2010 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

2010 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF REAR SHOCKS IN VEHICLE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT NOTICED RODENTS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RODENTS ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIR FILTER WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 5/7/13 *CN UPDATED 05/15/2013 *JS

I WAS DRIVING UP TO TRAFFIC LIGHT TO STOP AND I WENT TO BRAKE AND MY BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED UP! IT FELT LIKE IT GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING ME TO HAVE NO BRAKES AND I HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD NO BRAKES AND I COULD NOT STOP! I HAVE BEEN CITED FOR HITTING SOMEONE FROM BEHIND AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO STOP! I BELIEVE MY ABS- ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SOME HOW CAUSED MY BRAKES TO SEIZE UP AND BECOME INOPERABLE. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY 1 MONTH CERTIFIED NEWLY PURCHASED VEHICLE FOR WHAT I DESCRIBE AS BRAKES/SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I HAVE ALREADY STATED THAT I DRIVE WITH MY GRANDKIDS IN THE CAR. THEY SEEM TO IGNORE AND FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THERE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE MORE THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE, THE FARTHER THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V373000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE REMEDY PART WAS ON A MASSIVE BACK ORDER FOR AN UNREASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW IT HAD BEEN OVER THREE MONTHS SINCE WAITING FOR THE PART AND WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE AT THIS TIME.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY NOTICE ABOUT MY CAR LIKE 2 MONTHS AGO. AND I STILL HAVENT RECEIVED THE OTHER LETTER SAYING THE PART WAS READY SO I CAN GET MY CAR FIXED. I TRAVEL ALOT WITH MY KIDS AND EVERY TIME I USE MY CAR I FEAR SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER SENT. WE WERE SUPPOSE TO GET ANOTHER LETTER SENT OUT TO TELL US THE PART WAS READY AND WE CAN GET THIS PART PUT IN OUR CAR. BUT ITS ALREADY NOVEMBER AND NOTHING YET. PLEASE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES. DONT LET SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPEN TO GET THIS PART SENT OUT!! THANKS!!! THE INCIDENT DATE IS JUST THE DATE THE LETTER WAS SENT OUT. I JUST COULDNT SKIP THAT PART SO I PUT THAT DATE. *TR

ONE WHEEL STUD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS BROKEN. APPARENTLY IT WAS MADE OF POOR STEEL MATERIAL. I CHECKED INTERNET AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM WAS ALSO REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS. TO OUR DISAPPOINTMENT, SO THE MANUFACTURE AND DEALERS ARE STILL NOT ACCEPTING THE CAUSATION. I AM THINKING BOYCOTT TOYOTA SINCE THEY ARE USING CHEAP POOR PARTS MADE IN CHINA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD INTO A FENCE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE O RING SEAL WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING OIL. THE O RING WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE O RING THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS OUT OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE O RING WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,806.