10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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1997 Toyota Avalon transmission problems

transmission problem

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1997 Toyota Avalon Owner Comments

problem #2

Mar 012000

(reported on)

Avalon

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

When accelerating into traffic from a stop, the traction control system engages too quickly and stays engaged too long, severely reducing power available to properly merge into traffic.

- Charlton, MA, USA

problem #1

Apr 071998

(reported on)

Avalon

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When the speed of the front wheels is greater than the rear wheels, the traction control system shuts off gas to the engine, causing engine to hesitate.

- Davenport, IA, USA

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