2010 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V373000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE CONTACT WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE REMEDY. THE RECALL REMEDY STATES THE TIE ROD NUT WOULD BE INSPECTED FOR LOOSENESS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE IF AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION THE TIE ROD NUT IS NOT LOOSE IT CAN BECOME LOOSE IN THE FUTURE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CONTACTS CONCERNS AND STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIE ROD UNLESS THEY FOUND IT TO BE LOOSE. THE CONTACT WAS FEARFUL OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY BECAUSE HE TAKES FREQUENT LONG TRIPS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND WAS CAUSED BY SHREDDED LUG NUTS. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE WHEEL, TIRE, LUG NUTS, BUMPER, LAMP, THE ROTOR LOWER CONTROL ARM, HUB ASSEMBLY, SEAL, BALL JOINT KNUCKLES, BRAKE PADS AND THE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,458 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 9/12/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ROTATING THE TIRES, SHE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR OF RIMS WERE CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 07/02/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD A TIRE THAT WOULDN'T AIR. WHEN SHE PURCHASED A USED TIRE, SHE DISCOVERED THAT TIRE WOULDN'T HOLD AIR EITHER. THE TIRE STORE INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RIM. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT ALL THE RIMS, HE DISCOVERED THREE OUT OF FOUR RIMS WERE CRACKED. UPDATED 07/05/12.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000. UPDATED 06/12/12*LJ THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE CRASH BOX. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE GIVEN. UPDATED 06/13/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A HANDICAP SIGN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO FAILURES HAD OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) OR 11V113000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,600. UPDATED 05/11/12 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A CHIP IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT FAILED, NOT THE ACCELERATOR. UPDATED 06/04/12

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE COPY OF LETTER ADDRESSED TO MR JAMES LENTZ, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, REGARDING SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2010 TOYOTA RAV 4 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THERE WAS SNOW ON THE STREET WITH SLIPPER ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ABS ENGAGED, WHICH MADE THE BRAKES INOPERABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SITUATIONS, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE ABS ENGAGED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND EVENTUALLY LANDED IN THE MIDDLE INTERSECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE SECOND TIME, SHE ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE ONLY WAY, SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WAS BY TURNING INTO ANOTHER LANE WHICH CAUSED THE ABS TO GO OFF WHICH RENDERED THE BRAKES TO WORK AGAIN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V113000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE WERE ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MATS OR NOT AND THEREFORE, DID NOT REPLACE THE FLOOR MATS AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,444.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV. THE CONTACT ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT ACTIVATION OR WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 5000 ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.