2011 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

I HAD 3 INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (UA) WITH MY 2011 RAV4 WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER IN MAR/APR 2014, 1 RESULTING IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. A COMPLAINT WAS MADE WITH NHTSA AT THAT TIME. I WENT THRU TOYOTA'S COMPLAINT PROCEDURE, INCLUDING INSPECTION BY THEIR FIELD TECHNICIAN. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ON DEC 4 & 12TH, 2014, I EXPERIENCED 2 MORE UA INCIDENTS. EACH TIME I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION & I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, BUT MY VEHICLE KEPT MOVING FORWARD, AND I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR REVVING UP VERY LOUDLY. I HAD LEARNED FROM THE PREVIOUS 3 EXPERIENCES LAST SPRING TO KEEP A DISTANCE BEHIND VEHICLES WHENEVER POSSIBLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, SO AS TO AVOID RAMMING INTO THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME BY VEERING TO EITHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IF POSSIBLE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE AFRAID EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY RAV4, BUT I AM. MY RAV4 HAS ONLY 20500 MILES ON IT AND IS LIKE NEW. IT MAKES ME LIVID THAT TOYOTA CAN JUST IGNORE/DENY THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING UA ON THE NHTSA SITE...KIND OF LIKE GENERAL MOTORS COVERING UP THEIR LITTLE IGNITION PROBLEM FOR 10 YEARS, WHILE SO MANY PEOPLE WERE INJURED OR DIED. *TR

WHILE TOYOTA WAS HAPPY TO SELL ME A 2011 RAV 4 IN DEC OF 2014 WITH 18,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER 3 MONTHS LATER WHEN I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM THEY WERE NOT AS FRIENDLY. WHILE WAITING AT A SIGNAL OR A STOP SIGN THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FADE TO THE FLOOR.THIS HAPPENED TIME AND TIME AGAIN. I CALLED THE LOCAL STEALER SHIP AND WAS TOLD BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT SOMEWHERE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE READ ON LINE OF NUMEROUS RAV4 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.WHY DOES TOYOTA REFUSE TO FIX THIS. *TR

2011 TOYOTA RAV4 BRAKES HAVE NOT MUCH STOPPING POWER. BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PRESSED VERY HARD. AT LOW SPEED AROUND 5-10 MPH, THE FRONT BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE. CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES, MECHANIC TEST DROVE CAR, HEARD THE NOISE AND SAID COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKING POWER OF RAV4 IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE OTHER CARS. BRAKE FILLING AND PERFORMANCE IS INCONSISTENT. WHEN I DROVE 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA, 2014 HONDA CIVIC, 2012 HONDA CRV, 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA, 2013 MAZDA 3, 2014 CHEVY MALIBU, 2014 CHEVY MALIBU, 2014 HYUNDAI TUCSON, 2015 CHRYSLER 300 AND OTHER CARS, WHEN START DRIVING MY 2011 TOYOTA RAV4 I FEEL THIS CAR CANNOT STOP. BRAKE PERFORMANCE OF 2011 TOYOTA RAV4 IS POOR AND INCONSISTENT. AS A SEPARATE ISSUE WHEN I PARK A CAR FOR A WEEK AT THE AIRPORT, THERE IS SO MUCH RUST ACCUMULATED ON BRAKE ROTORS, THAT THE CAR IS SHAKING DURING BRAKING. SHAKING TYPICALLY DISAPPEARS AFTER TWO DAYS OF DRIVING, BUT THE ROTORS ARE STILL PITTED. *TR

THE 5TH (BACK OF VEHICLE) DOOR LATCH COMPLETELY FAILED AND WOULD NOT HOLD DOOR CLOSED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO THE DOOR. THE LATCH INSIDE SIMPLY FAILED. I HAD TO TIE THE DOOR CLOSED TO GET IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

AT 34,000 MILES I BROUGHT MY 2011 TOYOTA RAV 4 IN FOR SERVICE AT VICTORY TOYOTA OF CANTON, MI 48188 FOR A REGULAR SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER THE TWO YEAR WARRANT. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE AUTO TRANSMISSION SIDE COVER WAS LEAKING VERY BADLY AND EVERY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS STUNNED,AS THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THAT OCCUR SO EARLY IN ANY VEHICLE. THEY REPAIRED IT, HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED FOR THE FUTURE MANUFACTURING STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO HAVE SUCH A MAJOR ISSUE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM VICTORY TOYOTA OF CANTON, MI. I WILL ALSO BE FILING A SEPARATE COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2010 COROLLA WHICH HAS AN ISSUE THAT IS STUNNING , TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

I HAD A BRAKE TO THE FLOOR EXPERIENCE THAT REQUIRED TAKING MY RAV4 BACK TO THE DEALER. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP WAS BY PUMPING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR ONE DAY AND WHEN I RETURNED THEY STATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, QUESTION: IS THERE A COVER-UP ON A BRAKE PROBLEM WITH RAV4'S ? THERE IS NO WAY THAT MY BRAKES FIXED THEM SELF'S BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I HAD ANOTHER PERSON DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM. QUESTION: IS THIS VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE AFTER THE DEALERS CLAIM THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, THEY DID NOTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM & NOW THE BRAKES ARE WORKING PROPERLY? *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WILL DEPRESS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR ALLOWING THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENTALLY PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED A SLOW SPEED CRASH ON AN ICY ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD NO MATTER HOW HARD THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 26,000 HIGHWAY MILES AND I EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS. *TR

CAR FAILED TO DECELERATE WHILE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. CAR CONTINUED TO PUSH FORWARD WHILE I WAS BRAKING. CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PHENOMENA OCCURRED. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIMED THEY FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR OR ITS COMPUTER SYSTEMS. SINCE TOYOTA INSPECTED THE CAR AND CLAIMED THEY FOUND NO ABS EVENT IN THE CAR'S SYSTEMS AND CLAIMED THEY COULD DETECT NO COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, I ELECTED TO TRADE IN THE CAR. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I WANT ANY POTENTIAL FUTURE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE TO BE AWARE OF THESE EVENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE FRONT BUMPER, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT, AND THE FRONT GRILL WERE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.