1. Toyota RAV4
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Exterior Lighting

2008 Toyota RAV4 Exterior Lighting 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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi1
60–100k mi1
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 1, 2015 · 124,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    Noticed while parked in driveway, right front headlight appeared to have a blowout. Replaced with new bulb, did not work. Checked fuse to light, fuse good. High beam does work, low beam does not. Checked online, and see others have had the same problem.

    ODI 10788417

  • August 11, 2012 · 70,000 miles

    Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering

    I have a 2008 toyota rav4 and it has had a whining sound when idling or accelerating for a week. Today i was driving it and the power steering quit while i was driving it. I could barely steer it, if my wife was driving, she could not have turned the vehicle. Many of the warning lights came on- brake light (checked the parking brake), abs, srs, battery, vsc, maintenance, and slip indicator lights. Also the radio…

    ODI 10470250

  • December 22, 2010 · 54,640 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Steering

    Number 1 -- i am very happy with my rav4. It was a cold evening after dark and i left work. The battery had failed. Not a problem, i got a jump and the car started. I let it sit and obtain some charge. What was very unusual were the number of systems that could fail whenever a power surge was needed, say from the power steering, power brakes, etc. The power surge would lead to a lights out, or loss of steering, or…

    ODI 10375610

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Toyota RAV4.

Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.