# What to expect from a 2005 Toyota Avalon?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-expect-from-a-2005-toyota-avalon/115672>\
**Category:** Auto Type/Class\
**Tags:** avalon, toyota\
**Created:** [April 14, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-expect-from-a-2005-toyota-avalon/115672 "2018-04-14T17:16:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![DWinegar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@DWinegar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DWinegar)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-expect-from-a-2005-toyota-avalon/115672/1 "2018-04-14T17:16:41Z")

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Just purchased…89,000 miles  
What should I expect, problems, reliability, etc  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-expect-from-a-2005-toyota-avalon/115672/2 "2018-04-14T19:07:52Z")

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Same as with any used vehicle there is not a set answer. You might have problems or you might not and possibly have problems no one else has had.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-expect-from-a-2005-toyota-avalon/115672/3 "2018-04-15T03:14:47Z")

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Unless you have written proof that the timing belt was replaced very recently, it’s way overdue, and that should be your first priority

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-expect-from-a-2005-toyota-avalon/115672/4 "2018-04-15T13:01:52Z")

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Gates doesn’t have a replacement timing belt for the 2005 Avalon. According to a FAQ at Toyota, the Avalon switched to a timing chain for the 2005 model year.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-expect-from-a-2005-toyota-avalon/115672/5 "2018-04-15T16:11:54Z")

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You are correct . . . my mistake ☹

It seems 2005 was the first year the Avalon had the 2GR-FE, which has a chain, must also be the first year of a new body style

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**Author:** ![melott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/melott/32/10827_2.png) [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-expect-from-a-2005-toyota-avalon/115672/6 "2018-04-15T16:39:54Z")

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It is the first year of a new generation, and for that reason it has a few more issues than most Avalon model years. However, even with that, it is much more reliable than most cars.