There are 4 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 1999 Toyota RAV4 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. TO AVOID A COLLISON APPLIED BRAKES AND HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK THIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JG
DEALER PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON TO STOP SQUEAKING, TO NO AVAIL.
WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, AND IN ORDER TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL AND STOP VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAD TO "STAND ON BRAKE PEDAL. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE FIVE TIMES, AND FAILED TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK
HAD BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 2 MONTHS, NEED REPLACE NOW 2 MONTHS LATER. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.