Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems
- 607
- 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 607 stored complaint records:
- 20 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 16 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- excessive consumption · 15 records
- failure mileage · 11 records
- quart every · 9 records
- check engine · 9 records
- indicator illuminated · 8 records
- engine light · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 194 |
| 100–150k mi | 133 |
| 30–60k mi | 82 |
| 1–30k mi | 69 |
| 150–400k mi | 31 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine
This car has been maintained and preserved and only 84000 miles on it. And the car wont shift. It jolts me or revs extremely high and also almost caused me an accident as it almost shut down on power while making a left turn in intersection. The check engine light comes on and off. It's only while going from 2nd to 3rd or shifting down from 2 to 1st. I had my mechanic look at it and he said it's a common issue with…
ODI 11309385
Engine · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
Auto burning excessive oil and coolant box stays full to top car is stationary
ODI 11309344
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Two weeks ago the car came on with an error message stating the hybrid system had failed. I brought it into the dealer and they replaced a relay valve and said they had been having the same problem in cold weather with other rav4 hybrids. Now today, i went to start the car and it was listing about 6 error messages, everything from the brake power being low, engine failure, etc. The car wouldn't start and had to be…
ODI 11307911
Engine
I forgot to turn off the engine (push button) after parking. The engine ran for more than 5 hours until i returned. Unlike the traditional key that most of us remember to take it after parking. Removing the key will turn off the engine. I am of the opinion that this a critical safety issue: 1. The engine could overheat in hot summer and may even catch on fire 2. Anyone can drive the car away without the key. Low or…
ODI 11308347
Engine
Just purchased 2011 rav4 with 104k miles and soon found out it has a bad cam gear! Apparently this is a known defect for this year! Of course it's not under warranty at this mileage! Shocked like everyone else to find out this wasn't recalled by toyota. They need to step up and take responsibility for this known faulty part! Not happy with my first toyota!
ODI 11306606
Engine
Temporary loss of power. On a trip from san francisco to cypress, ca on the i-5 freeway cruising at 70 mph a sudden temporary loss of power occurred at least 30 times (this with odometer in 6,000 mile range). I had reported this problem to my toyota dealer at approximately 3000 miles. They said their technician could not find any problem. Around 1/3/2020 i took it to dealer and said i would leave it there until they…
ODI 11300449
Engine
Excessive oil consumption ( 1 qt/400 miles), car is now at 108k miles. Oil consumption test done at 83k (used only 1/4 qt so passed) at roswell, atlanta. And i was asked to top up oil during oil changes. No notice received from toyota for oil consumption issues. How come the car consuming just 1/4 qt/1000 miles consuming 1 full qt/400 miles now? (assuming test is done correctly) i dont know. But found on internet…
ODI 11291173
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
The wiring harness was chew completely up. This affected my power brakes, engine,steering system, etc. These lights came on while driving the car! Rats chewed my wiring .
ODI 11297434