2002 Toyota RAV4 Steering Problems
- 7
- 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.
What owners report
- drive belt · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
Power steering stopped while driving. Vehicle had to be manually steered to local mechanic for diagnosis. Shop stated they hadn't seen power steering spewing from power steering fluid well upon removal of lid while vehicle was on.
ODI 11220357
Power Train · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Dangerous transmission problems occurred in this car. The car would stall before going into second gear. Once it occurred as i was in an intersection. There are low miles on this so there should not be a need for repair or replacement at this time. *tr
ODI 10474268
Power Train · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
I purchased my 2002 toyota rav4 suv in august of 2002. Ever since i bought the rav4 something has been wrong with it. The first 3-months that i had the rav4 the drive belt was chewed up and almost caused me to wreck. The transmission started making funny noises like a grinding sound and the transmission would not shift. Sometimes i would just have to pull off of the road because the rav4 transmission would not…
ODI 10649116
12v/24v/48v Battery · Belts And Associated Pulleys · Headlights · Ignition · Steering
On july 7, 2003 i was on my way to work when the battery discharge light came on and i had no steering capability. I was travelling about sixty miles per hour on the interstate. I almost hit the median divider before i could steer the vehicle to the side of the road. I called the dearlership and explained what had happened. They told me to have the vehicle towed in, they didn't even offer to have it towed.…
ODI 10028517
Power Train · Steering
I purchased my toyota rav4 in august, 2002. Eleven months later while driving by the state capital i was going to make a left hand turn and when i did, i almost hit three parked cars because the main drive belt had broken. This drive belt controls about everything to do with steering, air conditioning and etc. I had to have my car towed back to the dealership where i had purchased the vehicle. I had to pay for the…
ODI 10614590
Power Train · Steering
I purchased the 2002 toyota rav4 new from the dealership. One day while i was on my way to work i almost wrecked because the drive belt got hung up on something and it chewed up my drive belt. Also, i started noticing every time that i wanted to speed up my rav4 would hesitate and not go in gear. If it did go in gear it made a noise like a grinding type of noise. I called the toyota dealership and they did nothing.…
ODI 10720938
Steering
Steering column will steer to left and right, and the vehicle is uncontrollable in traffic. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak
ODI 8011549