2007 Toyota RAV4 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH SHE HEARD A SNAP AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS TURNED INWARD AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THE REAR TRAILING ARMS AND RODS WERE RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000. .

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 . REPORTED A LOUD CLUNKING IN THE STEERING. THE NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL KEEPS GETTING WORSE. CAN FEEL A CLUNKING IN THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPORTS, STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACING. MANY OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS. NOT MUCH HELP FROM TOYOTA IN ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA RAV4 07 WITH 5000MILES 3 YEARS AGO. RUNS GREAT, EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE, BUT NOTICED THAT AFTER TAKING A 700 MILE ROUND TRIP THAT WE HAD GONE THROUGH DARN NEAR A QUART OF OIL. NO VISIBLE SMOKE, NO LEAKS....WHAT GIVES? I WAS SURFING THE WEB THIS MORNING AND DID NOTICE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS REGARDING EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION IN VARIOUS TOYOTAS. TOYOTA WON'T FIX MY CAR AND SAID THAT WAS "NORMAL"...I WANT THE BIG GUY IN JAPAN KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. CAN YOU ELABORATE FOR ME. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP. *TR

THERE IS A LOUD "KLUNK" IN STEERING IN THE TURNS. TOYOTA DEALERS DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION, BUT NO RECALL. I FEEL UNSAFE AND ITS SOUNDS LIKE DEFECTIVE TO ME - MY TOYOTA RAV4 07 ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 40000 MILES. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY TAKE CARE OF THIS? I JUST WANT THOSE BIG GUYS IN JAPAN KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. I AM WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE ACTION. *TR

STEERING GEAR AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CAUSING PROBLEMS. A LOOSE THUNK SOUND IN STEERING WHILE TURNING CORNERS. ALSO SOME VIBRATIONS ON HIGHWAY. *TR

1. WHILE DRIVING A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 AT LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGED, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE RADIO SILENCED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE SAFELY STOPPED. NORMAL STEERING RESUMED RADIO CAME BACK ON AND CLUSTER LIGHTS STOPPED FLASHING. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MILES AND PARKED FOR APPRX. 1 HOUR. 2. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, AGAIN NO RADIO, BUT LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED TO FULL BRIGHTNESS. NO WARNING/FAULT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CAR WAS "JUMP-STARTED". WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING STALL, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGED AGAIN. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. THE CAR ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING NORMALLY. 3. WHILE LOADING THE CAR, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE REPEATEDLY 4 - 5 TIMES. THE TOYOTA OF WALNUT CREEK (CALIFORNIA) TECHNICIAN STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS A DISCHARGED BATTERY, CAUSING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST TO NOT OPERATE AND STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK CANNOT ENGAGE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK DID ENGAGE, NOT A LACK OF STEERING ASSIST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED HE "CANNOT DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, HE NOTICED THE SAME FAILURE EVEN AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE VEHICLE ON CRUISE CONTROL HE PUSHED THE CRUISE LEVER UP TO INCREASE THE SPEED AND THE RMPS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. HE STATED THAT THE RMPS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN DECREASED. HE REFUSED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN SPEED WAS DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. UPDATE 12/30/10*JB

CLUNK IN POWER STEERING AND/OR RACK-AND-PINION AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A SLOW SPEED (CAN BE HEARD AND FELT ON STEERING WHEEL). HAS BEEN REPORTED ORIGINALLY ON 10/03/07 (ODI# 102047400), AND AFTER THAT GLEN TOYOTA PERFORMED REPAIR AS DESCRIBED IN TSB ST001-08, BUT REPLACED THE ONLY 1 PART OUT OF 2 DESCRIBED IN TSB - NEW, REINFORCED PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GONE FOR A WHILE BUT RETURNED AS A RESULT OF UNCOMPLETED TSB REPAIR PERFORMED. *TR

KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE, BUT THEY WILL FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK REPORT 1008300034 AND WILL CHECK WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER' SIDE IN MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 IS DROOPING DOWN AND CAUSING SERIOUS VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE SECOND VISOR, AS I HAD TO REPLACE IT ONCE ABOUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE, AND AS I REMEMBER IT WAS NOT CHEAP TO REPLACE. NOW THE REPLACEMENT IS AT THE SAME CONDITION AND WILL NOT STAY UP. I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE BY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RAV4 AND OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA WOULD ALLOW THIS TYPE OF DEFECT TO CONTINUE IN THEIR OTHERWISE REPUTABLE VEHICLES. *TR

ENGINE APPEARS TO STALL UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE. RPM GAUGE SHOWS THE ENGINE SPEED FLUCTUATION. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF GEAR RAPIDLY WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND YOU ARE GOING UP AN INCLINE. *TR

OUR 2007 RAV4 RECENTLY DEVELOPED A CLUNKING SOUND WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. WE WANT TOYOTA TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, PREFERABLY THROUGH A RECALL, JUST AS GM IS DOING (FEB 2010 GM RECALL ON EPS). LOOKS LIKE MANY OF THE NEW EPS SYSTEMS MADE BY JAPANESE MANUFACTURER JTEKT ARE FAILING, AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE ARE SEEING ONLY THE BEGINNING OF A POTENTIALLY WORSE PROBLEM. STEERING IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH A PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA TO DO A RECALL, ESPECIALLY AFTER GM HAS DONE SO FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 - CLUNKING AND POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ADVISED BY MY SERVICE MANAGER TO REPLACE STEERING SHAFT BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THERE IS NOT A RECALL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROX A YEAR NOW WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE NOISE IS GETTING WORSE AND HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. I HOPE WE DO NOT HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BEFORE A RECALL IS DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND RECEIVED A JUMP START. AFTER RECEIVING THE JUMP START AND DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF A RECURRING FAILURE IF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE POTENTIAL OF A CRASH. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN" MY TOYOTA 2007 RAV4'S STEERING WHEEL MAKES KNOCKING, CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING SINCE SUMMER 2009 EVEN THOUGH IT STILL HAVE VERY LOW MILEAGE ON IT. MANY RAV4 OWNERS HAVE THESE PROBLEM AND PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA DO A RECALL ON THIS STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT OF A INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WHICH COULD COST UP TO $900. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TO THIS MATTER. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN" MY TOYOTA 2007 RAV4'S STEERING WHEEL MAKES KNOCKING, CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING SINCE JUNE 2010 EVEN THOUGH IT STILL HAVE VERY LOW MILEAGE ON IT. MANY RAV4 OWNERS HAVE THESE PROBLEM AND PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA DO A RECALL ON THIS STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT OF A INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WHICH COULD COST UP TO $900. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE MADE A TURN IN ANY DIRECTION IT MADE A CLANKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT SINCE THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE STEERING GEAR SHAFT, NUMBER ST001-08. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. SHE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO CHANGE THE TIRES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, EXTENSIVE DAMAGES TO THE DOOR AND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COST $5,000 TO REPAIR. THE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED BY YOKOHAMA, TIRE LINE WAS GEOLANDAR, SIZE 235/55/R18. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THEY ALSO INFORMED HER TO MAIL THE TIRES BACK TO THEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH SOME OF THE SERVICE COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH STEERING MECHANISM CAUSING A CRUNCHING FEELING IN HIS HANDS AND SOUNDS OF METAL GRINDING, ALMOST EVERY TIME THE WHEEL IS TURNED. *TGW

CLUNKING IN FRONT WHEN TURNING; DEALER SAYS THE LINKAGE IN STEERING SHAFT (CONNECTING THE TWO PIECES THAT IT IS COMPRISED OF) IS LOOSE AND CREATING THE NOISE - BUT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. $833 ESTIMATE TO REPAIR. PURCHASE AT 41,587 MILES - AT 45,442 WHENIT WAS CHECKED BY DEALER. DID NOT REPAIR (DO NOT HAVE FUNDS) AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN!!! SAME COMPLAINT FROM NUMEROUS OTHERS AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/RAV4/2007/STEERING/INDEX.SHTML. *TR

2007 TOYOTA RAV4. ACCELERATOR STUCK TWICE IN ONE MONTH PERIOD. DRIVER ABLE TO STOP SAFELY BOTH TIMES. PROBLEM REPORTED TO TOYOTA CORPORATE CARE. THEY SENT A REPRESENTATIVE WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS. VEHICLE OWNER, FEARING ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS, HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED AT CUSTOMERS EXPENSE. OLD ACCELERATOR PEDAL AVAILABLE. AS THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. IT DID NOT CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE, BUT WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN SHE RELEASED HER FOOT FROM THE PEDAL. SHE HAD TO FORCE THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN. THE CONSUMER THEN TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RE-STARTED IT AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. UPDATED IVOQ 08/12/10 *TR

WIFE ENTERED THE OUR 2007 TOYOTA RAV4, HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WENT TO START THE CAR, AND THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, KNOCKING HER OUT AND INJURING THE 15 YEAR OLD PASSENGERS ARM. *TR

I HAVE A STRONG POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY CAR. IT STARED VERY EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR ABOUT 7,000 MILES AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FEEL IT. IT IS NOW PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR THE WORK THAT NOW IS LOUDER THAN EVER. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU TURN WHEN AT A STOP EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS NOT A SERIOUS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL WEB PAGES WITH FEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SO IF IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE THEN WHEN IT BREAKS HOW WILL I BE ABLE TO STEER? FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA RAV4 AND THEY WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

ON JULY 20, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 WHEN I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MY SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN ME AND I HIT MY HEAD, REQUIRING STITCHES AND A CAT SCAN. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A COLLISION CENTER WAITING TO BE EVALUATED. I HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY HAD ANY INCIDENTS WHERE MY SEAT BELT HAD A REASON TO RESTRAIN ME, SO I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR A POSSIBLE SEAT BELT DEFECT. *TR

WE HAD A TOYOTA RAV4, BOUGHT NEW IN 2007. WE HAD ABOUT 5200 MILES ON IT, WHEN, ON MAY 19 ,2010, WHILE PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, I PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSE , WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SURGED, THE RPMS WENT ABOVE 5000, AND IN SPITE OF MY PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR SHOT OVER 1YARD OUT THE GARAGE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED AT THIS HIGH SPEED . I USED THE KEY TO SHUT IT DOWN. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH SHONE WITH AN UNUSUAL BRIGHTNESS DURING THIS EVENT. I CALLED THE DEALER, METRO TOYOTA, AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN, WHICH I DID , LATE IN THE DAY. THE NEXT DAY, THEY CALLED ME, TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND THAT THE REASON OF THE ACCELERATION WAS THE "RUG". THE RAG WAS REMOVED, AND I PICKED UP THE CAR. OBVIOUSLY, I DROVE IT HOME WITH GREAT CARE. THE NEXT DAY, IN TRAFFIC, I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, WITH A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, DOWN A LITTLE SLOPE ON THE ROAD. I KEPT A SAFE DISTANCE OF 3-4 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE CAR AGAIN SURGED, BUT I MANAGED TO CONTROL IT BARELY AVOIDING REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME .VERY EARLY NEXT MORNING, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS KEPT FOR OVER 2 WEEKS, NO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR WAS DONE, WITH THE WORD THAT THE CAR CHECKED OK. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR ON 2007 RAV4 WILL NOT STAY IN FOLDED UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VISOR FLOPS DOWN IMPEDING VISION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

BACK GLASS BROKEN ON TOYOTA RAV 4 ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. LARGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GLASS. NO SIGNS OF VANDALISM OR "OUTSIDE INFLUENCES". TWO OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER THUNDERSTORMS. TOYOTA REFUSES TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. ENTIRE BACK GLASS HAD TO BE REPLACED EACH TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE BRAKING FROM A SPEED OF 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000. UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

I 'D LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPAIR THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NOISE PROBLEM, (PLEASE SEE T-SB-0318-08 OCTOBER 20, 2008). IF THE VEHICLE WERE UNDER WARRANTY, TOYOTA WOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES AT NO COST. HOWEVER, THE COST IS NOT COVERED IF THE VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN 36,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS PROBLEM DID NOT SHOW UP ON MY CAR UNTIL AFTER 36,000 MILES. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE COST TO FIX THIS TOYOTA PART DEFECT WILL BE OUT OF MY POCKET, AND IT'S VERY SUBSTANTIAL ($890) . I'M AFRAID THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CREATE POTENTIAL STEERING PROBLEM THAT WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. *TR

PURCHASED A NEW 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 FROM MCGEORGE TOYOTA IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. IN MID 2009 THE STEERING STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE. HAD TO TAKE THE CAR THRICE TO THE DEALER BUT FINALLY THEY SAID THERE IS A BULLETIN FOR THE ISSUE AND REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNDER WARRANTY. DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED AND TAKEN THE CAR BACK MANY TIMES SINCE BUT THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION. THE SOUND IS GETTING LOUDER AND AN ARTICLE IN THE RICHMOND TIMES 05-11-10 INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MANY OF TOYOTA MODEL SUV'S. THE DEALER NOW CLAIMS THAT ALL RAV4'S AND TOYOTA MINIVANS MAKE THE NOISE AND IT IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I AM CONCERNED SINCE MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING. *TR

I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH PROBLEMS ARISE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE CONCERNS FOR MANY CUSTOMER WHO HAVE OWNED RAV 4 AND TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE OR EVEN LETTING THE CUSTOMERS BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT STARTS OFF AS A CLUNK SOUND WHEN YOU TURN RIGHT OR LEFT OR WHEN YOU ARE BACKING UP, IT STARTED FOR AROUND 32,000 BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL I PUSHED THE ISSUE. BY THAT TIME IT WAS JUST PASTED THE WARRANTY (37000 MILES). *TR

OEM BATTERY DIED. VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED. DURING SUBSEQUENT OPERATION POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING VEHICLE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA RAV4 STEERING COLUMN (INTERMEDIATE SHAFT). THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT BY TOYOTA AND THEY HAVE ISSUED A TSB IN 2008. ONLY HAVE 16.5K MI. (LOW). DEALER WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANT (BOUGHT IN SEPT. 2006). *TR

CLUNKING SOUND WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. TOYOTA ISSUED TSB 0318-08 REGARDING ISSUE AND HAS PER THE TSB "A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE CONDITION." DESPITE WIDESPREAD FAILURE OF STEERING LINKAGE MECHANISM TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE PART AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. *TR

MY 2007 6 CYL RAV4 HAS UNDER 30K MILES ON IT. WAS FINE AND AFTER SITTING UN-DRIVEN IN MY GARAGE FOR 3 WEEKS, NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC, AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHTS STAY ON. THE TRANSMISSION NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE (STAYS IN 4TH GEAR) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. RANDOM DELAYED ACCELERATION WHEN MAKING SLOW SPEED TURNS (USUALLY AT INTERSECTIONS OR PASSING IN SLOW MOVING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC) RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. NO ACCIDENT - YET. HAVE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT IT. *TR

MAY 5, 2010 ACCIDENT. TOYOTA RAV4 2007 ACCELERATED. AT TIME OF ACCELERATION I HAD ALREADY BEGUN BRAKING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. ENGINE BEGAN LOUD RACING AND CAR ACCELERATED. WITH VERY LITTLE ROOM TO MANEUVER I TURNED CAR HARD RIGHT TO AVOID CARS AND RAN INTO A LARGE TREE WITH CAR STILL ACCELERATING STOPPING ONLY WHEN HITTING TREE AND BOUNCED OFF. WHEN CAR CAME TO A STOP ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND VERY LOUD. THE ACCIDENT WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY SO POLICE WERE NOT CALLED. WITNESS OBSERVED SLOW DOWN AND TURN SIGNALS AND THEN SEEING CAR BEGIN ACCELERATING VERY QUICKLY. 2ND WITNESS THAT HEARD THE NOISE OF THE CRASH CAME OUT OF HOUSE AND WAS ALARMED AT THE LOUD RACING STILL COMING FROM THE ENGINE AFTER CAR HAD COME TO A STOP. ENGINE RACING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF LESS THAN A MINUTE AFTER ACCELERATION BEGAN AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE HANDS OFF OF WHEEL TO ATTEMPT PUTTING INTO NEUTRAL OR TURN ENGINE OFF. CAR ESTIMATE WAS $14,000 WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE THE NEW ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED SO IT WAS TOTALED. INJURIES SUSTAINED BY ME INCLUDE SEVERE BRUISING, SORENESS AND BURN LIKE ABRASIONS ACROSS NECK AND RIGHT ARM FROM SEAT BELT. A CONCUSSION DUE TO HEAD AND NECK BEING THROWN BACK WARD AND FORWARD ON IMPACT. REMAINING SYMPTOMS INCLUDE DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, HEADACHES, COGNITIVE ISSUES. THIS WAS 2ND EXPERIENCE OF ACCELERATION PROBLEM. FIRST INCIDENT 2 WEEKS PRIOR, LASTED LESS THAN 30 SECONDS WITH NO ACCIDENT A

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND RACED WHILE DRIVING INTO NEWPORT NH IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS AN EMPTY PARKING LOT TO TURN INTO OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR IS A TOYOTA RAV 4 BOUGHT NEW IN JUNE OF 2007 AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, AND IT WAS BEFORE THE NEWS OF THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS SURFACING.. SINCE THEN IT HAS REPEATED THIS 8 TIMES THROUGH APRIL OF 2010, COMPLETELY RANDOMLY. IT HAS BEEN TO TWO NH DEALERSHIPS (ABOUT 20 HOURS OF INSPECTIONS/ DIAGNOSES) AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN FACT TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THEY CAN DO AND IF THE CAR IS INDEED DANGEROUS OR AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THAT IS MY PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT I AM NOT SURE THEY BELIEVE ME BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE DEFECT IS VERY REAL AND THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED ON APRIL 5 THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE IN THE CAR WHO SAW IT FIRSTHAND AS IT HAPPENED TWICE THAT DAY. ADDITIONALLY I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE CAR AS I CAN'T SELL IT WITH THIS KIND OF DEFECT AND MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE IT. LOANING THE CAR TO ANYONE ELSE BECOMES A LIABILITY AND DRIVING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN OR ELDERLY FOLKS IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. FRANKLY I HAVE BEEN HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA'S RESPONSE WHICH HAS BEEN SLOW OR NON RESPONSIVE UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN THEY INFORMED ME THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY AND THAT ARBITRATION IS MY ONLY RECOURSE. THE CAR HAS 22000 AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE SUNROOF, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT SLIDE BACKWARDS AND WOULD ONLY MOVE IN THE UPPER TILT POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A BURNING SMELL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE SUNROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CASE HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

TL - THE DRIVER OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER HAD BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AS OF THE TIME OF THE REPORT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 36,250. VWB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE LOW OIL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER THEN INFORMED HER THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR HER VEHICLE AND THAT SHE SHOULD RETRIEVE IT FROM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,411.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. ONE OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WAS INJURED HOWEVER, THE POLICE DID NOT ARRIVE TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

MY TEENAGE SON LOST CONTROL OF MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. I BELIEVE THE CAR HIT THE TREE AT AN ANGLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AREA. HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SPEEDING, BUT I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW FAST HE WAS GOING. THREE OF HIS FRIENDS WERE IN THE CAR, ALL WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED A SERIOUS CLOSED HEAD INJURY, BROKEN LEG AND ARM, AND A PUNCTURED LUNG. THE DRIVER HAD A BROKEN CLAVICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACKSEAT PASSENGER BROKE HIS PELVIS. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND TORSO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH I SUSPECT CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER TO BE MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CAR IS DEMOLISHED FROM THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AREA TO THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED BEFORE AND NO AIRBAGS HAVE EVER DEPLOYED BEFORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY DROVE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. AFTER APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES BETWEEN THE CONTACT AND THE OTHER THREE DRIVERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS EXISTED SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE. MORE THEN HALF THE TIME WHEN I STEP DOWN ON THE GAS HARD, MY VEHICLE NEARLY STALLS, SEVERE HESITATION, THEN SLOWLY RECOVERS AND APPLIES POWER. THIS WOULD BE WHEN YOU HAVE TO PASS A CAR ON A TWO LANE ROAD OR MERGE INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT IS HARD TO KNOW IF IT WILL BE THERE WHEN I NEED IT OR IF I WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE ENGINE TO CATCH UP. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT MULTIPLE TIMES; THEY HAVE TEST DROVE IT, HAD A FACTORY REP. LOOK AT IT AND AT COMPUTER PRINTOUTS. THEY ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT DON'T SEEM TO KNOW HOW OR WANT TO FIX IT. I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT, SINCE THE INFORMATION COMING OUT NOW IS TOYOTA SEEMS TO LIKE TO HIDE THE SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I CAN'T DEPEND ON THE VEHICLE WHEN I MIGHT MOST NEED IT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 THE LEFT SIDE PASSANGER WINDOW IMPLODED CAUSING THE BACK SEAT TO FILL WITH THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF GLASS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000.