2012 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAINGN NUMBER, MY 2012 RAV4 SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN 2013 . I WAS NOT NOTIFIED THEN OR NEVER. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANY ANSWERS ABOUT MY AIRBAG. ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS WHAT KIND OF AIRBAG I HAVE AND IF IT'S MADE BY TAKADA , I WANT IT CHANGED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME SO FOGGY THAT THE DRIVER COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER). THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME IT RAINED AT NIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL FROM TOYOTA IN SEPT. 2015. RECALL INVOLVES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE. HAVE CALLED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES UP TO THIS DATE. I AM TOLD THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED REPLACEMENT PARTS TO COMPLETE REPAIR. I FEEL THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN PLENTY OF TIME TO REMEDY A SITUATION WHICH COULD ENDANGER DRIVING SAFETY. *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V284000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE AND ONLY STATED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A LIMITED SUPPLY OF PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN WHICH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CONSTANTLY HAD TO BE REFILLED WITH AIR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR BUT THE DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

GOT INTO A SEVERE CAR ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT US WAS GOING APPROX 50MPH HEAD ON. OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY...UPDATED 03/15/16 *BF *TR

MY 2012 RAV4 EV HAS AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHERE THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ACTUALLY ENGAGE FROM R TO D, OR D TO R WHEN STATIONARY, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE INSTRUMENTATION INDICATES SO. THE VEHICLE INSTEAD MOVES INADVERTENTLY IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. IT HAS BEEN A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE, AND I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION, BUT THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WOULD BE INSTALLED AND MIGHT CORRECT THE MATTER. IT HAS NOT, AND MY WIFE AND I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM RANDOMLY. ON MARCH 5, 2016 HOWEVER, THE CONDITION CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING SPOT ON THE STREET. I INITIALLY HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR TO ENGAGE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT (REBOOTING THE SOFTWARE). THIS TIME REVERSE ENGAGED AND I MOVED THE CAR BACKWARD TO MAKE ROOM TO EXIT THE PARKING SPACE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, HEARD THE REVERSE 'BEEP' STOP, VISUALLY CHECKED THE INSTRUMENTATION CLUSTER TO VERIFY THE INDICATOR WAS ON 'D', APPLIED THE HILL-ASSIST FUNCTION, AND PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR TO DRIVE FORWARD. THE CAR INSTEAD LUNGED BACKWARD AND SLAMMED INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITION. IT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A PEDESTRIAN BEHIND ME INSTEAD OF A CAR. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THIS CAR AND FEEL SAFE WITH MY FAMILY, OR FOR THE PEOPLE AROUND THE VEHICLE. CHECKING THE OWNER FORUMS AT HTTP://WWW.MYRAV4EV.COM/, I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER THAT HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,251. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND FORGOT TO PUT IT IN PARK. BECAUSE THE CAR HAS KEYLESS START, I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE THE CAR WITHOUT TAKING A KEY OUT. THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK AND BECAUSE I LIVE AT THE TOP OF A HILL, IT BEGAN TO PICK UP SPEED. MY NEIGHBOR LIVES AT THE BOTTOM OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR WAS HEADING STRAIGHT TO THEIR HOUSE. LUKILY, THE CAR HIT A TREE WHICH STOPPED IT FROM HITTING THEIR HOUSE AND POTENTIALLY KILLING SOMEONE. THE ADJUSTER JUST TOLD ME MY CAR IS TOTALED DUE TO THE SPEED AT WHICH IT HIT THE TREE. HOWEVER, HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SPEED AT WHICH THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING WHEN IT HIT THE TREE, IT MAY HAVE HIT THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY FLAW OF WHICH NO ONE I SPEAK TO ABOUT IT IS AWARE. THEY ACTUALLY TEST IT WHICH THEIR OWN CAR AND NOTICE THE SAME ISSUE. IN MY OPINION, THERE SHOULD BE A MODIFICATION TO THIS FEATURE TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE. ESPECIALLY IS THERE ARE KIDS NEAR THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER) 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. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ UPDATED 04/06/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV 4. 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.