Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2007)

1,004 consumer complaints on file.

#10329879May 11, 2010
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE SUNROOF, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT SLIDE BACKWARDS AND WOULD ONLY MOVE IN THE UPPER TILT POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A BURNING SMELL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE SUNROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CASE HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329306May 7, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL - THE DRIVER OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER HAD BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AS OF THE TIME OF THE REPORT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 36,250. VWB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10329110May 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE LOW OIL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER THEN INFORMED HER THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR HER VEHICLE AND THAT SHE SHOULD RETRIEVE IT FROM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,411.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328558May 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328123April 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. ONE OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WAS INJURED HOWEVER, THE POLICE DID NOT ARRIVE TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10327996April 28, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY TEENAGE SON LOST CONTROL OF MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. I BELIEVE THE CAR HIT THE TREE AT AN ANGLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AREA. HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SPEEDING, BUT I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW FAST HE WAS GOING. THREE OF HIS FRIENDS WERE IN THE CAR, ALL WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED A SERIOUS CLOSED HEAD INJURY, BROKEN LEG AND ARM, AND A PUNCTURED LUNG. THE DRIVER HAD A BROKEN CLAVICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACKSEAT PASSENGER BROKE HIS PELVIS. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND TORSO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH I SUSPECT CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER TO BE MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CAR IS DEMOLISHED FROM THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AREA TO THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED BEFORE AND NO AIRBAGS HAVE EVER DEPLOYED BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10327066April 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY DROVE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. AFTER APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES BETWEEN THE CONTACT AND THE OTHER THREE DRIVERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326797April 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS EXISTED SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE. MORE THEN HALF THE TIME WHEN I STEP DOWN ON THE GAS HARD, MY VEHICLE NEARLY STALLS, SEVERE HESITATION, THEN SLOWLY RECOVERS AND APPLIES POWER. THIS WOULD BE WHEN YOU HAVE TO PASS A CAR ON A TWO LANE ROAD OR MERGE INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT IS HARD TO KNOW IF IT WILL BE THERE WHEN I NEED IT OR IF I WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE ENGINE TO CATCH UP. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT MULTIPLE TIMES; THEY HAVE TEST DROVE IT, HAD A FACTORY REP. LOOK AT IT AND AT COMPUTER PRINTOUTS. THEY ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT DON'T SEEM TO KNOW HOW OR WANT TO FIX IT. I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT, SINCE THE INFORMATION COMING OUT NOW IS TOYOTA SEEMS TO LIKE TO HIDE THE SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I CAN'T DEPEND ON THE VEHICLE WHEN I MIGHT MOST NEED IT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326318April 19, 2010
VISIBILITY
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 THE LEFT SIDE PASSANGER WINDOW IMPLODED CAUSING THE BACK SEAT TO FILL WITH THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF GLASS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326391April 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326231April 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 SPORT HAD AN UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK , THE CAR SPED OUT OF CONTROL, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE BOTH THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS WERE COMPRESSED. FINALLY CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL TO STOP THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326119April 17, 2010
STEERING
2007 RAV 4SPORT HAS CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING. NOTICED IT AROUND 30,000 MILES, & IS ONE OF THE MAINTENANCE ITEMS THE DEALER IS SUPPOSED TO CHECK EVERY 5000 MILE SERVICE WHICH I HAVE DONE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. (INSPECT STEERING LINKAGE AND BOOTS).MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT, & I HAD ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM , & HE ACTED LIKE HE HAD NOT EVER HEARD OF A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING, BUT CAME UP WITH A $590.00 REPAIR PRICE & TOLD ME IT WAS UNSAFE. HE WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECT BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY COVERED UNTIL 36,000 MILES. I CAME HOME & GOT ON THE INTERNET, & THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS EVERYWHERE. PLEASE HELP? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325911April 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I TURNED ON THE IGNITION OF MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 AND BEGAN TO DRIVE INTO MY GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PUMPED THE BRAKE FIERCELY SEVERAL TIMES TO THE FLOOR BOARD OVER THE APPROXIMATELY 12-15 FEET OF GARAGE DEPTH AND THE RAV4 STOPPED JUST AS IT PUSHED THE WHEELBARREL INTO THE WALL. . ASIDE FROM DAMAGE TO THE WALL OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE'S BUMPER WAS DENTED AND SLIGHTLY CRACKED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO BODILY TRAUMA OR PERSONAL INJURY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324494April 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 16,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323630April 3, 2010
STEERING
THERE IS A CLUNKING/KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING SHAFT. ONLY NORMAL USE ON THIS VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS. A FAILURE IN THE STEERING SHAFT COULD CAUSE DEATH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BY ISSUING T-SB-0318-08, BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL OR PAY FOR REPAIR AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS BY THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED THE PART USED HERE (NEW PN 45221-42070). THIS IS SERIOUS AND AFFECTS ALL 06-08 RAV4 SUVS. JUST SEARCH FOR "STEERING CLUNK RAV4" IF YOU WANT EVIDENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322953March 31, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAVE HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WITH TOYOTA RAV4 2007 BEFORE RECALL. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THOUGHT I WAS PRESSING BRAKE WITH NO RESPONSE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322456March 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2007 TOYOTA RAV4 V6, DEFECTIVE REAR WHEEL SPEED CONTROL SENSOR CAUSES ERRATIC ABS, SKID CONTROL AND BRAKING. SENSOR FAILED AT UNDER 40,000 MILES. ALMOST $600 TO FIX AND OTHER THREE COULD FAIL TOO AS A RESULT OF CORROSSION FROM WATER AND SALT. TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THE PART SO THAT THE NEW ONE WILL NOT BE AS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FAILURE, BUT MEANWHILE THERE SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FAILURE OF THESE SPEED CONTROL SENSORS THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL COVERED BY TOYOTA RATHER THAN AN EXPENSE BORN BY THE OWNERS. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER WHEN THE SUDDEN LOSS OF AWD, ABS, VSC CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. HAVING SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET THROUGH VARIOUS TOYOTA FORUMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322460March 27, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) LIGHT & CAR SLIPPING LIGHT ON & OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED OXY SENSOR & VSC COMPUTER, BUT STILL HAPPENS. TOYOTA DOESN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. VSC SEEM TO WORK WHEN LIGHTS ARE OFF, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT WON'T WORK WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AS I'VE SEEM MANY COMPLAINTS & QUESTIONS FROM OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS ON INTERNET. NOT HAVING VSC WORKING IS GREAT CAUSE FOR CONCERN IN AN SUV AS SUV MAY ROLL CAUSING INJURIES/DEATH. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322423March 26, 2010
STEERING
2007 TOYOTA RAV4 HAS A BINDING AND THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321519March 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TOYOTA 2007 RAV4 WITH 20,000 MILES, SINCE I PURCHASED HAS HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATION LURCHING FORWRD BOTH WHILE BARELY TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL OR TURNING CORNERS, AND GOING UP A SMALL HILL OR A LARGE HILL. IVE STILL GOT THE WARRANTY TILL MAY2010, THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HELLO TOYOTA ! NOW IM READING ABOUT ALL THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT RAV4 ISNT DISCLOSING TO THE PUBLIC! THE SERVICE KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM SO WHY WONT THEY FIX I ? IM ON A DISABILITY AND NEED SAFE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. WHERE DO I STAND ? WHAT DO I DO NEXT? IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION OR CPS? IM SITTING HERE WITH THE PROOF THAT IT WAS LOOKED AT . AS I DROVE IT HOME FROM SCHOOL YESTERDAY AND TURNING A CORNER GOING ON AN INCLINE IT LURCHED FORWARD , THAT ISNT GOOD FOR ME OR THE CAR AND THEY WONT FIX IT IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE AND AWHILE WWHAT DO I DO ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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