2003 Toyota RAV4 Electronic Stability Control 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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control
Ecm failed. Original owner, vehicle has 50,991 mi. On it . 16 years old. Toyota aware of problem-- extended warranty to 10 yrs./150000. Mi. Called toyota customer. Service, stated that i'm out of luck. Original part clearly defective. Consideration should be extended because of extremely low mileage. Cost will be $2000.00 or more. Vehicle was moving when experienced uncontrolled shifting in transmission. Clearly a…
ODI 11182823
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
Experiencing abnormal behavior when shifting gears (auto trans). Transmission was shifting oddly - harsh shift condition . It was not a frequent problem and no engine light and i took it to the local mechanic and he connected to his computer and could not find any error codes. The problem happens every time i move from a stop. Found out that toyota put out a technical service bulletin in early 2006 after defects…
ODI 10670525
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
On or about may 5, 2013 i noticed my car started to hard shift, though i was driving as usual. The problem happens off and on and is most noticeable when waiting at a stop sign, red light or drive thru at a restaurant. The shift jolt is most noticeable when needing to accelerate or shifting into drive--it doesn't happen when i go into reverse. The shift jolt sometimes is accompanied by a thud noise. On may 7, 2013 i…
ODI 10513658
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
My car has a problem well known by manufacturers,as,harsh shift of automatictransaxles , or (ecm)code p0755.toyota sent service bulletins to dealers but i was never notified>now i have to repair my car at a cost of over $6000.toyota headquarters in california has refused to honour my repair,even though they honoured for california.reason being am out of warranty by the miles,which i have 175000,but im still in…
ODI 10420155
Automatic Transmission · Electronic Stability Control
My problem is with my 2003 toyota rav 4. Recently i was driving and the vehicle started to have some problems. First, the vehicle would not accelerate as i would be entering traffic, for example, on highways. A number of times it would start accelerating and then slow down or lose acceleration, this caused many anxious moments as often a car/truck would be coming up behind me. I would try to accelerate and step on…
ODI 10321405
Automatic Transmission · Electronic Stability Control
Toyota rav4 2003, two weeks ago i notice a shifting problem with the car, more so from a stop and go motion. I took the car to transmission expert, he said the transmission oil filter needs changing. A day later i noticed the same problem, took the car back. They told me they could not duplicate the problem. A week later i noticed the same problem, i took it back. Now they told me the toyota rav4 have a known issue…
ODI 10252805
Automatic Transmission · Electronic Stability Control
Transmission unresponsive at times. Hard shifting in reverse. Hesitates at 1st gear...
ODI 10321586