Safety Score
75
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-28 | 15V047000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 51,495 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the front passenger's side… |
| 2023-03-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | the rear trunk lid arms broken lid feel on top of me |
| 2022-08-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The rear sun screen will get stuck in the up position . At night there is almost no visibility out of the back window. … |
| 2021-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine has quit while in traffic several times and the check engine light and the skid control lights are the only … |
| 2021-06-25 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Failure of the Sun shade in the rear causes a problem with visability. Stays stuck in up or down position. Creates a l… |
| 2021-01-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE STEERING COLUMN WA… |
| 2020-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING CONSTANTLY AND AT TIMES ONE OR BOTH WILL GO COMPLETELY OFF. WILL HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF AND TH… |
| 2020-11-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | I WAS USING THE LEVER TO PUSH THE SEAT AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN ONE SIDE STOPPED MOVING, CAUSING THE OTHER SID… |
| 2020-07-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPIC LEVER COMES LOOSE AND THE COLUMN DEPRESSES. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES… |
| 2020-07-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE REAR SUNSHADE DOES NOT WORK AND OBSTRUCTS YOUR VIEW OF THE REAR ROAD. IF YOU GOOGLE IT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH TH… |
| 2020-03-08 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I RAISED MY REAR SUNSHADE AND COULDN'T LOWER IT. IT WAS DURING THE DAY RUNNING ERRANDS AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT T… |
| 2019-12-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FLUID WAS SEEPING AND THEN BECAME A FULL LEAK THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING FLUID. VEHICLE… |
| 2019-11-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE TILT/TELESCOPIC LEVER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN STAYS IN PLACE VIA SOME TYPE OF FRICTION TENSION. IT… |
| 2019-08-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | FLIM OVER REAR WINDOW, INSIDE THE GLASS , AROUND THE HEAT ELEMENTS.I CAN NOT CLEAN THE FILM OFF.I CAN NOT SEE THROUGH T… |
| 2019-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY PAINT IS PEELING OFF MY CAR ALREADY HAD ONE AREA FIXED ON IT & NOW MORE IS PEELING ON THE ROOF. THIS IS RIDICULOUS I… |
| 2019-06-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND… |
| 2019-05-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN LOCK LOOSENS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES TO SHAKE. ADVISED MY LOCAL TOY… |
| 2019-04-10 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW SUNSHADE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN THE DOWN POSITION. IT MUST REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION AT ALL TIMES. … |
| 2019-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKE ROTORS 4 TIMES ON MY 2011 AVALON.. I CURRENTLY HAVE 173,800 MILES WITH 75-80% OF … |
| 2019-03-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL LEVER WILL RANDOMLY DROP, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO COLLAPSE. HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS I… |
| 2018-12-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE KEY FOB AND DOOR LOCKS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR… |
| 2018-11-28 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE REAR SUNSHADE IS STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED AND DOES NOT GO DOWN WHEN THE CAR IN PUT IN … |
| 2018-08-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | WENT FOR MY ROUTINE SERVICE AND WAS TOLD I HAVE A RACK&PINION LEAK, NO LEAKING OBSERVED UNDER CARPORT BUT WAS SHOWN THE… |
| 2018-06-16 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE FRONT AND … |
| 2018-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PASSENGER AND TWO REAR DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM KEY FOB NOR MASTER LOCK BUTTON. THESE DOORS MUST BE UNLOCKED FROM INS… |
| 2018-03-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS NOT WORKING THIS PART IS TERRIBLY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. A PART LIKE TH… |
| 2018-02-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS BLINKED FOR A YEAR PLUS. HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. LUCKY WE WERE NOT ON A LONG TRIP BUT W… |
| 2018-01-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE REAR SUNSHADE IS BROKEN AND WON'T DOWN WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO. THE SHADE LIMITS MY VIS… |
| 2017-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PASSENGER AND TWO REAR DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM KEY FOB NOR MASTER LOCK BUTTON. THESE DOORS MUST BE UNLOCKED FROM IN… |
| 2017-08-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2011 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED WITH 80,000 MILES. THE REAR SUNSHADE HAS BEGUN OPERATING ON ITS OWN. IT RAISES AND LOWERS … |
| 2017-07-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE LOCKING LEVER ON THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL WILL WITH OUT NOTICE RELEASE ITSELF CAUSING THE STEERING TELESCOPING… |
| 2017-07-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN POSITION LOCK LEVER CONTINUES TO DISENGAGE. THE LEVER, OVER TIME, WORKS IT'S WAY DOWN UNTIL IT RELEASES… |
| 2017-05-27 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUNSHADE WILL NOT STAY RETRACTED. IT WILL SEAT AFTER LOTS OF NOISE AND GYRATIONS FROM THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. HOW… |
| 2017-04-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR DOORS WERE LOCKED, THE CONTACT COULD … |
| 2017-04-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH FROM PARKING SPOT TO FRONT OF RESTAURANT TO PICK UP PASSENGER, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VERY FAST W… |
| 2017-03-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | TOLD MY AVALON WITH 43,609 MILES HAS THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY LEAKING |
| 2017-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER DOOR LOCK ISSUE. THE PASSENGER AND REAR DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPEN WITH THE REMOTE KEY NOR WITH THE DOOR-LOCK SWITCH … |
| 2017-03-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, WHILE APPLYING BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY WITH SO M… |
| 2017-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT LEVER DROPS ON IT'S OWN AND THE STEERING MOVES IN AND OUT. IT'S HAZARDOUS F… |
| 2016-10-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY FOB WILL NOT OPEN ALL DOORS. INSIDE MASTER WINDOW ASSEMBY WILL NOT OPEN ALL DOORS. MASTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY TOYO… |
| 2016-08-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | THIS TOYOTA WAS IN A SIX (6) CAR TRAFFIC CRASH LIST THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THIS CAR WAS NUMBER … |
| 2016-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V047000 (ELECT… |
| 2016-05-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT EVEN SLOW THE CAR. IT WAS ONLY STOPPED BY … |
| 2016-03-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | TELESCOPING COLUMN FEATURE COLLAPSES RANDOMLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. MUST RESET THE ADJUSTER PERIODICALLY… |
| 2015-11-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PURCHASED CERTIFIED AVALON 01/03/2015. NOVEMBER 24, 2015 FRONT PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR DOOR LOCKS CEASE WORKING. THEY C… |
| 2015-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. TOLD THE PART WOULD BE $800. ONLY 49000 MILES ON THE CAR |
| 2015-09-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. IT HAS AN ADJUSTABLE (IN AND OUT) STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. UPON ACCEPTING THE CAR, THIS W… |
| 2015-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V047000 (ELECT… |
| 2015-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V047000 (ELECT… |
| 2015-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AND REAR DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPEN WITH THE REMOTE KEY NOR WITH THE DOOR-LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. T… |