Toyota RAV4 Steering Problems
- 667
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- Years with records
- 1999–2019
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 667 stored complaint records:
- 33 indicate a crash
- 15 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Column · 2 records
- Electric Power Assist System · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 234 |
| 1–30k mi | 160 |
| 60–100k mi | 117 |
| 100–150k mi | 45 |
| 150–400k mi | 8 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Steering
A cracking noise is notice when turning the steering wheel to the left or right, whether stationary or in motion. The vehicle was checked at a toyota dealer and recommended to replace the steering column motor assembly and steering rack assembly.
ODI 11296963
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
The wiring harness was chew completely up. This affected my power brakes, engine,steering system, etc. These lights came on while driving the car! Rats chewed my wiring .
ODI 11297434
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota rav4. While driving, a rocking noise was heard coming from the front side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.
ODI 11287431
Steering
Tl* the contact's girlfriend owns a 2015 toyota rav4. While driving at a low rate of speed, the power steering failed without warning. The contact also stated that the electrical system failed and several warning indicators illuminated after the power steering failure. The contact associated the failure with nhtsa campaign number: 15v144000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that…
ODI 11268940
Steering
STEERING RACK IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
ODI 11254408
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota rav4. When the vehicle was started and while idling, an abnormal clicking noise was heard coming from the steering wheel. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was taken to toyota of melbourne (24 n. Harbor city boulevard, melbourne, fl 32935, [redacted]) where it…
ODI 11254520
Steering
Defective steering assembly, makes a clunking sound when turning slowly. I found multiple complaints for the same problem and a serious accident resulted when the driver lost control of steering
ODI 11245106
Steering
Approximately 30 days after purchasing my 2019 toyota rva4, while driving to work during the week of august 1,2019 on a major highway my vehicle swerved to the right almost hitting an 18 wheeler without me steering in that direction. It happened about 15 minutes later swerving again towards the right almost hitting a car. During the week of august 5,2019 the car did the same thing again. While driving home, this…
ODI 11252628