One problem related to automatic transmission torque converter has been reported for the 2003 Toyota RAV4. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Toyota RAV4 based on all problems reported for the 2003 RAV4.
I had a 2003 Toyota Rav4. On April 24th 2009 I pulled out into traffic and my transmission made my car stall almost causing an accident. That was the first time that my transmission acted it up. The torque converter burned up in it. This is a very serious problem and many people have had the same issue. Toyota needs to do something about. A company on ebay rebuilds the defective ecms told me that Toyota has a real big problem on their hands and that they have rebuilt tons of the ecms. The consumer stated she had to take the vehicle back 3 times, because the vehicle was not shifting properly. Updated 03/24/10.