2007 Toyota RAV4 Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS PENDING A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 155,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HEAR A CLUNK. POP OR KNOCK-TYPE NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0318-08, A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION, THAT IS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE BOTH STEERING AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS (NO. 1 AND NO. 2.). THE TSB EXPRESSLY STATES THAT THE REPAIR IS COVERED ONLY UNDER THE 3 YEAR/ 36K MILESTOYOTA COMPREHENSIVE WARRANTY. MANY OWNERS OF THE RAV OF THIS ERA HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, AND IT OFTEN OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. ALSO, MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SOUND GETTING WORSE OVER TIME IF NOT FIXED. ( THIS INFORMATION IS FREQUENTLY STATED IN FORUMS AND BLOGS ABOUT THIS ERA RAV 4). I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL, AT SOME POINT, RESULT IN NEGATIVE STEERING EFFECTS, IF NOT LOSS OF STEERING. AS SUCH, TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO INITIATE A RECALL CAMPAIGN TO FIX THIS TSB PROBLEM UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

ON JAN 9, 2013 WHILE BRAKING IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP FOR A STOP SIGN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. AS I CONTINUED TO BREAK WHILE TURNING LEFT, THE CAR FINALLY CAME UNDER CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CARS APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION IN EITHER DIRECTION NOR WERE THERE ANY POLICE PRESENT. THE FLOOR MAT WAS PROPERLY HOOKED IN PLACE. THE PEDAL HAD BEEN ADJUSTED ON JULY 7, 2011 BY ANDERSON TOYOTA OF RALEIGH, NC IN ACCORDANCE WITH TOYOTA'S RECALL AT THAT TIME.. THE NEXT DAY, JAN 10, 2013 I LEFT THE CAR WITH ANDERSON FOR REPAIR. (CASE # TAI30110070) ON JAN 17, 2013 I WAS INFORMED THAT KEVIN PILOTTE A TOYOTA TECHNICAL REP CLEARED THE CAR FOR RETURN TO ME. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE CAR TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I WAS INFORMED BY ANDERSON'S SERVICE MGR THAT THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY COULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THAT THIS WAS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE REP. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY AT SOME POINT BY TOYOTA. PRIOR TO THE 2011 RECALL, I EXPERIENCED ONE SIMILAR INCIDENCE WITH THE PEDAL BUT DID NOT REPORT IT BECAUSE I RECEIVED THE RECALL PROCEDURE WHICH I THOUGHT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. SINCE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM TWICE SINCE 2007, OBVIOUSLY IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS ONE THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. I WILL APPRECIATE WHATEVER NHTSA CAN DO TO INFLUENCE TOYOTA TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATE REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE AT THE STEERING WHEEL EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN IT IN ANY DIRECTION AT ANY SPEED. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR SO I CALLED TOYOTA AND SCHEDULED FOR MY CAR TO BE INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD I HAD 3 RECALLS ON MY CAR. AFTER ALL THE REPAIRS WHERE MADE THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY CONCERN THEY STILL HAD WAS THE CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ACCESSORY SHAFT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DECLINE THE REPAIR DUE TO THE COST. I DECIDED TO DO RESEARCH OF MY OWN AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER TOYOTA RAV 4 OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. ALL HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND FEEL THE SAME FRUSTRATIONS AS I DO. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE A DEFECT IN THEIR DESIGN AT THE EXPENSIVE OF THE CAR OWNER. *TR

NOTICE A POPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. FOUND TOYOTA BULLETIN T-SB-0318-08 WHICH SUPERSEDED TSB ST001-08. THE BULLETINS GAVE NEW PARTS AND REPAIR FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. IF TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM, THE FIX SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. THE PARTS PERSON SAYS HE KNEW THE PART NUMBER BY HEART SINCE SO MANY WERE BEING REPLACED. *TR

OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC LIGHT AND 4WD LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS DEFECTIVE CHARCOAL CANISTER. WAS TOLD TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR OR PART UNDER THEIR EMISSIONS WARRANTY. TOYOTA IS ATTEMPTING TO BLAME THIS PROBLEM ON CONSUMER ERROR WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK. HOW IS THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NOT PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM WHEN IT'S PURPOSE IS TO SERVE AS A FILTER OF GAS/EXHAUST FUMES. TOYOTA IS ONCE AGAIN NOT STANDING BY THEIR WARRANTIES OR PRODUCTS. *TR

THERE IS A CLUNKING IN MY STEERING WHEN I TURN THE CAR LEFT OR RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. THE STEERING FEEL AS THEIR IS LOOSENESS CAUSING NON ACCURATE TURNING AND WOBBLESNESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

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.

WE WERE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY GOING HOME FROM ONE PART OF THE STATE TO ANOTHER WHEN WE THOUGHT WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. SUDDENLY WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR GOING FROM THE SLOW LANE, CROSSING THE PASSING LANE AND ENDING IN THE SNOWY MEDIAN. THE REAR LOWER SUSPENSION ARM NO. 1 TOTALLY FAILED. OUR HOME TOYOTA DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO INSPECT IT ON DEC. 5 WHEN WE HAD OUR CAR IN FOR AN EARLIER RECALL. THEY HAD MENTIONED THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET A NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF THAT DAY. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN SINCE THE REPAIRING TOYOTA DEALER CHARGED BACK THE COSTS PLUS THE TOWING COSTS TO OUR HOME TOYOTA DEALER. WE JUST GOT OUR RECALL NOTICE TODAY. *TR UPDATED 02/26/13*L'S

THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE CONTINUALLY DROPS INTO THE VISION OF THE DRIVER. *TR

MY VEHICLE RECENTLY HAD A RECALL FOR POTENTIAL RUST ISSUES WITH THE REAR LOWER SUSPENSION ARM. BOTH MY SWAY BAR ARMS ARE NOW BROKEN DUE TO RUST AND TOYOTA IS CHARGING ME $500 TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME "THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THE SWAY BARS PREVENT THE CAR FROM ROLLING OVER." THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND ALSO DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALL ISSUE. THIS IS THE 6TH RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND I HAVE SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO TOYOTA TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO COST. CONSIDERING TOYOTA DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE REAR SUSPENSION RECALL AND FORCED IT'S OWNERS TO DRIVE WITH THE PROBLEM FOR MULTIPLE MONTHS EXPOSING US TO POTENTIAL DANGER, ASKING THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST IS REASONABLE. MY DEALERSHIP EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO TELL ME THAT IF I WANTED THEM TO INSPECT THE RECALL SITUATION PRIOR TO A FIX BEING AVAILABLE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY LABOR COSTS. LAST TIME I CHECKED, THE CUSTOMER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING LABOR COSTS DUE TO A RECALL. I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT THE SWAY BAR ARMS ON MY RAV4 ARE FIXED AT NO COST. IF RUST CAUSING "THREADS MAY WEAR, CAUSING THE ARM TO SEPARATE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH" THAT RESULTED IN MY RECALL THAN IT SEEMS LIKE THE TWO PROBLEMS ARE RELATED AS THE PARTS ARE IN SIMILAR AREAS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

BOTH STRUTS GAVE OUT WHILE TOYOTA RAV4 PARKED AT FRED HAAS TOYOTA COUNTRY DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON. SERVICE DIRECTOR INDICATES THIS IS KNOWN TOYOTA PROBLEM. EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF TOYOTA USA CONFIRMS BOTH STRUTS CAN GIVE OUT AT SAME TIME FOR OLDER VEHICLES. THEY SAY THIS IS NOT A TOYOTA ISSUE BECAUSE IS OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD. PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF BOTH GIVE OUT AT SAME TIME AND VEHICLE IS MOVING; NO MATTER THE AGE.

VEHICLE PARKED STARTED TURNED STEERING WHEEL EXIT FROM GARAGE LOUD NOISE AT FULL LOCK LEFT AND RIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER . INFORMED PROBLEM IN MIDDLE SECTION STEERING SHAFT INHERENT TO V6 REPAIR COST 325 DEALER SAID INABILITY STEER NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CONSOLE AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND STAYS ON. COINCIDENTLY THIS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ISSUE CAME ABOUT AFTER HAVING TAKEN CAR INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AROUND SEPT 2012 FOR A RECALL. THE RECALL HAD SOMETHING DO WITH FAULTY ROLL-OVER SENSOR FOR THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG SYSTEMS. TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. AFTER DTC CHECK, THE CAUSE TURNED OUT TO BE A SHORTED SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY UNIT FOR THE SRS DRIVER AIRBAG. REPLACEMENT JOB REQUIRED TWO HOURS OF LABOR BY TECH, COSTING $210, $307 PART AND "SUPPLIES AND WASTE DISPOSAL" FEE OF $25.88. ACCORDING TO INTERNET SEARCH, IT IS SEEMS THERE HAVE BEEN CASES OF DEFECTIVE SPIRAL CABLE UNIT FOR TOYOTA RAV 4 CAUSING SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM TO GO INTO "INACTIVE" MODE THEREFORE LEAVING DRIVERS/PASSENGERS WITHOUT ANY PROTECTION AND THEREBY CREATING LIFE THREATENING SCENARIO. THEREFORE, THERE IS CLEAR AND STRONG NEED FOR THE NHTSA TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORPORATION TO INITIATE A RECALL ACTION TARGETING THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY UNIT (84306-22010). IN RECENT PAST, "TOYOTA IS RECALLING 495,000 CERTAIN 2005 TO EARLY 2009 MODEL YEAR TOYOTA TACOMA VEHICLES SOLD IN THE U.S. NO OTHER VEHICLES ARE INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL". *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AFTER A RECENT RECALL THAT DONE BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THIS IS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE ON THE RAV4, WHICH TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING FIX AS PART OF A RECALL. *TR

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH TIRE PRESSURE . *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WOULD LOOSE AIR PRESSURE EVERY TWO TO THREE WEEKS, AND THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR ON ALL FOUR WHEELS HAD DETERIORATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY IN NEW ENGLAND AND DUE TO THE BAD WEATHER. THE DEALER STATED IT WOULD COST $250 PER TIRE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/15/13

THIS MODEL TOYOTA HAS A RECORD OF STUCK OIL RINGS CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH LEADS TO FAILURE OF ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SEE NEW YORK TIMES OCT 14,2011 AND THE HUNDREDS OF ON LINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT USING ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 1 K MILES. IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR MY TECHNICIAN DID A COMPLETE CHECK WITH OIL CHANGE, IN JAN THIS YEAR THE OIL WAS DOWN ONE QUART AND IN FEB. I DID ANOTHER OIL CHANGE WITH ONLY TWO QUARTS OF OIL LEFT IN THE PAN WHEN IT TAKES 4-1/2 QUARTS. I TOOK MY RAV 4 TO THE DEALER(4-23-2013) I BOUGHT IT FROM AND WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT I WAS TOLD THE OIL RINGS GET STUCK AND I NEED AN ENGINE REPAIR FOR $3,000 PLUS TAX. I HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT AND I GOT A WRITTEN DOCUMENT WITH THE REPAIR THAT IS NEEDED DOCUMENTED. THIS "NEEDS" TO BE A RECALL ITEM. IF A CAR DOING 70MPH HAS AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL THEN THE PERSON WILL LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL LEADING TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND MOST LIKELY DEATH. TOYOTA DID TWO RECALLS ON MY CAR IN APRIL, DOOR SWITCH NEEDED A DROP OF OIL AND REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE RE-TORQUED. MADE A BIG DEAL OUT OF WHAT COST PENNIES TO FIX. NOW A $3,000 ENGINE REPAIR AND WE NEED TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT OR CLASS ACTION SUIT OR PLEAD TO YOU TO HELP US GET THIS A RECALL ITEM. *TR

NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN - TOYOTA SERVICE INSPECTED SAME - SUGGESTED STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED MILEAGE ON CAR 59200. *TR

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH RECALL NOTICES FOR REAR SUSPENSION AND POWER WINDOW SWITCH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DID NOT BELIEVE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, AS HE IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. ALSO, THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE STILL PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION, AFTER THE DEALER IT WAS FIXED. DUE TO THE ONGOING SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, IT WAS AFFECTING THE STEERING SHAFT, RACK AND PINION AND TIE ROD. UPDATED 03/12/13

WITH NO WARNING, THE THREE LIGHTS CAME ON: 4WD, VSC, ENGINE. NOW THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT COIL #5 FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A STAGGERING $350 PARTS AND LABOR. AMAZING, BECAUSE THE PART COSTS ONLY $40, WHAT IS THERE WORTH LABOR FOR $310? I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TOYOTA RAV4 CARS. I FIXED IT AND TWO WEEKS LATER, COIL #4 FAILED, THIS ONE FOR ANOTHER $350! WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS CAR. IT IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH COILS FAILING.

I STARTED EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. RIGHT NOW, IT'S REALLY BAD. I TOOK IT IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT 62K MILES AND THEY SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AT A COST OF $6,400 OUT OF OWNER'S POCKET. THEY SAID IT HAD BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY FOR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE I TOOK IT IN HENCE, COST TO OWNER. I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA HEAD QUARTERS AND THEY OFFERED TO REIMBURSE $1K AFTER I SEND THEM RECEIPT OF REPAIRS, SINCE THEY SAID MY WARRANTY EXPIRED NOT LONG BEFORE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A KIND GESTURE BUT I DIDN'T HAVE $5,400 TO SPEND ON THOSE REPAIRS, SO I DIDN'T TAKE THEM UP ON THAT OFFER. I ASKED ABOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE STATED MODEL, AND THEY SAID I MAY HAVE SEEN THIS REPORTED FREQUENTLY IN FORUMS ONLINE, BUT UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE REPORT THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA'S HEAD QUARTERS THEY WON'T HAVE GROUNDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND CONTINUES TO GET LOUDER AN IS NOW ACCOMPANIED BY VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HOPE TOYOTA SEES THE NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL SOON. *TR

ALTERNATOR FAILS AT 45000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35MPH THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND SUDDENLY SPUN OUT AT A 180 DEGREE AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED HE INSPECTS THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS DAMAGES TO BOTH RIMS AND REAR TIRES, AND THE LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BOTH REAR RIMS AND WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V373000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). HOWEVER, HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STARTED A CLAIM AND THEN INFORMED HIM A REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE SENT OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TOOK MY 07 RAV 4 SPORT IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR AIRBAG SENSOR RECALL ON 10-26-12. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE AIRBAG ICON HAD BEEN STAYING ON CONSTANTLY SINCE 10-21-12. STILL ON AFTER RECALL WORK WAS DONE. TOLD BY SERVICE DEPT. WHAT BY NOW IS A FAMILIAR STORY. THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE PURSUED WITHOUT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT $87.50 WHICH WOULD BE APPLIED TO THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR. HOW GENEROUS IS THAT? ALSO TOLD SPIRAL CABLE MOST LIKELY THE PROBLEM. SO UNLESS I AM MISSING SOMETHING IT WORKS OUT TO HAND DEALERSHIP A BLANK CHECK OR TAKE YOUR CHANCES AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED. NOW IF THE RECALLED SENSOR WASN'T DESIGNED TO FAIL AND IT WILL BE COVERED EVEN IF WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED WHAT'S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT A FAULTY SPIRAL CABLE FAILING AFTER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED? I AM GOING TO TAKE A WILD GUESS HERE AND SUGGEST TOYOTA HAS SOMEONE TASKED TO READ THESE COMPLAINTS TO STAY INFORMED OF TOYOTA OWNER SENTIMENT. SO THIS IS FOR YOU! HOW MANY INCIDENTS WITH OR WITHOUT INJURIES OR WORSE HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE TOYOTA DOES THE RIGHT THING AND CORRECTS THE AIRBAG ISSUES AND QUITS HIDING BEHIND THE EXPIRED WARRANTY EXCUSE? TOYOTA DID NOT BECOME A KEY PLAYER IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY BY BEHAVING LIKE THIS.WHAT HAS CHANGED? NEXT STEP TAKE IT VIRAL USING ALL AVAILABLE MEDIA! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT SHE HAD AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT SHE WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO GET AN OIL CHANGE MORE THAT USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A LINK TO THE STABILIZING BAR WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER STATED THIS HAD BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE. THE CONTACT ASKED ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V373000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) FOR THE REAR TIE ROD, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE LINK FOR THE STABILIZER BAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD BOTH LINKS REPLACED SINCE THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WAS ABOUT TO BREAK AS WELL DUE TO IT NOT BEING BOLTED CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS RUST FORMING AROUND THE BOLT. UPDATED 12/10/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILED CAUSING A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE APART TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT WHAT I AM ANNOUNCING AT THE MOMENT, BUT MERELY TO OUTLINE THE PROBLEM OF THE OIL BURNING ON THE RAV 4. THIS PROBLEM IS COSTING ME ADDITIONAL MONIES THAT WAS NOT CATERED FOR THAT PURPOSE. I AM PURCHASING MORE THAN THE USUAL AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL AT THE STORE THAN I WOULD BUY. I SIMPLY NEED TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE/PROBLEM AND FIX IT. MY VEHICLE IS RELATIVELY NEW AND THERE IS NO REASON THAT I SHOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE, NOT FOR A SEVEN YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THE AUTHORITIES CAN AMELIORATE THIS SITUATION FOR ALL TOYOTA OWNERS THAT ARE FACED WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND FIX THE ENGINE BURNING OIL PROBLEM...UPDATED 11-06-13 *BF

DEALER INFORMED ME YESTERDAY THAT INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE MANUFACTURE.SHAFT WAS REPLACED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AT A COST OF $880, OF WHICH I HAD TO PAY $500 AS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER DOWNPLAYED WHETHER THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT INSISTED THAT I SHOULD PAY $715 TO REPLACE THE SHAFT WHICH IS MAKING KNOCKING NOISES WHEN DRIVEN. THIS HAS TO BE A DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I'VE HEARD THAT OTHER MODELS IN THE LINE HAVE ALSO SUFFERED SIMILAR STEERING ISSUES. CAN ONLY HOPE IT DOESN'T LEAD TO STEERING FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT MY REAR LOWER SUSPENSION THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND WHEN I'M ON THE ROAD AND GETTING WORSE AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. THEN I GET THIS RECALL NOTICE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND STILL NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT I HAD TO PUT NEW TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AND HAS CAUSED THE INSIDE TO BE WEARING OUT, ON JUST THE INSIDE TIRE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE WHERE I BOUGHT MY TIRES AT AND THEY STATED THAT EVEN IF I ROTATE MY TIRES IT STILL WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR OUT BECAUSE SOMETHING IS CAUSING TO WEAR THEM OUT. I THINK IF SOMETHING IS CAUSING THIS BY A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AT LEAST SOME ONE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. PLEASE IF I CAN GET SOMEONE TO CALL ME TO GET THIS RESOLVED. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ANYMORE BECAUSE I FEEL I COULD LOSE OF CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING THE CURTAIN SHIELD AIRBAG SENSOR. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE NOTICE STATED THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. HOWEVER, HE/SHE WAS CHARGED $96.75 FOR THE LABOR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A REPLACEMENT CABLE WAS NEEDED BECAUSE THE SPIRAL CABLE WAS TOO SHORT AND AS A RESULT, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD STAY ON SHOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAG. THE CONSUMER OPTED NOT TO HAVE THE CABLE INSTALLED DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THERE WAS A LOUD STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 02/28/13 *BF UPDATED 03/11/13.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,633.

AROUND THE 12TH OF OCTOBER 2012 I STARTED TO NOTICE A SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. WITHIN A FEW DAYS I COULD HEAR IT WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOWER SPEEDS. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND MENTIONED IT. HE SAID THAT IT SEEMED TO BE THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. I CONTACTED A TOYOTA DEALER TO ENQUIRE ABOUT COST OF PART AND REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS AROUND $400 AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 1.6 HOURS TO REPAIR AT $80/HOUR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS SAME PROBLEM, THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AND THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY NOW. IF I HAD NOT ASKED MY MECHANIC TO CHECK THE PROBLEM I VERY LIKELY WOULD OF HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE SPLINES FINALLY GAVE OUT. I HAVE THE OLD SHAFT NOW AS I HAD MY MECHANIC ORDER THE PART FROM A TOYOTA DEALER (THE PRICE WAS JUST OVER $100) AND IT TOOK HIM 1.7 HOURS TO DO THE REPAIR, SO IT COST ME ABOUT $200 TOTAL. TOYOTA SAID THAT IF THERE WERE A RECALL I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET SOME OF MY MONEY BACK. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. IT WOULD BE STUPID OF THEM TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A DEATH!! I'VE HAD 2 RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF AND THERE ARE 2 MORE THAT WILL NEED TO BE DONE SOON. DID SOMEONE DIE TO GET THEM TO RECALL FOR THOSE PROBLEMS. THERE WAS A RECALL ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY ON THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS 2004-2009. I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4...THIS IS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED. *TR

CURRENT MILEAGE ON CAR IS 114,000. SINCE CAR TURNED 94,000 HAS HAD INTERNAL OIL LEAK AND NEED TO ADD 2.5 Q OF OIL APPROX EVERY 1,500-2,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC JUST FOUND OUT THAT IN 2011, TOYOTA PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON THIS CAR MAKE AND MODEL YEAR, AND OTHER TOYOTAS DUE TO A FAULTY PISTON ASSEMBLY. THEY ONLY COVER THIS REPAIR UP UNTIL 60,000 MILES. THIS IS AN ENGINE DEFECT AND MILEAGE SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. COST TO REPAIR IS $5,500 ACCORDING TO MY TOYOTA DEALER. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. PAYING OVER $5,000 FOR A VEHICLE REPAIR BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S FAULTY ENGINE SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA PAY FOR THIS!! THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. I SPOKE WITH A SUPERVISOR AT TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO FOR ME (EXCEPT OFFER ME A SLIGHT INCENTIVE TOWARD BUYING A NEW CAR - I WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN!) *TR

WHEN YOU TURN LEFT OR RIGHT A STRANGE NOISE HAPPENING AND YOU CAN FEEL SOME SORT OF BUMP OR CATCH IN THE STEERING. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. A NEW SHAFT IS GOING TO RUN $400.00 PLUS AT LEAST AN HOUR OF LABOR. THIS MEAN THAT IT IS GOING TO COST EACH OWNER OF THIS RAV4 MODEL AT LEAST $500.00. TOYOTA HAS PUT A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS VERY PROBLEM. THE BULLETIN # IS TSB-0318-08 REV1. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOME MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR DESIGN PROBLEM AT THE BASIS OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AT ANY SPEED, AN AUDIBLE "CLUNK" IS PRESENT WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT. FURTHERMORE, ONE CAN FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT EXACTLY MATCHES THE "CLUNK" SOUND. DURING LOW SPEEDS AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE NOISE AND VIBRATION IS PROMINENT ANY TIME THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE SOUND IS LESS PRONOUNCED, BUT A VIBRATION AND FEELING OF "LOOSENESS" IN THE STEERING IS PROMINENT. SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS USED AS A FAMILY CAR WITH YOUNG CHILDREN (AND A PREGNANT WOMAN) PRESENT, THIS NOISE/VIBRATION COMBINATION IS DISTURBING AS WE FEAR STEERING FAILURE. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO TOYOTA'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ST001-08 WHICH MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION OF MY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT IS APPARENT THAT TOYOTA ISSUED THIS TSB AS A RESULT OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND DEVELOPED A PROCEDURE AND REPLACEMENT PARTS TO CURE SUCH A PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS WAITING AT A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. SUDDENLY, WITH NO INPUT FROM ME, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. ADDING MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. WITH FULL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY MOVED INTO THE REAR PANEL OF A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, DOING FENDER DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THE 5 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, THAT IT HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I'VE HAD IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TWICE, AND BOTH TIMES THEY INFERRED THAT IT WAS MY ERROR. I KNOW THAT EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I WAS NOT MOVING, AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR'S ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP WITH NO ACTION TAKEN MY ME. SOMETHING IS DANGEROUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF STEERING. CAR FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY ON VET SURFACE AND DURING BRAKING. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. A HISSING SOUND COULD BE HEARD AND THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF STOPPING POWER. I HAD TO APPLY AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AND IT ALSO TOOK AN EXCESSIVE DISTANCE TO GET IT STOPPED.. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL AND OTHER DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY TO GET HOME. THE LIGHTS THEN WENT AWAY. AND THE CAR PERFORMED SOMEWHAT NORMALLY. THEY CAME BACK ON, A DAY LATER. AND SO DID THE SYMPTOMS, BUT ONLY SPORADICALLY. THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS A LEAK. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET. SPECIFICALLY, HERE: HTTP://WWW.RAV4WORLD.COM/FORUMS/99-4-3-MECHANICAL/91243-WHAT-CAUSES-BRAKE-BOOSTER-FAILURE.HTML I THINK GIVEN THE HISTORY OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. THIS IS A $900+ REPAIR, AND FOR A CAR WITH A LITTLE OVER 50K MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE AND ABOVE ALL, DANGEROUS. *TR

MY WIFE LEFT HOME TO DRIVE TO THE STORE - A 3-MILE TRIP, ALL IN-TOWN DRIVING. AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 1/2 MILE, SMOKE STARTED COMING INTO THE CAR FROM BEHIND THE PANEL ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR. SHE STOPPED THE CAR. THE VOLUME OF SMOKE ACCUMULATING IN THE CAR INCREASED. A PASSER-BY STOPPED, CALLED 911, REPORTED THE FIRE, AND ASSISTED MY WIFE, WHO CLIMBED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND EXITED THE CAR OUT THE FRONT, RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. BY THE TIME THE FIREMEN AND POLICE ARRIVED, APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MINUTES LATER, SMOKE WAS DENSE AND FLAMES WERE SURROUNDING THE EDGES OF THE DOOR PANEL. FIREMEN SPRAYED WATER ON THE PANEL, PULLED THE PANEL OFF THE DOOR, AND CONTINUED TO APPLY WATER UNTIL THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THANKFULLY, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO STOP AND EXIT THE CAR QUICKLY. HAD SHE BEEN IN HEAVY, FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. ALSO, THE NON-AVAILABILITY OF FIREMEN WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN MUCH MORE FIRE- DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND POSSIBLY AN EXPLOSION. *TR

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT. WENT TO APPLY BRAKES PRIOR TO APPROACHING TURN LANE AND COULD NOT STOP. BRAKES WERE THERE (PEDAL WAS FIRM AND DID NOT GO TO FLOOR) BUT ACCELERATOR SEEM TO OVERRIDE THE BRAKING SYSTEM. PROCEEDED TO STAND ON BRAKES TO ATTEMPT TO STOP AS THERE WERE THREE LANES OF STOPPED TRAFFIC AND NO WHERE ELSE TO GO. SHIFTED CAR INTO PARK TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP TO AVOID HITTING 8+ CARS AND PUSHING THEM INTO A VERY LARGE INTERSECTION. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 46000 MILES ON IT AND HAD NEW BRAKES INSTALLED 8 MONTHS PRIOR. CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED 1 MONTH PRIOR FOR GENERAL SERVICE POINT CHECKS. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP SAME DAY OF THIS INCIDENT - THEY COULD NOT FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. OFFERED TO SERVICE BASED ON A PREVIOUS RECALL TO REMOVE THE CURRENT FLOORMAT AND ADJUST ACCELERATOR. ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY SOMETIMES DISPLAYING GARBLED TEXT ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. *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 RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE WOULD HEAR A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 59,000. UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN

I WAS DRIVING DOWN FOREST AVE IN BROCKTON, MA, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STATED SMOKING, I QUICKLY TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, GOT ME AND MY SON OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND SUGGESTED THAT I GOT IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. SO I DID, TO COPLAND TOYOYTA WHERE IT WAS TROUBLESHOOT TO A MASTER SWITCH ASS. IT WAS REPAIRED AND I HAD TO PAY $580.70 BECAUSE THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FOR AND THE POWER SWITCH AILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WHENEVER CONTACT USED THE POWER SWITCH FOR THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE POWER SWITCH PASSENGER WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THE STEERING IS LOOSE AND THERE IS A PULLING AND/OR POPPING FEELING WHEN TURNING. *TR

THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I CAN ALSO FEEL SOMETHING MOVING IN SYNC WITH THE KNOCKING WHENEVER IT OCCURS. IT FEELS AS THOUGH SOME CAR PARTS ARE MAKING CONTACT AND THE KNOCKING NOISE IS THE RESULT OF THE IMPACT. *TR