Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2011 Toyota Avalon has 1 recall, 106 complaints.
1
Recalls
106
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
15V047000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Toyota Avalon vehicles manufactured February 9, 2010, to O...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2011 Toyota Avalon 4 DR FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2024 | SEAT BELTS | The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the fro... |
| Mar 23, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | the rear trunk lid arms broken lid feel on top of me |
| Aug 26, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The rear sun screen will get stuck in the up position . At night there is almost no visibility out o... |
| Dec 12, 2021 | ENGINE | The engine has quit while in traffic several times and the check engine light and the skid control l... |
| Jun 25, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Failure of the Sun shade in the rear causes a problem with visability. Stays stuck in up or down pos... |
| Jan 11, 2021 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE... |
| Nov 10, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING CONSTANTLY AND AT TIMES ONE OR BOTH WILL GO COMPLETELY OFF. WILL HAVE TO MANUA... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | STEERING,SEATS | I WAS USING THE LEVER TO PUSH THE SEAT AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN ONE SIDE STOPPED MOVING, CA... |
| Jul 9, 2020 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPIC LEVER COMES LOOSE AND THE COLUMN DEPRESSES. IT HAS HAP... |
| Jul 1, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE REAR SUNSHADE DOES NOT WORK AND OBSTRUCTS YOUR VIEW OF THE REAR ROAD. IF YOU GOOGLE IT I'M NOT T... |
| Mar 8, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I RAISED MY REAR SUNSHADE AND COULDN'T LOWER IT. IT WAS DURING THE DAY RUNNING ERRANDS AND VERY DIF... |
| Dec 25, 2019 | STEERING | POWER STEERING FLUID WAS SEEPING AND THEN BECAME A FULL LEAK THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF ALL POWER STEE... |
| Nov 11, 2019 | STEERING | THE TILT/TELESCOPIC LEVER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN STAYS IN PLACE VIA SOME TYPE OF FR... |
| Aug 1, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | FLIM OVER REAR WINDOW, INSIDE THE GLASS , AROUND THE HEAT ELEMENTS.I CAN NOT CLEAN THE FILM OFF.I CA... |
| Jul 1, 2019 | STRUCTURE | MY PAINT IS PEELING OFF MY CAR ALREADY HAD ONE AREA FIXED ON IT & NOW MORE IS PEELING ON THE ROOF. T... |
| Jun 6, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, SHE DEPRESSED ... |
| May 19, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN LOCK LOOSENS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES TO SHAKE. A... |
| Apr 10, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | REAR WINDOW SUNSHADE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN THE DOWN POSITION. IT MUST REMAIN IN THE UP POSI... |
| Mar 12, 2019 | STEERING | TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL LEVER WILL RANDOMLY DROP, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO COLLAPSE. HAPPENS... |
| Mar 12, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKE ROTORS 4 TIMES ON MY 2011 AVALON.. I CURRENTLY HAVE 173,800 MI... |