2008 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

AFTER SECOND RECALL ON REAR SUSPENSION THAT OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2016, I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES ABOUT 20K MILES PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSIDE RIM. WHEN I WENT TO HAVE IT ALIGNED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO ALIGN THEM HAD STICKERS ON THEM IDENTIFYING THEM AS HAVING BEEN PART OF THE RECALL AND SAYING THAT THEY ARE NOW NON ADJUSTABLE. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BECAUSE I MUST HAVE DRIVEN OVER A CURB OR A POTHOLE BEFORE THE EPOXY HAD SET IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO COME OUT OF ALIGNMENT. SO APPARENTLY NOW IF I DRIVE OVER A POTHOLE, INSTEAD OF A >$100 ALIGNMENT BILL, I WILL HAVE A $1000 BILL TO REPLACE THE REAR SUSPENSION. UNACCEPTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THE CONTACT WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A STEERING COLUMN FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 06/23/17*LJ *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V596000 (SUSPENSION) AND 16V096000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. MY TOYOTA RAV 4 HAS 74,000 MILES ON IT AND IS USING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 400 TO 500 MILES. THERE IS CURRENTLY A LAWSUIT AGAINST TOYOTA FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY DO HAVE A VEHICLE "OIL CONSUMPTION TEST." HOWEVER TOYOTA'S TEST SEEMS BIASED IN THEIR FAVOR, AS THEY FILL THE CRANKCASE AND SEAL THE DIP STICK AND CRANKCASE FILL HOLE. YOU THEN BRING THE VEHICLE BACK AFTER 1,200 MILES. THEY THEN CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AND NOTIFY YOU IF YOUR VEHICLE PASSED THE TEST. BUT, WHOSE TO SAY THAT YOU LOST THE OIL OVER THE ENTIRE 1,200 MILES OR LOST IT BY 400 OR 1000 MILES. WHEN I HAD THE TEST DONE ON MY VEHICLE, IT PASSED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE TEST I CHECKED THE OIL. THE OIL PROBLEM SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR. THREE WEEKS LATER THE OIL PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I FOUND OUT, ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET, THAT SUPPOSEDLY THE TOYOTA DEALERS ARE OVERFILLING THE CRANKCASE AND USING A HEAVIER WEIGHT OIL, SO THE OIL CONSUMPTION WILL BE NORMAL AFTER THE TEST IS RUN. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON WHEN THE OIL IS LOW, THEREFORE IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO DAMAGE YOUR ENGINE IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM.

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 SPORT THAT IS BURNING 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IN FEBRUARY 2016. IT PAST BUT BARELY PASSED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I COULD ONLY DO ONE TEST EVERY YEAR. THAT IS ALL TOYOTA WILL COVER. SO NOW TODAY AT THE END OF APRIL 2017 I TOOK IT BACK IN AGAIN SINCE USING A LOT OF OIL AND NOW HAVING PERFORMANCE ISSUES (SLOW ACCELERATION ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS). TOLD IT DEFINITELY FAILS AND THEY'VE NEVER SEEN AN ENGINE USE THIS MUCH OIL. IT IS NOW OVER 150,000 MILES IN AND OCTOBER 2016 TOYOTA CHANGE THEIR POLICY OF UNLIMITED MILES AND UNLIMITED AGE TO EITHER 10 YEARS FROM FIRST DATE OF SERVICE OR HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES. THEY SAID NOTICES WERE SENT OUT BUT THEY DID ADMIT THAT OUR NOTICE PROBABLY WENT TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. WE BOUGHT THIS IS A CERTIFIED USED IN 2011. SO AFTER ADMITTING THAT THEY DID NOT NOTIFY US OF THE CHANGE AND HAVING THEM WAIT TO DO ANOTHER TEST UNTIL AFTER THE FREE REPAIRS WERE AUTHORIZED THEY DEFINITELY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS DISABLED VETERAN. TOTALLY UNWILLING TO HELP CORRECT THEIR OWN ENGINE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V596000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V596000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TOYOTA RAV4 2008. EXCESSIVE OIL USE. ENGINE IS USING EXCESSIVE OIL, ABOUT A QUART EVERY 1,200 MILES AND USE MAY BE INCREASING IN USE. THUS VEHICLE CAN USE UP OIL WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE. WHILE VEHICLE MAY BE WELL MAINTAINED THIS CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND STRAND PASSENGERS AND BE A SAFETY CONCERN SHOULD THE ENGINE BLOW WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS WHICH THIS FALLS UNDER BUT DEALER EXAMINATION INDICATED IT WAS NOT USING ENOUGH OIL ACCORDING TO THEM BUT IN MY TEST I SHOWED USING 1 QUART IN 1,200 MILES. EVEN A LITTLE UNDER THIS AMOUNT OF OIL USE IS EXCESSIVE AS IT INDICATES THIS ENGINE HAS A PROBLEM AS TOYOTA HAS IDENTIFIED. SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WILLING TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER TOYOTA T-SB-0158-14. DEALER WOULD NOT TELL ME HOW MUCH OIL WAS USED IN THEIR TEST. AGAIN ANYTHING IN THE RANGE OF 1 QUART OF OIL IN ABOUT 1,200 MILES IS A INDICATOR THAT THE ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING TOYOTA'S IDENTIFIED DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD REPAIR IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V596000 (SUSPENSION) AND 16V096000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I HAVE TRIED TO GET A SUSPENSION SAFETY RECALL FIXED FOR EIGHT MONTHS, BUT THE THREE DEALERS SAY THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED NATIONALLY. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE, BUT STILL NO PARTS. THE RECALL SYS IF THE SUSPENSION ARMS COME LOOSE, YOU CAN LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. WHY DON'T THEY MAKE MORE PARTS AND MAKE THIS A PRIORITY?