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4T1BK36B78U••••••2008 Toyota AVALON
This build draws 1.6× more complaints than the average 2008 Toyota AVALON build (23 vs 14).
23on this build
299on the model
21builds in total
4involved a crash
Most reportedExterior Lighting 14Vehicle Speed Control 6Service Brakes 4Electrical System 4
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashJun 2010
The contact owns a 2008 toyota avalon. While driving approximately 15 to 20 mph, the contact depressed the brakes while driving over a speed bump and the vehicle accelerated over a curb and onto someone's property. The vehicle crashed into a fence and some small trees. The…
Service BrakescrashNov 2009
I purchased a used 2008 toyota avalon limited from hornburg jaguar dealer in santa monica on 10/29/2009. At home at 8 am, on the clear, cool day of 11/1/2009 I had the car parked in my driveway to install the garage door opener. Wanting to move the car to the street I started…
Electrical SystemMar 2019
Headlights and fog lights go off while traveling. May or may not come back on when switch is reset. They go off unpredictably and may be at a very inopportune time causing collision
Exterior LightingNov 2018
On november 2018 I noticed that my rear deck mounted brake light was out. I thought it was a bulb but the very next day it was back on again. This continued for about a week so I took it to the toyota dealership and they told me it would be about $400 to take off the rear deck…
SteeringMay 2011
The lever to adjust the telescoping steering wheel on my 2008 toyota avalon does not stay in the locked position. It disengages (falls down), releasing the steering wheel and enables it to slide in and out while driving. This has happened on several instances in the two years I…
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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 4T1BK36B78U275541 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.