Two problems related to automatic transmission park/neutral start switch have been reported for the 2001 Toyota Avalon. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Toyota Avalon based on all problems reported for the 2001 Avalon.
Consumer states if vehicle is in park it slips into reverse. The consumer stepped out with the engine running, all of a sudden the vehicle started to move backwards. Driver tried to get in the vehicle to stop it, but the door knocked him down, the drivers right leg was under the vehicle and the left front wheel drug the leg, the driver has had 4 operation on the right leg.
With the vehicle in park and the engine running the consumer stepped out of the vehicle, suddenly the gear jumped into reverse causing the open door to knock the driver over, as a result the left front wheel ran over the right leg of the driver, the driver has had four leg operations. Nlm.
| Axle Assembly problems | |
| Automatic Transmission problems | |
| Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch problems | |
| Power Train problems |