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1st, is there anyway to add Bluetooth?
2nd, I spoke to toyota this morning and said I could purchase the Platinum warranty at a dealer for $1600.
From what I am reading, this can be had for cheaper. What would be a good legitament price?
Also, anything i should be aware of? any questions I should ask or things to look out for?
Toyota said there were no recalls for this model.
How comfortable are the front seats for long drives?
One of the brake rotors may be unbalanced or slightly off-center tire/wheel mounting and you will only discover that the first time you dismount a wheel and do not remount it in exactly the same position, lug-to-lug.
Sears may have done a PERFCT job balancing the tire/wheel with justified expectation that the car aspects, rotor, etc, were within reasonable tolerance.
Thanks, Dave
any help would be grand
thanks
You cant. It resets only when you put gas in the tank.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
sorry for the late response, I have not been here in a while. The $121 was for tsb0296-08, lube intermediate shaft. That did not work. They then did column assy, steering. I believe that this was tsb st002-06. The first time they did it 12/07, they said it would have been $450 plus labor which on the current job was $106. The second replace st002-06, 1/09 parts $695, labor $106. I had to pay the $121 for lube job, which did not help. Toyota picked up $695 for parts and dealer covered labor, $106 because I paid the $121 for failed lube job. Good luck.
If your Toyota dealer did TSB0296-08 for $121 you fared pretty well. I had the same TSB done last week at 63,000 miles. Parts were $25.85, labor $174.87 and misc/tax was $22.73 for a total of $223.45 because they said they would not cover it under warranty. My labor rate in Minneapolis may be higher than yours so $121 total still isn't bad. I hope it fixes my "clunk" permanently but if not I will see what they are willing to do. I will remember TSB002-06, 1/09 as the fix if the clunk returns. Do you have any correspondence from Toyota on this last fix, agreeing to provide parts free?
With only 35k miles, I guess I joined the others who have posted issues with major oil leaks with Avalons. Even found a video on You-Tube showing the problem. Amazing that the oil light never came on, even this AM when I had to move the car for the tow truck.
my questions are
1. any problems with a 2007 Avalon, major service issues coming up?
2. any idea reasonable price given our economy, is it better just go and buy a new one?
3. only option I really want is NAV, but impression from this forum is that Avalon NAV is not that good and maybe should just get a portable plug in. All my new cars have Nav (honda and acura) and we had terrible incident when someone broke our Sienna windshield and stole our GPS, we had to drive with our window open on Labor Day weekend. Any suggestions which GPS to get?
4. any idea what a 2007 Avalon with 37 K is worth, range in prices, don't even know what it has except it has sunroof, multi cd, cruise, but no NAV; dark gray/light gray interior, trade in and car max, not interested in private sales; I've been burned before!
5. any idea what my 2001 silver Avalon with 60K is worth, trade in or car max
thanks so much for your help!!!!
I would use the Edmunds and NADA prices as guides and then look at what local vehicles are selling for on Vehix and Autotrader.
Good luck!
I have a late model 06 (built in July), I've had none of the problems on the forum but have had a couple of quirks with the keyless starting syetem, as in not starting, acting like it was started, dash lit, headlights on in garage. So far a couple of re-starts, shut it off, it immediately re-started, this happened twice when the engine was hot. Me, I'd keep the 01, I like Toyota, my Camry was great, this has as stated some quirks, I will look at an all wheel drive Acura TL in 2010. As far as GPS if you actually need one, get a Garmin, Consumers rates it best. Until Toyota has a decent one I would go after market. Great car my Avalon, rides great gets really good mileage on Mobil, bad on Sunoco, so I put up with the quirks.
As for pricing on the '07 you are looking at, like others said, check all the online guides (KBB, Edmunds, etc) and make an offer based on that. Of course with the economy the way it is you can probably go for the low end when making an offer.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
Bridgestgone, Yokohama & Dunlop in addition to Toyo.
Any one can advice which to choose from experience . the highest price is Bridgeston and the lowesr is Dunlop.
Thanks
Others will probably reply about the Bridgestone and Yoko brands... Good luck.
Rotated then every 10,000 miles. Buy a AAA rated tire, my Avalon limited has Michelin, quiet, good in bad weather, only 13,000 on them so far, can't comment on mileage.
Thanks in advance.
My best guess, 40k miles is reasonable to expect, more very possible. Been a Michelin man for decades but these things were half the price as a set and my tire guy has Nexens on his big MB custom cruiser sedan. To this point they act like Michelin. We never saw snow this year so that's still an unknown, but in GA, no real concern.
So far, so good. But pay close attention to the balance job as these tires generally need more weights than a Michelin. Not a problem but make them do it right especially if you cruise above 80.... Hope this helps..
Good tires Michelins, little expensive, will be selling mine long before I have 51,000, only 13,500 and 3 years old now BUT I would buy the same tire.............
but still works on passengers PW button only. Anyone had this problem (yet)
(out of warrenty) & any advice on this minor problem (unless the passenger side fails also)
Jim Wells
Tallahassee, FL
Anyway, I was looking at some aftermarket BT options and came across this
Scosche BlueFusion
My 3 questions are....
1. Has anyone used this product before?
2. Since this unit is made for the Toyota Avalon, all you need to do is pop out the radio, and plug it into the Sat Radio plug. No wire splicing at all. (My car does not have Sat Radio built in)
3. How hard is it to pop out the radio? Where can I find a manual to show me how to do it?
If anyone has removed the radio, I would like any advice or tips.
Thanks in advance to all.
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2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
Thx for the info
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
I stopped sometime later on. put all the windows up and down all the way and then stop the engine, locking the car and opening it again and starting up, the problem did not come back.
of course it may have been a coincidence..
Good luck to you if this is all that has gone wrong with your avalon, my experiences have shown it is a s**t car as far as I'm concerned.. cheers
this is my first and last Toyota..
Sold where? What is different about the car? I thought all Avalons were made at the same place (Kentucky).
What sort of problems are you having?
What do the weathertechs cost ?
I was told by the dealer here (Al Futtaim - they have the monopoly) in Dubai that the 2005 sold in the ME is not fixable by the TSB which was issued by TOYOTA for the 2005 tranmission US model.. this was from the UAE National Service Manager.. I don't believe them but ...... I think there is some other reason that they can not\will not fix it... some 'special' agreement between TMC and the local dealer here ?... but you are right it's made in the same factory in US..
If you do a search on these forums for "doobre" I am sure you will find many threads discussing my issues.. main issue has been [and still is] the crap transmission...
cheers doobre
The transmission issues for various Avalon models (my 07) have been fixable per the TSBs, and result in a very nice driving vehicle.
Good place to pursue that: 2010 Toyota Avalon.
We have been put off by the size of the 05+ Avalons and weren't impressed with the lack of 'fun factor' in ones that we drove. But I have a size question for those of you that traded up from the previous generation. What were your early impressions of the new design? Did it feel a lot larger? How did the driving experience compare. I expect that the suspension was more taut, but was it as enjoyable to drive or just feel like a nice riding big car? With ES 350's coming off lease, I'm considering one as we really don't need the extra size of the Avalon. I would probably upgrade the suspension on that for a sportier feel too.
Regarding the ES, if you don't need the extra room the Avalon offers the ES may be for you. Take note though, that it rides very soft and isolated from the road. This doesn't sound like your cup of tea.
In the end they are both great cars. My '06 Avalon only had an O2 sensor problem in the time I owned it (3 yrs 35K). I have a Hyundai Genesis now and while its a great car I miss my Avalon.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve