Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Toyota Avalon.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE MADE LOUD NOISES. THE FAILURE … |
| 2015-06-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE TIRE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED MY TIRES COMPLAINING OF A SHAKING STEERING WHEEL (… |
| 2014-12-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TUBING FROM THE FILLER NECK TO THE FUEL TANK IS SUBJECT TO RUST. THE RUST RESULTS IN HOLES IN THE TUBE. FUEL SPILLS… |
| 2014-07-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, GOING APPROX. 10 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE (ONLY) BUMPED INTO A … |
| 2014-04-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | I WAS ON MY WAY TO COLLEGE AT 7:45 A.M HEADING HIGHWAY 72 WEST. MY CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATED FROM 75MPH TO 100 MPH. I … |
| 2013-10-08 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | AUTO LOCKING SYSTEM LOCKS DOORS WHILE DOORS ARE OPEN OR CLOSED AND YOU ARE GETTING OUT OF CAR OR PUTTING GROCERS IN IF … |
| 2012-10-13 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF CAR, UPON INSPECTION, REAR SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER WAS RUSTED OUT. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT RUST … |
| 2012-02-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VE… |
| 2011-10-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN … |
| 2011-03-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA AVALON XLS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A TURN. WHEN THE … |
| 2009-08-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM TH… |
| 2009-02-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A LEGAL PARKING SPACE IN THE LAST ROW OF PARKING LOT ON 9 MULE RD TOMS RIVER NJ- NOSE … |
| 2007-02-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | MY FATHER LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE, A 1997 TOYOTA AVALON AND CRASHED INTO TWO UTILITY POLES ON MISSION VILLAGE DRIVE… |
| 2006-09-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY RACK AND PINION REPLACED ON MY CAR TWICE AND I AM HAVING IT REPAIRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE STEERING WH… |
| 2006-07-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 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( … |
| 2005-11-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | MY SPOUSE HAD DRIVEN OUR 1997 TOYOTA AVALON TO OUR DENTISTS OFFICE FOR A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. SHE PULLED INTO THE PAR… |
| 2005-10-31 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | BOUGHT USED 97 TOYOTA AVALON AT 96,000 MILES COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. FROM DAY ONE, NOTICED CRANKLING AND RATTLING NOISE AT… |
| 2005-10-20 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | CONTINUOUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID. STEERING FELT TIGHT. RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACE… |
| 2005-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | Yes | 0 | DT: THE OTHER DAY THE CONSUMER PARKED CAR WHILE RUSHING AND TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS … |
| 2005-04-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | 1997 TOYOTA AVALON THE POWER STEERING RACK LEAKS AT 51000 MILES AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA. ALSO NEED TO BE REP… |
| 2004-06-09 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | SEEMS I'M ALSO THE VICTIM OF A COMMON 1997 AVALON PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING PUMP/RACK WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE R… |
| 2004-04-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS A SERIOUS FLAW IN THE HANDLING, RIDE AND SUSPENSION!THIS CAR HAS THE SUSPENSION THAT ROCKS LIKE A BOAT; AND… |
| 2004-03-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT ON REVERSE TO BACK OUT FROM A PARKING LOT, THE CAR ACCELERATED FAST FORWARD, RUNNING INTO A POLE.*… |
| 2004-02-23 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE CO… |
| 2003-08-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | FAILURE OF A TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE CASING OF THE TIRE RESULTING IN A … |
| 2003-08-08 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | No | 0 | I NOTICED A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING AND TOOK THE CAR TO A TIRE DEALER. DEALER BALANCED TIRES AND SAID ALL WOULD BE OK. … |
| 2003-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 1997 TOYOTA AVALON HAS AN IGNITION SYSTEM FLAW THAT CAUSE THE CAR TO ROLL AFTER BEEN STOPPED AND KEY REMOVED. SUBSEQUEN… |
| 2003-05-10 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAK IN POWER STEERING MECHANISM CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL,I.E. STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. |
| 2003-04-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM OF SUSPENSION NOISE AND WHEN HITTING BUMPS CAUSING A LOUD THUMP IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR.… |
| 2003-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1997 TOYOTA AVALON XLS WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT FROM LEITH TOYOTA IN RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA IN MARCH OF 20… |
| 2003-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FAILURE OF POWERTRAIN AT 48,000 MILES. |
| 2003-01-18 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 1997 TOYOTA AVALON FOR MY WIFE. THE VEHICLE HAS JUST RECENTLY TURNED OVER 29,000 MILES, AND OBV… |
| 2003-01-05 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S ALUMINUM RIMS CAUSED THE TIRE TO LEAK AIR AND EXPLODE. *JB |
| 2002-10-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DEALER SERVICED TRANSMISSION WITH A FLUSH AND FLUID REPLACEMENT AT 120,406 MILES. ALSO, TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED AND C… |
| 2002-10-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | CAR HYDROPLANED IN LIGHT RAIN. TIRES ARE NEARLY NEW AND PROPERLY INFLATED. DT |
| 2002-09-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON; THEN, CONSUMER CAN HEAR WATER IN ENGINE.THIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. … |
| 2002-08-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | I AM ON MY 3RD BATTERY IN SIX AND ONE HALF YEARS. I HAVE A 1997 AVALON, TOYOTA. NO INDICATION THAT BATTERY IS GOING, T… |
| 2002-02-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, CONSUMERS WIFES HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND THEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, HI… |
| 2002-01-02 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I PREVIOUSLT WORKED WITH 2 OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY FAIL ON THEIR 1997 TOYOTA AVALON… |
| 2001-12-20 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I HAVE SPOKEN TO 2 PEOPLE WITH 1996 TOYOTA AVALON AND THEY HAVE OR HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED.… |
| 2001-11-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST COMPLAIN BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? THERE MUST BE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT DON'T COMPLAIN, BUT HAVE THE… |
| 2001-10-27 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-10-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON I-5 SOUTH OF OLYMPIA WA AT 3:30PM AT 70 MPH IN A DRIVING RAINSTORM. WE WERE IN THE LEFT … |
| 2001-08-14 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | IT APPEARS THAT THE COMMON PROBLEM OF RACK AND PINION FAILURE HAS FINALLY OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA … |
| 2001-06-28 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING FROM MY 1997 AVALON. IT ONLY HAS 37,000+ MILES ON IT. THE DEALER T… |
| 2001-05-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. OXYGEN SENSOR AND OTHER COMPONENTS HAD GONE BAD. CONSUMER WILL ADD ADDITIONAL INF… |
| 2001-05-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES BEFORE THEY ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE STRUTS, AND ANOTHER TWO VISITS TO R… |
| 2001-03-10 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM RACK AND PINION STEERING BOOT, DEALER REPLACED ASSEMBLY, PARTS HAD TO BE BACK ORDERED BECAUS… |
| 2001-03-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE FAILED OUTSIDE SIDEWALL NEAR JOINT BETWEEN TREAD AND SIDEWALL.TIRES NEAR END OF LIFE 6/32" IN CENTER A BIT LESS ON… |
| 2001-01-28 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | RACK AND PINION ASSEMBY BEGAN LEAKING FROM SEAL FAILURES ON THE INSIDE OF THE UNIT. *AK |