2001 Toyota Avalon problems
Owners have filed 168 complaints about the 2001 Toyota Avalon with NHTSA. Vehicle speed control accounts for 14.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 12.5%.
Complaints168
Crashes43
Fires1
Injuries33
Deaths4
What owners report breaking
Vehicle speed control 14.3% · 24
Air bags 12.5% · 21
Engine and engine cooling 8.3% · 14
Electrical system 8.3% · 14
Visibility 6.5% · 11
Service brakes, hydraulic 6.5% · 11
Tires 5.4% · 9
Power train 5.4% · 9
Severity
Of those complaints, 43 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire, 33 report an injury and 4 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 17 model years of the Toyota Avalon in this data, 2001 sits 10th by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 9 in the last three years against 14 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 58,500 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Avalon. While decelerating approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly surged forward which resulted in a crash; the vehicle did not stop accelerating until the contact took the key out of the ignition. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The vin was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were unknown. Vehicle speed control
The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Avalon. While pulling into a parking space at 5 mph with her foot applying the brakes, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a brick wall. The air bags deployed upon impact but there were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company and the manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 98,000. Vehicle speed control · reported at 98,000 miles
2001 Toyota Avalon surged forward with the accelerator stuck in the depressed position resulting in a collision with three parked cars in a busy mall parking lot. Thanks to a snowbank and the impact of hitting the three cars, the vehicle came to a stop without injuring the driver or anyone else. The air bags also did not deploy.*Ak Vehicle speed control
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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