2007 Toyota RAV4 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN FAILED BUT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE "REAR LOWER SUSPENSION ARMS (NO. 1).WHEN I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ([XXX]) ,THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO PUERTO RICO AS PER TOYOTA GENERAL OFFICES INSTRUCTIONS. THE LETTER SAID THIS AN URGENT SAFETY RECALL IN READ LETTERS FOR IT IMPORTANCE. FOR THIS SITUATION WE CAN IMPLIED THAT TOYOTA IS DISCRIMINATING TO THE PUERTO RICO TOYOTA OWNERS.IF ANY ACCIDENT OCCUR FOR THIS SITUATION I MADE RESPONSIBLE TO TOYOTA DE PUERTO RICO,[XXX] (DEALER) AND TOYOTA GENERAL OFFICES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. P/S LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION WITH LARGE TRUCK. STARTED ENGINE AFTER 20 MINS., P/S LIGHT OUT & STEERING NORMAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO FOUND CODE C1524 (LOW VOLTAGE IN POWER STEERING). IN ORDER TO FIND ROOT OF PROBLEM I NEED TO PAY $200 FOR DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH I REFUSED. THIS IS NOT A WEAR/TEAR ISSUE BUT EITHER A DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION. CALLED TOYOTA, ASKED THEM TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC & TOYOTA REFUSED SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRENTY. GUESS TOYOTA COULD CARE LESS ABOUT CUSTOMER SAFETY EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS VEHICLES WITH SAME COMPLAINT! *TR

AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT OFF. IT HAS CONTINUED TO STAY ON WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING SINCE OCT. 19 2013. WE HAVE TRIED TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. WHEN HAVING RECALL REPAIRS DONE AT LEWIS TOYOTA IN DODGE CITY, KS ON 3/21/14 THE REPAIR MANAGER WAS ASKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND GAVE NO INDICATION THAT TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE OR THAT A RECALL WAS BEING ISSUED. TOYOTA HAS STATED THEY WILL SEND LETTERS INFORMING OWNERS BY LATE APRIL. IT IS MID MAY AND WE HAVE STILL RECEIVED NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN IT SUDDENLY AND ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED FORWARD, CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD ALSO OCCURRED ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. 1+ QUART EVERY 2500 MILES. CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY COULD CARELESS ABOUT IT. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET FORUM. ENGINE MODEL AFFECTED 2AZ-FE. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE BRAKING CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. *JS

WELL-MAINTAINED 2007 RAV4 (67K MILES, NO ISSUES IN THE PAST) STALLED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED AS HAZARD FLASHER LIGHTS DID NOT WORK AT ALL. ALL POWER CUTS OFF TO INSIDE OF CAR. ONCE FAN IN ENGINE TURNS OFF (ABOUT 6 MINUTES) CAR CAN START AGAIN. DEALERSHIP SAID "DIRTY THROTTLE BODY PART" SO THEY CLEANED IT. HAPPENED 2ND TIME THE NEXT WEEK! THEN DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. HAPPENED 3RD TIME THE FOLLOWING WEEK! IT'S AT DEALERSHIP AGAIN NOW. EACH TIME IT HAPPENS, CAR IS DRIVING AND ONCE ABOUT 6 MINUTES PASSES, I CAN DRIVE AGAIN. BARELY HAVE TIME TO GET NEAR THE SHOULDER OF ROAD. *TT

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AS DESCRIBED IN T-SB-0094-11. HAD ALL SERVICE DONE AT TOYOTA DEALER SINCE 2007! THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND NOW THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE PISTONS AND PISTON RINGS - TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! *JS

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 12/10/2013. CALLED DEALER TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. DEALER HOOKED UP SCAN TOOL ($65.00 FOR DIAGNOSIS) B1801 OPEN IN D SQUIB. DIAGNOSED OPEN IN SPIRAL CABLE. I DECLINED REPAIR SINCE I DID NOT HAVE $ 511.00 TO SPARE. I KNOW THAT TOYOTA RECALLED CERTAIN 2007 RAV4 UNITS, BUT SERVICE TECH SAID MINE WAS NOT AMONG THEM. *JS

I REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR, SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS. MY AIRBAG FAILED EVEN THOUGH I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH--DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. ALTHOUGH, AT FIRST I DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF MY INJURIES, I RECEIVED SEVERAL FRACTURES AS REVEALED BY MRI AND OTHER SCANS AS FOLLOWS: 1. STERNUM FRACTURE 2. RIB FRACTURE 3. SPINE COMPRESSION FRACTURES OVER TIME, CONDITION HAS DETERIORATED TO IMMOBILIZATION. JUST RECENTLY LOOKED UP DETAILS OF SPEED AT WHICH AIRBAG SHOULD ENGAGE (AFTER HEARING ABOUT RECALLS) AND NOW REALIZE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AT MUCH LOWER SPEED.

THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION IS EXCESSIVE IN MY RAV4. IT IS USING ABOUT A QUART OR MORE PER 1,000 MILES. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION FOR THIS ENGINE. I SEE MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM BEING REPORTED ON THIS WEB SITE AND OTHER OWNERS RECEIVING THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THEIR TOYOTA DEALERS NATIONWIDE. THIS IS NOT ROUTINE AND WILL CAUSE UNEXPECTED ENGINE FAILURE AND/OR ENGINE SEIZING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE IN SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY OVER A PERIOD OF NINE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA

ON MARCH 21ST THE ABS, VSC, TRACTION AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH IN DRY WEATHER CONDITION. WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ON, THE ABS SYSTEM WAS TRIGGERED MAKING DIFFICULT TO BRAKE TO STOP. SINCE THEN THE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON AND OFF AND SO I'VE BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTIES WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT A HIGHER SPEED RATE 60 MPH, SLOW SPEED 20 MPH, AND EVEN STOPPING. ON TUESDAY, APRIL 8 I BROUGHT THE RAV4 TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT THE BREAKS WERE OK. DEALER SAID: IT IS JUST THE A REAR SENSOR THAT NEEDS TO BE RESET. SO DEALER TECHNICIAN RESET THE SENSOR THE SAME DAY. ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2014 AROUND 6:00 PM WHEN TURNING LEFT AT A CORNER I HEARD A TICKING NOISE THEN FOUR WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED AGAIN AND THE BREAKS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AGAIN. I'LL BRING THE RAV4 TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 12, 2014 AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. THE CODES THE DEALER HAVE INITIALLY WERE C0210 AND C1223. MY SPOUSE AND I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THE RAV4 WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THE SENSOR THAT THE DEALER TALKS ABOUT IS EITHER FIXED OR REPLACED. I DON'T WANT TO BE EXPOSED NOR EXPOSE MY FAMILY TO ANY POSSIBLE ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SENSOR/BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

AFTER HEARING ABOUT TSBS RELATED TO PREMATURE WATER PUMP FAILURE, I NOTICED THAT MY RAV4 WAS LOW ON COOLANT. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TESTED AND FOUND THE PUMP WAS LEAKING, AND REPLACED IT UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. LESS THAN 15,000 MILES AND 2 YEARS LATER I AM NOTICING THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL IS BEGINNING TO RUN LOW AGAIN, AND SUSPECT THE REPLACEMENT WATER PUMP MAY AGAIN BE DEFECTIVE. *TR

THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS FAR AS IT COULD GO. THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED ABOUT 6 FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR REPEATED THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE I WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN PRIOR TO STOPPING FOR A STOP SIGN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT WAS REMOVED TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO AND WAS NOT PRESENT THAT EVENING OR THE NEXT MORNING. I REPORTED THIS EPISODE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND I TOLD HIM I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT IF I WANTED HAVE TO CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, HE WOULD HAVE TO TECHNICIANS CHECK IT FOR HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE EPISODE. I WAS ALSO TOLD I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TOWING CHARGES AND THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS. THE COMPUTERIZED DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SHOWED NOTHING HAD HAPPENED AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOLD THE DEALER THE I WAS NOT IMPRESSED WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DEVICE, AS THE ACCELERATION DID HAPPEN AND THE TEST SET WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT CHECKING THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS TORRANCE CALIFORNIA, TOLD THEM MY STORY AND ASKED IF TOYOTA HAD RECEIVED ANY OTHER SUCH COMPLAINTS. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA COULD NOT RELEASE THAT INFORMATION. I ASKED WHAT TOYOTA DID WITH MY REPORT OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WENT INTO A TOYOTA DATA BASE. I ASKED FOR A

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V383000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIRS, AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 52,730 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,134. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN UPDATED 08/04/14

NO CRASH INVOLVED. NO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WAS INFORMED THE RACK ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO DEAL WITH A CLUNKING NOISE THAT A TECHNICIAN HAD NOTICED. I CHECKED AND FOUND THAT WHILE PARKED AND IDLING, PULLING THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION DID PRODUCE THE CLUNK. AFTER ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES, SETTLED ON A SPECIFIC REPAIR VENUE AT ALMOST $1700. ALSO INFORMED BY ONE OF THE ESTIMATORS THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD SOON NEED REPLACED. NOT SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR AT THIS TIME. I WAS INFORMED BY ONE OF THE ESTIMATORS THAT MOST VEHICLES WOULD NOT HAVE REQUIRED A WHOLE RACK REPLACEMENT (OR AS MUCH MONEY) FOR A PROBLEM SUCH AS THIS, BUT RATHER THE 2007 DESIGN WAS INTEGRATED RATHER THEN MODULAR. *TR

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO BAD PISTON RINGS INSTALLED AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE. TOYOTA BELIEVES 1 QUART PER 1,000 MILES IS ACCEPTABLE AND WILL NOT COVER REPAIR UNLESS USE IS OVER THAT LIMIT. *TR

IN THE FALL OF 2011, THE VSC AND 4WD LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY 2007 RAV4. AT THE SAME TIME MY CRUISE CONTROL AND 4WD STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK MY CAR TO TETON TOYOTA IN IDAHO FALLS, ID AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1775.00. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR AND EVENTUALLY I PURCHASED A USED CHARCOAL CANISTER AND HAD IT INSTALLED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THEN IN FEB. 2012, THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN SO I TOOK MY CAR TO STONES TOYOTA IN REXBURG, ID. THE MECHANIC THERE CONFIRMED THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER WAS CRACKED AGAIN. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD REPLACED IT WITH A USED PART AND HE STATED THAT TOYOTA HAD REDESIGNED THE PART SO THAT IT WOULDN'T CRACK, SO IF I WANTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD, I'D HAVE TO PURCHASE THE NEW PART. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE UNIT AT THIS TIME. IF TOYOTA KNEW THAT THE ORIGINAL PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAVE NOW REDESIGNED IT, WHY ARE THEY CHARGING THEIR CUSTOMERS OVER $1500 TO REPLACE IT? BESIDES NOT HAVING ANY 4WD IN RURAL IDAHO IN THE WINTER, THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM IS NO LONGER WORKING DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AS SEVERAL LIGHTS WERE ON. WAS CALLED BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE D SQUIB CIRCUIT/SPIRAL CABLE IS FAULTY AND THEREFORE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATIONAL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS I WAS UNAWARE OF MY AIRBAGS NOT FUNCTIONING. THANK GOD, WE DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT! THE TOYOTA DEALER WHOM WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 RAV 4 FROM BRAND NEW OF COURSE WANTS TO REPAIR IT FOR APPROX. $500.00. THAT IS INSANE AS THIS ISSUE SHOULD NEVER OCCUR. AFTER READING MANY POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND CLEARLY THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS. *TR

THE STEERING MECHANISM MAKES A CLUNK WHEN TURNED. THE DEALER SAYS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS REPLACED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME DEFECT ON THE INTERNET. TOYOTA ISSUED A BULLETIN IN 2008 TELLING DEALERS TO REPLACE THE SHAFT ON CARS STILL ON WARRANTY BUT WILL NOT REPLACE OURS BECAUSE IT IS MORE THAN 3 YEARS OLD. A MECHANICAL FAILURE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE SUCH AS THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE COMPANY AT THEIR COST SINCE IT IS NOT CAUSE BY USE BUT BY POOR ENGINEERING OR ASSEMBLY. *TR

2007 TOYOTA RAV4 REAR SPEED SENSORS CAN ABRUPTLY FAIL DURING POOR CLIMATE, CAUSING FAILURE TO THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FAILURE OF THIS PART IS COMMON, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POOR. *TR

THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IN SOME STATES THE TOYOTA HAS CHANGED THEM FOR NO COST AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, BUT KNOW THE DO NOT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF CLAIMS IN REGARD TO THIS ISSUE ON THIS MODEL, BUT CONTINUES TO BE IGNORED. ON FRIDAY 03/08/2014 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED BECAUSE OF THIS, AND WHAT THEY TOLD ME WAS THAT IT WAS MY STRUTS. WELL AFTER GETTING THEM CHANGED IT TURNS OUT IT WAS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME AN ADDITIONAL 502.00 FOR THIS. THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH NUMEROUS CLAIMS ABOUT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND TOYOTA IS NOT REALIZING THE SAFETY ISSUE IN WHICH IT PLACES IT CUSTOMERS. *TR

REFERENCE TOYOTA RECALL: TIS DESIGNATION C2J FOUND AT: HTTPS://TECHINFO.TOYOTA.COM/TECHINFOPORTAL/STATICCONTENT/EN/TECHINFO/HTML/PRELOGIN/DOCS/CP/C2JTOFAQ.PDF REFERENCE QUESTION Q1A AND ANSWER A1A: "....ALIGNMENT WILL BE SET AND THE ARMS WILL BE SEALED WITH EPOXY." REFERENCE QUESTION QUA AND ANSWER A1C: "IF THE REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT SHIFTS OUT OF SPECIFICATION, REAR SUSPENSION ARMS OR OTHER COMPONENTS MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED." REFERENCE MY PHONE CONVERSATION WITH TOYOTA @ 888-270-9371 ON 11 FEBRUARY 2014 @ 0800 AND THEIR ASSIGNED CASE # 1402110228: MY QUESTION TO TOYOTA TO THE ANSWER A1C ABOVE: WHO PAYS FOR THE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF SUSPENSION ARMS OR OTHER COMPONENTS? THEIR ANSWER WAS: THE OWNER. MY COMPLAINT DEALS WITH FAIRNESS. DUE TO A TOYOTA DESIGN DEFECT, REAR CONTROL ARMS MUST BE ENCASED IN EPOXY THUS RENDERING REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS IMPOSSIBLE. IF AN OWNER HITS A POTHOLE, AND REAR WHEEL(S) ARE KNOCKED OUT OF ALIGNMENT, THE CONTROL ARM AND/OR ASSOCIATES COMPONENTS MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACE - AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE TO THE OWNER. THIS COULD GENERATE LARGE PROFITS TO TOYOTA DUE TO A REMEDY FOR ONE OF THEIR DESIGN DEFECTS. WITHOUT THE (EPOXY ENCAPSULATION), A MERE REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT MIGHT RECTIFY THE MISALIGNMENT. A POSSIBLE $50 VERSUS $500 REPAIR. ADDITIONALLY, IF THE CONTROL ARMS MUST BE REPLACED TO ALIGN THE BACK WHEEL(S), TOYOTA IS THE ONLY ENTITY THAT HAS THE KNOW HOW AND PARTS TO RE-ENCAPSULATE THE NEW CONTROL ARM(S): MORE PROFITS FOR TOYOTA. OWNERS NEED TO BE MADE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 12V373000 (SUSPENSION) AND 13V383000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN HERE IN TOWN. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A HIGH DEGREE OF ACCELERATION. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY. I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE TILL I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE THEN STARTED TO REV ITSELF UP UNCONTROLLABLY, UNTIL I TURNED IT OFF WITH THE IGNITION KEY. I WAS A GOOD 15 FEET INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN I HAD STOPPED. I THEN STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS WAS A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE CARS EXPECTATION TO REMAIN STATIONARY WHILE THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING PRIOR TO THE ACCELERATION SURGE. *TR

AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL & 4WD WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 WITH 89,400 MILES, I WENT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. UPON INSPECTION AND TESTING, THEIR SERVICE ADVISOR STATED, "THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED SINCE WATER HAS LEAKED INTO THE EMISSION SYSTEM & ITS CHARCOAL CANISTER". THE SOURCE OF THE WATER OCCURRED SINCE THE FUEL FILLER TUBE HOUSING NO LONGER WAS PROPERLY ATTACHED/SECURED TO THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWED RWATER COMING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO ENTER THROUGH THE FUEL FILLER DOOR BY THE FUEL CAP INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, THE FUEL FILLER ASSEMBLY ALONG WITH GASKETS, SOME ELECTRONIC AND THE CHARCOAL CANISTER REQUIRED REPLACEMENT FOR THE EMISSION SYSTEM TO PROPERLY FUNCTION AND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH EPA STANDARDS. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR $1,400 WHICH TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER SINCE IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL, NOR WOULD THEY CONSIDER PAYING UNDER MY EXTENDED 6 YR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY SINCE THAT EXPIRED JULY 5, 2013. I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS SINCE THEY INVOLVE EMISSIONS AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUES. BASED ON MY REVIEW OF VARIOUS BLOGS COVERING RAV4'S, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND TOYOTA ADMITS NO FAULT. AS WITH ALL ISSUES WITH TOYOTA THEY DENY THEY HAVE DESIGN/SAFETY ISSUES WITH ANY OF THEIR VEHICLES - SUDDEN ACCELERATION, STEERING SUSPENSION & BRAKING. IT TOOK ME REPEATED SERVICE VISITS TO GET THEM TO REPLACE THE FRONT STE

I RECEIVED THIS NOTICE FOR SAFETY RECALL IN NOV 2013 FOR REPAIR OF THE REAR LOWER SUSPENSION ARM. AT THAT TIME I WAS TOLD PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND CALL BACK . I CALLED IN DEC 2013 SAME RESPONSE; JAN 2014 SAME RESPONSE FEB 2014 SAME RESPONSE AND WAS NOW TOLD TO CALL BACK IN MARCH. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD AND THEY ARE STILL NOT REPAIRING IT. WHAT CAN BE DONE? *TR

ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA REGARDING PROBLEM WITH THE REAR LOWER SUSPENSION ARM NO. 1. THE PROBLEM COULD "RESULT IN THE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH." *TR EACH TIME I CHECK WITH THEM THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT READY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND JUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE THAT IT IS VERY NEGLIGENT OF THEM TO SUGGEST THAT I CONTINUE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT ACCORDING TO THEM COULD "RESULT IN THE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH." DOES THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAVE ANY POWER TO REQUIRE TOYOTA TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT ONCE OR FIND ANOTHER REMEDY FOR ME DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR? *TR

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR TIE ROD/SUSPENSION BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2013. TODAY I CALLED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT THE FIX. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO FIX YET AVAILABLE....OBVIOUSLY VERY DISAPPOINTED AND WORRIED ABOUT HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PART/DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND WRECK. I THINK NHTSA SHOULD FORCE THE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA NOW IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG!. LOCAL DEALER ADVISED ME WHAT SOUND, LOUD RATTLING IN BACK OF VEHICLE TO LISTEN FOR....REALLY UNBELIEVABLE THE DELAY. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW VISOR LOOSE AND DOES NOT STAY IN POSITION. FALLS DOWN INTO DRIVERS VIEW OBSTRUCTING VISION AND DISTRACTING DRIVER. *TR

MY CHILD'S CARSEAT WAS PURCHASED IN 2012. THE SEAT BELT PIECES DO NOT STAY TIGHTENED. THEY ARE TIGHTENED EVERY TIME OUR DAUGHTER IS PUT IN AND ARE LOOSE BY THE TIME WE TAKE HER OUT AFTER EACH TRIP. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT FAIL EVERY TIME AND HAS HAPPENED FROM THE FIRST TIME WE USED IT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=JULY 2012, MAKE=SNUGRIDE, MODEL=1809558) (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=RAV 4). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SECURED IN PARK AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AFTER THE CONTACT HAD EXITED. THE CONTACT'S FOOT BECAME TRAPPED UNDER THE WHEEL AND CAUSED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND PARKED CAR. STARTED CAR 10 MINUTES LATER AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. PS WARNING LIGHT ON DASH WAS NOW ON. WITH A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT, THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN ABOUT A MILE BACK HOME. WHEN READING THRU THE OWNERS MANUAL, IT BECAME EVIDENT THERE WERE DIFFERENT POSSIBLE FAILURE CONDITIONS, EACH REPRESENTED BY DIFFERENT WARNING LIGHT STATES. A FLASHING LIGHT THAT WENT OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS, A FLASHING LIGHT THAT STAYED ON, A FLASHING LIGHT THAT STAYS ON IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS BEING ON AT THE SAME TIME, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE STEADY LIGHT AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF ASSIST SYSTEM. I BELIEVE IT WAS SIMPLY THE LUCK OF THE DRAW THAT OUR FAILURE OCCURRED IN A PARKED CONDITION. I WAS RAISED ON A FARM DRIVING MONSTROUS OLD TRUCKS WITH NO POWER STEERING. THEY WERE TOUGH STEERING, BUT THIS SMALL SUV TOOK AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO TURN. FAILURE IN TRAFFIC OR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. I DO NOT BELIEVE MY 82 YEAR OLD MOTHER COULD SAFELY CONTROL THE CAR, IF THE FAILURE UNEXPECTEDLY OCCURRED IN MANY OF THE DRIVING CONDITIONS SHE EXPERIENCES IN HER DAILY DRIVING. LANE CHANGES, MERGING TRAFFIC, 90 DEGREE TURNS, PULLING OUT TO PASS, ICY ROADS, AND HYDROPLANE CONDITIONS COULD ALL QUICKLY BECOME LIFE THREATENING WITH THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V383000 (SUSPENSION) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN AUGUST OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY OF 2014 AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WATER PUMP FAILURE. *SMD THE #6 IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED, AS IT WAS SHORTING OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE, WHEN IT WAS TURNED.*JB

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR LOWER SUSPENSION RATTLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A LETTER OVER 2 MONTHS AGO, AND SHE IS STILL WAITING FOR THE OFFICIAL RECALL LETTER, SO SHE CAN GET THE VEHICLE FIXED.. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE BETWEEN 65-70 MPH ON JANUARY 25, 2014, WE STARTED TO NOTICE THE HOOD OF OUR TOYOTA 2007 RAV 4 STARTING TO VIBRATE UP AND DOWN. WE PULLED OVER, OPENED IT AND SLAMMED IT SHUT. IT CONTINUED TO VIBRATE UP AND DOWN, BUT NOT AS MUCH. YESTERDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014, DRIVING TO WORK, ON THE INTERSTATE, THE HOOD STARTING VIBRATING UP AND DOWN HARD AT 70 MPH. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE OFFICE AND LOOKED AT THE HOOD IT WAS OPEN 1". THE FRONT LATCH HAD EVIDENTLY FAILED COMPLETELY; THE BACK LATCH HAD EVIDENTLY HELD THE HOOD ON. IT WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING SINCE THE INTERSTATE WAS PACKED AND I COULDN'T GET OVER. MY RAV 4 IS PRESENTLY AT OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HOPEFULLY BEING FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V383000 (SUSPENSION) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN AUGUST OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IN OCTOBER I NOTICED A CLUNK IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES IN THE STEERING SHAFT. I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED ON MY 2008 TACOMA, VIN. NO.: [XXX], WITH ONLY 37000 MILES, AND REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER REP., THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME A $350 CREDIT AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR FUTURE WORK, HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT WAS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER. I FEAR NOW THAT MY RAV 4 IS GOING THE SAME ROUTE. I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS AN AUDIBLE CLICK ACCOMPANIED BY FEEDBACK THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE HARDWARE USED IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THESE WEAKENED COMPONENTS, WHEN COMPLETELY COMPROMISED, MAY LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. WHEN ASKED, THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE IN THE ABSENCE OF A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

CAR BEGAN SMOKING FROM THE EXHAUST. ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. PULLED OVER. NO OIL. FILLED WITH OILED, WAITED AWHILE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR HOME. LATER WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SUSPECT POSSIBLE RING OR VALVE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED TO CARRY OIL IN THE CAR AND CHECK OIL LEVEL BEFORE AND AFTER DRIVING TO PREVENT ENGINE SEIZE. CONTACTED DEALER AND TOYOTA, BUT THEY CLAIM SINCE IT IS AFTER THE WARRANTY AND BECAUSE WE MISSED SOME OF OUR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. HOWEVER, I HAVE READ OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY DID ALL THEIR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SHE NOTICED A VIBRATION UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS OF THE PURCHASE OF OUR NEW 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 WE NOTICED A "CLUNKING" SOUND AND FEEL IN THE STEERING AT SLOW SPEED. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER, GETTLE TOYOTA OF BRADENTON, FLORIDA, AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY REFERRED TO THE PARTS REPLACED AS INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT/ STEERING SHAFT ASSY. (THE SERVICE WRITER SEEMED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS). THE SAME APPARENT PROBLEM APPEARED AGAIN IN APPROXIMATELY JUNE OF 2013 AND IS WORSE NOW IN JANUARY 2014. IT HAS BECOME QUITE ANNOYING AND NOW BOTH MY WIFE AND I WONDER IF THIS WILL BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN, I.E. LEADING TO A STEERING FAILURE. OUR ORIGINAL DECISION TO BUY THE RAV4 WAS PRIMARILY BASED ON A VERY HIGH SAFETY RATING AFTER WE WERE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS INJURY CRASH WHICH DESTROYED OUR PREVIOUS VEHICLE. WE ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA QUALITY IN GENERAL AS OUR RAV4 APPROACHES ONLY 75,000 MILES. I WOULD REQUEST THE RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE FOR MANUFACTURER-SPONSORED REPAIRS TO FOLLOW THE ALREADY HISTORICAL TSB OF 2008 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM IN '06 AND '07 RAV4S. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

A R E CALL NOW ON THE CLOCK SPRING STOP ACTING STUPID'S. *TR

THIS CAR HAS STARTED TO BURN OIL EXCESSIVELY--AROUND 1 QUART FOR EVERY 600 MILES. IT HAS HAD ITS OIL CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW, ALONG WITH ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE AT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVALS AT THE DEALER. HAS AROUND 110,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THIS CAR HAS STARTED TO BURN OIL EXCESSIVELY--AROUND 1 QUART FOR EVERY 600 MILES. IT HAS HAD ITS OIL CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW, ALONG WITH ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE AT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. *TR