Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2006)

705 consumer complaints on file.

#10308027February 9, 2010
STEERING
THERE WAS AN INCREASING LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE FAR RIGHT OR LEFT. I INVESTIGATED TOYOTA TSBS AND FOUND MY 2006 RAV4 HAS 2 DETAILED PROBLEMS, ONE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE CONNECTING SHAFTS AND THE OTHER THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK. ON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED I HAD THE FIRST PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS IS A RECALL SAFETY PROBLEM, WHICH TOYOTA WAS IN DENIAL ABOUT. I ESCALATED AND PUSHED AND MANAGED TO GET THEM TO COVER THE LABOR, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR PARTS FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE INSTIGATED A RECALL. IF I HAD THE 2ND PROBLEM, IT WAS 3 TIMES AS EXPENSIVE. MANY CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED THESE ISSUES, BUT TOYOTA IGNORES THEM. JUST LOOK AT EDMUNDS AND OTHER TOYOTA FORUMS. YOU TRUST THE STEERING DESIGN OF CAR WITH YOUR LIFE. TOYOTA DID NOT SEEM TO CARE, ONLY ENOUGH TO LET THE DEALERS KNOW THERE WAS AN ISSUE, NOT THE CONSUMER DIRECTLY, NOR STEP UP REPAIR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306426February 5, 2010
VISIBILITY
REAR WINDOW JUST SHATTERS. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A PERIOD OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED ON BOTH OCCASIONS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE OTHER THAN A REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW. TOYOTA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BUT I'VE SEEN SEVERAL FORUMS ON THE WEB WITH POSTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306369February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WISH TO REPORT AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2006 RAV. IT SEEMS SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED FOR THE NEW PRIUS MODELS. WHEN BRAKING ON SLIPPERY OR BUMPY SURFACES, USUALLY AT FINAL BRAKING AT A STOP SIGN, THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO TAKE OVER AND I HAVE NO BRAKING CONTROL. (IT IS AS IF A PRE-SET BRAKING PROGRAM GOES INTO EFFECT.) IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPEEDS, JUST AS I BRAKE FOR THE STOP -- AND SHOULD HAVE STOPPED EASILY. I HAVE HAD MANY, MANY INCIDENTS WHERE THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO SLIDE THROUGH A STOP SIGN INTO AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRENT PROBLEM THIS WINTER, AND IS A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR DRIVING IN MINNESOTA WINTERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306515February 5, 2010
STEERING
"2006 TOYOTA RAV-4" REFERENCE---T-SB-0318-08---CLUNK/ POP/KNOCK WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. "TOYOTA" RECOMMENDED SOLUTION---REPLACE STEERING WHEEL "INTERMEDIATE SHAFT LINKAGE" WITH IMPROVED PARTS. ---"WARNING"--- DEFECTIVE "MECHANICAL LINKAGE" BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEEL MECHANISM IS A "SERIOUS DANGER" AND COULD, OR HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATHS! SHOULD THIS PROBLEM BE INCLUDED AS ANOTHER "TOYOTA RECALL"? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306554February 5, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 THAT I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPAIR THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NOISE PROBLEM THAT PLAGUES THIS VEHICLE. (PLEASE SEE T-SB-0318-08 OCTOBER 20, 2008). IF THE VEHICLE WERE UNDER WARRANTY, TOYOTA WOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES AT NO COST. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND HER CAR STARTED TO DEVELOP THIS PROBLEM AFTER 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY PROGRESS TO A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING AND RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE. THIS CONCERN IS NOT ONLY FOR MY WIFE, BUT ALSO FOR ALL AMERICAN'S WHO HAVE THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. IN LIFT OF THE RECENT TOYOTA RECALLS, I WOULD HOPE THE NHTSA WOULD RECALL THE EFFECTED VEHICLES AND FORCE TOYOTA TO FIX THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306723February 5, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 HAD THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAIL AROUND 33K MILES. TOYOTA REPLACED IT UNDER A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN WHILE IN WARRANTY. IT IS NOW AT 67K MILES AND THE SHAFT IS BAD AGAIN. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 12 MONTHS SINCE THEY REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE SERVICE TECH COULD NOT TELL ME THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION WITHOUT THE CHANCE OF LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305580February 4, 2010
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE 2006 RAV4 WITH 62,800 MILES ON IT. THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND SOME TIMES THEY DO NOT HOLD THE BODY TIGHT ENOUGH WHEN IN LOCKED POSITION. I CALLED UP THE DEALER (NORTHWAY TOYOTA DEALER, LATHAM, NY) AND HE SAYS THERE WOULD BE CHARGES TO LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AT THE RATE OF $94 AN HOUR. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SAFETY RELATED ITEMS LIKE SEAT BELTS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE BY THE MANUFACTURER FREE OF COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304197February 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TOYOTA RAV4 2006 LIMITED, 4CY, ON 2/2/2010, GAS STARTED DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS A HEAVY FLOW. TAKEN TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO REPLACED. IT IS GOING TO BE REPLACED ON 2/4/2010 AT THE COST OF $715.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303866February 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS IN REGARD TO THE TOYOTA GAS PEDAL RECALL. I HAVE A 2006 RAV4 AND DID IN FACT EXPERIENCE AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM ONCE BACK IN 2007 OR 2008. IT WAS VERY BRIEF AND THE CAR RECOVERED QUICKLY. I WAS ONLY GOING 35 OR 40. I PLAYED WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND IT STOPPED. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT NOW AM CONCERNED BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE VIN NUMBER AND YEAR OF MY CAR, IT ACTUALLY ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND MAYBE THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303968February 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2006 RAV4 TOYOTA SUV. MY GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING SINCE 2007. I HAVE HAD A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT, WHERE I HAD OVER $7000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE DONE TO REPAIR IT. AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I MENTION ABOUT THE PEDAL, BUT NO ONE BELIEVED ME, SO I JUST DROPPED IT. IT IS STILL HAPPENING SOMETIMES, WHERE I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE, THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND THEN DRIVE IT. I TELEPHONED TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE# FOR IT. THEN AFTER 3 DAYS AFTER THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN THE RAV4, TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I COULD BE DIED THEN!!. WHEN I HAD THE ACCIDENT, NOT ONLY DID I HAVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, BUT I DID DAMAGE TO A BUILDING BECAUSE MY CAR WHEN OUT OF CONTROL AND BACK IN TO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS DONE, BUT IT WAS NOT MENTION IN THE POLICE REPORT. THE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING HAD TO BE MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND COMPENSATION FOR THE PEOPLE INSIDE IT. IT HAPPEN AT A GAS STATION IN BUFORD, GEORGIA. IT SEEMS LIKE TOYOTA DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO KNOW THAT THEIR GAS PEDALS HAS BEEN STICKING FOR MORE YEARS THAN THEY OWN UP TO. I AM LEASING MY RV4 AND HAVE ONE MORE YEAR LEFT IN MY LEASE. PLEASE PRAY THAT I CAN CONTROL MY GAS PEDAL WHILE I AM TRYING TO COMPLETE THIS LEASE WITHOUT GETTING KILLED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301852January 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY TOYOTA RAV4 (2006 MODEL) SEEMED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. A HARD SLAM ON THE BRAKES SLOWED IT DOWN, BUT WE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. WE WERE DRIVING IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO. IT WAS A ONE TIME EVENT IN JAN/2010 . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301973January 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4. ON DEC.18, MY WIFE, PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING FASTER THAN SHE WANTED TO GO. SHE PUSHED ON THE FOOT BRAKE BUT COULD NOT SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE LET UP ON THE BRAKE, IT SPED UP MORE, AND EVEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AS HARD AS SHE COULD, IT DID NOT STOP. SHE BUMPED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER SUV AND THEN A LITTLE FURTHER ON JUMPED THE CURB AND SMASHED INTO A CONCRETE FILLED STEEL POLE WHICH DID MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT. SHE THEN MANAGED TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND GOT IT STOPPED USING THE HAND BRAKE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY OPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. AT MY REQUEST, THE BODY SHOP TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO CHECKED IT OUT MECHANICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY AND, OF COURSE, DECLARED ALL SYSTEMS WITHIN "FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS" IN THINKING BACK, MY WIFE CAN RECALL OTHER TIMES WHEN THE RAV 4 SEEMED TO ACCELERATE MORE THAN SHE EXPECTED, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT. SHE HAS BEEN DRIVING OVER 50 YEARS AND IS A CAUTIOUS DRIVER. DURING THIS WILD RIDE SHE CONSCIENTIOUSLY CHECKED TO SEE THAT SHE WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOT THE ACCELERATOR. THE FLOOR MAT IS SECURED BY LITTLE HOOKS SO IT CANNOT SLIDE UP UNDER THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDALS. (IN THE IDLE POSITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS ALMOST 2 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296496December 20, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN. MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFTS. THEY HAVE A BULLETIN ON THIS, BUT SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED OTHER DRIVERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON MY CAR, PROBLEMS LIKE THIS SHOULDN'T BE SHOWING UP THIS SOON. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COULD FAIL AND I WOULD LOOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. WHY WOULD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS NOT BE COVERED BY SOME KIND OF SAFETY RECALL. SINCE THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT ON THIS PROBLEM, THEN TOYOTA IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295713December 14, 2009
STEERING
I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 SPORT. THERE IS A LOUD THUMP IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, OR TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY. THE PROBLEM STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE CAR HAS 38K AND IS SEVERAL MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295317December 11, 2009
STEERING
CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING SHAFT IN LOW SPEED TURNING AND BACKING. I WAS UNDER THE 36000 MILES (32,000) BUT THE 3 YEARS ON WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.9 MONTHS AGO. TOYOTA AUTHORIZED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE "INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT" AND ALL LABOR. I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE SERVICE AND I HOPE THIS PERMANENTLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295107December 9, 2009
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN SITTING STILL OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS ITEM, BUT TOYOTA WILL ONLY REPLACE IT IF THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. TOYOTA HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REDESIGNING THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND IS AWARE THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IS ATTEMPTING TO NOT PAY BY DELAYING UNTIL OWNERS ARE OUTSIDE OF THEIR WARRANTY AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE FOR THE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293592November 25, 2009
STEERING
STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NOISE. TOYOTA TSB REPORT NUMBER T-SB-0318-08. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL YOU FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND YOU HEAR AND FEEL A BANGING NOISE. FROM WHAT I READ MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE ON THERE RAV4 MODEL YEARS 2006-7. COULD THIS BE A SAFETY PROBLEM IF LEFT UNFIXED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293436November 24, 2009
STEERING, EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE
CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN, CHIPPED PAINT ON THE HOOD, AND A JUMBLED RADIO SCREEN. RADIO FIXED, STEERING COLUMN ONGOING, PAINT STILL CHIPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293041November 20, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 V6. I HAVE UNDER 21,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND MY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRED IN AUGUST. FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW I'VE BEEN HEARING A LOUD, CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER I MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A STEERING SHAFT PROBLEM, WHICH WOULD COST OVER $400 TO FIX. I HAPPEN TO CHECK THIS OUT ON THE WEB AND REALIZED THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT'S GOING ON? DID TOYOTA ISSUE A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292880November 19, 2009
VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP AND IS A TRUE HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. IT BLOCKS MY VISION SUDDENLY BECAUSE IT DROOPS DOWN INTO MY EYE LINE. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WANTS $285 TO REPLACE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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