Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 01005 | 08/01/2005 | 10016637 | A541e transmission solenoid identification. *tt | 09/26/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 1 | 03/01/2001 | ||
| Odometer is giving a false reading. also, vehicle was designed for a 15 inch wheel, and vehicle has a 16 inch wheel. contacted dealer, and dealer stated speedometer was okay.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/31/2002 | 1 | 09/01/2000 | |
| 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 | |||
| 04/15/2002 | 1 | ||
| No description given. nlm | |||
| 12/05/2000 | 11/01/2000 | ||
| The car makes a jerky move when trying to accelerate from a slow rolling speed (10 mph).*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 1 | 09/11/2000 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 07/31/2002 | 1 | 09/11/2000 | |
| 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 | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/01/2002 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 05/01/2002 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 02/01/2001 | |||
| When driving with 4 average size adults in the avalon (2 front/2 rear) - the rear bottoms out (axles/suspension) and the front scraps when going up driveways, over speedbumps, leaving driveways, etc. the front bumper/paint, middle underside, and/or the rear bumper/paint scrap severely along the ground and/or bump in the road. everything can be felt when driving and there is a lot of scraping along the ground. obviously something is wrong with the axles/struts/suspension - the dealer says there is nothing wrong and the car just has a soft ride. the steering wheel makes squeaking/rubbing noises - again the dealer says there is nothing wrong and just lubricated it. the front paint is chipping after a few months despite it being chip resistant paint. the chips look like the edges are ready to flake. the fuel tank nozzle is jambed against the left side of the gas door opening, thus requiring a person's hand to scrap against the car to open the fuel tank. *ak | |||