2006 Toyota Rav4 Electrical Problems

You discovered that your 2006 Toyota RAV4 has a mileage discrepancy—the odometer showed 122,000 miles when you bought it, but the registration revealed the actual mileage was 199,694 miles. This suggests the odometer may have been tampered with or rolled back before your purchase. Resolving this may require having a mechanic inspect the odometer and instrument cluster, and you may need to contact your local authorities or consumer protection agency about potential odometer fraud.

MOST LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ARE LIT UP. VSC, ENGINE 4WD. ALSO MY MECHANIC SAID OUTS THROWING OFF A LOT OF FALSE READINGS. LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN I GO FROM STOPPED TO GO ON A HILL. OUTS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I BOUGHT IT.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS CAUSING ALL THE LIGHTS TO COME ON THE DASHBOARD AND DISABLING THE SHIFTING SOLENOID. IT ALSO DISABLES THE SAFETY BRAKING AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE.

I HAVE 2006 TOYOTA RAV4-BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS FLIPS AND GO,- WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN FREEWAY 68MPH, BATTERY WARNING SIGNALS FLIPS TWO TIMES WHILE I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. AND ALSO ALL WARNING SIGNALS, CHECK ENGINE, TCS, VSC, 4 WD, BREAK, AND AIRBAG SIGNALS CAME AND VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, STEERING BECOME HARD AND BREAK DIDN'T WORK, I HAD TO PULL OVER THE VEHICLE IN FREEWAY. IT HAPPED TWO TIMES, STILL THE BATTERY SIGNALS ARE FLIPS WHEN PUSH THE GAS. I HAD TO TOW THIS VEHICLE TWO TIMES. I CHECK THIS CAR WITH THREE MECHANICS AND AUTOZONE, THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT ANY PROBLEM,. THEY ALL SAID BATTERY AND ALTERNATORS ARE WORKING GOOD ( BATTERY AND ALTERNATORS ARE REPLACED TWO EARS AGO. I HAVE SEEN MANY 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS SCARY AND LIFE THREATENING. I HOPE HIGHWAY SAFETY IS; AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WILL MAKE AN ENQUIRY/ACTION.

TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFT, NO ACCELERATION, EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, ECU NEEDS REPLACED, POOR QUALITY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS ACTIVATED, BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V096000 (SEAT BELTS), 15V689000 (VISIBILITY), 13V383000 (SUSPENSION), AND 11V113000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AFTER A HUMID NIGHT, THE ENGINE GOES TO FULL POWER WITHOUT DEPRESS OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED THE SITUATION IS CLEARED. THIS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF CONTROL IF PUT IN GEAR. THIS CONDITION HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 60 DAYS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR DIRECTION BASED ON THE SAFETY CONCERN.

THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH IT DOESN'T WORK WELL . SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES NOT, TO MALFUNCTION OVERHEAT.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VSC AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR AT ABOUT 37,000 MILES. ONLY DRIVE TO STORE AND DROP KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL. CAR PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES WHILE AT STORE SHOPPING. CAME BACK, STARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT, VSC AND 4WD LIGHTS ALL LIGHTED UP. WHEN TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, DEALER SAID CAN'T SERVICE IT AT THIS TIME NEED TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. DEALER STATED BASED ON THE LIGHTS, THIS MIGHT BE THE IGNITION COIL.. IT'S KNOWN TO HAVE PROBLEM. ESTIMATED COST TO FIX ABOUT $1500. BUT WE NEED TO COMPUTERIZED THE CODES.. *TR

AFTER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS FAULTY IGNITION COIL. THIS ALL STARTED WHEN I NEGLECTED CLOSE THE GAS CAP ALL THE WAY ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE. AT THAT TIME I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID TO TIGHTEN IT AND THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. IT DID FOR AWHILE BUT SOON STARTED A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT ENDED UP WITH THE COIL "D" HAVING TO BE REPLACED. *TT

A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. I CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE CAR REQUIRED A REPAIR, AND THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL UNTIL THIS REPAIR WAS DONE. TODAY THE TOYOTA TECH TOLD US A "SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY HAD GONE BAD." HE SAID IT WILL COST $514.00 TO MAKE THIS REPAIR, AND AGAIN, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS DONE. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE WITH TOYOTA AND THE SERVICE MANAGER REPLIED, "I HAVE NO IDEA." I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND HE REPLIED, "WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME IN RAV3'S AND TUNDRA'S." I INDICATED THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH JUST OVER 60K MILES, AND THAT I HAVE NEVER (EVER) HAD AN AIRBAG FAILURE IN ANY VEHICLE UNTIL NOW. HE AGAIN SAID, "WELL, WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME WITH THIS MODEL." THIS SURELY APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS VERY COSTLY TO AN AVERAGE CONSUMER. CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS? PLEASE HELP! (THANKS MUCH-)

ENGINE COIL FAILURE. *TR

ENGINE COIL FAILURE. MY RESEARCH TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE 3.5L V6 ENGINES. ERROR CODE P0352. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT AND BEHAVED AS IF IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE REVED UPON APPLYING THE GAS. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THEN PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE AND THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY.

2006 TOYOTA RAV4 FWD V6 ENGINE W/65,000 MILES IS SHOWING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT. ECM GENERATING P0606 FAULT CODE. DEALER REPLACED ECM UNDER WARRANTY, BUT 10 MINUTES LATER SAME LIGHTS AND FAULT CODES RECURRED. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SENSOR FAILED ON MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 ON 1/19/11. THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED TO 2/24/11. I WAS ASSURED BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE, HOWEVER, WHEN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SENSOR FAILED ON 2/2/11, CAUSING THE CAR TO BECOME DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. *TR

2006 RAV4 : SPEED CONTROL: SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND SUDDEN DECREASE IN ACCELERATION ON HIGHWAY. STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2010 OUR TOYOTA RAV4 WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATION ON HIGHWAY,LUNGE FORWARD WHILE PARKING FOR NO REASON. IN DECEMBER 2010 ALL SENOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL CAME ON AND THE CAR ACTUALLY DECELERATED WHILE I WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. I QUICKLY TURNED ON MY FOUR WAYS AND MOVED TO THE FAR LEFT OF HIGHWAY FOR SAFETY . ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WENT OFF AND CAR RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING FUNCTIONS. ON FEBRUARY 16, 2011 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES AND THE CAR DECELERATED AND APPEARED TO BE STALLING-OUT ALSO ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WHEN ON:CHECK ENGINE ,ABS,VSH,AND 4WD. I AGAIN PUT MY FOUR WAYS ON AND MOVED TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING FUNCTIONS AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OFF. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND HE STATES IT APPEARS TO BE A MALFUCTION IN THE SENORY PANEL. HE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND IS AWAITING A RESPONSE. MY CAR IN UNDRIVABLE AT THE PRESENT TIME DUE TO THE FACT IT COULD STOP RUNNING AT ANY TIME FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *LN

MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE CAUSING HESITATION AND LACK OF POWER. THIS PROBLEM CAN LEAD TO SAFETY ISSUES SINCE THE CAR LOOSES POWER INTERMITTENTLY. MECHANIC SAYS ERROR CODE INDICATES ALL SIX IGNITION COILS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PLUGS ARE TO BE CHANGED AT 120K MILES. THE COILS ONLY LASTED 66K ? COMMON ISSUE SEE HTTP://RAV4WORLD.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=24070 WENT TO AUTO PART STORE AND CONFIRMED DIAGNOSTICS: 6 PLUGS MISFIRING DUE TO BAD COILS. BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS A PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE EXPLORED FOR SAFETY OF ALL DRIVERS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER ADVISED A DIAGNOSTIC AT HER EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTERNAL COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46000.

FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND SOMETIMES AFTER WORK, CAR WILL NOT START. DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON, BATTERY CONDITION INDICATOR CHECKS GOOD. HAD BATTERY TESTED, BATTERY IS GOOD. OF COURSE, WHEN THE CAR DOES START AND I DRIVE IT IN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STARTER. NO INDICATIONS OF STARTER SLUGGISH OR LOW BATTERY POWER. THESE SYMPTOMS HAVE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, AND FORTUNATELY THE CAR WOULD START. *TR

FIRST DAY I HAD CAR, I GOT GAS, WENT TO THE MALL, CAME OUT AND 3 LIGHTS WERE ON, MY VCD, 4WD, AND CHECK ENGINE. BROUGHT CAR IN WAS TOLD FAULTY GAS CAP. ORDERED ME A NEW GAS CAP, A DAY LATER SAME THING, BROUGHT IT BACK TOLD THEY NEEDED CAR FOR DAY TO ANALYZE, TOLD I NEEDED CHARCOAL CYLINDER, HAD REPLACED A DAY LATER SAME THING AGAIN. BROUGHT BACK TOLD NEEDED FOR A DAY AGAIN, THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE GAS TANK, DAY LATER LIGHTS ON AGAIN, THIS TIME TIGHTENED UP GASKETS, DAY LATER, LIGHTS ON AGAIN. THIS CAR IS A LEMON. *JB

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 LIMITED. THE DIGITAL RADIO CONTROLS OCCAISIONALLY BECOME INACTIVE AND THE DISPLAY GOES BLANK OR BECOMES ILLEGIBLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ONLY CONTOL THAT WORKS IS THE MODE AND VOLUME BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PROBLEM CORRECTS ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. *JB