Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2007)

1,004 consumer complaints on file.

#11205721May 6, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF BROOKFIELD (20655 W CAPITOL DR, BROOKFIELD, WI 53045, (262) 236-7992) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COUPLING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THAT SAME PART WAS REPLACED THREE YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. *TR*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204423April 29, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE LH SUNVISOR DOES NOT STAY UP. IT CONTINUES TO FLIP DOWN MIDWAY BLOCKING THE DRIVING VIEW AND AT A POSITION TO HIT THE FOREHEAD IF A JERK IS THERE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN BEEN REPORTED BY MULTIPLE RAV4 OWNERS WITH NO KNOWN ACTION FROM TOYOTA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197154April 18, 2019
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE BURN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. ANY DRIVING FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS WILL LEAD THE VEHICLE TO BE EMPTY OF OIL. THIS EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING HAPPENS QUICKLY OVER HIGHWAY AND SLOWLY DRIVING CITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194072April 5, 2019
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE GETTING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE HOLDING PROPERLY AT FIRESTONE THE TECHNICIAN PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AFTER TAKING SUV TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL PULLED THE HANDLE UP TO FAR CAUSING A SHORT IN THE AIR BAG MODULE DEPLOYING THE AIR BAG WHILE INDIVIDUAL WAS IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS BUT TOYOTA CLAIMS THEY HAVE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WANT ME TO PAY $2,780.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VBEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11193452April 2, 2019
ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL THE ENGINE CONSUMES LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL IN SHORT AMOUNTS OF TIME . MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184657March 6, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
'TAMARA RECALL.' MAY 31,2016 CENTER MUFFLER WAS VERY LOUD , HAD RUST PERFORATION AFRAID OF CARBON MONOXIDE COMING IN REPLACED ASVANY MOTORIST WOULD DO WITH A AFTER MARKET PART ALL I COULD AFFORD. 2017 TOYOTA SENDS A RECALL FOR SAME FOR 'COLD CLIMATE STATES' BUT SENT SAME RECALL IN CANADA 2013. THEY SHOULD STILL BE LIBEL TO REPLACE MY MUFFLER AS THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAITED FOUR YEARS LATER TO PUT THIS RECALL OUT IN THE UNITED STATES,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182626February 26, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
HOOD MOVES WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HOOD IS PROPERLY LATCHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171566January 23, 2019
ENGINE
MY 2007 RAV4 BURNS EXCESS ENGINE OIL AND BY THE TIME. AFTER ABOUT 2000 MILES I WOULD GET THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT AND NO OIL IS LEFT IN THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171288January 22, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2007 RAV 4, 110,000 MILES AND I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY BEGAN TO DRIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WANT TO KNOW IF I CAN FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST TOYOTA.. I JUST READ IN THE PAST TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT EARLIER MODELS THAT THE ECM RUINED THE TRAN MISSION IN RAV 4S..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163973December 29, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHETHER I'M DRIVING OR PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CAR SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. I CANT TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS OR ROLL DOWN THE POWER WINDOWS. I HAVE NO LIGHTS WHATSOEVER, SO NO ONE CAN SEE ME AT NIGHT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER A BUS ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME. PREVIOUSLY THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CANNOT FIX MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162952December 21, 2018
ENGINE
VEHICLE CONSUMES OR BURNS EXCESSIVE OIL. ENGINE IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. ENGINE STOPPED WORKING WHILE ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157206December 9, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN ARROW HWY IN THE RAIN WHEN MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. I LOST POWER FROM BOTH MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS COASTING DOWN TO AN APPROACHING INTERSECTION WHEN I MADE THE DESCISION TO TURN RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION. THE STEERING WAS SO HARD THAT I NEARING HIT THE CENTER DIVIDE. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE BARELY WORKING AND MANY OF MY DASH ICONS WERE COMING ON RANDOMLY. THROUGH IT ALL, MY ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AND I MADE TO THE NEXT STREET THAT TURNED INTO CONDOS THAT HAD PARKING SPACES. I SHUT MY ENGINE OFF AND TRIED A RESTART. THE ENGINE,OF COURSE,DID NOT START. AFTER BEING HAULED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ALTERNATOR THAT SHORTED THE BATTERY. HAVING A LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN THIS ELECTRICAL AREA, I UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN HAPPEN BUT WITH PROPER DESIGN IT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THE BATTERY WAS SAVED AFTER RECHARGING. HERE IS MY POINT; I DON'T WANT ANY ONE THAT I KNOW AND LOVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I HAD TO. THOSE THAT DRIVE THIS CAR SHOULD BE MADE AWARE THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH A CAR EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRICAL STEERING. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SEVERE IF THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE STALLED; WHICH, BY THE WAY WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN A SHORT TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155969December 4, 2018
ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW AND EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR THE CAR HAS HAD A OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE . MEANING I DRIVE 40 MILES A DAY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND AT THE END OF THE WEEK I NEED TO ADD OIL TO IT. AFTER 200 MILES A CAR SHOULD NOT NEED OIL . I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE LOOK AT THE CAR AND IT DOESN'T HAVE A LEAK THE CAR IS CONSUMING THE OIL. I BELONG TO MANY TOYOTA CAR FORUMS ONLINE AND MANY OTHER CARS MY YEAR MODEL ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE . THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156022December 4, 2018
SUSPENSION
AFTER PROCESSING THE SAFETY RECALL ON THE REAR TIE RODS WHICH CONTROL THE TOE OF THE WHEELS, I DROVE 20K MILES AND THEN NEEDED TO DO ANOTHER ALIGNMENT ON THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE TOE OF BOTH WHEELS ARE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT TO THE LEFT BRINGING THE CAR'S STEERING OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, AS THE SAFETY RECALL PROCESS WAS TO CAP THE TOE ADJUSTER BAR ON THE REAR TIE RODS AND FILL THEM WITH EPOXY, THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS WAS TO REPLACE THE TIE RODS AND REPEAT THE SAFTY RECALL BUT THIS TIME THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $720 DOLLARS. SO EVEN THOUGH THIS PART HAS HAD SEVERAL SAFETY RECALLS ON IT AND THAT THE FINAL SOLUTION BY TOYOTA WAS TO HOLD IT TOGETHER WITH GLUE. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND FIGURE OUT A LONG TERM SOLUTION THAT ALLOWS FOR THE CAR TO RETAIN ITS ORIGINAL ABILITY TO DO A PROPER ALIGNMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154210November 27, 2018
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151291November 13, 2018
STEERING
MY 2007 RAV4 IS EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE STEERING FEELS SUSPECT AT TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A ONLINE SEARCH, REVEALED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. TOYOTA DIAGNOSES THIS AS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN.IS THE NHTSA AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS IT A SAFETY CONCERN?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150693November 10, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 FOR 10 YEARS. I WAS LEAVING A DELAWARE, OHIO, HOSPITAL PARKING LOT, BACKING OUT SLOWLY, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE ROARED AND I SHOT BACKWARD, SMASHING INTO THE CAR PARKED BEHIND WHERE MY CAR HAD BEEN. THE CAR I HIT WAS SOMEWHAT DAMAGED IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER. THE IMPACT SHOVED IT OUT OF ITS SPACE AND ALMOST INTO A SMALL TRUCK TO THE RIGHT. MY CAR'S REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND THE RIGHT BACK BUMPER AND SIDE WERE CRUMPLED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME. THE FIRST TIME, I AGAIN WAS BACKING FROM A TIGHT SPOT, THIS TIME TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, WHEN THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE CAR LURCHED BACKWARD. THAT TIME, I HIT NOTHING. IT HAPPENED ANOTHER TIME WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING, AGAIN FROM A TIGHT SPOT WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL. BACK AT THE HOSPITAL LOT. I INFORMED THE FRONT DESK EMPLOYEE, WHO INFORMED THE OHIOHEALTH HOSPITAL POLICE. TWO OFFICERS REPORTED, TOOK MY INFORMATION AND BEGAN SEARCHING FOR THE OTHER CAR'S OWNER. I ALSO CALLED THE CITY POLICE; AN OFFICER CAME BUT LEFT AFTER CONFERRING WITH OHIOHEALTH'S POLICE. I THEN TOOK THE CAR DIRECTLY TO MY LOCAL INSURANCE AGENT, WHO CONNECTED ME WITH A CLAIMS ADJUSTER. AT FIRST I THEORIZED THAT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE MUST HAVE PIVOTED SLIGHTLY AS I TURNED IN MY SEAT TO ENSURE I COULD BACK SAFELY. MY FOOT MUST HAVE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. PRESSED WITH CONSIDERABLE POWER, GIVEN THE CAR'S BACKWARD LEAP. NOV. 8 I TESTED THIS THEORY ON MY DRIVEWAY, AND SAW IMMEDIATELY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. I WOULD HAVE HAD TO LIFT MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE DELIBERATELY TO PRESS THE GAS FIRMLY. THIS CAR'S REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. MY CAR WAS NOT AMONG THOSE RECALLED FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, BUT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE CAR IS REGISTERED IN MY HUSBAND'S NAME, (XXXXX). PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150723November 10, 2018
SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE WAS ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 750,000 VEHICLES INVOLVED IN TOYOTA'S 2013 CSJ SAFETY RECALL. HOWEVER, IT WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE AUGUST 2016 GOV SAFETY RECALL, AS WERE ABOUT 420,000 OTHER VEHICLES. ACCORDING TO TOYOTATALK.COM, SINCE SO MANY OF THESE RAV4S WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE G0V SAFETY RECALL WHICH CALLS FOR MANDATORY REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR SUSPENSION ARM MOUNTING HARDWARE, THIS MEANS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF AFFECTED RAV4 VEHICLES ON AMERICAN HIGHWAYS WITH EITHER: 1. POTENTIALLY RUSTING AND/OR CORRODING MOUNTING HARDWARE FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION ARM THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED 2. THE INABILITY TO HAVE A REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS TIRE WEAR THE TITLE OF THE ARTICLE ON TOYOTATALK.COM IS "THE DEFECTIVE TOYOTA RAV4 TUBE-STYLE REAR SUSPENSION ARM." IT WAS POSTED ON APRIL 28, 2018. HERE IS THE LINK: HTTPS://TOYOTATALK.COM/DEFECTIVE-RAV4-SUSPENSIONS/ ON NOVEMBER 5, 2018, THE OWNER OF DINSMORE TIRE IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, INFORMED ME THAT ONE OF THE TIRES ON THE REAR HAD UNEVEN REAR. HE CITED A MECHANICAL DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE AS THE REASON WHY. HE STATED THAT IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO SUBMIT A WARRANTY CLAIM ON MY VEHICLE'S TIRES PURCHASED THERE, THAT THE TIRE WITH UNEVEN WEAR WOULD BE EXCLUDED. A PHOTO OF THAT TIRE ACCOMPANIES THIS COMPLAINT. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, ON NOVEMBER 9, 2018, AFTERMARKET REAR SUSPENSION ARMS WERE INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. THE INSTALLATION WAS PAID BY ME OUT OF POCKET. A REDACTED COPY OF THE RECEIPT ACCOMPANIES THIS COMPLAINT. SINCE RECALLS ARE VIN SPECIFIC, TOYOTA HAS NOTHING OF SUBSTANCE TO SAY ABOUT THESE CONCERNS. BE THAT AS IT MAY, A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH TOYOTA ON NOVEMBER 5, 2018. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA AND ITS LACK OF ACTION. IT IS MY DEEPEST HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144986November 2, 2018
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION MAY LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144162October 30, 2018
SUSPENSION
WE HAD RECALL GOV ON MY TOYOTA RAV4 ON 1/18/18 81000 MILES. AT THIS TIME I ALSO HAD NEW FRONT STRUTS AND REAR SHOCKS INSTALLED WITH A FRONT AND REAR ALIGNMENT. THEN 8000 MILES LATER AFTER THE FIX IN OCTOBER I NOTICED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR NEW REAR BRAKES AND AN ALIGNMENT. AT THAT TIME WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER PERFORM A REAR ALIGNMENT DUE TO THIS RECALL "FIX" THAT PERMANENTLY SEALED IT INTO ONE PLACE. WE WERE TOLD THAT IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR BACK INTO ALIGNMENT, WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR TOE BAR. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE REAR TIE ROD, AND TOYOTA'S SOLUTION TO AN ENGINEERING FLAW IS TO MAKE THE REAR TIE ROD NO LONGER ADJUSTABLE, THUS COSTING THE CONSUMER HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX A SIMPLE ALIGNMENT ISSUE. IT IS NOT FEASIBLE OR FAIR TO EXPECT THE CONSUMER TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, WHEN TOYOTA CREATED THE ISSUE WITH THEIR "FIX" INSTEAD OF CREATING A REPLACEMENT REAR TOE THAT IS ADJUSTABLE LIKE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THIS FIX HAS CREATED A NEW SAFETY ISSUE WITH TIRE WARE AND HANDLING ISSUES. BEFORE THE FIX I WAS EXPERIENCED NEITHER OF THESE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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