2006 Toyota RAV4 complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 ACCELERATED WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. ON 12/27/06 THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND HE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 94000. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT END DAMAGE WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THEY CAN DIAGNOSE ERRORS IN THE COMPUTER. THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT AND A REPAIR INVOICE FROM THE FIRST INCIDENT. *NM WHEN MAKING TURNS LEFT OR RIGHT THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT HARD. THE DEALER ORDERED A POWER STEERING COMPUTER. *NM UPDATED 02/16/07.*JB

THE LAG AND/OR SUDDEN SURGING OF THE CAR UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MODERATELY ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE PAUSED, THEN DOWNSHIFT ACCELERATING MUCH FASTER THAN CONDITIONS PERMITTED. I NEARLY STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS UNPREPARED FOR THE CAR TO NOT FUNCTION IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES FROM ABOUT 25 MPH TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND I HAD TO STAND HARD ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE SPEED CAME BACK TO NORMAL. AT THAT TIME I DOUBLE CHECKED MY FOOT POSITION ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND AM CONFIDENT THAT I WAS IN NO WAY CONTACTING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *JB

MY NEARLY NEW (3000 MI.) 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WITH ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKING UP SOLIDLY. AN EXPERT FROM CALIFORNIA HAD TO BE CALLED IN TO ANALYZE THE PROBLEM, SINCE THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD NEVER SEEN APROBLEM LIKE THIS. THE PROBATIBLE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE WAS MENTIONED TO ME MY MAKING A PANIC ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH DEMAGED A BRAKE SWITCH LOCATED ABOVE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE SWITCH,ITS SUPPORT BRACKET, ALL BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WERE SHIPPED TO THE HOME OFFICE.THE REPAIR TOOK THREE WEEKS. MY SUV WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE CAUSED THE COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE IN THE SAME LOCATION AS IT WAS BEFORE. I INFORMED TOYOTA THAT I CONSIDERED THE SWITCH LOCATION AS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT IS IN THE SAME LOCATION IN ALL 2006 AND 2007 RAV4'S.THE COMPLETE REPORT AND CORROSPONDENCE, INCLUDING PICTURES , IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.AS FOR MY CREDENTIALS; I AM A GRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEER,HAVING SERVED ON AN ACCIDENT/INCEDENT REVIEW BOARD AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE APOLLO, CHALLANGER AND COLUMBIA INVESTIGATING TEAMS. *NM

INCIDENT NO INJURIES SO FAR I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 PURCHASED IN MEXICO SERIAL# TMZD31V865021536 THERE ARE TWO INCIDENTS REPORTED WITH DEALER IN MEXICO BUT NO RESPONSE AT ALL: 1. THE PASSANGER SEAT EXCESIVELY VIBRATES AND WOBBLES WHEN NOBODY IS SEATED, I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT POSES A RISK; I HAVE HAD THREE PREVIUOSLY NEW VEHICLES AND NEVER I HAVE SEEN A SEEN VIBRATE AND MAKE NOISE AND RATTLES BY ITSELF WHEN YOU ARE ON THE ROAD AND NOONE IS SEATED. 2. WATER LEAK FROM THE HEBA OR AIRCONDITION UNIT, I HAVE AT LEAST 4 INSTANCES IN WHICH WATER LEAKS FOM THE IP OR DASH, THE WATER POSSES A RISK OF ELECTRICA SHORT OR MAJOR MAILFUNCTION, IS COMMING FROM INSIDE THE DASHBOARD IN THE PASSANGER SIDE ! PLEASE HELP, DEALER DO NOTHING, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS POSSES A RISK MY GUESS IS YES. I'M REPORTING HERE BECAUSE IN MEXICO THERE IS NOT AN ENTITY AS THIS ONE AND THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO SOLD OVER THE USA. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED OVER JAPAN AND IS THE VERY SAME THAT TOYOTA SELLS IN AMERICA. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 RAV4. THE 2ND SEAT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THIS SEAT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON 4/2006. SINCE 12/09/06 THE FAILURE HAS REOCCURRED AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRACK WAS GRINDING AWAY AND THE HINGE BROKEN AGAIN. THE DEALER CALLED WEEKLY TO INFORM HER THAT THE PART WASN'T AVAILABLE. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THE HE OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE AT 5 MPH AND HE WAS TRIED TO COME TO A STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DID RUN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NO ERRORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR A WHILE AND ON 12/29/06 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRIED TO MAKE A TURN AND TO STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN. HE STATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES THAT DAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP AND RAN INTO STAIRS WHICH DAMAGED THE GUARD THAT PROTECTS THE BUMPER. THE CONTACT CALLED TOYOTA'S REGIONAL OFFICE IN CHICAGO. THE CONTACT MET AN INVESTIGATOR AT A DEALERSHIP TO RUN MORE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INVESTIGATOR FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT IS WAITING FOR THE OFFICIAL TEST RESULTS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE THIRD TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, HE RAN INTO A DECK AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/07/07*JB

IN JUNE 2006, I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 SPORT. GREAT VEHICLE. I DRIVE 100 MILES A DAY ROUND TRIP TO WORK. AS OF 1/12/07, THERE ARE 15,725 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AROUND 12,500 MILES, I NOTICED A STRANGE GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEN MAKING A HARD RIGHT OR LEFT TURN (TURNING INTO A PARKING PLACE OR MY DRIVEWAY). I TALKED WITH THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THE FIRST ATTEMPT WAS TO HEAVILY LUBRICATE THE STEERING AS I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS DRY. THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR AN OIL AND LUBE EVERY 4,000 MILES. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT. THE DEALER FORGOT TO ORDER THE PART. AFTER A WEEK AND A HALF, I CALLED TO FIND OUT THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AS THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S STEERING. WHEN I ASKED IF I WAS SAFE DRIVING 100 MILES A DAY, AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT A SAFE SPEED OF 40 MPH. (I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT I WOULD BE KILLED ON THE FLORIDA ROADS IF I DROVE THAT SLOW. - THEY AGREED.) AGAIN, I ASKED IF I WAS SAFE. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER, THAT THEY WOULD SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO. I WAS CALLED WITHIN AN HOUR AND TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD BE IN WITHIN A WEEK. THE NEW RACK AND PINION UNIT AND GEARS WERE INSTALLED YESTERDAY. ADDITIONALLY, A RECOMMENDED WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS DONE, AND IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE FEELS GOOD, BUT THE CRUNCHING NOISE IS STILL TH

THE BOLT HOLDING THE LOWER PART OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TO THE VEHICLE (BOTTOM PART OF "B" PILLAR) BECAME DETACHED, LEAVING SEAT BELT ATTACHED ONLY AT UPPER MOUNTING POINT. SEAT BELT WAS RENDERED INOPERABLE. IT APPEARS THAT THE BOLT WAS NOT TIGHTENED DURING THE ASSEMBLY OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

ENGINE HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION FROM STANDING START, CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. *JB

MY 2006 RAV4 HAS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL) ALONG WITH THE OPTITRON DASH (LCD DASH THAT IS LIT WHENEVER THE CAR IS RUNNING - AS OPPOSED TO THE DASHBOARD BEING LIT ONLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON). ON THE RAV4 TOYOTA ONLY PROVIDES A SMALL ICON TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. WITH THE OPTITRON DASH AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS I AM ABLE TO GET INTO MY CAR AT NIGHT, SEE THE LIGHTED DASH AND LIGHT COMING FROM THE HEADLIGHTS AND ERRONEOUSLY BELIEVE THAT MY FULL NIGHTTIME HEADLIGHTS ARE ON (INSTEAD OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS). THE PROBLEM WITH THIS SETUP IS MY TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT ON. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS RUNNING W/O TAIL LIGHTS AT NIGHT COULD CAUSE REAR-END COLLISIONS. RATHER THAN PROVIDE RAV4 OWNERS WITH A SMALL DASHBOARD INDICATOR SHOWING WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE LIT, TOYOTA SHOULD INCLUDE; EITHER AN INDICATOR THAT SHOWS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT ON, OR INCLUDE AUTO-ON HEADLIGHTS FOR VEHICLES WITH DRL AND OPTITRON DASHBOARDS. *NM

I HAVE THE 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 BASE MODEL WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLUGGISH TO RESPOND TO BRAKING, SUCH THAT THE ENGINE SOMETIMES CONTINUES TO REV FORWARD FOR A SECOND OR TWO EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS LEADS TO EXCESSIVE BRAKING DISTANCES. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS THE CAUSE OF AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT THAT WE SUFFERED ON 8/5/06. IN DENSE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, I WAS ABOUT 20 FEET BEHIND AN OLDER TOYOTA PATHFINDER AND HAD JUST ACCELERATED FROM ABOUT 15 MPH TO ABOUT 25 MPH, AS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE VEHICLES WAS GROWING. THEN THE PATHFINDER IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON HIS/HER BRAKES BECAUSE ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TOO, BUT THE RAV4 DID NOT IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO SLOW. INSTEAD, I COULD FEEL THE ENGINE STILL PUSHING THE CAR FORWARD. THE RAV4 FINALLY DID BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN RIGHT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE PATHFINDER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AS A RESULT, WE HIT THE NOW-STATIONARY PATHFINDER IN FRONT OF US AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 5 MPH. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THE FRONT END OF THE RAV4 WAS MASHED IN. I HAVE DRIVEN DOZENS OF DIFFERENT VEHICLES OVER NEARLY 20 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE, AND I THINK EVERY OTHER ONE WOULD HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WELL BEFORE THE POINT OF IMPACT (AS DID THE PATHFINDER IN FRONT OF ME, DESPITE A VEHICLE CUTTING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT). THIS LEADS ME TO SUSPECT THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE RAV4 TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION

TOYOTA TPMS SYSTEM ON RAV4 NOT USABLE WITH SECOND SET OF (SNOW) TIRES. WHEN I PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL SET OF TOYOTA RAV4 OEM RIMS FOR SNOW TIRES, I WANTED TO PUT TPMS RECEIVES ON THOSE RIMS. WHEN I CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALER, THEY SUGGESTED THAT I NOT PURCHASE AN ADDITIONAL SET OF TPMS VALUES AS MY RAV4 COULD ONLY HOLD ONE SET OF TPMS DATA. THEY INSTEAD SUGGESTED THAT I IGNORE THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT, OR COVER IT UP WITH A PIECE OF BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE. *JB

2006 RAV 4 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PASSENGERS WERE STILL INSIDE. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE TWO OCCUPANT WERE KILLED. *NM

BOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR. WHENEVER IT RAINS, WATER COMES DOWN THE CENTER CONSOLE AND MAKES A PUDDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FOOT WELL. *JB

AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING DISPLAY ON RAV-4 LIMITED MODELS WITH ELECTRONIC HVAC CONTROL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE DURING DAYTIME/SUNLIGHT CONDITIONS, MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO TRY TO READ THE DISPLAY AND DRIVE. *NM

2006 TOYOTA RAV4, TOYOTA HAS DETERMINED AND ISSUED A REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR THE FRESH AIR VENTILATION INLET AREA AS THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK HOWEVER HAS NOT FULLY DISCLOSED OR ADDRESSED THE POTENTIAL FOR MOLD OR MILDEW GROWTH THAT MAY BE PRESENT AS RESULT OF THE FAILURE. I AM FORWARDING THIS COMPLAINT TO YOUR ATTENTION AS A CONCERN FOR ALL 2006 RAV4 OWNERS THAT AS A RESULT OF THIS LEAK COULD HARM OCCUPANTS THAT HAVE RESPIRATORY DISEASES.*JB

WE PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 4X4 LIMITED IN MARCH 2006. SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATION EITHER NOT RESPONDING OR LURCHING FORWARD. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP, IT OCCASIONALLY TAKES THE CAR SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE AND ACCELERATE. OTHER TIMES, WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A LIGHT OR SIGN, THE CAR CONTINUES TO REV THE RPM''S AND LURCHES FORWARD. IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR FROM LURCHING FORWARD, WE HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SLAM ON THE BREAKS. THIS IS VERY SCARY IF YOU ARE COMING UP TO AN ACTIVE INTERSECTION. FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE! *NM

I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 LIMITED 4 CYL IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY OF 2006. I NOTICED A PROBLEM IN ACCELERATION/HESITATION AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ON A DAILY BASIS. STEADY PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR YIELDS NO RESPONSE, OR A STUTTER AS THOUGH THE CAR IS ABOUT TO STALL. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR MOVING IS TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE RACES AND THE CAR SPEEDS UP. THIS HESITATION HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED I WAS PULLING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY FROM A SIDE STREET AND WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BECAUSE THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT GO (UNTIL I SLAMMED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR). THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR EVERYDAY DRIVING. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS 'NORMAL' FOR TOYOTAS AND SOMETHING I NEEDED TO GET USED TO. THEY DID CHECKOUT THE CAR AND SAID NO ERROR CODES WERE GENERATED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WARMED UP, THERE WAS LITTLE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, THEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD EXTREMELY FAST. THE LAST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/1/2006 - *NM

THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THE GLASS IN THE WINDSHIELD OF A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. BRIEFLY, THE GLASS SHATTERED IN A MANNER THAT IS UNCHARACTERISTIC OF SAFETY GLASS LEAVING SHARDS AND SLIVERS OF GLASS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE FROM THE IMPACT OF A ROCK FROM THE HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE THE TEMPERING PROCESS LEFT THIS WINDOW DEFECTIVE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURIES, PARTICULARLY TO THE EYES, OF DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS IS MORE THAN SHOULD BE ALLOWABLE. *NM

DT*: THE VEHICLE HAD AN ACCELERATION LAG ISSUE CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT SWITCH GEARS IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

THE VEHICLE HAS FREQUENT PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION - ESPECIALLY FROM STANDING STILL. I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS WHEN TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC FROM MY DRIVEWAY, OR FROM OTHER PLACES. I WILL STEP ON THE GAS, BEGIN MOVING, THEN THE ENGINE WILL BOG DOWN AND I WILL HAVE NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. HAVING CHILDREN, I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BASED IN LARGE PART TO ITS SAFETY FEATURES. THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, PRACTICALLY NEGATES ALL OF THAT. IF I STEP ON THE GAS I SHOULD EXPECT RELIABLE ACCELERATION SO I CAN SAFELY MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP TO MY DEALER, AND THEIR EXPLANATION HAS BEEN THAT THIS IS AN INTENTIONAL THING, TO BE SURE THE LUBRICANT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE TRAIN IS OF SUFFICIENT TEMPERATURE BEFORE ALLOWING HARD ACCELERATION, THUS REDUCING WEAR ON COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME, EVEN AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE - I DO NOT ACCEPT THIS REASON, NOR DO I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE WAY TO DEAL WITH COMPONENT WEAR. I SHOULD HAVE ACCELERATION AT ALL TIMES. IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO DRIVE INTELLIGENTLY AND NOT GUN THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS COLD, POSSIBLY DAMAGING THE ENGINE. BUT IT IS TOYOTA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE ME WITH A VEHICLE THAT WILL RESPOND TO MY DEMANDS AT ANY TIME. MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILY'S DEPENDS ON THIS. *NM

FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION WHEN MY WIFE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. SHE WEIGHS ABOUT 90 POUNDS. TOYOTA 2006 RAV4 WITH SIDE AND CURTAIN BAGS. *NM

I HAVE A SERIOUS DELAY IN THE ACCELERATION OF MY 06 TOYOTA RAV4. IT IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE GOTTEN NO HELP FROM THE DEALER OR TOYOTA. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 5-10 TIMES PER WEEK. *NM

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THERE IS A SEVERE HESITATION WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS IS MOST NOTABLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR A NEAR STOP. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE A/C BEING ON OR IN MY HEAD, BUT I HAVE RULED OUT THE A/C, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK WONDERFULLY ONE NIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING, THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS VERY SLUGGISH. SOMETIMES SEEMS TO BOG DOWN IF YOU GIVE IT MORE GAS AND THEN YOU HAVE TO EASE WAY BACK ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ONCE IT GETS GOING. *NM

MY RAV4 "LAGS" OR "HESITATES" WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO GET UP TO SPEED-ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM TRYING TO MERGE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TECHNICIANS THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS NO "FIX" FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NM

!. FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT ACTIVATED WHEN AN ADULT (MY WIFE) WEIGHING 90 POUNDS IS SEATED IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. 2. NO INSIDE RELEASE FOR REAR HATCH. *NM

2006 TOYOTA RAV4 SPORT - INCONSISTENT THROTTLE, ACCELERATION DELAY. FROM A COASTING POSITION THERE IS A DELAY IN RESPONSE WHEN ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR, USUALLY FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION. AT LOW SPEEDS THE ACCELERATOR IS HYPERSENSITIVE. IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT SUDDEN HIGH SPEED RESPONSES DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS TO MODERATE AND CONTROL PEDAL PRESSURE. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 IN APRIL AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ISSUE NO ONE WANTS TO ADDRESS, WE ON THE FORUMS CALL IT ERRATIC ACCELERATION. THE CAR USES SOME TYPE OF ELECTRONIC SENSORS TO DETERMINE THE CHANGE IN GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING AND IT IS VERY ERRATIC. ONE TIME IT GOES SMOOTHLY AND ANOTHER IT TAKES OFF, VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSTABLE. TOYOTA WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE BUT 90% OF THE OWNERS WILL TESTIFY TO IT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A FIX BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. * NM

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4, WITH V6 ENGINE, AND DBW (DRIVE BY WIRE) ACCELERATOR. ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS, THE CAR HAS A SIGNIFICANT LAG WHEN YOU PUNCH THE GAS. THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF ANOTHER CAR'S WAY. *NM

THE HEAD RESTS IN CAR PUSH HEAD TOO FAR FORWARD, AND ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE. I HAD TO TURN THE HEAD REST AROUND BACKWARDS, WHICH IS UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I TOLD TOYOTA ABOUT THIS, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. *NM

NEW 2006 RAV 4 WAS PURCHASED AT GRAPPONE TOYOTA, CONCORD NH, ON 7-28-06. DURING HE FIRST 600 MILES OF OPERATION PER THE MANUFACTURER. BREAK IN RECOMMENDATIONS IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION REGARDING NORMAL ACCELERATION AND THROTTLE USE. THIS CONDITION LEADS IN AN INTERMITTENT FASHION TO FAILURE TO ACCELERATE WHEN MERGING ON THE HIGHWAY, FAILURE TO RESUME STEADY THROTTLE SETTING AFTER ROUNDING A CORNER, SUDDEN AND SERIOUS HESITATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND SUDDEN AND SERIOUS LOSSES OF POWER ON THE ROAD. THESE SYMPTOM ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A FULL TIME THROTTLE LAG, WHICH PREVENTS NORMAL USE OF THE THROTTLE AND OFTEN, AFTER A VARIED PERIOD OF DELAY, IS FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT AND RUSH OF POWER AND ACCELERATION. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ON 8-22-06 AND WAS DEFERRED UNTIL 8-25-06 AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THAT THE DEGREE OF MALFUNCTIONING IS "NORMAL" AND COULD NOT BE ADDRESSED. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND THAT SINCE THIS UNCERTAIN AND ERRATIC PERFORMANCE COMPROMISED THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND MYSELF WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL USE OF THE CAR UNTIL THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER CHOSE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. AFTER 43 YEARS OF SAFE DRIVING, I'M NOT ABOUT TO DRIVE AN UNCONTROLLABLE CAR IN TRAFFIC ON PUBLIC ROADS WHEN IT MAY SUDDENLY FAIL TO ACCELERATE OR FAIL TO RESUME NORMAL SPEED AFTER BRAKING. ANY SUDDEN ERRATIC MOVES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO OURSELVES AND TO SURROUNDING TRAFFI

MY 2006 TOYTOA RAV4 HAS DISPLAYED NON RESPONSIVE THROTTLE ON MANY OCCASIONS WHERE YOU GIVE IT GAS AND IT DOES NOTHING, THEN IT TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE I PULL OUT FROM A STOP AND THE THROTTLE IS UNRESPONSIVE WHILE TRAFFIC IS BEARING DOWN ON ME. *JB

THERE IS A PROBLEM IN ACCELERATION DELAY/THROTTLE LAG IN THE 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. AFTER TAKING DELIVERY JAN 06 AND WHILE DRIVING 12K MILES, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ERRATIC ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. FROM COMPLETE STOPS OR ROLLING STARTS, WHEN TURNING CORNERS IN EITHER DIRECTION, ON UPHILL GRADES, OR ATTEMPTED PASSING, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN DELIVERING FORWARD SPEED REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH PRESSURE IS PUT ON THE FOOT FEED. AFTER THE DELAY, FORWARD SPEED IS DELIVERED SUDDENLY, CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD AND THE ENGINE TO RACE. THE FORWARD SPEED LAGS CONTINUOUSLY UP HILLS, DEPENDING ON THE GRADE. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, EVERYDAY DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS AND I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS. THE TOYOTA DEALER DISMISSED OUR INITIAL COMPLAINTS, STATING THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS 'NORMAL', AND WE PUT UP WITH THIS FOR TOO LONG BEFORE INSISTING THE VEHICLE BE CHECKED OUT. THE DEALER SAID NO ERROR CODES WERE GENERATED AND NO TSB'S HAD BEEN ISSUED AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO FIX IT, AS THOUGH WE'RE THE ONLY PEOPLE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. AFTER SOME PERSISTENCE ON OUR PART, THEY GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF A PROBLEM, BUT SEEM TO BE STONE WALLING WHILE LAYING THE BLAME ON TOYOTA TO ISSUE A FIX. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAULT IN THE NEW RAV4. MY ONLINE RESEARCH HAS NOW REVEALED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON CONSUMER WEBSITES SUCH AS TOYOTA NATION AND EDMUNDS. FOR TOYOTA DEALERS TO PRETEND THIS IS AN ISOLATED, IN

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO EACH OF THE VEHICLES. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP TO AWAIT INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

2006 TOYOTA RAV4 4WD, BLACK GAS FUME HOSE DISLODGED FROM UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND THEN FELL OUT IN DRIVEWAY AS RESULT OF DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLE ON HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY RAINS COMING HOME FROM WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE THE FOLLOWING DAY, SERVICE TECH SAID THAT FUME CANISTER BREATHER ASSEMBLY ATTACHED TO FUME HOSE WAS MISSING AND PROBABLY FELL OFF ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLE. SERVICE TECH REPLACED PARTS A COUPLE DAYS LATER AFTER ORDERING IT. SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT PART WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO DAMAGE AND NOT DEFECT - COST TO OWNER $132 PARTS $50 LABOR. WENT OUT OF TOWN FOR 5 DAYS & DID NOT DRIVE VEHICLE. ON 8/9/06 AFTER HAVING DRIVEN ABOUT 30 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INCLUDING THE VSC AND 4WD INDICATOR LIGHTS, NO PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION NOTICED. ON 8/12/06 BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO DEALER AGAIN TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SERVICE TECH STATES THAT CHARCOAL CANISTER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO VALVE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. HE ADDED THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT WOULD BE POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT. PART IS ON ORDER AND WILL ARRIVE NEXT WEEK. *NM

2006 RAV4 SPORTS V6 269 HP PLASTIC FUME CANISTER LOCATED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE ON DRIVERS SIDE IS EASILY DAMAGED. THE PLASTIC CANISTER IS EXPOSED TO ROAD DEBRIS INCLUDING RAIN PUDDLES THAT WILL DISPLACE AND KNOCK THE CANISTER OFF THE VEHICLE. THE RESULTING DAMAGE INCLUDES UNPLUGGED AND EXPOSED GAS FUME HOSES AND EMISSION CONTROL HOSES THAT CREATE A FIRE AND EXPLOSIVE HAZARD. THE PART IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE FROM TOYOTA AND DRIVERS MAY BE TEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH OUT THE PROPER REPAIRS. CONTINUED OPERATIONS WITHOUT THE CANISTER MAY ALSO RESULT IN FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE AND RELEASE OF POLLUTANTS INTO THE AIR. *JB

SERIOUS HESITATION PROBLEM IN MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. I'VE REPORTED TO TOYOTA, BUT THEY INDICATE IT'S NORMAL. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SERIOUSLY 3-4 TIMES. WHEN SLOWING TO A NEAR STOP OR FROM A STOP, ACCELERATING, I GET NOTHING WHEN I PUSH ON ACCELERATOR. THIS IS BEYOND HESITATION. THE FIRST 2 TIMES I PANICKED SINCE I WAS MERGING IN TRAFFIC, FLOORED THE PEDAL AND AFTER PERHAPS 1/2 TO 1 SECOND (MIGHT NOT SOUND LONG, BUT IMAGINE NO RESPONSE TO PUSHING YOU PEDAL WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC DOING 60-70)....IT KICKED IN/DOWNSHIFTED OR WHATEVER. REALLY SCARY. AGAIN, I NOTED THIS TO TOYOTA. I NOTED A POST ON EDMUNDS SITE TODAY WITH A 2005 ARTICLE ON PAST HESITATION PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA/LEXUS. AND OTHER COMPLAINTS AS WELL ON THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE POSTED A DATE OF JUNE 30 FOR INCIDENT, BUT ACTUALLY 3-4 SEPARATE TIMES IN PAST 4 MONTHS. *JB

ACCELERATION STUMBLES & BOGS DOWN WHEN GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED. THIS SCENARIO OCCURS ALL THE TIME WHEN AFTER A NORMAL ACCELERATION IS PERFORMED AND A NEED ARISES TO ACCELERATE OCCURS. IF YOU DEPRESS ACCELERATOR IMMEDIATELY UPON TAKING OFF THIS DOES NOT OCCUR BUT, IT CAUSES YOU TO OVER CORRECT STUMBLING BY SPEEDING QUICKLY. IF YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND TO A NORMAL DEPRESSION OF GAS PEDAL. YOU NEED TO DEPRESS IT QUICKLY TO CAUSE THE ENGINE TO GO INTO PASSING GEAR ETC. MY "AUTO WISE" SON HAS SUGGESTED THAT THE GAS PEDAL DRIVE BY WIRE SENSORS COULD BE FAILING OR BE BAD ETC. *NM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: THE RAV4 HAS SOME SPEED CONTROL PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES, IT DOES NOT DOWN-SHIFT PROPERLY. THEN, SUDDENLY IT DOWN SHIFTS AND ACCELERATES EXTREMELY. THERE IS NO CERTAIN WAY OF CONTROLLING THE SHIFT. IT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS ESPECIALLY MERGING TO THE TRAFFIC. *NM

AN ACCOUNT OF INCIDENT INVOLVING EXPLOSION OF SUNROOF ON 2006 RAV4/TOYOTA RENTAL VEHICLE RENTED FROM BEAVER TOYOTA, 1500 ST. MICHAEL DR. SANTA FE, NM 87505 IS GIVEN BELOW. VEHICLE INF. IS AS FOLLOWINGS: VEHICLE LINE: 2006 RAV4/SPORT, [XXX], [XXX], [XXX]. INCIDENT: VEHICLE WAS RENTED FOR 1 WEEK STARTING 11JUL06 WITH EXPECTED RETURN DATE ON 18JUL06. A VACATION TRIP WAS PLANNED FOR 2 NIGHTS IN KEYSTONE, CO, AND 2 NIGHTS IN TAOS, NM. ON ROUTE TO TAOS, NM FROM KEYSTONE, CO ON THE MORNING OF THE 14TH OF JULY 2006, WE WERE DRIVING DOWN US HIGHWAY 285 SOUTH OF FAIRPLAY, CO TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MILES/HR. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE OF US. THE SUNROOF WAS OPENED BRIEFLY, PERHAPS FOR 2-3 MINUTES, BUT THEN CLOSED. SHORTLY AFTER CLOSING THE SUNROOF, WITH THE SUN BLIND OPEN, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED SENDING MOST OF THE SHATTERED GLASS EXTERIORLY. THE HOLE IN THE SUNROOF WAS CENTRALLY LOCATED AND MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 12 IN. (TRANSVERSE LENGTH) X 6 IN. (LONGITUDINAL LENGTH). WE WERE UNAWARE OF AN IMPACT OF ANY OBJECTS HITTING THIS VEHICLE. ON 17JUL06, WE SPOKE TO MR. GUERRERO AT BEAVER TOYOTA REGARDING WARRANTY, POSSIBLE DEFECT OF THE SUNROOF, AND WERE INFORMED THAT HE CONTACTED TOYOTA. WE WERE TOLD US THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE SUNROOFS. I INFORMED MR. GUERRERO THAT I INTENDED ON REPORTING THIS INCIDENT TO BOTH TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY, AND TO THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, BECAUSE IT WAS MOST LIKELY, CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCE T

WHEN USING THE DRYER IN A CAR WASH THE HARD SPARE TIRE COVER WAS BLOWN OFF THE SPARE TIRE AND BASHED AGAINST THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE GROUND SEVERELY SCRATCHING IT AND CRACKING IT. HAD IT NO COMPLETELY COME OFF AT THAT POINT IT IS PROBABLE THAT IT WOULD HAVE FLOWN OFF INTO THE FROM OF ANY FOLLOWING VEHICLE HAD I BEEN TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THESE ITEMS SHOULD "NEVER" COME OF UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SERIOUS POTENTIAL ACCIDENT SOURCE AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF A LAW SUIT AGAINST THE OWNER OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION IT IS HARD AND CAN CAUSE WINDSHIELD DAMAGE TO ANY FOLLOWING VEHICLES AND SHOULD NEVER COME OFF WHEN PROPERLY ATTACHED. *NM

ANOTHER DRIVER WAS DOING ABOUT 60 WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE POURING RAIN AND HIT A LOW SPOT ON THE FREEWAY THAT HAD ABOUT 3" OF WATER IN IT. HE DIDN'T SEE IT SOON ENOUGH TO AVOID IT SO HE JUST HUNG ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND PRAYED. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN QUITE A BIT BUT KEPT GOING STRAIGHT SPRAYING WATER EVERYWHERE. THE NOISE FROM THE WATER HITTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR WAS DEAFENING. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC LIGHT AND 4X4 LIGHT, CAME ON. HE STOPPED BY THE DEALER ON HIS WAY HOME TO HAVE IT CHECKED. HE WAS IN THE WAITING ROOM A FEW MINUTES WHEN THE SERVICE MGR. CAME AND GOT HIM SAYING HE WANTED TO SHOW HIM SOMETHING. THEY WENT OUT SIDE AND HE POINTED TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE TWO HOSES HANGING FROM THE CAR BELOW THE DRIVERS SEAT. IT SEEMS THERE WAS A PLASTIC CANISTER BEHIND THE CHARCOAL FILTER THAT RECIRCS TANK FUMES BACK TO THE ENGINE. IT GOT RIPPED OFF WHEN HE HIT THAT PUDDLE. HE EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HE TOLD HIM THAT WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER THE DAMAGE (~$150.00). HE TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD NEVER LOST CAR PARTS BY DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE IN ALL HIS YEARS OF DRIVING. HE WAS UNSYMPATHETIC TO SAY THE LEAST. THE WORST PART ABOUT THIS IS THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER FROM TOYOTA AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'LL HAVE THEM. UNTIL THEN, THE LIGHTS WERE ON ON THE DASH. *NM

HESITATION PROBLEM - '06 RAV4 I4 SPORT MODEL WHEN TRYING TO OVERTAKE, WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL HARDER, ENGINE DIDN'T RESPOND RIGHT AWAY. *JB

2006 TOYOTA RAV4, SPORT, 4X4. SOMETIMES WHILE PUSHING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL HESITATE FOR ABOUT 1 OR 2 SECONDS BEFORE SPEEDING FORWARD. THIS IS USUALLY WHEN AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, LESS THAN 15 MILES/HR. IT HAS BEEN MOST NOTICEABLE MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT HAND TURNS NOT FROM A FULL STOP. THE FORWARD ACCELERATION AFTER THE HESITATION IS VERY EXTREME, EVEN WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HEAVILY. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME AND I HAVE NOT NOTICED A TREND OF WHEN IT DOES OR DOES NOT HAPPEN (E.G., WEATHER, TEMPERATURE OF CAR OR AIR). *NM

SAT, JULY 1, 2006 THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 SIMPLY BLEWOUT SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, PRECIPITATION OR WIND AND TEMP HOVERED 75-80 DEGREES. MOST OF GLASS REMAINED LOOSELY INTACT BUT WAS ALL SHATTERED WITH A MEDIUM SIZE HOLE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW, WITH SMALL FRAGMENTS FOUND OUTSIDE OF WINDOW. SMALL PIECES OF GLASS CONTINUED TO FALL OUT. THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING COLD (NOT RUNNING) SINCE THE EVENING PRIOR (6:30PM) AND WAS IN PARTLY SHADED AREA. BOTH REAR DRIVER/ PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS LOWERED ABOUT 2 INCHES TO CIRCULATE AIR. NOTHING WAS IN CAR TO CONTRIBUTE TO INTERNAL PRESSURE AND NOTHING HIT THE CAR AS I WAS WITNESS TO THIS EVENT AS IT OCCURRED. DRIVEWAY IS ON A HILL; CAR FACED FORWARD AND ANGLED DOWN THE HILL TOWARD GARAGE (CAR REAR END HIGHEST). LARGE GLASS PIECES FOUND MOSTLY OUTSIDE OF CAR JUST BELOW WINDOW WITH SOME LARGER PIECES LAYING ON OUTSIDE OF REAR DOOR WITH SMALLER FRAGMENTS ON THE GROUND BELOW. SMALL GLASS FRAGMENTS FOUND INSIDE CAR BELOW WINDOW. PICTURES TAKEN. TOYOTA CONTACTED AND QUESTIONED AS TO NEXT STEP. TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE OFFERED NOTHING AS THIS WAS HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND NOTHING WAS AVAILABLE,ACCORDING TO TOYOTA. AUTO GLASS REPAIR COMPANIES CALLED AND NO ONE AVAILABLE DUE TO HOLIDAY. INSURANCE COMPANY CALLED, GIVEN SAME STORY AGAIN! TOYOTA CALLED AGAIN. CAN'T LEAVE CAR SIT WITH BROKEN REAR WINDOW AND WE EXPECT RAIN. ASKED ABOUT KNOCKING REST OF GLASS OUT AS THE GLASS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED UP AND OPENING NEEDE

A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 V6 LIMITED 4X2. PROBLEM: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEFECT? SOMETIMES WHEN I STEP ON ACCELERATOR THERE'S LAG TIME BEFORE CAR SHIFTS AND GETS GOING. ALSO THERE'S AN ONGOING (MONTH OR SO) DRONING NOISE. I TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER 6/15/06. SERVICE WRITER AND 2 TECHS HEARD DRONING NOISE WHILE I WAS THERE. WITH THE CAR. I ASKED TO BRING THE CAR IN THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY AS I WORK DURING THE WEEK, BUT THEY SAID SATURDAYS NOT GOOD SO I MADE APPOINTMENT FOR 6/26/06. THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR. I TOOK CAR IN 6/26/06 & RODE WITH MASTER TECH WHO WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE DRONING NOISE. HE DROVE CAR, ALSO SAT IN PARKING LOT WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND SHIFTED INTO PARK AND INTO REVERSE ETC. WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NOISE CHANGED IN INTENSITY IN DIFFERENT GEARS. HE TOOK CAR BACK TO SERVICE CENTER AND CHECKED IT OUT. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID THE TECH NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT PROBLEM, BUT TECH WOULD CALL TOYOTA ENGINEERING THE NEXT MORNING BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO TRY A FIX WHEN HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY GAVE ME MY CAR BACK, SAID THEY'D CALL ME AFTER TALKING TO TOYOTA ENGINEERING. THEY CALLED ME 6/27/06, SAID MASTER TECH HAD TALKED TO TOYOTA ENGINEERING AND THEY'VE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS RE SAME DRONING NOISE, ARE WORKING TO FIND CAUSE SO THEY CAN CREATE A TSB AND EITHER REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE NOISE. SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME T THERE IS NO TIMELINE FOR A FIX AND TO JUST "SIT TIGHT" AND WAIT UNTIL THEY CALL. THEY AGREE THE NOISE SHOULD NOT BE THERE

ERRATIC ACCELERATION WHICH CREATES HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS. SOMETIMES VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR WHICH LEADS TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. SOMETIMES VEHICLE ACCELERATES VERY RAPIDLY WITH VERY LITTLE PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH IS HARD TO CONTROL IN A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS NO REACTION FOR 1 TO 3 SECONDS, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PREDICT VEHICLE BEHAVIOR WHEN MERGING TO FASTER TRAFFIC. *JB

WINDSHIELD FOR THE TOYOTA RAV 4 ARE CRACKING VERY EASY. MINE HAS LESS THAN 3000 AND I HAVE ALREADY REPAIRED IT ONCE AND TODAY IT CRACKED AGAIN. THE DOT RATING IS NOT RIGHT DOT 20 . MY PONTIAC IS 147 AND HAS TAKEN MUCH BIGGER HITS AN NO DAMAGE. *NM