Toyota RAV4 Power Train Problems
- 519
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- Years with records
- 2000–2019
- Stored years
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 519 stored complaint records:
- 25 indicate a crash
- 11 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Automatic Transmission · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 152 |
| 100–150k mi | 134 |
| 1–30k mi | 93 |
| 30–60k mi | 59 |
| 150–400k mi | 31 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Power Train
Toyota has issued a technical service bulletin t-sb-0107-19 titled "hesitation on acceleration from a slow or rolling stop". It calls for reprogramming of the electronic control module by a toyota dealer. It goes on to say that toyota is not notifying rav4 owners of this fix, you have to go to the dealer and tell them you are having a problem.
ODI 11306542
Power Train
Rav4 has been maintained per toyota's recommendations. At approx 86k miles it started using up excessive amounts of oil. Oil is not leaking, nor burning (can't see anything in the tail pipes), and there's no burn oil smell anywhere. After researching, i found that in 2011, toyota issued tsb-0094-11 that acknowledged excessive oil consumption in my year vehicle. Toyota also issued a lsc ze7 which offered free repair…
ODI 11292439
Power Train
There is a problem with the rear differential coupling that may cause the car to lock up at high speeds. The repair cost is ridiculous and toyota will not stand behind its product. The car makes terrible bumping noises at low speeds and sounds like it will lock up.
ODI 11289346
Power Train
Rear axle seals failed due to clogged differential vent. Car has 93k miles on it. The vent is impossible to reach and can't be cleaned easily. Also it costs $1300 to fix it.
ODI 11289644
Power Train · Service Brakes
The incident occurred on 11/13/2019 @ 8:30am. I had started my 2014 toyota rav4, pulled out from under the carport apprx. 25ft and put the vehicle in park and fully engaged the parking brake i always do this if i need to leave the vehicle running for any reason. In this case i was heating the interior as it was chilli. I went back inside my home to get the animal crate that contained my cat who needed to go to the…
1 injury
ODI 11281992
Power Train
2017 toyota rav4 transmission gives up at 100k miles.the toyota dealer ask me to $6000 for repair.
ODI 11280163
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota rav4. On several occasions, while driving, the vehicle failed to shift into gear correctly. The contact stated that the vehicle occasionally failed to shift into third gear. The rpms would rev; however, the vehicle would lose forward momentum. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired.…
ODI 11282867
Power Train
Trans mission jerks hard after i come to a complete stop and drive again.
ODI 11277809