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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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4T1BF28B71U••••••2001 Toyota AVALON
That is about average for the 2001 Toyota AVALON — 5 complaints per build across 19 builds.
8on this build
104on the model
19builds in total
5involved a crash
6injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 2Vehicle Speed Control 2Service Brakes 2Electric 2
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashDec 2011
The contact owns a 2001 toyota avalon. The contact started the ignition and as the accelerator pedal was engaged, the vehicle exhibited a sudden increase of acceleration without warning. The vehicle rapidly increased speed and could not be stopped even though the brakes were…
SteeringcrashOct 2010
I was driving my 2001 toyota avalon on the freeway. A car cut me off so I swerved to avoid it. After that, I could not control the steering in my car. I headed toward a wall and tried to turn away from it, but the steering did not respond even though I was turning the steering…
Air BagscrashJun 2001
Vehicle was at standstill in traffic and was rearended. Trunk was pushed into backseat. Vehicle was pushed into vehicle in front, vehicle in front and consumer's vehicle were totalled. Seatbelt did not restrain driver. He hit his head on steering wheel, required 20 stitches. *ak…
Service BrakesMar 2009
Going home on north on los olivos rd (25 mph zone) and rolling to a four way stop crossing manzinita rd (ne santa rosa, ca) my 2001 avalon accelerated at full throttle (roar). I had my foot on brake so I was shocked. Pressing hard on brake the accelerator disengaged after about…
Engine And Engine CoolingNov 2003
Engine warning light and vsc and vsc off light went on while driving!. Dealer indicated that a valve in the charcoal canister assy. Was shorting out. The component is part of the emissions system and the vsc is part of the same circuit hence both sets of warning lights went on.…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 4T1BF28B71U186408 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.