Toyota Avalon Change Vehicle

"Minor but tires wore prematurely. This was not caught by the dealer"

"Tires started cupping around 9000 miles. Found out both front and rear were out of line when I got desperate and decided to pay for alignment and new tires at 26717 miles. I don't drive rough. Had to have alignment done again at 31878 mileage"

"After replacing all 4 tires, they couldn't get them aligned (I think it was alignment—the car would not stay on a straight course.) It took about 3 hours to get it almost right."

"ALIGNMENT WAS OFF"

"Front tire wear"

"Had a leak in the passenger side ball joint. Of all the cars I have owned this is the first time I had to change this part"

"Bushings were cracked so they were replaced cost about $1300."

"VERY SLOW LEAK AT JUNCTION O F HOSE TO RESERVOIR AROUND HOSE CLAMP"

"At a bit past the 40,000 mile mark the local Toyota dealer said I had a power steering leak and said I needed a new power steering rack for around $1500. Luckily it was covered by an extended warranty. I was surprised it needed such service so soon"

"During a regular oil change at about 35k mi, the dealership noticed and pointed out to me that there was a small leak of my power steering fluid. The repair was made under my extended warranty and there has been no further problems"

"Rack and pinion unit had to be replaced due to excessive fluid leaking from tie rod, shaft seal"

"This was related to the rack and pinion. I view this all as one system. Replaced the rack and pinion because of fluid leak."

"Very slow leak that the Toyota dealer wanted over $1,200.00 to repair. After research, I personally added Blue Devil Stop Leak costing $12.00 which corrected the problem. NO LEAKAGE!"

"Just out of warranty, major replacement of rack and pinion steering assembly by dealer"

"power steering hose was leaking"

"My mechanic noticed the leak when I had the car in for routine maintenance. He replaced the seal."

"Leaking hoses from/to power steering fluid container."

"Leaking hoses at the exit point from power steering fluid container."

"The power steering return hose developed a leak."

"Struts were leaking oil and replaced all 4 of them"

"Over 113,000 miles and the struts/shocks breaking down and needed replacement. Surprised me that they were not needed sooner! Cost for front struts/shocks $1100. Still need to replace rear S/S."

"shocks become very hard in lower temperatures and create a loud clunking sound as you hit imperfections in the roads. Also because of the initial poor painting from Toyota factory, the top of vehicle has paint peeling off. Toyota knows of the problem but will do nothing about it! This is not uncommon on this age of vehicle. (2011 Avalon)"

"replaced struts at 70k miles thought this about right, did not realize how worn they were until after replacement"

"Very expensive and complicated to replace. Job has to be done by dealer or certified technician"

"2 Shocks/were leaking, spotted during a brake lining inspection."

"The bearings on the rear stabilizer bar need to be replaced. It took three visits to the dealer before they found the cause of the noise. It hasn't been repaired yet."

"Replace Rack and Pinion"

"Steering shaft assembly pop when turning; replaced intermediate steering shaft."

"Replaced steering rack due to leaking seal."

"was replaced because it was leaking fluid. Minor leak."

"Steering rack: Right boot covered in oil. Replaced PS rack"

"It was found to be leaking fluid, resulting in a $1,000 plus repair cost"

"steering boot cracked requiring $900 repair; also the paint integrity of this vehicle is the worst i have ever experienced in an auto I have owned; sounds like a tin can when you close doors;"

"Diagnosed as R&R /steering Gear and RMN Complt Rack Assy I. Taken to dealer and repaired under extended warranty."

"Rack and pinion had to be replaced on my 2011 and 2006 Toyota Avalons and my 2002 Toyota Camry."

"Steering rack and pinion needed to be replaced due to leaks"

"Car was leaking fluid from rack and pinion, requiring me to replace it at a cost of approximately $1,000."

"Cracked boot caused a leak pinion gear wear. I replaced with a complete rebuilt unit at a Toyota dealership. Labor intensive was the biggest expense."

"Car was in for a brake job. Mechanic stated the rack & pinion unit was leaking. Unit was replaced. However, ever since the replacement the vehicle has vibrated and pulls to the right. Mechanic was unable to correct the problem. Wheels balanced and rotated several times. Front-end alignment completed by Toyota dealer. Still did not fix the problem. Discovered the outer tie rod ends were not replaced with the rack & pinion. Have not had those replaced yet."

"Vibration over 70 mph"

"I was experiencing a vibration in the steering wheel. However, it came on slowly and I didn’t think too much of it. During routine maintenance the dealership identified the issue and fixed it immediately."

"Inner tie rod got loose and could hear a knock when steering."

"Suspect putter tie rod ends need replacement but the Toyota dealer says they are OK even with 150,000 miles on the vehicle!"

"I have had alignment issues with the car since it was new. Despite complaining to Dealership about problem on two different occasions, they ignored my concern. I wound up replacing tires at 25,000 miles. Have also had problems with tire balance iss"

"scuffing on inside of tires"

"CD Unit completely failed and damaged the four library audio CDs loaded at the time. Dealer can only replace with new unit. Toyota does not repair CD units"

"CD skips or replays previous songs instead of moving to the next song"

"CD could not be added, removed, or used"

"CDs easily jam in the player. CD player had to be removed from car to service and sent out from Toyota dealer (and I never got my CD back.)"

"It does not recognize most of my CDs so I don't know what's playing on any particular track, for an expensive car it's a cheap system"

"During the day bright sunlight makes it difficult to see along with all other dash display items. It's only at night when all dash display items can be seen with ease"

"The bluetooth interface dies at inappropriate times and endangers driving when there is no shoulder or pull-off available. It seems that Toyota rolled out it's electronics before they were truly ready. Even the dealer's technicians couldn't figure out what was causing these snafus. Add to that, the in-dash screen is impossible to see in bright sunlight."

"I was unable to pair my smart phone. I had to return to the dealer."

"CD player quit"

"The screen would freeze or go blank. As a result, the entire unit had to be replaced. That included the GPS, CD and radio unit."

"It appears the dvd on the navigational system needs to be replaced, waiting for that item from Ebay to arrive"

"System failed to read map DVD on occasion. Gave error message that DVD was not loaded."

"The factory installed navigation system is still flaky, even after updating the CD-ROM to the 2015 version of maps. Going from Toledo to Chicago on Indiana toll road the Avalon GPS tells me to exit Interstate 80 and drive north to Interstate 94. Totally out-of-the-way. Going from Springfield, Illinois to Chicago it refuses to recognize some state highways and it provides wildly wrong distance and ETA estimates"

"Quit taking input"

"System did not recognize Western destinations in Arizona or gave wrong directions to them."

"GPS sound stays at very low volume"

"connectivity with Smart phone and Bluetooth is bothersome. Both my wife and I have Smartphones and you have to reset the Bluetooth every time you start the car"

"Other person cannot hear me talking but I can hear them perfectly necessitating me not being hands free and putting the phone on speaker"

"Dealer was unable to get the Bluetooth to work properly. I gave up taking it back to the dealer."

"Dealer ship unable to make repairs under warranty even though it has been a problem for day 1"

"Unable to pair new phone (Android) with car/"

"Radio and CD player would not work. Replaced under warranty"

"Volume control knob is sensitive and not dependable. Turning volume up or down normally doesn't always result in change in volume. Have to turn very, very, slowly."

"Seriously weak radio reception for no reason."

"recall for removal of sub woofer in trunk; no fix for it as yet"

"Recall due to wiring problem with the rear speaker"

"subwoofer recalled because of fire hazard"

"Recall notice from Toyota stating rear speakers overheating. Repaired at no cost"

"Recall do to placement of woofer in trunk creating potential electric safety hazard"

"Toyota recall on the sub-woofer in the trunk. wires could get damaged by items in the trunk causing the exposed wires to short out, risking a potential fire"

"Rear Woofer disconnected because of recall. Toyota does not have a fix yet"

"A recall is pending because the sub-woofer contacts can short on large items in the trunk and poses a fire hazard"

"Recall to correct a wiring issue with the rear sub woofer"

"there is a recall on the subwoofer. is disconnected now until Toyota comes up with a remedy"

"recalled"

"The rear speakers had to be disconnected due to a recall, but there appears to be no fix in site months later"

"factory recall on the Subwoofer located in the trunk of the vehicle. Risk of connecting wires becoming lose and causing a fire. Toyota Dealer disconnected speaker until a remedy can be found"

"Toyota recalled the car because of a faulty center rear speaker. They fixed it under warranty and it only took 1/2 hour. No big deal"

"They had a safety recall which replaced my amplifier and the new on went out after one year cost to replace will be $2,000. Waiting to here from Toyota if they will replace with new one for me since it didn't last long"

"Recall for rear subwoofer"

"The system had a problem understanding voice commands"

"Won't recognize my voice commands for phone"

"Voice commands are not recognized...in addition hands free phone does not transmit voice."

"The cowl would catch on bumper guards and force the molding to pop out"

"glue on side molding coming loose"

"The front bumper is too low. I rubs against curbs, traffic calming bumps. And the protective plastic under the engine becomes loose. I had to change bumper and protective sheets at my cost of $1000"

"Exterior trim on one side kept falling off"

"Loose trim on roof caused noise at highway speeds"

"Two rear panels are loose. They can be knocked into place, but soon are loose again."

"Very minor, loose bumper trim. Repaired no cost"

"Front lower/under fairing continues to separate from body and paint continues to crack"

"Splash barrier behind front bumper came loose and was dragging."

"Rear fender doesn't stay snapped to body"

"Chipping paint on the front bumper after accident repair. Must repaint"

"Had holes in the paint. I took it to arbitration and won. The had to repaint the entire car. Two years later problem reoccurred"

"Car seems to get fine scratches more than any other vehicle I have owned. It's almost as if it is too soft of a coating"

"The factory paint on a section of the roof bubbled and eventually popped off requiring a large section to be repainted at our expense. When it popped off it left bare metal exposed on the roof. It was not covered by warranty at 49,000 miles"

"Had an Avalon before and loved it. This is NOT as good a car. Would not recommend it to another"

"paint is quite dull"

"Paint chipped off, about 4 square inches in one spot plus around the truck lid gasket"

"The paint seemed to chip easily - even on the plastic bumper. I've got dozens of paint chips all over the front end."

"Roof paint bubbling & peeling. Delamination is caused by improper painting process with the white pearl paint. Dealer had a process to follow to get a case number from Toyota Corporate. Case number was issued, but Toyota never responded. After many calls to the dealer and Toyota Customer Service, nothing. No response because that person is off today, or that person is on vacation, or that person is off for the holiday, etc. Corporate said we had to work with our dealer. Our dealer said he wasn't getting anywhere with Corporate. Out of pocket expense $1,700.00+ as well as one week without the car while the body shop made the repairs."

"When I got to the dealership to look at the car, they had just washed it and paint was coming off the roof. Otherwise, I liked the car and I bought it after they fixed the paint. The salesman claimed the paint problem was probably due to improper repaired hail damage. Five months later paint began to peak by the rear window. The paint color is pearl white and I found out there was a problem with this color with the 2005 model. The defect is not covered for Toyota Certified Used Cars. The dealership claimed they liked to keep customers happy and told me it I brought the car in they likely fix the problem at no charge. After taking off work and making a 200 mile round trip, I was told I had been misinformed and since I did not service my car with them they really did not care about me. It looks like a thousand dollar repair will be the result."

"Paint was peeling from many locations. However Toyota fixed it for free. Previously, they said it was not their fault. They spent over $10000 fixing the problem and giving me a rent car."

"Paint peeling and Toyota repainted"

"White blizzard paint started to peel . Flagged this to Toyota Canada and was contacted later regarding a repaint program which was completed no charge post warranty- fantastic process and commend Toyota Canada for this!"

"Paint on hood and parts of the roof that chipped , bubbled"

"Rust stains running down from door handle mechanisms"