2006 Toyota RAV4 complaints

WHEN TRYING ACCELERATE MY TOYOTA 2006 RAV 4, AT ANY SPEED CAR WILL HESITATE FOR SECOND AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TO MUCH FASTER SPEED THAT IS INTENDED. I HAVE CHECKED, IGNITION SYSTEM, FOUND NOTHING, MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. IN HEAVY RAIN FALL HAVE WATER INSIDE THE CAR AT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COMING FROM AIR BLOWER AREA. DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BOTH ISSUES. THESE ISSUES ARE NOT A ONETIME ISSUE AND HAPPENS ALL TIME. *TR

2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 WITH 23,500 MILES. STEERING KNOCKING NOISE AND CLUNKING. STARTED AT 20,000 MILES APPROX. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH RAV OWNERS YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. WHY? I CAN'T GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER AS TO WHETHER THIS IS A NOISE PROBLEM OR WILL BE A STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

CLUNKING IS HEARD AND FELT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING CORNERS. THIS OCCURS ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME AND IS GETTING WORSE. TOYOTA HAS ADDRESSED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS IN THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $530 CDN. *TR

VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE 2006 RETURNED TO DEALER IN MARCH 2008; APPROX 32K MILES. COMPLAINED TO SERVICE REP. OF "CLUNK" SOUND IN THE STEERING MECHANISM DURING LOW SPEED OPERATION. TECH STANDING NEARBY STATED, IN EFFECT, "THEY DO THAT ALOT". (HE IS NOW PROBABLY UNEMPLOYED) DEALER REPLACED (AT THEIR COST) THE STEERING SHAFT, PART #45260-42090. IN AUGUST 2010, APPROX 70K MILES; VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER FOR STATE INSPECTION WITH, AGAIN, COMPLAINT OF "CLUNK" NOISE IN STEERING MECHANISM AT LOW SPEED. THE STATE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED; DEALER FOUND NO FAULT WITH THE STEERING MECHANISM. ON 09/28/10; 72K MILES, VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY DOOR LATCH AND COMPLAINT SAA. "CLUNK" DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT, PART #45221-42070 *THE TWO PARTS ARE BOTH PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN; BUT ARE NOT THE SAME COMPONENT THE FIRST SHAFT REPLACED WAS A "LOWER SHAFT" THE PART REPLACED ON 09/28 IS THE "INTERMEDIATE SHAFT" ALTHOUGH TOYOTA HAS ISSUED "SERVICE BULLETINS"CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN SHAFT FAILURES; THE COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING DESIGN FLAW AN INTERNET "GOOGLE" SEARCH FOR CLUNKING NOISES IN THE 2006 RAV4 RETRIEVES MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. (NOT EXACTLY EVIDENCE I WOULD WANT TO WALK INTO A COURTROOM WITH) I SUGGEST THAT THE ONLY REASON THERE HAVE NOT BEEN A RASH OF STEERING RELATED ACCIDENTS IS THAT THE CONSUMER CAN IDENTIFY THE NOISE AND CORRECT THE DEFECT PRIOR TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. I AM CERTAIN THAT A REVIEW OF VEHICLE

MY 2006 RAV4 SPORT THAT OCCASIONALLY HAS PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION, THIS USUALLY OCCURS RIGHT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND CAN LAST UP TO 15 MIN INTO THE DRIVE. OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND RECEIVE A VERY SLOW RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE; ALMOST AS IF TRYING TO DRIVE WITH THE E BRAKE ON. ONCE YOU HAVE REACHED 5-10MPH IT ENGAGES AND GOES, BUT UNTIL THEN IT IS VERY UNSAFE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, ALTHOUGH YOU WOULD NORMALLY HAVE ENOUGH ROOM AND TIME TO TURN AND BE OUT OF THE WAY FOR INCOMING TRAFFIC, IF YOU DON'T COMPENSATE FOR THAT ADDITIONAL LAG , YOU COULD GET T-BONED. *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN CLUNKS WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL. MY VEHICLE HAS 85,000 MILES. THE CLUNKING IS GETTING WORSE. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE! THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV-4 MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN A CORNER. AT FIRST, IT WAS ONLY WHEN I TURNED TO THE LEFT. NOW THE NOISE IS WORSE AND IT MAKES THE NOISE NO MATTER WHICH WAY I AM TURNING. I HAVE REPORTED IT EVERY TIME I TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO TOYOTA FOR SERVICING, BUT THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS 31,000+ MILES ON IT. *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN 'CLUNKS' WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL. MY VEHICLE HAS 85,000 MILES, AND I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WILL NEED TO GET IT REPAIRED, BUT SINCE THERE'S NO RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF! MEANWHILE, THE CLUNKING IS GETTING WORSE. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE! THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN SLOWLY TURNING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A CLUNKING IN THE WHEEL AS YOU TURN. MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS BEING THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. IF THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING, I DON'T KNOW WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA TO QUESTION THIS; HOWEVER I HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA RAV4 CLUNKING/POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. DEALER SAYS I NEED INTERM. STEERING SHAFT, CLAMPS AND HOSE FOR A TOTAL OF $597.49. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, WHY NO RECALL? GEAR SHIFTER AND GEAR SHIFTER SLIDE BECAME PROBLEMATIC AT 49,000 MILES BUT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2006 RAV4 4WD (40,000 MILES) BEGAN LEAKING OIL AT A VERY FAST RATE, LEAVING A LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, WHICH WASN'T IMMEDIATELY NOTICED BY ME. THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED, THEREFORE I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT THERE WAS ALMOST NO OIL IN THE CAR. I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THERE WAS A PROBLEM IF MY BOYFRIEND HAD NOT CALLED ME FROM THE HOUSE TO WARN ME THAT MOST OF THE OIL THAT SHOULD BE IN MY CAR WAS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. TOYOTA REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE OIL LINE AND SAYS THAT THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR SYSTEM IS WORKING CORRECTLY, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE NEXT TIME THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY OIL DELIVERY SYSTEM, I WON'T HAVE ANY WARNINGS TO PREVENT ME FROM BURNING UP THE ENGINE. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV-4 WITH 27,000 MILES DEVELOPED A CLUNKING, GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS SO SEVERE THAT I EVEN CHECKED THE WHEELS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE NOT LOOSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER, TANSKY TOYOTA, 6300 SAWMILL RD., DUBLIN, OH 43017, ON JULY 13, 2010 FOR SERVICING. THEY DISCOVERED A BROKEN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT [PART #45221-42071] ON THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH THEY REPLACED AT A COST OF $439.50. WHILE MY CAR HAD ONLY 27,334 MILES, I TOOK DELIVERY ON 8/25/06 SO IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TOGETHER WITH WHEEL ALIGNMENT, THE TOTAL COST TO ME WAS $523.00. THE SERVICE STAFF ACTED AS IF THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF SUCH A FAILURE, BUT AFTER CHECKING THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I FOUND A NUMBER OF REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS FOR 2006 RAV-4'S. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO ITS DEALERS IN 2008 TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HOW TO REPAIR IT. TO DATE, TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. SINCE THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EITHER A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR POOR ENGINEERING, I ASKED FOR MY DEALER TO COVER MY EXPENSES FOR THE REPAIR, BUT AFTER A MONTH WITH MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH THEIR SERVICE MANAGER, THE DEALER HAS NOT REIMBURSED ME. WHILE I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, I CONSIDERED STEERING COLUMN FAILURE TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE; ONE REQUIRING A RECALL TO PROTECT OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 HAS STEERING PROBLEMS. THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE AND TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX IT.$1700 TO FIX IT, DON,T HAVE MONEY. COULD COME APART? THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RAV 4,THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL. *TR

THERE IS A LOUD "CLUNK" IN STEERING AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY "FEEL" IT IN THE TURNS. MECHANIC FEELS IT SHOULD BE FIXED (ABOUT $800) AND CHECKED WITH TOYOTA TO SEE FIX. THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION, BUT NO RECALL. WHAT THE HECK?! SOUNDS LIKE DEFECTIVE WORK TO ME - AND THIS WASN'T A CHEAP CAR. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY TAKE CARE OF THIS? I HOPE THIS ISN'T BECOMING TOYOTA'S POLICY. WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE ACTION. *TR

WE HEAR A CONTINUOUS POPPING/CLUNKING NOISE FROM OUR 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, A SLIGHT INCREASE OF THE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN TOYOTA T-SB-0318-08: "SOME CUSTOMERS MAY HEAR A CLUNK, POP, OR KNOCK-TYPE NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION." IT SHOWS THAT TOYOTA ORIGINALLY USED DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. "WARRANTY APPLICATION IS LIMITED TO CORRECTION OF A PROBLEM BASED UPON A CUSTOMER'S SPECIFIC COMPLAINT." TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IF CUSTOMER DOESN'T COMPLAIN. THE NOISE IS CAUSED BY "SHAFT EXCESSIVE PLAY" ACCORDING TO TOYOTA. IT MAY NOT CAUSE AUDIBLE NOISE IN EARLY STAGES SO A CUSTOMER CAN'T HEAR IT. TOYOTA CAN CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE DEFECT UNTIL THIS CONDITION AGGRAVATES TO A CERTAIN POINT. IS IT A SAFETY CONCERN THAT EXCESSIVE SHAFT PLAY MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO FULL OR PARTIAL LOSS OF STEERING? WE HAVE FILED COMPLAIN THROUGH BBB TO TOYOTA BUT THEY DECIDED TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 WITH 33,167 MILES. THE IGNITION KEY IS ABOUT TO FALL APART. ALL THE COVERS FOR THE PUSH BUTTONS ON THE KEY ARE FALLING APART. THIS JUST STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THE KEY WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $250.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA RAV4 STEERING SHAFT CLUNKING NOISE. IT WAS NOTICED BY THE DEALER AND FIXED UNDER WARRANTY LAST YEAR. BUT LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER THE NOISE IS BACK AND THE DEALER INDICATED IT COULD BE A DEFECTIVE PARTS; REPLACING IT WILL COST 800, NOW OUT OF WARRANTY THE OWNER NEED TO PAY FOR IT. IT'S CLEARLY A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE ORIGINAL PARTS THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. NOW I'M LIVING WITH THIS NOISE AND IT APPEARS IT'S GETTING WORSE. *TR

ON JULY 20TH OF 2010 I TOOK MY 2006 RAV 4 TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ST. AUGUSTINE FL CONCERNING A NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN I MADE A TURN. CONCERNS I HAVE THIS WITH EXPERIENCE INCLUDE TOYOTA STATES THEY HAVE A SMART TEAM TO QUICKLY REACT TO CUSTOMERS. I TOOK MY RAV INTO THE DEALERSHIP AT 1PM ON THE 20TH AND AT 5 PM THEY LET ME KNOW THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP MY RAV OVERNIGHT BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT INTERNAL FAILURE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HOWEVER THESE 2 DAYS OF FAULTY PRODUCT COST ME $262.52 WHEN I HAD ONLY A$50.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD SPLIT THE COST OF THE RENTAL CAR AS THE COVERAGE ONLY COVERED A RENTAL IF THE REPAIR TOOK OVER 6 HOURS. IT TOOK OVER 6 HOURS TO EVEN FIND THE PROBLEM EVEN WITH THE SMART TEAM. I ALSO HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AS I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO BE DONE AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE STEERING REPAIR. IN MY EXPERIENCE IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AS PART OF THE REPAIR IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE COST. A DOCTOR IS NOT ALLOWED TO CHARGE EXTRA TO STITCH YOU BACK UP AFTER OPENING YOU FOR A SURGERY. IS THIS STEERING SHAFT INTERNAL FAILURE THE SAME ISSUE I CAME HOME TO WY AND SAW ON THE NEWS? IF SO SHOULD THIS NOT BE COVERED AS PART OF THE RECALL ~ ~ (TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2010--A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN NEW YORK ASKED TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTS RELATED TO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING RELAY RODS IN TOYOTA 4RUNNERS (1990-1

I OWN A 2006 RAV4. THE STEERING COLUMN SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM, THERE IS A REGULAR CLUNKING NOISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE WAS A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,300.

2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 HAS DEVELOPED A VERY DISTINCT CLUNKING SOUND AND FEEL WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I NEVER DRIVE THE CAR, AND NOTICED IT IMMEDIATELY WHEN I HAD TO DRIVE IT A WEEK AGO. I QUESTIONED MY HUSBAND, WHO SAID IT HAD FELT LIKE THAT "FOREVER"!! WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT IT ACTUALLY IS QUITE A PROBLEM! CAR NOW HAS 90-K MILES. LAST SUMMER (AT A HAIR OVER 60-K) THE WATER PUMP WENT - OUT OF WARRANTY. VERY POOR DESIGN, AS THE ENGINE MUST BE PULLED TO REPLACE THE PUMP TO THE TUNE OF $1,600!!!! MY HUSBAND IS NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO QUESTIONING THE DEALER ABOUT THE STEERING. *TR

'MODEL YEAR: 2006 'MAKE: TOYOTA RAV4 'MODEL: 4 DRIVE, 2 WD, V6 SPORT 'COMPONENT: POWER STEERING SYSTEM DESCRIPTION: I BOUGHT THE ABOVE CAR ON 12/16/2006. AFTER TWO YEARS OF DRIVING, I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THERE IS A TWEAKING SOUND ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER I MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN OF THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW SPEED. I HAVE MADE A COMPLAIN TO CAPITOL TOYOTA AT THE BEGINNING OF 2009 AND DEMAND A FIX WITHOUT CHARGE, BUT THEIR MANAGEMENT INSISTED THAT THEY CHARGE ME A FEE OF $132.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND ADDITIONAL REPAIR COST IF THEY FIND OUT THAT PROBLEM IS NOT WITHIN THEIR WARRANTY LIMITS; PLEASE NOTE THAT MY CAR WAS WITHIN WARRANTY AT 42K MILES. FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY, I BROUGHT MY CAR HOME WITHOUT ANY SERVICE. A YEAR LATER WITH 44.3K MILES, I BEGAN TO NOTICE ADDITIONAL PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. THIS TIME, THE CHECK ENGINE, VISCOUS, AND TRACK LIGHTS GET TURNED ON. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO CAPITOL TOYOTA AGAIN WITH MY ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT. THIS TIME, THEY AGREED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE WITHOUT A FEE OF $132.00, BUT THEY CHARGE ME FOR $1083.00 TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING ECU COMPUTER WHICH IS OUT OF RANGE AND CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO BE TURNED ON, AND $483.00 FOR FIXING THE FIRST, ORIGINAL POWER STEERING NOISE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE ONLY THING THEY CAN HELP COVER FOR FREE OF CHARGE AND WITHIN WARRANTY AT THIS TIME IS TO FIX THE CAM TIMING OIL VALVE WHICH IS STICKING OUT TO CAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM. I BELIEVE MY TOYOTA HAS THEIR DESIGN AND

A POPPING,KNOCKING, CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, IT CAN BE HEARD AND ALSO FELT WHEN TURNING. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERS REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE IS ONLY 22,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I ALSO HAVE A 2007 RAV 4 WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT. SO FAR THE POPPING NOISE HAS NOT STARTED YET BUT I THINK IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME COMPONENTS AS THE 2006 HAS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 WITH 87000 MILES ON IT. THE STEERING STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. BASED ON MY RESEARCH MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. HERE'S ONE OF MANY LINKS REGARDING PEOPLE'S COMPLAIN ON THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE START INVESTIGATE ON THIS ISSUE AND THANKS! *TR

STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS. ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING WARM WEATHER. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE, BUT NO RECALLS BY TOYOTA. NO DEATHS OR INJURIES YET! *TR

SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION LEADING TO A SAFETY HAZARD OBSCURING DRIVERS SIGHT AND A COLLISION HAZARD. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 DEVELOPED A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WAS GETTING WORSE. AT 59,000 MILES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND GOT THE NEWS THAT IT NEEDED TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED. THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT BY TOYOTA AND THEY NEVER NOTIFIED ME, WHILE I HAD THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY. THE TSB WENT OUT A YEAR BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT HAS BEEN AT THE SAME DEALERS FOR REPAIR BEFORE. I'M TOLD IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE (WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE) AND THAT IT WILL COST ME $650 TO REPLACE. TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS FOR OWNERS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! *TR

CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN MAKING TURNS. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS MAKING CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHENEVER I MAKE TURNS. I AM AFRAID IT WILL GET WORSE SOONER OR LATER. MILEAGE: 27,699. *TR

STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NOISE I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 AND NOW HAS ABOUT 65000 MILES. THERE IS A NOTICEABLE CLUNK NOISE (AND FEELING) WHILE STEERING WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING. THE NOISE SEEMS TO BE MORE EVIDENT IN WARMER DAYS (SUMMER TIME) AND DIMINISH DURING WINTER MONTHS. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB (TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN): ST001-08 SO THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED SIGNIFICANTLY, THIS TSB SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. I DO NOT WISH TO PAY FOR A SERVICE FOR A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA NEW ABOUT SINCE THE BEGINNING. WE SHOULD NOT CARRY THE BURDEN OF PAYING FOR TOYOTA'S INCOMPETENCE IN MANUFACTURING SAFE VEHICLES. *TR

THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AT LOWER SPEEDS, AND IN PARK WHEN JUST TURNING THE WHEEL. ALSO CAN FEEL THE CLICKS BY TOUCHING THE STEERING SHAFT. IF POSSIBILITY OF STEERING WHEEL SEPARATING IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT. TOYOTA KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM (TSBST001-08). TOYOTA REFUSING TO ADMIT DEFECT. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING - STARTED AT 30,000 MILES WITH SLIGHT SOUND CONTINUED TO WORSEN OVER TIME NOW "CLUNK" IS FELT WHEN TURNING. SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO BREAK. *TR

TURNED ON THE CAR, POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNED ON WITH COMPLETE FAILURE OF POWER STEERING FUNCTION. CAR WAS PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, RESTARTED, AND COMPLETE RETURN OF POWER STEERING FUNCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,900. UPDATED 7/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/10

TOYOTA RAV4, 2006, STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NOISE, VEHICLE DOES NOT KEEP THE DIRECTION PROPERLY. *TR

I AM HEARING A CLUNK/NOISE WHEN ROTATING MY STEERING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BASED ON MY RESEARCH IN THE INTERNET IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF RAV4'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER ADVISED A DIAGNOSTIC AT HER EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,000.

TOYOTA RAV4 STEERING COLUMN CLUNKING NOISE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA RAV4. UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. *GR THE CONSUMER STATED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, HE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN AND HE DISCOVERED HE HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE TWICE. FIRST AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND ANOTHER TIME AT A TOLL BOOTH. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE REVVED VERY LOUDLY. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ONE YEAR LATER AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO QUICKLY PLACE THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED, AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE MAT AND IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED. THE LAST EPISODE WAS ON FEBURARY 13, 2010. UPON ARRIVING AT AN ESTABLISHMENT DRIVING 20- 30 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP AFTER PUTTING THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND ECU MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RELATED SERVICE BULLETIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

THERE IS A CLUNKING-TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING SHAFT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED IT TO DEPLOY; HOWEVER, HE CONFIRMED THAT IT COULD BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING RODS MADE A NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN HE MADE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES REGARDLESS OF MONTHS IN SERVICE, (INCIDENTALLY GARAGED THROUGHOUT THE WINTERS) DEVELOPED A STEERING COLUMN NOISE THAT WAS HEARD BY A FRIEND. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO TOLD ME OUTRIGHT THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT "HAS BEEN AROUND". THE REPAIRS WILL COST ME SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS AND FROM WHAT I'M READING ONLINE THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE OUT THERE. SO IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL, OR ISN'T THE STEERING OF A VEHICLE A DANGER TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. AFTER ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS TOYOTA HAS HAD WHY HAS THIS ISSUE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY NHTSA. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV4/ SPORT HAS STEERING CLUNKING. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER YEARS OF TOYOTA RAV4'S. I FEEL THAT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL THAT A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DIES. *TR

MY 06 RAV EXPERIENCED A CRACKING/GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING TO THE FAR LEFT OR RIGHT AT LOW SPEED. I WAS TERRIFIED!!! I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND AT THE TIME MY CAR HAD JUST CAME OUT OF WARRANTY 15DAYS EARLIER BUT I DIDN'T LET THAT STOP ME. AFTER SOME BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DEALER AND THE REGIONAL MANAGER MY STEERING WAS FIXED. THERE WAS A TSA REPORT PUT OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT NO ACTUAL RECALL WHICH I THINK THERE SHOULD BE BUT I SENT OUT BLAST EMAILS AND TEXT TO MY FRIENDS ETC TO LET PEOPLE KNOW. I'VE NOTICED THAT THEY'RE MORE WOMEN DRIVING RAVS THAN MEN AND THE THOUGHT OF A MOTHER AND CHILD IN AN ACCIDENT OVER SOMETHING THAT COST $600 PER VEHICLE TO FIX IS UPSETTING. PEOPLE TURN DOWN THE MUSIC AND LISTEN TO YOUR CARS!!! *TR

"CLUNKING " NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING THE WHEN LEFT AND RIGHT UNDER LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH IS BECOMING MORE PRONOUNCED, A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT A RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE DUE TO THE NUMBER OF OWNERS OF RAV 4'S (2006) BLOGGING AND REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE . *TR

2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 STEERING CLUNKING NOISE. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND CURRENTLY HAS 24,557 MILES. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS GOING OUT. *TR

STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NOISE (STEERING GEAR/LINKAGE) ON 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, YOU WILL HEAR A CLUNK OR KNOCKING-TYPE NOISE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA RAV4 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT; DRIVER APPLIED STANDARD BRAKE WHICH DID NOTHING TO SLOW ACCELERATION, SO THE DRIVER TRIED TO BREAK THE VEHICLE'S MOMENTUM BY SCALING A LARGE CHAIN-LINKED FENCE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CAR WAS AIRBORN A FEW SECONDS, DRIVER PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE, HIT A STOP SIGN, LANDED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT HOOD. THE IMPACT OF LANDING BROKE THE DRIVER'S BACK, CAUSED SEVERAL BULGING LUMBAR DISCS, AND BROKE THE LEFT FOOT. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAS CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO IS SENDING OUT THEIR "SMART TEAM" TO DOWNLOAD INFORMATION FROM THE CAR'S BLACK BOX OR EVENT DATA RECORDER WHICH CONTAINS A HISTORY OF THE DRIVER'S ACTIONS AND THE HISTORY OF THE CAR'S ACTIONS. THEY SHOULD BE DOING THIS THE WEEK OF APRIL 26. *TR