2011 Toyota Avalon: grinding or squealing brakes

5 of the 106 complaints about the 2011 Toyota Avalon describe grinding or squealing brakes.

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

Is there a fix? 6 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Grinding or squealing brakes by model year

2019
1
2017
1
2015
1
2013
1
2012
2
2011
5
2007
3
2006
4
2005
2
2004
3
2003
1
2002
1
2001
3
2000
3
1999
2
1998
3
1996
2
1995
2

What owners say

Filed Dec 6, 2021 · Visibility · PA

Failure of the Sun shade in the rear causes a problem with visability. Stays stuck in up or down position. Creates a loud distracting grinding noise when in operation and highly reduces visibility through the rear window. Particularly when it is stuck in the half way position.

Filed May 2, 2019 · Visibility · 73,000 miles · WV

Rear window sunshade makes a loud grinding noise in the down position. It must remain in the up position at all times. Visibility is zero at night. It started a couple weeks ago. The loud noise is while in reverse and continues unless you manually place the shade in the up position. This continues regardless of in motion or stationary, turning, street or highway

Filed Dec 7, 2018 · Visibility · 89,000 miles · MD

The rear sunshade is stuck in the upright position without being activated and does not go down when the car in put in reverse. This is a very dangerous and potentially fatal situation at night when visibility is poor. There are a plethora of complaints about the sunshade on the internet. When I asked the dealership how much it would cost to repair, they only replace the device for $1000, and the defective sunshade even after replacement could repeat the hazardous situation. Toyota should replace the defective, hazardous part at no cost. It is a threat to safety for all passengers. The defect occurred randomly without provocation upon startup with the car parked. A grinding noise was heard, then the shade went up - unresponsive to the activating/deactivation control button. I had to drive in the slow lane due to poor visibility.

Filed May 30, 2017 · Visibility · AL

Vehicle sunshade will not stay retracted. It will seat after lots of noise and gyrations from the electric motor. However, once reverse is engaged again, it grinds some more until it gets seated. There is no way to disengage: works whether you want it to or not. Other than the annoyance is that last night it stayed up on a long trip in rainy, foggy weather. We could see nothing behind us - completely blocked. Also, I am having some heart issues and the loud, abrupt noise is not appreciated every time the sunshade goes down and tries to see (very loud!). Cost $57.75 at the dealer to disable this device in the down position (see attached receipt). This should be a safety recall - I note online that this is a common problem on several model years of the avalon.

Filed Nov 7, 2012 · Brakes · 27,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota avalon. The contact stated that there was grinding noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated that the brake pedal seemed to go down closer to the floor when braking. The vehicle was taken to three different dealers and was told nothing was wrong with the brakes. Each dealer mentioned that there was posibility that the brakes produce noise whenever they were engaged. The contact stated that the vehicle had a longer stopping distance then before. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 27,000.