2007 Toyota RAV4 complaints

BURNING MULTIPLE QUARTS OF OIL OVER SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES OF NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. 1000 MILE DRIVE RESULTS IN BEING 1.5-2 QUARTS LOW.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

THE DRIVER-SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN, AND WILL NOT STAY UP WHEN STOWED. THIS BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD, PRESENTING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE REPLACE MY TIRES LEAST FOUR TIMES IN A YEAR, SHAKES WHEN I GET UP TO 45 MILES PER HOUR MY BACK TIRES MAKE THIS FUNNY SOUND LIKE MY TIRES ABOUT TO COME OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE ROAD MY SEATBELTS RELEASE WHEN THEY WANTED RELEASER RANDOMLY,S SOMETIMES I CAN'T EVEN GET OUT MY WHEN I ACCELERATE MY CAR DOESN'T WANT TO GO WHEN I AM TURNING,I CAN ONLY PICK THREE BOX'S FROM UP TOP

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, I AM ADDING 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 10 - 13 DAYS ABOUT 300 - 400 MILE IN BETWEEN I WENT FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST 2 TIMES THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT PASSED THE TEST BUT STILL THE ENGINE IS CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL

OIL BURN , EXXCESIVE

MY VEHICLE HAS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF AND DO NOT DETECT WHEN THE PASSENGER IS SIT AND BUCKLED UP THE PASSENGER WEIGHT IT'S OVER 100 POUNDS, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR A CODE TO BE READ AND THE ONLY CODE IT SHOWS IT'S B1550 (OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ) THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED INTO AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER LOCATED AT 4413 MCHENRY AVENUE IN MODESTO, CA THE DEALER RECEPTIONIST SAID THAT THEY CAN'T TAKE OF IT, BECAUSE THERE'S NO RECALL IN RECORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF VEHICLE OWNER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V596000 (SUSPENSION) BY KOONS TOYOTA (1107 WEST ST, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY PREVENTED THE REAR TIRES FROM REALIGNING WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION ARM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1802022112. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,698.

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY THE LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON DOZENS OF TIMES WHILE BRAKING.. TOYOTA RAV4 2007 WITH ONLY 69K MILES STARTED TO CONSUME 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES... DEALER DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST - WHICH PROVED THAT ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. SINCE CAR IS MORE THEN 10 YEARS, EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS VERY LOW - TOYOTA REFUSES TO COVER REPAIR COSTS. DEALER'S QUOTE FOR REPAIR WAS $4,300.

I TOOK MY RAV4 TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR ITS REGULAR CHECK-UP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CARS TRANSMISSION BLOCKS WERE BROKEN AND THAT THEY HAD TO BE REPAIRED OR CAR WOULD SHAKE AND SHUDDER. ALSO THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS CAR, A SPORT TRIM, ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 60,000 MILES. HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN UNLESS IT WAS FAULTY QUALITY/WORK WHEN ASSEMBLING. I AM BEING CHARGED $1200.00 TO REPAIR THESE BLOCKS. I HAVE DRIVEN HONDAS FOR 30 YEARS AND THIS IS MY 1ST TOYOTA. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS. NEVER HAPPENED W/ A HONDA (NO DOCUMENTATION AS YET AS I DO NOT PICK UP THE CAR UNTIL TOMORROW.)

PAINT "BUBBLING-UP" AND PEELING; PAINT FADING. LOSING OIL.

WE CONTINUE TO ENCOUNTER RESISTANCE WITH CAPITOL TOYOTA, 783 AUTO GROUP AVE NE, SALEM, OR 97301 (503) 399-1011 SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL ON OUR VEHICLE. THEY TELL YOU THEY ARE REVIEWING YOUR FILE AND WILL GET BACK TO YOU AND REFUSE TO SCHEDULE. WE'VE ENCOUNTERED THIS SAME TACTIC WITH THIS DEALER ON PAST RECALL NOTICES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF ROCK HILL (640 GALLERIA BLVD, ROCK HILL, SC 29730) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 888-270-9371 AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,203.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V596000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED TOYOTA PASADENA AT (626) 795-9787 (3600 E FOOTHILL BLVD, PASADENA, CA 91107) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED MY VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FIX IS INADEQUATE. AFTER THE REAR SUSPENSION ARM (TIE ROD) IS EPOXIED INTO A FIXED POSITION, THE REAR TIRES CAN NO LONGER BE REALIGNED WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION ARM. THIS FIX IS INADEQUATE AND PLACES UNDUE FINANCIAL BURDENS ON THE RAV4 OWNERS.

TAKATA RECALL-I JUST PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. IT STARTED USING OIL RIGHT AWAY. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S A PROBLEM THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF, AND, IF I HAD BROUGHT IT IN BEFORE AUGUST, BEFORE I HAD PURCHASED IT OR EVER EVEN SEEN IT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED, BUT NOW THEY WANT $5000.00 TO REBUILD THE ENGINE!

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION - USES 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,500 MILES OR LESS. WE HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AND MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FEARING THAT THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE UP IF WE HAVE FAILED TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. NOTE: I'VE HAD TO "DUMMY" A DATE BECAUSE THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND NOT JUST ONE DATE.

THIS VEHICLE HAD THE REAR SUSPENSION ARM RECALL (NHTSA 16V596000) . WHEN THE DEALERSHIP DID THE RECALL THEY SEALED THE PARTS IN EPOXY, THE CAR IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AGAIN IN LESS THAN I YEAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS BEING TOLD THAT IT WILL COST $700 TO GET THE ALIGNMENT DONE. THE SUSPENSION HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE EPOXY. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE ONE YEAR WARRANTY OF THE RECALL. TOYOTA SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS SINCE THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE PROPERLY DURING THE RECALL AND NOW THE CAR CAN NOT HAVE REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS. I CANNOT GET A ROUTINE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE OF THE EPOXY USED DURING THE RECALL. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.

MASSIVE CONSUMPTION OF OIL. MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 CONSUMES APPROXIMATELY A QUART OF OIL IN 500 MILES. THIS IS VERY EXCESSIVE AND MEANS THAT I HAVE TO FILL THE OIL 10 TIMES BEFORE THE "5000 MILE" OIL CHANGE. TOYOTA DID ISSUE A TSB AND RAN THE CAR THROUGH A TEST AND DEEMED THE LOSS OF OIL ACCEPTABLE WHICH I FIND LUDICROUS. ACCEPTABLE IS BEING DOWN 1/4 A QUART AFTER 5000 MILES. BUT IF I WAITED TIL MY OIL CHANGE THE ENGINE WOULD BE DESTROYED. AND THE VERY LEAST THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM.

ONGOING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. USING APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART FOR EVERY 1200 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN NOISE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SUN ROOF DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1710231754. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR BEGAN FLOPPING FORWARD AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. SOMETIMES IT JUST DROPS DOWN WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED AND OF COURSE IT INTERFERES WITH VISIBILITY. I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE. IT WAS MENTIONED AT ONE OF MY SERVICE VISITS AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BUT I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $150.00 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. SINCE READING MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. IT WILL DROP DOWN WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES OR SOMETIMES BY ITSELF.

WHEN TURNING OR ACCELERATING, THERE ARE VIBRATIONS. TOYOTA DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT SHOUD BE REPLACED AND THE INTERMEDIATE LINKAGE RACK LEAKS. THE SOUND SYSTEM MAKES NOISE WHEN STOP OR DRIVING DOWNHILL OR UPHILL.

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. DID OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AT TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE'S NO PROBLEM BUT STILL OIL RUNS DRY AFTER 3K MILES. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER NON TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER FOR SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TWO OPTIONS: TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AT A COST OF $5K OR TO LIVE WITH IT AND CHECK OIL LEVEL WEEKLY AND REFILL IT YOURSELF IF OIL LEVEL IS LOW. ALSO RECOMMENDED USING 10W40 OIL DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE. I CHOSE THE LATTER AND SO FAR GOING GOOD. REALLY NOT HAPPY WITH TOYOTA DEALERS RESPONSE AS THEY WERE HESITANT TO HELP AND KEPT TELLING ME TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE ENGINE THAT WOULD COST ME $$$ SINCE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION LEADING TO THE ENGINE PROBLEM, NEARLY STALLING ON HIGHWAY (MY TWO YOUNG BOYS IN THE CAR), VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A GAS STATION - ALMOST NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. I CHANGE OIL EVERY 3K-4K MILES. AS I READ UP MORE ON THE ISSUE, TOYOTA HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN ITS PISTONS, LEASING TO OIL CONSUMPTION (2006-08 RAV4) WITH THE 2AZ-FE ENGINE. TOYOTA PERFORMED THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST (2 STEP ON 10/05/2017), MY CAR FAILED (TOO MUCH OIL CONSUMPTION), BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX, AS MY RAV4 PASS THE WARRANTY DATE. BOUGHT THE RAV4 AT TOYOTA OF MORRISTOWN, NJ IN MAY 2007. OTHER TOYOTA MODELS ALSO USE THE SAME ENGINE. THEY SOLD ME (AND MANY OTHERS TOO) THE RAV4 EVEN WITH THE KNOWN DESIGN FLAWS. IT WILL COST OVER $3.5K TO REBUILD THE ENGINE AT TOYOTA. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATIONS, THEY ONLY ISSUED A FIX IN 2011 WITHIN TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. MODELS IMPACTED: CAMRY 2007-11, CAMRY HYBRID 2007-11, COROLLA & MATRIX 2009, RAV4 2006-08, SOLARA 2007-08, SCION XB 2008-09 AND TC 2007-09

I'M WRITING IN REGARDS TO TOYOTA TSB 0094-11 "2AZ-FE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. MY VEHICLE IS USING OIL AND THE DEALER TELLS ME NOW I NEED TO REBUILD THE ENGINE. I BROUGHT IT IN THE FIRST TIME, BUT THE BULLETIN SAID I COULD HAVE TWO CHECKS. TODAY WAS ONLY THE SECOND CHECK

MY CAR HAS FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF LEAKS IN THE MUFFLERS. LIVING IN A COLD WEATHER CLIMATE, THE ROADS ARE SALTED CONSTANTLY AND MY MUFFLER SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED AND HAVE HOLES IN. THE MATERIAL IS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR HEAVY SALTING. I BELIEVE THE V6 ENGINES HAVE THIS RECALL BUT NOT 4 CYLINDER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHEN THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERE RUST ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE AFTER FINALLY FINDING A BETTER DEALER (TOWNE TOYOTA, LEDGEWOOD NJ BAD, TOYOTA OF MORRISTOWN GOOD) I HAD THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PERFORMED. I FAILED (DUH, BEEN ADDING EXTRA OIL BETWEEN CHANGES FOR TWO YEARS WITH NO LEAKS ON THE DRIVEWAY). I WAS A MONTH OUT OF "EXTENDED COVERAGE" FOR VEHICLES 10 YEARS FROM DATE OF FIRST USE. FRIENDLY DEALER SAID TO CALL HQ AND PLEAD MY CASE. I DID AND AFTER SOME FRIENDLY CUST SERV REP, WAS STILL TOLD SOL. I HOPE SOMEONE GETS A CLASS ACTION GOING. I WILL BE GETTING THIS REPAIRED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND WILL NEVER BUY TOYOTA AGAIN. (EVEN MY BRZ SICKENS ME A BIT SINCE TOYOTA HAD A HAND IN IT).

ONGOING AND VERY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED AT LOW SPEEDS, AT TIMES THE NOISE CAN ALSO BE HEARD WHEN GOING STRAIGHT. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS RAV4 MODEL AND IT SEEMS TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN ANY STEPS TO REMEDY THIS. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE STEERING MECHANISM IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AT ALL TIMES.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSED ENGINE TO LEAK OIL

TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AT 115,000 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. BURNED THROUGH 4 QUARTS OF OIL IN LESS THAN 3 WEEKS TIME. NEED A NEW ENGINE OR ENGINE REBUILD. WILL BE $4,000 TO FIX. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAD ISSUED ENHANCED WARRANTIES FOR VEHICLE N THE PAST. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2015 AFTER NOTIFICATIONS HAD BEEN SENT. ISSUE OFTEN BECOMES APPARENT AROUND 100,000 MILES ACCORDING TO RESEARCH. CALLS WITH TOYOTA HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT ANY SORT OF RECOURSE FOR THIS. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REP CLAIMS TO RECEIVE MULTIPLE CALLS PER WEEK ON THIS ISSUE. OUR ENGINE FAILED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR.

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE REAR CONTROL ARM RECALL THAT SEALS THE PART IN EPOXY, MAKING REAR TOE ADJUSTMENT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS VEHICLE IS OUT OF TOLERANCE ON REAR TOE AND WILL COST $685 TO REPAIR. TOYOTA SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS SINCE THEY RENDERED THE SUSPENSION PART NON ADJUSTABLE.

TOYOTA REFUSED TO HAVE THE REAR TIRES OF MY CAR BE ALIGNED. SINCE I SUBMITTED THIS CAR FOR THAT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM RECALL, I ALWAYS HAVE ISSUES WITH REAR TIRE MISALIGNMENT WHICH TOYOTA OFFERED NO REMEDY. I BELIEVE DRIVING A MISALIGNED WHEELS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

MASTER CYLINDER FAILS PREMATURELY AT 71000 MILES.

ALTERNATOR FAILS AT 45000

ENGINE BURNS OIL EXCESSIVELY ( CONSUMES 1Q AT EVERY 900-1000 MILES)

BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE AT 70000 MILES

2007 TOYOTA RAV4, ON SAT AUGUST 26TH WE WERE DRIVING FROM MADISON WI TO MILWAUKEE WI ON I94. JUST SHORTLY BEFORE WE REACHED JOHNSON CREEK THE CAR MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND THEN THE NOISE WENT AWAY. AS WE WERE DRIVING PAST JOHNSON CREEK THE ENGINE MADE A POP SOUND AND I LOST POWER AND I COASTED TO A STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I NOTICED SMOKE OR STEAM COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I REMOVED SOME ITEMS IN THE CAR AND MY WIFE CALLED 911. BY THE TIME THE JOHNSON CREEK FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE RAV 4 WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FIRE. THE CAR WAS A COMPLETE LOSS

FOUND BY MAIL ABOUT RAKATA AIR BAGS, AND MY SERVICE FOR OIL,FILTER WAS CALLED BY REPAIR SHOP,TIME FOR SERVICE, FINISH THE CAR SERVICE , BEFORE LIVED I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT, THE RECALL AND HE LOOK THE SCREEN,TOOK 30 SECONDS (FLAHS) AND SAYS, YOU CAR, DON'T HAVE ANY RECALL, WHY? NO IM CURIOUS, WHAT ABOUT THE REAR SUSPENSION ARM 1, AND HEARD ABOUT SEAT BELTS,SAFETY RECALL, AND MOST OF INFO.STILL IN CHINESE OR JAPANES, AND SOME ONE PUT NEW BUT COMO N THEY LOOK CHEAP AND HAVE A TACOMA TOTALLY DIF. FOUND 11 RECALLS, NOW TRASMISSION AUT,BURN OUT,AT 100000 MILES, SORRY BUT LOOK LIKE THE REPAIR SHOPS DON'T CARE ABOUT "US" THE WANT TO SELL CARTS, BUT MAKE A OT OF MISTAKES AND WE PAY TO GET KILL IN CAR ACCIDENT,CAUSE DEFECT OF FACTURY,THEY FIXED THE CARS,BUT LIFE AND FEW THURS AND DLLS DON'T RETURN WIFES,SONS,HUSBAND,GONE SO WHY CARS COMPANIES ARE IN SO MUCH IN A HURRY NOT EASY TO PAY A LOAN OF 60,000 IN 5 YEARS, AND 3 YEARS LATER WANT YOU TO LEAVE THE CAR AND AGAIN,AND AGAIN,AAIN BY T M, PAS,CA #1

I RECEIVE LETTER BY MAIL, ABOUT TAKADA AIR BAGS, AND THANKS BECAUSE DEALERS,NEVER MENTION THAT PART,AND IS UNFAIR, SPECIAL WENT BUY A USED CAR,AND PAY MORE MONEY,,WELL RECEIVE A FEW MONTHS LATER A RECALL FOR COMPSUPTION MOTOR OIL, NEED TO BE DONE, AND TRIED 2 OR 3 TIMES,BUT THE ADVISOR AND TECH,ARE MERO WORRY ABOUT FIXED UNCOVER WARRANTY REPAIRS, BECAUSE TRANSMISSION GOES BAD,TOW 140 TO DEALER,AND MAKE ALL KIND OT TRICKS TO MAKE ME PAID,FINALLY THEY ADMIT TO FIXED BUT CHARGE ME $618.00 FOR ALIGNMENT THE 4 TIRES,REPLACE REAR SEAL, THE INTAKE FUEL SYS AND USE THE WORD, PER CUSTOMER REQUEST,CUSTOMER AUTHORIZED, BUT NEVER COMMENT OH IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE TECH RECOMMENDS,WARRANTY IS GOING TO AVOID,DECLINE THE REPAIR, AND GET SERVICE HISTORY AND FOUND THEY DID ALL THE WORK FOR THE CAR RECALLS TO,AND I'M THE ONLY OWNER,BUT BUY THE CAR IN 2015 WITH 80,000 MILES AND A LOT OF FALSE,IRREGULARITIES, SO WANT TO KNOW IF THIS CAR IS FOR THE LEMON LAW CASE MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILY TRAVEL TO MEXICO,ENSENADA, AND I'M WORRY,CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE,MY CAR DON'T WANT TRAVEL IN THE CAR,AND IS CORRECT,BUT I'M SCARE TO BE INVOLVE IN ACCIDENT,CAR NEED TO BE CHECK BUT BY A DEALER,A GOV TECH,OE A SERIOUS ORG. OK TM.

THE CAR IS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AT ALL TIMES. IT HAS INHIBITED TRIPS AND ADDED UNFORESEEN COST TO THE CAR BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR LOWER SUSPENSION ARM ASSEMBLY SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

IN LATE SUMMER/EARLY FALL 2016 MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 BEGAN EXPERIENCING REAR SUSPENSION, ALIGNMENT, AND TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TOYOTA RECALL AT THE TIME, ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHEN MY MECHANIC EXAMINED THE CAR, HE SAID IT MADE NO SENSE THAT TOYOTA'S SOLUTION IN THEIR SECOND SUSPENSION RECALL WAS TO EPOXY PIECES IN PLACE AND NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION TO ADJUST TO MOVEMENT ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO ARGUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD THE CAR TO GET THEM TO MAKE THE PROPER REPAIRS (PERFORM THE RECALL WORK ON MY CAR) AT NO CHARGE TO ME. THE DAMAGED RUINED MY RELATIVELY NEW TIRES AND I HAD TO GET ANOTHER SET. RECENTLY DURING GENERAL SERVICING, MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE SAME TIRE WEAR PROBLEM AND THAT THE REAR TIRES ARE SEVERELY TILTING INWARD, AND THE MOST RECENT REPAIR BY THE DEALER WAS DONE USING A SOLID TIE BAR. IN MY MECHANIC'S PROFESSIONAL OPINION (HE'S BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR SEVERAL DECADES AND DOES CONTRACT WORK FOR A GOVERNMENT ENTITY), THAT KIND OF REPAIR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE WITH THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BECAUSE IT WOULD LEAD TO THE FAILURE AND DAMAGE I'M EXPERIENCING AGAIN. IF THE SAME RECALL "FIX" THAT WAS PERFORMED ON MY CAR IS BEING PERFORMED ON ALL OTHERS THAT WERE PART OF THE 3RD RECALL AND BEYOND, OTHER VEHICLES MAY BE IN DANGER OF FAILED PARTS THAT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING, AS NOTED PER PREVIOUS RECALLS. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE DEALER, DISTRICT MANAGER, AND DANICA SORENSON AT TOYOTA WITHOUT SUCCES

MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 WAS TAKEN TO NORTHERN LAKES AUTO IN HAYWARD WI FOR AN ALIGNMENT, AT WHICH WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REAR TOE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND NEEDED TO BE LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER. THE RECALL WORK DONE IN 2014 AT A TOYOTA DEALER IN COLORADO SPRINGS CO INVOLVED APPLYING AN EPOXY THAT MADE THIS PART NO LONGER ADJUSTABLE. ON 7/28/17, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE TOYOTA DEALER, WHICH FAILED AN ALIGNMENT CHECK AT THE REAR TOE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER PERFORM A REAR ALIGNMENT DUE TO THIS RECALL "FIX" THAT PERMANENTLY SEALED IT INTO ONE PLACE. WE WERE TOLD THAT IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR BACK INTO ALIGNMENT, WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR TOE BAR FOR A COST OF 600 DOLLARS. WE CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND WERE OFFERED NOTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE REAR TIE ROD, AND TOYOTA'S SOLUTION TO AN ENGINEERING FLAW IS TO MAKE THE REAR TIE ROD NO LONGER ADJUSTABLE, THUS COSTING THE CONSUMER HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX A SIMPLE ALIGNMENT ISSUE. IT IS NOT FEASIBLE OR FAIR TO EXPECT THE CONSUMER TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, WHEN TOYOTA CREATED THE ISSUE WITH THEIR "FIX" INSTEAD OF CREATING A REPLACEMENT REAR TOE THAT IS ADJUSTABLE LIKE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THE CAR IS WEARING OUT THE TIRES IN THE REAR CUPPING BOTH OF THEM ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE, AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND MY WIFE AND MY 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I WAS FORCED TO PAY KARI TOYOTA $500 TO FIX THIS ISSUE A

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WATER IN HER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER (A1 TOYOTA, 50 AMITY RD, NEW HAVEN, CT, 06515, 203-389-1521) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING CABINET FILTER AND DRAIN HOSE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW COWL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,663.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V596000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE JIM NORTON DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BEGAN AROUND 115K MILES. ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH 3K MILE OIL CHANGE (1.5K MILES IN) OIL LIGHT GOES ON, DIP STICK CONFIRMS ALMOST NO OIL. FOR THE NEXT 1.5K MILES NEED TO ADD 2-3 QUARTS (I ADD 1 QT AT A TIME TO SAVE $, ALWAYS KEEP A QUART IN THE CAR AND LARGER AMT IN THE GARAGE). DEALER SAID IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THERE IS WIDE BODY OF EVIDENCE ON FORUM SITES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM (HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/EXCESSIVE-OIL-CONSUMPTION/) AND THERE'S AN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL.

THIS VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE; THE DEALERSHIPS WON'T REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY, I NEED TO ADD OIL TO IT WEEKLY, IT HAS NO VALUE AND CAN NOT BE SOLD DUE TO THIS AND I'M WORRIED THAT THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A LARGE FINANCIAL LOSS AND TOYOTA KNEW THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING AND DIDN'T SEND OUT A RECALL.