Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2006)

705 consumer complaints on file.

#11182873February 27, 2019
STEERING
VEHICLE DID HAVE AN OFFICIAL RECALL(STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY) VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED 2X'S. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. STEERING GETS TIGHT AND KNOCKS. SENT LETTER TO TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA CREATED CASE #[XXX] DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR *TT CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE 2 ODI NUMBERS #352270 AND #1182873. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *LN*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182872February 27, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PLEASE REQUIRE A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF HIGHLIGHTS ON ALL NEWER CARS. THEY ARE MUCH TOO BRIGHT. I CAN'T SEE A THING WHEN THESE CARS ARE DRIVING TOWARD ME BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS BLINDING. I HAVE HIT ANIMALS IN THE ROAD AND IN 2 INSTANCES HAVE ALMOST STRUCK PEOPLE. PLEASE REQUIRE A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL THESE LIGHTS, AND PLEASE REQUIRE ALL STATES TO TEST THE BEAM DIRECTION ANNUALLY, PARTICULARLY ON TRUCKS AND LARGE SUVS WHICH TIP UPWARD IN THE FRONT END WHEN THEY ARE TOWING OR CARRYING A LOAD IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THESE LIGHTS ARE A HAZARD AND I FEEL IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL I STRIKE A BICYCLIST OR PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE I SIMPLY CAN'T SEE BEYOND THE VEHICLE WITH THAT MUCH LIGHT IN MY EYES. (I HAVE HAD MY EYES EXAMINED FOR PHOTOSENSITIVITY AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM.) PLEASE ACT ON THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173531February 1, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
STEERING FROZE UP WHILE LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND P/S LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE. I RECALL AT LEAST ONE OTHER TIME THAT STEERING LOCKED UP TEMPORARILY WHILE AT A STOP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AS MANUAL RECOMMENDS. DIAGNOSTIC SHOWS DTCS U0105 AND U0121. FOUND TAB ST005-06 RELATED TO THIS ISSUE AND "UPDATED POWER STEERING ECU AVAILABLE". DIAGNOSTIC $150, PARTS AND LABOR $1600+ CLEARY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE REQUIRING A RECALL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THERE ARE MANY MORE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170781January 18, 2019
ENGINE
EVER SINCE MY VEHICLE HIT 100,000 MILES, IT HAS BEEN BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY AT THE RATE OF ABOUT 2-3 QUARTS EVERY 800-1000 MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROX. 116,000 MILES ON IT. PRIOR TO REACHING 100,000 MILES, IT WAS TESTED BY TOYOTA VIA A SERVICE "BULLETIN", NOT A "RECALL" FOR THIS ISSUE, AND PASSED. BUT, AFTER REACHING 100,000 MILES IT WAS TESTED AGAIN, AND FAILED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY COVERAGE, MAKING REPAIRS FINANCIALLY IMPOSSIBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170095January 15, 2019
ENGINE
IT WAS RECALLED FOR MOTOR OIL CONSUMPTION. BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE IT FORBPERSONAL REASONS. RECALL EXPIRED IT CAN NOT BE FIXED. NOW CAR IS CONSUMING ALOT OF OIL. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165437January 5, 2019
STEERING
STEERING 'CLUNKS' AND CAR WON'T TURN AT LOW SPEEDS/STATIONARY, RADIO MOMENTARILY CUTS OUT AND DASH LIGHTS FLASH. CAN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FURTHER AFTER A FEW SECONDS. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, SO FAR ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS/WHILE PARKING OR LEAVING A PARKING SPACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163371December 25, 2018
SUSPENSION
FRAME HAS SEVERE CORROSION ROTTED THROUGH. THIS PROBLEM MUST HAVE BEEN PROGRESSING FOR SOME TIME, BUT THE INDICATOR OF A RATTLING WAS MOST EVIDENT RECENTLY. I BEGAN HEARING A CLANGING SOUND UNDER THE REAR OF THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN I WENT OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD, SUCH AS A MANHOLE OR SMALL POTHOLE. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN A MATTER OF DAYS, OCCURRING OVER SMALL CRACKS IN THE ROAD SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE HAS DEEMED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH SEVER ROTTING THROUGH OF THE FRAME. MY RESEARCH ONLINE INDICATES THIS IS SIMILAR TO BRIAN WARNER ET AL. V. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC., CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT ON THE TACOMA, TUNDRA AND SEQUOIA AND RECENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE 4RUNNER BY NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153373November 23, 2018
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A BUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION EXPERIENCED SEVERE RUSTING AND CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ARLINGTON TOYOTA (2095 N. REND RD, PALATINE, IL) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN 2013 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V383000 (SUSPENSION) TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153191November 22, 2018
STEERING
HEAR CLUNK SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING. CHECK WITH TOYOTA SUNNYVALE DEALER, THEY SAID THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153193November 22, 2018
ENGINE
BURNING ENGINE OIL, TURNS OUT NEED TO FILL ENGINE OIL VERY FREQUENTLY. SEARCH ONLINE, IT'S A RECALL. BUT IT'S EXPIRED FOR ME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143526October 28, 2018
SUSPENSION
HAD A RECALL ON THE LOWER SUSPENSION ARMS OF MY 2006 RAV 4 WHICH I WENT AND HAD FIXED. IT IS NOW A NON ADJUSTABLE BAR WHICH MEAN THE REAR TIRES OF MY CAR CAN NOT BE ALIGNED. THIS IS CAUSING SEVERE WEAR OF THE INNER SIDE OF MY TIRE WHICH IS A HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR TIRE BLOW OUT WITHOUT THE OWNER EVEN KNOWING. YOU CANNOT SEE THE WEARING OF THE TIRE FROM THE OUTER SIDE. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY INSISTED THAT THE SUSPENSION ARM IS ADJUSTABLE AND THAT IT ISN'T CAUSING MY PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC IS MORE THAN WILLING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MY CONCERN. SINCE I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE I HAVE REPLACED MY TIRES ONCE (I TOOK PICTURES OF THE TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED) AND SINCE THEN I HAVE OBSERVED WEAR TO THE INNER RIM OF THE NEW TIRES. LUCKY FOR ME WHEN I WENT TO MY AUTO SHOP FOR MY OIL CHANGE THEY MADE ME AWARE OF THIS MOST SERIOUS ISSUE. I COULD OF HAD A BLOW OUT AND CAUSED OR BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139172October 9, 2018
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V596000 (SUSPENSION). THE DEALER (RIVERTOWN TOYOTA, 706-322-8891, LOCATED AT 1661 WHITTLESEY RD A, COLUMBUS, GA 31904) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ORDERED THE PART WITHOUT CONFIRMING AN AVAILABILITY DATE OR INQUIRING ABOUT A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A LOANER OPTION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139099October 8, 2018
ENGINE
OIL CONSUMPTION REFERENCE # ZE7
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139100October 8, 2018
ENGINE
OIL CONSUMPTION REFERENCE #ZE7
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132869October 2, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED A QUART OF OIL EVERY 50 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KERRY TOYOTA (6050 HOPEFUL CHURCH RD, FLORENCE, KY 41042, 859-371-3939) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132933October 2, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. ADDITIONALLY, A QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE WEEKLY AND THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (TOYOTA OF YORK, 1885 WHITEFORD ROAD, YORK, PA 17402, (717) 755-2961), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE CONTACT DECLINED TO PAY THE FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129647September 15, 2018
STEERING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TODAY THE CAR DID NOT STALL BUT ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LAND AND ON A STRAIGHT ROADS I GLIDED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. I COULD NOT START THE CAR SO I JUMPED STARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO GET OFF NEXT EXIT AND PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN!!!! I READ ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ON TOYOTA VEHICLES. I AM CHECKING THE CHARGING SYSTEM AND BATTERY BUT WANT TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL. THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET. I UNDERSTAND THAT BATTERIES AND ALTERNATORS DO GO BAD BUT LOSS OF STEERING WHILE MOVING COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD I BEEN IN A CURVE IN THE ROAD. I HAD PREVIOUS CARGO IN THE CAR TOO.....MY 22 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER!!! PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129169September 12, 2018
ENGINE
TOYOTA OIL CONSUMPTION. WHEN CHANGING THE OIL, THE OIL PAN ONLY DRAINS ROUGHLY 2 QUARTS OF OIL. I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON OIL CONSUMPTION FOR THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF THE CAR AND THERE WAS. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN TYPING IN THE VIN IT DID NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THAT SPECIFIC VEHICLE. BUT IT DID MATCHED EXACTLY WHAT THE SYMPTOMS OF THAT RECALL WAS. I CALLED THE 1-800 CUSTOMER HELP LINE AND THEY WERE UNHELPFUL. I WAS TOLD THE RECALL EXPIRED AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID NOT TAKE ACTION WITH THE RECALL. THIS CAN BE A HUGE ROAD SAFETY HAZARD FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS CONSUMING OIL DUE TO THE PISTONS RECALL. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101257June 11, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MOST LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ARE LIT UP. VSC, ENGINE 4WD. ALSO MY MECHANIC SAID OUTS THROWING OFF A LOT OF FALSE READINGS. LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN I GO FROM STOPPED TO GO ON A HILL. OUTS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I BOUGHT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099076May 31, 2018
STEERING
STEERING POPS WHENEVER I MAKE A TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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