| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002275697 | Incident Date: Dec, 14 2002 |
| Consumer's City: VALENCIA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: AVALON | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BF12B5TU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: CAG |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Engine: engine sludge buildup has ruined the engine despite reasonable maintenence. engine must now be rebuilt or replaced. engine has been problematic for the last year or two. dealership has informed me that my engine is not covered under the current toyota letter due to the fact that it was manufactured in may of 1996 and toyota has an august of 1996 manufactuing cut-off date. i also own a 1998 toyota sienna which is begining to have similar problems. from all i have been able to research at least part of this problem is due to a design flaw in the head. i have had a number of cars in the last twn years which i have driven well into high miles with the same maintenece attention as this one but have not had the sludge problem before. i would like toyota to pick up at least a portion of the repair cost. |
