2003 Toyota RAV4 Body Problems
- 3
- 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 3 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
On the subject date i was pulling into a parking spot, with cars on both sides of me. There was a curb and an island, with a tree in it, in front of me. My foot was on the brake; i brought the car to a stop and was about to put it into park when the car unexpectedly accelerated, jumped the curb and hit the tree. There were no injuries to the passengers but there was extensive damage to my car. I have filed a claim…
Crash reported
ODI 10691933
Body · Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Experience a hard shift jerking motion when driving my car and almost got hit twice due to the car jerking and immediately slowing down. I took it in to kendall toyota of anchorage right away and then read online that there was a class action lawsuit and enhanced warranty of 2001-2003 toyotas because of the malfunction of the ecm and transmission. This car is not safe to drive! Toyota kendall said it would be $6,000…
ODI 10551328
Body · Power Train
I backed up in reverse and then put 2003 rav [redacted] expecting to go forward when motor began to race and car flew backward over 12-foot high embankment into woods while engine continued racing. Car did not roll over but swung around 130 degrees in a flat area and came to a stop facing a tree 4 feet straight ahead. A second or two later the car then leaped forward into the tree with engine roaring, car continued…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10487933