general problems of the 2007 Toyota RAV4

Takata recall car rumbles when in motion going over 55 mph sound comes from middle of car happens when turning or going straight sounds like car running over jesus lines.

Steering wheel feels like lose and there is a thunder noise coming from rack and pinion according to mechanic, especially when drives in the city or over a hump. No matter how small is, also when driving and make right turn.

Found by mail about rakata air bags, and my service for oil,filter was called by repair shop,time for service, finish the car service , before lived I ask a question about, the recall and he look the screen,took 30 seconds (flahs) and says, you car, don't have any recall, why? no im curious, what about the rear suspension arm 1, and heard about seat belts,safety recall, and most of info. Still in chinese or japanes, and some one put new but como n they look cheap and have a tacoma totally dif. Found 11 recalls, now trasmission aut,burn out,at 100000 miles, sorry but look like the repair shops don't care about "us" the want to sell carts, but make a ot of mistakes and we pay to get kill in car accident,cause defect of factury,they fixed the cars,but life and few thurs and dlls don't return wifes,sons,husband,gone so why cars companies are in so much in a hurry not easy to pay a loan of 60,000 in 5 years, and 3 years later want you to leave the car and again,and again,aain by t m, pas,CA #1.

When I back up on any kind of an incline, the car jerks and the steering wheel shakes. It feels like I have "hit" something it jerks so badly. If I let off the gas pedal, it stops the jerking but the minute I press the gas pedal again, it jerks again and makes a terrible noise. I can still back up but it feels like the underside of my car is falling out. It's been going on since I purchased it used 2 years ago. I kept thinking it was me until I googled it today and saw several other people have the same issue. I feel it's unsafe and Toyota needs to take care of it. My vehicle already qualified for the oil consumption issue and was repaired earlier this year. Needs to be a national recall and fixed properly.

I was driving to fredericksburg on I-95 around midnight last Monday. All of a sudden all my warning lights came on. My engine made a loud noise, stalled and then died while I was driving. I was able to get my car to the right shoulder luckily or I would have been dead probably. Got the car towed to the nearest shop. They said I only had 1 quart of oil, and I told them I that is impossible because I change my oil on a regular basis. My oil sticker is in the right side of my windshield. They said due to the lack of oil, I blew a piston and a bearing and they had to take my engine apart. So now my warranty apparently won't cover this so I'm stuck with a car with no engine.

Oil pan leaking they replaced and charge me $ 470. Pan sub assy oil fipg oil pan plug w/head straigh gasket all the oil it was coming out and it was almost empty.

Transmission started to whine,. Bearings.

Oil burning recall. My car Rav4 burns oil at least one quart per 1200 miles. The dealership refused to replace any part due to the 1200 miles test driving. Toyota sent me an enhancement warranty notice about the problem of oil burning. This is unacceptable to me. We paid so much yet what we get is a defect engine in a new Rav4. This should be a recall and Toyota is responsible to fix the rings and other parts that are required to replace in order to stop the problem.

Excessive engine oil consumptions. 1st noticed around may 2014 at 95000 miles. Need to add 1 to 1. 5 quart every 1000 miles of driving.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Toyota rav 4. The contact stated that the vehicle was stopped with the brakes being pressed when it suddenly erroneously accelerated forward and crashed into the rear of a second vehicle. The contact indicated that the defect had also occurred on a previous occasion. No injuries were reported and no police report was taken. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 117,000. Jft.

The car unexpectedly accelerated as I was approaching a red traffic light. My foot was on the brake to slow down when the car's engine revved up and the car kept moving forward with my foot on the brake pedal as far as it could go. The car finally stopped about 6 feet into the intersection. The next morning the car repeated the unexpected acceleration while I was trying to slow down prior to stopping for a stop sign. The driver's side floor mat was removed two or three years ago and was not present that evening or the next morning. I reported this episode to the Toyota dealer and I told him I was afraid to drive the car. The dealer told me the car was out of warranty, but if I wanted have to car towed to the dealership, he would have to technicians check it for historical record of the episode. I was also told I was responsible for towing charges and the cost of the diagnostic analysis. The computerized diagnostic check showed nothing had happened and nothing was wrong with the car. I told the dealer the I was not impressed with the diagnostic test device, as the acceleration did happen and the test set was obviously not checking the source of the problem. I called Toyota customer service telephone number is torrance California, told them my story and asked if Toyota had received any other such complaints. I was told that Toyota could not release that information. I asked what Toyota did with my report of the problem. I was told it went into a Toyota data base. I asked for a copy of Rav4 episodes in the data base. I was told Toyota could not furnish that to me. I then asked for a copy of my report that Toyota entered into the data base. Toyota told me it could not furnish that to me. Toyota seems to discredit reports of this acceleration/safety issue as if it could not possibly happen.

I have a whining noise and vibration felt in my gas pedal which my mechanic has determined to be from the transaxle assembly. My research has shown that on August 8, 2012 Toyota sent out a service bulletin # t-sb-0130-12 which directly addresses this problem. I have been to my Toyota dealer since that time addressing other recall issues however they never mentioned this service bulletin nor did they check if this was an issue. It seems the remedy is to replace the entire transaxle assembly which I am sure they don't want to do because of the expense. Their warranty is for 60 months or 60,000 miles but since their service bulletin wasn't addressed until August of 2012, it would be unlikely under normal driving mileage that a vehicle that was 5 years old at the time would be included under this warranty and they never addressed this problem when they had my vehicle after this date. I think they should be held accountable at this time for neglecting to address this problem.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that that the vehicle was secured in park and the emergency brake was applied however, the vehicle rolled away after the contact had exited. The contact¿s foot became trapped under the wheel and caused injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and VIN was not available.

My wife noticed oil lite came on and went off in a split second . After that the car shut off car was checked no oil . Motor blew up . Called Toyota and refused to do anything . Had to put a jasper engine in. Cost out of pocket $4990. 00 and $1000. 00 to install new engine . I believe with all the other reveiws with the same problem and poor engine design Toyota needs to pay for the engine that customers had to pay out of pocket . I have my paper work for proof and mechanic also . If any info on this please email me ASAP [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Check engine light, vsc light and 4wd light came on and stayed on. Took vehicle to dealer and they diagnosed problem as defective charcoal canister. Was told Toyota would not cover the repair or part under their emissions warranty. Toyota is attempting to blame this problem on consumer error when filling the gas tank. How is the charcoal canister not part of the emissions system when it's purpose is to serve as a filter of gas/exhaust fumes. Toyota is once again not standing by their warranties or products.

After hearing about tsbs related to premature water pump failure, I noticed that my Rav4 was low on coolant. The dealer service department tested and found the pump was leaking, and replaced it under the power train warranty. Less than 15,000 miles and 2 years later I am noticing that the coolant level is beginning to run low again, and suspect the replacement water pump may again be defective.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota rav. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle lunged forward while in second gear. The failure recurred continuously over a period of nine months. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who could not diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000.

Steering has play and clunk at times causing car to swerve do mechanical defect and/or over correction of the driver do to sensation of loss of steering control. After reading user forms on this vehicle it is common to the vehicle and should be recalled by Toyota to prevent fatal accidents. Recall items should include middle shaft and rack and pinion. . Read more...

Neutral start switch hidden within the confines of the engine management system can fail to work and thus not send a signal to start the engine. According to the head mechanic, the defect is uncertain why it happens other than the standard response that it is normal aspect of wear. I don't agree, since the component is under no stress like for example a spark plug. Thank you for looking in the matter.

I bought a Toyota Rav4 07 with 5000miles 3 years ago. Runs great, everything seems fine, but noticed that after taking a 700 mile round trip that we had gone through darn near a quart of oil. No visible smoke, no leaks. . . . What gives? I was surfing the web this morning and did notice a couple of different questions regarding excess oil consumption in various Toyotas. Toyota won't fix my car and said that was "normal". . . I want the big guy in japan know about this issue. Can you elaborate for me. Thanks in advance for any help.

Engine appears to stall under light throttle. Rpm gauge shows the engine speed fluctuation. Transmission shifts in and out of gear rapidly when cruise control is on and you are going up an incline.

On several occasions while driving my wife's 2007 Toyota Rav4, the motor revved momentarily while I was braking. The last instance was in the summer of 09 while driving through a campground at approximately 5 mph. A person crossed the road in front of me and I applied the brake to let him pass. While driving through the campground, the motor revved (I am estimating it revved from idle to about 17-1800 rpm) and the vehicle lurched forward, startling the pedestrian crossing in front of me. Fortunately my foot was on the brake and I just applied the brake harder and no one was hurt. On several other occasions previous to these incidents, I experienced similar problems, and I had previously dismissed them thinking that perhaps I could have stepped on the brake and gas at the same time. I know this not to be the case in this latest instance because my wife and I were returning from the beach and I was barefoot, so I know did not step on both the gas and brake simultaneously. The gas pedal also did not stick. I was idling through the campground at the time without my foot on the gas at all.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. While entering the vehicle, the contact's child inserted a key into the ignition. The child accidentally shifted the gear into reverse while sitting in the front passenger seat without the brake pedal being depressed. The vehicle rolled backwards and caused minor physical damages to the vehicle and property. The contact is in the process of notifying the dealer to determine why the brake safe gear shifter did not work. The failure and current mileages were 27,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. While driving at any speed, the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating. The contact did not notice any difference beforehand. The current mileage was 9,000 and failure mileage was 4,000. Updated 11/12/08. Updated 11/18/08.

Complaint:second complaint I purchased my Toyota rav 4 2007 in October of 2007. A few months after I had the car I started noticing that the car, for no reason would hesitate, leaving me at times in the middle of crossings an intersections with no power. After others began making comments that there was something wrong I brought it into leith Toyota. The first time was April 24th 2008. I explained to the service advisor I was having intermittent problems with the car. I told him I would start across an intersection (4 lanes) and all of a sudden the car hesitated, there was no power. I would press the gas pedal to the floor and approximately 10-15 seconds later the car would lunge forward. I told them it concerned and scared me. I was told that they could not find any problems. April 28th 2008 I returned again to the dealership advising them there was a problem, I was afraid to drive the car and wanted it fixed. I again was told there was not any problem with the car. This time I refused to leave until the problem was fixed. They finally brought the car back in and told me the models have a problem with the ecm system. I was told they reflashed the ecm system with an update sent by corporate and things should be fine. Yesterday I returned to the dealership. I told them the car was ok for a number of months but again this week I was almost in an accident because the car had started to hesitate again, and I am left in the intersection without power and on-coming traffic. They took the car out and of course the problem is intermittent so they were unable to find anything abnormal. They told me they would check to see if there were any additional computer updates for the problem. The car also looses power on highway at 60 mph, shuts down after a while. They advised me there were no additional updates. I told them the problem is putting me in danger of having an accident. They told me Toyota does not feel this is a problem. Updated ivoq 07/15/10.

My Rav4 v6 2007 37,887 miles had a v v t oil line rupture and extensive loss of oil. The oil sprayed the upper engine and leaked on the ground. The car was creating a loud grinding sound and the oil light flickered then went out. The service station where I pulled in refilled the oil and then found the leak. The car had to have 5 quarts put into it, it holds 6. The car was towed to the dealer. A request to exam the valves and drop the oil pan to exam for metal filings or any damage has been denied. They would only replaced the hose according to the warranty. This defect was known by Toyota ,TSB eg064-05, on the avalon 2005 (same engine). Research shows this part was still on the 2006-2008 Rav4 v6. This hose was redesigned on the 2009 Rav4. The oil warning light on the Rav4 v6 does stay lit until after all the oil is gone and catastrophic engine failure occurs. Toyota built it with this defect and have no mechanic device to warn and protect the consumers of the leak. I was told service replaced an engine on another Rav4 recently, but mine was not run until the engine stopped. I do not understand why the service department would not check the valves or bearings for further damage. They ran the car, but would not do a visual or physical inspection as we requested.

When driving for longs periods, and some short periods including coming home from the dealer when the vehicle was brand new, the check engine, stability control, and 4wd lights come on in the cluster. The cruise control, 4wd, and stability control do not function when this happens. The dealer claims they could not find any codes and cannot fix it. This has been going on since March of 2007, and the warranty has expired. I feel this is a huge safety concern, as I have heard of other Toyota vehicles doing the same thing, and stability control is a safety feature.