2001 Toyota RAV4 Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 8
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 8 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
My 2001 rav 4 rear ended a car in front of me, and it was due to a major unintended acceleration of the engine. I am an experienced driver with no prior accidents and my foot was not on the wrong pedal when i was slowing down - applying my brake pedal when i was approaching a bumper to bumper congested intersection (around 5pm). All of a sudden as i applied more pressure on my brake pedal de-accelerating from 20 mph…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11182047
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
My wife was driving car and it started doing strange changes with the transmission, such as slipping between gear changes and jerking movements. At one point, she told me getting on freway on ramp was a hazard, because of irratic behavior of transmission!!
ODI 10970991
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
I was driving along and came to a stop. When i started to go, my rav had no power, then it lurched and almost stopped. I had to nurse it-slowly accelerate-in order for it to move. Every time i stopped and started it did this. Once it made a noise like a hard shift from the rear of the car. I had to put my emergency flashers on to drive it safely, and drove to a transmission shop. In speaking with them, they said…
ODI 10632564
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
My 2001 toyota rav4 had the same problem that was covered in toyota's extended warranty and recall for this make and model. According to a july 10, 2010 article online at thecarconnection.com it is an issue with the automatic transmission and electronic control module. The issue, which affects around 235,500 vehicles, can lead to a damaged, rough-shifting transmission. While the rav4 for those model years was…
ODI 10637495
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
The transmission suddenly began slipping and jerking when accelerating from a stop or while in low gear and shifting from a low speed. I became aware of the ecm problem known to occur in my make and model of toyota upon calling the dealership; however, i am being told that the warranty only covers ten years from the date of purchase (i purchased my car 11 years ago) despite the fact it is known that the ecm, the…
ODI 10439946
Automatic Transmission · Electronic Stability Control
Toyota rav4 2001 sudden acceleration, and throttle surge... No way to stop car with brake pedal. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10373686
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Toyota rav4 2001 - computer problems & total transmission problem my rav4, 2001 model initially started giving "check engine light" and having hard time accelerating from stop signal. The bbb approved service center checked it and found out the error code as p0750 and advised the replacement/rebuilding the transmission to fix the problem. They charged me approx $3000 for this transmission rebuild work/fixing the…
ODI 10336404
Electronic Stability Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota rav 4. While the contact was driving 30 mph she noticed that the vehicle started to pull back and fourth and then the engine shut off. A local mechanic stated that the ecm needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings and the current and failure mileages were 95000.
ODI 10289362