2007 Toyota Avalon Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“I was driving my 2007 Toyota Avalon returning home from work and was driving on a local road at approximately 25 MPH and turning my vehicle towards right on a curved road and the steering wheel seized and car veered and jumped the curb causing the passenger side bottom of car”

“Steering wheel locked up while driving ! No warning lights. steering bracket assembly is the issue . Same issue with 2000-2004 Avalons …all were recalled and fixed but anything after those years are not recalled or fixed . This is clearly a defect and should be recalled again”

“STEERING PLACEMENT LOCK CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING COLUMN DROPPED TO LOWEST LEVEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES IN CITY TRAFFIC. TRYING TO TIGHTEN THE STEERING PLACEMENT FRICTION LOCK ONLY SEEMS TO HOLD TEMPORARILY. *TR”

“IN JULY 2013, MY PERFECTLY WONDERFUL TOYOTA AVALON (2007, 67,700 MILES) RUPTURED A TTVI OIL HOSE AND WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES BLEW UP MY ENGINE. UPON CONTACTING TOYOTA, I WAS TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM FOR CAMRYS AND AVALONS INCLUDING MY YEAR”

“MY 2007 AVALON NEVER HAD AN OIL PROBLEM. LAST THURSDAY I NOTICED OIL IN THE DRIVEWAY AS A SHOVELED SNOW. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS 1 1/2 QUARTS DOWN. I PUT THE 1 1/2 QUARTS INTO THE CAR AND DROVE IT TO MY MECHANIC 5 MILES AWAY. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE”

“TOTAL LOSS OF OIL FROM CRANKCASE. BURST OIL LINE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA AVALON RESULTING IN THE PUMPING OF OIL ONTO THE GROUND WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AS FOUND ON SEVERAL CONSUMER WEBSITES. THE FIX COST ME >$450 NOT INCLUDING”

“I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING SO THAT WHEN I ACCELERATE THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE, THEN SUDDENLY JERKS REAL HARD. THIS HAS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY7 WORSE. NOW IT IS”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED PARTS DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED OVER AND RETRIEVED THE”

“I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT RIGHT OFF A HIGHWAY EXIT ON A BUSY MALL ROAD. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. ENGINE WAS RUNNING, EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PERFECTLY BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I TRIED TO TURN OFF AND RESTART SEVERAL”

“2007 TOYOTA AVALON LUNGED FORWARD AND DRIVER THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND AND KNOCKED OUT HE THOUGHT BY A CONCRETE WALL BUT HE HIT ANOTHER CAR. A WOMAN, NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WAS KILLED. MAN, MY HUSBAND WAS CONVICTED OF FELONY MANSLAUGHTER”

“ON MARCH 19, 2008, MY STEP-SON WAS KILLED IN TAMPA, FLORIDA WHILE DRIVING HIS 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. HE HAD JUST DROPPED MY SISTER-IN-LAW OFF AT THE AIRPORT AND WAS TRAVELING ON THE COURTNEY CAMPBELL PARKWAY WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. HE EXITED ONTO A SERVICE ROAD, POSTED AT 15 MPH”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THREE OTHER VEHICLES AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE”

“The dashboard melts/gets sticky when it is hot and humid outside. Once the dashboard is in the sticky state, it appears wet with melted/sticky plastic. When we look out the front windshield while driving, the sun reflects off of the extra shiny sticky dashboard and the”

“CRACKS IN DASHBOARD STARTED APPEARING. FIRST SMALL, THEN EXTENDING ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DASH. NOW MULTIPLE CRACKS IN DASH, AIRBAG COVER, GLOVE BOX SURROUND. DASH STARTED GETTING STICKY. I SPOKE TO THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2006. SINCE IT'S”

“WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN WE HEARD A CRACK NOISE ON THE DASHBOARD. TWO CRACKS APPEARED ALL OF A SUDDEN. SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN 3 MORE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. THEY APPEAR WITHOUT ANY PARTICULAR REASON. THE CRACKS ARE BETWEEN THE GLOVEBOX AND THE AIRBAG ON THE”

“THE BRAKE PEDAL SINKS SLOWLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPED WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THAT IS A VERY DISCONCERTING FEELING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SINKS SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR; IT ACTUALLY STOPS ONLY AT THE BOTTOM MECHANICAL STOP FOR THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS”

“WHILE DRIVING TOWARD A STOP SIGN, ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT VERY LOW TO THE FLOOR, CAR SLOWED DOWN, BUT DID NOT STOP. LOUD ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUNDS COULD BE HEARD AND LOCKING OF ALL BRAKES WERE FELT. I MOVED THE GEAR FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL TO PARK”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF IT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A”