Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Toyota Avalon.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT, I HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AFTER… |
| 2013-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONER, A/C AMPLIFIER, AIR INLET SERVO MOTOR & SERVO LINK & HEATER CONTROLS STOP WORKING AND ONLY WO… |
| 2013-03-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER RECEIVING A JUMP, I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY. AFTER DRIVING FOR AB… |
| 2012-06-26 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT … |
| 2012-02-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, TH… |
| 2011-01-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTAC… |
| 2010-09-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FILLER PIPE HAS CORRODED, SPILLS FUEL ON THE GROUND WHEN FILLING VEHICLE. *TR |
| 2009-08-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE PULLING UP TO A CURB, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP, BUT THE VEHICLE … |
| 2008-04-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT HE LOST POWER STEERING… |
| 2007-06-01 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | BRITAX MARATHON E9L09DS. CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR FACING LOCK OFF CLIPS DO NOT HOLD. WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED THE CLI… |
| 2007-04-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL AND DROVE HEAD ON INTO A… |
| 2006-11-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 TOYOTA AVALON AND THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE BURNING A LOT OF OIL AND SENDING OFF A LOT OF SMOKE RELATED TO T… |
| 2004-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. A RECALL … |
| 2004-03-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND INVESTIGATION.*AK |
| 2003-12-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED USED 1996 TOYOTA AVALON IN MARCH 2002 WITH 72,000 MILES. AT THAT TIME I ALSO PURCHASED A 2 YEAR/24000 MILE E… |
| 2003-10-22 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING THE WINTER SEASON THE DEFROSTER FAILED. CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONER TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD.*AK |
| 2003-10-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE STALLED. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO… |
| 2003-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 TOYOTA AVALON THAT HAS THE OIL SLUDGLE PROBLEM. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH CORPORATE OFFICE OF TOYOTA AND … |
| 2003-08-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED 1996 TOYOTA AVALON. IT WAS COVERED UNDER 6 YEAR / 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN MARCH … |
| 2003-07-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 1996 TOYOTA AVALON. MY CAR HAS BEEN PUTTING OUT A WHITE SMOKE DURING COLD START-UPS. I AM ADDING TWO QUARTS O… |
| 2003-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE CUT OUT/STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY WITH NO WARNING. PULLED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, TURNED OFF E… |
| 2003-02-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*JB |
| 2003-02-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CUT OUT/STALLED IN MIDDLE OF EXPRESSWAY WITH NO WARNING. PULLED TO EMERGENCY LANE, TURNED OFF ENGINE, WAITED A … |
| 2003-01-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 1996 TOYOTA AVALON AND NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER T… |
| 2002-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE: ENGINE SLUDGE BUILDUP HAS RUINED THE ENGINE DESPITE REASONABLE MAINTENENCE. ENGINE MUST NOW BE REBUILT OR REPL… |
| 2002-07-23 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-06-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE HAS BEEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN THE RPM INCREA… |
| 2002-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1996 TOYOTA AVALON ENGINE FAILURE. |
| 2001-11-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT BATTERY HAD FAILED, BUT DASH INDICATOR… |
| 2001-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | WHILE PASSENGER WAS IN SEAT AND WHEN BENDING OVER TO PICK SOMETHING OFF THE FLOOR, SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT, CAUSIN… |
| 2001-03-02 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | RACK AND PINION STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2001-02-15 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AND PASSENGER'S REAR SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. THERE WERE NO TREE OR TRAFFIC TRAVELI… |
| 2001-01-31 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. TOYOTA WON'T OFFICIALLY RECOGNI… |
| 2001-01-25 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, PARTS ON BACK ORDER. CJ |
| 2000-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HAS SLUDGE.TOYTA DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT.ENGINE WILL CUT OFF GOING DOWN ROADIT COULD POSSIBLTY CAUSE ACCIDENT.IT… |
| 2000-03-09 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WIGGLES AROUND. WAS REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK |
| 1999-09-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | RAPID POWER STEERING FLUID LOSS --SEEMS COMMON IN AVALONS. NO PARTS AVAILABLE BECAUSE ON BACK ORDER. *AK |
| 1999-08-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND CAR JUMPED THE WALL AND HIT A BULIDING. THEN THE ENG… |
| 1999-07-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS HAVE FAILED. IF IT WERE ONE IT MAY BE CONSIDERED A FLUKE, BUT SINCE BOTH HAVE FAILED … |
| 1999-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE GIVING OFF SMOKE AFTER OIL CHANGE. ENTIRE ENGINE HAS BEEN DISMANTLED AND IS BEING REASSEMBLED. OIL HAS BEEN CH… |
| 1999-03-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | POWER STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, HAD BEEN LEAKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. BUT , THEN DEALER CO… |
| 1998-11-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE DEFOGGER IS TURNED ON THE WINDOWS START TO FOG UP, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIE… |
| 1998-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. MJS (SB ISSUED 6… |
| 1998-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS FAILED RESULTING IN BURNING AND SMOKE. |
| 1998-06-18 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OWNER NOT NOTIFIED OF TSB TC002-96 AND TC001-97. |
| 1998-06-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AFTER VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE AND IMPACTED A BRICK… |
| 1998-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT CITY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK |
| 1997-10-08 | SEATS | Yes | 2 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A STANDSTILL WHEN IT WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHCLE GOING 45-50 MPH, AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSEN… |
| 1997-02-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | DRIVING INTO PARKING LOT; STARTED TO TURN VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY & HIT POST IN FRONT OF STORE; BOTH AIR BAGS … |
| 1997-02-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | SMOG PARTS FAILED. |