7 complaints reported

2001 Toyota Avalon Power Train

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
7
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
3

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2002

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS AN "STRONG" VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS CAUSING TIRES AND ROTORS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. DEALER DIAGNOSED BAD ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WHICH HAS BEEN REPAIRED 6X TO NO AVAIL. TS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2002
Dec 2002

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A STRONG VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING WHICH HAS CAUSED THE TIRES AND ROTORS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED VEHICLE WITH AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS ATTEMPTED TO GET ALIGNMENT CORRECTED 6X WITH NO SUCCESS. TS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2002
Oct 2002 Injury

WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE ENGINE RUNNING THE CONSUMER STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, SUDDENLY THE GEAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE CAUSING THE OPEN DOOR TO KNOCK THE DRIVER OVER, AS A RESULT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL RAN OVER THE RIGHT LEG OF THE DRIVER, THE DRIVER HAS HAD FOUR LEG OPERATIONS. NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Sep 2002 Injury

PARKING LEVER SLIPPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, MOTOR RUNNING AS PERSON WAS GETTING OUT OF CAR THE CAR WENT INTO REVERSE THE OPEN DOOR KNOCKED THE PERSON DOWN AND HER LEG WENT UNDER THE TIRE WHICH DRAGGED THE LEG. THE INJURED PARTY WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 3 WEEKS AND HAS HAD 4 OPERATIONS ON THE LEG. NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 2002
Jul 2002 Injury

CONSUMER STATES IF VEHICLE IS IN PARK IT SLIPS INTO REVERSE. *MR THE CONSUMER STEPPED OUT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE BACKWARDS. DRIVER TRIED TO GET IN THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT, BUT THE DOOR KNOCKED HIM DOWN, THE DRIVERS RIGHT LEG WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DRUG THE LEG, THE DRIVER HAS HAD 4 OPERATION ON THE RIGHT LEG *YH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 2002
Apr 2002

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2002
Dec 2000

THE CAR MAKES A JERKY MOVE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A SLOW ROLLING SPEED (10 MPH).*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 TOYOTA AVALON, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2000

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 2001 Toyota Avalon has 7 Power Train complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.