Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2007)

1,004 consumer complaints on file.

#10735775July 22, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR HANGS LOOSELY DOWN IN FRONT OF DRIVER. HAVE HAD TWO CLOSE CALLS WITH STAYING ON ROAD WHILE TRYING TO DEAL WITH DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735330July 20, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR CONTINUOUSLY FALLS DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW OUT THE FRONT WINDOW. O ONE INSTANCE AAS I WAS DRIVING AT 60 PLUS MILES PER HOUR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND MY VISION WAS BLOCKED AS I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE LANES WHILE TURRNING MY HEAD AT THE SAME TIME HOLDING UP THE VISOR AND TRYING TO LOOK BEHIND TO BE SURE THE LANES WERE CLEAR TO SAFELY CHANGE LANES. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY ON MANY OCCASIONS!. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR ALSO FALLS FOWN ( I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS CAR AND VERY SELDOM EVEN HAVE PASSENGERS SO THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR IS NOT EVEN USED VERY OFTEN. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE AND A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW THAT MAKES IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE! I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CAUSES A SERIOUS ACCIDENT . TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS FAULTY DESIGN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734997July 19, 2015
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES
JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS.STARTED HEARING SOME CREAKING NOISE, AND THEN A FEW CLUNKS AND A BANG/POP AS I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AT ABOUT 3-5MPH I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF ME. I SEE MY RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS CAVED IN AND IS RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER JACKING UP THE CAR AND TAKING THE TIRE OFF I SEE THE ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLY IS ROTATED IN, AND THE BOLTS HOLDING IT TO THE REAR SUSPENSION ARE BENT OUT OF PLACE. PERHAPS THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE BAND-AID EPOXY FIX FOR THE TOYOTA REAR SUSPENSION RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734893July 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
POWER BRAKE BOOSTER LEAKS AND LEAVES BRAKES VERY HARD TO OPERATE. MY WIFE ALMOST RAN INTO A BUILDING WHILE AT PARKING LOT SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734426July 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING 55 MPG AROUND CURVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC STEERING LOCKED UP HARDLY ABLE TO PULL.OFF SIDE OF ROAD. HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY JULY 25 2015 GOING 60 DOWN BUSY HEY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND STEERING FROZE HAD TO GET OF TO THE SIDE AND RESTART THEN IT WAS ABLE TO STEER BUT BATTERY.LIGHT FLICKERS HA D BATTERY LREPLACED DAY BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732488July 7, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THEY WERE CONDUCTING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE PISTONS AND THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY WEEK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS TOPPED OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731698July 2, 2015
ENGINE
CERTAIN CARS FROM TOYOTA HAVE A KNOW EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. MY CAR IS ONE OF THEM. MY CAR, WHILE OLDER, HAS LESS THAN 56K MILES ON IT. LAST YEAR, THE MILEAGE DROPPED PRECIPITOUSLY-- BY 10 MPG, IN FACT. SINCE THEN, MY LOW OIL LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON IN LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. TOYOTA WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REDEFINED WHAT IT MEANS TO BURN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL-- 1 QUART EVERY 1200 MILES ISN'T A PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THEM. THOUSANDS OF TOYOTA OWNERS NOW FIND THEMSELVES WITH CARS THAT BURN OIL, HAVE REDUCED MPG, AND NO RECOURSE WITH TOYOTA. MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES SINCE LAST YEAR-- ALL BECAUSE OF THE OIL ISSUE. THIS CAR IS NOT WHAT I BOUGHT. I BOUGHT A CAR THAT WAS ECONOMICAL, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, AND GOT GOOD MILEAGE. TOYOTA SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REDEFINE WHAT ACCEPTABLE OIL CONSUMPTION IS! I NOW FIND MYSELF IN THE UNFORTUNATE SITUATION OF HAVING TO CARRY A QUART OF OIL WITH ME EVERYWHERE I GO BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN MY CAR WILL RUN OUT OF OIL. OF COURSE, I'M NOW STOPPING EVERY 190 MILES OR SO TO PUT GAS IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF BAD MILEAGE (USED TO BE AROUND 350 MILES). WHY IS NTSA LETTING THIS GO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725431June 15, 2015
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AT 25MPH WHEN THE RED BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY. I SHUT THE CAR OFF TO GO INTO A STORE TO LET THEM KNOW I WAS GOING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED AND WENT BACK TO MY CAR AGAIN TO RESTART. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD I NOT BEEN ON A HIGHWAY GOING 55 I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SINCE I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TURNING THE WHEEL AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724965June 12, 2015
ENGINE
THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE NEW. I NOTICED THAT I HAD TO GET MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND COULD NOT MAKE IT TO 5000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED BY MY MECHANIC FOR OIL CHANGES. THIS HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS MY CAR HAS AGED. I NOW RUN OUT OF OIL (OIL INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND NOT A DROP ON THE DIPSTICK) EVERY 1200-1300 MILES. I HAVE TO CARRY QUARTS OF OIL IN MY CAR ALL THE TIME TO BE SURE I DON'T GET STUCK WITH A SEIZED ENGINE AND I NEED TO TOP OFF MY OIL AT LEAST TWICE IN BETWEEN 3000 MILE OIL CHANGES. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER RAV OWNERS AS WELL AS MY OIL CHANGE ESTABLISHMENT AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE FOR RAVS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725057June 12, 2015
STEERING
WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF A DRIVEWAY THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK AND THE STEER WHEEL SHAKES. WHILE MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEED AND DRIVING OVER POT HOLES THE SAME LOUD CLUNK. THE DEALER SAID ITS A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING SHAFT THAT HAS 2 DIFFERENT PARTS. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT IT BEING COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID NO. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND A COUPLE HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOU THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 100000 MILES ON IT. I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA HAS MADE 2 REPLACEMENT PARTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE SO THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NATIONAL RECALL ON THIS PART AND HAVE TOYOTA COVER THE REPAIRS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724860June 11, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON SIDE STREET AND I HEARD A LOUD THUMP (ALMOST LIKE I WENT OVER SOMETHING) MY CAR STOPPED GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I COULD NOT USE THE GEARS. I HAD NO WARNING. THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY COMPLAINT. I DON'T KNOW IF TOYOTA DID NOT SERVICE THE CAR CORRECTLY. I AM NOT TOLD THE PRICE WILL BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2,500-4,500 CAR WAS TOWED AND I WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE CAR AND SERVICED IT MOSTLY AT THE TOYOTA DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724253June 9, 2015
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING DOWN AND THE REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V383000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723826June 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, ENGINE
THE CAR FAILED TO START, THE BATTERY WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND HAD NOT WATER IN IT. CHANGED THE BATTERY, THE CAR STARTED PROPERLY; HOWEVER, ONCE SET TO DRIVE IT HESITATED A BIT, AS IF IT WERE CHOCKING FOR LACK OF GAS BUT IT HAD GAS. DROVE ON AND AT ABOUT SPEED OF 40 MPH STEERING BECAME HARD TO HANDLE, AC AND ENGINE CUT OFF. RESTARTED IT DROVE BACK HOME... JUST MADE THE LAST PAYMENT ON THE CAR, CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723887June 7, 2015
ENGINE
ENGINE HESITATES/STUMBLES AND RPM NEEDLE FLUCTUATES AT SPEEDS UNDER 60MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723066June 2, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWN AND BLOCK THE DRIVER'S FORWARD VIEW- VERY ANNOYING AND UNSAFE. SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA WARRANTY, BUT THEY WON'T TOUCH IT. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722415May 30, 2015
ENGINE
I HAVE BEEN HAVING REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT MY LOCAL AAA SHOP AS SCHEDULED FOR MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHEN MY MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT IN TO AAA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. I WAS TOLD IT HAD ONLY BEEN 3000 MILES SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE, BUT THAT THERE WAS ONLY 1 QT. OF OIL LEFT IN THE CAR. THERE WERE NO LEAKS DETECTED AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS NOT SMOKING TO INDICATE IT WAS BURNING OIL. TWO MOS. LATER I TOOK THE CAR TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION STICKER. I TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND VALVE COVER GASKET. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT EXCESSIVE OIL USE FOR MY MODEL. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. DURING THE 1000 MI TEST IT BURNED ANOTHER QUART AND A HALF OF OIL. THEY DISREGARDED MY COMPLAINT ABOUT BURNING ALL BUT 1 QT. WITHIN 3000 MI. AND SAID THE CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. CAR CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717854May 21, 2015
SUSPENSION
SUN VISOR IS CAUSING HEAD INJURIES, THIS DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR KEEP DROPPING AT EYE LEVEL AND HIT ON THE HEAD WHILE WE ARE DRIVING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MECHANISM AND LOCKING PARTS WITHIN THE SUN VISOR THIS IS HAPPENING FOR LAST 4 YEARS. KINDLY HAVE MANUFACTURE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND HAVE THEM REPLACE THIS SUN VISOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10716969May 17, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN POSITION, DROPPED DOWN AND BLOCKED VIEW OF ON COMING TRAFFIC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715797May 11, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN MY FOOT BOTH THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD A FEW FEET, BUT COULD OF LUNGED ME INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 40 YEARS NUMEROUS VEHICLES, BUT THIS IS ONLY CAR THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. COULD YOU PLEASE ADDRESS IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715729May 11, 2015
ENGINE
MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE WHICH TOYOTA KNOWS IS A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES THAT HAS A 2AZ ENGINE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT IF THE ENGINE SIEZES DUE TO THIS EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS IN MOTION, THE BRAKES AND STEERING FAILURE COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND RESULT IN A CRASH. AS SUCH, I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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