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Old 08-19-2007, 12:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Is there any known Recalls for the 97 Avalon?

Just wondering this, because after I bought my avalon with 95k miles, it has brand new upper strut mounts, brand new stabilizer endlinks, brand new swaybar bushings all around, and I still hear a slight clunking noise going over some bumps. I wondered if it's the shocks themselves but after going online for some research, I read many many reviews saying it's just a bad design and new shocks won't do the trick, and that was said by a Toyota tech. Just wondering if there's a recall on this or on anything else on the car? Thanks guys.
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I had a problem with a leaky o-ring on the power stearing ...it was fine in warm weather, during the Winter it was another story. I no longer have the vehicle.
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is that a recall? because PS steering leaks are REALLY common...
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is that a recall? because PS steering leaks are REALLY common...
unkown if it is a recall...
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There is only one recall on the 97 Avalon. It is for moisture in the brake vaccum line in extreme cold temperatures. My mom's avalon had a clunking and it was the control arm bushing. Might want to check that.
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My 98 has the clunking sound on the front right and a squeaky sound on the front left as well as a springy noise coming from the steering wheel.
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i checked the control arms front and back and they look fine to me, still trying to figure out what could cause the problem. it cant be the tires either, theyre brand new.
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My 98 has the clunking sound on the front right and a squeaky sound on the front left as well as a springy noise coming from the steering wheel.
Could the clunking sound be a bad wheel bearing? CV?
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