2011 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LUGOFF TOYOTA (878 US-1, LUGOFF, SC 29078) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT OCCUPANT COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN HAVING TO BRAKE SUDDENLY DRIVING ON A STREET IN THE RAIN. TRAFFIC WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND I HAD ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT TO BRAKE. THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AND BRAKING HAD ZERO AFFECT ON SLOWING DOWN MY CAR WHICH MADE ME HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

RADIO DISPLAY BECOMES UNREADABLE AND RADIO TURNS OFF IF I TRY TO CHANGE THE CHANNEL.

WHILE TURNING RIGHT TO GO DOWN THE NEXT AISLE IN A PARKING LOT MY PASSENGER REAR TIE ROD AKA CONTROL ARM BROKE AT THE FACTORY WELD! I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY NUMEROUS MECHANICS THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND IT'S A DEFECT. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I DRIVE A 2011 RAV4 WITH 104,000 MILES AND THESE HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER MY VIN# IS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLED ONES. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO CHARGE ME $600 TO REPLACE IT. I'M ASKING FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE OTHER ONE AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY.

VVTI GEAR..WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE AS IF THERE IS NO OIL GETTING TO THE PISTONS

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY TOYOTA RAV 4 IN 2011, BRAND NEW, MY HUSBAND STATED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE AND LOCK WHEN HE LOCKED THE CAR. HE SAID IT DIDN'T MATTER IF THE CAR WAS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. HE KEPT STATING HE WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BEFORE HIS WARRANTY RAN OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, HE GOT VERY SICK AND PASSED AWAY IN 2014. NOW THE REAR DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL, WHETHER IT IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. THIS PROBLEM MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE AT ALL TIMES.

THE TIRE PRESS MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS ) HAS FAILED DUE TO EXHAUSTED BATTERY LIFE IN THE TIRE SENSORS.. THE PRESSURE FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON BUT ALL 5 TIRES HAVE THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. THE FAILURE LIGHT NOW CAN'T BE TURNED OFF WITHOUT SPENDING $900 + FOR A SET OF NEW MONITORS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE DEALERS COST IS SO PROHIBITIVE THAT THAT THEY WILL NOT BE REPLACED SO WHAT GOOD IS THIS SYSTEM ? I BELIEVE AS THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT THE AUTO MANUFACTURES SHOULD FIX / REPLACE !!

UP UNTIL LAST SUNDAY, MY MOTHER HAD DRIVEN A 2011 RAV 4. ON SUNDAY, AS SHE WAS DRIVING, THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR USING THE BRAKE, OR BY TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. SHE WAS ON A 2 LANE ROAD, WITH TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. IN ORDER NOT TO INJURE ANYONE ELSE, SHE DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A TREE. SHE SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES RY, AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT IT CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PUENTE HILLS TOYOTA (17070 GALE AVE, HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA 91745, 877) 692-4047) WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,608.

WHEN BACKING UP,MY 2011 TOYOTA RAV4 ACCELERATED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THE MAN BEHIND HIS VEHICLE TO BE THROWN AND ALMOST RAN HIM OVER. HE WAS TAKEN AWAY IN AN AMBULANCE. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND LICENSE SUSPENDED.THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD HAVE STOPPED MY VEHICLE. WEBSITES I HAVE LOOKED AT FOR THAT YEAR SEEMS TO CONFIRM BRAKING AND UNINTENDED BRAKE AND ACCELERATION ACCIDENTS.