general problems of the 2008 Toyota RAV4

The issue relates to the spiral cable assembly in my 2008 Toyota Rav4, which falls under safety recall 14v-168. According to the recall documentation, this part may fail, which could affect the vehicle’s safety features, including the airbag system. My vehicle is potentially affected by this recall, as it falls within the specified VIN range, but after contacting Toyota customer support, I was informed that my vehicle is not eligible for the recall, despite meeting the criteria outlined in the official recall notice. This inconsistency puts my safety at risk, as the failure of the spiral cable could lead to the malfunction of the airbag system. The problem has not been confirmed by a dealer or independent service center, as I have not yet been able to have the issue inspected or repaired. The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, or insurance representatives at this time. There have been no warning lamps or messages related to this issue prior to my inquiry, as the recall issue was identified through the NHTSA database and Toyota’s recall records.

2021 I was involved in a collision on the highway and my airbag did not deploy but airbag light remained on dash board even after repairing clockspring and attempting to reset airbag.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the vehicles odometer stopped functioning and that the diagnostic box has two burnt wires. The vehicle quickly shuts off when attempting to power on. The vehicle was taken to penske Toyota of downey, 9136 east firestone blvd, downey, CA 90241(562) 904-5600 were it was diagnosed and no problem was found. The manufacturer has not been contacted but the contact information was provided 800-331-4331 ep.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. While in park, the power window master switch caught fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the check engine and 4wd warning indicators illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v096000(seat belts); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was not provided. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Toyota rav 4. The contact stated that shortly after parking, her vehicle caught fire. Police and fire reports were filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic to be inspected by the insurance. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 69,000. Sr.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph. The aig bag light indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The mechanic diagnose that the spiral cable needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Lj.

Approximately 5 minutes after I started up my car and began driving today I began to notice a strange and strong odor. I had my driver's side window down (power windows) and initially attributed the odor to a large truck that was several car lengths ahead of me. I noticed that the odor persisted even once the truck was no longer visible to me or in close proximity. At that point I then entered onto a major highway via the entrance ramp, and got my speed up to the speed limit of 65 miles per hour. As I was driving I noticed a large amount of smoke coming up from my power window switches on the driver's door. In addition to the smoke I could see an actual flame burning underneath the switches. My initial response was fear and panic, but I was able to find a safe spot to pull off to the side of the highway after a couple of minutes. My first thought was to dial 911, but I was afraid by the time someone arrived the car might burst into flames and blow up!! I immediately thought that I needed to try to extinguish the fire somehow as my car was filling with smoke and the odor was overwhelming. I quickly looked around to see if I had any bottled water in the car-but I did not. The only liquid I had accessible to dowse the flames was my iced coffee-so I poured a small amount over the smoke and flames coming from the switches to extinguish the fire, but it continued to burn. I then proceeded to pour half of my iced coffee over the switches which did finally extinguish the fire. As a result of the fire the only window that will actually move now is the driver's side window. The passenger's window will not move at all and the two rear windows will only move if using the switches on the back doors. As a result of the fire my car now has a very distinguishable burnt odor to it! needless to say this was one of the scariest experiences I have had when driving my car.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while the driver was traveling 25 mph, he saw smoke being emitting from the drivers side door. When he opened the door, it was on fire. He was able to extinguished the fire with water. The contact thought that it was an electrical fire originating from the wires in the door which caused the failure. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The current and failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

At approximately 11:15am Saturday January 22, I was stoppped at a stop light on spit brook road in nashua nh for about 30 seconds, when my leased Toyota Rav4l suddenly reved it's engine and started to move forward. As it did, I pressed on the brake as hard as I could, and the car continued to rev the engine and suddenly jumped forward hitting the car that was about 6 feet in front of me. At that time, I put the car in park, stopped the engine and checked to see if the woman in the car ahead of me was hurt. She was not. Her car had no damage to it. She went on her way. There is minor damage to the from end of the Rav4, including the bumper and grill. I got back into the car, and took it to the Toyota dealer in nashua nh, that was a mile or 2 away, and explained to them what happened. They tried to blame this on the floor mat issue, and then tried to blame it on me, saying that they think my boot might have been on the accelerator. I told them that was not the case. The car was stopped for about 30 seconds when it suddenly reved the engine and accelerated into the car ahead of me. The car was left at the dealer for them to take a look at on Monday January 24th, 2011. They told me that they would look into it and get back to me.

Greetings, we have a 2008 Rav4 which has twice exhibited uncontrolled engine acceleration. My wife has contacted Toyota to no avail. Toyota has recalled other models but not the Rav4. They have not heard our complaints as a mortal safety concern. It is as if we are trying to con the company. As a lifelong safety professional, this is very disturbing. Please advise as to our possible actions. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

My fiancee and I were driving, 2008 Rav4/limited/v6/4wd. We were at a stop light. I was driving, I had my foot on the brake for about 30 seconds waiting for light to turn green. It was a busy intersection here in denver and there was a car in front of us. All of a sudden the accelerator took off and I could feel the car trying to move forward. Luckily, I already had my foot on the brake and I pressed down even harder on the brake as I immediately put the car in neutral. When I put it in neutral the accelerator continued to rev higher than it was before. I slammed the gear shift into park and shut the car off. We were obviously shaken from this and just sat there for a minute as we realized what had just happened. My fiancee wanted to get out of the car and call a tow truck. I wanted to try and start the car again but leave it in park and test it out. I started the car without touching the brake and it did it again. Every light on the dash board lit up like a christmas tree. We were in park so the car could not move but the rpm's were on the way to redlining and I turned off the car again. The lights around the speedometer had never lit up like that before. Seriously every dummy light on the car was lit and flashing. We were completely scared at this point and we just turned on the emergency lights and just sat there in shock. We sat there for ten minutes at this busy intersection trying to figure out what to do. I decided to try it again and this time the car started normally. My fiancee was afraid to drive it but I assured her if it happened again I could just put it in neutral and we could pull over to the side of the road. We drove directly to the dealership. We explained what happened and they said the would check it out. They called later that day and said all the diagnostic tests were normal. They told me it must have been the floor mats. That is impossible since the floor mats weren't even touching accelerator. Updated 05/12/10 updated 07/16/10.

During normal driving, my wife and father-in-law have experienced multiple incidents of unintended acceleration or surging on our 2008 Rav4 (awd, 6-cylinder). This is typically occurring at highway speeds or light acceleration above ~25mph. This has been occurring since right after we purchased the vehicle in October 2008. Dealer could not verify problem and no error codes were found. The anti-skid control comes on randomly and applied the brakes also, usually while vehicle is stopped. When foot is removed from brake, vehicle stays stopped until accelerator is push and then system releases the brakes and anti-skid light goes out. Dealer could not find any error codes for this either. This is a vehicle with a VIN number beginning with j, which has been excluded from recent recalls.