2006 TOYOTA AVALON Engine Problems

ON JUNE 7, 2019, I WAS DRIVING THE AVALON, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREET. WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, I WAS TRAUMATIZED AND DID MY BEST TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND HOOKED UP TO A CODE READER, WHICH YIELDED CODES P0345, P0300, P0302, P0304, P0306. WE DID FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS AND DISCOVERED THE 3 BOLTS THAT HOLD THE VARIABLE-VALVE TIMING (VVT) GEAR TO THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT CAME LOOSE, THESE BOLTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TEMPER-RESISTANT AND NEVER BE REMOVED WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE THE RESULT OF ENGINE DYING IS CAUSED BY SERIOUS MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN DEFECTS. PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED THREE PICTURES SHOWING 3 BOLTS LAYING NEXT TO VVT GEAR, VVT GEAR LOOSELY HELD ON AND THE VIBRATION OF BOLT LEFT CUTTING MARK ON THE GEAR, AND ALL...

2006 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VVT-I OIL HOSE RUPTURE AND SEIZED ENGINE FAILURE. *SMD *CN

AT 45,000 MILES, COIL FAILED. AT 45,100 MILES, A SECOND COIL FAILED.

STARTED CAR AND SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM THE EXHAUST WHILE STATIONARY. CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. WHEN DRIVING, CAR WAS SLUGGISH UNDER ACCELERATION WITH INTERMITTENT SMOKE. TOOK CAR TO SAN MARCOS TOYOTA AND THEY FOUND THE ENGINE TO BE SLUDGED AND REQUIRE AN OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE ($4900) OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE ($6900). THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 140,000 MILES. WE ENDED UP HAVING AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OVERHAUL/CLEANUP THE TOP SIDE OF ENGINE FOR $4000. I HAVE THE ESTIMATES AND RECEIPTS FOR THE WORK IF NEEDED. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER AVALON OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPE THAT TOYOTA WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THE POOR ENGINEERING OF THIS V6 ENGINE AND ISSUE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS ENGINE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT BOAT DETACHED AND FRACTURED THE ENGINE'S AXLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT BOAT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE'S AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES MOVE ABOUT 10 FEET AND THEN HESITATE FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS. IT WILL THEN ACCELERATE NORMALLY. WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS UNDER 35 THE CAR HESISTATES BADLY WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THEN "JUMPS" FORWARD. SAME THING HAPPENS ON THE DOWNSIDE TO THE POINT THAT IT FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ALSO SAID THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CONDITION. THIS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS AND NOT NORMAL.

HEAD GASKET LEAKS BOTH SIDES. UNDER REPAIR. POOR DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING. SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS MILEAGE LEVEL. MY REPAIR SERVICE INDICATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL TOYOTA PRODUCTS. CONCERN FOR ACCIDENT POTENTIAL SHOULD HEAD GASKET BLOW AT HIGH SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHERE CONDITIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR A SAFE EXIT FROM TRAVEL LANES TO SHOULDER. NOTE: VEHICLE REGISTERED UNDER MY WIFE MARIA'S NAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INDEPENDENTLY AND ABNORMALLY INCREASED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE VSC AND SLIP LIGHTS ON THE DASH. HAD IT SCANNED AND THE CODES ARE P2195 AND P0138. I AM HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS, I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS PROBLEM OR ATLEAST MOST OF IT. IT'S $1700 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT MANY AVALON OWNERS ARE OR HAVE HAD WITH THIS!!! 06 TOYOTA AVALON - EDMUNDS ANSWERS JAN 10, 2009 - P2195 - OXYGEN (A/F) SENSOR SIGNAL STUCK LEAN (BANK 1 SENSOR 1) ... P0138 - OXYGEN SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH VOLTAGE (BANK 1 SENSOR 2) ..... AFTER OWNING A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2006 AVALON FOR 1 MONTH, THE "CHECK ENGINE" ... 1 (RH) EXHAUST MANIFOLD" IS THAT THE P0031 CODE WAS ON ONE NOT BOTH AF SENSORS. YOU VISITED THIS PAGE ON 3/19/14. P2195 TOYOTA - ENGINE-CODES.COM ENGINE-CODES.COM/P2195_TOYOTA.HTML' 2005-2007 TOYOTA AVALON, 2007-2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SERVICE BULLETIN OBDII CODE P2195 ......

I AM IN SHOCK GIVEN THE TODAY?S NEWS. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 12/01/08 IN MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND RAN INTO THE T-BAR OF A BOX TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE CALLED THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER, THEY CREATED A CLAIM #1001145755 AND ERIKA WITH TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH US. WE NEXT HEARD FROM A [XXX] WITH TOYOTA WHO THEN TOLD US TO MAIL OUR COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES CLAIMS DEPARTMENT IN TORRANCE, CA. WE MAILED OF THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FROM THE ACCIDENT AND NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM. WE CALLED BACK ON MANY OCCASIONS ALL TO BE NEVER ANSWERED OR GIVEN A RUN AROUND, ONCE TOLD THEY WERE LOOKING INTO IT. NOTHING EVER CAME OF IT ALL. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SO WE GAVE UP, AT THE TIME...

THIS CARS ENGINE HAD TO BE PULLED OUT FOR HEAD GASKETS. I WAS CHARGED 4000.00 WHEN IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. A YEAR LATER THEY GAVE ME THE MONEY BACK. THEN I HAD EXTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINES REPLACED AND THE GASKETS SEVERAL TIMES. THIS CAR IS ONE OF THE WORST CARS I HAVE EVER OWNED.I TAKE CARE OF MY CARS TO THE EXSTREME.I AM A DIESEL SPECIALIST FOR THE STATE.I FINALLY HAD TO GET RID OF THE CAR.I WROTE TOYOTA A LETTER AND GOT ABSOLUTELY NO SYMPATHY OR UNDERSTANDING WHATSOEVER. *TR

ON 03/22/2010 TOYOTA REPLACED A VVTI OIL HOSE UNDER RECALL # 90K BECAUSE THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE HOSE WAS SUBJECT TO FAILURE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE OIL TO SPAY OUT. ON 07/24/2012 THE REPLACEMENT HOSE RUPTURED CAUSING ENGINE OIL TO SPRAY OUT. THE ENGINE OIL SOAKED THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS WELL AS OTHER COMPONENTS. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR