Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2001)

309 consumer complaints on file.

#888691May 21, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE UP AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING ALL NIGHT. DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED ONCE VEHICLE HAD STARTED UP. CONSUMER WAS PINNED TO SEAT AND COULDN'T GET OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS. DEALER INSPECTED AIRBAGS AND COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. AN AIRBAG SPECIALIST LOOKED AT VEHICLE TO DETERMINE FAULT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785009May 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, STEERING
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SLOWLY, POPS INTO REVERSE WHILE IN THE CAR WASH AND THE RPM GAUGE SHOWS HIGH RPM'S WHEN ACCELERATING IN THIRD GEAR. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888353May 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED INTO CONSUMER'S PATH WHICH RESULTED IN FRONT END OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLE. PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED INTO BUCKLE, WHICH ALLOWED RESTRAINT BELT TO COME LOOSE. PASSENGER WAS THROWN AGAINST REAR VIEW MIRROR AS A RESULT OF RESTRAINT BELT RELEASING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#744383April 22, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VIBRATION/RATTLE AT ALL SPEEDS FROM WINDSHIELD AREA OF VEHICLE. APPEARS TO BE FROM PLASTIC COWLING AROUND WINDSHIELD AND WIPERS. MAY BE DUE TO IMPROPER MOUNTING OF EITHER WINDSHIELD OR COWLING. MAY INTERFER WITH WIPER ACTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744136April 16, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SQUEEZING / RATTLING TYPE OF NOISE AT DASH / INSTRUMENT AREA. I TOOK MY CAR TO MAITA TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER FOR MORE THEN 6 TIMES AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT DONE RIGHT.I AM AWARE OF MANY OF 01 RAV4S HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885472April 9, 2001
STEERING
STEERING PROBLEMS; WHILE TRAVLING 45 MPH STEERING JERKED TO RIGHT SIDE, AND SHE COULD NOT GET BACK IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881217February 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
CONSUMER'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF BRAKE PEDAL ONTO THROTTLE AND ALMOST RAN INTO SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. BRAKE PEDAL WAS TOO SMALL. MANUFACTURER HAD NO PLANS OF CHANGING DESIGN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739749January 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
THE WINDSHIELD AND REAR-VIEW MIRROR ARE NOT SET INTO THE WINDOW FRAME CAUSING VIBRATION AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING IT HARD TO SEE OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735629November 2, 2000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
IS THE PLASTIC SUN ROOF SAFE? WILL IT SPLINTER IN A CRASH?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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