Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Toyota Avalon has 36 NHTSA other complaints and 1 other-related recall.
36
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
15V728000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19,...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2024 | Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness | Straps, yes The straps do not stay tight and do not keep my child restrained Yes After checking the... |
| Jul 7, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | There is a very strong musty smell. 80% of the time it's when I turn on AC. 20% just at random drivi... |
| Feb 1, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I had a smell of old water in my vehicle while trying to figure out from where it was coming from .I... |
| Jan 1, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE | I have a tacky dashboard which has a glare on the dashboard hindering vision while driving. I unders... |
| Jul 2, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | THIS ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. REAR SUNSHADE RANDOMLY DEPLOYED ... |
| Jan 1, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I have a smell of moldy old water what is going on ? Why is water filling up in my trunk? What do my... |
| Sep 29, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | HEADLINER AT THE TOP OF THE REAR WINDOW IS FALLING DOWN MAKING IT A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE LOOKING IN M... |
| Jul 11, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE REAR WINDOW SHADE (WHICH SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY GO DOWN WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE) WAS STUCK... |
| May 1, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, THERE IS A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE AS THE RETRACTABLE REAR WINDOW SC... |
| Apr 1, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | HEADLINER NEAR THE REAR WINDOW IS FALLING DOWN BLOCKING PART OF THE REAR VIEW FROM THE REAR VIEW MIR... |
| Aug 24, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | REAR WINDOW IS DISTORTED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CLEARLY, WHILE SUNLIGHT DISABLES THE BACK UP CA... |
| Aug 15, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | REAR WINDOW SHADE WILL NOT RETRACT. STAYS IN UP POSITION ALL THE TIME. HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. DEAL... |
| Mar 21, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN PARKING LOT. WHILE CHANGING A FLAT TIRE, THE JACK COLLAPSED. THAT ALLOWED ... |
| Sep 7, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | AVALON RECALL NO 15V728. HAD THE RECALL "REMEDY" PERFORMED ON MY CAR 09/07/16 (WAS HAVING NO ISSUE W... |
| Aug 5, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | PCS RECALL NOV 2015. VEHICLE TAKEN IN AND TEMPORARY BYPASS MADE (5 FEB 2016). RECEIVED WORD IN JUNE ... |
| Jul 1, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVING FROM PA TO NC.ON RT13 IN SEAFORD, DE, DRIVING SPEED LIMIT HEARD LOUD BANG. SUNROOF EXPLODED ... |
| Apr 26, 2016 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM FOR 2013 TOYOTA AVAL... |
| Apr 15, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | HEADLINER AT SUNROOF COMING DOWN. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL WHILE DOING ONLINE RESEARC... |
| Mar 19, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TWO RELATED PROBLEMS. FIRST, SIX MONTHS AGO, RODENTS GOT INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CHEWED INTO TH... |
| Jan 11, 2016 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIG... |