| Issue ID | 722025 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10267116 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 08/04/09 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On wednesday, april 8th noticed that my car was leaking oil so i went to the service station and filled it with two quarts of oil. I realized there was a serious problem so i put another two quarts in my car and contacted a toyota dealership in lancaster pennsylvania because i was out of town. They informed me that my oil cooling line also known as the vvti line had ruptured and toyota has a new replacement part that is on national back order. Lancaster toyota didn't have the new replacement part however they could put the same defective part that is a known problem back on my car at a cost of $307. 09 which would allow me to get home. After getting my car from pa i drove it directly to toyota of bowie and asked them to check my engine for damage. They said he didn't see any damage to my engine. I picked my car up and drove it approximately 3 miles away from toyota of bowie put the car in park & smelled something burning and heard the engine knocking. I lifted the hood and saw oil spurting out and dripping everywhere |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 62833 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BOWIE, MD |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK36B66UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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