2008 Toyota RAV4: engine stalls while driving

Filed Oct 25, 2020 · Engine · 88,851 miles · CA

I own toyota rav 4 2008. I purchased a used certified vehicle in 2009. I have encountered an issue with my car such that engine started stalling intermittently while drive to my home. On the dash board I saw the engine oil light coming on intermittently. I was able to make it to home safely and upon inspection I found that engine oil level was way down to the point that it was not detectable at all. There was no oil on the dip stick. I looked at the service record and my car was serviced on oct 15th 2016 for oil change and other other safety recall. On october 15, 2016 the mileage was 83406. The next service was due on march 15 or at 88406 miles. I called the dch toyota of simi valley dealership and they asked to come in the morning for inspection. Then I went to automotive store and purchased 5w-20 oil, it took 3 quart of oil and I was to see the oils level as normal on dip stick. Then I argued with dealer that it should not consume 3 or more quart of oil. I went to another independent mechanic he checked the tail pipe and he saw burned oil. He confirmed that engine is burning oil. Then I called toyota motor and complained that engine is burning oil. They authorized the dealer to do the oils consumption test. They will investigate on how much oil it burns? Dch toyota of simi valley did the oil consumption study and reported that my car did not consume enough oils to do the warranty repair. They said it only consumed 3/4 quart of oil every 1200 miles and it passed the oil consumption test. Still I have the same car I put about 2 or more quart every 1500 miles. The engine repair will cost me $5000.00 dollars or more. I think dealer did flawed study on oil consumption test do they do not have to do warranty repair.

Filed Dec 22, 2018 · Engine · GA

An excessive oil consumption, 1 quart every 1500 miles. No oil leaks identified. It's a known issue related to 2az-fe engines due to design issues related to pistons and rings. It's a safety issue which can cause a stall of engine due to low amount of oil. Toyota dealer refused to repair the engine due to just expired warranty (10 years/150k miles).

Filed Jan 8, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 213,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota rav4. While driving 45 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The contact could not pull the vehicle over to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and it returned to normal. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the alternator, battery, and ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact also stated that the failure recurred several other times after the repair. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800‑331‑4331 and asked the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. A case number was not provided. The approximate failure mileage was 213,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Feb 24, 2017 · Engine · 87,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota rav4. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled three or four times. The oil and maintenance warning indicators illuminated. Once home, the contact checked the oil stick and noticed that the reservoir was empty. The dealer diagnosed that the failure was due to lack of maintenance. The vehicle was scheduled for an oil consumption test. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.

Filed Sep 19, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · DE

2008 toyota rav4. 1006,000 mileage. Suddenly stalls while driving at any speed. Taken to newark toyota dealership several times since june this year unable to fix the problem. Stalled several times while driving on highway and on a city street.

Filed Mar 15, 2016 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 125,648 miles · WI

The vehicle was taken in to replace a defective emergency break cable on 1/13/16. The vehicle was repaired at a local shop and when the vehicle was getting removed from the repair stall the side curtain air bags deployed. The vehicle was started and shifted into reverse, as the vehicle was shifted into reverse the side curtain air bags deployed. The vehicle was stationary on a flat floor at the time of the air bag deployment. I contacted toyota and they inspected the vehicle on1/27/16, they concluded that the air bag system was operating properly at the time of the incident. A safety recall boe-curtain shield air bag sensor was completed on the vehicle on 1/19/12 according to the letter I received from toyota after there inspection. I realize that toyota only read the event recorder. There have been a few times the stability control lights would inadvertently blink at inappropriate times but never when there was a chance to get a diagnosis from a computer reading at a service facility.

Filed Nov 29, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 47,000 miles · WI

While I was driving to work around the month of october, my car would be going around 40-50 MPH and it will suddenly stall or power down and the car just shuts off in the middle of everything. Its a good thing I go to work early around 4-5 am and traffic is low or I would be in major accident and at fault too? This continues to happen. Sometimes happens when I flash on high beam and even when the car is in low speed around 15-25mph or turning around a corner. There is never a check engine light. When my car goes into stall, all power dies and my radio/cd/mp3 player stop playing my dashboard becomes all pitch black and headlights all die as well. I don't know how to explain this its frustrating and scary, I'm the original owner and I bought it brand new from my local toyota dealership. I live in wisconsin and the snow is coming and toyota require me to leave the car with them for over a week or so, not a problem cause I don't want to drive it until its fix. Its now after thanksgiving and the problem is still occurring I took the car to the dealership today but they wont even look at it until I leave it with them for a week. I cant leave it there because I need a car for work so I had to arrange car rentals first with my own expense and will be dropping the car off saturday. The answers they already gave me was no clue and don't know what's wrong with it with no check engine code. I don't want to be another koua fong lee. I just want to post this up now see if anyone found a solution and for my reference if they cant fix it. I want someone to have my back. The car is a rav4 2008 with only 50,000 miles.

Filed Jan 4, 2011 · Lights, Steering · 54,640 miles · VA

Number 1 -- I am very happy with my rav4. It was a cold evening after dark and I left work. The battery had failed. Not a problem, I got a jump and the car started. I let it sit and obtain some charge. What was very unusual were the number of systems that could fail whenever a power surge was needed, say from the power steering, power brakes, etc. The power surge would lead to a lights out, or loss of steering, or engine temporarily stalling, etc. It recovered each time after the surge was over (good news). I am reporting this because if the battery failure had occurred at speed I could have easily lost control of the car. I view myself as very lucky. The battery was the original battery supplied with the car. I have not yet returned it for re-cycling. It it would be helpful to you for safety study reasons I can make it available.

Filed Nov 11, 2009 · Acceleration · 9,500 miles · PA

When coming to a stop at the end of a highway exit ramp, I was braking at approximately 5 - 10 MPH. As I approached the car in front of me I noticed the car was not responding as it normally does to a slight depression of the brake pedal. My car seemed to keep moving and not slow down in it's normal braking characteristic. I depressed the brake pedal much firmer and the car slowed but the engine began to increase in rpms (as noted by the engine sound and visually by tachometer indication). My foot was off the accelerator at this time. I pushed the break pedal down a hard as I could and the car still moved forward. Finally, I put the transmission (automatic) in neutral and the engine raced away. I finally placed the transmission in reverse and the engine slowed down to normal and then the car stalled. After restarting the engine everything worked as it should. I drove it the two miles to work with no further problem and after being parked for 10 hours drove it 7 miles to my home with no further problem.