I have an Avensis 2.2 T180 2007.

Problem I have is when driving down the motorway the car loses all power via the throttle and the usual lights come on. 

The only way I can 'fix' it is by turning the ignition on and off again, and this resets the car and it runs properly again for about a mile or so, then same again. (not very safe at 70mph!)

I noticed that when this issue occurs, there literally is no power. Unlike when the EGR valve sticks it goes into limp mode and there is a little bit of response from the engine to keep you going in some form or another. 

The EGR valve is clean and other than this new issue, it runs pretty well. 

I wondered if the throttle body is sticking or something like that. 

Many thanks for your time

However, now when I press the cruise control button, the light doesn’t come on in the dashboard, and the cruise control doesn’t work. There’s a spot for the light on the dashboard in the left corner, where the word “Cruise” could illuminate. Does anyone know if there’s a separate fuse for this, or is the intelligence needed for cruise control missing entirely? Or do I need to connect additional wires somewhere?

If this intelligent module is entirely missing, where could I check its location in this type of car to verify whether this feature is absent?

Since the car has electronic throttle control, there are no cables going from the accelerator pedal anywhere.
 

TOYOTA AVENSIS Sedan
(_T25_) 1.8 VVT-i (ZZT251_, ZZT251R)

1ZZ-FE

30.09.2005

1.8 VVT-i (ZZT251_, ZZT251R)

Petrol

So I found a 2003 t22 vermont avensis with the 1.8 VVT-i engine with only 65k miles! After doing some research, I've come across the fact that the engine in this, the 1ZZ-FE, is a troubled engine since it suffers from the infamous oil consumption issues. I really like the car from what I've seen and thought that with the low insurance, this would be a great first car for me.

Obviously, I will be going for a viewing in 2 days time, but wanted some advice. Is it worth going to see the car if this oil issue is likely to be present? I will check for service history and whether or not the engine was taken back to Toyota.

Should I avoid the risk and go for another car (did find a 08 Swift 1.5 at a similar price, sorry not a Toyota)?

Thanks for your time guys!!!

mine has rotted away and the replacement I bought on eBay does not sit well. Can anyone suggest an alternative or where I can get an OEM one? T25
 

Thanks. 

Another problem is that when you take your foot off the accelerator pedal, the revolutions drop below 700rmp and the engine dies out or tries to go back over about 800-1200rmp.

The engine has received brand new original common rail injectors and an air reader, but the problem has not been solved.

My mother in law was closing the back passenger door and the seat belt seemed to get stuck on impact. But after I got home, the door wouldn't open (trying from the insides and outside).

Unfortunately, due to other things going on, I left it until today to try and prise and open. The seat belt came out unaffected which shocked me as I thought that has got jammed in the handle but still the door is not opening. I assume something has happened in the latch where the handle is to prevent it from opening?

I know I will have to take to a garage but any indications of what it could be would be helpful.

In addition to the delay (my fault, which I hold my hands up. Can't blame the mil for that), the car Battery has gone as it would have been alerting that a door was open. I'm hesitant to try to manually lock it incase it doesn't open up! Praying it's not damaged my Battery permanently as I had a new one put in a few years ago.

Part of this is mil fault and mostly mine as I'm clueless on cars and stick my head in the sand so any informative advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you

I was wondering if anyone else has suffered this issue?

My Touch 2 go (head unit) system keeps rebooting itself and will eventually come on by won't see any DAB stations or any other sources like FM or Ipod. I can see the IPOD and it shows playing but no sound comes out. After a while the system may reboot itself again and it has the same faults. This seems to happen quiet alot but not all the time. Other days it works perfectly. The Map has been updated to the latest software version to see if that would help but unfortunately not. 

When driving from work the other day my car suddenly got an error message: Check precrash safety and check parking brake.

The car does not respond when giving gas and will slowly stop. Ignition is on. Then I stop the car and wait 10-15 mins.

Will start it again and sometimes the error is gone but other times a need to stop it again.

When the error is gone I can drive the car normally again.

This has now happend 3 times this year. Anyone else here who has experienced this problem?

Is this a software problem. What do you think?

What is the procedure for replacing rusted out front brake dust shields on the Avensis mk3 t27 1.8 petrol saloon ?

Many Thanks.

I have looked at the tailgate lock from inside but there seems no obvious way to proceed. Is that plastic thing a cover that comes off with a pull? And then using a screwdriver can I get the lever back to its open position? And hopefully then return things to how it was before?

Car: Avensis T270 2013.

1. Background:

Rear Left disc was making a pad wearing noise.

I checked the pads, and they had uneven wear.

I noticed the calliper piston seal was deteriorated and seized.

2. Attempt to fix:

I replaced the pads, disc and bought a new calliper.

To install the calliper I did the following steps:

1: Put vehicle into manual parking mode by holding the parking button for 5 seconds to release the handbrake

2: Removed the old calliper from the brake hose and EPB handbrake

3: Install the new calliper attaching it to the brake hose and EPB handbrake

4: No need to rewind calliper due to already done by manufacturer and aligned it the brake pad

5: Assemble everything else and bleed the brakes

3. Issue:

As soon I turned the car on it was still in manual mode.

I turned it to auto mode and it applied the EPB

A warning light came on saying 'Release Parking Brake'

After releasing it gave another warning 'Check Parking Brake'

4. Attempts to diagnose:

-I took the wheel off to visually watch the EBP mechanism:

When the parking brake is applied it seems to operate as expected by pulling the cable inwards - but I get a Release Parking Brake' warning.

When the parking brake is released, it seems to operate as expected by extending the cable - but the extending process is prolonged and its mechanical actuation sound can be heard for up to 10 seconds as it continues to extend - then I get a 'Check Parking Brake' warning

-I decided to unplug the Battery for 24 hours to allow for a computer reset-

This resulted in me successfully:

Turning off the manual mode

Appling the handbrake without the 'Release Parking Brake'

Accelerating for it to successfully disengage automatically

Took it for a test drive

However, when I replied the EBP manually it came back with the 'Check Parking Brake' warning and a mechanical actuation sound can be heard for up to 10 seconds

Does anyone have any ideas or previous experience on what this could be and the potential fix? Thanks

Do you think I could get a good petrol avensis estate for less than £3k ?

Peter (Cheshire)

Looking for a new car.

Budget is max 7k. (Not much by today's standards)

Would love an Avensis estate, but there is not many unfortunately around here(Ireland) in my budget.

Found a private one, that is for 5k.

But mileage is 300k KMs.

Clutch apparently been changed .

Anything else to look out for with that mileage?

Turbo, injectors, dpf? Any handy way to check/test these out when inspecting?

Or is 5k for a 300k car mad money?

Any help appreciated. Thanks.