10 of the
155 complaints about the 1997 Toyota Avalon are about the
transmission — 6% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
99,521 miles.
B
10
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Automatic Transmission
550.0%
Power Train
220.0%
Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
220.0%
Axle Assembly
110.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain across every Toyota Avalon year
DEALER SERVICED TRANSMISSION WITH A FLUSH AND FLUID REPLACEMENT AT 120,406 MILES. ALSO, TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED AND COOLANT FLUSH DONE. EIGHT WEEKS LATER, TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. WAS ON 250 MILE TRIP, FELT BUMPING WHICH THOUGHT MAY BE ROUGH ROAD CONDITION, THEN WHEN CLOSE TO DESTINATION, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT. DIAGNOSIS WAS COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALER WOULD NOT CONCEDE ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTRIBUTING TO FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION ALTHOUGH DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY OTHER TOYOTA AVALON TRANSMISSION FAILURES. CONVINCED ACTION BY DEALER SERVICE RESULTED IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10182427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Panama City, FL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WAS BOUGHT USED IN 2006 WITH 115,000 MILES. THE KEY CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS IN ANY GEAR( RATHER THAN ONLY WHEN IT IS IN PARK) . THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR COULD BEGIN ROLLING ONCE YOU LEAVE THE CAR. THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED ONCE WITHOUT ANY CONSEQUENCES, BUT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN THE FUTURE.
NHTSA complaint #10162802 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 99,521 milesSterling, VACrash
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY SPOUSE HAD DRIVEN OUR 1997 TOYOTA AVALON TO OUR DENTISTS OFFICE FOR A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. SHE PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE IGNITION SWITCH AND REMOVED THE KEY. WHILE SHE WAS GATHERING HER PERSONAL ITEMS TO TAKE INTO THE DENTISTS OFFICE WITH HER SHE FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE GEARSHIFT SELECTOR WAS STILL IN THE DRIVE POSITION. (ACCORDING TO A TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER AND MANUFACTURER REP. THE KEY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE UNTIL THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE KEY TURNED TO THE OFF AND LOCKED POSITION.) WHILE MY SPOUSE WAS IN THE DENIISTS OFFICE, AT SOME POINT IN TIME OUR AVALON TO BEGIN TO ROLL ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DOORS OF A BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO STORE. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. WE HAVE CHECKED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND GEAR SELECTOR IN ALL POSITIONS ON THE SELECTOR CONSOLE AND THE KEY WILL SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. WE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH THE AVALON BEFORE OR WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES WE HAVE OWNED.
NHTSA complaint #10142303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 48,000 milesYonkers, NY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF POWERTRAIN AT 48,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10005550 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brighton, MA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #738638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Charlton, MA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGES TOO QUICKLY AND STAYS ENGAGED TOO LONG, SEVERELY REDUCING POWER AVAILABLE TO PROPERLY MERGE INTO TRAFFIC.
NHTSA complaint #719499 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newport BE, CA
POWER TRAIN
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION. YH
NHTSA complaint #606005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newport BE, CA
POWER TRAIN
TRIP GUAGE FAILED. YH
NHTSA complaint #606005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Davenport, IA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHEN THE SPEED OF THE FRONT WHEELS IS GREATER THAN THE REAR WHEELS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM SHUTS OFF GAS TO THE ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO HESITATE.
NHTSA complaint #533683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Simi Valle, CA
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LOSE INTERNAL PRESSURE, THEREBY LOOSENING GEAR CONNECTION. THE RESULT OF THE LOST PRESSURE CAUSEDLLO THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED SUDDENLY, EVEN AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO "REV". THE TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #521594 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.