1995 Toyota Avalon Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1995 Toyota Avalon. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 92 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

STEERING:RACK AND PINION
6
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
5
5crashes4injuries
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
4
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
4
AIR BAGS
3
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
1crashes
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
1fires
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
3
Total complaints92

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“1)was recently able to shut off and remove the key while still in drive. Did this inadvertently when I forgot to put the vehicle in park. Fortunately vehicle did not roll away as I was in the garage at home. 2) failure always happens when I try shutting the vehicle off while in drive. The key…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2010-09-11

“1995 toyota avalon engine caught fire while driving. *kb a passerby informed the consumer a rod may have went through the engine block, which may have caused an oil leak, which then dripped on the muffler. Ohio traffic crash report # 10-0043-91. *jb”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · reported 2008-01-13

“Tl* the contact owns a 1995 toyota avalon. When driving he noticed a grinding noise coming from the steering column. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and the bolts tightened on the steering shaft. The failure mileage was 133000. The current mileage was 107000.”

STEERING:COLUMN · reported 2007-09-05

“My dad's old toyota avalon used to unintentionally accelerate on the highway. This happened numerous times between the end of 2005 and 2007. I would say that by the end of 2007 it would happen every time I drove on the interstate!! When this first happened I would hit the brakes and usually after…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2005-11-01

“My dad's old toyota avalon used to unintentionally accelerate on the highway. This happened numerous times between the end of 2005 and 2007. I would say that by the end of 2007 it would happen every time I drove on the interstate!! When this first happened I would hit the brakes and usually after…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2005-11-01

“While traveling in stop and go freeway traffic, I slammed on the brakes (both I and my wife thought there was plenty of time to stop) but rather than stopping the anti-lock brakes locked and we slid into a stopped car. The air bags also failed to open.*ak”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP · reported 2004-12-29

“Oil sludge in engine valve covers resulted in oil being pulled into the air intake through the pcv valve. The baffle system on both covers were removed to reveal near total blockage of baked sludge. The camshaft valleys in the cylinder heads were coated with up to 1/2 of sludge. The throttle body,…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · reported 2003-08-15

“Parked my avalon in my apartment parking lot for approximately an hour. When I returned the drivers side of the dashboard had melted completely around the fuse box and steering wheel. All of the dash and surrounding area was burned or melted. Also I might mention that I am aware of no changes of…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2003-06-23

Defect investigations

Investigation EA97015 Opened 1997-07-22 · closed 1998-09-21

TURN SIGNAL FAILURES

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 Toyota Avalon as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.