Starter Solenoid problems of the 2001 Toyota RAV4

Toyota Rav4 2001 - computer problems & total transmission problem my Rav4, 2001 model initially started giving "check engine light" and having hard time accelerating from stop signal. The bbb approved service center checked it and found out the error code as p0750 and advised the replacement/rebuilding the transmission to fix the problem. They charged me approx $3000 for this transmission rebuild work/fixing the error code issue. Two days after, I got the same problem again and when I took it to the same service center, I was told that the computer system is the culprit for causing the problem. . Read more...

I bought new[ Dec. 2000] a 2001 Toyota rav. 4 limited . . With 4cyl/. Automatic 4spd. O. D. Transmission +all the xtras. . . I have kept it up -mechanically and body wise near perfect. . . Almost all thru Toyota dealers,as I plan to pass it on to my granddaughter. During the first week of Aug. 09 I was driving on a 4 lane local highway @35/40 mph and the "check engine light "came on and then a loud bang and growl all while bucking down to10 mph and dropped into first gear. After pulling over to a stop,I checked under the hood and body--no leaks or hanging parts. . . After I phoned the local Toyota dealer I drove the car [now stuck in 2nd. Gear the short distance back home. . The next day the dealer found 2-codes stored--indicating a defective ecu. Or electronic control unit also known as a ecm or electronic control module. . . . This $1500. Computer part sends all the signals to the solenoids in the auto tans. When to shift gears. . Now comes the safety concern--seeing that the ecu can go bonkers at any time,it is only a matter of time before someone is moving along at 50/60/65mph and boom the car drops down in 1st. Gear god forbid if there are 2 or 3 children in the car and a 80,000lb. Semi is on their rear-worst yet at night with bad weather. . . As mine is not the only one in your files and the internet has thousands of near misses on this problem Toyota knew about as far back as 2003. That the 01--02 and 03 rav 4 had this safety concern so they tweaked the ecu per a TSB in 06 I had purchased the premium 100k. Warranty and the e. C. U. Went out at 105k. With some phone calls to chicago area rep. Toyota agreed to send me a long awaited check for one-half part only cost. . Nothing for troubleshooting-towing -or labor fees. . . . My main concern is Toyota [I feel ]isn't one bit pro active on safety concerns when owners call the 800# in California. . I hope NHTSA can get this on fast track for safety. . Thank you. . . P. S. I have old part. . .

March 2009 vehicle check engine light came on and I took vehicle to autozone for a diagnostic check. Check indicated that the shift solenoid was bad. I took vehicle to Toyota of bedford and was told I had to get another diagnostic because they don't take diagnostic from other places, so that cost me $100. After their diagnostic check was performed, they claimed it was just the gas cap and turned the light off. Within a couple of weeks the light can back on while I was driving on the freeway. In June 2009, the car started having shifting difficulty, getting stuck in a gear then jerking out of it. I took it to a foreign car specialist shop and they changed the transmission fluid, I drove it for a few weeks again, then it shifted hard while driving and the check engine light came on again. I have to get off the freeway sometimes when the car gets stuck in a gear and won't accelerate!!! I read complaints exactly like mine with the 2001 Toyota rav 4 and can't believe nothing is being done. This is dangerous and not a driver error, this is clearly a manufacturer error. Why do you have to wait until someone gets killed before a recall can be ordered. This a part that should never be defective and if it is it should be fixed without question.

2001 Toyota Rav4 trouble code p0750. When consulting mechanics and Toyota dealership unable to help fix the problem efficiently. I was told replacing shift solenoid a might take care of the problem but then again unknowingly could be a ecm issue or even the whole transmission that needs to be replaced. Dealer should be able to solve this problem at the costumers best interest, with an importance of such magnitude expense is an issue that must be considered to guarantee satisfaction of outcome. Research shows this is a common issue of this vehicle with maker aware of the problem and still yet have not done enough to address it accordingly.

Rough shift in low gears causing engine to rev but car does not move. Had solenoids replaced, problem still exists. Told ecm needs to be replaced but other owners said this has not corrected the problem. Car revs but goes no where and creates dangerous situation especially in dense traffic with big trucks.