2002 Toyota Avalon: ABS light or ABS activating

5 of the 116 complaints about the 2002 Toyota Avalon describe ABS light or ABS activating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 4%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 8 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

ABS light or ABS activating by model year

2015
1
2014
1
2013
1
2009
3
2007
3
2005
4
2004
1
2002
5
2001
1
2000
4
1999
1
1998
2
1997
2
1996
1
1995
2

What owners say

Filed Apr 17, 2023 · Brakes · SC

Bosch ABS anti skid, anti lock brake moduled failed. No brakes. Toyota US has no replacements parts available. Bosch no longer produces. Called Toyota Customer Service three times. Got to the management end and Senior Advisor told me, warranty expired, norhing we can do. I said, there are a bunch of 2000 to 2004 Toyota Avalons/Lexus 300 vehicles out there (same car except nameplates) with the same problem! Same answer: Toyota, LLC has no further interest in those models and warranty has expired. So, I have limited options: 1. Junk the car (funs and drives like new), 2. Start a legal proceeding (costs prohibitive), 3. notify the federal safety agency. So, I (and X# of others that own this model) have a seroius safety problem. What Can the federal safety agency do?

Filed Jan 3, 2010 · Brakes · 65,614 miles · KS

Car had been parked in garage for 2 days. Drove vehicle about 1/4 mile and stopped for stop light. When entering intersection, heard a loud clunk. Car was very sluggish and noticed smoke through rear window. Stopped and found brakes locked and ABS/vsc indicators on dash lit. Had car towed to toyota dealer who found "master cylinder seized code c1246 pressure sensor malfunction". They replaced master brake cylinder. Told them I wanted part back but they said toyota had priority over part and kept it. Vehicle had 65,614 miles on it at time of incident. Also, brake system flush had been performed by toyota dealer 4000 miles and 4 months previous.

Filed Mar 23, 2009 · Brakes · 110,316 miles · PA

Driving car in parking lot at 10 MPH and suddenly would not move any more when in gear while engine running normally. Following indicator lights were on: "vsc on", "vsc off", and "ABS". Wheels were totally locked and would not turn and tires drug when vehicle pulled up flatbed tow truck with winch. Dealer diagnosed as "found brakes are locked on. Found master cylinder not releasing. Brake fluid in booster". Described to me by dealer on phone that pin in master cylinder froze for some unknown reason. Took almost 2 weeks for dealer to get part as national backorder (which could indicate a serious, frequent problem with this part). This could have killed me and my family if operating at highway speeds when pin locked. This appears to be identical to previous condition noted in odi claim 10215967 on same year and model of vehicle. This is an extremely dangerous condition, should not normally occur, but appears to be happening to more than one owner.

Filed Jan 25, 2008 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 94,000 miles · MN

While driving 10mph, car suddenly stops, motor running normally. Collared pin in master cylinder failed causing brakes to seize with ABS and asc failure. If I had been on a freeway, I would surely have been backended or skidded on ice out of control with no way to recover.

Filed Feb 9, 2007 · Brakes · 95,000 miles · MN

Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2002 toyota avalon. The contact was traveling at 25 MPH when all four wheels locked. The road conditions were slippery. The vehicle did not lose power. There were no warning indicators. The failure mileage was 95,000. The vehicle would not go forward or in reverse gear. The vehicle had to be towed on a flat bed truck. The toyota dealer determined the ABS actuator failed.