Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2009)

327 consumer complaints on file.

#10904684September 8, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PUT MY RAV 4 2009 IN PARK WHILE RUNNING AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND TALKED TO MY MAIL CARRIER, WENT AROUND MY CAR TO MY MAILBOX AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR TOOK OFF ACCELERATING AND BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, I TRIED TO GET THE CAR BUT IT WAS MOVING TOO FAST IT HIT A TREE. NOW I KEEP IT IN ER BRAKE WHEN I GET OUT. TOYOTA DEALERS CLAIM THEY CANNOT CHECK TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. I AM SORRY AS TO WHAT TO DO, I HAD A WITNESS TO THIS INCIDENT I AM AFRAID OF MY OWN CAR, I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. WAS TOLD I SHOULD BE GLAD I DID NOT GET RUN OVER WHEN I WALKED BEHIND IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903004September 1, 2016
WHEELS
STUDS THAT THE LUG NUTS ARE SCREWED ON TO HAVE DETERIORATED. I JUST HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE NEXT TIME I ROTATE THE TIRES, THE STUDS WILL BREAK OFF. I ROTATE MY TIRES EVERY 6000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899533August 30, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT PEELING ON ROOF OF 2009 RAV4 TOYOTA, MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895541August 13, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN CAR IS AT 1500 RPM AT 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATES AND THRUSTS. NOISE GOES AWAY IF ABOVE 2000 RPM OR ABOVE 40 MPH. IT'S TOYOTA OF MANCHESTER NH HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE. WAITING TO SEE IF TOYOTA WILL DO ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894643August 9, 2016
SEAT BELTS
THE SHOULDER SEATBELTS IN ONE OF THE SECOND-ROW OUTBOARD SEATS WAS TOTALLY BROKEN BY THE FRICTION OF A METAL ON THE SHOULDER RETRACTOR END. I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR REPAIR THE LAP SEATBELTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT INCLUDE THE SHOULDER END. HE BROKE WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND THE PASSENGER TRIED TO BELT .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894081August 8, 2016
SEAT BELTS
A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 17, 2016 FOR THE REAR, OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS. AS OF AUGUST 8, 2016 THE MANUFACTURE HAS YET TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889275July 28, 2016
SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY RAV4 HAS RUST ALL OVER WHERE THE DRIVERS SEAT AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER SEATS ARE ATTACHED TO THE CAR AND SEEMS TO BE SO FRAGILE THAT WITH ANY SMALL IMPACT THE SEAT WILL DETACHED FROM CAR AND CAUSE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. THE RUST APPEARED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT . IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT FIXED IN THE FUTURE IT CAN CAUSE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872780June 6, 2016
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V096000 (SEAT BELTS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871759June 1, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SWITCHING INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10871112May 26, 2016
STEERING
AT 47,500 MILES, STEERING STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. USUALLY IT OCCURRED WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL BACK TO CENTER BUT NOT ALWAYS. TENDED T HAPPEN IN A PARKING LOT OR WHEN A SHARP TURN WAS REQUIRED. DEALER REPAIRED AT A COST OF ALMOST $700. CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT REPAIR. (COST OF REPAIR COVERED UNDER EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN WHICH WAS PURCHASED WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED.) THIS TYPE OF SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT UNDER 50,000 MILES OR EVEN EVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853547April 5, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850356March 18, 2016
SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUE WITH THE RV4, ALL RELATED TO THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE RECAL FOR TOYOA WITH PART OF THE SUSPENSION LEAKSUNBOLTED FROM THE CAR WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT UP IN TO THE WHEEL WELL. ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SLOW SPEED DID I NOT GET IN TO AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. AT 65K MILES, I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN TO THE SHOP. BOTH REAR LINKAGES TO THE ANTI-SWAY BAR WERE BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837387February 21, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FLOPS DOWN AND WON'T STAY UP. THIS RESULTS IN IMPAIRED VISION AND CAN STARTLE A DRIVER INTO LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839448February 19, 2016
SUSPENSION
REAR SUSPENSION ARMS WERE REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. IT WAS FOUND A YEAR LATER, THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. DURING THIS TIME, THE HANDLING OF THE CAR ON TURNS AND IN WET WEATHER WERE IMPAIRED. ALSO, THE TIRES WORE UNEVENLY AND WERE BALD ON THE INSIDE. I FOUND OUT, THAT THE RECALL FIX REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ADJUSTABLE ARMS WITH NON-ADJUSTABLE ARMS AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. TOYOTA WANTED $830 TO REPLACE THE ARMS AGAIN IN ORDER TO ALIGN IT. THIS WOULD MEAN EVERY TIME THE CAR NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT OF THE REAR WHEELS, NEW REAR ARMS WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED. THAT CAR HAS BEEN ALTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN TO THE ADVANTAGE OF TOYOTA. ..UPDATED 03/10/16 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824550February 5, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE EXITING A FUEL STATION AND ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT'S FOOT BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE RUG AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V113000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822958January 28, 2016
STEERING
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION AT LOW SPEEDS A CLUNKING NOISE WAS AUDIBLE. CAR HAS ONLY 50,000 MILES. LOOKED ON INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THE PROBLEM IN MULTIPLE MODELS AND OVER MANY YEARS. THE CAUSE IS THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THAT WAS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM! $600 TO REPAIR ! FURTHER RESEARCH INDICATES THAT JAPAN HAS RECALLED THESE CARS FOR THIS REASON ALREADY. RECALL THESE CARS NOW!! STEERING FAILURE CAN EVENTUALLY HAPPEN!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820673January 17, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAME INOPERATIVE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT BOTH BRAKE CABLES HAD CORRODED SUCH THAT THEY NO LONGER HAD FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AT THE CABLE END WHERE THEY ENTERED THE BACKING PLATES. WHEN I PURCHASED REPLACEMENT CABLES TOYOTA SERVICE TECHNICIAN COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON RAV 4, TACOMA, AND OTHER (DON'T REMEMBER) TOYOTA VEHICLES. WHEN I PURCHASED & EXAMINED REPLACEMENT CABLES DURING REPAIR IT WAS APPARENT THAT NEW CABLE DESIGN WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT IN EXACTLY THE PLACE WHERE OLD CABLES HAD FAILED. THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM DURING TIME PERIOD WHEN BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE AND CLEARLY A SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FLAW. IT WAS ~ $400 IN PARTS + MY LABOR TP REPLACE THE CABLES AS PART OF REPAIRING THE EMERGENCY/PARKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794343November 17, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WAS DRIVING,SUDDEN LOST P/S, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON, DETERMINED FUSE ECU-IG1, BLOWN, DETERMINED, WHEN REAR VIEW MIRROR DISCONN. THE FUSE DOESN'T BLOW.TSB:IG1 RELAY NEEDS 2B UPDATED $1,000+ VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A COUNTY STREET.....UPDATED 12/03/15*BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765130September 18, 2015
ENGINE
WHENEVER WE ARE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH AND 1500 RPM, THERE IS A RATTLE NOISE. THE VIBRATION HOLDS FOR AS LONG AS 1-2 SECONDS. AS SOON AS THE VIBRATION STARTS, YOU CAN LET OFF THE GAS OR STEP ON THE GAS TO CHANGE THE RPMS AND IT INSTANTLY STOPS. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAKING THIS SOUND SINCE SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. NOW WE'RE BEING TOLD THAT IT'S A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS THE ROUTE IF THE PROBLEM. AT 1500 RPM AND 38-40 MPH THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSFER CASE IS VIBRATING, CAUSING THE HEAT SHIELD TO RATTLE BECAUSE OF THE TRANSFER OF VIBRATIONS. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE'VE HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION ALL ALONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764113September 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WIRING WAS BEING DAMAGED BY ANIMALS BITING THE WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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