2012 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN LATE 2015. PART NEEDED TO SATISFY RECALL AS OF AUG. 2016 IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE AT LOCAL DEALER. WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE FAILURE OF WIPERS DURING TRAVEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V233000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I OWN A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V096000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER), BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE PART FROM THE DEALER FOR AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V096000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER), BUT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE PART FROM THE DEALER FOR AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000(VISIBILITY/WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V096000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V096000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT APPX: 35-40MPH. ON US INTERSTATE #66. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, AND THE ROAD WAS RELATIVELY LEVEL. AS THE OTHER CARS SLOWED, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. UPDATED 01/11/17*LJ I --LITERALLY--HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE AS THE ENGINE SURGED. I MANAGED TO PUSH THE SHIFTER INTO PARK. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE BUT, WHEN I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIMES, THE ENGINE SPEED DROPPED BACK TO IDLE. I DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE OR OBJECT. I HAVE HAD TWO (2) SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 5-6 MONTHS-- BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I REPORTED IT--TO BOTH NHTSA AND TOYOTA. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, EXPECTING A QUICK FIX BUT INSTEAD, THE DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL BECAME DEFENSIVE, CLAIMED THAT THE WELL KNOWN HISTORY OF TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WAS A FRAUD. NEVERTHELESS, THEY HAD A PREPRINTED" UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION" REPORT FORM WHICH THEY FILLED OUT WITH MY "VERBATIM" ACCOUNTS. UPDATED 06/13/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CONSUMER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF HER MOTHER. THE CONSUMERS MOTHER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON THE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. EACH TIME, WHEN HER MOTHER APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THEN ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND ON EACH OCCURRENCES, HER MOTHER WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/06/16.*JB

I WAS NOTIFIED AT THE END OF APRIL THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE BACKSEAT SEATBELTS POSSIBLY SEPARATING IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL CRASH. I WAS PROVIDED WITH A COURTESY VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR OVER 2 MONTHS WHILE STILL PAYING FOR MY VEHICLE THAT SITS IN A DEALERSHIP LOT AWAITING A FIX. I CONTINUE TO BE TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT YET A FIX FOR THIS RECALL. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE TO NOT HAVE IDENTIFIED A FIX OR MADE PARTS AVAILABLE TO RECTIFY THIS MATTER. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THIS MATTER.