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sunroof rattle
by rpfingsten
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Apr 26, 2008 (1:29 am)
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well we've all heard about the cold temp. sunroof rattle on some of the avy's... I myself have posted that this is probably the only thing on my car that drives me crazy.. funny thing though, there are 2 toyota dealerships in my area... called one last week and asked them about the sunroof rattle. they told me that they had heard about the rattle but not actually repaired one, and that they would have to send it out to a trim shop who would have to drop the headliner and then fix the metal flex rattle in the sunroof mechanism... then I called the other toyota dealership and told me that the car would only have to be sent to a trim shop if the sunroof was installed as an after market item.. when I said no, that the car was manufactured with the sunroof, they told me that they could fix it in house, without dropping the headliner.... any thoughts on this... actually taking the car into the dealership tomorrow so I'll let you know what the outcome is.
Roland
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Re: sunroof rattle [rpfingsten]
by nimimi
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Apr 26, 2008 (3:42 pm)
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Replying to: rpfingsten (Apr 26, 2008 1:29 am)
I have the intermittent moonroof rattle (2008 Limited), however, I didn't notice it until the weather started getting into the 50's so it's not cold-related but is heat-related. And it is EXTREMELY intermittent. It's right above my head and will stop if I push up on the front left edge of the glass roof panel.
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Re: sunroof rattle [nimimi]
by rpfingsten
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Apr 26, 2008 (9:11 pm)
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Replying to: nimimi (Apr 26, 2008 3:42 pm)
Nimimi.... took my avy to the dealership earlier today.. temps in the 70's and with summer on the way, no way to know if my moonroof rattle has been fixed until this coming fall and the temps start to drop. but..... the dealership told me that by using a stethoscope while driving the car, they could hear some "metal" flex issues in the mechanism that operates the moonroof... today they wrapped some of those metal rods with " felt " to try and buffer the rattle. Wont know for sure til october or so, but I'm hopeful this takes care it.. this has been the "only" issue I've had with the car in my year and ahalf of owning it.. Other than that one thing, I absolutely love this car... oh by the way I think you and I may be talking about different rattles... my rattle actually sounded like it was coming from the dash board on the passenger side, but would stop when I applied pressure on the moonroof.... I think you said you could hear your rattle right above your head...
Roland
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Gas Mileage Increase
by fin
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May 14, 2008 (4:46 am)
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At 23k miles my '07 Limited finally hit 30+ mpg on a trip. Been close but never made it up to now. There was a lot of construction and police were everywhere for about half the 325 miles. Avg speed was about 60-65 instead of the 75+ we usually travel so that must have made the difference. This is great considering gas is $3.79 a gallon for mid-grade in GA and the FL panhandle. What a ride... all this room and 30 mpg too... 
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Re: Gas Mileage Increase [fin]
by tjc78
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May 14, 2008 (5:02 am)
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Replying to: fin (May 14, 2008 4:46 am)
At 60 - 65 the Av will definately pull 30. I hardly ever take the car on a long ride ('06 XLS), but last summer on a trip to Baltimore (from Jersey) I got 28.8 at 75 - 80 the whole way with the A/C on. Can't complain at all about that. Of course in my normal commute (city / congested hwy) I barely ever get above 21. However, that is still 2 MPG higher than my '03 Av got with the same driving, despite having 70 less HP.
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Gas Mileage
by popsavalon
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May 14, 2008 (5:57 am)
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Even more amazing, I got on Natchez Trace Parkway (MS/TN) and set cruise on 58 MPH for about 150 miles. My 07 XL got 34 MPG.
With all the interstate traffic, trucks, construction, etc., I'm not sure my trip time was much less!
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Re: 2007 Avalon [marstil]
by bussby5504
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Jun 12, 2008 (8:56 pm)
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Replying to: marstil (Mar 23, 2008 6:18 am)
I understand how to change the oil but how do you reset the maintenence reminder light? Any changes I make/reset via the dash navigation maintenence display don't seem to reset the 'maintenence light'. I know what your thinking, but there's nothing else wrong with the car.
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Re: Gas Mileage [popsavalon]
by wwest
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Jun 12, 2008 (9:11 pm)
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Replying to: popsavalon (May 14, 2008 5:57 am)
It's been awhile ('00 or '01) since we drove the parkway (new '99 911/996) but I seem to remember the speed limit being around 40MPH, at least from the Brentwood TN area well into the area in MS that used to be the western border of FL.
It was snowing that February day so the speed limit wasn't an issue since the scenery more than made up for it.
Had lunch in Leapers Fork, neat little "burg".
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Re: 2007 Avalon [bussby5504]
by fin
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Jun 13, 2008 (5:18 am)
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Replying to: bussby5504 (Jun 12, 2008 8:56 pm)
If you have an '07 Limited w/Nav, or any similar model owner's manual, the instructions are on page 154. If you don't have the manual: turn off the engine with the odometer showing; turn on the ignition (but not start) while holding mileage button in; hold button in, wait 5 seconds; light goes out.
It works, just did it last oil change. Enjoy the Avy... great cars.
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Re: 2007 Avalon [fin]
by bussby5504
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Jun 13, 2008 (5:15 pm)
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Replying to: fin (Jun 13, 2008 5:18 am)
Thanks so much. It worked like a charm. I don't know how I overlooked it in the manual.
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