general problems of the 2006 Toyota RAV4 - part 1

Two days ago my car was driving perfectly on the highway. The oil pressure light turned on I turned off the highway immediately and put more oil in the car. At this point my car is consuming over a quart every week and I don't drive more than a couple of hundred miles every week. I've taken several longer trips with this car. I started the car back up after checking the oil level, started driving and the light didn't come back on. About 10 more miles down the road on the highway the oil pressure light the check engine light vsc light the four-wheel drive light appear. I go to an autozone and I get a code p0012. I've done lots of research and I've learned that this is all related to Toyota's well-known defective design and manufacturing of their engines. I have a 2az fe engine. I bought this car with 125,000 miles on it in 2020. It now has about 154,000 mi on it. I didn't know that the oil consumption was extreme until this point of research. Now my car is making a rattling sound most likely the engine needs to be replaced. Technically yes I can drive it but it will stall and probably light on fire if I do and this is dangerous. They had a TSB warranty extension in 2016 I believe. I did not own the car that time nor do I know if that car was even subjected to the extension notice. But it is well known engine can do this and the pistons fail around this mileage that my car has. It's out of warranty but I'm reading everywhere people having problems with this year's car and the other cars with this engine right now. There's a whole group of engines that are starting to fail because of these poorly designed pistons that can affect oil leakage. Not only wasting a precious resource but causing a very dangerous situation for drivers. This should be addressed by Toyota still I want them to fix my engine or replace it before I cause an accident that can lead to death. I'm choosing to not drive it right now but I don't have the luxury of a second car. I may have to drive it.

2006 Toyota Rav4 with 2. 4 liter engine burning oil rapidly. Burning approximately 4 quarts of oil in 3,000 miles. Vehicle currently has 100,000 miles. Issue persists even though I maintain routine maintenance on the vehicle. Luckily no safety hazards have occurred yet, but there is a high risk for potential safety hazard. Vehicle has been inspected by 3 different mechanics. I have been told by 3 different mechanics that this is a common issue for cars with this year/engine. About 2,800 miles after high synthetic oil change the vehicle begins to sound like it is struggling to accelerate at low speeds and the check engine oil light will briefly turn on at random then go away. Light does not stay lit or continuously flicker.

Excessive oil consumption 1 1/2 quart oil every 600 miles.

This 2006 Rav4 engine is known for its massive oil consumption due to the faulty piston rings. Always kept oil in it and had regular changes because of this issue. Checked the oil 2 days prior to the engine failure, and all was well. Driving down the hwy going around 70mph, the engine started to lose power and sound funny (high rpm sounds with no power), so I took my foot off the gas and coasted for a few seconds. Down to 50mph, I hit the gas pedal, and then a loud boom happened and car shook. Smoke from the engine, and then all the dash lights came on. Lost all power. Looked under the engine and a piston had blown a hole through the bottom of it. Needs new engine now. Mechanic inspected it and they documented with a picture. Thankfully I was not injured as that could have caused a serious wreck, especially if there was someone behind me. I've read about these engines being blown regularly online. Even some before 100k miles. No warnings before this happened.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that each time the vehicle driving, it shakes intermittently and now the vehicle shakes every day now. No warning indicator lights illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130, 000. Aw.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the vehicle was using an excessive amount of oil. Additionally, a quart of oil was added to the vehicle weekly and the oil indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (Toyota of york, 1885 whiteford road, york, PA 17402, (717) 755-2961), but was not diagnosed because the contact declined to pay the fee. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 142,000.

Twice in the last 24 hours there has been sudden acceleration when braking for a stop.

Noticed at about 98,000 miles the vehicle was using more oil than expected. I now find after a dealer test that the vehicle is consuming oil at the rate of 2 quarts per 1200 miles. I feel that this is excessive and in spite of the fact that it is past the warranty period which was mostly kept quiet by Toyota I feel they should be responsible for all the repairs for a longer period of time to allow all the ones including myself an opportunity to get the repairs. Test was done on 12/22/2017.

Purchased vehicle with 159,000 miles. Noticed it used an inordinate amount of oil. Engine siezed up and failed at 165,000 miles.

My Rav4 has been consuming excessive oil and when I took it to the Toyota service station, I am told it needs engine overhaul to include piston and quoted 5258$. When engine oil sign on dashboard has been going on since June 2016, and every 5000 miles the service center tops the oil it got fixed. And intermittently, I had to top the oil. The matter has gone undiagnosed until 6/28/17. . Read more...

Oil compsumtion recall has not been honored.

Good day ¿ please: appraise unsafety defects. Thankful.

2006 Toyota rav 4. Consumer writes in regards to disappointment with alternator repair work at dealership. The consumer stated she did not think she needed an alternator replacement. After the alternator was replaced, the battery light illuminated. According to the invoice, the dealer replaced the short engine block. The dealer not charge the consumer for the replacement of the alternator and engine short block. However, there was a charge for an engine gasket and cylinder.

Unsafe defects malfunction.

Toyota defects malfunctioning.

Consuming a lot of oil, when vehicle are in motion,I did oil change and not run even 1000 mile and it when to lower point when I check it in the morning before start the car, I complaint Toyota agency nothing solve I do not what to do, please help, thanks in advance for any help.

Computer problems causing all the lights to come on the dashboard and disabling the shifting solenoid. It also disables the safety braking and four wheel drive. This causes the vehicle to be unsafe.

Problema con sistema DE freno. Al frenar el auto Rav4 el pededal DE freno pierde precion baja hasta el fondo . Cual hay que estar aplicando varias veces el pedal freno para mantener pecion en el frenado DE el auto. El cosumo DE aceite exsesivo. En el motor . El control del volante sonido fuerte al giirar.

Vehicle suddenly started consuming large amounts of oil, approximately 1 quart per 1,000 miles. Oil has been changed at regular intervals and vehicle has been well taken care of in terms of regular maintenance intervals.

When my car had just under 100k miles on it I started experiencing the following oil usage levels: •two oil changes ago the oil light came on between oil changes; oil did not register on the dipstick and it took approximately 4 quarts of oil before oil even registered on the dipstick. •one oil change ago I checked the oil after approximately 2k miles and oil did not register on the dipstick. It took approximately 3 quarts of oil before oil registered above the lowest marking on the dipstick. I received Toyota’s warranty extension notice and scheduled the excessive oil usage test. On March 7, 2015, part 1 of Toyota’s technical service bulletin test was performed; I did not stay with the car while the oil change was performed. On April 13, 2015, the second part of the test was performed. I was surprised to be informed my car did not meet Toyota’s specifications for excessive oil usage as I had not used a full quart of oil in the 1,100 miles since the oil change. I was told the dealership would perform no further action and my next alternative would be to contact Toyota’s regional or corporate office. I continue to experience oil usage at excessive rates; however, based on Toyota’s stance thus far, my oil usage is not considered excessive.

As of 9/16/14 our 2006 Rav4 v6 currently has 45,790 miles and we just got a diagnostic from a Toyota dealership service that this part is defective a charcoal canister and an b1s2 O2 sensor needs replacement. Me and my wife love the SUV but with such low miles I would not have expected for this to have happened. From my quick research, I understand this could cause more engine damage if not repaired, I see a decrease in miles per gallon and a rough idling. I wanted to know if there is a recall for this part which is a charcoal canister and the O2 sensor. Toyota wanted $1,303. 00 total repair and for this low milage vehicle is not what I expect from a quality vehicle.

This has happened to me three times and to my wife once. As we begin to accelerate, either from a stop or as we are accelerating, we have a pause in acceleration. If feels like we are not pushing on the gas but that is not it. Once the gas pedal is released and we re-accelerate, the car moves forward normally. It has been very scary when someone is approaching and the gas does not move us forward. This has not happened in reverse.

While driving home after grocery shopping, about a 4-mile drive, the vvt-I oil hose "exploded" (the word used by the Toyota sunnyvale, CA), causing smokes to come out of the car's engine compartment. Immediately, the kids were pulled out the vehicle and placed in a safe location. We are very concerned about the safety of the 2006 Toyota Rav4's oil line. What would have happened if the family was travelling farther away from home?! there is a "limited service campaign" in 2010 that only covers certain VIN of 2006-2009 Toyota Rav4. Although, my vehicle does not fall under the lsc, my vehicle is experiencing the same design defect. March 01, 2010 Toyota announced phase three of a limited service campaign (lsc) on certain 2007 -¿ 2009 model year avalon and Rav4 vehicles with a 2gr-fe (v6) engine . . . For phase three, there are approximately. . . 89,000 Rav4 v6 (2007-2009 model year) vehicles involved in the united states. Last year, Toyota also announced phases one and two of this lsc on. . . Rav4 v6 (2006 model year). . . Toyota needs to take better responsibility for this defect and recall all Rav4 v6 with similar design defect.

Have to keep adding a quart of oil every other week or so. Im checking it all the time! bought it new from dealer! my mechanic said either valves or pistons. Common problem with this model. I'm very upset. Change my oil every 3 thousand miles. I take very good care of my car. Went on line and others are having the same issues. Its costly to fix and Toyota should honor andfix this defect! my first Toyota and probably my last. I'll kept adding oil and see what happens.

Engine oil light comes on when going around turn, but goes off. I checked the oil and the dipstick was completely dry. I had to add 3 quarts of oil. The same thing happened the on 11/16/2013 and I had to add 3 quarts. I have seen numerous complaints on this issue on the internet.

The vehicle is consuming oil at an alarmingly high rate. The oil level indicator does not come on. It flashes on hard braking. However by this point the oil level is dangerously low. In my vehicle it has been less than 1 qt.

Car at about 37,000 miles. Only drive to store and drop kids off to school. Car parked for 10 minutes while at store shopping. Came back, started the engine. The engine light, vsc and 4wd lights all lighted up. When to local Toyota dealer, dealer said can't service it at this time need to make appointment. Dealer stated based on the lights, this might be the ignition coil. . It's known to have problem. Estimated cost to fix about $1500. But we need to computerized the codes. .

I have the Rav4 2006 4 cilintro motor. Valve loud all the time, and yaris. All time. Toyota in me said the only thing that was reset tacoma that was the same problem.

The engine coil malfunctioned, setting of 3 warning lights on the dash (check engine, vsc, and 4x4). The engine now misfires. This is the fourth time in three years.

Oil light came on indicating low oil although the car had been serviced at a local shop within in the last month. It then became a problem with continually having to stop there and "topping off" although I was going there when the "maintenance" light came on. It would need 1 to 2 quarts each time. Have to carry oil all the time in my car as even though we check it fairly often, every 1 to 2 weeks. It always needs oil. The shop wanted to diagnose the problem for me, but now I can see it is a very widespread problem which I feel should have been addressed years ago.

Driving back from gas station all three lights came on in dash -- vsc, check engine & 4wd. Researched and found that gas cap not sealing cold cause problem, removed / retightened gas cap numerous times. Lights won't go off. I had car tested with obd reader attached and codes (po300, po303, po305 & po356 says it's ignition coil f--primary/secondary circuit malfunction. Car only has 43000 miles and checking on the internet, seems to be a lot of Toyota ignition failures between 40000 & 55000 miles.

2006 Toyota rav 4. Consumer states ignition coil and plug failure the consumer stated while driving, various dashboard lights illuminated and the transmission shimmied and the engine misfired and the vehicle became disabled. An inspection by the dealer revealed a misfire code and that a number two coil and plug had to be replaced. A month and a half later, the consumer experienced the same problem again. It was determined that another ignition coil had failed and the SUV was operating in four cylinder mode. The consumer was informed his model vehicle had a design/engineering problem which was identified and does not occur on subsequent year rav 4 models.

I own a 2006 Rav4 v6. At roughly 60,000 miles the engine, vsc and 4wd light would start going on and then off after shutting down. The dealer said it was probably the gas cap after filling up not being tight. At 64,000 miles the lights went on and stayed on. Because my local Toyota dealer is worthless, I went to a trusted mechanic. The codes showed a bad coil in the #2 cylinder so I replaced it. They suggested that these coils have been known to be bad and that I should replace all of them. I didn't want to drop $1300 at the time and now at 70,000 the lights are on again and the codes are showing all 6 coils are bad again. How is it that a car that is supposed to be able to go 100,000 miles before you even need to change the plugs has all the coils go bad at the same time. There are web sites for Rav4 owners all over the internet complaining of the same thing and Toyota has done nothing.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Rav4. While driving at approximately 25 mph, the contact noticed that the vehicle would not accelerate or shift into higher gears without difficulty. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the failure was caused by a timing chain. The vehicle was repaired. The contact had not called the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000. The current mileage was approximately 50,000.

Details: the vehicle has frequent problems with acceleration when cold. Car has no power when trying to enter traffic. I will step on the gas, begin moving, then the engine will bog down and I will have no acceleration at all. I have taken this up to my dealer, and their explanation is that nothing is wrong. However, this problem can occur when ever it is cold.