2010 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

2010 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A BROKEN EVAP CANISTER. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, DUE TO THE BROKEN EVAP CANISTER, THE GAS TANK, MAY ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE OR "WOBBLE" . UPON INSPECTION WAS FOUND TO BE TIRE WHICH WAS UNEVEN IN WEAR. REPLACED TIRE AND AFTER A SHORT TIME WAS FOUND NOT TO BE THE PROBLEM. UPON INSPECTION WAS FOUND SEALS ON REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKING . CLOSER INSPECTION FOUND REAR SUSPENSION, TIE ROD LOOSE. THIS WE BELIEVE IS DUE TO REAR SUSPENSION PARTS BEING FAULTY. PARTS ARE ORIGINAL. AT THIS TIME WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY VEHICLE WARRANTY OR RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AS IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL. AT THIS SAME TIME VEHICLE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ALSO BEGAN TO GIVE OFF A "WHINE" SOUND. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN WORN UNEVENLY DUE TO REAR SUSPENSION BEING LOOSE CAUSING THIS FAILURE. OUR CONCERNS ARE THAT WE ARE BEING TOLD THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL TO CORRECT OR PROTECT ANYONE OWNING AND DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE KNOWN THAT TIRES WORN UNEVEN WERE ON & FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. NO FRONT TIRES HAD BEEN WORN UNEVENLY WITH THIS INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. AFTER REDUCING THE SPEED, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V383000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BOLT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,550.

USUALLY AFTER A RAIN STORM OR IF I GO THROUGH A DEEP PUDDLE THE IDIOT LIGHTS FOR "CHECK ENGINE, SLIP INDICATOR AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE" LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON FOR ABOUT 30 MILES. WEDNESDAY THEY CAME ON AND STAYED ON EVEN THOUGH IT HASN'T RAINED IN WEEKS. I'VE TALKED WITH SEVERAL DEALERS AND THEY TELL ME EITHER THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT OR TOYOTA IS INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. I'VE ALSO TALKED TO OTHERS WITH OLDER RAV4'S AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME SITUATION GOING ON. DOES TOYOTA NEED A LITTLE NUDGE FROM THE GOV'T?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED WITHIN TWO MINUTES. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE DUE TO DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,500.

REPLACEMENT OF BOTH REAR SUSPENSION ARMS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON 05/30/2014 FREE OFF CHARGE AS PER RECALL REQUIREMENT. WHEN THE DEALER CHECKED THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT ON 04/30/2015, THEY SAID THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION ARMS AT MY EXPENSE AT THIS TIME. ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE THEM FREE OFF CHARGE AT THIS TIME? *TR

STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CLICKING NOISE WHEN IN PARK TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT. GOING OVER BUMPS AT A SLIGHT TURNING OF WHEEL WILL ALSO MAKE CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING SHAFT. REVERSING CAR WILL ALSO MAKE CLUNKING NOISE. *TR

THE TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL #CSJ WAS PERFORMED YESTERDAY ON MY CAR. THE RECALL REPLACED THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THEN WERE LOCKED IN PLACE WITH EPOXY. I PURCHASED A 2010 RAV4 THAT WAS REPAIRABLE. WHEN I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT IT WOULD COST ABOUT 70. NOW WHEN THE CAR NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT, THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT MAJOR EXPENSE BECAUSE THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT. TOYOTA REDESIGNED THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON THE 2012 RAV4 AND THOSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN THE REPAIR. THIS REPAIR DAMAGES THE VALUE OF THE CAR BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD EVER BUY A CAR THAT CAN'T BE ALIGNED. IF THIS HAVE BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME BEFORE THE REPAIR, I WOULD NEVER HAVE ALLOWED THE REPAIR TO HAVE BEEN MADE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THE CAR AGAIN AND REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WITH AN ADJUSTABLE ARM AS IS DESIGNED IN EVERY CAR ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED UNKNOWN FAILURE AND MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

LETTER FOR DIRECT REPLY- REQUESTING LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR ACCIDENT INVOLVING 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 DRIVER'S AIR BAG MODULE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS FAULTY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. TOYOTA CLAIMED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. *JB....UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF UPDATED 04/13/15 *BF UPDATED 04/16/15*JB UPDATED 11/4/2015 *JS