NHTSA Complaint #10279071 — 2006 TOYOTA AVALON

FOR SOME TIME - SEVERAL WEEKS - I HAD NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I WAS EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND AT THE STOPLIGHT NOTICED A GREAT AMOUNT OF SMOKE POURING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS, FORTUNATELY, WITHIN A MILE OF THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR AND DROVE IT INTO THEIR SERVICE BAY. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR I NOTICED THAT A GREAT AMOUNT OF OIL WAS POURING OUT ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE SERVICE BAY. THE SERVICE MAN CAME OVER AND I BEGAN TO EXPLAIN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE OIL LEAK. THEY IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME WHAT IT WAS - AN RUBBER OIL LINE. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR THREE DAYS AND RETURNED IT "REPAIRED". NOW AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS I AGAIN NOTICE THE SAME SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND INTEND TO TAKE IT AS SOON AS I CAN BACK TO THE DEALER. QUESTION: WHY ISN'T TOYOTA PUTTING OUT A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND MODEL OF THE TOYOTA? I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BEING MADE. *TR