2006 Toyota RAV4 visibility problems

Filed Jul 8, 2017 · Visibility · CA

Driver side sun visor, won't stay up, blocks my view when I'm driving, have to duck down to see farther than the front of my rav4......it seems there is a lot of people this has happened to, that the sun visor gave out, I think this is a driving hazard, since it blocks a good portion of your view while driving.

Filed Jun 21, 2016 · Visibility · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v689000 (visibility); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Filed Apr 5, 2016 · Electrical, Visibility · 73,000 miles · TN

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 the federal safety agency 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.

Filed Mar 6, 2015 · Electrical, Visibility · 84,000 miles · CA

The power window master switch it doesn't work well . Sometimes works and sometimes not, to malfunction overheat..

Filed Feb 8, 2015 · Visibility · 104,500 miles · MD

Driver side visor wont stay in up position.

Filed Dec 31, 2014 · Visibility · PR

The sun visor driver side does not hold itself up in position. The visor drops down when put up or can be set on a side or can be set full forward closer to the front glass, but it can easily move. The sun visor weight is to heavy for the design and making it faulty. A toyota dealer employee mention it is a common problem on "all rav 4" of the same model. The incident happen driving up a hill with the visor full forward as to cover oneself from the direct sun. Upon falling in an unseen street hold the visor dropped down, at the same time another car was coming and due to the position uphill of the car and the visor dropping suddenly it almost caused a direct frontal collision. The visor must be change as it inhibits proper frontal vision and function. *tr updated 2/19/2016

Filed Oct 13, 2014 · Visibility · 92,000 miles · ME

The driver side sun visor will not stay up. It is very distracting. I have tried getting it to stay there with velcro, however the visor is too heavy and it will not hold it up. I called toyota who stated there was nothing they could do to help me with this. It would cost me over $100 to get this fixed. They do not see it as a safety issue, however it is very distracting. I have read several posts on the internet of other toyota owners who have had the same issue with the visor.

Filed Jul 28, 2014 · Visibility · 130,000 miles · CO

Driver visor unexpectedly fell down into drivers view while driving down freeway. It could not be moved to the side to stay out the way either as it seems to have just stripped out.it had to be removed completely in order to see out windshield properly. The same thing occurred on the passenger side about 2 weeks later. This creates a driving hazard both by the unexpected dropping of the visor creating a viewing obstruction and by not using the visor also because of glare from the sun. Toyota recalled the exact same visors they use on the camry model but won't issue a recall for the rav4 models utilizing the same visor!

Filed Feb 1, 2014 · Visibility · 96,000 miles · CA

Sun visor on drivers side fails to stay up blocking visibility of driver . Researched online numerous other complaints . Toyota has only provided a recall with one model.

Filed Sep 9, 2013 · Visibility · 72,000 miles · OR

My driver side visor will not stay up, and drops down in front of my face, blocking my field of vision. This is a safety hazard. I live in portland, oregon and we have much more gray instead of sun, so my visor doesn't get used that much through the year. I searched on www.rav4world.com forums, and see that it is a frequent problem with other rav4 owners, some starting at 15,000 miles. I understand that toyota has redesigned the part as a replacement, but toyota wants to charge $70 for the replacement visor + installation. It is a design defect, and a safety hazard that could easily cause a rear end collision. There should be a recall on all of the original parts.