Toyota RAV4 Complaints (1996)

47 consumer complaints on file.

#839846June 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES MAKES LOUD GRINDING SOUNDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544976April 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKES SQUEAKING/GRINDING, DUE TO FAULTY CALIPERS PRESSING DOWN TOO HARD ON PADS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR, PADS REPLACED TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704392March 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
FRACTURE JUST FORWARD OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER. UNIT APPEARS TO HAVE INADEQUATE SUPPORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704095March 6, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
IN COLD WEATHER, BELOW 30 DEGREES, BOTH FRONT DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS ARE PRONE TO FREEZING. THIS SOMETIMES MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE VEHICLE. OTHER TIMES, THE DOOR OPENS, BUT THEN WILL NOT SHUT BECAUSE THE LOCK MECHANISM IS FROZEN. THE DOOR JUST BOUNCES AGAINST THE FRAME AND DOES NOT LATCH. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE LATE DECEMBER OF 1998. ON A FEW OF THE OCCASIONS I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE WHILE MANUALLY HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT, AND THEN TIE THE DOOR SHUT FROM THE INSIDE UPON ARRIVAL TO MY DESTINATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702683January 28, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
YOUR FORM IS NOT APPLICABLE TO MY PROBLEM. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE SURGE OR STUCK ACCELERATOR. THIS HAPPNED TWICE DURING OWNERSHIP. ONCE WHILE PARKING AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. SECOND TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL,AND HAD TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING PEDESTRIANS. THE ACCELERATOR EITHER STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE OR SOMETHING CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO OPEN TO FULL, MAKING THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTOL OR STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538797August 3, 1998
TIRES
SINCE THE VEHICLE'S PURCHASE, IT WOULD OCCASSIONALLY HYDROPLANE ON SLIGHTY WET SURFACES AND GO TO THE LEFT. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY HYDROPLANED FROM THE RIGHT LANE OF THE FREEWAY TO THE LEFT WITH NO WARNING. THE LAST INCIDENT ENDED IN A CRASH. WHILE TRAVELING IN A LIGHT RAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLEY TO THE RIGHT WITH NO WARNING. IT FELT AS IF TRAVELING ON ICE. THE VEHICLE SLAMMED HEAD ON INTO THE GUARD RAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#536448May 22, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
GAS LINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822446April 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO BURN AND RESULTING IN A "FIRE" ON THE BRAKES. BRAKES LOCKED UP UNEXPECTLY EVEN WHEN NOT PRESSING THE BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS/ PADS/ MASTER CYLINDER. HOWEVER, MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821030February 26, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR
VEHICLE PARKED ON SLIGHT HILL LOCKED IN REVERSE, ROLLED FORWARD DOWN HILL AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. CAUSE OF THIS HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817412October 22, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
DURING SIDE IMPACT, DESIGN/SHAPE OF HEAD REST CAUSED NECK INJURY TO DRIVER. ACCORDIING TO DRIVER'S DOCTOR, SHAPE/HARDNESS OF HEAD REST, CAUSED NECK INJURY. DESIGN ALRIGHT FOR MAJOR CRASHES, NOT MINOR; WHILE AT STANDSTILL, VEHICLE SIDE SWIPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#817215October 17, 1997
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH DURING HIGH WINDS, PROCEEDING AROUND A MOUNTAIN, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO ROLLOVER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603893September 9, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603889September 9, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LOCK FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603819September 8, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
LEFT CYLINDER HEAD FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605381August 29, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
TRANSMISSION SOLENOID FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518488August 26, 1997
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SCISSOR JACK PROVIDED WITH VEHICLE DOES NOT LIFT THE VEHICLE HIGH ENOUGH TO REMOVE A TIRE. FIVE ADDITIONAL INCHES OF LIFT ARE REQUIRED TO LIFT THE TIRE 1/2 INCH OFF THE GROUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#519310July 10, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, SEATS
ENGINE STALLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517198May 13, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES SQUEAL/EXHIBIT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516958May 6, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
TRANSMISSION SOLENOID FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603242April 25, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES DISC PADS WORN OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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