general problems of the 2008 Toyota RAV4 - part 2

2008 Toyota rav 4. Consumer writes in regards to rear suspension arm rust and failure recall. The consumer stated the dealer attempted to perform an alignment. However, the mechanic was unable to get the rear suspension in specification because suspension arms were bent. The consumer received two second opinion, and was informed the arms were not bent. The consumer had the arms removed and replaced with adjustable arms.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the rear of the vehicle would become uncontrollable and the steering wheel would become unstable. The contact stated that the vehicle was recently repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 12v37000 (suspension) however, the recall repairs failed to remedy the failure. The dealer was not able to determine how to remedy the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

About 2 months ago I received a second urgent recall letter from Toyota regarding the rear lower suspension arm, meaning they didn't fix it the first time about a year ago. Have been trying to fix the problem but local dealers and Toyota USA say they don't have the parts and don't know when the parts will be available.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 13v383000 (suspension), but the part needed for the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

I received an "urgent safety recall" from Toyota sometime Jan - April 2014, regarding "rear lower suspension arms (no 1), one of several recall notices I've received since owning this vehicle. However, this is the first time where I cannot get this problem fixed at the local dealership, because the affected parts are not available when I called in late may and again today. And the dealership cannot tell me when they will get the part and advised to call back at end of the summer. What is the point of sending out these urgent safety recall notices if the dealerships do not have the parts to fix them for such a long time? it shouldn't be titled "urgent" if no remedy can be done to fix the car. If it is truly an urgent safety issue, Toyota should be working harder to have the parts ready.

Had the fix for the 3rd recall of the rear lower suspension arms in June 2014. Both suspension arms now encased in epoxy and warning labels applied. Result of poorly engineered fix is the inability to maintain rear wheel alignment without full replacement of both suspension arms on every alignment. Toyota's fix has created undue burden of cost on owner to maintain proper alignment or forego alignment and have rapid wear of tires due to misalignment resulting in added expense of needing to replace tires more often in order to maintain safe driving. Search of the internet is finding other owners having same problem, I. E. , bearing the cost for Toyota's poor initial design and poorly thought out recall fix.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v383000 (suspension) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Toyota rav 4 (2)- consumer writes in regards to rear suspension arm recalls. 2008 Toyota rav 4. The consumer stated the vehicle was taken to dealer after receiving a recall notice regarding the suspension. The consumer stated she was astonished that both vehicles needed to have the same part replaced. Especially on the 2008 model, which was 2 years newer than her other vehicle.

Rear differential started making a whirring noise while driving down the road. The noise increased in pitch and volume with speed. Dealer informed me that it was a bad magnetic coupling between the transmission and the rear differential and replaced it.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota rav-4. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign id number 13v383000 (suspension); however, the part was not available to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the parts delay. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (suspension). The dealer indicated that the parts were on a national back order. The contact was unable to determine when the air bag recall would be repaired. The VIN was also included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v096000 (seat belts) and 14v168000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Regarding NHTSA campaign number: 13v383000 Toyota notified me of this recall in April, 2014, as I was in the last group notified. Since then, repeated contacts to my dealer resulted in being told the parts were not available. Today, June 16, they stated they could inspect the car later this month, and if parts are needed [parts have been needed in nearly all cases], I would then be placed on a waiting list, and it could be many months, if ever, the parts would actually arrive. Today, customer service at Toyota hq told me that parts can only be ordered at the rate of 1 per week. A check of your records indicates that less than 10% of the affected vehicles had been repaired in the first 6 months of the recall. Is this good performance, or just a Dodge by the manufacturer to limit the cost of actually performing the recall, by moving so slowly that few vehicles are in fact repaired? is there anything I can do, short of garaging the car for the next year; or driving a possibly unsafe vehicle?.

We have had more than one instance when our 2008 Toyota Rav4 has failed to maintain stabilization when having to decrease speed in emergency circumstances. (usually at higher speeds than 45 mpg) our vehicle's rear suspension makes the drive feel unsafe under these circumstances. Atlanta Toyota has been notified of these instances yet no solution has been offered as of today.

Toyota dealer not being supplied with replacement parts. Dealer has no idea how much longer it will take to perform recall repair. I have waited 9 months and still getting the same story about no available parts and no timetable for repair. This is for recall csj. Chuck patterson Toyota in chico, CA is my Toyota dealer.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the rear driver's side suspension fractured. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic, who diagnosed that the rear driver's side tire and the rear driver's side suspension needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 72,372.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota rav 4. The contact was driving 40 mph and heard a loud banging from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle then began to shake excessively, causing the contact to momentarily lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer were it was diagnosed that the passenger¿s rear suspension arm was fractured. Manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 50,000.

Before the start of a 2000 mile road trip, I had an oil change and complained to the Toyota dealer about a knocking coming from the right rear suspension. I was informed the vehicle was safe. While driving along a highway, I lost total control of the vehicle, swerving in all lanes of traffic, and ended up driving off the road - luckily there were no cars around or I would have caused a major accident. I had the vehicle towed to the nearest Toyota dealer, who informed me a right rear suspension pin had broken, and this was part of a Toyota safety recall. To date (2/12/14) Toyota has not taken steps to correct this serious issue.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the rear end of the vehicle pulled into one direction. In addition, the steering wheel would vibrate continuously. The failure occurred after the vehicle was repaired under a NHTSA campaign id number NHTSA campaign number: 13v383000; suspension; however, the alignment was not adjusted prior to them adding epoxy. The contact filed a complaint with Toyota on March 14, 2014 and the case number was 1403142203. The contact stated that when she replaced the tires they were wore out and were damaged within five weeks. The mechanic was unable to perform an alignment because the epoxy had to be removed prior to making the repair. The contact was offered a goodwill repair by the manufacturer who stated they would replace the rear arms; however, she would assume the repair cost of the alignment and the epoxy kit. The contact was unable to drive the vehicle and was forced to rent a vehicle since the vehicle could not be driven. She was forced to purchase four new tires in order to drive the vehicle. The contact had pictures and also possession of the damaged tires. The epoxy prevents a mechanic or technician from servicing the vehicle. On November 16, 2013 the second recall repair was performed and the rear arms were replaced and the ex\poxy was added per the recall remedy. The mileage was 141,448 on December 13, 2013 and the rear arms were replaced again. In January the failure mileage was 145,449 when the contact was advised that an alignment couldn't be performed due to the epoxy. The VIN was not included. The recent failure mileage was 148,229. Rk.

Tl-the contact owns 2008 Toyota rav 4. The contact received the recall notification related to NHTSA campaign id number 13v383000(suspension) the contact stated that the repair was not taken care of in a reasonable amount of time. The dealer indicated parts are not available. Contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer has not been contacted. Rg.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota rav 4. The contact stated she received NHTSA recall campaign number: 12v373000 (suspension) performed on her vehicle in 2012. The contact stated she was advised about NHTSA recall campaign number: 13v383000 (suspension ) on the news. She was not satisfied with the fact that Toyota failed to fulfill the first recall repair and that she had to have the vehicle repaired a second time due to a manufacturers error. The contact also was not satisfied with the recall repair being drawn out over a six month period. The VIN was unavailable.

Rear suspension arm broken while traveling approx. 70 mph. There was a high probability of a rollover with this incident. Three separate times the vehicle made a very sharp jerks toward the ditch/median. The only reason we did not rollover was the driver at the time was very experienced and had to fight to gain control of the vehicle.

While turning left, the rear stabilizer link assembly (rh) bolt disconnected from the rear suspension arm assembly due to excessive corrosion of the bolt.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Rav4 Toyota. The contact received a recall from the manufacturer regarding the suspension. However, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Rwk.

The contact owns a 2008 rav 4. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the rear driver side tire suspension failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the suspension needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified but they provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 34,000.

Happy holidays & hanukkah! bob bridge took advantage of my age & background. They charged me $1280 out the door for TSB recall service. It's unfair & absurd 4 me paying Toyota's design flaws. Can you please help me get in touch with portland regional office so they can start reimbursement to me? bob bridge is milking both me & Toyota district managers. They took 14 days to put in new steering shaft and offered zero in-depth report on failure & steering shaft's warranty. Rushed through the job and left me dying battery & alternator. T-sb-0318-08 (steering shaft recall) steering now feels hard since they didn't refill power steering reservoir. My alternator & battery was left as is with diminishing capacity. I will only pay $150 out the door labor for this TSB service, the rest will be paid by Toyota's district office. When can you send me my check?.

At around 9:30 am on July 8, I was on I-15 in s. Utah when my right rear tie rod failed. Very scary and I was lucky I did not end up rolled over in the ditch, hit another vehicle, or get hit by another vehicle. I had no idea why my car was so suddenly out of control. I originally thought I had blown a front wheel. There was no previous warning, such as a shimmy or vibration or any steering issues at all. I asked the tow truck to take me to the Toyota dealer which was about 50 miles away. However, he convinced me that it was simple to replace the tie rod and since my Rav4 was a 2008, aftermarket parts would be easy to get from napa. It was a Sunday, so I ended up getting the car dropped off at goodyear in cedar city, since I would need an alignment after the new tie rod was put in. On Monday morning I found out you can only get the tie rod part from the dealer and they did not have any in stock, so had to wait until Wednesday to get it fixed. After it was fixed, they were not able to do an exact alignment and said it was off by a mm. Fyi - there was no rust on the broken tie rod.

2008 Toyota rav 4 limited has had handling issues on the freeway with stability. This has happened a couple of times. Dealer says that "nothing is wrong. " previous time this occurred, vehicle returned handling differently. Considering the computer brain running this car, we believe they reset the computer. This is happening again. We are taking it in again.