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Tried and true
LP, 12/08/2016
2006 Toyota Avalon XLS 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Equivalent to high end luxury without the high end price tag. My car has been a gem after owning for nine years. It is still an enjoyable ride and drive.
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excellent car - reliable and full size car benefit
william landwehr, 09/09/2016
2006 Toyota Avalon XLS 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Original owner. Excellent condition. Avalon XlLE extras and reliability. Gets 28 MPG on highway, 24 in town. Regular maintenance. No accidents. Garaged car. Beautiful black car.
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Timing cover oil leak
William, 09/22/2015
updated 09/24/2018
2006 Toyota Avalon XLS 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
20 of 24 people found this review helpful
Our 2006 Toyota Avalon with 92k miles was diagnosed with a timing cover oil leak at my local Toyota dealership. Cost to repair was $1950. After discussing this the service manager and searching online, I find that this problem is very common in the 3rd generation Avalons. We’re the original owner. The car has been garage kept, not driven is any harsh conditions, and never in an accident. The car has had service at our local dealership every 5K miles. This is our first Toyota and we bought a Toyota car because of its long history of dependability. We never expected such a costly repair cost like this, especially because of a defective sealant on the timing cover. Toyota has issued service bulletins on this issues. So they recognize that it is a problem, I contacted Toyota customer service to complain and got no satisfaction. This problem should have been pointed out to me while the drive train was still under warranty. The oil leak is more of a seepage, and we have continued to keep the car. We now have a 119K miles. We haven't had to add any oil between oil changes, but still annoyed with Toyota for not standing behind their products.
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It has 302,554 miles on the odometer and still fun
Loving my Avalon!, 11/12/2019
2006 Toyota Avalon Limited 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Seriously, the person i purchased the car from was meticulous about changing the oil every 2,500-3,000 miles. I have a stack of receipts to prove this. I've owned it now for 1 year and put 25,000 of the miles on it. Ive read that VVT timing is an issue on many similar models.That is the valve timing when intake and exhaust valves open and close for maximum power and efficiency. I'm a lead foot driver and i'll be honest here. I previously owned a $100,000 exotic BMW with a V12 engine. I had that car up to 155 mph a couple times in safe conditions. This 2006 Avalon puts out the same horsepower and ive had it up to 135 mph. It has large disc brakes on all 4 wheels and very crisp accelerationonce you get to know the drive by wire throttle lag timing. That means there's like a bluetooth connection between gas pedal and the venturis opening and making the engine rev. its somewhat annoying but hey, so many other pluses in this car like the sport shift transmission. Great for downshifting on hills. Porsche has Triptonic transmission i was impressed with. Now ive got the feature in my Avalon. 300,000 andthe engine has never had a c ylinder head removed. My smooth idle tells me ive got good compression in all cylinders still. What a car! Thank you Toyota!
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Sal A, 10/09/2009
2006 Toyota Avalon Limited 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
3 yrs old w/ 60k and maintained by the dealer. At 55k miles had the oil leak others mention. Originally 31mpg, now 25. The steering sometimes sticks when making a left turn and accelerating from a standing start. Keyless entry on the driver's door is failing 50% of the time. Cooling feature of driver's eat no longer works. Transmission taking longer to shift (will it make 100k?).