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2016 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 16, 2017
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Feb 20, 2016

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2016 Toyota Avalon Hybrid. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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SteeringSuspension
Filed Jun 16, 2017

SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE IS A PULL TO THE LEFT,,I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO HIS ATTENTION, ,, OHH ,,,DRIVE THE CAR FOR A WHILE ,,SOMETIMES THE TIRES MIGHT NEED TO WEAR A BIT AND EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE FINE,,,I DID THAT BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE, ,,ASKED AGAIN ,,,,,,OHHHH ,, MAYBE YOU DRIVE THE CAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THAT'S WHY YOU FEEL THE PULL TO THE LEFT ,,,,,I WENT TO WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIALIST AND ASKED FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHILE I HAD ONLY DRIVEN 170 MILES, ,,,THE ALIGNMENT WAS SLIGHTLY OFF, ,,,WAS CORRECTED BUT THE PULL WAS STILL THERE,,,,,,I REPEATED THE ALIGNMENT MORE THAN 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR ALMOST 6 MONTHS AGO BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS, ,,,AFTER GETTING MORE TESTS AND ASKING ADVICE FROM PROFESSIONALS WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE, EVERYONE IS POINTING THE PROBLEM TO THE **** RACK AND PINION ****...I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND I ASKED FOR THE RACK AND PINION TO BE SPECIFICALLY TESTED BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE, ,,,,,NO RESPONSE, BUT A REFUSAL TO EVEN ADDRESS THE ISSUE, ,,,,,,ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, ,,,SUPPOSEDLY DID A CHECK UP NOT REALLY DIRECTLY RELATED,,,,AND ALSO I MENTIONED THAT THE SHOCKS MAKE A SQUICKING NOISE WHEN WET HE COMPLETELY IGNORED IT,,,,,AND ALSO A NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AREA,,SOMETHING IS LOOSE BUT I CANNOT PINPOINT IT,,,,,THE OLD THING HE ASKED ME THE CHANGE ONE TIRE FOR $235,, $99 FOR BALANCING THE WHEELS, ,, $99 FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT, ,,WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT THIS DOESN'T ADDRESS OR SOLVE THE PROBLEM HE JUST SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDER, ,,*** THEN I ASKED HIM SINCE THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED THEN YOU ARE TO GOING TO ASK ME TO CHANGE THE AND PAY FOR A NEW CAR ****HIS RESPONSE ***MAYBE THAT'S THE BEST THING TO DO!!**I LEFT NOT WANTING TO PAY $500 FOR NOT GETTING THE PROBLEM SOLVED. ..I'LL CHANGE THE RACK AND PINION AND PAY FROM MY POCKET BUT ISN'T RIGHT!!!

NHTSA ID
10995452
Incident
Jun 14, 2017
Mileage
32,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 20, 2016

TRANSMISSION SLIPS UNDER NORMAL ACCELERATION BUCKING VIBRATION VERY HIGH RPM(4500-5500) JERKS NOT PICK UP ENGINE POWER PROPERLY .VEHICLE NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY

NHTSA ID
10837276
Incident
Jan 16, 2016
Mileage
200 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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