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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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4T1BF28B84U••••••2004 Toyota AVALON
That is about average for the 2004 Toyota AVALON — 11 complaints per build across 17 builds.
17on this build
190on the model
17builds in total
2involved a crash
Most reportedAir Bags 14Vehicle Speed Control 2Steering 1Electronic Stability Control (esc) 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashJul 2017
The contact owned a 2004 toyota avalon. While the vehicle was stationary and being shifted into park, the contact depressed the brake pedal. The contact heard the engine rev and the vehicle accelerated independently, causing the contact to crash into a fence. There were no…
Air BagscrashJul 2007
On july 14, 2007 my parents were involved in a single-car crash in the residential area of new bloomfield, mo. My 84-year-old father was driving a 2004 toyota avalon, suddenly left the right side of the roadway, flipped the vehicle, and landed upside down, back on the pavement.…
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Jun 2016
I took my car to gresham toyota for a scheduled appointment on june 7 2016 at 9:00am. They told me that this service should not take more than 4 hours. To make story short, when I came at 6:00pm my car was still not done and they told me to leave it over night. I am a busy…
SteeringOct 2010
The contact owns a 2004 toyota avalon. He received a recall letter regarding recall 10V345000, steering. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer to be repaired and the contact stated that the heat was working normally. The vehicle was purchased used in 2008. The contact…
Air BagsDec 2016
NHTSA recall 15V-043 (1-27-15). On 7/16 I received an urgent safety recall notice via mail. Russel toyota 410-788-8400 said they would call when the part comes in. On 12/6/16 I call mr. Allen, service manager who said the part was on back order and they would call me in 2-3…
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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 4T1BF28B84U357252 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.