2003 Toyota RAV4 Engine 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:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- light came · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
While driving, my 2003 toyota rav4's engine light starts flickering. The car starts hesitating, even with applying more gas. The car then loses power and cuts out. The car will then restart, but continue to hesitate and cut out the issue has occurred 3 times over the past month. The dealer could not isolate the problem and simply recommended replacing the spark plugs. My wife happened to be driving the car on the…
ODI 10363776
Engine
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota rav 4. While attempting to accelerate from a stop light the contact stated that the vehicle would not respond. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the computer needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were 115000.
ODI 10362508
Electrical System · Engine
My 2003 rav4 has always been very sluggish from a dead start and any kind of sudden acceleration but i knew that i would eventually reach the legal speed limit. Driving 1 1/2 weeks ago, however, brought my attention to another, far more serious acceleration problem, far worse than just sluggishness. The suv was shifting out of gear automatically and i feared for my safety as i was in moving traffic and i was having…
ODI 10358927
Automatic Transmission · Engine
Transmission problem on a 2003 rav4 [redacted]. It started at 100,456 miles. Never had problem with the car before. It started to occur once in a while in first gear, then the engine light came on, got it check. Came up code po755. Now is occurring more often. Light goes off and after a couple of day goes on again. Took it to toyota. They said it needs a remanufacture transmission and they need to change the ecm.…
ODI 10340731
Automatic Transmission · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota rav 4. While traveling 10 mph, the contact attempted to accelerate yet the vehicle would not respond. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact had the transmission and engine control module was replaced, however the failure persisted. There were no prior warnings of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,000 and the current mileage was 146,000.
ODI 10347771
Engine
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota rav4. While driving 60 mph, the oil indicator light illuminated and the engine stalled. The vehicle would not restart and was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that the engine failed and needed to be replaced. The failure was due to the lack of oil in the engine, although oil had been placed in the vehicle a week before. The engine was previously replaced in july of 2006 due to…
ODI 10218131
Engine
On tuesday, january 24, 2006 while driving from rhode island, the oil light came on - immediately i pulled over to the next exit to a gas station. I put one quart of oil in the engine because that is all it stated it needed. At which time the oil light went off. I continued to drive for approximately five minutes and the oil light came on - then the engine light came on. After a few minutes a clicking sound started…
ODI 10149344
Engine
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota rav 4. While driving 10 mph and making a left turn the vehicle would not accelerate when the pedal was engaged. The contact was unable to shift gears which caused a vehicle to crash into the rear end of the contacts vehicle. The dealer confirmed that they have had problems with the ecm on this year, make and model vehicle and that they will not help her with the repairs. They…
Crash reported
ODI 10295669