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2006 Toyota Avalon electrical system problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2006 Toyota Avalon4% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Electrical System complaints
4%
share of all complaints
65,208 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Car intermittently completely shuts off, so I have to pull over with no power steering, put it in park and start it backup this occurs within 2 miles of startup and usually happens when I take my foot off the accelerator pedal to slow down for a red light or stop sign

    filed Feb 4, 2023

  • The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while attempt to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The contact mentioned waiting days later to start the vehicle and noticed the burnt odor coming from the vehicle. In addition there was white smoke coming from underneath…

    filed Apr 7, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.