2002 Toyota RAV4 Power Train Problems
- 112
- 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 112 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Automatic Transmission · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 44 |
| 100–150k mi | 34 |
| 150–400k mi | 13 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
2002 rav 4 automatic transmission ecm/transmission issue!!: the problems started with the check engine light turning on and off about 4 months ago. We got a recall notice from toyota to have the ecm reprogrammed and went to fulfill the recall. The light then came on again about a month later. We were told that it could be a gas cap issue, so we made sure we tightened the gas cap and that turned the light off for…
ODI 10235338
Electrical System · Power Train
I started having issues with my car on 6-20-2008. I was driving my car & noticed that when i would accelerate it wasn't accelerating properly. Then i noticed that as the car was shifting into 2nd gear it would stall & then suddenly shift really hard into 3rd gear. Sometimes as i would accelerate the car would start shaking & then shift hard into 1st gear. This made me very nervous because i was unable to keep up…
ODI 10233982
Electrical System · Power Train
Car not shifting into gear (slipping) and then banging and jerking into gear at first told by the dealer that i needed a new transmission. Later after i saw the technical service bulletin and with many calls to toyota corporate they performed further test and determined that it was the ecm they are replacing it but only paying for half of the cost current mileage 89,000 they are saying it is out of warranty by 9,000…
ODI 10233425
Power Train
Ces light came on. Trans started slipping. Took to dealer. Diagnosed known ecm problem. Performed toyota recommended ecm update, but said trans would have to be rebuilt due to damaged already caused. Had trans rebuilt. Developed same slipping problem. Said it would ruin trans again unless ecm was replaced. This is a toyota problem that they need to fix. *tr
ODI 10229679
Power Train
I had a toyota rv4 2002, that was giving me transmission problems, the car star shaking in the middle of the freeway in various occasion, that really scared me, and my child, i had to paid 3462.52 dollars to have the transmission replaced, but that didn't fix the problem, and toyota replaced the ecm, another 1, 200 dollars. I'm very unhappy because later i found out, that toyota knew of this problem, but they didn't…
ODI 10282008
Power Train
Re: 2002 rav4 suv transmission ecm/atm repairs. Dear sir: i am sending you this letter to explain what my situation is. I just found out that toyota motor sales usa is having a recall on 2001, 2002 and 2003 toyota rav4 suv?s for transmission problems. I have tried for years to get toyota to fix my transmission. However, toyota has totally ignored me. I had to pay for a used transmission out of my pocket because…
ODI 10660352
Engine · Power Train
I purchased a 2002 toyota rav4. Suv. And within the first six months of owning it, my drive belt broke and almost caused me to wreck and hit three other vehicles. I had my new car towed back to the dealership where i had purchased the vehicle and they told me that the drive belt was not covered under my warranty.a few months later i noticed that my transmission was making a weird grinding sound and was hard to…
ODI 10616923
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
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
Power Train
Toyota rav4 my transmission slips and jerks. I was just at a light, and it didn't work properly. I almost got hit. I am now scared to drive it. *tr
ODI 10285994
Power Train
Transmission sticks from 1st to 2nd. Has done it since i bought it new in 2002. Took to dealer way back then they told me i had "special transmission fluid and i would have to pay to get it fixed". I never had it fixed and it still sticks. Takes about 1/4 mile to shift. Purchased from kissimmee toyota which is now toyota of orlando(?) adding complaint for engine seize. *tr
ODI 10314046