2002 Toyota RAV4 Automatic Transmission Problems
- 254
- 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 254 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 17 records
- check engine · 16 records
- automatic transmission · 11 records
- transmission failure · 10 records
- light came · 8 records
- control module · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 117 |
| 100–150k mi | 89 |
| 30–60k mi | 20 |
| 150–400k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Automatic Transmission
I bought my 2002 toyota rav4 new at toyota of hollywood, fl in 2002. My wife has been driving the vehicle and i have performed all service at the dealership. The car has only 55k miles on it. Recently the car has been experiencing hesitation when shifting. We took the vehicle to the dealership and they replaced the computer "under warranty". This is something that should have been done 2 years ago when the tsb was…
ODI 10236813
Automatic Transmission · Engine
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota rav4. While driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle stalled and lost power while attempting to make a left turn. The contact applied pressure to the accelerator pedal numerous times before the vehicle gained power. In addition, the gears shifted roughly and the automatic transmission was jerking and vibrating. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The…
ODI 10235525
Automatic Transmission
Automatic transmission shifts erratically and completely loses power at any given time. I was coming off of the freeway and slowed down for my exit when it lost all power . When i got power again it began jerking and shifting on it's own. It was really a dangerous situation as there were many vehicles behind me that had to basically stop on the exit of the freeway. Please help us rav4 drivers get a recall for this…
ODI 10235949
Automatic Transmission
I was driving on the freeway when my transmission started slipping. I was in heavy traffic and was scared that i was going to lose my automatic transmission completely and be stuck on the road or rear-ended due to it hesitating badly between gears. It happened so quickly i was thrown off by what i should do but i did manage to make it home then i parked it until i could get it to a local repair shop. *tr
ODI 10235632
Automatic Transmission
Check engine light came on - slippage of transmission. Evaluated by dealer and informed that it was the ecm/transmission. Ecm was adjusted and failed to alter problem. Recommendation replacement of ecu/ecu. *tr
ODI 10238361
Automatic Transmission
This "certified, pre-owned" vehicle suddenly started hesitating and has difficulty shifting from 1st to 2nd gear in an automatic transmission. The first repair, transmission flushing, did not correct the problem. It is now in the shop with a transmission specialist for a "check engine" code for solenoid/transmission problem, code 1760 and/or 770 - not covered under warranty. The first mechanic stated the…
ODI 10236199
Automatic Transmission
1. Driving the car, as normal, i came to a red light. When i began accelerating and the car went to shift gears it had trouble from 1st to 2nd gear. It quickly got progressively worse from 1st to 2nd and from 2nd to 3rd. When i finally made it home i decided to try and find a mechanic right away. When driving it i felt the car had shut off 1st gear and started right into 2nd gear shifting to 3rd ok but then wouldn't…
ODI 10233703
Automatic Transmission
The check engine light comes on continuously. At stop signs and traffic lights the vehicle begins jerking and hesitating when you push on the acceleration peddle. When you press down on the acceleration to go forward that is when the hesitation and jerking begin. Once the vehicle takes off it continues to jerk. Which is dangerous when you have passengers and small children in the vehicle because the jerking pulls…
ODI 10239809
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System
In the past few years the check engine light kept coming on and my local dealer would fix something that was supposed to be causing the problem twice. The 3rd time toyota had a recall on the computer and reprogrammed the ecu. Now the 4th time the car would not go when pushing the pedal or it would stop in traffic with the hopes of not getting into a wreck. Barely made it back to the dealer who said it had a bad main…
ODI 10233221
Automatic Transmission
My car started shifting hard on 6-20-[redacted] home from work. I took it to the dealer on 6-24-08 and was told i need a new transmission, $3,542.00 so i came home got online to see what it might cost else where. And i came across a site for complaint for this particular vehicle, so i checked it out. I found 56 complaints that were just like mine. I printed out this information and called an 800 toyota number. They…
ODI 10232156
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota rav4. While driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle hesitated and became difficult to shift into first gear. The vehicle jerked and the engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician stated that the failures were related to the computer failure, which also caused the transmission to fail. The computer and transmission…
ODI 10232150
Automatic Transmission
2002 toyota rav 4 - transmission problem - aamco service rep states computer problem and total trans rebuild costing about $4000. I have contacted toyota dealer and making arrangements to have the vehicle towed to dealer. *tr
ODI 10232100
Automatic Transmission
I was driving my rav4 one day and it started to jump and went into a 'wrong gear start.' it would start in about 3rd gear and jump into gear when it would finally catch up. I took it to a mechanic and they said it was the transmission. Sure enough, i had metal in my pan and a bad planetary gear and my entire transmission had to be rebuilt. $3,300 later, the problem persisted. I took it back to my transmission…
ODI 10232968
Automatic Transmission
2002 toyota rav 4 - transmission jerking severely. My automatic transmission jerks when first accelerating as well as while driving. From what i understand this is an ongoing problem with then vehicle. *tr
ODI 10230194
Automatic Transmission
I own a 2002 toyota rav4, there was a recall and i had the ecm recalibrated. I understand this controls the transmission. Now i have ecm and transmission failure to the tune of $4900. I have goggled this problem and note there are a number of other consumers who have had the exact same problem - the car stutters almost to a stall in traffic, check engine light comes on and the toyota dealership dx as ecm…
ODI 10230019
Automatic Transmission
Sluggish transmission when accelerating into 1st and 2nd gear and trouble shifting from 1st to 2nd. *tr
ODI 10230971
Automatic Transmission
Vehicle suddenly started hesitating and has difficulty shifting from 1st to 2nd gear in an automatic transmission. The first repair, transmission flushing, did not correct the problem. Near accident due to erratic shifting problem of rav4 2002. Apparently related to the ecm. The vehicle has a very sluggish start from a standstill as if the emergency brake is on. Attempting to turn across oncoming traffic and vehicle…
ODI 10237782
Automatic Transmission
Transmission failure. The ecm is defective and the transmission doesn't shift. Occasionally it shift by itself, hesitation in shifting. There are quite a few rav4 owners with the same problem http://www.carcomplaints.com/toyota/rav4/2002/transmission/. *tr
ODI 10230960
Automatic Transmission
I own a 2002 toyota rav 4. The vehicle has been running great. One day 1st & 2nd gear began to slip. The car will accelerate then just stop until 1st gear catches abruptly jolt. The transmission is automatic. The car has just over 87,000 miles. After researching i saw there were several vehicles with the same exact problem. Toyota did put out an alert stating that there are computer problems but those forms were not…
ODI 10230066
Automatic Transmission
Near accident due to erratic shifting problem of rav4 2002. Apparently related to the ecm. The vehicle has a very sluggish start from a standstill as if the emergency brake is on. Attempting to turn across oncoming traffic and vehicle would not move and almost hit by oncoming traffic. Vehicle also shifts erratically when driving. Very dangerous to drive. Toyota does not appear to be aware of this very serious and…
ODI 10229462
Automatic Transmission
My 2002 toyota rav 4 started having shifting problems. It's out of warranty. I took it to an independent transmission specialist. Why take it to a dealer, right? He rebuilt the transmission to the tune of $2500.00. He took it for a test drive and it still wouldn't shift. He talked to a service technician at toyota and was told that toyota knows about an issue with the ecm having bad computer code and that's what was…
ODI 10230025
Automatic Transmission
I bought in 2002 a toyota rav 4 brand new, i have been the sole owner, just about 3 to 4 weeks ago (may 2008) and with 87,000 miles it started to haul while driving, i took it to a certified toyota mechanic who ran a computer diagnostic giving a signal that the transmission could be damage, when he took it apart the transmission filter was filled with metal particles and when he dismantle it the planetarium was…
ODI 10229239
Automatic Transmission
My toyota rav iv was recalled to have the ecm reprogrammed. I took it to toyota to have it reprogrammed, the problems where fixed for a couple of days but then they came back. The car does not respond for a while when shifting from first to second gear, then it jumps making a loud noise and restarts running in 2nd gear. The engine light came on. This is very dangerous, specially when there are cars behind, i almost…
ODI 10229850
Automatic Transmission
I have a 2002 toyota rav4 l; auto transmission; odi 82,200 miles. The car began having hard shifting problem. Shifts erratically from 1st to 2nd, sluggish from start. I feel it's become very dangerous, especially when i am on the highway. The car didn't want to accelerated, and then would shift very hard. So i took my car to the toyota dealer and was told that it would need at the least a new ecm, and possibly even…
ODI 10228935
Automatic Transmission
I recently had to replace the transmission on my car because the car was shifting erratically. After the transmission was replaced i still had the problem and was told that there was a technical bulletin from toyota tc002-6 which said that a faulty engine control module (ecm) will cause harsh shifting. Toyota did not communicate this problem to me back in march 2006. If toyota would have communicated this defect, i…
Crash reported · Fire reported
ODI 10229966