general problems of the 2007 Toyota RAV4 - part 1

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the vehicle could not be aligned. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was previously taken to the local dealer to be repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (suspension). The vehicle was taken to a tire shop, and the contact was informed that the rear tie rods were welded, and an alignment was impossible. The manufacturer was contacted, but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 182,342.

Subframe rusted in half, the only way I found it was when we put new shocks on it. It peeled off about 1/2 the tread on a brand new tire. Dangerous, if passengers side rear tire would've broke loose it would throw rear of car into oncoming traffic!.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormally loud sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the contact was informed that the sound was coming from the tires. The contact was informed that no issues were found. Additionally, the contact stated that the check engine warning light, the traction control warning light, and an unknown warning light were illuminated. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

The rear sub frame broke/ rusted, needing to be replaced unable to drive car safely.

While driving straight down the highway the there was a pop sound in the back of the vehicle and I was unable to maintain control of the vehicle. This lead to the Rav4 coming to a stop after impaling on guardrail from freeway speeds. Upon inspection it appeared that the rear left wheel was the cause and was at an angle instead of being perpendicular to the ground like the rest of the wheels.

Tl- the contact owns a Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while driving 30 mph the vehicle wobbled, and the contact was unable to control the vehicle. The contact stated no warning lights illuminated before the failure. The vehicle was taken to bob tyler Toyota located at (7201 pensacola blvd, pensacola, FL 32505) were the vehicle recall was completed. The contact stated the rear towing rod broke off the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to vannoy's tires located at (3425 gulf breeze pkwy, gulf breeze, FL 32561) and both tow rods bars were replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 104,000 bh.

Toyota has been claiming I have no open recalls and I learn I have two. They can not locate my VIN to remedy my issues . . . Since I've own the vehicle in three states, and again now here in wisconsin. My vehicle body is literally falling apart (on its own!) and I can't repair it or get recalls rectified. It's a 2007 with under 70k mikes! I paid for an extended warranty and they did nothing but oil changes which I paid for.

After processing the safety recall on the rear tie rods which control the toe of the wheels, I drove 20k miles and then needed to do another alignment on the rear of the car. The toe of both wheels are out of adjustment to the left bringing the car's steering out of alignment and causing premature tire wear. According to Toyota, as the safety recall process was to cap the toe adjuster bar on the rear tie rods and fill them with epoxy, the only way to fix this was to replace the tie rods and repeat the safty recall but this time they would charge me $720 dollars. So even though this part has had several safety recalls on it and that the final solution by Toyota was to hold it together with glue. They are not willing to stand behind their product and figure out a long term solution that allows for the car to retain its original ability to do a proper alignment.

My vehicle was one of approximately 750,000 vehicles involved in Toyota's 2013 csj safety recall. However, it was excluded from the August 2016 gov safety recall, as were about 420,000 other vehicles. According to Toyotatalk. Com, since so many of these Rav4s were excluded from the g0v safety recall which calls for mandatory replacement of the rear suspension arm mounting hardware, this means there are hundreds of thousands of affected Rav4 vehicles on american highways with either: 1. Potentially rusting and/or corroding mounting hardware for the rear suspension arm that has not been replaced 2. The inability to have a rear wheel alignment which could lead to dangerous tire wear the title of the article on Toyotatalk. Com is "the defective Toyota Rav4 tube-style rear suspension arm. " it was posted on April 28, 2018. Here is the link: https://toyotatalk. Com/defective-rav4-suspensions/ on November 5, 2018, the owner of dinsmore tire in morgantown, west virginia, informed me that one of the tires on the rear had uneven rear. He cited a mechanical defect with the vehicle as the reason why. He stated that if it becomes necessary to submit a warranty claim on my vehicle's tires purchased there, that the tire with uneven wear would be excluded. A photo of that tire accompanies this complaint. In the interest of safety, on November 9, 2018, aftermarket rear suspension arms were installed on my vehicle. The installation was paid by me out of pocket. A redacted copy of the receipt accompanies this complaint. Since recalls are VIN specific, Toyota has nothing of substance to say about these concerns. Be that as it may, a complaint was filed with Toyota on November 5, 2018. I am very disappointed with Toyota and its lack of action. It is my deepest hope that something can be done to resolve this problem.

We had recall gov on my Toyota Rav4 on 1/18/18 81000 miles. At this time I also had new front struts and rear shocks installed with a front and rear alignment. Then 8000 miles later after the fix in October I noticed excessive tire wear. I took the vehicle in for new rear brakes and an alignment. At that time we were told that they could no longer perform a rear alignment due to this recall "fix" that permanently sealed it into one place. We were told that in order to get the car back into alignment, we would have to replace the entire rear toe bar. My car was manufactured with an adjustable rear tie rod, and Toyota's solution to an engineering flaw is to make the rear tie rod no longer adjustable, thus costing the consumer hundreds of dollars to fix a simple alignment issue. It is not feasible or fair to expect the consumer to pay hundreds of dollars for an alignment issue, when Toyota created the issue with their "fix" instead of creating a replacement rear toe that is adjustable like the car was manufactured with when I purchased it. This fix has created a new safety issue with tire ware and handling issues. Before the fix I was experienced neither of these issues.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while washing the vehicle noticed that the rear tires had worn out ( the rear tires were replaced six month prior ). The contact also stated that the vehicle had been repaired by the dealer lithia Toyota of klamath falls 2675 washburn way klamath falls oregon 97603, under NHTSA recall number 16v596000 ( suspension ); the replacement part utilized by the dealer had no adjust ability, therefore wearing the rear tires out because of alignment in a short period of time. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000. Bp.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (suspension) by koons Toyota (1107 west st, annapolis, MD 21401). The contact stated that the remedy prevented the rear tires from realigning without replacing the entire suspension arm. The dealer stated that the contact would have to pay to remedy the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened case number: 1802022112. The failure mileage was 190,698.

We continue to encounter resistance with capitol Toyota, 783 auto group Ave ne, salem, or 97301 (503) 399-1011 scheduling an appointment for the recall on our vehicle. They tell you they are reviewing your file and will get back to you and refuse to schedule. We've encountered this same tactic with this dealer on past recall notices.

This vehicle had the rear suspension arm recall (NHTSA 16v596000) . When the dealership did the recall they sealed the parts in epoxy, the car is out of alignment again in less than I year. I took it back to the dealership and was being told that it will cost $700 to get the alignment done. The suspension has to be replaced because of the epoxy. This is not covered under the one year warranty of the recall. Toyota should be paying for this since they did not correct the issue properly during the recall and now the car can not have rear wheel alignments. I cannot get a routine alignment because of the epoxy used during the recall. This is outrageous.

The recall on the rear suspension epoxied the bar in place. Now it is not possible to do an alignment. Tires are wearing unevenly and vsc light is on all the time.

In late summer/early fall 2016 my 2007 Toyota Rav4 began experiencing rear suspension, alignment, and tire wear problems associated with the Toyota recall at the time, although my car was not included in the recall. When my mechanic examined the car, he said it made no sense that Toyota's solution in their second suspension recall was to epoxy pieces in place and not allow the vehicle's suspension to adjust to movement on the road while driving. I had to argue with the dealership who sold the car to get them to make the proper repairs (perform the recall work on my car) at no charge to me. The damaged ruined my relatively new tires and I had to get another set. Recently during general servicing, my mechanic discovered the same tire wear problem and that the rear tires are severely tilting inward, and the most recent repair by the dealer was done using a solid tie bar. In my mechanic's professional opinion (he's been in business for several decades and does contract work for a government entity), that kind of repair should not have been done with that piece of equipment because it would lead to the failure and damage I'm experiencing again. If the same recall "fix" that was performed on my car is being performed on all others that were part of the 3rd recall and beyond, other vehicles may be in danger of failed parts that could cause loss of steering, as noted per previous recalls. I have reached out to the dealer, district manager, and danica sorenson at Toyota without success. My claim is being denied despite the evidence of an ongoing suspension problem. When you look at my car, the improper tilt of the tires and irregular tread wear are visible to the naked eye. My car will no longer pass inspection due solely to the tire damage.

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.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (suspension); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called a local dealer (wondries Toyota located at 1543 west main st ahambria, CA 91801). The contact was informed that the recall remedy parts were on backorder. The manufacturer did not know when the parts would arrive and opened case number: 1704141065. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Oil burning. Massive amounts of oil burning. A quart every 200 500 miles on average.

Received notice last fall (Aug 2016) about an "urgent safety recall" on my Rav4 - the recall # is 16v-596. Toyota dealers still haven't received the parts for this recall! the recall notice states that the suspension arms could separate resulting in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash! why do they issue a recall if they don't have the parts to fix it 9 months later??.

I filed a complaint on April 18, 2017 (no. 10979057). This a follow-up. Since the recall notice was issued, Toyota has done nothing to honor it. Can Toyota evade their responsibility indefinitely?.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (suspension) and NHTSA campaign number: 16v096000 (seat belts) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. Lone star Toyota (lewisville, TX 469-671-5500) stated that the part for NHTSA campaign number: 16v59600 was not available. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 115,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. While driving various speeds, there was an unknown noise underneath the driver side of the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.

Toyota issued a recall for the rear suspension and subsequently repaired my vehicle; however, the fix is inadequate. After the rear suspension arm (tie rod) is epoxied into a fixed position, the rear tires can no longer be realigned without replacing the entire suspension arm. This fix is inadequate and places undue financial burdens on the Rav4 owners.

There have been two safety recalls on the rear lower suspension arms of 2006 to 2011 Toyota rav 4s. I had both recall remedy procedures performed on my vehicle. The second recall remedy involved sealing the adjustable suspension arms with an epoxy which makes them non-adjustable in the future. I had this performed 6/4/14. This remedy also renders the rear wheels unable to be aligned. Therefore, if the rear wheels go out of alignment, the rear suspension has to be replaced. So instead of a $60 alignment charge, the customer is now subject to a $480 replacement charge every time their car needs realignment. I put new tires on my car on 12/19/2014. On 1/1/17, my mechanic noticed outer edge tire wear on both rear tires suggesting an alignment issue. On 1/18/17, sears confirmed only rear wheels out of alignment. On 1/27/17, local Toyota dealer confirmed rear wheels out of alignment and said $480 replacement of rear suspension arms was only solution. The local service manager said they new there would be problems when this recall remedy was put into place by Toyota. My rear tires were ruined at 24,000 miles. I asked Toyota to pay for the replacement (case no. 1701201908). They refused and said it was a decision made at the us regional manager level that was accepted by Toyota national. I replaced all 4 tires and the rear suspension arms. I opted for after market adjustable rear arms at a cost of $222 plus alignment. I assume I am now at more risk on the highway. Toyota forced this decision by providing a non-adjustable solution for a faulty adjustable part. Their decision now costs customers $480 every time they need a $60 alignment. My car was driven only on normal paved roads and highways. This is unfair to customers and places customers like me a higher risk if they are unwilling to pay the replacement cost. I also called NHTSA and started complaint (ref. 1063186, beau).

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 ( suspension) and stated that the part was not available. The dealer did not give a time frame of when the parts would be available to complete the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Aa.

2007 Toyota rav 4. Consumer writes in regards to rear lower suspension arm assembly safety recall. The consumer stated the dealer advised the vehicle parts were not yet available in order to complete the recall repair.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (suspension). The part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Safety recall 16v-596 rlsa #1 why are parts not available at pecheles of washington nc. Last advisement from pecheles of washington was on 4/14/2017 no indications of rear end failure as of 4/15/2017 last serviced Jan 10 2017 at pecheles of washington nc at mileage 52463. Received recall notice on 10/25/16 at mileage 51607.

Nhtsa recall no. 16v-596. What is the parts status? my local dealership states parts not available for completion of recall 16v-596. This feels me with dread, in that I do not dare drive more than 5 to 10 miles from my residence which I do with great trepidation and I do not dare take my grandchildren with me. I need to drive for daily conveniences, ie food and medical appts. To name a few. What is the status of these parts for this safety recall. My rav-4 was last serviced at pecheles of washington nc on 10 25 2016- invoice no. Tocs233900-customer 28903. Curious? are we waiting on some one to suffer an untimely demise before we get after Toyota inc. This lack of progress or an update as to the status of the parts is troublesome.

Nhtsa recall no 16v 596. Attempted to have recall completed at washington nc pecheles Toyota. Parts are not available as of 10 25 2016. What is the hold up? failure of rlsa will result in loss of vehicle control- serious safety issue.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (suspension). The part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The dealer provided a loaner vehicle for two months. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (suspension). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (suspension); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact called a local dealer where it was determined that the recall parts were on back order. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact back to the dealer. The contact was given case number: 1703031571. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (suspension); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.