had the one repair I really don't know what the problem was but it was tightened up"

"Leaking seals required rack and pinion to be replaced"

"My Avalon failed VA safety inspection Feb 2015 due to excessive wear in steering rack. Rack was replaced by dealer"

"2 Dealers on multiple occasions failed to eliminate a pulling to the right. Finally at Tire Kingdom a serviceman was able to do a 4 wheel alignment and again establish a true track. One dealer changes the R&P to eliminate the problem but it was not"

"steering shaft"

"Needs to be replaced"

"because of the leak, the dealer wants to replace the whole shaft assembly at a cost of over $600"

"Power steering rack leaking. needed to replace"

"This is the second Avalon owned to experience this problem"

"Had leak and it was diagnosed as being from steering linkage. Had Steering wheel firewall grommet replaced/lubed and the had to order and replace 3 SOP P?S hoses along with the Power Steering Rack for a total of $1,800"

"Rack and pinion failed and had to be replaced. This was the 2nd time in 3 years"

"Steering rack was leaking"

"I had a vibration in the steering wheel. I had the tires check for balance, no problem. I put the car in the shop, they replaced the axle shaft assemble. That took care of the problem"

"snow gets packed behind the rear tires and creates vibrations when going 40 MPH or greater. always need to knock out snow before it gets packed. per dealer this vehicle is known to have this happen"

"The locking lever for keeping the steering wheel in place drops and leaves the steering adjustment (up/down, forward/back) loose while driving"

"needed to be adjusted"

"Driver's side steering rod, like king pin, worn and replaced, which required an alignment. Covered under extended warranty. Alignment paid out of pocket. Considered normal wear. 20 MPG in town.30+MPG highway.Great car"

"Bad struts"

"Factory (unadjustable) camber settings cause rapid wear on the inside of the tires"

"Since the Avalon was new, getting the front wheels balanced to eliminate vibration has been very tricky and difficult"

"In 2016 the right front wheel bearing started making rotational noise - replaced same, in 2017 left front wheel bearing started the same noise - replaced same"

"Left wheel bearing was very noisy and had to be replaced. Service station recommended replacing both since the car had about 125,000 miles on it, so I replaced both"

"Noisy wheel bearing"

"Failed. Huge labor charge involved because of accessibility"

"Alternator Failed needed to be replaced"

"Had 4 batteries go dead in first 5 years"

"Battery was a result of alternator failure that was explained previously. Had no real problems before the alternator incident"

"ignition coil went and it was in the back of the engine so they changed 2 spark plugs while they were doing the job also the valve cover gasket"

"Service light came on and code spelled out which coiled failed. 2006 is one of the years that Avalon has had known coil issues. It had 100,000 miles on it so it was time to change spark plugs. I did the work but it is a major job to change rear (next to firewall) plugs or coils"

"Have replaced multiple coils over the years due to check engine light/VSC light coming on. Car runs rough until coil is replaced"

"In Nov. Cyc.2 coil and plug had to be replaced. This week cyc.5 and tech rep. suggested rest of cyc. 3 thru 6 should be repaired-replaced - $965 in Nov. and $1039 this week"

"Coils Failed"

"Repeated replacement of misfiring coils"

"While driving on the interstate engine stumbled and check engine light came on. Toyota dealer service diagnosed #2 ignition coil failure. Replacing coil resolved problem"

"Each cylinder has a coil and they fail independently. Three did in the last year"

"Already replaced 3 of 6 coils. Number 4 has now failed which will require pulling the engine manifold-a greater expense. Recommended to now replace all of the remaining coils-estimated $1,000+"

"had to replace 6 one for each plug"

"We replaced two coils"

"REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AT 85000 ALONG WITH 3 COILS COST $925"

"Started missing around 90,000 miles and they had to replace one of the coils"

"Check engine light came on and engine would run rough"

"I checked `coil` along with `ignition` considering that there is probably a coil as an element in the plug augmentor or igniter"

"Two coils have failed within the past year"

"Cylinder coil failed and had to be replaced"

"coil on cylinder 4 failed"

"I have replaced four of the six ignition coils that sit on top of the cylinder heads. It is an expensive repair and caused by poor design of the original coils. Hopefully, the new ones will last longer. According to the dealer, it is a well-known pro"

"Coil failure on #3 cylinder"

"over the life of the car, all 6 of the (per cylinder) ignition coils have been replaced, one twice. Initially under warrantee, but the last4 I have paid for, ranging from $500 to $1500 each. This car is a lemon. Got stranded 250 miles from home once"

"Failure of ignition coil pack. Expensive to replace because it was on a rear plug adjacent to the firewall. Dealer should have replaced plugs at same time because plug replacement was required in about 8000 miles, but dealer did not raise subject"

"Replaced bad coil pack 2 ignition coil"

"an intermittent stuttering (engine roughness) due to an igniter (one of six)"

"Had 1 ignition coil replaced"

"1 ignition coil failed. Replaced all 3 on engine bank due to cost of getting to the 1 that failed was on inaccessible side of engine. $920"

"Plugs need to be replaced due to coli shorting I was told"

"While in motion engine attempted to fail; however, there was no shutdown. Observed LED ENGINE indicator and based on Owners Manual vehicle should be referred to the dealership. Cost to repair was cost effective"

"coil failure-5 coils"

"cruise stop car when unit get to close to car in front, this does not work. When it went out, now I don't have any cruise. Cost to much to repair. Also the pass. side mirror glass got cloudy. Both went bad after the warrant ran out"

"Terribly poor accessory, especially since it cost $1500 at time of buying the car. Within 3 years it started to have problems entering a destination, now it is impossible. What makes the problem even more troublesome is that the same joystick is used"

"led 3rd brake light worked when it wanted to. replaced at same time as the other problem. This car is kept in a hot climate. Never had much trouble with this car at all. Very few issues and for a 2006 is still without any large or costly repairs so far"

"Third stop light works intermittently"

"center brake light - required expensive repair just to change light strip"

"one running light"

"Centre brake light"

"the third brake light does not always work; I have noticed this is true on other same generation Avalons; problem is to fix it, must take out back seat; expensive labor; don't know why it is not accessible in easier fashion"

"back up lights needed new bubls"

"Center brake light on rear deck stopped working"

"Headlight burned out. Simply replaced it"

"The headlights keep burning out. Replaced at least 5 times on the right side, 3 times on the left side this year. The lens are clouded up. Replacement is too costly to do"

"One of the headlights was not working. In order to change the bulb the dealership had to remove the bumper, disengage the electric input to the light, replace the bulb, and reassemble the front end. The light worked for one day. When I returned I was told that it might not have been the bulb at all but that the igniter needed to be replaced and that it had to be ordered. The third day, disassemble the front end, replace the igniter, reassemble. Luckily the dealership deducted the cost of th"

"Headlight timer wouldn't shut off lights at prescribed interval; dealership fixed by setting interval to zero so lights turn off when door opens"

"Headlights are not bright, do not seem to be pointing correctly. Rear axle "ride height sensor" was broken, cost $300 to replace, does not appear to make headlights point up far enough"

"too expensive to fix. decided to live with it"

"Both my keyless FOB's stopped working. Problem was with the receiver in the car that would cost $800 to repair so I decided to just live with it"

"side front passanger door will not lock or unlock automatically and dealership can't find problem"

"Several doors don't unlock unless manually opened. Keyless entry doesn't work and electrical system in doors needs repair"

"lighted or flashedwhen tire pressure sensor failed"

"repair/replace windshield wiper motor speed control"