Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. While driving 10 MPH, the contact noticed that the cabin started smoking then the drivers side door caught fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire and exit the vehicle without injury. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was informed that the window master cylinder switch failed. The dealer repaired the window switch. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The current mileage was 69,000 and the failure mileage was 57,000.
2007 Toyota RAV4 visibility complaints
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Drivers side sun visor on 2007 rav4 will not stay in the up position. It stays in a semi-down position where it blocks forward vision and also represents a hazard to the head and eyes when getting into/out of the vehicle.
Passenger side visor flap not staying in upward position (for months now). It is hanging down halfway and faces forward. Yesterday, when breaking, it struck my forehead close to the eyes straight on with its small side. This is a safety issue.
After driving for approximately 15 minutes, I saw a small amount of smoke coming from the drivers door panel and it smelled like an electrical fire. Afterwards, the drivers side power window switch and the passenger side power window switch was not functional. The passenger window would only let down (very slowly) but wouldn't go back up. I took the vehicle to a toyota service center and they showed me that the main power window switch on the drivers side had a hole burned into it the size of a dime. The service manager said he had never seen anything like this before. Prior to this the passenger window switch was replaced twice between september 2010 and november 2010. However, the replacements still never took care of the problem of the passenger window switch intermittently working. In fact, a couple months ago I was just at the dealership complaining that I was still have the problem with the window switch on the passenger side intermittently working. I never guessed that my car could catch on fire! Now I'm a little worried about driving my vehicle! Updated 11/17/11 *bf updated 06/06/12
The sun visor on the driver' side in my 2007 toyota rav4 is drooping down and causing serious visibility problems. This is the second visor, as I had to replace it once about a couple of years after buying the vehicle, and as I remember it was not cheap to replace. Now the replacement is at the same condition and will not stay up. I have been made aware by other toyota owners that this is a very common problem with the rav4 and other toyota vehicles, and I don't understand why toyota would allow this type of defect to continue in their otherwise reputable vehicles.
Back glass broken on toyota rav 4 on three separate occasions. Large hole in the middle of the glass. No signs of vandalism or "outside influences". Two of the incidents occurred after thunderstorms. Toyota refuses to pay for any repairs. Entire back glass had to be replaced each time.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. While attempting to open the sunroof, the contact noticed that the sunroof would not slide backwards and would only move in the upper tilt position. The contact also noticed a burning smell when attempting to use the sunroof. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the case housing needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 43,000. The current mileage was approximately 52,000.
While driving down the road in my 2007 toyota rav4 the left side passanger window imploded causing the back seat to fill with thousands of pieces of glass for no apparent reason.
An intense squeak initiated the visit to the auto dealer. We were informed that the windshield was rubbing on the vehicle frame and to fix the problem they would have to replace the entire windshield. The windshield was replaced which solved the problem for now.
I was driving on a rural interstate (I-16) in georgia when I heard a loud explosion. I initially thought I had a blown tire. I pulled over to find my moon roof had a hole located in the middle of the glass. The rest of the glass was shattered in tiny pieces, but still holding together. I was the only one on the highway and was nowhere near an overpass. When I reached atlanta, I went to marietta toyota for assistance. The inspector said that the hole was caused by a rock bouncing up off of the highway. I was traveling at a rate of 65 MPH. I have a wind deflector at the front of the moonroof. The glass around the hole was pushed up as if pressure had caused the explosion. The scenerio he described would be impossible. The cover was closed on the interior, so thankfully, no one was hurt. Toyota has refused to repair the moon roof. The cost is $585.00 plus labor.
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