2007 Toyota RAV4 other reported problems

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NHTSA complaint #11710612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Other people keep using my Bluetooth from my Toyota RAV4 2007. I don't even use it anymore. I found out because my android vehicle app keeps activating. Also, I live in a apartment complex, and notice when I look out my window, people walk by and slow down and stop right in front of my car and start messing with their phone. It appears they are hacking into the Bluetooth. I've also had much financial theft from my bank account.. including I paid for my auto insurance months ago, now I go on the AZ MDV and it's saying that my car is not insured! I'm a domestic violence victim..Its causing safety issues for me..I'm really upset. Also, your website is saying it's September 8, 2025. My phone is saying it's September 7th 2025. I don't know what to do!?!? Someone is causing me a lot of mental anquish. I know I have Recalls on this car, it says I have nun on the Toyota site yet in other places it says I have Recalls. I just feel extremely unsafe and angry that Toyota never sends me anything about my car.

NHTSA complaint #11685604 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Unknown I just strongly feel like I'm not getting the information on purpose..it has caused me much stress. I'm really upset. I've not once received any communication from you since I bought this vehicle 2nd hand. In 2018.. And to make matters worse, I've had my vehicle plates stolen 3 separate times including my cell phone number ( had to change it) and my driver license number was changed. I'm not having any help from my state DMV. Please help me.

NHTSA complaint #11662984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Rear subframe rusted through

NHTSA complaint #11588124 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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while driving down the big bear mountain, the vehicle lost power steering i could not turn the wheel and hit the railing, thank god i didn't hit another car. The battery light was flashing steering locked up other dash lights came on. The mechanic could not give me any answers, Toyota says there is no recall on this and after reading other complaints about the 2007 Toyota RAV 4 i am shocked that the dealership has nothing to say and can not fix the problem, this is so dangerous and i am at a loss on how to fix the problem. who has to die for them to take this problem seriously!!!

NHTSA complaint #11487914 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I BOUGHT THE CAR 3 MONTHS AGO FROM PRICE AUTO. THE TIRES WEE FINE AT THAT POINT ALTHOUGH AFTER ABOUT 30 DAYS I NOTICED THE DRIVER REAR TIIRE WAS WEARING A LOT AND THE PASSENGER REAR WAS WEARING ALSO SO I DECIDED TO BUY NEW TIRES 4 OF THEM FROM TIRE WAREHOUSE. WHEN DOING SO I ASKED FOR AN ALIGNMENT THATS WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS WITH THE ALIGNMENT. THE REAR ALIGNMENT HAS TO E SEALED SHUT AFTER INITIAL ADJUSTMENT OR IT COULD COME LOOSE AND A BAD ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. I IMMEDIETLY MADE GRAPPONE TOYOTA IN CONCOD NH AWARE OF THIS AND THEY SCHEDULED ME TO COME IN SO THEY COULD TAKE PICS AND SEND A REPORT TO HEADQUARTERS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COSTS SINCE IT WAS A RECALL. I SPOKE WITH A SCOTT AT TOYOTA. . ALSO AT THIS POINT ITS ALMOST 30 DAYS SINCE I OUGHT THE 4 NEW TIRES AND AS OF YESTERDAY 3/27 THE DRIVER BACK REAR TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS DOWN TO THE METAL. ALL TOYOTA WILL DO IS PAY FOR THE PARTS WHICH IS $251 . THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AND THE ALIGNMENT AND THAT COMES TO $484. SO THEYVE ADMITTED FAULT BY OFFERING TO PAY FOR ANY OF IT. I JUST BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR ALL OF IT. I MEAN I ALREADY PAID TIRE WAREHOUSE FOR AN ALIGNMENT BUT THEY CANT TOUCH IT BECAUSE OF THE RECALL ONLY TOYOTA CAN AND THAT IS FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE THATS NOT RIGHT. IF THE VEHICLE HAS A RECALL AND YOU CAN ONLY BANDAID THE PROBLEM THEN THE RECALL ISNT FIXED AND THE CAR IS UNSAFE.. I MEAN AND WHAT ABOUT THE TIRES I HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH WHOS PAYING FOR THOSE?

NHTSA complaint #11404947 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY CAR IS MAKING THE "GROWLING" NOISE DESCRIBED IN TOYOTA'S WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT AND TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT THE CAR SHAKES AT SPEEDS MORE THAN 40 MPH, SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS A FLAT EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T (LOUDER WHEN MAKING TURNS AND SWITCHING LANES), AND MAKES A BANGING NOISE IN THE REAR (SOUNDS LIKE A CAR DOOR SLAMMING) WHEN DRIVING. VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP--FALLS AND OBSTRUCTS VIEW WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #11365625 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE SELLER OF THE 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 V6 TRIED TO SELL IT TO ME WITH 98,303 MILES & I HAD A CAR SALES APPRAISER RUN THE VIN# ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE ROLL-BACK MILES. THE LAST REPORTED MILES SHOWING ON CARFAX IS 182,058 P.S. - THE ADDRESS & PHONE# LISTED ON THE COMPLAINT FORM IS THE SELLER/SCAMMER INFORMATION WHOM GOES BY THE NAME "MOISES" FROM THE OFFERUP APP THAT TRIED TO SELL ME THE 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 W/ROLL-BACK MILEAGE.

NHTSA complaint #11299128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TOYOTA HAS BEEN CLAIMING I HAVE NO OPEN RECALLS AND I LEARN I HAVE TWO. THEY CAN NOT LOCATE MY VIN TO REMEDY MY ISSUES ... SINCE I'VE OWN THE VEHICLE IN THREE STATES, AND AGAIN NOW HERE IN WISCONSIN. MY VEHICLE BODY IS LITERALLY FALLING APART (ON ITS OWN!) AND I CAN'T REPAIR IT OR GET RECALLS RECTIFIED. IT'S A 2007 WITH UNDER 70K MIKES! I PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY DID NOTHING BUT OIL CHANGES WHICH I PAID FOR.

NHTSA complaint #11268811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE LH SUNVISOR DOES NOT STAY UP. IT CONTINUES TO FLIP DOWN MIDWAY BLOCKING THE DRIVING VIEW AND AT A POSITION TO HIT THE FOREHEAD IF A JERK IS THERE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN BEEN REPORTED BY MULTIPLE RAV4 OWNERS WITH NO KNOWN ACTION FROM TOYOTA

NHTSA complaint #11204423 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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'TAMARA RECALL.' MAY 31,2016 CENTER MUFFLER WAS VERY LOUD , HAD RUST PERFORATION AFRAID OF CARBON MONOXIDE COMING IN REPLACED ASVANY MOTORIST WOULD DO WITH A AFTER MARKET PART ALL I COULD AFFORD. 2017 TOYOTA SENDS A RECALL FOR SAME FOR 'COLD CLIMATE STATES' BUT SENT SAME RECALL IN CANADA 2013. THEY SHOULD STILL BE LIBEL TO REPLACE MY MUFFLER AS THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAITED FOUR YEARS LATER TO PUT THIS RECALL OUT IN THE UNITED STATES,

NHTSA complaint #11184657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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LIMITED EDITION RAV4: DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DROPS/WILL NOT STAY UP (FLUSH WITH CEILING), LIMITS VISIBILITY, AND IF LEAN FORWARD, HIT HEAD ON VISOR - DESIGN FLAW, SAFETY ISSUE. GOING OVER BUMPS, IT FALLS FURTHER. DROOPING VISOR FOR APPROX 2 OR MORE YEARS, NOW. TOYOTA ONLY QUOTES FULL PRICE ($240-300) TO REPLACE IT, AT MY EXPENSE. USAGE TIME WITH VISOR IS LESS IN FIRST YEARS WITH VEHICLE, BUT ACCUMULATION OVER YEARS, THEN IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY TIMEFRAME. TRYING TO PIN IT UP WITH VELCRO OR ANYTHING DOES NOT WORK.

NHTSA complaint #11140231 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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AFTER TAKING MY 2007 RAV4 TO THE CHECKERED FLAG DEALERSHIP, FROM WHOM I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE HAD AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS THEN SCHEDULED FOR FREE REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD TAKE 3 DAYS AND BE PROVIDED WITH A FREE RENTAL VEHICLE. NOW I AM TOLD TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX FOR FREE, BUT I AM RESPONSIBLE. TOYOTA ADDRESSED THIS CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION IN 2014. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR TEN YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE OR 150,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, MY VEHICLE DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF THIS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION UNTIL NOW. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE FALLS WITHIN THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT, IT DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE DATE REQUIREMENT. I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR FOR ME TO PAY $4,000 TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE WHEN TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2014. EVERY SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE I HAVE HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT CHECKERED FLAG. IT COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE TO AVOID THIS EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION IN THE FUTURE. I FEEL TOYOTA IS BEING UNREASONABLE AND IRRESPONSIBLE IN TAKING CARE OF THEIR PROBLEM WHICH HAS NOW FALLEN ON ME. SO NOW I MUST COME UP WITH $4,000 I DON'T HAVE OR FIND ANOTHER FORM OF TRANSPORTATION.

NHTSA complaint #11119571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I GOT A RECALL NOTICE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA EVERY MONTH TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL SERVICE, BUT THEY ALWAYS SAY THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR PARTS (LOWER EXTENSION ARM). THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SAFETY RECALL, YET THE SERVICE CAN'T BE DONE FOR AT LEAST 4 MONTHS. A LOT OF THINGS COULD HAPPEN IN THIS PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT AND I AM VERY MUCH CONCERNED. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. MANY THANKS.

NHTSA complaint #10979057 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT ALSO WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE WHEN PUSHED FORWARD TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. THE VISOR HAD BEEN SLOWLY DROPPING WITHIN 5 MONTHS. IT IS NOW AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE HEADLINER AND IT IS IN MY DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IT IS DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AND OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHY HAS THIS ISSUE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? FROM THE TOYOTA OWNER'S FORUMS THAT I HAVE BEEN READING, THIS IS ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER YEARS AND MODELS DUE TO THE RIDICULOUSLY HEAVY VISORS.

NHTSA complaint #10954397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR HAS BEGUN TO DROOP WHEN PLACED IN THE UP (TOUCHING THE ROOF) POSITION OR IN THE DOWN (BLOCKING THE SUN). I NOTICED THIS IN JUNE 2015 AND HAS SIGNIFICANTLY GOTTEN WORSE. THERE WAS NO ONE INCIDENT THAT CAUSED THE VISOR TO FALL AND THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN JUST A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY TIGHTEN THE VISOR AND IT NOW FALLS DOWN WHENEVER I BRAKE, TURN OR STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD WHEN LEANING FORWARD TO LOOK IN MY BLIND SPOT WHEN MERGING AND HIGH SPEEDS AND THE VISOR FALLING SCARED ME. TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN DESIGN FLAW WITH 2006-12 RAV4S, AS PER THE DEALERSHIPS I SPOKE WITH AND WITH CUSTOMER CARE. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED THE ONLY WAY THEY WILL DO A RECALL IS IF ENOUGH CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN TO NHSTA ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DEFECTIVE VISORS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA.

NHTSA complaint #10763694 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ENGINE IS CONSUMING 1 QT. OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. JOHN ELWAY TOYOTA ONTARIO, CA. PERFORMED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. MY VEHICLE FAILED THE TEST. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AT 18003314331 PER [XXX]. I WAS GIVEN CASE # [XXX]. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE TO JOHN ELWAY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP EVERY 1000 MOLES TO ADD 1 QT. OF OIL TO THE ENGINE. I HAVE DONE THIS TWICE. NOW I NEED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SMOG CHECKED THIS MONTH. MY CONCERN IS THAT SINCE THE CAR IS CONSUMING 1 QT . OF OIL. IT WILL FAIL THE SMOG TEST REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND WILL BE TAGGED AS A "GROSS POLLUTER" . THEN THE STATE REQUIRES THAT I REPAIR THE CAR. BY DOING THE REPAIRS IT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE RECALL AND VOID THE REPAIRS THAT JOHN ELWAY TOYOTA AND TOYOTA CORPORATE HAS SAID HAS STATED THAT ARE REQUIRED TO FIX THE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSE BY DEFECTIVE ENGINE PARTS AND THE RECALL TOYOTA ISSUED . IF I DON'T HAVE THE CAR SMOG TESTED THE STATE WONT ISSUE LICENSE PLATE TAGS AND REGISTRATION AS REQUIRED BY LAW. PLEASE REPLY WITH INSTRUCTION AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO. THANK YOU, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JB

NHTSA complaint #10745032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR HANGS LOOSELY DOWN IN FRONT OF DRIVER. HAVE HAD TWO CLOSE CALLS WITH STAYING ON ROAD WHILE TRYING TO DEAL WITH DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR.

NHTSA complaint #10735775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR CONTINUOUSLY FALLS DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW OUT THE FRONT WINDOW. O ONE INSTANCE AAS I WAS DRIVING AT 60 PLUS MILES PER HOUR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND MY VISION WAS BLOCKED AS I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE LANES WHILE TURRNING MY HEAD AT THE SAME TIME HOLDING UP THE VISOR AND TRYING TO LOOK BEHIND TO BE SURE THE LANES WERE CLEAR TO SAFELY CHANGE LANES. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY ON MANY OCCASIONS!. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR ALSO FALLS FOWN ( I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS CAR AND VERY SELDOM EVEN HAVE PASSENGERS SO THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR IS NOT EVEN USED VERY OFTEN. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE AND A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW THAT MAKES IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE! I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CAUSES A SERIOUS ACCIDENT . TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS FAULTY DESIGN!

NHTSA complaint #10735330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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AIR BAG ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10734194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWN AND BLOCK THE DRIVER'S FORWARD VIEW- VERY ANNOYING AND UNSAFE. SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA WARRANTY, BUT THEY WON'T TOUCH IT. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA.

NHTSA complaint #10723066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN MY FOOT BOTH THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD A FEW FEET, BUT COULD OF LUNGED ME INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 40 YEARS NUMEROUS VEHICLES, BUT THIS IS ONLY CAR THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. COULD YOU PLEASE ADDRESS IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED?

NHTSA complaint #10715797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ON JULY 30, 2014 I TOOK MY TOYOTA RAV 4 INTO AUTONATION TOYOTA ON ARAPAHOE ROAD IN CENTENNIAL, MY PREFERRED DEALER FOR SERVICE, GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR, [XXX] , TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE I HAD ALL THE RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF. HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS ONE FIX THERE WAS NOT A SOLUTION AT THIS TIME, SPIRAL CABLE. I TOLD HIM I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO GROOVE TOYOTA ON BROADWAY IN ENGLEWOOD JULY 22, 2013, BECAUSE MY CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE AND THEY FIXED THE SPIRAL CABLE TO THE TUNE OF $608.84. [XXX] ADVISED ME TO GO BACK TO GROOVE AND ASK FOR A REFUND. I CALLED THEM (303-761-3222) ON JULY 29 AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT CORPORATE. I CALLED CORPORATE (800-331-4331) AND WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD RECEIVE A LETTER REGARDING THE RECALL BY THE END OF AUGUST AND IF I DIDN??T RECEIVE THE LETTER TO CALL BACK. I WAS ALSO TOLD WHEN I RECEIVE THE LETTER TO TAKE MY CARE TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM WRITE OFF THAT THE RECALL WAS FIXED. THEN I SHOULD SEND IN PROOF THAT IT WAS FIXED, COPY OF PROOF OF PAYMENT AND COPY OF THE TITLE. I CALLED BACK AUGUST 29, AND WAS TOLD THE LETTERS HAD NOT GONE OUT YET AND IT MAY BE THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER. I TOLD THE WOMAN I TALKED TO, [XXX], THAT I WAS PLANNING ON DOING SOME TRAVELING IN OCTOBER AND SHE INVITED ME TO CHECK ON LINE TO SEE IF THE LETTERS HAD GONE OUT. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME SERVICE ADVISORS RECEIVE COMMISSIONS ON WORK DONE. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A RECALL AND IF HE DID RECEIVE A COMMISSIONS, WHY? I HAVE THE REQUIRED PAPER WORK EXCEPT FOR THE LETTER. I FEEL LIKE I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND THATS WRONG. THANKS, SENT FROM WINDOWS MAIL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10629923 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL & 4WD WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 WITH 89,400 MILES, I WENT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. UPON INSPECTION AND TESTING, THEIR SERVICE ADVISOR STATED, "THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED SINCE WATER HAS LEAKED INTO THE EMISSION SYSTEM & ITS CHARCOAL CANISTER". THE SOURCE OF THE WATER OCCURRED SINCE THE FUEL FILLER TUBE HOUSING NO LONGER WAS PROPERLY ATTACHED/SECURED TO THE VEHICLE. THIS ALLOWED RWATER COMING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO ENTER THROUGH THE FUEL FILLER DOOR BY THE FUEL CAP INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, THE FUEL FILLER ASSEMBLY ALONG WITH GASKETS, SOME ELECTRONIC AND THE CHARCOAL CANISTER REQUIRED REPLACEMENT FOR THE EMISSION SYSTEM TO PROPERLY FUNCTION AND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH EPA STANDARDS. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR $1,400 WHICH TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER SINCE IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL, NOR WOULD THEY CONSIDER PAYING UNDER MY EXTENDED 6 YR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY SINCE THAT EXPIRED JULY 5, 2013. I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS SINCE THEY INVOLVE EMISSIONS AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUES. BASED ON MY REVIEW OF VARIOUS BLOGS COVERING RAV4'S, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND TOYOTA ADMITS NO FAULT. AS WITH ALL ISSUES WITH TOYOTA THEY DENY THEY HAVE DESIGN/SAFETY ISSUES WITH ANY OF THEIR VEHICLES - SUDDEN ACCELERATION, STEERING SUSPENSION & BRAKING. IT TOOK ME REPEATED SERVICE VISITS TO GET THEM TO REPLACE THE FRONT STEERING RACK UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FEEL MY FUEL FILLER ASSEMBLY AND CHARCOAL CANISTER REPAIR IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE GASOLINE COULD EASILY LEAK OUT DOWN THE TUBE ON GASOLINE OVERFILL AND CAUSE A FIRE IF IT REACHED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. 20 YRS AGO I HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH A HONDA WHICH WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL AT NO CHARGE. YOUR ASSISTANCE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU

NHTSA complaint #10567246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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BOTH STRUTS GAVE OUT WHILE TOYOTA RAV4 PARKED AT FRED HAAS TOYOTA COUNTRY DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON. SERVICE DIRECTOR INDICATES THIS IS KNOWN TOYOTA PROBLEM. EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF TOYOTA USA CONFIRMS BOTH STRUTS CAN GIVE OUT AT SAME TIME FOR OLDER VEHICLES. THEY SAY THIS IS NOT A TOYOTA ISSUE BECAUSE IS OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD. PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF BOTH GIVE OUT AT SAME TIME AND VEHICLE IS MOVING; NO MATTER THE AGE.

NHTSA complaint #10501602 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2007 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE KEYS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC CASING ON THE IGNITION KEY SEPARATED FROM THE METAL PART OF THE PRIMARY KEY. SHE THEN STARTED USING THE SPARE KEY AND WITHIN A YEAR, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THAT KEY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $200 TO REPLACE THE KEY. THE CONSUMER STATED IT IS A CHALLENGE TO HOLD THE PARTS TOGETHER WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10459448 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.