2007 Toyota RAV4 complaints

WHILE INFLATING A CUSTOMER'S TIRES THE VALVE STEM BROKE. *TR

CURRENT MILEAGE ON CAR IS 114,000. SINCE CAR TURNED 94,000 HAS HAD INTERNAL OIL LEAK AND NEED TO ADD 2.5 Q OF OIL APPROX EVERY 1,500-2,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC JUST FOUND OUT THAT IN 2011, TOYOTA PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON THIS CAR MAKE AND MODEL YEAR, AND OTHER TOYOTAS DUE TO A FAULTY PISTON ASSEMBLY. THEY ONLY COVER THIS REPAIR UP UNTIL 60,000 MILES. THIS IS AN ENGINE DEFECT AND MILEAGE SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. COST TO REPAIR IS $5,500 ACCORDING TO MY TOYOTA DEALER. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. PAYING OVER $5,000 FOR A VEHICLE REPAIR BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S FAULTY ENGINE SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA PAY FOR THIS!! THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. I SPOKE WITH A SUPERVISOR AT TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO FOR ME (EXCEPT OFFER ME A SLIGHT INCENTIVE TOWARD BUYING A NEW CAR - I WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN!) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V383000 (SUSPENSION) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS MODEL TOYOTA HAS A RECORD OF STUCK OIL RINGS CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH LEADS TO FAILURE OF ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SEE NEW YORK TIMES OCT 14,2011 AND THE HUNDREDS OF ON LINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT USING ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 1 K MILES. IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR MY TECHNICIAN DID A COMPLETE CHECK WITH OIL CHANGE, IN JAN THIS YEAR THE OIL WAS DOWN ONE QUART AND IN FEB. I DID ANOTHER OIL CHANGE WITH ONLY TWO QUARTS OF OIL LEFT IN THE PAN WHEN IT TAKES 4-1/2 QUARTS. I TOOK MY RAV 4 TO THE DEALER(4-23-2013) I BOUGHT IT FROM AND WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT I WAS TOLD THE OIL RINGS GET STUCK AND I NEED AN ENGINE REPAIR FOR $3,000 PLUS TAX. I HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT AND I GOT A WRITTEN DOCUMENT WITH THE REPAIR THAT IS NEEDED DOCUMENTED. THIS "NEEDS" TO BE A RECALL ITEM. IF A CAR DOING 70MPH HAS AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL THEN THE PERSON WILL LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL LEADING TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND MOST LIKELY DEATH. TOYOTA DID TWO RECALLS ON MY CAR IN APRIL, DOOR SWITCH NEEDED A DROP OF OIL AND REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE RE-TORQUED. MADE A BIG DEAL OUT OF WHAT COST PENNIES TO FIX. NOW A $3,000 ENGINE REPAIR AND WE NEED TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT OR CLASS ACTION SUIT OR PLEAD TO YOU TO HELP US GET THIS A RECALL ITEM. *TR

OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN WENT OFF. STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO CHECK OIL, THERE WAS NONE IN THE TANK AND I HAD HAD AN OIL CHANGE LESS THAN 1,500 MILES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I ADDED 3 QUARTS OF OIL TO MY ENGINE AND NOT 3 WEEKS LATER, HAD TO ADD 2 MORE QUARTS BECAUSE IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN! UPON FURTHER RESEARCH AS TO WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH RAV4'S MODEL YEARS 2006-2008, AND THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM, THEY ARE STATING THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS WITHIN TOYOTA'S ACCEPTABLE LIMITS! HOW CAN THAT BE? A CAR SHOULD NOT GO THROUGH 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN 3 WEEKS! ALSO, TOYOTA IS STATING THAT THE ONLY FIX FOR THIS IS TO EITHER REPLACE THE ENGINE OR DO A COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILD TO THE TUNE OF $5,000-$7,000!! FOR A CAR THAT HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT! IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, WHY DO THEY CONTINUE TO LET IT BE OK? THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO VEHICLES THIS YOUNG. LUCKILY IT HASN'T BEEN FOR ME YET, BUT FOR OTHERS IT HAS, AND TOYOTA SHOULD DO THEIR PART TO FIX A DEFECT IN THEIR ENGINE DESIGN. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 EXPERIENCED SOME HEAVY KNOCKING ON FRIDAY NOV. 29TH. I TOOK IT INTO KOST TIRE AND MUFFLER IN CLARK SUMMIT, PA TO HAVE THEN TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF OIL AT THE TIME. I DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 8.5 MILES AFTER LEAVING KOST BEFORE DECIDING TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SCRANTON ON SUNDAY. ON MONDAY MORNING TOYOTA SAID THE CAR ARRIVED WITH NO OIL. HOW COULD THIS BE? THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE KOST PARKING LOT, IN MY DRIVEWAY OR ON THE TOW TRUCK BED ( CAN BE VERIFIED BY ALL SOURCES). IF THE CAR WERE TO HAVE SPILT A FULL ENGINE OF OIL THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOME KIND OF EVIDENCE(BURNING SMELL, SIGHT OF LOST OIL, CAR SMOKING -BUT THERE WAS NOTHING). TOYOTA HAS DENIED THE WARRANTY CLAIM DUE TO WHAT THEY SAY IS LACK OF ENGINE LUBRICATION. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BOGUS. AFTER READING SOME ONLINE BLOG I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO OWN 2007 RAV4'S WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

CAR IS CONSUMING OIL, CONSUMES MOST ENGINE OIL IN A 1,000 MILES. OIL CHECK REVEALS NO OIL WITHOUT ANY WARNING OIL LIGHT. THE ENGINE COULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4S. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID NOT DISCLOSE THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE 01/20/13 THAT MY RAV4 HAS BEEN LOW ON OIL. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED, AND HAVE CHECKED IT MYSELF, AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE SO LOW IT DOESN'T EVEN REGISTER ON THE DIPSTICK, AND ONLY AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 1000 MILES. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE HAD TO ADD ANYWHERE FROM 1-3 QUARTS OF OIL TO GET IT TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE ON THE DIPSTICK. THERE ARE NO LEAKS UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND THERE'S NO NOTICEABLE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE YEARS OF RAV4 VEHICLES. I AM SCARED TO CONTINUE DRIVING, WITH HAVING TO CONSTANTLY CHECK THE OIL, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE AS I DON'T HAVE A SECOND VEHICLE. I FEEL TOYOTA HAS LEFT ME HOLDING THE BAG FOR A DEFECT THEY WON'T ADMIT IS THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT/ENGINEERING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 I BOUGHT IT ON 06/21/11 USED WITH 51,251 MILES IN EXCELLENT SHAPE IN A HOLLER DEALER I PURCHASED AN EXTRA INSURANCE FROM TOYOTA DEALER WHICH PROMISED FREE OIL CHANGE, ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I DID A REGULAR CHECK I CHECKED THE OIL TO MY SURPRISE THERE WAS NO OIL I PUT 2 AND A HALF QUARTS OF OIL IN THE VEHICLE I FIND IT WEIRD OR RARE THIS SITUATION BUT I DID NOTHING AT THE TIME SO ON 11/26/13 I CHECKED IT AGAIN NO OIL AND WHAT'S AMAZING IS THE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON LIKE THE FIRST TIME. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE OIL CONSUMPTION TO MY SHOCK I FIND THAT THE TOYOTA RAV4 2006-2008 HAVE A PROBLEM THAT WAS TRACED TO THE PISTON ASSEMBLY AND RINGS. I ALSO FOUND OUT A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME SITUATION WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH A TOYOTA RAV4 I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A PROBLEM TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND FIX THIS ISSUE I ALSO ASK FOR SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THE TOYOTA DEALER THE TYPE OF OIL THEY USE TO REPLACE THE OIL SINCE ONCE I SMELLED THE OIL FROM THE DIPSTICK IT SMELLED NOT NORMAL LIKE IT SHOULD IN CONCLUSION I ASK THIS ISSUE TO BE HANDLED WITH IMMEDIATELY. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE CAR STOPPED PERFORMING PROPERLY. SHAKING AND NO ACCELERATION. HE HAD TO REDUCE SPEED AND WAVE PEOPLE PAST HIM ON A 2-LANE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, THE NEXT DAY WITH THE SAME DIFFICULTY. DROVE WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON. MY MECHANIC REPORTED THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 1 QUART OF OIL, AND THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. I FELT THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE. NEVER ANY OIL IN DRIVEWAY. OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED WITHIN LAST 4 MONTHS AND 4000 MILES. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 63000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. THE CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. IT MAKES NO SENSE. COST FOR NEW ENGINE IS $7,000. I DID SOME RESEARCH. GOOGLE "TOYOTA OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE". NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA EVEN HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0094-11 THAT DESCRIBES THIS VERY ISSUE FOR THIS VERY MAKE AND VIN. ONLY IT ISN'T A RECALL, AND UNLESS YOU ARE A DEALER SERVICE CENTER YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE BULLETIN. SO UNFORTUNATELY, THE WAY TOYOTA IS HANDLING THIS, YOU LEARN ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLY AFTER THE CAR GIVES OUT. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER USED THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY! WITH MY 16 AND 13 YEAR OLD SONS AS PASSENGERS! IT IS PLAIN LUCK THAT THE CAR DIDN'T GIVE OUT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THEM ALL IN RUSH HOUR MORNING TRAFFIC. THIS ENGINE DEFECT IS ALL WELL DOCUMENTED. IT SEEMS LIKE TOYOTA IS DUCKING AND DODGING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IN THEIR VERY OWN SERVICE BULLETIN? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? *UPDATED 12/17/13

THIS MODEL TOYOTA HAS A RECORD OF STUCK OIL RINGS CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH LEADS TO FAILURE OF ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SEE NEW YORK TIMES OCT 14,2011 AND THE HUNDREDS OF ON LINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT USING ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 1 K MILES. IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR MY DEALER DID A COMPLETE CHECK WITH OIL CHANGE, IN JUNE THE OIL WAS DOWN ONE QUART AND IN SEPTEMBER I DID ANOTHER OIL CHANGE WITH ONLY TWO QUARTS OF OIL LEFT IN THE PAN WHEN IT TAKES 4-1/2 QUARTS. I TOOK MY RAV 4 TO THE DEALER(11-23-2013) I BOUGHT IT FROM AND WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT I WAS TOLD THE OIL RINGS GET STUCK AND I NEED AN ENGINE REPAIR FOR $2,660 PLUS TAX AND MOST LIKELY A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR $2,500. I HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT AND I GOT A WRITTEN DOCUMENT WITH THE REPAIR THAT IS NEEDED DOCUMENTED. THIS "NEEDS" TO BE A RECALL ITEM. IF A CAR DOING 70MPH HAS AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL THEN THE PERSON WILL LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL LEADING TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND MOST LIKELY DEATH. TOYOTA DID TWO RECALLS ON MY CAR IN APRIL, DOOR SWITCH NEEDED A DROP OF OIL AND REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE RE-TORQUED. MADE A BIG DEAL OUT OF WHAT COST PENNIES TO FIX. NOW A $2,660 ENGINE REPAIR AND WE NEED TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT OF CLASS ACTION SUIT OR PLEAD TO YOU TO HELP US GET THIS A RECALL ITEM. *TR

MY WIFE NOTICED OIL LITE CAME ON AND WENT OFF IN A SPLIT SECOND . AFTER THAT THE CAR SHUT OFF CAR WAS CHECKED NO OIL . MOTOR BLEW UP . CALLED TOYOTA AND REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING . HAD TO PUT A JASPER ENGINE IN. COST OUT OF POCKET $4990.00 AND $1000.00 TO INSTALL NEW ENGINE . I BELIEVE WITH ALL THE OTHER REVEIWS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND POOR ENGINE DESIGN TOYOTA NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE THAT CUSTOMERS HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET . I HAVE MY PAPER WORK FOR PROOF AND MECHANIC ALSO . IF ANY INFO ON THIS PLEASE EMAIL ME ASAP [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY A TUG AT THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING TURNS EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. MOST NOTABLE AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THIS NOISE STARTED THIS SUMMER AT AROUND 32000 MILES AND IS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE STEERING. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 36000 MILES. FROM READING COMMENTS ON LINE THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 RAV 4. IS TOYOTA GOING TO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? THEY MOST CERTAINLY SHOULD! *TR

MUFFLER RUSTED. *TR

REAR SWAY BAR LINKS RUSTED OFF ON BOTH SIDES. *TR

THERE IS A LOUD "THUD" SOUND COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN WHEN MAKING TURNS (LEFT OR RIGHT). THE SOUND HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR, BUT HAS BECOME FAR WORSE VERY QUICKLY SINCE SEPTEMBER 2013. I CAN TELL THE STEERING WHEEL IS HITTING SOMETHING INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN (THE SOUND PLUS A TUG AT THE WHEEL WHEN I TURN THE CAR). I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND WANT TO BE SURE THERE IS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE FIRST RECALL DONE FOR THE LOWER SUSPENSION ARM RECALL C0J AND RECEIVED AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION FOR A REVISED RECALL CSJ SAYING IT IS NOT YET AVAILABLE IN MY AREA. THIS PAST WEEKEND I HAD WORK DONE ON MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THE PIN IN MY LOWER SUSPENSION ARM IS BROKE AND I SHOULD HAVE IT FIXED ASAP. I CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE RECALL IS NOT BEING DONE IN MY AREA AS OF YET. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE WHO INFORMED ME THE RECALL IS NOT BEING DONE IN MY AREA AND TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AT THE DEALER AND THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS NOT WORKING FAST ENOUGH TO REMEDY. I HAVE BEEN VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE NUMBER OF RECALLS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME OFF OF WORK THIS HAS CAUSED ME. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND AFTER SRS DIAGNOSIS TEST FOUND CLOCK SPRING BAD. ESTIMATED REPAIR $522.50. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT WHAT I AM ANNOUNCING AT THE MOMENT, BUT MERELY TO OUTLINE THE PROBLEM OF THE OIL BURNING ON THE RAV 4. THIS PROBLEM IS COSTING ME ADDITIONAL MONIES THAT WAS NOT CATERED FOR THAT PURPOSE. I AM PURCHASING MORE THAN THE USUAL AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL AT THE STORE THAN I WOULD BUY. I SIMPLY NEED TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE/PROBLEM AND FIX IT. MY VEHICLE IS RELATIVELY NEW AND THERE IS NO REASON THAT I SHOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE, NOT FOR A SEVEN YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THE AUTHORITIES CAN AMELIORATE THIS SITUATION FOR ALL TOYOTA OWNERS THAT ARE FACED WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND FIX THE ENGINE BURNING OIL PROBLEM...UPDATED 11-06-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUCKING NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,851.

CLUNK NOISE FROM L\R STEERING AND EXCESS PLAY IN STEERING DIAGNOSED AGAIN..AND (COST ME $59..AT DEALER).. AS PROBLEM WITH STEERING SHAFT\INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ..WAS QUOTED $428 TO CORRECT..THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN 2009 @ 27,477 MILES AT WHICH DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT @ NOCHARGE AS WAS UNDER WARRANTY..UNDER TSB 0318-08 AND TSB327.. USING PART NOS..45221 & 45260.. I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH REPLACING DEFECTIVE PARTS WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS( OR BAD TSBS) ..NEVER HAD THIS KINDA PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER TOYOTA OR VEHICLE..THIS SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL AS I REFUSED TO PAY AGAIN FOR A SAME ISSUE. *TR

I STARTED EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. RIGHT NOW, IT'S REALLY BAD. I TOOK IT IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT 62K MILES AND THEY SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AT A COST OF $6,400 OUT OF OWNER'S POCKET. THEY SAID IT HAD BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY FOR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE I TOOK IT IN HENCE, COST TO OWNER. I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA HEAD QUARTERS AND THEY OFFERED TO REIMBURSE $1K AFTER I SEND THEM RECEIPT OF REPAIRS, SINCE THEY SAID MY WARRANTY EXPIRED NOT LONG BEFORE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A KIND GESTURE BUT I DIDN'T HAVE $5,400 TO SPEND ON THOSE REPAIRS, SO I DIDN'T TAKE THEM UP ON THAT OFFER. I ASKED ABOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE STATED MODEL, AND THEY SAID I MAY HAVE SEEN THIS REPORTED FREQUENTLY IN FORUMS ONLINE, BUT UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE REPORT THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA'S HEAD QUARTERS THEY WON'T HAVE GROUNDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND CONTINUES TO GET LOUDER AN IS NOW ACCOMPANIED BY VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HOPE TOYOTA SEES THE NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL SOON. *TR

MY RAV4 HAS BEEN CONSUMING LOTS OF ENGINE OIL LATELY AND I HAVE TO GET THE OIL REFILLED FOR COUPLE OF MONTHS THIS YEAR BEFORE ITS SERVICE IS DUE. ON 10/18/13, THE CHECK ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT AGAIN STARTED SO I TOOK IT TO GET THE OIL REFILLED AND THE SERVICE GUY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK AFTER A WEEK SO WE CAN CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AGAIN. SO IT TOOK IT BACK ON 10/26/13 AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT MY RAV4 HAD BURNED I QUART OIL IN JUST 8 DAYS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I READ SIMILAR REVIEWS IN EDMUNDS WEBSITE REGARDING THIS ENGINE OIL ISSUE WITH RAV4 MODELS. IS THERE ANY SOLUTION? MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR ON HIGHWAY, I HEARD A LOW NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE CAR THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING IN THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION BROKE. SINCE THIS TIME, THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND MAKES A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10 MPH AND 30 MPH WHEN YOU GO OVER SMALL BUMPS. IT SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN SPRING OR SHOCK ABSORBER OR SOME OTHER COMPONENT OF THE REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS LOOSE OR BROKEN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE, OR LETTING OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVE THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS. *TR

REAR SWAY BAR LINKAGE BROKE. VERY CORRODED. $240 FIX. *TR

HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WRECK THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF THE RAV4 AND NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF. AND MY INS COMPANY TOTAL THE RAV4 AND DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN TO THE OTHER CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,633.

9/30/2013 I BACKED OUT MY CAR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, AFTER PUTTING IT IN DRIVE AND STARTED DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LEAPED FORWARD, TOO FAST FOR THE INTENDED SPEED AND THEN CAME TO A GRINDING HALT, I COULD NOT PUT IT IN REVERSE AND I SHUT IT OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION I COULD NOT STAY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT A BLOCK TO ONE OF MY CLIENTS. AFTER AN HOUR I STARTED THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AWAY, CAR DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT GEARS WHEN PICKING UP SPEED AND I FELT THE CARE WAS UNSAFE AS WELL AS UNABLE TO DRIVE ON A FREEWAY. AAA WAS CALLED AND TOWED TO TOYOTA.10/1/2013 THE CAUSE FOR SURGE AND NO REVERSE WAS SUSPECTED TO BE CAUSED BY LOW FLUID LEVEL IN TRANSMISSION. THE BEAVERTON TOYOTA SERVICE REP ([XXX]) TOLD ME THAT LOW LEVELS OF FLUID WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO EVENTUALLY STOP AND UNABLE TO SHIFT. ONE QUART OF TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ADDED, NO LEAKS WERE DETECTED AND MY CAR WAS TAKEN ON A ROAD TEST AND RETURN CAR WAS RECOMMENDED BY TAS, WHATEVER THAT MEANS. I FELT THAT THE CAR DID DRIVE DIFFERENT, THE SOUND OF THE GEAR SHIFTING AND THE WAY THE CAR REACTED WAS DIFFERENT, HOWEVER IF THE PROFESSIONALS FROM BEAVERTON TOYOTA DID A TEST DRIVE THEY WOULD HAVE NOTICED TOO, IT?S THEIR JOB. ON10/6/2013 LATE AFTERNOON, MY CAR CAME TO A GRINDING HALT RIGHT IN THE DRIVING LANE I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MPH. IT FELT I HIT A WALL HOW THE CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND SOUND OF LOTS OF GRINDING METAL. I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO TOYOTA AGAI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING A HARD TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED FOR TWO YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. KMJ

OBVIOUS CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING, ESPECIALLY IN TURNS. I FOUND OUT THROUGH ROUTINE MAINT. AT A TOYOTA DEALER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH STEERING LINKAGE. I WENT OUT ONLINE AND SEE THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON HOW TO FIX THIS, BUT ALSO I READ NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL. OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE SADDLED WITH THE COSTS, WHEN IT IS A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW. PLEASE ADDRESS, THANK YOU. *JS

KNOCK AND SUDDEN SHIFT OF STEERING WHEEL. NOISE APPEARED TO COME FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE AND ALONG THE STEERING COLUMN OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. HAS GROWN WORSE WITH USE, BUT VEHICLE ONLY HAS 30,250 MILES. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE; DANGER OF LOSS OF STEERING. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *JS

MY STEERING MECHANISM HAS BEEN MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, AND GRADUALLY, OVER A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS, IT HAS GOTTEN LOUDER. AT LAST SERVICE, I INQUIRED ABOUT THE NOISE AND WAS TOLD, IT WAS NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT... NORMAL WEAR-N-TEAR. COULD IT BE INVESTIGATED TO SEE IF IT SHOULD BE AN ISSUE TO BE DEALT WITH THRU A RECALL. I HAVE READ A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED THAT SRS AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE VEHICLES DRIVER AIRBAG IS INOPERATIVE. TOOK INTO TOYOTA DEALER, AND WAS TOLD IT HAD A BAD SPIRAL CABLE/CLOCK SPRING, AND AIRBAG MODULE ACTUATOR. WAS QUOTED REPAIR PRICE OF $ 1297.00. WHEN I CALLED THEM BACK ASKING FOR THE 2 ERROR CODES READ IN DIAGNOSTICS, A DIFFERENT SERVICE ADVISER INFORMED IT WAS ONLY 1 CODE, B1801, WHICH IS FOR SPIRAL CABLE, AND NOT AIRBAG ACTUATOR TOO. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE, AND REPAIRED BY TOYOTA, SINCE MY DRIVER'S AIRBAG IS INOPERATIVE. *TR

NO ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED YET, BUT CONCERNED ABOUT POPPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN MAY BECOME AN ISSUE AT SOME POINT. TOYOTA SAYS VEHICLE IS SAFE BUT CONTINUOUS POPPING SOUND IN STEERING COLUMN HAS US CONCERNED. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN 2009 AND TOYOTA REPLACED PARTS IN STEERING COLUMN TO FIX IT. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS OUT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM, IN 2011 PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, WELL THE WARRANTY IS OUT AND TO FIX PROBLEM IS A LARGE OUT OF POCKET COST.

TURNING FROM ONE STREET ONTO ANOTHER AT <5MPH A POP OCCURRED IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY I FELT A DRAG AND STOPPED. ON THE STREET, EXITING VEHICLE I OBSERVED REAR DRIVER'S WHEEL TILTED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE VERTICAL. HAD VEHICLE REMOVED TO MY GARAGE WHERE REAR SUSPENSION SUPPORT WAS REPLACED. NOW JUMPING HOOPS TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FROM TOYOTA. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF RECALL ONLY TO FIND AFTER LOCAL REPAIR THAT TOYOTA WAS PLANNING A RECALL AND THEN RECEIVING TODAY (SEPT. 7, 2013) FROM NHTSA THE OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 13V383) THE ISSUANCE FINALLY OF SUCH A RECALL. GIVEN THAT TOYOTA, OVER A YEAR AGO ("TOYOTA IS GOING TO RECALL SOME 778,000 VEHICLES SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE OF A REAR-SUSPENSION FAILURE. BUT NOT JUST YET. FIRST, IT HAS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM." -BY LAURENT BELSIE, BUSINESS EDITOR / AUGUST 2, 2012 , CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) KNEW OF THE PROBLEM IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT SUCH A DELAY OCCURRED. HAD THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURRED ON A MAJOR, HIGH-SPEED HIGHWAY, MORE LIKELY THAN NOT I WOULD NOT BE COMPOSING THIS MESSAGE TODAY.

AT 44,000 MILES MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 DEVELOPED A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STEERING SYSTEM WHEN TURNING. AS TIME WENT ON THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION ONLY GOT WORSE. I FOUND A TSB WHICH APPEARED TO DEAL WITH THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING, T-SB-0318-08. I ALSO DISCOVERED SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS MYSELF. MY VEHICLE, IDENTIFIED BY VIN, WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE TAHARA PLANT AND WAS AFFECTED BY THE TSB. IN MY RESEARCH I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS TSB AND A DIFFERENT PART THAT WAS BEING USED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. THIS IS CLEARLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA MUST CONFRONT AND ADDRESS WITH A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. OBVIOUSLY THE PART INSTALLED ORIGINALLY WAS DEFECTIVE. TOYOTA SUBSEQUENTLY A REPLACEMENT PART THAT IN DUE COURSE WAS ALSO DEEMED TO BE DEFECTIVE SO THEY DEVELOPED A THIRD PART. THE PART IN QUESTION IS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. AS A RESPONSIBLE GRANDPARENT THERE IS NO WAY IN THE WORLD THAT I WAS GOING TO LET THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT POSSIBLY INJURING MY GRANDCHILD. THE QUOTE FROM THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS $1100 TO DO THE REPAIR AND ALIGNMENT (WHICH THE TSB SAYS IS UNNECESSARY IF THE REPAIR WAS DONE CORRECTLY). I HAD A CERTIFIED TOYOTA MECHANIC COMPLETE THE REPAIR FOR UNDER $700. NOW I AM WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND IDENTIFY THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AS A SAFETY RECALL SO THAT ALL OF THE THOUSANDS OF RESPONSIBLE RAV4 OWNERS W

I HEAR A CLUNK. POP OR KNOCK-TYPE NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0318-08, A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION, THAT IS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE BOTH STEERING AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS (NO. 1 AND NO. 2.). THE TSB EXPRESSLY STATES THAT THE REPAIR IS COVERED ONLY UNDER THE 3 YEAR/ 36K MILESTOYOTA COMPREHENSIVE WARRANTY. MANY OWNERS OF THE RAV OF THIS ERA HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, AND IT OFTEN OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. ALSO, MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SOUND GETTING WORSE OVER TIME IF NOT FIXED. ( THIS INFORMATION IS FREQUENTLY STATED IN FORUMS AND BLOGS ABOUT THIS ERA RAV 4). I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL, AT SOME POINT, RESULT IN NEGATIVE STEERING EFFECTS, IF NOT LOSS OF STEERING. AS SUCH, TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO INITIATE A RECALL CAMPAIGN TO FIX THIS TSB PROBLEM UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,500.

WITH THE ENGINE ON, WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC CONGESTION OR RED LIGHT, PEDAL BRAKES GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. IT IS AT THE MECHANIC FOR A WEEK NOW, TRYING TO REPAIR IT. BRAKE PUMP WAS REPLACED, STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THIS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS THE AIRBAG TO INFLATE DURING A FRONTAL OR SIDE IMPACT CRASH. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. ON THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE SPIRAL CLOCK CABLE WHICH RESIDES UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND IS AN INTRICATE PART OF THE SAFETY, DRIVER SIDE AND OTHER AIRBAGS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. IF THIS PART WAS NOT REPLACED THEN I COULD BE FATALLY HURT OR KILLED IF THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT TOYOTA HAD DONE A RECALL ON THIS EXACT PART BUT ONLY ON THE TOYOTA TACOMA, THIS EFFECTED OVER 700,000 VEHICLES RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS DONE TO MY VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A MESSAGE BACK FROM THEM STATING THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PART PLUS THE TAX BUT NOT FOR THE LABOR CHARGES, THEY CLAIM THAT THE LABOR CHARGES WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED DUE TO THE NUMBER OF MILES ON MY VEHICLE, BUT IF THEY HAD INCLUDED THE RAV4S IN THE RECALL THE LABOR CHARGES WOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. I HAVE HAD MORE THAN 4 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE DONE IN JUST THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. ALTHOUGH I AM GRATEFUL THAT I AM RECEIVING THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PART AND TAX I THINK THAT THE LABOR SHOULD BE INCLUDED, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PART WAS A MAJOR RECALL ON OTHER MODELS. *TR

I HAVE JUST EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE AND IT DIDN'T WANT TO STOP. I ENDED UP BUMPING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS I CONTINUED TO BRAKE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL SURGING AND WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. I CALLED MOUNTAIN STATES TOYOTA HERE IN DENVER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. THE SERVICE MANAGER, OF COURSE, IS TELLING ME THAT IF THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE IT AND IT IS NOT SHOWING ERROR CODES(WHICH IT ISN'T) THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN DO. I TOLD HIM I WANTED THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM THOROUGHLY INSPECTED...WHICH HE WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR UNLESS THEY DO FIND AN ISSUE. BY WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET, IT IS USELESS TO TAKE IT IN AS TOYOTA IS IGNORING THE ISSUE, THINKING THEY FIXED IT WITH THE FLOOR MATS. I HAD THE FLOOR MATS REPLACED ON THAT RECALL WELL BEFORE THIS ISSUE CAME UP. I HAVE ALSO HAD MANY EXPERIENCES WITH THE ENGINE SURGING AND HESITATING WITH THE TACH SHOWING THE SURGE. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND CANNOT BE REPRODUCED, BUT IT IS GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. I NOW BELIEVE THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE ACCELERATION ISSUE I DESCRIBED ABOVE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW AS IT COULD HAPPEN ON A BUSY STREET AND REALLY HURT SOMEONE AND ME. *TR

CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT LOW ENGINE OIL AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE REP CALLED IT INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE AND SEEMED VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. I EXPECTED ALOT MORE THAN 100000 MILES OUT OF THIS CAR BEFORE A MAJOR REPAIR LIKE THIS. *TR

MY 8 MONTH OLD BABY WAS AUTO- LOCKED IN THE CAR ON AN 80 DEGREE SUNNY DAY! I DOUBLE CLICKED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY CAR'S KEY FOB ON APPROACH, OPENED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND PUT MY CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT AND PUT MY PURSE (KEYS ON TOP) IN THE FLOOR WITH THE DIAPER BAG. ENTIRE CAR STILL UNLOCKED, I CLOSED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND WALKED AROUND TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO GET IN. THE CAR BEEPED ALOUD BEFORE I COULD GRAB THE DOOR HANDLE TO GET IN, LOCKING ALL DOORS OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WAS A MECHANIC ON THE SAME STREET I WAS ON, BUT IT STILL TOOK 15 MINUTES START TO FINISH TO FINALLY GET MY CHILD OUT. UPON READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL, IT STATED THAT THERE IS A 30 SECOND TIMER FOR THE AUTOLOCK FEATURE THAT AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IF A DOOR IS NOT OPENED IN THAT TIME AFTER BEING UNLOCKED. I HAD, HOWEVER, OPENED THE REAR DOOR TO PLACE THE CHILD IN HIS SEAT. THERE IS NO WAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN ERROR ON MY PART AS I WAS NOT ONLY OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT LOCKED ITSELF, BUT THERE ARE NO LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTONS IN THE CAR EXCEPT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHICH I HAD YET TO ENTER. SO I COULD NOT HAVE EVEN HIT ONE BY ACCIDENT. *TR

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAG SENSOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO HER LOCAL DEALER, THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL, AND THEREFORE, THEY CHARGED HER FOR THE INSPECTION. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING MAKES A LOUD CLONKING SOUND WHEN TURNING VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. DEFECTIVE PART IN ALL 06-08 RAV4'S. *TR

I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER BECAUSE OF ANNOYING RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT, AND WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DEFECTIVE STEERING RACK MADE NOISE AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED (ESTIMATED COST OF $1,984 INCLUDING PART AND LABOR COSTS), OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE COULD BREAK DOWN. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE (OCCURRING IN PARTICULAR TO THOSE RAV4 2006-2008 PRODUCED IN SHOKKI, JAPAN) AND TOYOTA OFFERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING RACK IF A VEHICLE IS UNDER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. TOYOTA HAS DOCUMENTED THIS ISSUE--REFER TO T-SB-0308-08, OCTOBER 8, 2008. APPARENTLY MY RAV4 IS OVER 6 YEARS OLD (BUT ONLY RAN 31,400 MILES) AND NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I TALKED TO TOYOTA NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND TOYOTA DECLINED TO REPAIR THE PART AT THEIR COST. I DEMAND THAT NHTSA/DOT TAKE AN ACTION TO INVESTIGATE THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE SO AS TO PREVENT RAV4 DRIVERS FROM FACING FATAL ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A FREEWAY WHEN A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE, HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED. AND AS IT ENDS UP THE RAV4, WHICH HAD EVERY SINGLE SERVICE ON TIME AND WITHOUT PROBLEMS, HAD SOMEHOW BURNED UP ALL IT'S ENGINE OIL AND CAUSED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE TOYOTA DEALER REFUSE TO EXPLAIN HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TO A PERFECTLY HEALTHY CAR AND REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS EXACT PROBLEM IN HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2007 RAV4'S. IN ADDITION, THEY FAIL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUS FAULT OF THEIRS AND CONTINUE TO PUT THEIR "VALUED" CUSTOMERS IN DANGER AS THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEFT WITH ONLY 1/2 QUART OF OIL FROM THE PREVIOUS SERVICE WHICH WAS 4 MOS PRIOR TO THIS WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE DESTROYED. I HAVE NO IDEA, AND AM BEING KEPT IN THE DARK, ABOUT WHY THE ENGINE LOST OIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE FWD, ENGINE AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V113000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PROBLEM EXISTED BEFORE THE RECALL AND PERSISTED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FIVE TIMES DUE TO THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

THIS CAR IS BURNING (NOT LEAKING) OIL. I GOT MY OIL CHANGED (AT 3000 MILE INTERVAL) TODAY AND THE MECHANIC SAYS THERE WAS ALMOST NO OIL LEFT IN THE ENGINE. MY LAST OIL CHANGE WAS 3 MONTHS AGO AND I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM THEN. *TR

MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WENT ON. RIGHT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THERE WAS A RECALL FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT THERE COULD BE AN ISSUE WITH AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT TURNING ON. WHEN I CHECKED WITH TOYOTA DEALER, THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS FOR SOMETHING ELSE RELATED TO AIRBAG SENSOR AND THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH CAR'S CLOCK SPRING AND IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, I WAS WARNED THAT AIRBAGS WON'T WORK IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. HOW COULD AN INTERNAL PART STOP WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN WHICH DOES NOT HAVE ANY USER INTERACTION. AND IF IT HAPPENED SO DUE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, TOYOTA SHOULD BE PROMPT TO OFFER A RECALL FOR SUCH A SAFETY INTENSIVE PART. *TR