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2008 Toyota Avalon power train problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2008 Toyota Avalon4% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Power Train complaints
4%
share of all complaints
25,750 mi
median reported incident mileage
5 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I have an 08 Avalon xls and was driving and out of no where it started to shudder and it happened as I was bending a curve. I almost ran off the road. No indicators came on my dash! Because I am mechanically inclined I do know a little about vehicles! So I pulled to inspect the bottom of the…

    filed Nov 17, 2024

  • 1. High beams and day running lights inoperable (discovered january 2018). 2. Transmission overheated and caused car to decelerate in april 2018.

    filed Oct 21, 2018

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.