general problems of the 2005 Toyota RAV4

Three problems related to suspension have been reported for the 2005 Toyota RAV4. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Toyota RAV4 based on all problems reported for the 2005 RAV4.

1 Suspension problem

Failure Date: 05/31/2017

When driving 25-30 mph and going around curves at low speed the car breaks hard and feels like it's going out of control. It is very scary because the vehicle is in motion doing 25-30 mph. This is happening more often at least three times this week. This has happened on freeway and on residential streets while going around curves and not going fast at all. .

2 Suspension problem

Failure Date: 06/25/2014

Dealer claims part is not available, but Toyota tells me parts are at other dealers. Dealer: lou fuse Toyota, st. Louis this has been going on for several months.

3 Suspension problem

Failure Date: 12/18/2009

I have a 2005 Rav4 now with 35,000 mileage and I experienced an unusual mechanical issue that may have safety implications! in December 2009 I went to replace all four tires on my vehicle at a sears auto shop and had requested the recommended wheel alignment. The mechanic found the mechanisms on the vehicle that facilitates alignment was inoperative as it was found to be seized up, for both front and rear wheel alignments! sears informed me to take the vehicle to my Toyota dealer for alignment. I took the vehicle to the Toyota dealer that does all my scheduled maintenance since I bought the new vehicle for them to do the alignment. They were also unable to do the alignment for the same reason sears were unable to do it. The Toyota dealership said that they needed to replace the mechanisms and that they have to remove the undercarriage of the vehicle to get to the alignment mechanisms and to replace the mechanisms. I complained to the dealership that since I bought the vehicle they had been servicing the vehicle according to their recommended servicing schedule and they should have noticed the condition of the mechanism. They said the car has too many parts and that they could not check all the parts; and moreover, the alignment mechanisms, they said, are not visible from an undercarriage inspection. Was this defect a safety matter? has there been other complaints about alignment mechanisms for Toyota vehicles?.


Other Suspension related problems of the 2005 Toyota RAV4

Suspension problems
3
Front Suspension Control Arm problems
1


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