general problems of the 2010 Toyota RAV4 - part 1

Nhtsa campaign id 16v596000 Aug 12, 2016 recalls supercedes 13v-383 vehicles inspected but did not have both arms replaced. Vehicles need to have both arms replaced. Recall done on vehicle (rav4 2010) were coj - 1/9/2013 stevens creek Toyota csj - 9/21/2014 capitola Toyota control arm were not replaced at these times. My car is currently being serviced at iq autoworks in campbell CA. I've been told the control arm needs replacement. Quoted $1700 to replace one control arm.

Engine oil is burning with out discharging from the engine. Can find no leak anywhere in the engine compartment. Constantly adding oil to the car as the oil indicator isn’t working either. The engine compression is spot on to manufacturers specifications. If the engine runs out of oil it could lead to a crash. Suspension: loud popping in the rear drivers side when first moving. Don’t know if it is tie rod or something else. Don’t need whatever is causing the pop to break as that could lead to a crash.

I just purchased a used 2010 Toyota rav 4 base fwd and when making left or right turn I hear loud clunking noises and when backing up I hear squeaking noises plus I see liquid under car near middle. I also noticed when I add washer fluid and check level couple days later without using it ,,it is not visible . . . And can't find pink coolant in stores that is in resivoir which needs to be topped off according to mechanic.

This car was bought for a new driver and we have had 2 separate occasions when she has gotten somewhere and the car wont start. All the warning lights come on, but will not do anything when you push the button. We can jump it and it will start. This is not safe for a young person that could get stranded at random somewhere, and is now afraid to take it somewhere. We have checked the connections and the battery has been checked and is fine. The other complaint is the rear suspension recall. The tires were rotated and now it has a vibration, I was told that because of the recall it cannot be aligned unless things are replaced because of the terrible fix job on the recall. If something is recalled it should be fixed correctly and not be a bandaid job. There should not be a cost associated with a cheap fix that caused more problems. We purchased this vehicle because of reputation, if they are not supporting their product, then it will go and no other Toyota products will be purchased.

Rear suspension fix of previous recall will not allow rear alignment of vehicle because of the epoxy encasement. This is not acceptable. Just spent 800. 00 on tires and alignment only to find out the rear is out of alignment and can't be aligned due to Toyota's fix (epoxy encasement).

2010 Toyota Rav4. Consumer writes in regard to warranty enhancement program and feels the company and dealership should cover warranty work.

Installed rear lower suspension arms (non-adjustable rear toes) in 2014 per recall campaign #16v596000. Tire vendor said rear alignment was off in 2016 (when replacing new tires) and could not be adjusted or replaced with adjustable toe due to recall sticker. Dealer inspected toes 2016 and said specs are right and tire vendor does not have right specs. Since 2016 I have replaced 4 tires twice within 50,000 miles even though tires have longer 50,000 mile warranties. The tires have lasted less than half of their expected lifetime. In 2019, tire vendor said rear alignment is off again when replacing tires and can't be adjusted due to recall sticker. This suggests that the rear toes inserted in 2014 for safety recall created a new problem - poor alignment which causes premature wearing of tires. I'm requesting permission to replace non-adjustable rear toes with adjustable ones so that I don't have to keep prematurely replacing my tires.

Sometimes when I am pulling out or pulling in to park my car I hear this bang on my right rear side. Sometimes when I am turning left or right and the right rear tire gets most of the weight of the vehicle I hear the same hard bang. I took it to my mechanic and he rode with me and he heard it too. My mechanic thought it was the struts and replaced them, but that was not the problem. I still have this problem. Please help. My mechanic said that under the car in the rear there is a bar that has a stamp that indicates recall item.

Toyota issued a safety recall g0v a few years ago that sealed the rear suspension arms with an epoxy. My rear alignment is out, and I cannot no longer adjust my rear suspension unless I replaced both rear suspension arms. Toyota says this is my own problem, and any repair associated with this safety recall has to come from my pocket. How can the safety recall lead to another problem? I am probably not the only one who has experienced this issue as I read several other folks who voiced their concerns online. Is there anything that NHTSA can do?.

Rear toe allinemennt adjusters recall. The part is now being epoxied due to a Toyota manufacturing flaw. Now the customers have to suffer the cost at $600. 00 to have a simple allinement done on the rear of the car. The online car reviews from other customers are really pissed for being played suckers from Toyota. There is a lot of loyal Toyota customers going to drop Toyota and go with Honda. And after getting rid of these flawed cars to the open market and other people get to own flawed junk �Toyota�s�, their view will be the same as the current Toyota owners. Then the snowball effect kicks in plus all the news about Toyota's now being junk cars I'm sure will hurt the company where it should, in their bank accounts. I was a big loyal Toyota owner for years, taking a lot of heat from my nascar friends for owning a Toyota, wait till they hear about this, this will make their day and a I told you so will be next. Toyota has or had a chance to do it right and they are blowing it big time. 2006-2011 years have been recalled on the Rav4, over 200,000 cars. At this number Toyota will go down quick. I also have been through 2 sets of expensive tires due to this problem to find out it's a shoddy way for Toyota to do business like this. We, the customer have been played off as stupid, I don't see it that way along with a lot of others. I hear Honda's are still doing it right, if something don't happen soon, I will be finding it out myself. Oh I almost forgot, the tires now going bad way to soon is a safety issue and now very hard to afford the cost of operation for this vehicle, you think it's the shocks, they check good, shame on you Toyota.

My complaint is about the rear suspension recall enacted in 2012. I had the recall performed at my local Toyota dealer in 2014. Recently I purchased new tires at a firestone dealer and purchased a a lifetime alignment. When they performed the alignment for front and rear, both needed a little adjustment. I was informed that it could not be done and they can only adjust the front as the rear had a tag that states "only to be serviced by an authorized Toyota dealer. " furthermore, when Toyota serviced the recall, they painted epoxy over the entire arm. Now this leaves for a very expensive fix. The recall solution made by Toyota disabled the ability to adjust the toe in toe out function to align this vehicle properly. I called the Toyota dealership and they told me the whole suspension needs to be redone with new parts and new kits costing 200 dollars plus labor. I believe this to be a engineering problem. The recall fix did not allow an adjustable arm and this will cause an uneven wear on my brand new tires. This is wrong and Toyota feels they have no responsibility on this matter and is laying this blame on the national highway safety recalls. In my opinion another recall should be in order. People that own these vehicles should not have to pay expensive replacement charges to fix an already recalled rear suspension problem. With all the road hazards alignment problems happening all the time or anytime, an alignment is bound to occur. What can be done to get the manufactures to own up to the inadequacy of the recall solution they performed. P. S. Some of us consumers keep our cars for a lifetime of the vehicle. And I know Toyota likes to brag about the longest lasting most dependable car on the road. I am one of those people that keep my cars maintained at I's maximum driving capacity.

Contact owns a 2010 Toyota rav 4. The contact recieved notification of 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 dealer located in englewood cliffs NJ parkway Toyota (201) 944-3300 50 sylvan Ave, englewood cliffs, NJ 07632. Was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and were able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. (parts distribution disconnect) jw.

I have my rear tires wearing uneven. Took my vehicle to get an alignment but Toyota has a sticker on it saying no one can adjust due to recall. Toyota apparently put apoxy on their suspension recall and now my car needs an alignment and no one can fix it. Toyota says for 850. 00 they will fix it. Seriously, it only needs an alignment but because they did a horrible job in the first place I am unable to maintain my own car. They refuse to fix it without charging me. How can they get away with this. This is their fault.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made abnormal sounds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the dealer could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was taken to another dealer, nashville Toyota north (2400 gallatin pike n, madison, TN 37115) and diagnosed that the rear differential coupling was leaking oil, the rear driver's side axle bearing was faulty, and the radiator was leaking. The rear differential coupling, rear driver's side axle bearing, and radiator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was past the nine-year extended warranty coverage. The failure mileage was 97,900.

I am filing a complaint against butler Toyota located at 9419 aronson dr. , indianapolis, in 46240. This is the address of the service department. We have been calling them for two years to try and get the recalls taken care on our car. Each time we have called they say they do not have the parts in stock. I just tried to schedule an appointment with the service department again today and was given the same story.

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (suspension). The mechanic found that the vehicle was not affected by this recall, but it was repaired anyway at Toyota of portland (55 ne broadway st, portland, or 97232, (503) 284-1105). The contact stated that opoxy was applied to the rear suspension, which damaged the tie rod. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.

Recall service was not performed by authorized dealership as part of a scheduled service on multiple recalls. Neither the manufacturer nor dealership has contacted me for updated recall service. A verbal explanation for this lack of recall service is that a part is not available to complete this one recall service.

Regarding NHTSA campaign: 13v383000 for 2006-2011 Toyota Rav4 the accepted repair procedure for the above referenced NHTSA campaign is flawed. On my vehicle, the effect of permanently disabling the rear toe adjustment has greatly increased maintenance and operating costs and has potentially degraded the safety of all vehicles of this type. I have experienced greatly accelerated wear of the rubber suspension components and tires resulting in the requirement of a complete rear suspension rebuild. My concern is that other vehicles of this type that are not maintained to standards due to cost, or have had the recall reversed to mitigate the financial impact, as I have done, are operating in a potentially dangerous condition. In effect this campaign has created a cost barrier to proper maintenance of critical safety systems. I have spoken with Toyota corporate, and they have no interest in investigating, revisiting or offering other solutions to this issue as the recall repair procedure was quote "approved by the government".

2010 Rav4 with only 28000 miles on it has had two recalls for rear suspension. The second one (g0v NHTSA 16v-596) has yet to be performed as the parts are on backorder. This is a serious recall in my opinion and Toyota needs to address the issue with more concern. I am having issues where the ride quality has diminished since the first recall was performed. Also, I have had new tires placed on the vehicle and am wanting the recall performed quickly in an effort to not accelerate tire wear from bad alignment. I also am concerned about the safety of this vehicle and limit my wife as to how far and fast she can drive it. It is her primary car.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (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. Glendale Toyota of glendale, California was made aware of the recall and stated that the parts were unavailable. North hollywood Toyota of north hollywood was made aware of the recall and stated that the parts were unavailable. In addition, the dealer refused to make a weekend appointment and stated that there were no parts available in southern California. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

2010 Toyota rav 4. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle wheel alignment issues. The consumer stated on December 19, 2016 she had her bald tires replaced with new tires. A wheel alignment diagnostic was part of the service. The diagnostic showed the vehicle needed an alignment, especially in the rear. The consumer gave the approval for the wheel alignment. However, the technician returned and said it couldn't be performed because of a bar that was in the rear of the vehicle that had no screwed to adjust it, and there was a sticker saying do not remove. He stated he could do the front, but it would not be correct, because the rear needed to be aligned as well. The consumer went to the dealer, who installed the bar as part of a recall. The dealer stated the vehicle was out of alignment and corporate would have to be informed as to see what the next step would be. The dealer informed the consumer, the alignment was $89. 00. However, it would cost $59. 00 to check it. The consumer was in disagreement with the $59 charge just to check.

There is a 3rd recall as of September 2016 for arm suspension arms to be replaced but 3 different dealerships do not have the parts to replace them. Problem needs to be corrected.

I took my 2010 Toyota Rav4 to be aligned today. I was told that the left rear wheel was out of alignment but could not be adjusted. That is, even though the tire was out of alignment, the serviceman said he could not make the adjustment. He said there was a note about not being about to adjust the alignment. My tires have been wearing unevenly. Apparently, I cannot have my car aligned. I would like the nhsta to look into solutions to the "un-alignable vehicle".

We took our Toyota Rav4 to principle Toyota for the suspension recall on 10/16/2019. Upon a tire inspection today (at a local tire store) it was indicated to us that principle Toyota did not install the appropriate arms on the car. I am attaching a copy of the service record (which shows what appears to be the correct replacement parts) but that is not what was installed on our vehicle. I feel that this was done in retaliation because upon arriving for my pre-scheduled service appointment principal Toyota staff said they did not have the parts or "special tool" to handle the recall. I am attaching an email I sent to principle Toyota expressing my disgust on how the "recall" was being handled. Along with the email is the parts "supposedly" put on my vehicle. I am attaching documentation supporting our story.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (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. Parts distribution disconnect.

I received the recall notice in October. I called immediately for an appointment and was told that they did not have the parts. In January, they still didn't have the parts and so I called another dealer in the area - same thing, "parts are on back order. " this is a significant recall - the 2nd one they have issued and it is 4 months now with no sign of being able to get it fixed. Can't wait for my wheels to fall off!!.

The contact owns a 2010 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. Miracle Toyota dealer confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy due to there being 1,000 parts on backorder. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2010 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 darcars Toyota dealer confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy due to the parts being on backorder. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts would be available. The VIN was not provided. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

When I took my Toyota Rav4 in for a tire alignment, I was told by the Toyota service center that my rear tires could not be adjusted due to a recent recall which epoxied them in place. The service center also explained that my rear tires were out of alignment which was causing them to wear unevenly across the thread. I have contacted Toyota directly about this issue, but they feel that the vehicle has been damaged ("perhaps by a pothole" - Toyota rep) since the recall was performed and are unwilling to pursue my case. I had this recall performed less than a year ago, and the epoxy has already failed (and I have had no accidents in that time). I would like the nhsta to please look into this recall, as I cannot be the only owner who is facing enormous repair bills just to fix a mandatory recall.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v596000 (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. Parts distribution disconnect.

Takata recall, my rear swerved as I moved right to avoid a head on collision, my chest hit the steering wheel so hard that I broke 6 ribs including my sternum because the airbags didn't deploy until after the impact , I also saw another recall that was announced 2 or 3 days after my accident which resulted in a total loss which was the rear suspension needed to be replaced because it could cause an accident I reported this to NHTSA and was given a reference number10937800, please keep me updated this is horrible that these people knowingly put faulty parts on a vehicle, I am still afraid to drive I felt my car shaking and blamed it on the roads, the wind, anything because I didn't want to believe someone would sell a vehicle knowing it was not safe.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that there was an abnormal noise emitting from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 129,000.

After a recall repair on the rear adjustment arms the adjustment of wheel alignment is prevented by epoxy resin applied to prevent rust. If the wheels are not properly aligned at time of repair or even if the alignment somehow changes there is no way to readjust the alignment. I experienced this and ruined my two rear tires not realizing the alignment couldn't be adjusted. Now I am confronted with a $1000 reapir billto reinstall the recall repair ( which won't be adjustable for alignment) and two new tires at $235 a piece. If a person didn't notice the wear on their tires the result would be a blowout. This recall repair will cause more problems than it solves. Nobody is going to own a car that cannot be aligned without great expense. In additon the safety factor of having an auto that cannot be aligned has many ramifications. The image uploaded shows the tire after 20,000 miles on a 60,000 mile tire.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Rav4. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v596000 (suspension) and 15v577000 (visibility/wiper). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. 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. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the rear end of the vehicle tends to swerve into an adjacent lane without warning. The contact stated that two years ago she had a recall repair done for the same failure. The vehicle was not taken to dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage is unavailable. Ec.