Toyota RAV4 Change Vehicle

"This car has been burning oil since around 115000 miles. I brought it to Toyota, since it was not under warranty their solution was to tell me to check the oil more often. Now, at 180,000 Toyota did a oil consumption test which proved it was burning"

"I HAD 2 FUEL INJECTORS GO BAD ABOUT 6 MONTHS APART. SINCE IT WAS SO EXPENSIVE TO PULL THE CYLINDER HEAD, TO GET AT THE REAR INJECTOR (THERE ARE 6 TOTAL), I HAD ALL 6 REPLACED AT ONCE. TOTAL COST: $1000"

"No warning or gauge indications when engine blew"

"EXCESSIVE oil consumption >1 qt per 1000 miles This is endemic to this model when over 120000 miles"

"Design defect-Consumes oil"

"Defective piston rings. Used oil excessively until new rings were installed"

"Burning oil"

"Toyota refused to honor its bumper to bumper warranty hat they charged me about $1,000 for. I will never buy a Toyota again and have advised the people I know not to deal with this company"

"Replaced engine"

"Toyota recall due to excessive oil consumption. Toyota dealership rebuild"

"There was a recall for excessive oil consumption. My dealer performed a test and said I qualified to have the rings replaced. They didn't find any issues with the bearings. Oil consumption has been fine since the work was done"

"Experienced excessive oil usage. Toyota announced an "enhanced warranty" for this problem and after having to become very assertive was able to have the engine repaired under this warranty. It took considerable effort to get the dealer to comply but finally they replaced the pistons and rings"

"We had the oil consumption problem. They had to replace pistons to fix the problem. There was no cost to us, including a rental car"

"Engine was using excess oil. Toyota rebuilt at no cost to me"

"Engine had to be rebuilt due to excessive oil consumption and leaking"

"Excessive oil useage"

"Engine uses about one quart of oil every 800 miles - Excessive oil consumption"

"The engine seized up and we had to pay to have another one put in. With the Covid-19 pandemic it took 2 months for the new one to be shipped to us then another month to get it installed before we got our vehicle back."

"purchased at 90K miles, regular maintenance provided until engine failure at 145K. One owner vehicle regularly maintained at Toyota dealer prior to my purchase."

"Used car that the engine has to be rebuilt and the the dash warning lights have constantly needed attention"

"Excessive oil use and compression issues were covered by warranty work after pushing for additional oil loss testing."

"Problem is excessive oil consumption with the 2.4L 4 cyl engine due to bad rings. Using a quart of oil or more every 1000 miles. Enhanced Warranty Program came too late to have Toyota fix due to being over the total mileage limit of 150K. Prior to that mileage consumption was just under the prescribed level for assistance but it was still almost 1qt./1000 miles which is unbelievable. Now I have a vehicle that uses a quart per 500 miles and therefore is practically worthless. Will never buy another Toyota."

"The engine was burning oil and part of a recall to test for this defect. Toyota paid to rebuild the engine."

"Excessive oil consumption. Toyota rebuilt on special warranty program. No cost to me and loaner was provided. Surprisingly, I had 185000 miles when vehicle was recalled."

"Leaked and replaced 4 months ago"

"oil consumption had dramatically increased"

"Should get rid of belts and change to timing chain which will last many more kilometers"

"Noise in engine, dealer refuses to address issue. Oil changes and maintenance performed regularly by dealer"

"Burns an excessive amount of oil, about 1 quart per 600 miles"

"Engine performance/loss of power noted at slower speeds. Notice if driving at steady speed, ping starts/continues until change of speed. Increased octane of gas, stabilizers added to impact cleaner running."

"Related to the previous problem, solved with the engine rebuild"

"3 of the 4 engine mount went bad"

"All major seals replaced;in fact, one seal had to be replaced twice. Also, car burns 1to 3 quarts of oil per oil change"

"Between oil changes, my oil has been mysteriously disappearing. No leaks, no burning oil smell, no sign except the level was going down. I lose, at least, a quart of oil every 3-4K miles"

"The engine burns 2 quarts of oil for every 500 miles it drives. Toyota has just indicated it will repair this problem but has not fixed the engine yet"

"oil pan leaks"

"Expirencing the known issue with rav4 engines on excess oil consumption."

"Front transaxle seal had to be replaced."

"Engine burning oil for last 2-3 years, discovered routine trip (engine/oil lights on/off) when rushing in work commute. Hyper vigilant monitoring of oil consumption and change octane gas to reduce engine wear concerns."

"I have to add about a quart a month but none of my mechanics can find where it is leaking. My garage floor and driveway are clean and there are no noticeable leaks"

"Excessive oil consumption, not actual leaks"

"had to replace the head cover gasket"

"Recall! They did an oil consumption test and said everything is ok. Said if it failed, there would be a rebuild or replacement required, but my car STILL uses 2+ quarts BETWEEN oil changes and is not leaking oil!"

"Oil leak from timing change core caused engine to run low on oil. Excessive wear resulted and engine now burn a quart of oil every 500 miles"

"This piece of junk vehicle consumes oil like a champ, and Toyota will only test for oil consumption first before considering doing any repairs. Meanwhile, you are always checking the oil level. Poor, poor, record from Toyota. Very unlikely I would purchase one of their products even if Consumer Reports recommended it as a used vehicle at the time"

"suddenly started using oil. However, Toyota had issued a bulletin (not sure if that's the correct term) about this and the engine was repaired under warranty even though it had 185000 miles on it"

"Before the engine rebuild, I was told the rear main seal and valve cover gaskets were leaking"

"I've been needing to add a quart of oil about every month. Last year I was contacted by Toyota via mail and told the warranty was extended for oil leaks. I had them do a consumption test. Which I was down 0.8 quarts in 1000 miles. They said that was under the normal 1 quart before they repair the engine. Which I called BS. They recommend oil changed every 5000 miles. So they're okay with it leaking over half of it's total volume of oil. I was pissed. That will damage an engine!!"

"Need to add oil once between changes"

"The vehicle uses approximately 1 gallon of oil per month. I took it to the dealership for an oil consumption test 2 years ago, which identified 2 oil leaks as well. The repair for the oil consumption is NOT covered by the extended warranty offered by Toyota due to the vehicle mileage is >150,000. The excessive oil consumption has damaged the catalytic converter also. I had the leaks repaired by replacing the oil pan gasket and valve cover gasket, but fixing the excessive oil consumption would ha"

"Car consumes oil between oil changes and additional quart needs to be added"

"The oil consumption/leak was a recall item in the 2006 RAV4. My RAV did not have the issue during the recall monitoring period so nothing was done. Then 1.5 years later the car is drinking oil like crazy. When I looked into getting it fixed three different places told me either it is not worth fixing or unable to be fixed. My favorite honest car guy told me that not fixing this issue (whatever it is) is not dangerous to the car but that I will need to constantly watch my oil level. So I went to Costco, bought 2 cases of 00/20 synthetic oil. I check the oil every morning while the engine is cold and add oil if needed. There is always an extra bottle of oil in the car just in case. I plan to drive it until this solution no longer works."

"Experienced oil leak that was using a 1/2 quart of oil every couple hundred miles. This was a known issue with this engine. Finally had the engine rebuilt to fix this issue."

"Some 2006 engines burned oil from the start. No recall was ever issued. You had to jump through a lot of to get it replaced. We didn't jump."

"Valve cover gasket leak, fixable."

"oil leak around timing chain cover estimate repair cost $1,000.00"

"muffler and exhaust (stainess steel!) developed punctures, entire exhaust and catalylitic converter is 1 welded unit (stupid! replaced free under 8-year warranty, heat shield rattled, removed"

"There were small leaks in the exhaust system. Because of the vehicle design, the muffler and pipe had to be replaced, so even though the problem was isolated, it cost a lot to fix"

"In December 2014, we were informed that there was a hole in the exhaust pipe ($1200 bill that will have to be paid before it passes inspection this July). My sister has the same car, purchased one month after we purchased ours, she has double the mi"

"Hole in muffler"

"Exhaust manifold rusted and bolts fell apart. muffler hit the road and dragged to nearest stop"

"the car has loss heat shield that i can not reach and do not want to pay the dealer to repair"

"muffler heat shield rattling. removed"

"Hole in muffler, rusted out"

"rusted out, supposed to be stainless steal?"

"Hole developed at connecting pipe"

"muffler rusted causing holes in the muffler. Required a new muffler to be installed"

"muffler finally wore out after 255,000"

"The muffler has been replaced twice due to rust and Toyota has just now issued a recall"

"The muffler rusted through and is part of an exhaust system that I was quoted would cost approximately $1800 for an OEM replacement. My local repair shop was able to cut the muffler out and replace it with an aftermarket part for about $350. I have since received a recall notice from Toyota addressing this problem and will send them a copy of my repair invoice and hope for partial reimbursement"

"Exhaust was getting louder and muffler had to be replaced. But, it is an 11 year old car so not bad"

"Developed a hole. Was replaced on a recall"

"The RAV4 has consistently needed a new muffler and tailpipe every 3-4 years. The back of the muffler rots out, and the pipe rots at the hanger just behind the muffler. Toyota did send me an offer to pay for the first muffler change, but the records were lost in superstorm sandy (including service center) so they would not refund."

"Muffler finally developed holes. Had to be replaced. Not bad for 250,000 miles. it was the original muffler."

"works intermittantly"

"The standard Takata recall. Not a big problem."

"just a pipe after the catalyt convertor, had repaired at local independent for one half the cost versus dealer repair charges"

"Found center pipe leaking causing noise"

"Ruptures"

"The muffler leaked first and was replaced at Midas. Then recently the front pipe at the manifold leaked. It seem as though this may have been caused by a clamp rusting out which attached the pipe to the manifold. Exhaust Pro made this repair."

"pipe rotted off from the muffler and was dragging on the pavement. had to have my son come and wire it up so I could get to the dealer. this muffler was not a Toyota product. I had a recall on the muffler, I had replaced it at least 4 years before"

"Need to replace 2 of the exhaust pipes; car has some noise when operating; center pipe is very expensive"

"required water pump replacement"

"Leaking water pump"

"I had to replace my water pump"

"Front cowl doesn't drain properly. TSB issued but Toyota won't fix"

"Busted water pump"

"Water came inside, not sure where from, on right side, leaked onto floor mat. Heavy rains and puddles at the time."

"Water on the passenger side floor when sitting or driving in rain."

"Waterleaks front passenger side at feet. Replacing windshield did not solve issue"

"Constant problems with wind noise and road noise with the RAV4"

"Seal on rear door leaks when it rains or go to car wash"

"passenger floor wet. unable to find cause"

"Replacement windshield ( not Toyota product) leaks"

"We have a chronic and very annoying rattle from the rear of the car and have not been able to remedy it"

"Tinny sound when driving"

"Heat shield rusted off bolts and caused noise and vibration"

"Luggage rack screws started to come loose and needed to have the headliner removed to fix it"

"Drivers side sun visor will not stay up in position. Most annoying when driving. Been told there is no simple fix for the problem"

"squeaking weather stripping on back door. Loose door latch on back door"

"Rear swing door rattles. Annoying. Tightened the latch twice and still rattles"

"broken drive belt"

"Car is terribly noisey"

"Sunroof leaked water"

"The differential started to make a whining noise. I am still unclear on the exact problem, but my mechanic said it is a known issue with RAV4 and there are notes regarding the problem"

"Recalled differential thought it would fix the growl but it did not."

"Toyota issued silent recall, but I only learned of the program after it had expired, forcing me to deal with a known problem with the prop shaft u-joint seizing up. This, in turn caused excessive vibration that broke two studs on the mounting hub of the rear differential. Replacing the prop shaft was relatively simple, but the studs on the hub could not be extracted, forcing additional expenditures for a $1500 hub assembly that integrates with the read differential. RAV4World and other forums document the issue very well and numerous Toyota customers missed out on this silent TSB/recall. Sneaky but legal. Definitely impacts my feelings toward Toyota."

"Growl going uphill at 40mph with moderate gas petal pressure. The sound seems like it is coming from the differential a recall did not fix noise. Toyota dealer unable to determine source or cause . Dealer charger $100 for troubleshooting and said it may be the muffler, but noise has been there through two different mufflers"

"RAV4 has a low growl vibration going uphill at 40 mph, dealer could not fix, charged us $100 for diagnosis of a muffler, which after I replaced, did not fix the problem.It sounds like it is coming from the differential or U joint. Toyota recalled the differential but that did not fix the growl."

"Had to have a new one. Expensive"

"1) Left front axle seal replaced due to transmission fluid leak. 2) Replaced VVT hose seal at cylinder head due to leak"

"I have 149k mile on my RAV4. I could feel the vehicle vibrating between 55-62 mph. Toyota said it was the drive shaft. They replaced it. That cost me an outrageous $1200"

"Drive shaft joints failed. Had to replace drive shaft. cost $950"

"driveshaft to rear axle failed, replacement cost $1200, dealer was helpful, Toyota CA was not"

"Driveshaft and rear link kits replaced"

"Needed new U-joints but the U-joints arepermanantly attached to the driveshaft so I had to have the whole driveshaft replaces at a cost of $1000 instead of $100 for just a u-joint"

"Drive shaft snapped in 2"

"Both front wheel bearings went, though one was included in last year's survey. They reached about the same noise level about 9 months apart. At no time was there loss of function or control. They became progressively worse/noisier over thousands of miles."

"found oil leakage on floor after car was in for oil change, I assumed it to be oil plug incorrectly installed. It was not. Dealer said I had to replace part of the drive shaft to left front wheel. They had trouble getting the correct part but gave me a loaner for a week or so until they fixed it. seems ok now"

"Problem noted during routine inspection. Not a major issue, but could have led to future problems."

"Starter failed and had to be replaced"

"Output seal leak that required replacing the bearing and seal as an integrated unit"

"All three lights Engine, VSC and 4WD on at the same time with no solution from the dealer or a couple of outside garages"

"lights sometimes go on and stay on from 10 minutes - 5days"

"Fuel level gauge was sometimes erratic and in error"

"Passenger side headlight burned out."

"The interior lights that are supposed to go on when the door is opened stopped working. The repair would have been too expensive so it was left as is."

"The interior lights do not go on automatically when the door is opened and it would be expensive to fix according to our dealer"

"Faulty transmitter in one or more wheels gives false tire pressure alarm indication on dashboard. I use a tire pressure gauge monthly. Another issue: Radio on/off switch does not work. I now leave radio “on” because if I do turn it off it takes multiple switch pushes to get the radio back on. Volume function of the switch still works fine."

"this sensor also short circuited and it will cost $200 to repair - just for the benefit of having a light tell you when your tires need air. My older 3 cars did not have this feature and I used a tire gauge to check the tires on occasion. So instead of fixing this, I opted to start using a tire gauge"

"I had to replace two of the tire pressure sensors"

"TPM indicates tire pressure issue but all tires seem fine. This is a current, unresolved issue."

"Engine light, VSC and 4WD on with no solution"

"the plastic casing near the ignition key cracked so a number of warning lights came on"

"The plug underneath the driver's seat connecting the airbag warning is gone bad. The only way to fix it is to get a new seat, which is very costly. Warning lights on is a safety hazard."

"Traction control warning comes on and cannot be diagnosed effectively by mechanics. not able to cruise control. safety in winter is questionable. Very expensive and inconvenient repair - initial and expensive repair not effective."

"Warning lights come on at times for no reason"

"The wiper motor failed and had to be replaced"

"Clear coat is peeling off roof, hood"

"Clear coat has started coming off"

"Paint cracking on hood, roof of car."

"Some peeling on the paint coating, but maybe not a big surprise since this Rav-4 is parked in a Florida driveway not our garage."

"Paint peeling and window tint the same"

"Paint peeling off in sheets on the roof. Rest of car perfect"

"A crack in the back door area developed."

"Paint is peeling off in good sized swaths on the top and side of the car. Damage seems to have started with a rock strike, with air flow and water penetration doing the rest."

"The clear coat is completely peeling off. It started on the roof, then hood, now, just about all is peeling off."

"Front driver side door, bottom front started rusting a few years ago. Other doors OK. drain must be plugged?? Lots of rust underneath but it is old."

"the muffler was subject to recall for excessive rust"

"The rocker panels on both sides have started rusting just forward of the rear wheel well. This car also had a dealer applied rust proofing when new"

"Rocker panels and floor frame had to be braced with additional welded steel to extend the useful life of the vehicle."

"Air conditioner no longer produced cold air, needed a recharge."

"selection dial that chooses ventilation path is stuck in defrost & feet mode. In winter heat comes out of vent & defrost driver side only . Good thing we have a heating element built in at the bottom of the windshield. Not available in the USA?? Figured it will cost a fortune to repair, my regular mechanic had no interest in trying to fix this. Did not talk to my local Toyota dealer, so I bought a $15.00 plug in heater for passenger side. Summer A/C is enough to keep us cool. Fan works great."

"Sometimes it works perfectly other times not somuch...not putting any more money in this vehicle"

"My RAV4 is completely unfit for driving when temperature dips below 32 deg F. It fogs intensely in the interior and turns to ice on ALL glass windows and windshield. Toyota has been unable to identify root cause and fix the problem. No amount of method of defrosting works."

"The ac/heater on the passenger side of car cannot switch from AC to heater or back. The dealer put it on AC when it happened last summer. It would cost over $3K to fix and all the controls are in a single box that has to be replaced - the part is $1300. I understand this has also happened to Highlanders."

"Check engine light came on -- ''found evidence of water intrusion into eval system""

"top passenger vent blowing cold air"

"No heat. Controls not work"

"Heater selector knob gets stuck"

"I had the A/C system recharged last summer - I think it needs another recharge now"

"Water Pump replaced"

"This is the 4th time an OEM unit CD player has failed. I normally just get another OEM player. This time, I had an aftermarket Kenwood unit installed and am very happy with it."

"Electric system seems to short out at times, especially during heavy rain or after car wash. Toyota has been unable to "find" the problem, and, after drying out, the car starts and the display goes back to normal"

"The electronic display for the radio intermittently goes blank or displays gibberish, also volume knob doesn't work when this happens."

"Radio / CD player does not work on hot sunny days and display screen shows gibberish"

"Radio work intermittently. $495 to replace with refurbished unit. Have not done so yet"

"poor coverage. possibly antenna/antenna cable is defective. Deteriorated over the last three years I would say. Extremely difficult to replace antenna and cable as you must remove plastic panels from wheel wheel. No access through engine compartment. Not resolved."

"Water pump was still working but dealer noticed it was leaking so we replaced it"

"Had to replace"

"Car began making noise under hood"

"bearing in water pump failed. Nursed it to shop to replace it"

"I had to replace the water pump in June 2017. It was making noise and about to fail when I took it to a private mechanic for replacement."

"water pump failed, then replacement installed incorrectly, continuing to leak. fixed on third try"

"Indicator lights told of problem with O2 sensor"

"Both Air Fuel and Oxygen Sensors replaced on the front exhaust manifold. This restored cruise control function"

"Sensors would randomly go out. Expense is about $2000"

"The check engine light came on and the cruise control and 4 wheel drive would not engage due to a safety interlock in the firmware? The technician said the code was either a fuel sensor or exhaust gas/oxygen sensor. I said replace both. This cleared up the problem but shortly after I noticed an exhaust leak. This did not develop a code."

"Check engine light came on. There were no changes in operation of the car. The sensor was replaced at great expense but with no changes in operation"

"several icon lights lit up including the check engine light; vehicle operated just fine."

"jerks & jumps out of gear very hard when going up hill or accelerating in reverse. It doesn't do it if backing very gently. This trans was dealer replaced a year and a half ago under warranty at 63K Mi. and the replacement started jumping out of gear"

"had to replace transmission seal"

"Oil leaking from rear axle seals"

"I had fluid leaking from the wheel joints. It was due to a transmission seal. The first mechanic tried fixing it but failed. It took a secnd repair shop to fix it"

"The rear transmission had 2 leaking seals"

"In one year had the transmission rebuilt twice. 1st time the transmission was not working as expected, took it for service, said I needed to have the transmission rebuilt. The second time the transmission coolant was leaking into the transmission,"

"The drop down final gear wore out and made a noticeable grumbling noise while maintaining a low speed"

"Transmission failed and had to be replaced at <120,000 miles. I expected better reliability from a Toyota"

"Latch on the rear door came loose"

"Split fold-down seats in middle row will no longer release and fold down when the release lever is pulled"