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vehicle
2006 / toyota / avalon
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
360 on file (2006-02-10 → 2026-09-15)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
104 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Steering column collapse and power steering leakSTEERING22 complaints2010-03 → 2019-07avalon-2006-steering-column-failure
10359684 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING ,THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN UNLOCKED IN A DOWNWARD MOTION, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TRAVEL TOWARDS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY THE CONTACT REDUCED SPEED AND
10420548 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING PUMPS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING. ON FEBURARY 7, 2009 THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN JUNE 2010, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE MECHANIC POINTED
10442805 MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON STEERING WHEEL WAS GETTING STUCK WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON. I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE TO TRY AND TURN THE WHEEL IN ORDER FOR IT TO RELEASE. ADDITIONALLY THE CAR WAS LEAKING FLUID. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO IDENTIFIED THE
10805787 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VVT-I OIL HOSE RUPTURE AND SEIZED ENGINE FAILURE. *SMD *CN
10330172 MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL MY OIL FROM A RUPTURED OIL LINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE 2 MILES AWAY. APPARENTLY TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BASED ON OTHER NUMEROUS SIMILAR INCIDENTS BASED ON WEB COMMENTS. THE OIL WARNING LIGHT NEVER WENT ON AND
10331411 IN JULY 2009 OUR 2006 TOYOTA AVALONXL HAD A VVT-I OIL HOSE EXPLODE CAUSING OIL DAMAGE AND PERSONAL REPAIR EXPENSE OF $277.67. I WAS NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA OF A RECALL TO REPLACE THIS HOSE. IT STATED IF ALREADY REPLACED THEN TO SEND IN THE REPAIR ORDER, PROOF OF PAYMENT AND PROOF OF
10322205 I WAS COASTING INTO A PARKING STALL IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT ROARED VERY LOUD AND SPED FORWARD INTO THE PARKING SIGN THAT FORTUNATELY STOPPED THE CAR. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER OF THE CAR. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. I HADAN APPPOINTMENT WITH
10318255 THIS MORNING AS I WAS BACKING MY 2006 AVALON, IT BACKED OUT ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME HITTING MY GAS PEDAL. WHEN I STOPPED AND PUT IT IN DRIVE IT THEN ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I HIT BRAKE AND TURNED OFF CAR. LAST WEDNESDAY (MARCH 3) I HAD THE RECALLED ACCELERATOR FIXED AT MY TOYOTA
10314543 2006 AVALON ENGINE SURGED. SENT E-MAIL TO TOYOTA AT THAT TIME. AS I RECALL TOYOTA RESPONSE BY E-MAIL WAS "WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS" I STILL HAVE A COPY OF THE E-MAIL I SENT. *TR
Dashboard cracking and melting surfaceSTRUCTURE22 complaints2013-09 → 2024-03avalon-2006-dashboard-cracking
11194449 MULTIPLE CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD
10669580 CRACKS ALL ACROSS DASHBOARD AND GLOVEBOX. AFRAID IT MIGHT AFFECT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
10586321 DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK WHICH IS NOW ABOUT 36" LONG. TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY WILL REPLACE THE DASH FOR $2000+. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME VEHICLE ONLINE. *TR
Air bag failure to deploy in a crashAIR BAGS23 complaints2010-03 → 2024-07avalon-2006-airbag-non-deployment
10487491 DRIVING EAST ON COLDSPRING LANE- WAS CROSSING CHARLES ST AT THE INTERSECTION WHEN OTHER DRIVER GOING WEST ON COLDSPRING LANE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO CHARLES ST GOING SOUTH I HAD NO TIME TO HIT THE BRAKES I RAN INTO HIS SIDE OF THE CAR PASSENGER SIDE-MY AIR BAGS DID
10433108 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RESTRAINT THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE
10779762 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO A COTTON FIELD. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED FOUR TIMES AND LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT
11516304 Master cylinder leaking from seal may be leaking into brake booster causing brake light to illuminate and no resistance w brake pedal have to press the break pedal all the way to slow down
10885752 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH EXTREME FORCE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT
10683921 I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE BRAKES SLOW TO STOP. I HAVE REPLACED THEM I THINK TWICE THROUGH TOYOTA. BUT THE ISSUE NEVER SEEM TO TOTALLY GO AWAY. BELOW IS THE ISSUE SHOWING I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. BUT TOYOTA REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM IS REAL
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2006 Toyota Avalon vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/toyota/avalon
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_toyota_avalon_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Toyota Avalon},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/toyota/avalon}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
