2008 Toyota Avalon Technical Service Bulletins

267 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2008 Toyota Avalon. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10032631Feb 22, 2010Engine cooling. Toyota: on certain model vehicles,equipped with a 2gr-fe (ve) engine, an initiated phase 3 will replace the vvt-I oil hose due to the rubber portion of the oil supply hose for the vvt-I actuator may degrade over time.
• 10032630Feb 22, 2010Engine cooling. Toyota service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. On certain model vehicles equipped with a 2gr-fe (ve) engine, the rubber portion of the oil supply hose for the vvt-I actuator may degrade over time. This condition may cause oil to leak from the vvt-I oil hose producing abnormal engine noise and the oil pressure light to illuminate.
• 10034284Feb 4, 2010Engine cooling. Toyota: techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure. Flash reprogramming allows the ecu software to be updated without replacing the ecu. Flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ecus are released as field-fix procedures described in individual service bulletins. Model years from 2001-2011.
• 10033406Jan 27, 2010Exterior lighting. Toyota: high beam/drl bulb inoperative. On some vehicles, the high beam/drl bulb may become inopertive or shatter. A newly designed high beam/drl housing assembly (including the applicable bulb) is available in the event this condition has occurred.
• 10033064Dec 18, 2009Equipment. Toyota: vehicle interior: interior panels/trim to improve serviceability of the floor carpet grommet (floor clamp retainer), a new service part has been developed which allows the floor carpet grommet to be replaced separately from the carpet assembly. Models include avalon, camry, camry hv, prius, tacoma and tundra. *pe.
• 10032729Jun 24, 2009Engine cooling, Transmission and drivetrain. Toyota: vehicles with 2gr fe engines may exhibit a mil on condition with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0505 stored in the engine control module or ecm (sae term: powertrain control module/pcm).
• 10032523Jun 2, 2009Electrical system. Toyota: vehicle may experience multiple warning lights illuminated, vehicle not shifting from park to driver, and/or other accessories becoming inoperative after the vehicle has cold soaked in sub-freezing (below 14% f [-10% c]) ambient air temperatures.
• 10032730Mar 19, 2009Engine cooling. Toyota: some vehicles with 2gr fe engines may exhibit a ticking/clicking type noise from the cylinder head cover area which may be accompanied by a mil on and one or more vvt-I related diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs).
• 10036931Jul 29, 2008Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Toyota: vehicles would have water leak condition in the headliner. This causes the foot well to be wet. It may result from moon roof drain hoses are loose or disconnected from drain pan nipple.
• 10025856Jun 11, 2008Suspension. Toyota: front suspension- some 2007-2008 model year avalon, camry, camry hv, and solara vehicles may exhibit a steering wheel flutter and/or a body vibration (floor or seats) at highway speeds (approx. 65-75 mph [105-121 km/h]).
• 10025103May 13, 2008Transmission and drivetrain. Automatic transmission/transaxle torque converter shudder in 2007-2009 camry and 2008 avalon.
• 10024009Dec 21, 2007Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Knocking noise from front of moon roof.
• 10023162Sep 21, 2007Other or unknown. Floor mat installation during (pds) pre-delivery service.
• 10022761Aug 3, 2007Engine cooling. Initialization of sliding roof during pds.
• 10022143Apr 26, 2007Other or unknown. Techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure.
• 10197476May 4, 2001Equipment. Replacement vin plates.
• 10197473Jan 18, 1991Equipment. Product general information.

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