Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2006)

705 consumer complaints on file.

#10222313March 25, 2008
STRUCTURE
AFTER A SESSION OF HEAVY RAIN WATER LEAKS ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER PROLONGED RAIN AND SEEMS TO BE LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE BENEATH THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I'VE READ ONLINE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220496March 9, 2008
TIRES
MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 SPORT ONLY HAS ABOUT 20000 MILES BUT I ALREADY CHANGED 3 OF 4 TIRES. FIRST TIRE FLATTENED ON HIGHWAY, THEY WERE UNFIXABLE SO I BOUGHT NEW TIRES. THE TIRE SHOP FOUND AN INCH CUT BETWEEN THREAD. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER ANOTHER TIRE FLATTENED, THEY FOUND THE SAME KIND OF CUT LIKE THE FIRST TIRE. ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH LATER THE THIRD TIRE FLATTENED, THIS TIME THEY FOUND A PINHOLE BUT THEY DID NOT FIND ANY NAIL. THREE MONTHS IN A ROW HAPPENED TO THREE DIFFERENT TIRES ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219888March 3, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES AND/OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ENTERING INTO TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MARCH 2, 2008. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,125 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,135. UPDATED 03/25/08. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219311February 27, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10219462February 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE DRIVETRAIN IN THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A WHINING SOUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. A REGIONAL ENGINEER RECENTLY STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS TYPICAL OF A 2006 RAV4 AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR. THE NOISE BEGAN WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HOUR AND IS CURRENTLY ONGOING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 55 MPH. THE ENGINEER ALSO STATED THAT THE SOUND OF THE TRANSMISSION IS INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,070 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,100. UPDATED 04-08-08 *BF UPDATED 04/08/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218244February 17, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TWO SEPARATE PROBLEMS: 1) LEFT REAR SUSPENSION, REPORTED TO TWO DEALERS STARTING 8/11/07 FOLLOWED BY THREE OTHER COMPLAINTS, DIAGNOSED AS WORN BUSHING. PARTS ON ORDER; PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. NOTIFIED DEALER THROUGH FACTORY REP; DEALER HAS NOT INDICATED THAT DRIVING VEHICLE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. 2) HESITATION DOWNSHIFTING WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL. FIRST REPORTED TO TWO DEALERS ON 9/8/07 FOLLOWED BY TWO OTHER COMPLAINTS. INFORMED IT WAS/IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM CORRECTED AT THE FACTORY, YET PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218028February 14, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER STRUCK A CONCRETE POST AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY, WINDY, AND VERY COLD. THE DRIVER SUFFERED CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND DIED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS MAJOR FAILURES AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10214123January 7, 2008
STRUCTURE
FRONT CUP HOLDERS FOR THE 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 ARE INADEQUATE FOR HOLDING MOST CUP SIZES WITHOUT FEAR OF THE CUP TIPPING OVER. THE LOCKING MECHANISM TO SECURE A CUP DOES NOT ACCOMMODATE LARGE OR MEDIUM DIAMETER SIZED CUPS (ONLY SMALL DIAMETER CUPS CAN BE SECURED IN THE HOLDER). I ALMOST SCALDED MYSELF ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DUE TO THE CUP TIPPING OVER UPON MAKING A TURN. TOYOTA IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE IT ISSUED A RETROFIT FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212875December 26, 2007
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 RAV4 6 CYLINDER. WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEGUN TO NOTICE THE KNOCKING/CREAKING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO LOOK AT IT WHEN IT WAS IN FOR SERVICE BUT OF COURSE THEY COULD NOT HEAR THE PROBLEM. HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS DREADED "KNOCKING" NOISE WHEN TURNING AND ACCORDING TO THOSE PEOPLE, THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211872December 13, 2007
STRUCTURE
TOYOTA RAV4 2006 LEAKS INTO PASSENGER SIDE COMPARTMENT LEAVING FLOOR AND FRONT INSULATION SOAKED WITH RAIN WATER. THIS RESULTS IN SEVERE MILDEW AND MOLD WITH HORRIBLE SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. REPAIRS SUPPOSEDLY MADE AND INSULATION REPLACED BUT CAR STILL SMELLS BADLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207792November 2, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TOYOTA RAV4, 2006 FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN THAT POSITION. SHE WEIGHS ABOUT 85 POUNDS. IN TESTING OTHER VEHICLE MAKES, WE FOUND IN ABOUT TEN OF 12 OTHER MAKES, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM TURNS ON. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DEALER HAS BEEN VARIED AND WITHOUT DETAIL. NO DISCLAIMER IS PROVIDED TO THE BUYER ABOUT THIS SITUATION,SIMILAR TO THAT ABOUT CHILD SEATS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE CONSUMER IS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE PASSENGER WOULD ENJOY THE ADDED PROTECTION OF ALL THE INCLUDED AIR BAGS. IS IT UP TO THE CONSUMER TO GO TO THE TROUBLE OF SEARCHING OUT (AS WE DID) THE VEHICLE WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE PROTECTION ADVERTISED? WHAT ARE THE REGULATIONS WITH THIS SYSTEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207008October 26, 2007
EQUIPMENT, TIRES:VALVE
AFTER MARKET METAL TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR VALVE CAP (UNKNOWN MFG) FROZE ON ALL FOUR TOYOTA 2006 RAV4 TPMS VALVE STEMS DUE TO DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION. UNABLE TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE OR REMOVE WITHOUT DAMAGING TOYOTA TPMS RESULTING IN $125 PER TIRE PLUS LABOR TO REPAIR FOR A TOTAL OF $680. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206429October 21, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED RAV IN 1/2006 AND HAVE HAD MANY ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. FROM A SLOW/START OR STOP/START, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE CAR HESITATE ON ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURRENCE IS ALL THE TIME, CREATING A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A SAFETY MECHANISM TO PREVENT "HARD" SHIFTING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SITUATION STILL OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES DAILY. *TR INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205819October 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DETAILS: THE VEHICLE HAS FREQUENT PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION WHEN COLD. CAR HAS NO POWER WHEN TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC. I WILL STEP ON THE GAS, BEGIN MOVING, THEN THE ENGINE WILL BOG DOWN AND I WILL HAVE NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. I HAVE TAKEN THIS UP TO MY DEALER, AND THEIR EXPLANATION IS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM CAN OCCUR WHEN EVER IT IS COLD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205868October 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY RAV4 STARTED GIVING ME BRAKE PROBLEMS WITHIN 5 MONTHS, ABOUT 5,500 MILES. I TOOK IT OVER TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE RAV4. THEY SAID THE ROTORS HAD TO BE CUT, SO THEY CUT THEM AND PUT NEW BRAKES ON THEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN IN LESS THAN A MONTH. I DRIVE A LOT IN THE HIGHWAY, SO I PUT SOME MILES IN THE RAV4. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AGAIN, AGAIN AND AGAIN BECAUSE THEY KEPT ON MAKING NOISE AND I WAS AFRAID THE RAV4 WOULDN'T STOP WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES. AFTER THE 3RD TRY BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE STILL MAKING NOISE AND THEY WEREN'T STOPPING CORRECTLY AND THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I CHANGED TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. AT THIS DEALERSHIP, FIRST THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, BUT THEY TOOK A RIDE WITH ME IN THE RAV4 AND REALIZED WHAT I SAID. THEY PUT NEW FRONT ROTORS AND NEW FRONT BRAKES. WHEN I WENT TO GET THE RAV4, I TOLD THEM THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THEY SAID TO TRY IT OUT FOR AT LEAST 500 MILES BEFORE THEY PUT THE REAR ROTORS. THAT WAS AT 18,000 MILES. AT 19,000 MILES I TOOK IT BACK BECAUSE THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THEY PUT THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKES. NOW, AFTER FIVE MONTHS AND 8,000 MILES IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE LIGHTS ARE TURNING ON FOR BRAKES, 4WD, ABS, VSC ARE TURNING ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE FRONT BRAKES ARE COMPLETED GONE AND THE ROTORS NEED TO BE CUT. I COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY 8,000 MORE AND THEY WERE USED IN THE TURNPIKE. THEY SAID THE LIGHTS WENT ON BECAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID WENT VERY LOW. I STILL HAD TO PAY TO PUT ON MY BRAKES AND CUT THE ROTORS. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE LIGHTS OF BRAKES, 4WD, ABS, VSC TURNED ON AGAIN. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING THE RAV4 AND IT WON'T STOP IN TIME AND THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204035September 25, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
I HAVE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY RAV4 WHEN I MAKE LOW-TURN SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, AMONG RAV4 CAR OWNERS THIS PROBLEM IS VERY WELL IDENTIFIED, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS URL: HTTP://RAV4WORLD.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=5820&POSTDAYS=0&POSTORDER=ASC&START=0 THAT DISCUSSION THREAD ALONE HAS ALMOST 150 MESSAGES ON THIS TOPIC, BUT MOST TOYOTA DEALERS CAN'T FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS LIKE A REAL PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE A TSB OUT ON THIS, BUT IF THEY DO, I CAN'T FIND ONE. BECAUSE IT MAKES A LOT OF NOISE IT SEEMS DANGEROUS, BUT THE DEALER I'VE TAKEN IT TO HAS SAID "DON'T WORRY, IT WON'T GET YOU IN AN ACCIDENT OR LEAVE YOU STRANDED." IF THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN MAKE THAT STATEMENT. THANK YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203274September 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OUR 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 HAS HAD ISSUES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OF EITHER HESITATING WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED OR LUNGING FORWARD WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC OR A STOP LIGHT. WE HAVE MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO OUR DEALER, BUT THEY KEEP SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG. WE FEEL THIS CAR IS UNSAFE/ RELIABLE AT THIS POINT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200563August 23, 2007
STRUCTURE
WATER LEAKING ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR...CARPET IS SOAKED. APPEARS TO HAPPEN AFTER HEAVY RAIN. WE ARE BRINGING IT IN TO DEALER AGAIN TOMORROW - THIS IS THE THIRD TIME. THEY SAID THEY WILL CHECK TO SEE IF THE A/C IS LEAKING. THE WATER GUY WON'T BE IN UNTIL LATE NEXT WEEK AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS ALREADY SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE AND MAY INCUR MORE IF IT CONTINUES TO RAIN BEFORE THIS IS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199838August 16, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS MOSTLY. SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING LEFT. CLUNKS 2 OR 3 TIMES ON THE TURN ,WHILE MAKING THE RIGHT TURN MOSTLY..IT DOES THIS ALL THE TIME NOW .I TOOK MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND HAD A MECHANIC RIDE WITH ME .. I COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM MORE THEN A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT THE MECHANIC COULDN'T HEAR IT. HE SAID TO BRING IT BACK IF IT CONTINUES. TOYOTA HAS NO BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM FOR THE RAV4, HOWEVER THEY HAVE SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE PRIUS AND THE HIGHLANDER MODELS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM.. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER, HE SAID THEY WEREN'T RELATED?? THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199637August 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THROTTLE LAG WHEN REQUESTING IMMEDIATE ACCELERATION FROM EITHER A STOP OR A T LOW SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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