2010 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

TOYOTA RAV4'S PAINT IS PEELING ON THE ROOF IN THE AREA LOCATED BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE MOON ROOF. THE PAINT COLOR IS BLIZZARD PEARL WHITE. I HAVE PERSONALLY OBSERVED THE SAME ISSUE ON OTHER RAV4S HAVING NOTICEABLE MISSING PAINT PATCHES IN THE SAME AREA OF THE ROOF. THE PAINT ALSO CHIPS VERY EASILY OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WERE BLOCKS OF ICE ON THE ROAD THAT CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED, BUT THE DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,522.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER AND OUTER STABILIZER BARS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.....UPDATED 11/02/15*BF UPDATED 11/05/15. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWERVED INTO AN ADJACENT LANE WITHOUT WARNING. TWO YEARS AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER OF THE PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WENT TO ROTATE THE TIRES FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MY 2010 RAV4 2.5 V6. I HAD NEVER HAD THE TIRES OFF BEFORE. THE ONLY TIME THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN OFF WAS WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS TO HAVE THE FRONT 2 WHEELS RE-BALANCED BECAUSE OF A SLIGHT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER WHEN I WENT TO ROTATE 4 TIRES, 2 OF THE FRONT LUG BOLTS BROKE. WHEN I INSPECTED THEM I COULD SEE THAT A COUPLE MORE LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE ALSO STRETCHED BETWEEN THE THREADS, MOST LIKELY FROM OVER TORQUING. KNOWING THAT THEY WOULD LIKELY BREAK ALSO, I DECIDED TO REINSTALL THE WHEEL ANYWAY AND SEE AT WHAT TORQUE POINT THE OTHERS WOULD BREAK. THE ONES THAT ALREADY WERE STRETCHED BROKE AT 85 FT LBS. 2 OTHERS THAT WERE NOT VISIBLY STRETCHED BROKE AT 90 & 95 FT.LBS. I'VE WORKED ON AND RESTORED CARS FOR 50 YEARS. I KNOW WHAT WHEEL STUDS WILL TAKE BEFORE THEY BREAK. I'VE NEVER HAD 13 MM OR 1/2 INCH WHEEL BOLTS BREAK AT THIS LOW TORQUE. THE REPLACEMENT BOLTS, WAGNER BRAKE BRAND, ARE MARKED AS A METRIC 10.9 STRENGTH BOLT, EQUIVALENT TO A SAE GRADE 8. THESE ARE RATED TO TAKE +/- 100 FT. LBS. TORQUE. THE STOCK TOYOTA BOLTS HAVE NO MARKINGS AND THEY RECOMMEND 80 FT LBS AS THE AMOUNT TO TIGHTEN TO. I BELIEVE 8.8 ARE STOCK STRENGTH BOLTS WHICH WOULD TAKE 80 FT LBS, BUT THESE ARE INFERIOR IF THEY ARE 8.8 AND LEAVE NO MARGIN FOR ERROR (OVER 80 FT LBS). SOMEONE USING AN IMPACT WRENCH COULD EASILY OVER STRESS THESE INFERIOR BOLTS. I HAVE SAVED ALL 20 BOLTS I REPLACED. I BELIEVE IF THEY WERE INDEPENDENTLY TESTED IT WOULD SHOW THAT THEY ARE UNSAFE FOR THESE CARS. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE WIDE SPREAD ON MOST 2009 AND 2010 RAV4 CARS. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THESE 2 YEARS BOLTS TEST AT COMPARED TO THE 2012 AND LATER MODELS. IT MIGHT SHOW THAT TOYOTA KNEW THEY HAD A BREAKAGE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,975.

WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED I WAS REAR ENDED AT ABOUT 15 MPH. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT ALL BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.

AFTER NOTICED AND R&R ON MY TACOMA, I DID A UNDERCARRIAGE INSPECTION TO MY WIFES 2010 RAV4,NOTICED FRONT STRUT BOOTS CRACKED AND TORN, BOUNCY,WET WITH OIL AT STRUTS, CHECKED REAR SHOCKS, WET WITH OIL AT SEALS BOUNCY, DOESN'T HANDLE VERY FIRM AS DID WHEN BOUGHT 2-3 YEARS AGO. FLORIDA, ,NO ROAD SALTS, NO BEACH DRIVING OR OFF ROAD DRIVING,THIS ISN'T RIGHT,I WILL HAVE TO R&R FRONT STRUTS AND REAR SHOCKS ON RAV4 NEXT WHEN I HAVE THE FUNDS! ASAP! DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE ON MAJOR ROADS OR HIGHWAYS! NEW BRAKES AND TUNED UP, LOF, VERY WELL TACKEN CARED OF VEHICLES !

A/C STOPPED WORKING AND THE DEALER SAID THE COMPRESSOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. FOR A LESS THAN 5 YEAR CAR TO HAVE A FAILED COMPRESSOR IS STRANGE. WHEN WE ARE TALKING, THEY MENTIONED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA WITH THIS MODEL. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT POSSIBLE OF RECALL, THEY SAID THEY DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WHY IS IT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? THERE COULD BE HARMFUL AIR AND METAL PARTICLE BLOW INTO CAR CABIN. NOW I REMEMBERED THAT BEFORE THE A/C STOPPED WORKING, THERE WAS AN VERY SHORT EPISODE OF "BURN SMELL" AND THERE WAS SOME TINY PARTICLE BLOWN INTO MY FACE. HOWEVER, I DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT BACK THEN BECAUSE THE A/C DIDN'T STOP WORKING RIGHT AWAY.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE BELTLINE AT 7:45AM. IT WAS ABOUT 74 DEGREES OUTSIDE, AND I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 62MPH. SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD POP THAT STARTLED ME, CAUSING ME TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR TO VEER TOWARD THE DITCH. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CONTINUE ON THE ROAD. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE AS THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKLING SOUND THAT I COULDN'T LOCATE. SOON I REALIZED THAT THE SUN ROOF HAD SHATTERED, AND HUNDREDS OF MINUTE SLIVERS OF GLASS WERE RAINING IN TO THE CAR--COVERING HALF MY HEAD AND BODY, THE CENTER CONSOLE, AND THE PASSENGERS SEAT. I SHUT THE ROOF PANEL UNDER THE SUNROOF AND DROVE HOME. ALTHOUGH THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED, IT STAYED PRETTY MUCH INTACT.