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Toyota Avalon 2005–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-0094-09 · NHTSA communication 10032730 · issued Mar 19, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2005–2009
model years
18
vehicle entries

Official summary

Toyota: some vehicles with 2gr fe engines may exhibit a ticking/clicking type noise from the cylinder head cover area which may be accompanied by a mil on and one or more vvt-i related diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.