2007 Toyota Rav4 Other Problems

Your steering wheel became stiff, so you decided to take the car to a nearby mechanic. While driving on local streets, you smelled smoke and noticed the battery and airbag warning lights flickering on and off, even though the temperature gauge appeared normal. The smoke quickly grew into flames that couldn't be extinguished until the fire department arrived. You're concerned that no warning sensors alerted you before the fire started, and that the problem escalated so quickly you didn't have time to reach the repair shop.

Your car's rear subframe has rusted through completely. The subframe is the metal framework that supports the rear of your vehicle, so this is a structural integrity issue that needs professional attention. Fixing this will likely require replacing the rusted subframe or having it welded and reinforced by a mechanic.

THE SELLER OF THE 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 V6 TRIED TO SELL IT TO ME WITH 98,303 MILES & I HAD A CAR SALES APPRAISER RUN THE VIN# ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE ROLL-BACK MILES. THE LAST REPORTED MILES SHOWING ON CARFAX IS 182,058 P.S. - THE ADDRESS & PHONE# LISTED ON THE COMPLAINT FORM IS THE SELLER/SCAMMER INFORMATION WHOM GOES BY THE NAME "MOISES" FROM THE OFFERUP APP THAT TRIED TO SELL ME THE 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 W/ROLL-BACK MILEAGE.

THE LH SUNVISOR DOES NOT STAY UP. IT CONTINUES TO FLIP DOWN MIDWAY BLOCKING THE DRIVING VIEW AND AT A POSITION TO HIT THE FOREHEAD IF A JERK IS THERE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN BEEN REPORTED BY MULTIPLE RAV4 OWNERS WITH NO KNOWN ACTION FROM TOYOTA

'TAMARA RECALL.' MAY 31,2016 CENTER MUFFLER WAS VERY LOUD , HAD RUST PERFORATION AFRAID OF CARBON MONOXIDE COMING IN REPLACED ASVANY MOTORIST WOULD DO WITH A AFTER MARKET PART ALL I COULD AFFORD. 2017 TOYOTA SENDS A RECALL FOR SAME FOR 'COLD CLIMATE STATES' BUT SENT SAME RECALL IN CANADA 2013. THEY SHOULD STILL BE LIBEL TO REPLACE MY MUFFLER AS THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAITED FOUR YEARS LATER TO PUT THIS RECALL OUT IN THE UNITED STATES,

LIMITED EDITION RAV4: DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DROPS/WILL NOT STAY UP (FLUSH WITH CEILING), LIMITS VISIBILITY, AND IF LEAN FORWARD, HIT HEAD ON VISOR - DESIGN FLAW, SAFETY ISSUE. GOING OVER BUMPS, IT FALLS FURTHER. DROOPING VISOR FOR APPROX 2 OR MORE YEARS, NOW. TOYOTA ONLY QUOTES FULL PRICE ($240-300) TO REPLACE IT, AT MY EXPENSE. USAGE TIME WITH VISOR IS LESS IN FIRST YEARS WITH VEHICLE, BUT ACCUMULATION OVER YEARS, THEN IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY TIMEFRAME. TRYING TO PIN IT UP WITH VELCRO OR ANYTHING DOES NOT WORK.

AFTER TAKING MY 2007 RAV4 TO THE CHECKERED FLAG DEALERSHIP, FROM WHOM I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE HAD AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS THEN SCHEDULED FOR FREE REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD TAKE 3 DAYS AND BE PROVIDED WITH A FREE RENTAL VEHICLE. NOW I AM TOLD TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX FOR FREE, BUT I AM RESPONSIBLE. TOYOTA ADDRESSED THIS CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION IN 2014. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR TEN YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE OR 150,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, MY VEHICLE DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF THIS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION UNTIL NOW. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE FALLS WITHIN THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT, IT DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE DATE REQUIREMENT. I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR FOR ME TO PAY $4,000 TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE WHEN TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2014. EVERY SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE I HAVE HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT CHECKERED FLAG. IT COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE TO AVOID THIS EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION IN THE FUTURE. I FEEL TOYOTA IS BEING UNREASONABLE AND IRRESPONSIBLE IN TAKING CARE OF THEIR PROBLEM WHICH HAS NOW FALLEN ON ME. SO NOW I MUST COME UP WITH $4,000 I DON'T HAVE OR FIND ANOTHER FORM OF TRANSPORTATION.

2007 TOYOTA RAV4, ON SAT AUGUST 26TH WE WERE DRIVING FROM MADISON WI TO MILWAUKEE WI ON I94. JUST SHORTLY BEFORE WE REACHED JOHNSON CREEK THE CAR MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND THEN THE NOISE WENT AWAY. AS WE WERE DRIVING PAST JOHNSON CREEK THE ENGINE MADE A POP SOUND AND I LOST POWER AND I COASTED TO A STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I NOTICED SMOKE OR STEAM COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I REMOVED SOME ITEMS IN THE CAR AND MY WIFE CALLED 911. BY THE TIME THE JOHNSON CREEK FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE RAV 4 WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FIRE. THE CAR WAS A COMPLETE LOSS

I GOT A RECALL NOTICE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA EVERY MONTH TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL SERVICE, BUT THEY ALWAYS SAY THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR PARTS (LOWER EXTENSION ARM). THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SAFETY RECALL, YET THE SERVICE CAN'T BE DONE FOR AT LEAST 4 MONTHS. A LOT OF THINGS COULD HAPPEN IN THIS PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT AND I AM VERY MUCH CONCERNED. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. MANY THANKS.

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT ALSO WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE WHEN PUSHED FORWARD TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. THE VISOR HAD BEEN SLOWLY DROPPING WITHIN 5 MONTHS. IT IS NOW AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE HEADLINER AND IT IS IN MY DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IT IS DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AND OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHY HAS THIS ISSUE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? FROM THE TOYOTA OWNER'S FORUMS THAT I HAVE BEEN READING, THIS IS ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER YEARS AND MODELS DUE TO THE RIDICULOUSLY HEAVY VISORS.

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR HAS BEGUN TO DROOP WHEN PLACED IN THE UP (TOUCHING THE ROOF) POSITION OR IN THE DOWN (BLOCKING THE SUN). I NOTICED THIS IN JUNE 2015 AND HAS SIGNIFICANTLY GOTTEN WORSE. THERE WAS NO ONE INCIDENT THAT CAUSED THE VISOR TO FALL AND THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN JUST A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY TIGHTEN THE VISOR AND IT NOW FALLS DOWN WHENEVER I BRAKE, TURN OR STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD WHEN LEANING FORWARD TO LOOK IN MY BLIND SPOT WHEN MERGING AND HIGH SPEEDS AND THE VISOR FALLING SCARED ME. TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN DESIGN FLAW WITH 2006-12 RAV4S, AS PER THE DEALERSHIPS I SPOKE WITH AND WITH CUSTOMER CARE. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED THE ONLY WAY THEY WILL DO A RECALL IS IF ENOUGH CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN TO NHSTA ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DEFECTIVE VISORS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA.

ENGINE IS CONSUMING 1 QT. OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. JOHN ELWAY TOYOTA ONTARIO, CA. PERFORMED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. MY VEHICLE FAILED THE TEST. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AT 18003314331 PER [XXX]. I WAS GIVEN CASE # [XXX]. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE TO JOHN ELWAY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP EVERY 1000 MOLES TO ADD 1 QT. OF OIL TO THE ENGINE. I HAVE DONE THIS TWICE. NOW I NEED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SMOG CHECKED THIS MONTH. MY CONCERN IS THAT SINCE THE CAR IS CONSUMING 1 QT . OF OIL. IT WILL FAIL THE SMOG TEST REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND WILL BE TAGGED AS A "GROSS POLLUTER" . THEN THE STATE REQUIRES THAT I REPAIR THE CAR. BY DOING THE REPAIRS IT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE RECALL AND VOID THE REPAIRS THAT JOHN ELWAY TOYOTA AND TOYOTA CORPORATE HAS SAID HAS STATED THAT ARE REQUIRED TO FIX THE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSE BY DEFECTIVE ENGINE PARTS AND THE RECALL TOYOTA ISSUED . IF I DON'T HAVE THE CAR SMOG TESTED THE STATE WONT ISSUE LICENSE PLATE TAGS AND REGISTRATION AS REQUIRED BY LAW. PLEASE REPLY WITH INSTRUCTION AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO. THANK YOU, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JB *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR HANGS LOOSELY DOWN IN FRONT OF DRIVER. HAVE HAD TWO CLOSE CALLS WITH STAYING ON ROAD WHILE TRYING TO DEAL WITH DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR.

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR CONTINUOUSLY FALLS DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW OUT THE FRONT WINDOW. O ONE INSTANCE AAS I WAS DRIVING AT 60 PLUS MILES PER HOUR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND MY VISION WAS BLOCKED AS I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE LANES WHILE TURRNING MY HEAD AT THE SAME TIME HOLDING UP THE VISOR AND TRYING TO LOOK BEHIND TO BE SURE THE LANES WERE CLEAR TO SAFELY CHANGE LANES. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY ON MANY OCCASIONS!. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR ALSO FALLS FOWN ( I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS CAR AND VERY SELDOM EVEN HAVE PASSENGERS SO THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR IS NOT EVEN USED VERY OFTEN. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE AND A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW THAT MAKES IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE! I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CAUSES A SERIOUS ACCIDENT . TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS FAULTY DESIGN!

SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWN AND BLOCK THE DRIVER'S FORWARD VIEW- VERY ANNOYING AND UNSAFE. SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA WARRANTY, BUT THEY WON'T TOUCH IT. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN MY FOOT BOTH THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD A FEW FEET, BUT COULD OF LUNGED ME INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 40 YEARS NUMEROUS VEHICLES, BUT THIS IS ONLY CAR THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. COULD YOU PLEASE ADDRESS IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED?

ON JULY 30, 2014 I TOOK MY TOYOTA RAV 4 INTO AUTONATION TOYOTA ON ARAPAHOE ROAD IN CENTENNIAL, MY PREFERRED DEALER FOR SERVICE, GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR, [XXX] , TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE I HAD ALL THE RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF. HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS ONE FIX THERE WAS NOT A SOLUTION AT THIS TIME, SPIRAL CABLE. I TOLD HIM I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO GROOVE TOYOTA ON BROADWAY IN ENGLEWOOD JULY 22, 2013, BECAUSE MY CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE AND THEY FIXED THE SPIRAL CABLE TO THE TUNE OF $608.84. [XXX] ADVISED ME TO GO BACK TO GROOVE AND ASK FOR A REFUND. I CALLED THEM (303-761-3222) ON JULY 29 AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT CORPORATE. I CALLED CORPORATE (800-331-4331) AND WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD RECEIVE A LETTER REGARDING THE RECALL BY THE END OF AUGUST AND IF I DIDN??T RECEIVE THE LETTER TO CALL BACK. I WAS ALSO TOLD WHEN I RECEIVE THE LETTER TO TAKE MY CARE TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM WRITE OFF THAT THE RECALL WAS FIXED. THEN I SHOULD SEND IN PROOF THAT IT WAS FIXED, COPY OF PROOF OF PAYMENT AND COPY OF THE TITLE. I CALLED BACK AUGUST 29, AND WAS TOLD THE LETTERS HAD NOT GONE OUT YET AND IT MAY BE THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER. I TOLD THE WOMAN I TALKED TO, [XXX], THAT I WAS PLANNING ON DOING SOME TRAVELING IN OCTOBER AND SHE INVITED ME TO CHECK ON LINE TO SEE IF THE LETTERS HAD GONE OUT. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME SERVICE ADVISORS RECEIVE COMMISSIONS ON WORK DONE. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A RECALL AND IF HE DID RECEIVE A COMMISSIONS, WHY? I HAVE THE REQUIRED PAPER WORK EXCEPT FOR THE LETTER. I FEEL LIKE I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND THATS WRONG. THANKS, SENT FROM WINDOWS MAIL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BOTH STRUTS GAVE OUT WHILE TOYOTA RAV4 PARKED AT FRED HAAS TOYOTA COUNTRY DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON. SERVICE DIRECTOR INDICATES THIS IS KNOWN TOYOTA PROBLEM. EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF TOYOTA USA CONFIRMS BOTH STRUTS CAN GIVE OUT AT SAME TIME FOR OLDER VEHICLES. THEY SAY THIS IS NOT A TOYOTA ISSUE BECAUSE IS OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD. PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF BOTH GIVE OUT AT SAME TIME AND VEHICLE IS MOVING; NO MATTER THE AGE.

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE KEYS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC CASING ON THE IGNITION KEY SEPARATED FROM THE METAL PART OF THE PRIMARY KEY. SHE THEN STARTED USING THE SPARE KEY AND WITHIN A YEAR, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THAT KEY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $200 TO REPLACE THE KEY. THE CONSUMER STATED IT IS A CHALLENGE TO HOLD THE PARTS TOGETHER WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. *JB

CAR STARTED RUMBLING AND MIS-FIRING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES IN AUGUST 2010. REPAIR CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE #5 IGNITION COIL FOR $225. HAPPENED AGAIN 06/13/11 AND #6 IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE COST OF $308. PART NUMBER FP#90919-A2007.

CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, TOYOTA DEALER CHECK TSB AND FOUND T-SB-0318-08. ADVISE TO REPLACE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WHICH COST ME TOTAL OF $834.86 INCLUDING FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM WITH 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 IN THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS LIKE ALL THE PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR IS ALL THE SAME. A RECALL SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, DO YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPEND.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE VEHICLE ON CRUISE CONTROL HE PUSHED THE CRUISE LEVER UP TO INCREASE THE SPEED AND THE RMPS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. HE STATED THAT THE RMPS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN DECREASED. HE REFUSED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN SPEED WAS DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. UPDATE 12/30/10*JB

2007 TOYOTA RAV4. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WILL THE VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME ACCELERATION ISSUES LIKE THE OTHER TOYOTA'S. *NJ

2007 TOYOTA RAV4 SIDE IMPACT CRASH CONCERNS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE TEST HAD ANY IMPACT ON THE FUEL TANK OR FILLER TUBE. HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY WERE DAMAGED BECAUSE THEY ARE CLOSE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. *KB