# Hit Pothole - 2004 Toyota Avalon **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [December 12, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hit-pothole-2004-toyota-avalon/23304 "2008-12-12T04:31:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![falasha9142](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc79bd/32.png) [@falasha9142](https://community.cartalk.com/u/falasha9142)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hit-pothole-2004-toyota-avalon/23304/1 "2008-12-12T04:31:08Z")
I hit a large, deep pothole which flatten my tire and bent my rim. The car was idle for about 1 hour and I noticed it was leaking fluid, which was clear and somewhat oily. Did I break some type of line or could it be the transmission? ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hit-pothole-2004-toyota-avalon/23304/2 "2008-12-12T04:41:16Z")
Could be brake fluid, I suppose, or power steering fluid. I suggest you check both. Must have been a really nasty pothole. Ouch. I doubt the transmission is leaking, but you never know. Check it, too. ---
**Author:** ![falasha9142](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc79bd/32.png) [@falasha9142](https://community.cartalk.com/u/falasha9142)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 4:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hit-pothole-2004-toyota-avalon/23304/3 "2008-12-12T04:58:26Z")
I’ll have those things checked, Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 5:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hit-pothole-2004-toyota-avalon/23304/4 "2008-12-12T05:08:12Z")
You could have a leaking strut.