NHTSA Complaint #895013 — 2000 TOYOTA AVALON

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	895013
Vehicle	2000 TOYOTA AVALON
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	August 7, 2001
Date Filed	August 23, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CO

Consumer Description

ANYTIME VEHICLE IS STARTED UP MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT FROM REAR FOR AS LONG AS 3 MINUTES, AND VEHICLE RUNS HARD. DEALER STATED IT WAS NEGLECT, NOT GETTING ENOUGH OIL CHANGES. VEHICLE NEEDED A TOTAL OF 6 OIL CHANGES, AND CONSUMER HAD ONLY GOTTEN 5 OIL CHANGES. VALVE CAP WAS REMOVED, AND BLACK SLUDGE HAD BUILD UP. DEALER'S REMEDY WAS TO FLUSH THE ENGINE, WHICH MADE IT WORSE. *AK

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