2007 Toyota Avensis TR 2.0 turbo diesel

Summary:

Nice one

Faults:

Still veering to left despite attention by dealer. My two previous Avensy also had the same problem, and after pestering Toyota numerous times, were finally rectified by a changing the steering pins (I was told).

At approx 15K, during firm acceleration, started to hear a high pitched 'whining' sound when declutching to change from first gear to second. Was told by engineers at the Toyota dealership that this was normal. The noise is now much louder, and would like to know if any other owners have experienced the same?

General Comments:

Love the shape and paint work.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 5th December, 2010

20th Feb 2014, 17:10

I have an Avensis D4D 2009, English import, and over the last couple of days it has developed a whine (now a rattle) when decelerating. It is not natural and is rapidly getting worse. I am afraid it might be to do with the turbo, but hope it is some loose pipework. Will remove the air filter body and see. Otherwise will have to go to a main dealer (expense!!!!).

18th Mar 2014, 18:46

Think it is to do with a pipe at the air box; a rubber mount wore down, and just replaced it with insulation tape; not a sound now.

31st Mar 2014, 14:26

Remove the air filter. The air intake from the inner wing into the airbox is usually loose and vibrates, particularly in cold weather. A couple of strips of duck tape to hold the intake rigid will cure it for a year or so.

10th Oct 2014, 18:51

The noise you are getting when changing from 1st to 2nd is the turbo waste gate. This is nothing to worry about and is very normal on Avensis from late 2006 onwards. Mine has 515,000 km and is very reliable.

2007 Toyota Avensis T3-S 2.0 D4D diesel turbo

Summary:

Boring car, but refined and good MPG

Faults:

Needed a needed a new turbo at 10k miles!

Uses 2 litres of oil every 2000 miles.

Uneven tyre wear on the front.

Very rough tappet and knocking sounds when cold.

Struggles to start sometimes when cold.

General Comments:

I own the Avensis through a company car scheme, and was given the car when it was less than a year old with about 10k miles on it only, so the car was/is still very new. At this age and low mileage, you expect everything to be perfect and still running in.

When I was given the car from the previous user, the guy said he had a few problems with it, but it was all sorted now. Looking over the service manual, I discovered it had had a new turbo! Even now when I put my foot down I get a huge embarrassing cloud of smoke pouring out the back. Must be horrible for people behind me! This is just not acceptable for a car like this. It also uses an excessive amount of oil, maybe 2 litres per 2000-3000 miles! I have to watch the oil like a hawk.

The car also runs rough as hell when cold and knocks and taps, just sounds like a bag of spanners, this is very embarrassing when transporting customers and friends etc.

I went into Toyota and explained all of the above, and they gave me some oil and said if it uses this amount in less than a month, bring it back and we will put a new engine in it!! Ha ha.

Nothing has changed and it's still using the same amount of oil. I will be taking it back shortly for a new engine.

Despite above problems, once the engine is warm it runs very smooth, I still get good economy (average of 53MPG) and the engine pulls well.

Things I like:

Smooth 6-speed box

Handles well

Looks nice and executive

Sat nav

Good economy and low emissions from 2.0 diesel

Nice alloys.

Things I don’t like:

Rough engine when cold

Smokes like crazy when under hard acceleration

Worst radio ever! Difficult to program and poor reception

Uneven front tyre wear

Boring interior although well made

Seats are not that comfy although nice fabric.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know

Review Date: 22nd December, 2008

3rd May 2013, 20:58

I have had no trouble with my 2007 D4D. Got it with 180,000 km, and now have got 394,000 and the only fault is the brake discs and anti roll bar rubbers. Disc were 80 euro, and the rubbers a fiver each. Oil change every 50,000 km or twice a year. The handling is not great, but it's cheap motoring.

28th Jun 2013, 06:16

That engine was bagged by the previous user for sure. Wonder what happened after the engine change.