general problems of the 2001 Toyota RAV4

Ecm unit went bad causing damage to my transmission.

Driving car and it started jerking and then the check engine light went on tester showed it was related to ecm and transmission.

The car started to have shifting problems.

Aquired my 2001 Toyota Rav4 about 4 years ago. And now I am having the same issues with the ecm as the others. In fact my Toyota is currently in a automobile repair shop. After nearly 3 weeks the shop finally determined the ecm needs replacing and possibly transmission also. The repair shop informed me that Toyota issued a recall for the ecm but the recall has since expired. With this imformation I called Toyota motor corp and was told there is nothing they can do to assist people that are purchasing these cars that have not been taken care of. This issues I am dealing with include the transmission slipping and revving higher, or the loss of power when going from a complete stop. Toyota helped the owners, with an " extended warranty" 10 years / 150000 miles. That is all good but the warranty was from the first date. Basically from day 1. That is not fair to the people who purchase these cars second hand with no knowledge of the issues. This is a huge safety issue and could case an accident cause you don't know when it is going to happen. It is my opinion that any and all recalls should not have limitations and should never expire!!! if a Toyota is "on the road" (licensing is up to date), then it should automatically qualify for all warranted recalls!!!.

Sudden issue of irratic shifting and acceleration. The ecm was replaced. Hopefully the transmission has been spared. I've researched online and uncovered many many similar complaints. I understand there was an extended warranty, however, I am still not covered as the car is over 10 years old.

My 2001 Toyota Rav4 had the same problem that was covered in Toyota¿s extened warranty and recall for this make and model. According to a July 10, 2010 article online at thecarconnection. Com it is ¿an issue with the automatic transmission and electronic control module. The issue, which affects around 235,500 vehicles, can lead to a damaged, rough-shifting transmission¦. While the Rav4 for those model years was originally covered for five years or 60,000 miles on powertrain components, Toyota is extending coverage to ten years or 150,000 miles. The automaker is also offering to reimburse current or former owners for repairs already made. ¿� for me, the problem did not appear until near the very end of the coverage date. It was mis-diagnosed and when problem was finally identified, I was told it was outside the warranty window and Toyota would not cover the repair. This issue is well known to Toyota and widely documented.

Defective ecm causing the transmission to shift harshly. My car is in the shop right now getting fixed because of this problem. Not only am I paying over $1,000. 00 for the new ecm from the dealer I am having to get a rebuilt transmission put in. That is costing me over $2500. 00. I feel like this is Toyota's problem. I shouldnt have to put out over $4000. 00 to get it fixed. Why doesnt Toyota own up to this and pay me and everyone else that has had to get these very expensive repairs done?.