Latches/locks/linkage Problems of Toyota RAV4

The contact owns a Toyota. The contact stated that while attempting to enter the truck, she became aware that the trunk had failed to close properly, after which the contact was unable to open the trunk. The door-ajar warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the trunk hinges. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 35,000.

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The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that after turning the vehicle off and later attempt to restart the vehicle, the vehicle failed to restart. The battery was then recharged. The failure occurred on several occasions before the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic. The local mechanic was unable to diagnose a failure or determine a cause for the failure. Additionally, after opening the rear hatch door, the door failed to close and remained opened. The contact stated that water and condensation was present inside the rear brake light assembly. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 30,000.

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The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the locks did not work at anytime. If the vehicle were locked manually, it would not unlock. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called a local dealer and was informed that there were no recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 47,000.

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The contact owns 2014 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the dealer advised that the on and off button to the bluetooth that was standard with the vehicle should shut on and off by using the power button. The contact stated that the power button was defective and would not turn the bluetooth off when it was engaged. The contact¿s heart also began to function abnormally and she became extremely weak, nearly collapsing after exiting the vehicle due to the inability to turn the bluetooth off and on in order to prevent it from interfering with her pacemaker. The contact also stated that she advised the dealer prior to purchasing the vehicle that she had a pacemaker. The contact was concerned about the safety hazard of driving the vehicle because the owner¿s manual indicated caution if the operator of the vehicle had medical devices such as pacemakers. The general manager was notified that the contact became ill and stated that she should have been careful. Additionally, the vehicle could not be locked or unlocked using the remote key fob. Instead, the vehicle would exhibit an abnormal sound and the lights illuminated. The failure mileage was unknown.

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With a totally dead battery you cannot unlock the rear door with the remote entry, and there is no key in the door to allow you to unlock the rear hatch door, where your jumper cables would be stored. Thus your jumper cables are not accessible for your use, unless you climb over the rear seats and manage to life the floor panel and retrieve the cables. Poor design and could be a serious safety issue under some conditions.

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I was locked out of my vehicle by the automatic locking system with my dog in the front seat on a hot south carolina day with all windows up. The locks on all 4 doors and the back door locked even though I had the key in the ignition. I complained about the locking system the first time I unexpectedly got locked out in 2007. I spent most of the day driving home to get a spare key and back again to the car's location. At that time, Toyota customer relations responded with the same arrogance the company has demonstrated regarding the acceleration issue. They told me "that's how the locks are designed" (even though no one could explain the benefit) and they told me the locks will not automatically lock if the key is in the ignition. This is a safety issue since pets and small children can be inadvertently locked inside of a suffocating hot vehicle. This would result in property damage if the owner has to break a window. Fortunately, in this instance, I was able to locate a spare key before my dog died. If I were a manufacturer, I would want to know about any design flaw to be able to fix it. Toyota, however, responded in an overconfident way, accepting no responsibility. Events leading up to most recent incident: a friend and I drove to a dump less than a mile from my home. We got out of the vehicle, opened the back door and began to unload the trash. My small dog was in the front seat, and the key was in the ignition. When finished unloading, I shut the back door and went to open the driver's side door. It was locked. My friend attempted to open the passenger side door and it was locked. All doors were locked, the key was in the ignition, and my dog started panting. When I called to report this most recent incident, customer relations suggested I take the car in for service at a local dealer at my own expense. Unacceptable. Nhtsa: please do your job on this. Thanks. The consumer wants to withdraw his complaint. Updated ivoq 06/02/10.

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The actuator in left & right front door for 2002 Toyota Rav4 not working.

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The lock for my passenger door and drivers door is defected. With the passenger door, it will not lock or unlock using the key tag; the drivers door does the same, however once locked you can't unlock the door with the key. You have to get inside through another door and unlock it from within.

Driver side front door power lock fails to lock or unlock with auto lock button. Has to be locked or unlocked by hand. Passenger side front door lock also starting to fail.

Actuator for driver side front door lock failed to work with in car electronic button . All other locks work correctly.

When I use the automatic lock opener and unlock the front driver's side door or click twice to unlock all doors in the vehicle, within a minute, automatically locks all doors again. Knowing that I could easily get locked out, I called a Toyota salesperson to ask why it was happening or what I could do to fix it. He didn't know and suggested bringing the vehicle in for service. Out of town this past Saturday evening, I was loading the back of my vehicle and set my keys down inside. When I heard the clicking noise of all the locks locking, I reminded myself to get the vehicle in for service. A moment later, I received a phone call, and distracted, shut the back door. Even though I had unlocked all doors moments ago, the vehicle automatically re-locked all doors even with the back door open. I called Toyota's roadside assistance. To my surprise, I was told that lockouts are not a covered service. I took my vehicle in for service August 7th. At first, the service advisor agreed that the locks should not be working the way they are and said that he would get the problem fixed. After waiting two hours, he said that the locks are working correctly, and the way they were designed to work. This is a safety issue. For example, when I was locked out, I was close to having put a two year old in the vehicle with the temperature near 100 degrees. The only time I want the locks to lock automatically is after I've started the vehicle and am driving. This is not a safety feature included with the rav 4. I was not satisfied with the dealer response, and I would like this problem resolved. If the locks truly are designed to lock automatically within 30 seconds to one minute, whether a door is open or not, I would like Toyota to provide an explanation of the benefit of this design. (I don?t know why anyone would want this feature. ) thanks for your assistance.

After I had my new 2007 Rav4 for about half year, I experienced sudden lockup, felt couldn't go even 10 meters with smoking. My driving speed was about 20-30kmh, just out of garage about 200 meters,and my neighbor saw the smoke as well. He jumped into my car, and checked if I was using emergency brake, no, I wasn't using that. I called country hill Toyota, calgary, alberta, and they towed my Rav4 away. Next day, they told me that they found nothing, the car was ok. I also called ama(alberta motor association), get nothing.

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The rear luggage cover does not stay up and numerous times it has slipped and hit me or one of my family on the head. This weekend, it slipped again and caused a cut on my head. I asked the dealer about a fix for this and he stated none noted and they have had similar complaints but no TSB or recalls issued. This luggage compartment cover is dangerous and needs to be re-designed.

The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that when the temperature would drop, the doors would shut abnormally and the locks would malfunction. The contact was unable to open the doors unless the vehicle was completely warm. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 6,000 and the current mileage was 70,000.

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