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2007 Toyota Avalon engine problems

19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2007 Toyota Avalon8% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Engine complaints
8%
share of all complaints
83,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Transmission shifting uneven and some time it stays in one particular gear even brake is applied. Car doesn't not stop even while applied brake. I have to put my car in park p mode while it is running on the road to stop my vehicle. Since even I apply brake it does not want to stop.

    filed Mar 11, 2020

  • In july 2013, my perfectly wonderful toyota avalon (2007, 67,700 miles) ruptured a ttvi oil hose and within a matter of minutes blew up my engine. Upon contacting toyota, I was told there had been a service campaign for the exact problem for camrys and avalons including my year and model, but that…

    filed Aug 14, 2019

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.