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Complete Loss Of Engine Oil With No Warning Light
2006 Toyota Avalon (Page 4 of 4)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Toyota dealer.
8.8
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,060
- Average Mileage:
- 59,050 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 67 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace an oil hose which sprang a leak (28 reports)
- not sure (13 reports)
- replace engine (9 reports)
- replace oil hose (7 reports)
- replace hose cam bearings and all gaskets (6 reports)
- engine rebuild (2 reports)
engine problem
Helpful websites
- toyota oil leak info - info on toyota oil leak on 3.5 v6 engines. model years 2005-2009
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
My husband is in the military and we are in the process of relocating. We are currently, in a new area and I had to take my car to the closest dealership to my location because I found a huge amount of oil in the driveway. When checking the oil I realized an oil slick on the ground, I then proceeded to check the dipstick. The oil had began to spill in large volumes out of my Toyota Avalon. I immediately added oil so I could take it to the dealership. I made several calls before taking it to the dealership because I had recently had my car serviced at another Toyota dealership. When describing the problem the maintenance assistant instantly diagnosed the problem without looking at the Avalon. I called two other dealerships and they had the same response and told me that I needed to bring my vehicle in immediately. When I got to the dealership they confirmed the problem and at that time told me that the "pipe assembly" part is on National Backorder and that they weren't expecting the part until February 16, the date the vehicle was taken in was January 15th. Because my car is no longer under warranty, Toyota is taking little to no responsibility for their defective part that is causing undo hardship on Toyota�s owners. After talking to various Avalon dealers, I found that some owners had to have their engines replaced because of the defective part that Toyota is aware of that have not informed the public of this problem. I�ve been loyal customer and have maintained my car to Toyota�s standards by insuring a licensed Toyota technician performs the maintenance on my vehicle in accordance with the maintenance manual. I�ve spoke with Toyota�s regional headquarters management with my complaint and they have offered me a loaner for 10 days. On day ten I am required to return the vehicle and find another source of transportation until my vehicle is fixed. Since then I was informed that the part in due to come in on February 18. So...I could possibly be without a car for almost 30 days. In my opinion that is absurd when I am still paying on this vehicle. I have asked why this particular part isn't classified as a recall issue. Apparently, Toyota has been quietly fixing the problem under while the vehicles are under warranty so that consumers didn't find it to be a severe issue; until a required number of complaints are issued. Now that it is on National backorder I am hoping other measures will be taken to fix this problem. I am just glad that I identified the problem before it got worse and my daughter and I wasn't stranded on HWY 495 in Washington DC traffic, on the cold highway waiting for the tow truck to pick us up because the engine locked up. The reason why I�m submitting this complaint is that every dealership I spoke with knew of this defective part and problem, but yet the company hasn�t issued a recall.
- Alesha D., Gainsville, VA, US