This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
At 39,00 mi. My 1999 Toyota Avalon makes alot of noise under the vehicle, vibrates at any speed on less than smooth road, vibrates on freeway at 70 mph.loud clunking noises. Car dealer replaced front struts and aligned front to no avail.
Front struts on suspension were replaced at about 24000 miles due to noise indicating failure of same. Now dealer won't replace rear struts making same type of noise when crossing bump at low speeds. Fear is that suspension could fail at higher speeds leading to serious accident.
While driving would experience vibration on entire vehicle. Would feel like there was a flat tire. Higher the speed stronger is vibration, and could not be duplicated by dealer.
Consumer was afraid that the struts were wearing out abnormally because he kept hearing noises coming from vehicle. Problem was reported to the dealership. Dealership was aware of the problem, but did not have a solution for this problem.
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- Redlands, CA, USA