Two problems related to rear suspension have been reported for the 2008 Toyota RAV4. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Toyota RAV4 based on all problems reported for the 2008 RAV4.
The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. While driving approximately 15 mph, a popping noise was heard from the rear of the vehicle. While inspecting the vehicle, the contact discovered that the rear passenger side tie rod fractured. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.
I recently got my oil change done and tire rotation for my Toyota rav 4. I was told by a non Toyota service person to take my car to Toyota to get the shocks checks out since they were leaking and I was under warranty with Toyota. My car is only like 2 years old and I have problem with the shocks before at like 20k miles only. Toyota had fixed my left rear shocks once before too. So this was not surprising to me knowing that the right shocks/struts were messed up this time. I took my car to Toyota and they said moisture on the skocks/struts was normal and nothing was leaking. Also the new tires that I had replaced a few months back were worn out. I was informed that the shocks/struts were not a reason for that. Since I will run out of my 36,000 miles warranty in the next 3 months I am concerned if Toyota is being honest about my situation or they just don't care.