1996 TOYOTA RAV4
54 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 2 |
| AIR BAGS | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 1 |
Recent Complaints
I GOT THE CAR OFF OF MY BROTHER FOR $4,000.00, IT LOOKS GREAT, NEVER EVER BEEN WRECKED, PAINT GREAT, BRAND NEW TIRES, NEW EXHAUST, NEW BRAKES, ETC. I WAS WAITING ON HIM TO GET THE TITLE NOTARIZED AND HE BROUGHT IT OVER TODAY, BUT THIS MORNING WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE FUSE BOX BURST INTO FLAMES, BOTH WINDOWS CAME DOWN AND LUCKILY I HAD A LARGE FIRE EXTINGUISH IN MY HOUSE AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, OTHERWISE IT WAS PARKED BETWEEN 3 BUILDINGS WORTH 1/2 MILLION $$$ AND SURELY
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HIT ICE POT HOLE, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A GUARD RAIL, PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED HALF WAY. *AK *NM
Mileage: 99,000
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO CRASH. *TS *NLM
Mileage: 12,200
IN WINDY CONDITIONS OR ON PARKED INCLINE REAR LIFTGATE WHICH OPENS LIKE A DOOR, SLAMMED INTO OCCUPANT WHO SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK THE DEVICE WHICH HOLDS THE DOOR OPEN IS NOT ADEQUATE BECAUSE OF THAT THE DOOR CLOSES TOO EASILY. *YH
SINCE THE VEHICLE'S PURCHASE, IT WOULD OCCASSIONALLY HYDROPLANE ON SLIGHTY WET SURFACES AND GO TO THE LEFT. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY HYDROPLANED FROM THE RIGHT LANE OF THE FREEWAY TO THE LEFT WITH NO WARNING. THE LAST INCIDENT ENDED IN A CRASH. WHILE TRAVELING IN A LIGHT RAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLEY TO THE RIGHT WITH NO WARNING. IT FELT AS IF TRAVELING ON ICE. THE VEHICLE SLAMMED HEAD ON INTO THE GUARD RAIL.
THE ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO BURN AND RESULTING IN A "FIRE" ON THE BRAKES. BRAKES LOCKED UP UNEXPECTLY EVEN WHEN NOT PRESSING THE BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS/ PADS/ MASTER CYLINDER. HOWEVER, MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
THE ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO BURN AND RESULTING IN A "FIRE" ON THE BRAKES. BRAKES LOCKED UP UNEXPECTLY EVEN WHEN NOT PRESSING THE BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS/ PADS/ MASTER CYLINDER. HOWEVER, MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
THE ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO BURN AND RESULTING IN A "FIRE" ON THE BRAKES. BRAKES LOCKED UP UNEXPECTLY EVEN WHEN NOT PRESSING THE BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS/ PADS/ MASTER CYLINDER. HOWEVER, MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
VEHICLE PARKED ON SLIGHT HILL LOCKED IN REVERSE, ROLLED FORWARD DOWN HILL AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. CAUSE OF THIS HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
DURING SIDE IMPACT, DESIGN/SHAPE OF HEAD REST CAUSED NECK INJURY TO DRIVER. ACCORDIING TO DRIVER'S DOCTOR, SHAPE/HARDNESS OF HEAD REST, CAUSED NECK INJURY. DESIGN ALRIGHT FOR MAJOR CRASHES, NOT MINOR; WHILE AT STANDSTILL, VEHICLE SIDE SWIPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DURING A HEA-ON COLLISION. *AK