| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000065497 | Incident Date: Oct, 14 2000 |
| Consumer's City: LACONA | Consumer's State: IA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: AVALON | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BF12B1VU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 15 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Rack and pinion started leaking fluid and within 2 weeks no longer held any fluid and the rack and pinion needed replaced. contacted toyota and they filed the complaint, but offered no remedy and would not acknowledge any other complaints on the same issue. from other research this appears to be a very costly problem on many of the '97 avalons. *ak |
