Drivers side sun visor will not stay in position, dropped down and blocked view of on coming traffic
2007 Toyota RAV4 visibility complaints
Page 2 of 3: complaints 11 to 40 of 50, newest first, as owners wrote them.
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.
The drivers side visor does not stay up..at first it was slightly loose around 50k miles and then 70k the visor no longer stays up at all. I have actually hit my head on it a couple of times and it obscures my vision. I cannot believe this has not been recalled. Now I have to pay $100 to buy a completely new one. This is just an accident and a lawsuit waiting to happen. It looks to be a problem for a lot of toyotas. My fiance cant even drive it right now because he is taller than I am and cannot see out of it properly. Please recall this so it doesnt cause a tragedy at some point.
The sun visor is badly designed and does not stay up. Affects both driver and passenger side visors. For a tall driver like myself this is a security risk since it limits outwards visibility. The view of traffic light and road signs mounted high is impeded. The loose and flapping visor in line of sight also constitute a distraction which is in itself a hazard.
The driver's side sun visor hangs down blocking the driver's view. There is no adjustment. Pat lobb's toyota of mckinney reports that while it may be a safety hazard, there is no recall. Their solution is to buy new visors. There is no adjustment to tighten it myself. It is unsafe and $250 for new visors. From reports on the web, many people are having the same issue creating an unsafe vehicle.
I own a 2007 toyota rav4 4 wd. I was checking recalls and decided to read complaints.. I was amazed to find out about the drivers side visor. That doesn't stay up.. We have this same problem. I don't know when this happened, but within this past year or so. It will not stay up. It is a safety issue, I am short so its down, but , my husband who is tall creates a problem with him. I thought it was kind of funny that, it was just our car, that maybe my husband had done something, when he moved it.. Until I read all the complaints about the same thing. Than when we took the car for our regular maintenance, to the toyota dealer, he said it would cost 125.00 dollars to fix it. , he said it was a mechanism inside the arm holder. My husband declined at that time. Now after reading the complaints, I now know it wasn't' just our car. I believe toyota knows this and because it is a hazard they should fix it. Its ironic that the 2007 rav have this same problem. Pleaser have them fix it. Thank-you
The visor on the drivers side does not stay up and comes down during driving and creates a safety hazard where it blocks our view when driving. There are several complaints on the internet of this issue with several toyota models (rav4, highlander etc.), yet toyota has 'not' issued a recall on this serious defect and safety issue! I have already had to take my toyota in for 4-5 recalls on other issues since I bought the car in 2007! Toyota needs to address this visor issue immediately!
The driver's side sun visor no longer stays in place when stowed and instead droops down at approximately a 40 degree angle. This impairs driver's visibility as it falls squarely within the driver's field of vision. It also becomes a distraction in that the driver is constantly pushing the visor back into place, to no effect. The problem is impaired visibility due to a failing part. This is a well documented issue for toyota and yet toyota refuses to correct this obvious safety issue.
Driver's side sun visor failure to work properly causing a safety issue and possible bodily injury or death. The sun visor is not staying in the stowed position which is flat against the interior roof of the car due to a known failed mechanism within the sun visor such as the spring loaded mechanism which is failing. Instead, the sun visor is dropping down at a 45 degree angle. This has caused my head to hit it several times while entering the vehicle. And, if involved in a head on collision, this could cause the sun visor to slice through my neck because it is at a 45 degree angle going across my neck since it will not stay up due to the failed spring mechanism within the sun visor. After research of my own, I have found and been told by reliable sources in the toyota industry that this is a known problem and that I am not the only one having this problem with the failure of the driver's side sun visor and possibly the passenger side as well over time. I have been told by a toyota representative at toyota headquarters that this part is only covered by a 3 1/2 year warranty instead of the same warranty as the car. This tells me that toyota may know that this part will fail over time. All other vehicles I have owned with manual sun visors have never failed for the life of the car since they do not have internal parts like the toyota model has. I have been told by my local toyota dealership that I have to pay about $85 to have it replaced when this is a safety issue and it should not fail. It's not a moving part within the engine.
Driver's side sun visor failure to work properly causing a safety issue and possible bodily injury or death. The sun visor is not staying in the stowed position which is flat against the interior roof of the car due to a known failed mechanism within the sun visor such as the spring loaded mechanism which is failing. Instead, the sun visor is dropping down at a 45 degree angle. This has caused my head to hit it several times while entering the vehicle. And, if involved in a head on collision, this could cause the sun visor to slice through my neck because it is at a 45 degree angle going across my neck since it will not stay up due to the failed spring mechanism within the sun visor. Again, this could result in death or bodily injury if it is not taken care of. After research of my own, I have found and been told by reliable sources in the toyota industry that this is a known problem and that I am not the only one having this problem with the failure of the driver's side sun visor and possibly the passenger side as well over time. I have been told by a toyota representative at toyota headquarters that this part is only covered by a 3 1/2 year warranty instead of the same warranty as the car. This tells me that toyota may know that this part will fail over time. All other vehicles I have owned with manual sun visors have never failed for the life of the car since they do not have internal parts like the toyota model has. I have been told by my local toyota dealership that I have to pay about $85 to have it replaced when this is a safety issue and it should not fail. It's not a moving part within the engine.
2007 toyota rav4 sun visors will not stay up, which restricts visibility. At first, the passenger visor started to hand down, about an inch from the roof. Eventually, both the passenger and driver side visors remain in the down position. The visor completely restricts visibility and apparently, has been a safety issue with toyota for years. 15 sep 2014, I took my rav4 in for recall work and asked them to fix the visors. I was told the next day, that it would cost 240 dollars to replace both visors. I talked with the service manager at the dealership, and basically stated, that toyota was responsible and they would have to approve the replacement. Called toyota 800‑331‑4331 and talked with customer concerns. She told me that this is a warranty issue and that my 36k mile warranty has already passed. I told her that this was a safety and design flaw that presents a hazard to anyone who drives the vehicle. Customer concerns stated that since there were no recalls on this matter, that there was nothing that toyota would do. Since being told that toyota does not consider this a safety issue, I have researched several consumer blogs, toyota owners, and have seen several blogs/complaints concerning toyota camry's, rav4's, highlander's and tundra's, all having the same sun visor safety issues. Many have replaced their visor's two and three times. Most blogs discuss remedies to fix, only finding the matter a pain and safety issue no one wants to remedy. Owners of these vehicles should be able to adjust the visors so that they can be safely adjusted to safely stay up and out of the way when not in use. I don?t think we should wait for numerous accidents or injuries and death to take responsibility for the safety design flaw and serious safety complications!
Drivers side window visor loose and does not stay in position. Falls down into drivers view obstructing vision and distracting driver.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. The contact received three recall notices in the mail several months ago and stated the dealer did not have the parts for the repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.
2007 toyota rav 4. Consumer writes in regards to problems with recall notices for rear suspension and power window switch. *smd the consumer stated did not believe the recall was performed, as he is still experiencing problems with the power window switch. Also, the water pump was replaced. The consumer stated there were still problems with the suspension, after the dealer it was fixed. Due to the ongoing suspension problems, it was affecting the steering shaft, rack and pinion and tie rod. Updated 03/12/13
In my vehicle, the drivers side sun visor has loosened so that it will not stay up out of the way next to the roof of the car. It drifts down into my line of sight and hinders my vision. When I pull it down to use, it also will not stay up against the windshield. So it's nearly always in my way. And it can't be adjusted by me. It has to be repaired at the dealership. For a large cost.
The visor on the driver side continually drops into the vision of the driver.
The driver side visor falls down and will not stay up. It keeps falling down obstructing my view.
Drivers side window visor loose and does not stay in position. Falls down into drivers view obstructing vision and distracting driver.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. The contact stated that the passenger side window exhibited an abnormal noise for and the power switch ailed intermittently. The contact stated that there was a burning smell throughout the vehicle whenever contact used the power switch for the windows. The vehicle was taken to dealer who inspected vehicle and determined that the motor for the power switch passenger window needed to be replaced. The motor was not replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 42,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. The contact stated that the vehicle passenger front window failed. As a result, the window could not be opened and caused smoke to release from the driver air vent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the drivers door master switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 250,000 and the current mileage was 307,643.
I was driving when suddenly I saw smoke coming out of the power window switch on the driver's-side door. When I stop to check I saw fire inside the door. I immediate ask for assistance. When he uncover the switch it has a nickel side hole. There is no major damage to my vehicle other than the switch not working or my windows. I really think I was lucky that I was near my brothers home when this happen. If I was somewhere (like the freeway) I really taught my whole car would of caught on fire and lucky my child was not in the vehicle with me.
My 2007 rav4 driver side rear window wont go up and down. The driver side control switch for the rear driver side window does not move. The switch for the rear driver side window on the back door does not work all the time. When it does work just one tap and the rear window (driver side) goes down all the way by its self. The other three switches for the windows and the other three windows seem to work and respond how they should. Only problem is with the rear window and the switch on both the driver door and the rear window door (driver side). Also while driving to work driving aprox 10 MPH my rear passenger side wheel bent in toward the wheel well. The tie rod was broke and the tie rod was very rusted . The dealer said it was a freak occurrence and fixed it while under warranty. Problem is that the other side of the rear suspension (driver side) is also rusted but they did not fix it at the same time. This happened june 14th at about 6:10 am I was not told of the recall of this tie rod issue at the time of it getting fixed . They played it off as it were a freak occurrence.. Toyota/scion dealer of berlin city toyota.
My wife and I have a 2007 toyota rav 4. The drivers side sun visor keeps falling down on its own while we are driving. It will no longer stay up at all. This is extremely dangerous while driving as it blocks visibility to the road, and also provides a possible head injury for getting in and out of the vehicle. Not only will toyota not recognize this very common (recall worthy) problem, but our bumper to bumper warranty that we paid almost $2000 extra dollars for doesn't seem to cover this either. Toyota quoted us just under $200 to fix the visor. The warranty issue is one problem but more importantly toyota should take responsibility for manufacturing a part that creates a safety hazard. Is it going to take car accidents and the loss of lives for this to be recognized?
The driver door's window/lock control panel spontaneously caught fire while I was operating the vehicle. I was not using the controls at the time. I could hear the sound of burning and feel heat behind the panel, however no actual flames came outside of the panel. Copious amounts of smoke began to billow from the openings in the control panel. I stopped the car and turned off the ignition. After several seconds the sound of burning ceased. The smoke continued to billow from the openings in the control panel for a couple of minutes. I called the toyota dealer where I purchased the car and was told by the service department to come in. I restarted the car and drove about one mile to the dealership. While I was driving small amounts of smoke continued to come out through the openings in the control panel. At the dealership they placed some kind of "lock" on the driver's side control for the front passenger window. I have since seen the actual control mechanism. A portion of the electrical component is charred, and where this char is there is a hole burned through the plastic enclosure.
When I turned the car on a smell emanated and smoke came from the window switch area of the front driver door. The passenger side window would no longer work. The smell lingered but the smoke stopped.
The driver's side sunshade no longer functions properly in my 2007 toyota rav-4. The shade does not stay up flat against the roof of the car, nor will it remain in place when pushed forward against the windshield, instead, it just hangs somewhere in between, getting in the driver's face and posing a serious visibility problem. It won't even stay in place to block the sun properly - the purpose it was designed for. Also, whenever getting into or out of the vehicle, the driver needs to be careful to avoid having the sunshade hit him in the face or head. I am especially worried about having the "knife edge" of the shade hanging at eye level in the event of an accident. It will almost certainly cause injury to the driver. These sunshades were very poorly designed. After doing some research on the internet, I am finding that this is a relatively common problem in several toyota vehicles from the early to mid 2000's. In all of the cars I have ever owned (a few of which unfortunately turned out to truly awful and unreliable cars), and in all of the other cars I have ever driven, I have never seen another vehicle with this dangerous and annoying problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav-4. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, smoke was emitted from the driver side window power switch and the door panel. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. The fire department was not contacted and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 80,000.
Master window switch burned and emitted smoke with high concentration of irritating fumes throughout the SUV while enroute in maryland.
Just like many other owners of 2007 rav4 I began experiencing a distinctive klunking noise around 35,000 miles. Took it to the dealer and they said it was normal noise when you turn the wheel all the way to the side..... My problem was that it was making cracking noise all the time, when turning or especially parking the car.... Also a problem with my driver visor flap not staying in upward position it was hanging down halfway and faces forward. I had to pay 75 dollars to replace it, warranty would not cover it. Since so many 2007 toyota rav4 owner are having the same problems it should be elevated to a recall status!!!
I purchased a new 2007 rav4 from toyota of braintree in 2007. 1. In 2009 I could hear wind in the driver's window; I took the vehicle to be checked, toyota service department said I was hearing things. 2.the driver's door caught fire (I had the keys with me) I had to spend $606.01 to fix it, toyota said there was water intrusion (I thought, it probably was, because of the air leak previously reported in 2009) 3. The steering wheel felt strange when I drove, I took it back for service, the diagnosis was steering shaft internal failure which needed to be replaced; I fought to get that fixed out of warranty. 5. On november 25, 2011 I was driving, the window fell in on me and on november 26, 2011, I had to have the driver's side window regulator replaced for $338.30 7. Now, oil is leaking into the muffler. (I purchase oil frequently) this vehicle is only 4.5 years old and should not have any of these major problems, when I purchased this rav4, it was going to be my last vehicle purchase because toyota advertises longevity of their products. I also know people who drive 1990 and 1995 toyota products who have never had any of these problems. I was also treated very poorly during some of my repair visits. After the door caught on fire, I had a meeting with the owner of toyota of braintree, [xxx] but his resolution was giving me $13,000.00 for my vehicle (which I own) and me purchasing a brand new vehicle, which meant I would have a monthly payment. I did contact toyota headquarters in california and filed a complaint and never received any resolution. Since then I received a letter from the national center for dispute settlement stating they can't help me. Thank you for any assistance, sincerely, toyota rav4 owner. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 2007 Toyota RAV4?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history