Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2007)

1,004 consumer complaints on file.

#10355753September 15, 2010
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH SHE HEARD A SNAP AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS TURNED INWARD AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THE REAR TRAILING ARMS AND RODS WERE RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000. .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355834September 15, 2010
STEERING
2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 . REPORTED A LOUD CLUNKING IN THE STEERING. THE NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL KEEPS GETTING WORSE. CAN FEEL A CLUNKING IN THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPORTS, STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACING. MANY OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS. NOT MUCH HELP FROM TOYOTA IN ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355526September 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A TOYOTA RAV4 07 WITH 5000MILES 3 YEARS AGO. RUNS GREAT, EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE, BUT NOTICED THAT AFTER TAKING A 700 MILE ROUND TRIP THAT WE HAD GONE THROUGH DARN NEAR A QUART OF OIL. NO VISIBLE SMOKE, NO LEAKS....WHAT GIVES? I WAS SURFING THE WEB THIS MORNING AND DID NOTICE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS REGARDING EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION IN VARIOUS TOYOTAS. TOYOTA WON'T FIX MY CAR AND SAID THAT WAS "NORMAL"...I WANT THE BIG GUY IN JAPAN KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. CAN YOU ELABORATE FOR ME. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355534September 14, 2010
STEERING
THERE IS A LOUD "KLUNK" IN STEERING IN THE TURNS. TOYOTA DEALERS DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION, BUT NO RECALL. I FEEL UNSAFE AND ITS SOUNDS LIKE DEFECTIVE TO ME - MY TOYOTA RAV4 07 ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 40000 MILES. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY TAKE CARE OF THIS? I JUST WANT THOSE BIG GUYS IN JAPAN KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. I AM WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355619September 14, 2010
STEERING
STEERING GEAR AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CAUSING PROBLEMS. A LOOSE THUNK SOUND IN STEERING WHILE TURNING CORNERS. ALSO SOME VIBRATIONS ON HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353912September 5, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. WHILE DRIVING A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 AT LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGED, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE RADIO SILENCED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE SAFELY STOPPED. NORMAL STEERING RESUMED RADIO CAME BACK ON AND CLUSTER LIGHTS STOPPED FLASHING. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MILES AND PARKED FOR APPRX. 1 HOUR. 2. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, AGAIN NO RADIO, BUT LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED TO FULL BRIGHTNESS. NO WARNING/FAULT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CAR WAS "JUMP-STARTED". WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING STALL, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGED AGAIN. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. THE CAR ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING NORMALLY. 3. WHILE LOADING THE CAR, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE REPEATEDLY 4 - 5 TIMES. THE TOYOTA OF WALNUT CREEK (CALIFORNIA) TECHNICIAN STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS A DISCHARGED BATTERY, CAUSING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST TO NOT OPERATE AND STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK CANNOT ENGAGE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK DID ENGAGE, NOT A LACK OF STEERING ASSIST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED HE "CANNOT DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353542September 2, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, HE NOTICED THE SAME FAILURE EVEN AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353328September 1, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE VEHICLE ON CRUISE CONTROL HE PUSHED THE CRUISE LEVER UP TO INCREASE THE SPEED AND THE RMPS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. HE STATED THAT THE RMPS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN DECREASED. HE REFUSED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN SPEED WAS DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. UPDATE 12/30/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353425September 1, 2010
STEERING
CLUNK IN POWER STEERING AND/OR RACK-AND-PINION AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A SLOW SPEED (CAN BE HEARD AND FELT ON STEERING WHEEL). HAS BEEN REPORTED ORIGINALLY ON 10/03/07 (ODI# 102047400), AND AFTER THAT GLEN TOYOTA PERFORMED REPAIR AS DESCRIBED IN TSB ST001-08, BUT REPLACED THE ONLY 1 PART OUT OF 2 DESCRIBED IN TSB - NEW, REINFORCED PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GONE FOR A WHILE BUT RETURNED AS A RESULT OF UNCOMPLETED TSB REPAIR PERFORMED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353118August 31, 2010
STEERING
KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352663August 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE, BUT THEY WILL FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK REPORT 1008300034 AND WILL CHECK WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352888August 30, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER' SIDE IN MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 IS DROOPING DOWN AND CAUSING SERIOUS VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE SECOND VISOR, AS I HAD TO REPLACE IT ONCE ABOUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE, AND AS I REMEMBER IT WAS NOT CHEAP TO REPLACE. NOW THE REPLACEMENT IS AT THE SAME CONDITION AND WILL NOT STAY UP. I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE BY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RAV4 AND OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA WOULD ALLOW THIS TYPE OF DEFECT TO CONTINUE IN THEIR OTHERWISE REPUTABLE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351981August 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN
ENGINE APPEARS TO STALL UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE. RPM GAUGE SHOWS THE ENGINE SPEED FLUCTUATION. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF GEAR RAPIDLY WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND YOU ARE GOING UP AN INCLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351601August 24, 2010
STEERING
OUR 2007 RAV4 RECENTLY DEVELOPED A CLUNKING SOUND WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. WE WANT TOYOTA TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, PREFERABLY THROUGH A RECALL, JUST AS GM IS DOING (FEB 2010 GM RECALL ON EPS). LOOKS LIKE MANY OF THE NEW EPS SYSTEMS MADE BY JAPANESE MANUFACTURER JTEKT ARE FAILING, AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE ARE SEEING ONLY THE BEGINNING OF A POTENTIALLY WORSE PROBLEM. STEERING IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH A PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA TO DO A RECALL, ESPECIALLY AFTER GM HAS DONE SO FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350831August 20, 2010
STEERING
2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 - CLUNKING AND POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ADVISED BY MY SERVICE MANAGER TO REPLACE STEERING SHAFT BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THERE IS NOT A RECALL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROX A YEAR NOW WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE NOISE IS GETTING WORSE AND HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. I HOPE WE DO NOT HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BEFORE A RECALL IS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350324August 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND RECEIVED A JUMP START. AFTER RECEIVING THE JUMP START AND DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF A RECURRING FAILURE IF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE POTENTIAL OF A CRASH. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348838August 11, 2010
STEERING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN" MY TOYOTA 2007 RAV4'S STEERING WHEEL MAKES KNOCKING, CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING SINCE SUMMER 2009 EVEN THOUGH IT STILL HAVE VERY LOW MILEAGE ON IT. MANY RAV4 OWNERS HAVE THESE PROBLEM AND PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA DO A RECALL ON THIS STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT OF A INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WHICH COULD COST UP TO $900. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TO THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348843August 11, 2010
STEERING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN" MY TOYOTA 2007 RAV4'S STEERING WHEEL MAKES KNOCKING, CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING SINCE JUNE 2010 EVEN THOUGH IT STILL HAVE VERY LOW MILEAGE ON IT. MANY RAV4 OWNERS HAVE THESE PROBLEM AND PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA DO A RECALL ON THIS STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT OF A INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WHICH COULD COST UP TO $900. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TO THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348503August 10, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE MADE A TURN IN ANY DIRECTION IT MADE A CLANKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT SINCE THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE STEERING GEAR SHAFT, NUMBER ST001-08. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348520August 10, 2010
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. SHE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO CHANGE THE TIRES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, EXTENSIVE DAMAGES TO THE DOOR AND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COST $5,000 TO REPAIR. THE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED BY YOKOHAMA, TIRE LINE WAS GEOLANDAR, SIZE 235/55/R18. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THEY ALSO INFORMED HER TO MAIL THE TIRES BACK TO THEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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