| Issue ID | 717621 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10263058 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 24/01/09 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Car completely ran out of oil with no warning lights ever illuminating. The car was not drivable and had to be towed. Found out vvti line had tsb (although i had been in the dealership service dept for oil change the month before) the part was being redesigned by toyota and was backordered. Six weeks later ( i still do not have my car), toyota replaced the part and refuses to test the engine for damage caused as a result of car running completely out of oil. Their customer service department assigned us a case number but then no one ever called us back, meanwhile i do not want to accept my car as i feel it is potentially unsafe due the obvious engine damage that had to have occurred since the engine was banging and knocking before i realized what was going on. Toyota refuses to issue recall and has failed at warning consumers and the dealers have failed at doing due diligence in checking the tsb issues when people are in their shops. If i had known this was a potential issue, the engine damage could have been prevented. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 48000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TYLER, TX |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK36B16UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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