# 2017 TOYOTA AVALON — ENGINE
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1586476` · 2019-07-20 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** AVALON
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 17,515
## Narrative
TOYOTA'S FAILURE TO INSTALL AN AUTO-STOP CAUSED THE CARBON-MONOXIDE POISONING OF TWO (MORE) PEOPLE, MANY DOZENS OF SUCH DEATHS REPORTED. (DETAIL: THEY HAD LIKELY STOPPED THE ENGINE, BUT THE WIRELESS FOB CAN RE-START; AND THIS MODEL HAS AN AUTO STOP/START FUNCTION THAT CAN ALSO LEAD TO DEATH.] NOTE: NOT MY CAR, MY PARENTS.
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