Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2007)

1,004 consumer complaints on file.

#10440153December 16, 2011
STEERING
HEARING A CLUCKING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN FOR LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. IT WAS GETTING WORSE AND INCREASED FREQUENCY SO WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. SERVICE DEPT PERSONNEL SAID THEY HAD REPLACED OTHER STEERING SHAFTS BUT NO RECALL ON OUR RAV4'S YEAR. 2001 & 02'S AND OTHER YEARS HAVE RECALLS. SEARCHED ON-LINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER POSTS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ON 2006 & 07 RAV4S. WHY IS TOYOTA NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS PROBLEM. OTHERS HAVE STATED THE STEERING WILL EVIDENTLY GO OUT. DEFINITE MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. $800+ COST TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440222December 16, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 51 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439940December 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE HAD MY RAV4 SINCE OCT. 2007, BOUGHT IT NEW AND 2 1/2 YEARS AFTER OWNING IT I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES IN JUNE 2010. I JUST PURCHASED NEW TIRES FOR MY RAV4 AND HAD THEM PUT ON IN NOV. 2011 AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED BRAKES AGAIN. NOW FROM JUNE 2010 TO NOV. 2011 I SHOULD STILL HAVE A LOT OF BRAKE LEFT INSTEAD OF HAVING TO REPLACE THEM. IF THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY RAV4 I WILL TRADE IT IN AND BUY A NISSAN SUV INSTEAD. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO CHANGE MY BRAKES EVERY 1 1/2 YEARS ON MY VEHICLE. IF I HAD KNOWN THIS WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM I WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD'VE BOUGHT SOMETHING DIFFERENT. DON'T GET ME WRONG I LOVE MY CAR BUT I FEEL THAT I SHOULD GET MORE WEAR AND TEAR FROM MY BRAKES THAN A 1 1/2 YEARS. MAYBE THE TOYOTA COMPANY SHOULD CHECK THE MATERIAL THE BRAKES WAS MADE FROM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439686December 13, 2011
STEERING
EXPERIENCED KNOCKING AND POPPING NOISE WITH VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CONDITION WORSENED OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW WEEKS AND EVENTUALLY BECAME CONSTANT. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING RACK AND NOT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFTS AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY PER T-SB-0308-08 "STEERING RACK NOISE". I'M CONCERNED THIS MIGHT BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439182December 9, 2011
STEERING
MY RAV4 HAS BEGAN HAVING CLUNKING NOISES IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE DONE SOME SEARCHES ON THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THIS IS PREVALENT WITH RAV4'S AND TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL. IS THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN? WILL THIS EVENTUALLY BE A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439233December 9, 2011
STEERING
AT 66,000 MILES HEARD & FELT CLUNKING IN THE STEERING, & THEN SPENT $2033 PLUS TAX AT THE TOYOTA DEALER TO REPLACE INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS #1 & #2, & POWER STEERING RACK. TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438615December 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007 RAV 4 HAD 3 LIGHTS TURNED ON (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT), SHORTLY AFTER THE LIGHTS CAME ON, THE BRAKES FAILED. RAV4 WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DELEARSHIP FOR REPAIR AND AFTER THE TECHNICIANS BEING CONFUSED BY THE LIGHTS, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD FAILED. THIS ISSUE IS SIMILAR TO THE RECENT HIGHLINDER RECALL AND I FEEL PEOPLE'S SAFETY IS AT STAKE WITH THE BRAKES FAILING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437917November 30, 2011
AIR BAGS
2007 TOYOTA RAV4 WAS WAITING TO TURN LEFT WHEN IT WAS IMPACTED BY A 2004 FORD F-150 ON THE FRONT/LEFT SIDE LIFTING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE CLOCKWISE HITTING 1ST A 2000 FORD MUSTANG WITH THE FRONT/RIGHT SIDE AND THEN HITTING THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR AGAINST A 2008 NISSAN QUEST. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS ON THE TOYOTA RAV4 DEPLOYED. *KB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10437674November 29, 2011
STEERING
ON OR ABOUT 9/01/11, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A POPPING/CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING MY CAR LEFT OR RIGHT, WHEN PARKING AND WHEN TURNING INTO OR BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY (APPROX 5MPH). THIS CLUNKING SOUND WAS OCCURRING WITHOUT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO EITHER SIDE AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WITH THE CAR RUNNING AT A COMPLETE STOP. ON 10/27/11, I TOOK MY CAR TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WINSTON SALEM, NC AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CAR WOULD NEED A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AS A RESULT OF THE REPLACEMENT. ON 11/01/11, I HAD THIS SERVICE DONE AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (REPLACED STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY, ITEM #45260-42090, AND 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT.) I PAID A TOTAL OF $479.73 FOR THIS SERVICE. NHTSA SERVICE BULLETIN #ST001-08, ITEM #10024291, WAS ISSUED 2/08/08 FOR THE 2007 RAV4 STEERING COMPONENT. IN SEARCHING MYCARSTATS.COM ALONG WITH OTHER SITES ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE AND COMPLAINT. A REPAIR COST OF $479.73 IS SUBSTANTIAL, AND SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN CONSUMER COMPLAINT AND A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED, I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS STEERING SHAFT COMPONENT FOR THE 2007 RAV4. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437728November 29, 2011
STEERING
STEERING MAKES POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING TO LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS OR PARKING SPACES. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, AND IT WAS SHRUGGED OFF AS NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $500 TO FIX. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE. IT WAS LUBED AND I WAS TOLD THAT MIGHT HELP AND THAT IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY; HOWEVER AFTER REVIEWING COMPLAINTS ON-LINE, IT APPEARS A LOT OF '07 RAV'S HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AT DIFFERENT MILEAGE POINTS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY TOYOTA. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE ON THIS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436778November 22, 2011
STEERING
I NOTICED A 'CLUNKING SOUND' WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION ON MY TOYOTA RAV 4 2007 VEHICLE. THIS IS TOYOTA VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. IF YOU WANT PROOF CHECK BELOW LINK THAT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND REPLY TO MY EMAIL. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/TOYOTA/RAV4/STEERING HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/RAV4/2007/STEERING/MAKES_NOISE_WHEN_TURNING_THE_STEERING_WHEEL.SHTML HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/TOYOTA-RAV4/TS93FJA7TI04QEESV/P3 HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/DEALER-RECOMMENDS-I-REPLACE-THE-INTERMEDIATE-STEERING-SHAFT-IN-25-YEAR-OLD-RAV4-291 HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2007/TOYOTA/RAV4/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX HTTP://WWW.DEVDAILY.COM/BLOG/POST/PAGE-1/RAV4-STEERING-NOISE-EPIDEMIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436033November 16, 2011
STEERING
RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED A 'CLUNKING SOUND' WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION ON MY TOYOTA RAV 4 2007 VEHICLE. I AM BRINGING IN THIS VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED OUT BY MY LOCAL DEALER. I WAS LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALL NOTICES ON THIS STEERING NOISE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435482November 14, 2011
STEERING
I HAVE A TOYOTA RAV4, 2007. I HEARD STEERING COLUMN NOISE RIGHT AFTER IT CROSSED 35000 MILE ONLY. I READ IN THE INTERNET MANY RAV4 USER MENTION THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA KNOWINGLY NOT RECALLING THE VEHICLES TO FIX IT. THE DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WITH $550 COST. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED BY MANY RAV4 BUYERS, TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THIS FREE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434988November 9, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER INTRUSION THROUGH THE FRESH AIR INTAKE UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSING THE CARPET TO BECOME MOIST AND GROW MOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE GASKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND A PLASTIC SEALANT WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433154October 28, 2011
STEERING
PURCHASED THE ABOVE VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE ON OCTOBER 25 2011 FROM AN AUTO BROKER IN ORANGE, CA WHO HAD ADVERTISED THE CAR IN AUTOTRADER.COM AS A CLEAN AND LOW MILEAGE(UNDER 26,000 MILES) AND IN HIS EMAIL TO ME STATED THAT THE UNIT WAS COMPLETELY INSPECTED AND WARRANTY. SINCE BUYING IT 2 1/2 DAYS AGO WE HAVE ONLY TAKEN IT OUT ON 3 OCCASIONS LOCALLY AS I HAVE A RENTED CAR AND WANTED TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE RENTED CAR WHILST WE HAVE IT. I NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT JUST FELT WEIRD AND UNSAFE. HAVING GOOGLED THE PROBLEM I REALIZE THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF RAV 4 AND SO MANY THEIR PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE BROKER AND WAITING TO HEAR FROM HIM. I AM AMAZED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT TREAT THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SERIOUSLY TO DO A FREE REPAIR AND RECALL. I CALLED THEM THIS MORNING AND THEY STATED AS THE CAR IS OVER 3 YEARS THEN THERE IS NO WARRANTY!!! TOYOTA PLEASE GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER AND DO NOT RISK PEOPLES LIFE!! AS FAR AS THE BROKER IS CONCERNED I HAVE TO RESERVE JUDGMENT UNTIL I SEE HIM AND FIND OUT WHAT HE IS WILLING TO DO TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THE BROKER IS SOLUTIONS AUTO SALES, MISSION VIEJO, CA BUT I MET HIM AND BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HIS OFFICE IN ORANGE, CA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432775October 25, 2011
STEERING
LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER TOYOTA RAV4 OWNERS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A "CLUNKING" NOISE AND LOOSE FEEL TO THE STEERING SYSTEM OF MY VEHICLE. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO REPAIR THIS ITEM AT THEIR EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A DEFECT ACCORDING TO THIER OWN BULLETINS. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN #T-SB-0319-08" TO TELL THE TOYOTA MECHANICS HOW TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFTS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE MADE TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE A MANDATED RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING INJURED DUE TO STEERING FAILURE! WHEN CONTACTING TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES, THEY ALSO REFUSE TO TELL CONSUMERS WHAT GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY TO CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THEY ARE CLEARLY TRYING TO AVOID PAYING FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT!!! *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432558October 24, 2011
STEERING
MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 IS MAKING AN UNSETTLING CLUNKING NOISE WHEN MAKING RIGHT HANDS TURNS. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY COUNTLESS TOYOTA RAV4 AND CAMRY OWNERS, AND TOYOTA HAS EVEN ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ACKNOWLEDGING DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CLEARLY THIS IS NOT A PART THAT SHOULD WEAR OUT IN A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 40K MILES, AND IS A TOYOTA DESIGN FLAW. QUOTED REPAIR COST IS ~$800, BUT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM GIVEN THE NUMBER OF OWNERS IT IS IMPACTING. ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING COMPONENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430640October 18, 2011
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT AROUND 60,000 MILES, MY 2007 RAV4 BEGAN MAKING A VERY LOUD THUMPING, KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND SHAFTS EVERY TIME I TURNED THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. THE ISSUE WAS NOTICEABLY WORSE AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE IMPACT COULD BE FELT AS A TREMOR THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. BY 70,000 MILES, I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY DRIVING AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 35MPH. THE PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BY TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. ALL THREE ADVISED THAT THE ISSUE SHOULD BE REPAIRED URGENTLY AS IT IS AN IMMEDIATE DRIVER SAFETY CONCERN. FURTHER RESEARCH CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH 2006-2008 YEAR RAV4S. TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILURES ARE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT THE ISSUE OF TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. THIS FLAW IS COVERED BY WARRANTY FOR VEHICLES UNDER 3 YEARS OF 36,000 MILES, BUT COSTS OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR (AT THE OWNER''S COST) OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE OBVIOUSLY RELATES TO A DESIGN/MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION DEFICIENCY WITH THIS MODEL. OVER 100 COMPLAINTS ALREADY LISTED ON NHTSA SITE. ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING MECHANISM CLEARLY AFFECT THE ABILITY TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THUS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. TOYOTA IS KNOWINGLY IMPOSING RISK ON ITS DRIVERS UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS DEALT WITH, BY A MANDATORY RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430364October 16, 2011
AIR BAGS
QUOTED FROM TOYOTA SERVICE INVOICE " AIR BAG LIGHT ON: 140603 B1801 STORED AIR BAG LIGHT ON. FOUND OPEN CIRCUIT IN SPIRAL CABLE REC REPLACING " ( $530). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429993October 13, 2011
STEERING
WHENEVER I TURN THE WHEEL (DOES NOT MATTER WHAT DIRECTION) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN IT MAKES A CLUNK NOISE, AND YOU CAN FEEL IT IN YOUR HANDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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