2010 Toyota AVALON problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
46 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
13,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2010 model year. Data snapshot: . 35 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 10 of 46 complaints (21.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 12 | 26.1% |
| Steering behavior | 12 | 26.1% |
| Engine operation | 3 | 6.5% |
| Transmission and shifting | 2 | 4.3% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 1 | 2.2% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Steering | 10 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 10 |
| Unknown Or Other | 6 |
| Electrical System | 3 |
| Exterior Lighting | 3 |
| Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal | 3 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 3 |
| Air Bags | 2 |
Steering: 10; Vehicle Speed Control: 10; Unknown Or Other: 6; Electrical System: 3; Exterior Lighting: 3; Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal: 3; Visibility/Wiper: 3; Air Bags: 2
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 19 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 2 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 7 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 5 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 2 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 19; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 7; 75,000 to 99,999: 5; 100,000 to 149,999: 2; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (19). 11 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
2009: 2; 2010: 17; 2011: 2; 2012: 1; 2013: 6; 2014: 2; 2015: 3; 2016: 4; 2017: 1; 2018: 1; 2019: 1; 2020: 3; 2021: 1; 2026: 2
Pattern summary
Steering leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 12 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 12 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10298556 · 2010-01-07 (January 7, 2010)
1. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS JAMMED OPEN BY FACTORY CLOTH FLOOR MAT. REMOVED THE MAT. 2. ON MULTIPLE RECENT OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND PLACED IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. CAR SEEMS AS IF THE WHEELS ARE CHOCKED. THEN WHEN CAR DOES MOVE IT ACCELERATE QUICKLY IN REVERSE. HAVE DISCOVERED WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRACTION CONTROL APPEARS WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND STAYS LIT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE CA…
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10298556 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10308003 · 2010-02-09 (February 9, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON LIMITED EQUIPPED WITH A DYNAMIC LASER CRUISE CONTROL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT SPEEDS OF FEWER THAN 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES TO SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SHE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CRUI…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,625 miles reported. Look up ODI 10308003 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10295273 · 2009-12-10 (December 10, 2009)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON XL. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL BLUETOOTH HANDS- FREE PHONE CAPABILITY. THE BLUETOOTH CONTROL SWITCH WAS MOUNTED UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS IN AN AGREEMENT THAT THE BLUETOOTH CONTROL SWITCH SHOULD BE MOUNTED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 900. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, THE BLUETOOTH THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND THE VEHICLE THAT HE WAS SHOWN WAS NOT …
Owner-reported narrative. 900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10295273 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10311342 · 2010-02-17 (February 17, 2010)
2008 TOYOTA AVALON FEBRUARY 16TH AND 17TH MY CAR JOLTED FORWARD AT STOP LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BUT, IT DID GO ABOUT 50FT BEFORE I COULD CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND STOP THE CAR. I HAD THIS SERVICED AT LAKE NORMAN TOYOTA[phone removed] EARLIER THIS MONTH. UPON CALLING IN TODAY ABOUT MY CAR, WAS INFORMED THE REPAIR HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED. WHY IN THE HECK DID THE DEALERSHIP TELL ME THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE AND THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE? MY LIFE AND THAT OF NOT ONLY MY FAMILY BUT OTHERS IS AT STAKE. I WANT ACTION, TRUTHFULNESS AND ACC…
Owner-reported narrative. 12,050 miles reported. Look up ODI 10311342 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10503459 · 2013-03-18 (March 18, 2013)
I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT I AM AFRAID COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2010 TOYOTA AVALON I STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT KIND OF STALLS. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, SUCH AS TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. IT IS AS THOUGH MY CAR STALLS FOR A MOMENT. I GIVE IT GAS, BUT IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR A FEW MOMENTS. USUALLY AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. IF IAM PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC I ALMOST GET HIT. RECENTLY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, I JUST PULLED OUT AND WAS GOING APPR…
Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10503459 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10542016 · 2013-09-05 (September 5, 2013)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,900.
Owner-reported narrative. 900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10542016 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10933905 · 2016-12-08 (December 8, 2016)
LAST TUESDAY, DEC 6TH, 2016,I STARTED MY TOYOTA AVALON 2010 AND GOT FROM A PARKING TO HIGWAY PR 1, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHIFTED GEAR TO LOWEST SHIFT, STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN I DID PUT IT ON PKG AND TURNED IT OFF. IT TOOK LIKE 500 M TO STOP IT. THE FLOOR CARPET IS ONE OF THE KIND THAT KEEP SECURED TO THE CAR FLOOR AND DIDN'T INTERFERRED WITH THE GAS PEDAL. . I BOUGHT IT NEW IN NOV 2009. THE GAS PEDAL NEVER LOOK STUCK BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS BEING FED WIT…
Owner-reported narrative. 140,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10933905 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10312825 · 2010-02-22 (February 22, 2010)
ON OUR 2010 TOYOTA AVALON WE HAVE HAD ALL THE LIGHTS ON OUR DASH GO OUT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS OR SO ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE WE WERE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND MAKING A TURN. THE DASH LIGHTS ON ALL OUR GAUGES GO OUT AND COME BACK ON THERE OWN. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WORK AND NO HARM WAS DONE TO ANYONE, BUT WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK TO OUT DEALER THEY COULD NOT MAKE IT DO IT WHEN THEY CHECKED IT OUT SO THEY SIMPLY RETURNED OUR CAR BACK TO US WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION. WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS ISN'T NORMAL. IS THERE SOMETHING…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10312825 at NHTSA ↗