| Issue ID | 779837 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10322139 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 21/05/09 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving ,without warning, the "v v t i oil line" burst, draining all the oil from the engine. There is loss of power with possible engine failure. At time of incident, leaves oil on road and windshields of any cars following. ( this problem has occurred on toyota's v-6 engines since 2005. There has never been a recall... It only "quietly" gets repaired as you bring the car in with this problem. Toyota has changed this part 4 times with no recall. They have fixed the problem on the 2009 engines, replacing the defective rubber hose to a solid metal oil line. Toyota has known about this since 2005, and now with the gas pedal problem, want to hide the "recall" at the same time........ Problem is they put the same rubber part in . I paid $240. 00 to change the part to the new all-metal part the 2009 and newer v-6 engines have. Incident date and time and place: may 21,2009 10:38 am highway i-15 ... 48 miles west of baker,ca ... In the middle of desert ! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 21977 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LAS VEGAS, NV |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK36B77UXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 75 |
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