2007 Toyota RAV4 complaints

MY CAR HAS HAD EVERY OIL CHANGE AND CHECK UP AS PRESCRIBED. I WAS ABOUT 500 MILES AWAY FROM NEXT REQUIRED OIL CHANGE. I NOTICED WHEN I STEPPED ON BRAKE THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED INTO GAS STATION AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR. THEY ADDED 3 QUARTS OF OIL. I CALLED TOYOTA AND BROUGHT CAR IN. THEY ADDED 4/5 QUARTS OF OIL, AND TAPPED UP EVERYTHING INCLUDING DIP STICK SO I COULD NOT CHECK THE OIL. TOLD ME I HAD TO DRIVE 1,100 TO 1,300 MILES AND THEN COME BACK. I WAS QUITE UPSET, BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO KNOW IF OIL WAS LEAKING AGAIN, SINCE THEY TAPED THE DIP STICK. CALLED CORPORATE WAS TOLD TO TAKE TAPE OFF DIP STICK. HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE 1,100 MILES BUT OIL IS A LITTLE BELOW THE 2 DOTS. I CALLED TOYOTA, TOLD THEM I HAD TO BE IN RALEIGH FOR WORK AND ASKED THEM TO JUST FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID I HAD 2 CHOICES, DELAY MY EMPLOYMENT UNTIL I HIT THE 1,100 MILES FOR A RE CHECK OR LEAVE FOR RALEIGH AND IF OIL LIGHT COMES ON HAVE CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA. REALLY, I AM 62 AND TRAVELING WITH 2 BIRDS IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER. THEY TOLD ME IF I GET TO 1,100 MILES AND OIL IS LOW IT DOES NOT MEAN THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY WILL ADD MORE OIL SO I CAN GET TO RALEIGH AND THEY WILL CALL TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. REALLY? I HAVE TO LEAVE FOR RALEIGH THE 19TH OF MAY THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT HAD OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED MY OIL LIGHT COMING ON, I PULLED OVER TO CHECK KNOWING I JUST RECENTLY HAD THE OIL CHANGE ABOUT A MONTH AGO BUT I DO DRIVE ALOT, WHEN I CHECKED MY DIPSTICK I FOUND NO OIL ON IT. THIS ENGINE SEEMS TO BE GOING THROUGH OIL CONSUMPTION AT A VERY RAPID PACE. *TR

OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. MY 07 RAV4 HAS BEEN USING EXCESSIVE OIL. THOUGHT IT WAS A LEAK FROM BELOW. BUT NO DRIP ON DRIVEWAY WAS VISIBLE. NO SIGNS OF A LEAKS. WHEN THE OIL WAS CHANGED, OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS. THEIR IS VERY HEAVY BLOW-BY WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE OIL FILLER CAP IS REMOVED. COUPLE OF MECHANICS HAVE SAID, THIS IS INCORRECT. *TR

MARCH 27, 2015 AT 2:40 PM. SUNNY, 38, CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS. EXITING OFF US 43 AND SOUTH ONTO US 41 AT APPROX. 40 TO 45 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED TO LEFT, THEN SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS BUT DID NOT BRAKE. STEERING WAS DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE CAR FELT(ALTHOUGHI AM NOT SURE) AS THOUGH IT WENT UP ON TWO WHEELS EACH TIME IT SWERVED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I LOOKED BENEATH THE CAR AND SAW AN APPROXIMATELY 10 INCH ROD WITH THE STICKER THAT SAID "RECALL SAFETY". I TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BROKEN PART, CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE IF I HAD BEEN GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE ANY CONTROL AND MAY HAVE ROLLED OVER INJURING, OR WORSE MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

WHEN PULLING OUT FROM STOP SIGNS HEARD CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IN MARCH 2015 NOISE IS THERE AGAIN. THERE IS A LITTLE OVER 80000 MILES ON VEHICLE. BAD ENOUGH IT WENT BAD ONCE.NO IDEA WHAT COST WILL BE TO REPAIR SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

V6 ENGINE MAKES A RATTLE NOISE AT STARTUP. IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE DEALER AS THE VVT CAMSHAFT GEAR. TOYOTA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (T-SB-0094-09) IDENTIFYING THE CAUSE AS THE INTAKE OR EXHAUST CAMSHAFT VVT ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER THE LEXUS DIVISION OF TOYOTA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON IS AND GS MODELS (REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V395000). THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT THE LOOSE BOLTS COULD CAUSE THE VVT GEAR HOUSING AND SPROCKET TO SEPARATE AND RESULT IN THE ENGINE STOPPING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. IF THIS IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE A CRASH FOR A LEXUS CUSTOMER, THEN WHY ISN'T THIS DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR A TOYOTA CUSTOMER. THESE ARE THE SAME MOTORS AND THE CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. *TR

HEARD "POP" SOUNDS FROM REAR WHILE DRIVING CAR. STOPPED TO EXAMINE CAR BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL. RESUMED DRIVING AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR BEGAN SWERVING AS IF IT WERE ON A SKATING RINK - VERY SCARY. MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CAME TO A STOP. REAR RIGHT WHEEL WAS INCLINED TOWARDS THE SIDEWALL OF THE CAR, NO IDEA WHAT HAD CAUSED IT TO HAPPEN. DROVE VERY SLOWLY TO AUTO MECHANIC JUST 1 BLOCK AWAY, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE AFFECTED AREA. CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A BROKEN RIGHT REAR TIRE ROD AND THE AFFECTED TIRE HAD BEEN STRIPPED SINCE IT HAD BEEN LEANING AGAINST THE SIDEWALL. THIS OCCURRED DESPITE HAVING MADE MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY, 2014 FOR RELATED RECALLS AND ACTION TAKEN TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. OBVIOUSLY, ACTION TAKEN BY DEALERSHIP WAS INSUFFICIENT TO PREVENT THIS POSSIBLE DEADLY SITUATION FROM OCCURRING. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO WHINE,. BEARINGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, YET THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE AND BRAKE SYSTEM WERE FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH ASSEMBLY RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW WOULD ROLL UP. *JB

I HAVE A WHINING NOISE AND VIBRATION FELT IN MY GAS PEDAL WHICH MY MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM THE TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT ON AUGUST 8, 2012 TOYOTA SENT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN # T-SB-0130-12 WHICH DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TO MY TOYOTA DEALER SINCE THAT TIME ADDRESSING OTHER RECALL ISSUES HOWEVER THEY NEVER MENTIONED THIS SERVICE BULLETIN NOR DID THEY CHECK IF THIS WAS AN ISSUE. IT SEEMS THE REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY WHICH I AM SURE THEY DON'T WANT TO DO BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE. THEIR WARRANTY IS FOR 60 MONTHS OR 60,000 MILES BUT SINCE THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN WASN'T ADDRESSED UNTIL AUGUST OF 2012, IT WOULD BE UNLIKELY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING MILEAGE THAT A VEHICLE THAT WAS 5 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME WOULD BE INCLUDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY AND THEY NEVER ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY HAD MY VEHICLE AFTER THIS DATE. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AT THIS TIME FOR NEGLECTING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION: CHECKING THE OIL ON THIS 4 CYLINDER ENGINE SHOWED THAT IT WAS DOWN 1 1/2 QUARTS IN ONLY 1,500 MILES. THE LOCAL DEALER FOUND NO OIL LEAKS. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL. THE VEHICLE BURNS OIL THUS A RECALL TO CONDUCT TESTING. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE TO TEST THE OIL CONSUMPTION. HOWEVER, THEY SCREWED THE TEST RESULTS BY OVERFILLING THE OIL TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THERE WAS NO OIL BURNING ONCE THE TEST WAS COMPLETED. THEY WANTED ME TO DRIVE BETWEEN 1200-1400 MILES THEN LOOK AT THE DIP STICK. BUT THEY OVERFILLED THE OIL ON PURPOSE TO EFFECT THE RESULTS. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 86,226 MILES ON IT. CHECKED THE OIL AT 91,103 AND FOUND ONLY A HALF A QUART OF OIL IN THE PAN. CHANGED THE OIL AT THAT TIME AND THEN HAD TO ADD ANOTHER QUART AT 92328. ENGINE IS BURNING WAY TOO MUCH OIL. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP..AT FIRST IT WAS SLIGHTLY LOOSE AROUND 50K MILES AND THEN 70K THE VISOR NO LONGER STAYS UP AT ALL. I HAVE ACTUALLY HIT MY HEAD ON IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT OBSCURES MY VISION. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. NOW I HAVE TO PAY $100 TO BUY A COMPLETELY NEW ONE. THIS IS JUST AN ACCIDENT AND A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT LOOKS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF TOYOTAS. MY FIANCE CANT EVEN DRIVE IT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE HE IS TALLER THAN I AM AND CANNOT SEE OUT OF IT PROPERLY. PLEASE RECALL THIS SO IT DOESNT CAUSE A TRAGEDY AT SOME POINT. *TR

THE SUN VISOR IS BADLY DESIGNED AND DOES NOT STAY UP. AFFECTS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS. FOR A TALL DRIVER LIKE MYSELF THIS IS A SECURITY RISK SINCE IT LIMITS OUTWARDS VISIBILITY. THE VIEW OF TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ROAD SIGNS MOUNTED HIGH IS IMPEDED. THE LOOSE AND FLAPPING VISOR IN LINE OF SIGHT ALSO CONSTITUTE A DISTRACTION WHICH IS IN ITSELF A HAZARD. *TR

WE HAVE NOTICED EXCESSIVE OIL USEAGE. THE VEHICLE IS USING APPOXIMATELY 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

WAS EXPERIENCING AND INTERMITTENT CHECK OIL LIGHT SO I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE DAY BEFORE THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, MY ENGINE SLOWED WAY DOWN AND LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE AND WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 30 MPH. THE NEXT DAY THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP CALLS AND INFORMS ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. I WENT WITH A JASPER REBUILT ENGINE WHICH STILL COST ME $6,100 INSTALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 4/21/15*CN UPDATED 9/21/2017*CN

OIL CHANGED AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT 83036 MILES. AT 87750 MILES, OIL LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER AND ENGINE STARTED SMOKING DUE TO LOW OIL SOON AFTER. ADDED 3 QUARTS OF OIL AND HAD OIL CHANGED AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 6/30/14 AT 87829. CONTINUED TO CHECK AND ADD OIL-NEXT ROUTINE OIL CHANGE: 11/19/14 AT 93035 MILES AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, CAR WAS STRUGGLING UP HILLS AND SOUNDING LIKE IT WOULD STALL. EMERGENCY OIL CHECK-LOW OIL AT 94709 MILES. LOCAL MECHANIC HAD TO ASSIST TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. RECEIVED AN "EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION" NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ON 2/6/15. PROTOCOL TO ADDRESS MALFUNCTIONING ENGINES IS TO HAVE TOYOTA VERIFY "EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION". CUSTOMER MUST PAY FOR OIL CHANGE IN ORDER TO BEGIN PROCESS, REGARDLESS OF PAST EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT CLAIMS OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. DANGEROUS, FAULTY ISSUES WITH ENGINES SHOULD NOT BE THE DRIVERS' RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVE. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE OWNER HAS MAINTAINED ALL RECORDS TO DEMONSTRATE PROPER CARE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE DEALER SAID THAT THE SENSORS BEHIND MY BREAKS WERE DEFECTIVE. MY ABS AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. CAN YOU HELP. THE DEAL SAID IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN USE MY BRAKES THE OLD FASHION WAY BY PUMPING THEM. ABS DOES NOT WORK. WHAT CAN I DO. TOYOTA SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RAVE4. *TR

1. MY CAR USES AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF OIL (1 QUART BEFORE EVERY 1500 MILES). 2. IN ADDITION, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. I DISCOVERED THIS DEFECT WHEN I FIRST REALIZED MY CAR WAS BURNING AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF OIL, AND I WAS THREE QUARTS LOW JUST PRIOR TO MY OIL CHANGE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN BRINGING MY CAR TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. DURING THIS PERIOD MY CAR WAS COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. I'VE HAD MY BRAKES REPAIRED, SEVERAL RECALLS TENDED TO, AND MANY OIL CHANGES PERFORMED. THERE WAS ONE OCCASION WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A CHAIN AUTO SERVICE STORE TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED. IT WAS AT THIS CHAIN THAT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL LEVEL IN MY CAR WAS DANGEROUSLY LOW. I CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT I USUALLY BRING MY CAR TO FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO PERFORM AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ON MY CAR. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS SO THAT THEY COULD PERFORM THE TEST. ON THE FINAL TEST DAY I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS INDEED LOSING ABNORMALLY EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL AND THAT THE FIRST STEP TO REMEDYING THE MATTER WOULD REQUIRE TAKING THE ENGINE APART. AT THIS POINT MY MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I AM NOW RELYING ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THE EXCESSIVE LOSS OF OIL IN CARS LIKE MINE IS A ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH. IN 2011, TOYOTA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHICH SERVICED MY CAR NEVER TOLD ME THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY MAY DECIDE NOT TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND TAKEN APART AT WHICH POIN

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED LEATHER SEATS BECOME EXCESSIVELY HOT AND THEY HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF WHILE IN USE. AFRAID OF FIRE- OR ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. *TR

OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION (ECU). TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO COVER THE REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WAS ADVISED AT THE DEALERSHIP (KENDALL TOYOTA) THAT THIS MALFUNCTION WILL PREVENT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYMENT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION IS NOT SPECIFICALLY A WEAR N TEAR ITEM AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. RAV 4 HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS BUT NONE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AS SOON AS I BACK UP OUT OF THE GARAGE, THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE AS I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL, MORE SO TURNING TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT INTO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND HAD 2 EMPLOYEES DRIVE IT. THEY BOTH AGREED IT WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, POSSIBLY A BRACKET. WHEN I TURN IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE WHEEL DOESN'T WANT TO GO ANY FURTHER, MAKES THIS LOUD CLUNKING SOUND THEN LETS GO. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND THE TIGHTNESS IN THE TURN HAS WORSENED.

JUST AFTER OIL CHANGE, ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER AND HAVING DRIVEN ABOUT 500 MILES, OIL WAS ALREADY ONE QUART LOW. SINCE THEN IT VARIES, BUT IT BURNS MORE OIL THAN ANY CAR I'VE EVER OWNED. ON AVERAGE I NEED TO ADD 2-4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, WHICH I PERFORM EVERY 3000 MILES. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WILL PROGRESSIVELY GET WORSE. AN OBVIOUS DEFECT HERE SOMEWHERE. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 HAS DEVELOPED A LOUD CLUNK AND SLIGHT BINDING WHEN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DIAGNOSIS FROM TOYOTA APPEARS TO BE A WORN INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. IN MY OPINION, THE STEERING SHAFT ON THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT RESEMBLE THOSE ON OTHER CARS IN THAT STARTS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN RUNS VERTICALLY DOWN THROUGH THE DASH AREA CHANGING DIRECTION ABRUPTLY. OTHER VEHICLES HAVE A GENERALLY STRAIGHT STEERING SHAFT IN LINE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AXIS AND NO ABRUPT CHANGES IN ALIGNMENT. THERE APPEARS TO BE SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSIONS ON TOYOTA RELATED WEBSITES OF SIMILAR RAV4 STEERING SHAFT PROBLEMS. IS TOYOTA AND THE NHTSA AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND PREPARING AN INVESTIGATION OR REMEDY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SHORTENED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HANGS DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT. PAT LOBB'S TOYOTA OF MCKINNEY REPORTS THAT WHILE IT MAY BE A SAFETY HAZARD, THERE IS NO RECALL. THEIR SOLUTION IS TO BUY NEW VISORS. THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT TO TIGHTEN IT MYSELF. IT IS UNSAFE AND $250 FOR NEW VISORS. FROM REPORTS ON THE WEB, MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE CREATING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS TOLD THAT MY RAV4 WAS VERY LOW ON OIL AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THOUGH I USUALLY HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT LOW LEVELS OF OIL IN MY CAR. I LEARNED ABOUT THE LOW LEVEL OF OIL WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO A CHAIN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. HOWEVER, THE PEOPLE AT TOYOTA HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2011. I MENTIONED THE ISSUE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE ME RETURN ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS. NOW MY CAR HAS EXCEEDED THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AND TOYOTA HAS INFORMED ME THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY MAY NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS POINTED OUT TO ME. I WAS ALSO INFORMED TODAY THAT IT COULD COST ME $1100-$1200 JUST TO HAVE TO ENGINE TAKEN APART. THE COST OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE WILL INCREASE IF THEY TAKE IT APART AND THE PROBLEM ISN'T COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 3/18/15*CN UPDATED 8/18/2015*JS UPDATED 10/19/2015 *JS

MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 HAS A "CLUNKING/POPPING" NOISE COMING FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE STEERING LINKAGE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND RACK-AND-PINION ASSEMBLY.IN EARLY 2014, A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN INDIANA RECOMMENDED SERVICING THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY VIA AN ISSUED TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED IN THE SPRING OF 2014 (COST=$1000, CAR MILEAGE ~65K).I HAVE SINCE JOB RELOCATED TO NEW JERSEY AND THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED (CAR MILEAGE ~75K).A DEALERSHIP HERE TOLD ME THAT THE RACK-AND-PINION ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACE (EST. COST= $2000).GENERAL SIGNS OF RACK-AND-PINION FAILURE AS STATED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL RESEARCH ARE NOT OBSERVED IN MY CAR (SIGNS INCLUDING "PLAY/SLOP" IN THE STEERING WHEEL, LOOSE STEERING, STIFF STEERING, ETC.).FURTHER RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE HAS SHOW MULTIPLE HUNDREDS-OF-THOUSANDS OF RAV4 OWNERS INQUIRING ABOUT THIS ISSUE EITHER VIA RAV4/TOYOTA FORUMS, OR THROUGH THE NHTSA AND OTHER THIRD PARTY AUTO SAFETY AGENCIES.THE DEALERSHIPS SEEM TO BE GUESSING AT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, AND THEY ISSUE REPAIR GUIDELINES BASED ONLY ON SERVICE BULLETINS WITHOUT FULLY INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE.THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WITH A "CLUNKING/POPPING" NOISE WITH THE STEERING ASSEMBLY OF THESE AUTOMOBILES.OWNERS OF THIS (HIGHLY RATED, ABUNDANTLY SOLD) RAV4 MODEL SHOULD BE ISSUED A RECALL BY TOYOTA TO HAVE THE RACK-AND-PINION AND THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY FIXED WITHOUT CONSUMER PURCHASE.TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROB

MY CAR IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING; HOWEVER, WHEN RESEARCHED ONLINE THERE IS A PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST TOYOTA AND THERE WAS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN IN 2011 ADVISING THE DEALERSHIPS TO REMEDY PROBLEM. AT THAT TIME MY CAR WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN UNDER WARRANTY BUT SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO COVER IT. THEY ESTIMATE COST BETWEEN $4-6000. *TR

SUBJECT VEHICLE HAS BURNED EXCESSIVE OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES - ROUGHLY EVERY 3,500 TO 4,000 MILES, STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 45K MILES. BETWEEN OIL CHANGES IT IS NOT UNUSUAL TO PUT IN TWO TO THREE QUARTS OF OIL. DRIVER CARRIES AT LEAST ONE QUART OF OIL IN VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES TO HOPEFULLY PRECLUDE ENGINE SEIZURE. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLICKERED ONE TIME AND DRIVER PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER OIL LEVEL WAS DOWN NEARLY TWO FULL QUARTS LESS THAN 2,000 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. *JS

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE REAR LOWER SUSPENSION ARMS, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *SS THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER, DIFFERENT EXCUSES, AS TO WHY THEY COULDN'T REPAIR THE VEHICLE.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE REVERSING AT 5 MPH, THE AIR BAG, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE TACHOMETER DID NOT INDICATE THE RPM. THE SPEEDOMETER AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO INDICATE WHAT GEAR WAS IN SHIFT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,526.

FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON 11/10/2014 WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. THE RAV4 TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO COME TO A STOP WITH GREATER FORCE REQUIRED TO STOP. ONCE FULLY STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING WITH LOW RPM'S (~500) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON ALONG WITH VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME, BUT EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AT EVERY STOP LIGHT / STOP SIGN. CONTACTED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN TUCSON IMMEDIATELY AND SCHEDULED EMERGENCY SERVICE FOR THE NEXT MORNING. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH TWO ERROR CODES (P0171 AND P0174 - LEAN AIR/FUEL MIX). WAS TOLD THEY SUSPECTED A BAD TANK OF GAS. TOYOTA ADDRESSED ONE OPEN RECALL (SERVICE CAMPAIGN BST - REFLASH BRAKE CONTROL COMPUTER) ON MY VEHICLE BUT DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE ERROR CODES, ONLY CLEARED THEM. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. ALMOST NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND BARELY ABLE TO STOP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC, AND TRAC LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AGAIN. LOW IDLE SPEED AS WELL. CONTACTED A DIFFERENT LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION. WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE IN THE DIAPHRAGM CAUSING LOSS OF VACUUM PRESSURE (WHICH HELPED EXPLAIN THE TWO ERROR CODES RELATED TO LEAN AIR/FUEL MIX). TOTAL REPAIR BILL OVER $1000. JUST LUCKY NOBODY WAS INJURED DUE TO FAILING BRAKE SYSTEM ON TOYOTA'S PART. *TR

WHEN DRIVING WITH AIR BAGS LIGHT ON IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND DANGER TO EVERYONE INCLUDING DRIVER. TOYOTA SEND OUT INTERIM RECALL LETTERS TO OWNERS OF CERTAIN MODELS AND YEARS INCLUDING RAV4 2006 TO RAV4 AND ASKED TO CONTACT LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IMMEDIATELY IN CASE OF IF AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATE OR ILLUMINATED ALREADY. MEANWHILE TOYOTA IS MAKING ARRANGEMENT FOR REMEDY PART ( D SQUIB CLOCK SPIRAL CABLE ) FOR THOSE QUALIFIED MODELS TO FIX THE AIRBAG LIGHT. AFTER I RECEIVED A SAME INTERIM NOTICE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED TOYOTA CO-OPERATE OFFICE ABOUT THE MY RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED BY MAIL AND TOLD THAT SUDDENLY MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON . TOYOTA ASK ME TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSE WHICH I DID AND THEIR DIAGNOSE RESULT CAME UP WITH B1801 ERROR ( D SQUIB CLOCK SPRING SPIRAL CABLE FAULTY) WHICH THEY UPDATED TO TOYOTA DATABASE AND TOLD ME TO WAIT TILL REMEDY IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIX. I CALLED TOYOTA CO OPERATE OFFICE AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT TILL THE PART IS AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN NOW 7 MONTHS AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY FURTHER NOTICE NOR ANY REMEDY YET. I CALLED TOYOTA FEW TIMES AND FINALLY THEY GIVE ME A WEARIED ANSWER THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON DEFECTIVE BATCH ANYMORE AND DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS AIRBAG RECALL. MY CAR VIN #, YEAR, MODEL EVERYTHING SHOWING CLEARLY BASED ON INTERIM RECALL LETTER THAT IS IN THAT DEFECTIVE RECALL QUALIFICATION GROUP BUT SOME HOW TOYOTA IS NOW PLAYING GAME AND TELLING ME DIFFERENT STORY. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ANSWE

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 4 WD. I WAS CHECKING RECALLS AND DECIDED TO READ COMPLAINTS.. I WAS AMAZED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR. THAT DOESN'T STAY UP.. WE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT WITHIN THIS PAST YEAR OR SO. IT WILL NOT STAY UP. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I AM SHORT SO ITS DOWN, BUT , MY HUSBAND WHO IS TALL CREATES A PROBLEM WITH HIM. I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF FUNNY THAT, IT WAS JUST OUR CAR, THAT MAYBE MY HUSBAND HAD DONE SOMETHING, WHEN HE MOVED IT.. UNTIL I READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. THAN WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR FOR OUR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, HE SAID IT WOULD COST 125.00 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. , HE SAID IT WAS A MECHANISM INSIDE THE ARM HOLDER. MY HUSBAND DECLINED AT THAT TIME. NOW AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS, I NOW KNOW IT WASN'T' JUST OUR CAR. I BELIEVE TOYOTA KNOWS THIS AND BECAUSE IT IS A HAZARD THEY SHOULD FIX IT. ITS IRONIC THAT THE 2007 RAV HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASER HAVE THEM FIX IT. THANK-YOU *TR

ALL DASH LIGHTS TURNED ON AND STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. DROVE HOME. RESTART THE VEHICLE, NO ISSUES, LEFT IT RUNNING, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. HAD IT TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED BATTERY. YESTERDAY 11-18-14, SAME ISSUE GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. HAD IT TOWED TO SAME DEALERSHIP. ALTERNATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA ALSO INFORMED THAT WATER PUMP IS FAILING. THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH, THESE ARE EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY TOYOTA AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR SUCH AN EXTENSIVE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V168000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

THE CAR IS BURNING OIL AND AT A RAPID PACE. MY DEALER STATES THAT IT IS NOT BURNING FAST ENOUGH TO WARRANT ANY FACTORY REPAIR. I HAVE TO CARRY OIL AND CHECK FREQUENTLY. 60,000 MILES NOW. TWO DAYS AGO, I THOUGHT I SAW THE OIL LIGHT FLASH, IT ONLY IS A QUICK FLASH. I DECIDED TO CHECK THE OIL, IT TOOK 4 QUARTS. NO WARNING EXCEPT ONE EXTREMELY RAPID FLASH SO FAST THAT YOU'RE NOT SURE IF YOU SAW IT. AND THE CAR WAS DOWN FOUR QUARTS! THE OIL WAS PUT IN BY A MECHANIC WHO COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR OF THE ENGINE SEIZING UP BECAUSE IT HAS RUN OUT OF OIL. I GET MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED BUT THIS CAR BURNS OIL AT AN UNUSUAL RATE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY DAY BUT IT SEEM I HAVE NO CHOICE. A CAR WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE SHOULD NOT BE BURNING OIL AT THIS RATE. TOYOTA INSISTS THAT THIS IS NORMAL. IF SO, THEN AT LEAST HAVE AN INDICATOR THAT SHOWS OIL LEVEL. NOT WHEN IT IS IN DIRE NEED TO OIL. *TR

92,564 MILES 12/05/13 HAD OIL CHANGE. SOMETIME AFTER THAT OIL CHANGE, BUT BEFORE NEXT SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO CHECK. THEY TOPPED OFF OIL AND INSTRUCTED ME TO COME BACK IN 1000 MILE INTERVALS TO DO CONSUMPTION TESTS. I FOLLOWED THEIR DIRECTION AND CAME BACK FOR SEVERAL CONSUMPTION TESTS. THEY TOPPED OFF OIL I BELIEVE ONE TIME FOR QUART ONE TIME FOR QUART. THEY INFORMED ME THIS WAS ?NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION PER TOYOTA SPECS FOR THIS ENGINE? AND THAT I NO LONGER NEEDED TO COME IN FOR TESTS. 96,546 MILES 3/19/14 HAD OIL CHANGE, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF OIL LEVELS. 99,434 MILES 5/23/14 OIL LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK CAR IMMEDIATELY TO DEALER, WAS TOLD ?VEHICLE HAD A QUART OF OIL LEFT: IT HAS BEEN 3,000 MILES SINCE LAST OIL CHANGE. THIS IS NORMAL TECHNICIAN TOPPED OFF OIL. THE OIL LIGHT HAS NOT COME BACK ON SINCE THIS TIME. 101,628 MILES 7/23/14 WENT IN FOR OIL CHANGE. NO MENTION OF OIL LEVELS. WAS TOLD TO TOP OFF OIL HALF WAY THROUGH TILL NEXT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. AFTER AROUND 2500 MILES CHECKED OIL AND ADDED 3 QUARTS OF OIL, CHECKED AGAIN BEFORE GOING IN FOR 5000 MILE OIL CHANGE AND ADDED 2 QUARTS. 106,232 MILES 11/06/14 WENT IN FOR OIL CHANGE INSISTING THAT THIS CAN NOT BE "NORMAL" OIL CONSUMPTION NEED TO HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED OUT. DEALER RECOMMENDING THAT WE DO CONSUMPTION TESTS AGAIN. BEING TOLD THAT ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ADDRESS OIL PROBLEMS WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MY 07 RAV 4 HAS HARD/ ROUGH IDLING ISSUE. THE CAR WILL (AT TIMES) HAS ROUGH IDLING ISSUE RIGHT AT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN AC/HEAT FAN IS ON. BUT BESIDE THAT AT TIMES ENGINES FEELS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO STOP AND IDLE FALLS BELOW 400 RPM SHAKING OR VIBRATING THE WHOLE CAR FOR GOOD 3-5 SECOND AND THEN SPIKES BACK UP JUST ENOUGH TO SLOW DOWN THAT VIBRATION A BIT. AT THIS POINT MY FOOT IS STILL ON BRAKE. NO CHECK ENGINE OR ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON. *TR

I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3,0000 MILES EVEN SYNTHETIC OIL RECOMMENDS THAT 5000 MILES ARE DEALERS RECOMMENDED AND CAR CAN RUN EVEN LONGER ON A FULL SYNTHETIC OIL. BUT NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY I CHANGE MINE EVERY 3000 MILES. FOR LAST MANY OIL CHANGE I FIND MY OIL LEVEL TO BE VERY VERY LOW. I MEAN ALMOST 1 AND A HALF COURT DOWN, IN LESS THEN 30000 MILES. FUNNY THING IS I PUT HALF COURT OF OIL BETWEEN THE 3000 MILES DRIVEN ON OIL CHANGES. SO THEORETICALLY IT WAS 2 QT DOWN FROM OIL. THIS PROBLEM I STARTED TO NOTICE AROUND 60,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE. THERE IS NO LEAKS. I HAVE GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF CARS AS I HAVE WORKED ON HONDA ACCORDS AND CAMRYS FROM OLDER MODELS. I HAVE CHANGED STEERING PUMP TO GASKETS TO SPEED SENSORS AND MANY MORE ON CARS. I CAN ASSURE THAT THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY LEAKS EXCEPT FOR OIL PAN GET SLIGHTLY WET AROUND THE BOLT AREA BECAUSE OF PERHAPS NEEDS A SEAL OR NEW BOLT. IN TOTAL THAT OIL WONT ADD UP TO MORE THAN 10-20 DROPS IN TOTAL THROUGH OUT THE TIME OF OIL CHANGE IF THAT. THIS EXTREME AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL BURNOUT SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. TOO COMMON TO BELIEVE IT WAS MADE BY TOYOTA. IM VERY SURPRISED AS TO WHY TOYOTA WON'T RECOGNIZE AS THEIR FAULT. (WELL NOT REALLY THAT SURPRISED). *TR

WE RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO RENO/CALIFORNIA IN MY TOYOTA RAV 4. I HAD DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL I RETURNED TO CHANGE OIL SINCE THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 3000 OR LESS ON THE LAST CHANGE,. WHEN WE RETURNED AND NEARING OUR DESTINATION, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. IN CHECKING THE OIL, NO OIL SHOWED ON THE DIPSTICK. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE INCLUDING CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION OIL (ABOUT $600 ). A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS DOWN 1 1/2 QUARTS. I NOW STILL HAVE ABOUT 2000 MILES TO GO BEFORE MY CAR NEEDS ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND IT WAS AGAIN LOW AND ANOTHER QUART WAS ADDED. PER MY RESEARCH I FIND THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SENT OUT INFO TO DEALERS IN 2011 TO FIX THE PROBLEM IF IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO WHAT I'VE READ, IT REQUIRES A PISTON TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA HAS TOTALLY IGNORED THIS PROBLEM AND I FIND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON ON RAV4'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BURNED OIL EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND A CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC PLACED LESS OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO COME BACK AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN 500 MILES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.