Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-02 | 16V396000 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 7,749 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I have an 08 Avalon xls and was driving and out of no where it started to shudder and it happened as I was bending a cu… |
| 2024-10-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Because my instrument panel is alway illuminated, I was unaware that I was driving one night without my lights on. Now … |
| 2023-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OEM high beam bulbs continuously explode. I’m not saying they just burn out, these bulbs shatter, and send shards of gl… |
| 2022-12-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | The telescopic steering wheel lever comes loose which will cause the wheel to lurch forward if the brakes are pushed in… |
| 2022-04-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | Car was rear ended by semi truck, crushed trunk into vehicle rear seat. Car was the pushed forward into truck in front … |
| 2021-09-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | This car has a rear window shade that started going up on its on when it is hot outside. I could not locate this featur… |
| 2020-12-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | POWER SUNSHADE IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION BLOCKING THE BACK WINDSHIELD AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON WHICH DISABLES … |
| 2020-07-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | POWER REAR SUNSHADE GETS STUCK IN UP POSITION CAUSING VISIBILITY HAZARD AT NIGHT |
| 2020-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. HOWEVER IT'S NEVER BLOWN. ONCE I SHOW THE OFFICER… |
| 2019-09-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTAC… |
| 2019-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED IN DECEMBER 2018 AND WAS TOLD THAT MY HIGH BEAMS WERE OUT. I HAD THE BULBS REPLACED AND JUST RE… |
| 2019-05-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. AFTER LEAVING THE DENTIST AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FEL… |
| 2019-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE TRAVELING. MAY OR MAY NOT COME BACK ON WHEN SWITCH IS RESET. THEY GO OFF UNPREDI… |
| 2019-02-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING AND MELTING. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2018-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REAR SUN SHED BREAK VERY FAST MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. IT CAN'T BE DISABLED WITHOUT CAUSING OTHER PROBLEM SUCH AS ENGINE L… |
| 2018-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON NOVEMBER 2018 I NOTICED THAT MY REAR DECK MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BULB BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY… |
| 2018-10-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | OUR HIGH BEAMS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM |
| 2018-09-28 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STICKY AND MELTING. THE CONTACT ST… |
| 2018-08-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT NIGHT ON A HIGHWAY THE HIGH BEAMS SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT GO ON AGAIN. I SWITCH… |
| 2018-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JULY 30, 2018 WHILE IN PARKING SPACE I TURNED ON IGNITION AND HEARD A MILD POP, THE LOOKING TOWARDS PASSENGER SEAT I SA… |
| 2018-07-10 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD GETS STICKY ON SUNNY DAYS AND THE SURFACE BECOMES SHINEY WHICH THEN REFLECTS OFF THE WINDSHIELD. THE REF… |
| 2018-06-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ALL OVER AND ITS NOT FROM HEAT I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID I MISSED RECALL BY 17 DAYS? NEVER GO… |
| 2018-06-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT NIGHT BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE HIGH BEAMS FAILED TO GO ON. WHILE FUSES ARE OK, NE… |
| 2018-05-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT INTERMITTENT FAILURE. NOTICEABLE, OBVIOUSLY, ONLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. FAILS AFTER A FEW MI… |
| 2018-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. LOW BEAM ON DRIVERS SIDE GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE TO TURN HEADLIGHTS ON/OFF QUICKLY. WAS PULLE… |
| 2018-01-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 1. HIGH BEAMS AND DAY RUNNING LIGHTS INOPERABLE (DISCOVERED JANUARY 2018). 2. TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND CAUSED CAR TO… |
| 2018-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH EITHER ONE OR BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF RANDOMLY. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY … |
| 2017-08-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | OUR 2008 TOYOTA AVALON WAS RAMMED FROM THE REAR WITH FULL FORCE FROM A HONDA CRV GOING 40 MPH. THE AVALON WAS SLOWING D… |
| 2017-08-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT HID LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF. WHEN I CYCLE THE ON/OFF SWITCH THE LIGHT COMES BACK … |
| 2017-06-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT |
| 2017-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT GOES OUT RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY . |
| 2017-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECENTLY PURCHASED A CAR. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GOE OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES. UNFORTUNATELY TH… |
| 2017-02-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. IN ORDER TO GET THE LIGHT OR LI… |
| 2016-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OUT WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. IT STARTED WITH ONE SIDE BUT NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE GOING OFF… |
| 2016-11-13 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE REAR WINDOW SUNSHADE COMES UP UNCONTROLLABLY AND WILL NOT GO DOWN. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE SUNSCREEN CAME UP… |
| 2016-11-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LEFT HEAD LIGHT GOES OFF AFTER ABOUT 15 TO 20 MIN OF DRIVING..THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA FOR YEARS. WHY HAS TH… |
| 2016-10-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. EITHER DRIVERS,PASSENGER OR BOTH. HID HEADLIGHTS OEM. |
| 2016-10-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | NHTSA, I WOULD LIKE REPORT AN INCIDENT OF 'SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION' WHEN DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. … |
| 2016-07-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WATER PUMP WHILE DRIVING FAILED AT 62,902 MILES ON 06/23/14, WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BY TOYOTA. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT … |
| 2016-04-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE ADVISOR FROM TOYOTA GARAGE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO CHANGE THE RACK BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING RACK IS LEAKING OIL AN… |
| 2016-03-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL MARCH 9TH 2016 9:30PM I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM THE ONRAMP TO ABOUT 70MPH WHEN T… |
| 2016-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE … |
| 2015-12-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, BOTH HIGH BEAM HEAD LAMPS EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TA… |
| 2015-12-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT BOTH HE… |
| 2015-11-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS FOR THE AVALON ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHTING SYSTEM WILL WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTE… |
| 2015-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE KNOWN TO EXPLODE ON SOME 2008 AND 2010 MODELS. MY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS EXPLODED WITH 66,000 MILES … |
| 2015-10-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 20008 TOYOTA AVALON. 72, 354 MILES. LAST YEAR THE REAR SUNSCREEN STARTED DEPLOYING ON IT'S OWN AND WOULD NOT RETRACT EV… |
| 2015-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HIGH-BEAM HEAD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE FREEWAY. LOW -BEAM LIGHTS … |
| 2015-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CASE # 1509281592 COMPLAINT OF ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LEAKING "SOFT PLUG" TYPE PART ON VALLEY OF ENGINE. INSTALLED AT T… |
| 2015-09-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE COUNTRY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON, I HIT A BUMP AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS SI… |