2011 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

AT 79,000 MILES BOTH REAR OUTPUT SHAFT SEALS WENT OUT DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. AN AIR REGULATOR ON THE TOP OF THE OUTPUT SHAFT CASE CAN GET CLOGGED EASILY AND IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO NOT ONLY THE SEALS BUT THE TRANSMISSION CASE. ALSO, AT 80,000 MILES THE ENTIRE STEERING GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR WORSE IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING..

MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 35+ MILES PER HOUS WHEN I INADVERTENTLY HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHO HAD SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY TO 25 MPH OR LESS. BOTH VEHICLES SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGES AS SEEN IN PHOTOS

TRANSMITION HAS A GRINDING NOISE WHILE IN 3RD GEAR. THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE OTHER 3 RAV-4 THAT I HAVE. HAPPENING AT 90,000 TO 105,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER

BODY: DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILURE TO REMAIN UPRIGHT, IMPEDING VISION. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE VAPOR CANISTER RELEASING CHARCOAL PELLETS THAT PLUG THE VENT VALVE. DISABLES VEHICLE ANTI-SKID TRACTION AND 4X4. CAR IS UNDER 75K MILES

DRIVER VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE VISOR WILL FALL DONE "WHILE DRIVING" THE VEHICLE BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD CAUSING DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE VEHICLE OPERATION.

MY BATTERY HAS GONE DEAD 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2014. THE DEALER PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AT THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR. IN EACH CASE, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THE BATTERY "FAILED THE LOAD TEST". EACH TIME THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY FREE, SAYING IT WAS STILL UNDER 100% WARRANTY. MY CAR HAD 56,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT NOW HAS 117,000. I TOOK THE CAR RECENTLY TO TWO INDEPENDENT TOYOTA MECHANICS WHO ALSO COULD FIND NOTHING ABOUT THE CAR WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE BATTERY FAILURE. THE CAR HAS NEVER FAILED TO START WHEN I TAKE IT OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT FAILS WHEN I HAVE PARKED SOMEPLACE AND NEED TO START IT AGAIN. I DRIVE THE CAR ALMOST EVERY DAY, SO THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF A DRAIN CAUSED BY THE CAR'S COMPUTER. THUS FAR THE BATTERY FAILURE HAS OCCURRED IN THE CITY WHERE I LIVE. WHEN THE BATTERY IS RECHARGED BY AAA AFTER I FAIL TO RESTART THE CAR, I AM ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR HOME AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE NO PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR FOR THIS TRIP. MY ONLY SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM IS TO BUY A GB40 TO CHARGE THE NEXT TIME I HAVE A BATTERY FAILURE, WHICH WILL BE MY FOURTH FREE ONE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HEISER TOYOTA (11301 W METRO AUTO MALL, MILWAUKEE, WI 53224, (414) 357-2100) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SUN ROOF WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH THE O2 SENSOR WHICH WILL PROMPT A ENGINE LIGHT. THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF THE 4WD AND STABILITY CONTROL AND WILL HAPPEN AT ANY TRIGGERING OF THE ENGINE LIGHT. THIS IS CONCERNING ESPECIALLY IN WINTER ENVIRONMENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.