2011 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCKS WERE LEAKING OIL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SHOCKS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V096000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

I RECEIVED A RECALL ABOUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ABOUT A YEAR AGO - LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RESOLUTION?????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V096000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. 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 AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE RESPECTIVELY.

REMEDY FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER ISSUE IS NOT BEING FIXED IN A TIMELY MANNER. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR AND STILL NO REMEDY. THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE RAINIEST SUMMERS EVEN IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA WITH FLOODS AND RECORD RAINS AND I DON'T TRUST MY WIPERS ANYMORE BECAUSE THE RECALL SAYS THEY COULD STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME. I DON'T THINK THAT TOYOTA UNDERSTANDS THAT ARIZONA GETS RAIN--AND LOTS OF IT--AND THINGS RUST. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO MY WIPERS YET BUT IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE THE RECALL AND NOTHING. VIN: [XXX] YEAR: 2011 MAKE: TOYOTA MODEL: RAV4 NUMBER OF OPEN RECALLS: 1 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 15V577 RECALL DATE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: F1S SUMMARY: IN THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, WATER DRIPPING ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR LINK CAN, OVER TIME, CAUSE CORROSION AND WEAR AT THE WIPER MOTOR LINK JOINT. IN SOME CASES THIS COULD RESULT IN THE SEPARATION OF THE WIPER LINK FROM THE WIPER MOTOR CRANK ARM. SAFETY RISK: IF SEPARATION OCCURS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE, WHICH COULD REDUCE DRIVER VISIBILITY AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. REMEDY: TOYOTA IS CURRENTLY PREPARING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION. ONCE REMEDY PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETE, TOYOTA WILL SEND AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO OWNERS OF VEHICLES COVERED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE REMEDY WILL BE PROVIDED IN FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE MANUFACTURER NOTES: IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER, PLEASE CONTACT THE NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT: 1-888-327-4236 OR TTY: 1-800-424-9153 OR FILE AN ONLINE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THIS RECALL DATA LAST REFRESHED: AUG 27, 2016 ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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 RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE SEAT BELTS, ESPECIALLY THE REAR SEAT BELTS, WHEN PULLED OUT QUICKLY OFTEN WILL KINK IN THE MECHANISM WHERE THEY ENTER THE CAR BODY. THIS CAUSES THEM TO SEIZE AND NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND RENDERS THEM USELESS. I HAVE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT WEBBING IN ORDER TO FREE THE BELT IN ORDER FOR IT TO RETRACT. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER THE LAST YEAR

THE RECALL IS ANNOUNCED IN FEB 2010, 6 MONTH LATER NOW IN AUG 2016, THE REMEDY IS STILL NOT DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER) 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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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 RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.