Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. The contact observed water in her vehicle on the front passenger floor without warning. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer (a1 toyota, 50 amity rd, new haven, ct, 06515, 203‑389‑1521) where it was diagnosed that the air conditioning cabinet filter and drain hose failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle back to the same dealer where it was diagnosed that the window cowl failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 89,663.
2007 Toyota RAV4 electrical complaints
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My vehicle was parked in a parking lot but when I wanted to open the door, the fob wouldn't work. The battery had been depleted and when I replaced the battery, by aaa, the dashboard lights stayed on even after I took out the keys from the ignition. This can cause the battery to die again. I have to disconnect the battery so that the light that stays on will not deplete the battery. The car shakes because the power isn't getting to the receiver very well. This is a problem inside the electric hub. At any moment my car can shut off because the electric current isn't stable when the car is on. One of the fuses or something isn't disconnecting properly, causing the dashboard lights to stay on.
Drove for over an hour in dry, stable weather conditions. Upon slowing to make a left turn into a parking garage on surface streets the steering completely stalled with multiple alarm lights flashing, including battery. Vehicle was still on and able to drive but with very poor acceleration. This caused me to block traffic oncoming traffic for over 10 minutes as I labored (with a lot of strength) with the stalled power steering back and forth until inline with the garage. Called triple a immediately and had battery changed. Despite the car working again with stable steering, still concerned about stalling again, particularly in city streets (including the sf hills) and freeways. There needs to be some fix for power-steering being the first thing to fail with the battery/alternators.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. While driving at unknown speeds, the battery light illuminated and the power steering malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the alternator and battery needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 88,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle suddenly stopped and smoke and flames were present behind the steering wheel. The contact used water to extinguish the flames. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Driving on the highway going about 75mph after about 5 hours when a bunch of warning lights came on (including battery, air bag, and brake), my power steering failed and my speedometer quit working. Pulled over on the side of the highway and let my car sit for a minute, restarted my car and three different lights came on (vsc, check engine and slip indicator) and my cruise control wouldn't work anymore. My car currently has about 110,000 miles. This is not a wear and tear issue; this is a defect. From reading online, there are many complaints of the same issue. This could be a fatal defect and should be taken seriously. This is the second time my power steering has failed while driving.
While driving the car suddenly loses all electricity, all the lights, every light indicator, the radio are off. The engine stops running and the car stops immediately. This normally happens while driving on city streets but also happened once when the car was parked and the key was out. After I entered and turned the key the car wouldn't start and there was no electricity in the car. No lights, no indicators, etc were on. Took it to the mechanic to take a look but he couldn't find anything. Also took it to toyota dealership and the technician inspected it and ran a diagnostics test but couldn't find the problem either.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. While driving at various speeds and attempting to make a turn, the power steering seized and several warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the battery and sensors were changed, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,800.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. The contact stated that while making a left turn at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, the contact mentioned that on several other occasions, the failure recurred when the radio or turn signal was activated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000. The VIN was not available.
Driving 55 mpg around curve in heavy traffic steering locked up hardly able to pull.off side of road. Happened again today july 25 2015 going 60 down busy hey rush hour traffic and steering froze had to get of to the side and restart then it was able to steer but battery.light flickers ha d battery lreplaced day before.
The car failed to start, the battery was extremely hot and had not water in it. Changed the battery, the car started properly; however, once set to drive it hesitated a bit, as if it were chocking for lack of gas but it had gas. Drove on and at about speed of 40 MPH steering became hard to handle, AC and engine cut off. Restarted it drove back home... Just made the last payment on the car, car was regularly serviced at the dealer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that it had oil consumption. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,000.
2007 toyota rav 4. Consumer writes in regards to the power window master switch assembly recall notice issues. *smd the consumer stated the window would roll up.
Occupant classification system malfunction (ecu). Toyota is refusing to cover the repair since the vehicle is no longer under warranty. Was advised at the dealership (kendall toyota) that this malfunction will prevent the passenger airbag from deployment in event of an accident. The system malfunction is not specifically a wear n tear item and I firmly believe it should be covered by toyota. Rav 4 has had multiple recalls but none for this problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact also stated that the cruise control failed to activate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 51,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. While reversing at 5 MPH, the air bag, power steering, and brake light illuminated and remained illuminated. The tachometer did not indicate the RPM. The speedometer and engine temperature gauge were inoperable. Also, the gear shifter failed to indicate what gear was in shift. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,526.
All dash lights turned on and steering wheel was hard to turn. Drove home. Restart the vehicle, no issues, left it running, it happened again and smelled a burning smell. Had it towed to toyota dealership. They replaced battery. Yesterday 11-18-14, same issue going about 40 MPH. Had it towed to same dealership. Alternator needs to be replaced. Toyota also informed that water pump is failing. Through internet research, these are extremely common issues that should be resolved by toyota and people should be reimbursed for such an extensive problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. While driving 40 MPH, the oil warning indicator failed to illuminate within a reasonable amount of time when the engine oil level was low. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 46,925.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. While driving 65 MPH, the battery warning indicator illuminated, the steering wheel seized, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 70,000.
On 08/09/14 we were driving in parking lot with 5 people in car. Started driving and engine suddenly stopped. Car glided to a stop with gears and steering wheel locked. Car would not restart. Called aaa for a tow 20+ miles away to closest toyota dealership and then got transport for ourselves to hotel for the night. Next morning got rental car to drive to toyota dealer where car had been towed to. Repair was simply a blown fuse for vehicle remote starter which was oddly located under steering wheel. Similar incident happened (03/12/08) while diving in canada and repaired then at a toyota dealer at 12,101 km. The remote starter was part of original equipment on the new car. Now, we fear driving rav4 on highway at any speed for fear car will suddenly stop and steering will lock up. Remote starter needs to be removed or fixed at it is not safe.
Well-maintained 2007 rav4 (67k miles, no issues in the past) stalled completely while driving 50 MPH. Nearly got rear ended as hazard flasher lights did not work at all. All power cuts off to inside of car. Once fan in engine turns off (about 6 minutes) car can start again. Dealership said "dirty throttle body part" so they cleaned it. Happened 2nd time the next week! Then dealership replaced entire throttle body assembly. Happened 3rd time the following week! It's at dealership again now. Each time it happens, car is driving and once about 6 minutes passes, I can drive again. Barely have time to get near the shoulder of road.
On march 21st the ABS, vsc, traction and brake warning lights came on while driving at 35 MPH in dry weather condition. When the lights were on, the ABS system was triggered making difficult to brake to stop. Since then the warning lights have been on and off and so I've been having difficulties when slowing down at a higher speed rate 60 MPH, slow speed 20 MPH, and even stopping. On tuesday, april 8 I brought the rav4 to the dealer and they said that there is nothing wrong with the car and that the breaks were ok. Dealer said: it is just the a rear sensor that needs to be reset. So dealer technician reset the sensor the same day. On wednesday, april 9, 2014 around 6:00 pm when turning left at a corner I heard a ticking noise then four warning lights appeared again and the breaks started to malfunction again. I'll bring the rav4 to the dealer on april 12, 2014 and see what they have to say. The codes the dealer have initially were c0210 and c1223. My spouse and I don't want to drive the rav4 without knowing that the sensor that the dealer talks about is either fixed or replaced. I don't want to be exposed nor expose my family to any possible accident due to the sensor/braking system failure.
Took vehicle in for diagnostics as several lights were on. Was called by service advisor that the d squib circuit/spiral cable is faulty and therefore the air bag system is not operational. This is a huge safety issue as I was unaware of my airbags not functioning. Thank god, we did not get into an accident! The toyota dealer whom we purchased our 2007 rav 4 from brand new of course wants to repair it for approx. $500.00. That is insane as this issue should never occur. After reading many postings on the internet, obviously this is a known issue and clearly there should be a recall to fix this.
2007 toyota rav 4. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle water pump failure. *smd the #6 ignition coil was replaced, as it was shorting out and the steering wheel made an unusual noise, when it was turned.
A r e call now on the clock spring stop acting stupid's.
Upon starting the vehicle I noticed that on the instrument panel the airbag light was illuminated. This indicated that there was a problem with the safety system which allows the airbag to inflate during a frontal or side impact crash. I scheduled an appointment with the local toyota dealership for further investigation. On the day of the appointment I was informed that there was a malfunction in the spiral clock cable which resides under the steering wheel and is an intricate part of the safety, driver side and other airbags within the vehicle. If this part was not replaced then I could be fatally hurt or killed if the airbag would not deploy. I was also informed that toyota had done a recall on this exact part but only on the toyota tacoma, this effected over 700,000 vehicles recalled for this same problem. I contacted toyota immediately after having the repairs done to my vehicle. I received a message back from them stating that they would reimburse me for the part plus the tax but not for the labor charges, they claim that the labor charges would not be reimbursed due to the number of miles on my vehicle, but if they had included the rav4s in the recall the labor charges would have been included. I have had more than 4 recalls on my vehicle done in just the past couple of months. Although I am grateful that I am receiving the reimbursement for the part and tax I think that the labor should be included, due to the fact that the part was a major recall on other models.
My 8 month old baby was auto- locked in the car on an 80 degree sunny day! I double clicked the unlock button on my car's key fob on approach, opened the rear passenger side door and put my child in the car seat and put my purse (keys on top) in the floor with the diaper bag. Entire car still unlocked, I closed the rear passenger door and walked around to the driver's side to get in. The car beeped aloud before I could grab the door handle to get in, locking all doors of the vehicle. Luckily there was a mechanic on the same street I was on, but it still took 15 minutes start to finish to finally get my child out. Upon reading the owner's manual, it stated that there is a 30 second timer for the autolock feature that automatically locks the entire vehicle if a door is not opened in that time after being unlocked. I had, however, opened the rear door to place the child in his seat. There is no way this could have been an error on my part as I was not only outside the vehicle when it locked itself, but there are no lock/unlock buttons in the car except on the driver's side which I had yet to enter. So I could not have even hit one by accident.
My 2007 toyota rav4 was being driven by my wife and she noticed indicator lights suddenly coming on the dashboard and the vehicle sputtering and starting to stall. Prior to the vehicle stalling, she noticed the power steering inoperable and she was having difficulty steering to bring the vehicle to the shoulder lane and to a stop. She called me and I called for emergency roadside assistance. The vehicle was restarted. At this time, as the engine ran, the power steering was still inoperable and the vehicle was undrivable. It was then towed home. My mechanic checked and found the battery to be undercharged due to a defective alternator not properly charging the battery. The battery and the alternator was replaced and the power steering and all other functions resumed back to normal. My safety concern is that the power steering unit should not have stopped functioning as long as the engine was in operation. If the braking system continued to operate normally as the engine ran, the power steering unit should also continue to operate so that the driver can stay in complete control of the vehicle. If my wife was traveling at a higher rate of speed and on a busy interstate freeway, the outcome could have been disastrous. Please look into getting toyota to recall and correcting this safety issue on mine and other 2007 rav4s. Thank you for your assistance. A reply would be greatly appreciated.
My airbag light was on. When I took my car in for the annual state inspection, I was informed that I would have to replace the spiral cable for airbag light that had shorted out. The assembly was replaced at a total cost of $442.01. This vehicle has had an earlier recall for an airbag sensor and I feel that this should be a safety recall issue as well and not the financial responsibility of the car owner.
With no warning, the three lights came on: 4wd, vsc, engine. Now the dealer tells me that coil #5 failed and needs to be replaced for a staggering $350 parts and labor. Amazing, because the part costs only $40, what is there worth labor for $310? I researched this issue and it turns out that this is a very common issue with these toyota rav4 cars. I fixed it and two weeks later, coil #4 failed, this one for another $350! What is going on with this car. It is a big problem with coils failing.
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