2006 Toyota RAV4 complaints

THE 2006 RAV4 IS KNOW TO BURN OIL AT EXCESSIVE RATE WHICH WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP AT A HIGH RATE AND LEAD TO NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF LOSS OF STEERING OR BRAKING. *TR

OIL CONSUMPTION, INSURANCE WILL NOT PAY TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT THAT APPARENTLY IS A PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA RAV 4 THIS AN ISSUE WITH 2006 RAVS AND THE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ISSUE THAT IS RELATED TO THE VEHICLE MAKING AND NOT NEGLECT BY THE OWNER. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING. I HAVE TRIED GETTING IT TO STAY THERE WITH VELCRO, HOWEVER THE VISOR IS TOO HEAVY AND IT WILL NOT HOLD IT UP. I CALLED TOYOTA WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME WITH THIS. IT WOULD COST ME OVER $100 TO GET THIS FIXED. THEY DO NOT SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE, HOWEVER IT IS VERY DISTRACTING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE VISOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, THE OIL GETS ALL BURNED UP BY THE ENGINE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO LEAK. AS CONSUMERS, WE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. *TR

DEALER FAILS TO COMPLETE WORK ON RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER. RECALL ON 2006-2011 MODEL YEAR RAV4 VEHICLES; REAR LOWER SUSPENSION ARM. "SAFETY RECALL C0J" MARCH 2014 - RECEIVE NOTICE FROM TOYOTA "URGENT SAFETY RECALL". MADE AN APPOINTMENT JUNE 2014. TOLD ON ARRIVAL PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. WAS PUT ON WAIT LIST. CALLED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ON THE PHONE TO CHECK ABOUT WAIT LIST. TOLD PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. 9/19/2014 - RECEIVED FOLLOW UP NOTICE FROM TOYOTA. CALLED DEALER. TOLD STILL ON WAIT LIST, PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

AS OF 9/16/14 OUR 2006 RAV4 V6 CURRENTLY HAS 45,790 MILES AND WE JUST GOT A DIAGNOSTIC FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE A CHARCOAL CANISTER AND AN B1S2 O2 SENSOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT. ME AND MY WIFE LOVE THE SUV BUT WITH SUCH LOW MILES I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED. FROM MY QUICK RESEARCH, I UNDERSTAND THIS COULD CAUSE MORE ENGINE DAMAGE IF NOT REPAIRED, I SEE A DECREASE IN MILES PER GALLON AND A ROUGH IDLING. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PART WHICH IS A CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THE O2 SENSOR. TOYOTA WANTED $1,303.00 TOTAL REPAIR AND FOR THIS LOW MILAGE VEHICLE IS NOT WHAT I EXPECT FROM A QUALITY VEHICLE. *TR

MY ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND I FOUND IT WAS 3 QUARTS LOW AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND TOYOTA HAS A TSB ON EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING INTERNALLY WITH THE PISTONS AND RINGS BUT THEY FAIL TO MAKE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW ON THERE ENGINE DESIGN. *TR

I SAW ON LOCAL NEWS A RECALL FOR MY TOYOTA IN APRIL HAD NO LIGHT ON AT TIME THEN IN MAY LIGHT CAME ON FOR AIRBAG N HAS NOT GONE OFF SINCE. MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO GIVE A RENTAL UNTIL REMEDY IS FOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT APPROVE AN INTERIM REPAIR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS ABLE TO INDICATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,206.

HISSING NOISE WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED AND TOOK THE CAR A MUCH LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP AND HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES VERY HARD. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET BACK TO HOME. ONLINE IT SEEMS TO SUGGEST THAT THIS IS A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER WITH THIS PIECE.... TIME FOR ANOTHER RECALL.. *TR

DRIVER VISOR UNEXPECTEDLY FELL DOWN INTO DRIVERS VIEW WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY. IT COULD NOT BE MOVED TO THE SIDE TO STAY OUT THE WAY EITHER AS IT SEEMS TO HAVE JUST STRIPPED OUT.IT HAD TO BE REMOVED COMPLETELY IN ORDER TO SEE OUT WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. THE SAME THING OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER. THIS CREATES A DRIVING HAZARD BOTH BY THE UNEXPECTED DROPPING OF THE VISOR CREATING A VIEWING OBSTRUCTION AND BY NOT USING THE VISOR ALSO BECAUSE OF GLARE FROM THE SUN. TOYOTA RECALLED THE EXACT SAME VISORS THEY USE ON THE CAMRY MODEL BUT WON'T ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE RAV4 MODELS UTILIZING THE SAME VISOR! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V168000(AIR BAG) AND STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MAY, 2014 I HAD MY VEHICLE OIL CHANGE DONE. I FOLLOW THE POLICY OF THREE MONTHS OR 3500 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. I HAVE BEEN USING THIS QUICK LUBE PLACE FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. WHEN THE OIL WAS DRAINED I WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL WAS LOW. I ASSUMED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS SHOP FOR A RECALL AND THE OIL CHANGE WAS DONE THEIR THAT THEY FAILED TO PUT THE PROPER AMOUNT OF OIL INTO THE VEHICLE. WITH LESS THAN 3500 MILES AND THREE MONTHS THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I WENT IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS. IT WAS SHORT APPROXIMATELY TWO QUARTS WITH NO SIGNS OF AN OIL LEAK. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAME MODEL WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO THE VEHICLE BURNING OIL, AND TOLD TO CONTACT TOYOTA. IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED TO REGULARLY CHECK THE OIL EVERY TWO WEEKS. UPON RETURNING HOME I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH VEHICLES WITH LOW MILEAGE. I HAVE BEEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER FROM DAY ONE AND HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE. *TR

VERY ABNORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION , CARBONATION ON PISTON RINGS. *TR

AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES, I NOTICED THAT MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 WAS CONSUMING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES (WHICH I HAVE DONE EVERY 3000-3500 MILES). THERE WAS NO LEAK, NO WARNINGS - BUT WHEN CHECKED THE OIL WELL IS BONE DRY. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO PLAYED DUMB, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) ABOUT THIS, AND THAT MY VIN NUMBER FALLS UNDER THE CARS LISTED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON-LINE, AND THE DEALERSHIP JUST SAID THAT WAS IRRELEVANT. MEANWHILE, I'VE BEEN ADDING OIL AT EVERY 1000 MILES OR LESS. *TR

I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALL ON THE REAR SUSPENSION AND WAS LED TO BELIEVE THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE BY THE DEALERSHIP - DICK DYER TOYOTA IN COLUMBIA, SC ON JANUARY 13, 2014. TWO MONTHS LATER THE LEFT REAR TIRE ALMOST CAME OFF OF THE CAR AS MY WIFE AND CHILDREN PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] (SERVICE MANAGER) AND HE SAID THAT HE KNEW ABOUT MY CAR. AT THE TIME OF MY INITIAL VISIT IN JANUARY, THEY HAD NOTICED RUSTY BOLTS ON MY SUSPENSION STARTING TO SHEER. AT THE TIME, HE HAD CALLED TOYOTA MOTOR SERVICE TO SEE, IF THE SITUATION WARRANTED GETTING US A RENTAL CAR AND TO SEE, IF THEY FELT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT VISUALLY INSPECTING (TMS). HE ALSO ADMITTED THAT NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO MY CAR. SO THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE CONDITION OF THE SUSPENSION, OR THE FACT THAT THEY CALLED TMS TO DISCUSS. I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THE RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED. I WOULD NEVER OF DRIVEN THE CAR, IF I KNEW OF IT'S CONDITION. WE LEFT FOR DISNEY THE NEXT DAY AND DROVE 2,400 MILES, BEFORE THE SUSPENSION ARM GAVE WAY. LUCKILY, WE WERE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE INTERSTATE OR WE COULD OF BEEN KILLED. YES, THEY MADE THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR, BUT THEY LET ME DRIVE OFF OF THE LOT KNOWING THAT I WAS DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB. THERE WASN'T A QUESTION OF IF THE SUSPENSION WOULD GIVE WAY....IT WAS WHEN. OBVIOUSLY, TOYOTA DOESN'T GIVE A [XXX] ABOUT THEIR LOYAL CUST

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER A RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED, THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V383000 (SUSPENSION) AND 12V373000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DID NOTICE THE VIBRATION UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT MENTION THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE STEERING SHAFT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES AND TO MY WIFE ONCE. AS WE BEGIN TO ACCELERATE, EITHER FROM A STOP OR AS WE ARE ACCELERATING, WE HAVE A PAUSE IN ACCELERATION. IF FEELS LIKE WE ARE NOT PUSHING ON THE GAS BUT THAT IS NOT IT. ONCE THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED AND WE RE-ACCELERATE, THE CAR MOVES FORWARD NORMALLY. IT HAS BEEN VERY SCARY WHEN SOMEONE IS APPROACHING AND THE GAS DOES NOT MOVE US FORWARD. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED IN REVERSE. *TR

THE ENGINE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE OIL RING. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *TR

AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TO FIX, WE NEED TO REPLACE A CLOCK SPRING, IF NOT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AS I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V383000 (SUSPENSION) HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY IN THE RECALL BEING REPAIR. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO OBJECTS IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CLUNKING NOISES WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL EITHER SITTING STATIONARY OR MOVING. *TR

ENGINE WOULD TRY TO DIE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL AND SAW IT WAS THE ENGINE OIL SYMBOL. I TOOK IT IN WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGED LAST AND THEY SAID IT WAS 2.5 QTS LOW. THEY TOPPED IT OFF AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK AFTER 200 MILES AND WHEN I DID, THEY SAID IT HAD USED MORE THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. TOOK IT INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY STARTED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. YESTERDAY WAS THE FINAL FOR THAT AND LOW AND BEHOLD, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING OIL. THEY SAID THE RINGS, PISTONS , VALVES AND ETC. SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $4,300+. THEY OFFERED ME NO ASSISTANCE BUT DID TELL ME THAT THEY WERE OFFERING 0 PERCENT ON NEW VEHICLES. I WOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA. I KNOW SOMEONE WITH THE SAME CAR AS MINE WHO SPENT SEVERAL HUNDREDS TRYING TO GET HER CAR FIXED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND JUST FINALLY TRADED IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE. FROM READING CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, PLEASE, PLEASE STEP IN AND MAKE TOYOTA ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THREE RECALL NOTIFICATIONS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V383000 (SUSPENSION), HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED WAS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE RECALL PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY RAV4 MAKES AN ANNOYING KNOCKING/POPPING SOUND WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. *JS

I NOTICE A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I WOULD TURN THE WHEELS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT GOING AT A LOW SPEED. I LOOKED ON GOOGLE SEARCH ABOUT CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING . THERE WAS A LOT OF TOYOTA RAV 4 OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY TOYOTA DEALER HE SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH RAV 4'S . I CALLED TOYOTA COMPLAINT LINE AND THEY TOLD MEN A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS OUT ON THE PROBLEM BUT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. I KNOW FROM BEING AN AUTO MECHANIC THAT WHEN YOU HAVE LOOSE PLAY IN THE STEERING THAT IT WILL DEVELOP INTO A DANGER DRIVING MY CAR. PLEASE REQUIRE TOYOTA TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ON THE STEERING . THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

I TOOK MY CAR TO CONICELLI TOYOTA, IN SPRINGFIELD PA., FOR A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COUPLING SUB-ASSY, PART # 41303-42022 HAD TO BE REPLACE & WOULD COST $1450.00. REALLY!!! A ODD PART THAT DOES NOT GO BAD IN A CAR, BUT TOYOTA HAVING ISSUES WITH IT. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR SINCE I NEED MY CAR & I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT THIS SHOULD OF BEEN COVERED UNDER SPECAIL POLICY ADJUSTMENT WAB2190. THE TSB# IS TSB 0080-13. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ON THIS. *JS

LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4; HE HOPING THAT TOYOTA CAN BE FORCED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AND REIMBURSE THE COST OF REPAIRING STEERING SHAFT (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED PER TOYOTA TSB-0130-12, BECAUSE OF WHINING NOISE BUT HE WAS INFORMED THE TSB WAS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. IT WAS CONFIRMED, THAT AN INTERNAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 60 MPH AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CAR MADE A NOISE AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON LIKE IT WAS SLIDING ON ICE, NO BAD WEATHER THAT DAY. COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 AND WOULD NOT WORK THE REST OF THE JOURNEY. MADE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, AND IT WAS "THE COLD WEATHER" THAT PROBABLY CAUSED IT. THEY RAN A FEW TESTS BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE CAR. NO ANSWERS TO MY PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAPPENED SINCE. BUT NOW I AM WORRIED BECAUSE OF THE RECENT RECALL AND MAKES ME THINK THIS INCIDENT WAS RELATED. *TR

EXPERIENCING A "CLUNKING" OR "THUMPING" NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN OR STEERING ASSEMBLY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. FROM MY CHECK OF THIS PROBLEM ON VARIOUS WEBSITES/CUSTOMER FORUMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA RAV4. *TR

TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. NO ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V383000(SUSPENSION) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V383000 (SUSPENSION) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DECLINED TO PROVIDE PART AVAILABILITY INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V383000 (SUSPENSION) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE LUBRICATION AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

LOUD GRINDING SOUND AT APPROX 40MPH, EASILY REPLICATED AND SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING IS STUCK UNDERNEATH CAR. DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE FAULTY PARTS OR COVER ANY REPAIRS. *TR

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH US GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND POSTED IN BANGKOK, THAILAND SINCE SEPTEMBER 2011. WE SHIPPED OUR CAR IN OUR CURRENT POST AND USING IT HERE IN BANGKOK. WE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA LAST YEAR 2013 FOR OUR RAV 4 VEHICLE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA COMPANY AND TOLD THEM OUR CASE BUT UNTIL NOW WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY ACTIONS FROM THEM YET. WE CALLED THEM 4 TIMES, I FORGOT THE FIRST DATE, 2ND CALL WAS APRIL 15, 2013, 3RD CALL WAS JAN 6, 2014 AND FEBRUARY 2, 2014. WE WILL BE MOVING TO OUR NEXT ASSIGNMENT TO ADDIS ABABA AND STILL PLANNING TO BRING OUR CAR WHEN WE MOVE NEXT MONTH. THEY GAVE ME THIS CASE NUMBER : 130-227-0141. I THINK WE HAVE BETTER CHANCE TO FIX THE CAR HERE IN THAILAND THAN IN ADDIS ABABA BUT TOYOTA HAVEN'T INFORM US ABOUT THE NEXT STEP. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT OUR CAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. RESPECTFULLY YOURS, DANILO FRANCISCO

WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING, ABOUT A 4-MILE DRIVE, THE VVT-I OIL HOSE "EXPLODED" (THE WORD USED BY THE TOYOTA SUNNYVALE, CA), CAUSING SMOKES TO COME OUT OF THE CAR'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IMMEDIATELY, THE KIDS WERE PULLED OUT THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IN A SAFE LOCATION. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE 2006 TOYOTA RAV4'S OIL LINE. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE FAMILY WAS TRAVELING FARTHER AWAY FROM HOME?! THERE IS A "LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN" IN 2010 THAT ONLY COVERS CERTAIN VIN OF 2006-2009 TOYOTA RAV4. ALTHOUGH, MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE LSC, MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DESIGN DEFECT. MARCH 01, 2010 TOYOTA ANNOUNCED PHASE THREE OF A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN (LSC) ON CERTAIN 2007 -? 2009 MODEL YEAR AVALON AND RAV4 VEHICLES WITH A 2GR-FE (V6) ENGINE ... FOR PHASE THREE, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY... 89,000 RAV4 V6 (2007-2009 MODEL YEAR) VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE UNITED STATES. LAST YEAR, TOYOTA ALSO ANNOUNCED PHASES ONE AND TWO OF THIS LSC ON... RAV4 V6 (2006 MODEL YEAR)... TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE BETTER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT AND RECALL ALL RAV4 V6 WITH SIMILAR DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

WITH OUT ANY CAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON AT 55MPG THESE RAV4 NEVER HAS FRONT ACCIDENT AND NEVER REPLACE AIR BAGS .THE SERVICE MANGER AT PEP BOYS SAID THE COMPUTER ANALYZER SAID A BAD SENSOR AND AIR BAGS NOT GOING TO INFLATE IF WE HAS ACCIDENT . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V373000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THERE WAS A SECOND RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V383000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY YET AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL AND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN OCTOBER 2013. THE DEALER DETERMINED MY CAR NEEDED THE RECALL PART FIXED. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT DUE TO AVAILABILITY OF PARTS THE RECALL COULD NOT BE DONE UNTIL MID-FEBRUARY 2014. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOYOTA ON 2/10/14 WHO BOTH TELL ME IT WOULD BE "MID-FEBRUARY." IT WAS MID-FEBRUARY BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE RECEIVED. I CALLED TODAY, 2/26/14, AND NOW BEING TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE BETWEEN "MID-FEBRUARY AND MID-MARCH" BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE DEALER WOULD RECEIVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT. IN THE MEANTIME, THE CAR CONTINUES TO MAKE THE GRINDING SOUND. TOYOTA CONTINUES TO GIVE THE RUN AROUND ON THIS REPAIR. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN OCTOBER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V383000 (SUSPENSION) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/31/14*LJ

I WANT TO VOICE MY CONCERN ABOUT A RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH THE REAR SEAT BELT IN OUR RAV4. MY 5 YEAR OLD SON, WHILE IN HIS CAR SEAT( ATTACHED VIA THE LATCH SYSTEM), PULLED THE ADULT SEAT BELT DOWN (SINCE IT WAS NOT BEING USED FOR HIS CAR SEAT) AND LOOPED IT AROUND HIS HEAD. WE COULD NOT REMOVE THE SEAT BELT FROM HIS HEAD BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RELEASE. THE BELT KEPT TIGHTENING AND WE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO AVOID HIM BEING STRANGLED TO DEATH. THE BELT LEFT MARKS ON HIS NECK FOR A DAY BUT HE WAS UNINJURED. *TR

OUR 2006 RAV4 CREATES A GROWLING SOUND FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AREA WHEN DRIVING AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THE SOUND GOES AWAY WHEN ACCELERATING ABOVE 40 MPH. THE NOISE IS BECOMING MORE PRONOUNCED WITH TIME. TWICE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. RESEARCH ONLINE LOCATED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB-0080-13 WHICH DISCUSSES SYMPTOMS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT OUR RAV IS EXPERIENCING. A CALL TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP RESULTED IN BEING INFORMED THAT DETERIORATION OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLING DUE TO CONTAMINATED BEARING COULD BE THE PROBLEM, AND THAT ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR COST IS $1,925. I ASKED IF FAILURE OF THE COUPLING COULD BE CATASTROPHIC, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE ANSWER WAS NOT LIKELY UNLESS DRIVING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES. THIS VEHICLE IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED, AND HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AN IMPENDING FAILURE OF THE DRIVETRAIN. IS THIS A FLAW IN THE ENGINEERING/DESIGN THAT WENT INTO THIS VEHICLE? WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE BEYOND INFORMING OTHERS IN THE INTEREST OF THEIR PERSONAL SAFETY? *TR

I HAVE BEEN CHANGING MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES / 3 MONTHS OR LESS THIS RAV4 IS NOT LEAKING OIL AND NOT PUTTING SOOT OUT OR BLOWING BLUE SMOKE OUT THE TAIL PIPE SHOWING THAT IT IS BURNING OIL. NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR OIL LIGHTS CAME ON UNTIL THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. BY THIS TIME IT WAS TOO LATE. I TOOK MY RAV4 TO GOODYEAR AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO PUT 4.5 QUARTS OF OIL IN WHICH IS HOW MUCH THE RAV4 TAKES. THEY ALSO STATED THEY DID NOT SEE ANY OIL LEAKS ANYWHERE. THIS IS THE BASE MODEL FOUR CYLINDER MODEL. OIL SHOULD NOT BE GONE IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES ESPECIAL WITH AN ENGINE THAT HAS LESS THAT 150000 MILES TODAY. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA AND THAT EVERYONE THAT ENCOUNTERS THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COMPISATED FOR THE KBB FAIR VALUE AT THE TIME IT HAPPENS FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE THE PEOPLE BUY CARS THAT SHOULD LAST AND NOT BE STUCK IN A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR A FACTORY DEFECT THAT DOES NOT EVEN WARN US OF LOW OIL. *TR