2008 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

TOO CAR TO DEALER THEY SAID BRAE BOOSTER,MASTER CYLINDER,SID CONTROL NEED TO BE REPLACE MY CAR ONLY HAS 72379MILES

RAV 4 HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES DUE TO POOR ENGINE DESIGN FROM TOYOTA, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT CHOOSE TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM.

AT 149,000 MILES MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 STARTED TO CONSUME OIL. IT IS CURRENTLY CONSUMING A LITTLE OVER 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN 3000 MILES. THIS HAS CAUSED A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN NOISE IN THE VALVE TRAIN WHICH I PRESUME IS DUE TO OIL STARVATION. I SUSPECT THAT MY VEHICLE WILL NEED TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT 230,000 MILES. THIS IS BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE FOR AN AUTO MANUFACTURER NOT TO RECALL.

HAVE CALLED A FEW TOYOTA DEALERS IN THE AREA TO GET THIS URGENT RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. NOBODY HAS THE PARTS. WHY IS TOYOTA SAYING THIS IS AN "URGENT SAFETY RECALL" - QUOTE FROM FRONT OF NOTICE - YET NOT PROVIDING THE PARTS TO THE DEALERS? ONE DEALER SAID NO BOLTS. ANOTHER DEALER SAID NO SUSPENSION ARMS. I AM CURRENTLY #139 ON THEIR LIST, ONCE THE PARTS COME IN. CAN YOU REALLY ISSUE AN URGE NT SAFETY RECALL, YET NOT PROVIDE THE PARTS FOR REPAIR????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TOYOTA WANTS TO REPLACE MY REAR SUSPENSION ARMS, ALIGN MY WHEELS AND THE ENCASE ARMS IN EPOXY. THIS WILL PREVENT ANY FUTURE ALIGNMENTS TO MY CAR WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE ON THE LAST RECALL OF THE FRONT END. HOWEVER THIS TIME THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO THE SAME THING. THIS IS NOT RETURNING THE CONDITION OF MY CAR TO THE CONDITION IT WAS IN WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. AND IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V596000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. 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.

1ST ISSUE WAS REPEATED RECALL OVER LOWER ARM SUSPENSION BAR THAT WAS PERMANENTLY GLUED, TO REMEDY SAFETY CONCERN. NOW INTERMEDIATE STEERING ARM IS BAD, AND PROBLEMS W CAR SWAYING, AND TIRES FEELING WOBBLY. BEING TOLD TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER EXPENSES TO REPAIR RELATED SUSPENSION ISSUE. $750.00 CAR HAS ONLY 53,000 MILES... MANY OTHER RAV4 OWNERS W SAME PROBLEM. AFRAID TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/06/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.