Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2007)

1,004 consumer complaints on file.

#10314163February 25, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION AT ANY SPEED HE HEARD A NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT BOTH OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS BE REPLACED. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,025. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314229February 25, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN MY 2007 RAV4 SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM'S WERE OVER 6000. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER THAT DAY AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK BUT TOLD ME THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I ASKED WHAT I COULD DO OR WHO I COULD SPEAK TO AND THEY SAID THERE NOTHING UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MAY 2009 AND WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE IN JUST RECENTLY FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE I AGAIN WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO SINCE IT IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. WHY ISN'T IT? MUST SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY DIE BEFORE SOMEONE WILL MAKE IT A PART OF THE RECALL LIST? I AM TAKING MY VEHICLE IN FOR A SAFETY CHECK NEXT WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314397February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS, MY WIFE AND I WERE RETURNING HOME FRIDAY AFTERNOON JANUARY 22, 2010 IN MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 (V6 ENGINE - 30,815 MILES ON THE ODOMETER) WHEN WE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING IN OUR SUBDIVISION. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 20-22 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE WITH NO RESPONSE AND THE VEHICLE GATHERED SPEED (ESTIMATED 35 MPH) IN SPITE OF MY EFFORTS TO BRAKE HARD. AS THE RESIDENTIAL STREET WAS TO END AT A "T" WITHIN ABOUT 100 YARDS AND THERE WAS A CAR AHEAD OF ME, I HAD TO USE ANY MEANS POSSIBLE TO STOP MY RUNAWAY VEHICLE OR A COLLISION WAS SURE TO FOLLOW. ONLY AFTER SHIFTING, WHILE CONTINUING TO BRAKE, THROUGH "PARK", "REVERSE", TO "NEUTRAL" TO THE UNBELIEVABLE ROARING SOUND OF THE RACING ENGINE DID THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOP AND A COLLISION WAS AVOIDED BY A FEW CAR LENGTHS. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE, AND WAS ESPECIALLY SURPRISED IN THAT I HAD JUST HAD MY 30,000 MILE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 18, 2009. BADLY SHAKEN, MY WIFE AND I DROVE THE THREE BLOCKS TO OUR HOUSE AND I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR HELP. I WAS TOLD THAT, AS MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO FOR ME AND HE TOLD ME TO CALL THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE EXPERIENCE CENTER. SO I HUNG UP THE PHONE AND THEN CALLED TOYOTA AS INSTRUCTED. WHEN FINALLY GETTING THROUGH, I RELATED MY EXPERIENCE AND WAS TOLD THAT "TOYOTA TAKES THIS VERY SERIOUSLY" AND THAT MY INFORMATION WOULD BE PASSED ALONG IMMEDIATELY. I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HEAR BACK FROM A CASE WORKER ON MONDAY, JANUARY 25. I DID GET A CALL BACK ON MONDAY, BUT NOT FROM A CASE WORKER, BUT FROM THE SAME INDIVIDUAL I HAD TALKED TO ON FRIDAY. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ISSUE WAS NO LONGER A PRIORITY SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND I SHOULD CALL MY DEALERSHIP AND GET MY CAR INSPECTED AT MY EXPENSE. I INSTEAD LEFT MY CAR PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, AFRAID TO CHANCE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314434February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UNINTENDED RAPID ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313865February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS A POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF THE PRESENT TOYOTA "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" INVESTIGATION. IT INVOLVES ONE MOMENTARY INCIDENT OF UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION ON A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 VEHICLE IN SEPT. 2009. IT HAS NOT RECURRED NOR WAS IT REPORTED TO TOYOTA NOR THE NHTSA. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY, WITH THE VEHICLE UNDER CRUISE CONTROL, I ATTEMPTED TO RESUME MY NORMAL CRUISING SPEED AFTER AN APPARENTLY SUCCESSFUL "BRAKE SHUTDOWN" OF THE SYSTEM. ON APPLYING THE "RESUME SPEED COMMAND", THE ENGINE WENT TO AN APPARENT FULL THROTTLE POSITION WITH THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING INTO "PASSING GEAR". THIS CONTINUED FOR A SHORT TIME, ESTIMATED TO BE LESS THAN 2 SECONDS, FOLLOWED BY A SHARP DECELERATION AND A SECOND FULL ACCELERATION (AGAIN OF A MOMENTARY LENGTH OF TIME). AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION WITH CONTINUED CRUISE CONTROL. AT NO TIME DID I APPLY MANUAL BRAKES OR SHIFT OUT OF "DRIVE". THE INCIDENT HAS NEVER REPEATED. THE REPORT IS STRICTLY TO INFORM YOU THAT THE APPARENT PROBLEM UNDER INVESTIGATION SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO 2009 MODEL YEAR TOYOTA'S BUT SHOULD GO BACK FURTHER INTO THEIR FLEET WITH "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313000February 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
ON OCT 2009 I HAD A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SEIZED COMPLETELY .THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT I CONTINUE TO HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING GEARS AND BRAKING PROBLEMS . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313055February 23, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 4WD V6 LIMITED THAT HAD A DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED STEERING SHAFT. IN EARLY 2009, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A LOUD "CLUNK" WHEN MY VEHICLE TURNED SLOWLY (FWD OR BACK FROM A STOP) OR WHEN I ENTERED OR EXITED MY DRIVEWAY. QUICK RESEARCH REVEALED OTHERS WITH THIS CONDITION ON 2006 AND 2007 RAV4S, IT WAS LIKELY A DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT..IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED AT THE JOINT, AND IT WAS WEARING/LOOSENING. TOYOTA HAD APPARENTLY ISSUED A T-SB-0318-08 TO REPLACE THE SHAFT WHEN OWNERS COMPLAINED. I TOOK MY RAV4 IN FOR SERVICE TO CHECK, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, MY MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, AND DESPITE NUMEROUS DIPLOMATIC ATTEMPTS ON MY PART, TOYOTA DENIED COVERAGE ON THE BASIS OF MILEAGE, DESPITE MY ARGUMENT OF A SAFETY DEFECT. I ARGUED THAT THIS LOOSENING/DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT COULD BREAK AND CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS IGNORED NUMEROUS TIMES THROUGH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL TOYOTA "CUSTOMER SERVICE" CHANNELS. MY LOCAL DEALER WAS FRIENDLY, BUY UNABLE TO CONVINCE TOYOTA TO HELP. I FINALLY DECIDED TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE, FEARING FOR THE SAFETY OF MY STEERING, AND TOYOTA COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT THE STEERING WAS SAFE WITHOUT THE REPAIR (THEY REFUSED TO COMMENT). I TOLD THEM I WOULD BE REPORTING THIS TO THE NHTSB, AND THEY DID NOT SEEM TO CARE. I SPENT OVER $500 TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED STEERING SHAFT, AND I HOPE OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE ARE REPORTING THIS TO HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE FOR POTENTIAL SAFETY DEFECTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313062February 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY, IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313270February 23, 2010
STEERING
STEERING ISSUE WITH 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 SPORT. BIG NOISE AND SUDDEN SLIP FEELING IN STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS ESPECIALLY WHILE TAKING OUT OF GARAGE OR GETTING IN OR WHILE TAKING TURNS ON BUMPY ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312631February 22, 2010
STEERING
CLICKING NOISE IN STEERING SHAFT. I HAD MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER IN NUMEROUS OCCASION THE MONTH AFTER MY WARRANTY WORE OUT THEY MENTIONED YES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SEVERAL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM ITS CALLED THE STEERING SHAFT WHICH MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AND SOMETIMES BECOMES STUCK. THE DEALER HEADQUARTER TOYOTA (HORRIBLE SERVICER) FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE PART EVEN THOUGH THERE IS RECALLS IN JAPAN FOR THIS SAME SITUATION. I AM NOT ABLE TO COVER THIS EXPENSIVE PART AND SO IM WAITING TO SEE IF THE RECALLS COMES TO THE US BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312462February 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HIT GARAGE WITH 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 WHILE MOVING IT IN DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED. INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER A LARGE SNOW STORM AND VEHICLE WAS BEING MOVED TO CLEAR AREA AFTER SNOW WAS REMOVED. IT SEEMED LIKE THE GAS PEDAL STUCK OR THE BRAKES FAILED. NO INJURIES JUST A DENT IN THE FRONT BUMPER. THE FAILURE HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO TOYOTA DEALER (LIA TOYOTA IN SCHENECTADY NY) AND CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPRESSED. THE DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES AND DID A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CHECK. THEY TOLD ME " THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED EVERYTHING WAS FINE" AND GAVE ME A $700 ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE FRONT BUMPER DAMAGE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND HAD THE DENT REPAIRED AT A LOCAL BODY SHOP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311477February 17, 2010
STEERING
2007 RAV4 STEERING CLUNKING NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311509February 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTING JERKING AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENT. SHE THEN TAPPED HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15948 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310739February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP AND SHE COLLIDED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER TWICE. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER FACE, AND KNEE. SHE CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY THEY HAVE NOT INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE YET. NEWPORT NEWS POLICE REPORT NUMBER 1049316. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 30,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10310807February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT A NEW 2007 RAV 4 IN 07 AND HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL REVVING UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW WHILE GOING UPHILL. I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEN I CALLED TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD MAKE A NOTE OF IT. FIRST INSTANCE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME BUT I HIT THE BRAKES TURNING OFF THE CRUISE. SECOND INSTANCE CAUSED A COP TO PULL ME OVER BECAUSE HE THOUGHT I WAS CHALLENGING THE CAR BESIDE ME TO RACE WHEN HE HEARD MY ENGINE AND SEEN MY SUV LUNGE FORWARD. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION> CRUISE ENGAGED AT 65 MPH AND RPM AT 2500 PERFORMS FINE UNTIL HEADED UPHILL THEN IT WILL INCREASE RPM TO 4000 FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS THEN BACK DOWN TO 2500 THEN BACK UP THEN BACK DOWN AND SO ON TILL IT GETS OVER THE HILL. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA THEY SAID THEY DON'T RECOMMEND TO HAVE THE CRUISE ENGAGED WHILE GOING UPHILL. THAT'S FUNNY I HAVE A HONDA AND IT WORKS FINE GOING UPHILL. MY MOTHER HAS AN 07 CAMRY AND HER CRUISE WORKS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310470February 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
COMPLAINT:SECOND COMPLAINT I PURCHASED MY TOYOTA RAV 4 2007 IN OCTOBER OF 2007. A FEW MONTHS AFTER I HAD THE CAR I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE CAR, FOR NO REASON WOULD HESITATE, LEAVING ME AT TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF CROSSINGS AN INTERSECTIONS WITH NO POWER. AFTER OTHERS BEGAN MAKING COMMENTS THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG I BROUGHT IT INTO LEITH TOYOTA. THE FIRST TIME WAS APRIL 24TH 2008. I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR I WAS HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I TOLD HIM I WOULD START ACROSS AN INTERSECTION (4 LANES) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR HESITATED, THERE WAS NO POWER. I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SECONDS LATER THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. I TOLD THEM IT CONCERNED AND SCARED ME. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. APRIL 28TH 2008 I RETURNED AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP ADVISING THEM THERE WAS A PROBLEM, I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND WANTED IT FIXED. I AGAIN WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THIS TIME I REFUSED TO LEAVE UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THEY FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN AND TOLD ME THE MODELS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ECM SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THEY REFLASHED THE ECM SYSTEM WITH AN UPDATE SENT BY CORPORATE AND THINGS SHOULD BE FINE. YESTERDAY I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS OK FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS BUT AGAIN THIS WEEK I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR HAD STARTED TO HESITATE AGAIN, AND I AM LEFT IN THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT POWER AND ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THEY TOOK THE CAR OUT AND OF COURSE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ABNORMAL. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMPUTER UPDATES FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CAR ALSO LOOSES POWER ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, SHUTS DOWN AFTER A WHILE. THEY ADVISED ME THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL UPDATES. I TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM IS PUTTING ME IN DANGER OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME TOYOTA DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 07/15/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310576February 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2007 TOYOTA RAV4, THE MOTOR REVVED MOMENTARILY WHILE I WAS BRAKING. THE LAST INSTANCE WAS IN THE SUMMER OF 09 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A CAMPGROUND AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. A PERSON CROSSED THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME AND I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO LET HIM PASS. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE CAMPGROUND, THE MOTOR REVVED (I AM ESTIMATING IT REVVED FROM IDLE TO ABOUT 17-1800 RPM) AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, STARTLING THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND I JUST APPLIED THE BRAKE HARDER AND NO ONE WAS HURT. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS PREVIOUS TO THESE INCIDENTS, I EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND I HAD PREVIOUSLY DISMISSED THEM THINKING THAT PERHAPS I COULD HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND GAS AT THE SAME TIME. I KNOW THIS NOT TO BE THE CASE IN THIS LATEST INSTANCE BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I WERE RETURNING FROM THE BEACH AND I WAS BAREFOOT, SO I KNOW DID NOT STEP ON BOTH THE GAS AND BRAKE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE GAS PEDAL ALSO DID NOT STICK. I WAS IDLING THROUGH THE CAMPGROUND AT THE TIME WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310200February 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF A 2007 TOYOTA RAV-4; HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, THIS IS THE LATEST INCIDENT; HAS HAPPENED AFTER GOING OVER A VERY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AT LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310233February 13, 2010
STEERING
2007 TOYOTA RAV4 HAS LOUD CLUNKING NOISES AND "CATCHES" WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. SUPPOSED TO BE A STEERING ISSUE CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, BUT TOYOTA NOT WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS THAT COST UPWARDS OF $1,000. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT RESPOND TO COMPLAINANTS ABOUT IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. IF STEERING FAILS, WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308707February 11, 2010
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN IN 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. PROBLEM IS S MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT WILL NOT BE CORRECTED IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE WHENEVER STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED AND HAS A TENDENCY TO "WANDER" TO SIDE OF ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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