Problems with 2001 Toyota RAV4 POWER TRAIN

I own a regularly serviced and well maintained 108,000 mile 2001 toyota rav4 with a transmission concern. car upon acceleration will not respond, revs, slips and lunges into gear. this occurs intermittently. two independent transmission specialists have inspected this vehicle and stated that the problem they diagnose is a computer problem which is malfunctioning communication to the transmission. they have recommended not repairing the transmission but focus on the car's computer. toyota dealership finds no computer codes on the diagnostic check to indicate any problem whatsoever with this vehicle. toyota case manager and dealership service manager states to drive this vehicle with all the safety concerns mentioned until a check engine light indicates a computer problem. toyota serviceman rode in vehicle with this owner and felt the above mentioned safety transmission problems and reported it back to the manager. no repair work was recommended because the computer codes did not communicate a problem. other than the service tech who drove in this vehicle and felt first hand the transmission slipping and not responding, toyota refuses to acknowledges there is a problem. the computer communicating information to the transmission on many 2001 rav4 vehicles have proven to malfunction according to toyota's own service bulletin. according to my research a malfunctioning computer has led to many transmissions being damaged in toyota vehicles. i am at a loss as to what to do. i am also very disappointed in toyota's run around and their dismissive attitude when bringing a safety concern to their attention. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota rav 4. the contact stated that the vehicle would not shift gears while driving. once she was able to get the vehicle to shift, the vehicle began jerking abnormally. the vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the failure was diagnosed as an electrical failure within the computer. the manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 158,000.

2001 toyota rav4 transmission is shifting hard and into inappropriate gears. while accelerating, the transmission is not shifting into a higher gear as it normally did. now it hesitates between gears (neutral) and then randomly shifts into a lower or higher gear often jumping from gear to gear until settling into the proper gear. this behavior just began with 112k miles. *tr

Faulty shifting in 2001 toyota rav4 related to the ecm causes the vehicle to slow down and almost come to a stop when trying to accelerate or pull out into traffic. ecm was replaced but the faulty shifting still occurs. according to the dealership this means that the vehicle now needs a new transmission. while the vehicle is 10 years old, it has less than 130,000 miles on it. this should not be occurring. toyota customer service refuses to acknowledge that this issue is due to the ecm and its poor design despite extending the warranty for exactly this issue. there are multiple reports on the internet from rav4 owners who have experienced the same problem. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota rav4. the contact stated that the vehicle was unable to shift between gears properly. the vehicle was no longer under warranty and was not repaired. the manufacturer did not offer the contact any assistance. the current mileage was 193,000 and the failure mileage was 183,000.

Toyota rav4 2001 sudden acceleration, and throttle surge... no way to stop car with brake pedal. *tr

2001 rav4- automatic transmission the car started shifting gears and having problems taking off from a stop position a week ago. there was no "check engine" light blinking to let me know what the issue was. i took it to the toyota dealership where they couldn't find any problems and "think it might be the computer". when it first happened i almost got into a accident with another vehicle in front of me. after i left the dealership, sure enough the car starts jerking back and forth. i called toyota customer service where they told me they recognize the problem as the ecm (seems to be the problem with other complaints i have looked into), but nothing can be done about it as it is not on the recall list and the car came from japan to canada then to the united states (seriously?). i guess toyota will not do anything until someone is killed in an accident. *tr

I bought a used toyota rav4 in 2007. last week my ecm (transmission) computer malfunctioned. i got the car fixed by my toyota dealer, but found out that this is the 3rd ecm computer replaced. my car did not accelerate. it would not move. and if the shift is bumped the shifter will move to another rgear. i am scared to drive it now. what if it completely stalls. i could see one computer but 3!!! i will not buy toyota again. after finding articles on this on the internet-seems like toyota still has not figured out how to fix it. and now the question remains-how good is my transmission at this point? *tr

Driving my toyota 2001 rav4 and it decides not to shift in to gear, leaving me to pull over barely on the side of the road with 2 small children. *tr

My rav4 2001 motor 2.0 has harsh shift of automatic transaxle for almost one month is park. i do not use because almost cause an accident while i was driving with mi two kids and mi wife, please help me i need to repair and it cost 1200 dollars. is dangerous to drive. please stop before will be to late. *tr

Ecm failed on my 2001 rav4 and toyota refused to pay for repairs. when it failed it put me in an extremely dangerous situation. this was after a recall on the ecm. so i had already brought my car into the dealer and had the ecm reprogrammed. if i had died in an accident would anyone have checked the ecm to see it was not working? i definitely could have been killed and people should not be on the road driving these cars that could at any minute start acting erratically. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota rav4. while the contact was driving approximately 15 mph, the manual transmission began to stutter and then the vehicle completely stalled. the engine restarted and resumed normal. the failure occurred intermittently. the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. updated 03/16/11 *bf updated 10/12/11

On 06/05/10, my personal vehicle (2001 toyota rav4) began to experience transmission slippage which developed into "harsh shifting"; this problem worsened over the next several weeks but, due to the car's electronics failure (from a known malfunction which toyota was aware of but failed to ever notify me about) this was not immediately identified as a transmission-related issue. upon finally reaching dangerous levels of jerking and decelerating on major highways, etc., i finally took the rav4 to a toyota dealership, where they informed me of an ecm "recall" related to the transmission -- of which i had never received notification. the reprogramming did not work and the harsh shifting worsened. i had to take the vehicle back about a week later, at which point the dealership told me i would have to pay to replace the computer. i did so, only to receive a notice 3 weeks later from toyota headquarters stating that they knew about a "harsh shift" malfunction related to the ecm in 2001-2003 rav4 models. however, all toyota did was extend the warranty to 150,000 (my repair was done at 154,000) rather than issue a safety recall. this is utterly ludicrous, as my car had the potential to just suddenly stop moving in the middle of heavy highway traffic, which could have resulted in my severe injury or even death. the issue apparently developed around 06/05/10 and led to the vehicle needing transmission replacement as of 08/21/10. the harsh shifting took place over several weeks between those dates. *tr

Suddenly, while merging onto the highway, my toyota rav4 (2001) seemed to go into neutral gear and then harshly shift into 2nd then 3rd gear with a lurch. now, whenever i accelerate after a stop, the same thing happens. i have been told my ecm and possibly transmission needs replacement. *tr

Erratic shifting of gears in toyota rav4. shifts hard or slowly, causing safety issue while driving. had to replace the transmission and computer. *tr

When driving my 2001 toyota rav4 l, i started to notice that after taking off from a stop light/sign or basically accelerating, it acted as if it did not want to go into gear, there seemed to be no power, then the engine would revved, finally it lunged and jerked into gear. it felt as though the transmission was slipping. i took it to my mechanic who has serviced my car religiously every 3000 miles. he could not find the problem, in fact the diagnostic test showed nothing. after doing much research online i read all the other complaints regarding the same issue, including one from the new york times--i'm upset to find out that toyota corp. a company who i have trusted for many years has know about the problem with the ecm. driving this car in this condition poses a very frightening situation whereas this is an "accident waiting to happen" with serious injuries and/or death. *tr

Toyota rav4 2001 - computer problems & total transmission problem my rav4, 2001 model initially started giving "check engine light" and having hard time accelerating from stop signal. the bbb approved service center checked it and found out the error code as p0750 and advised the replacement/rebuilding the transmission to fix the problem. they charged me approx $3000 for this transmission rebuild work/fixing the error code issue. two days after, i got the same problem again and when i took it to the same service center, i was told that the computer system is the culprit for causing the problem. now, based on the details available on the internet (http://www.carcomplaints.com/toyota/rav4/2002/transmission/main_computer_and_transmission_failure.shtml), i understood that this is the common problem of toyota rav4 cars. when i spoke to toyota customer service on 800-331-4331 (case # 1006150572), they said they are helpless. i am interested to file a complaint with carsafety to take this up with toyota as to why this common problem of rav4 is not being addressed/recalled, though there are customers facing serious safety problems with the car. the problem can even lead to accidents resulting in the loss of the lives. as an example, on freeway, while going at 60mph, the speed suddenly falls down to 30 or even 20mph and continues like that for few minutes before it goes automatically to higher speed. this failure occurs every 10-15 minutes if not earlier.. the whole transmission was rebuild (including the solenoids, geartrain components, torque converter etc), the computer was replaced with a total of approx $4500, though there were no deaths/injuries yet. this problem needs to be taken up seriously with toyota and needs a quicker resolution. thanks in advance. *tr

Toyota rav4 car jerks upon accelerating from stop. car is sluggish to accelerate. could case wreck when turning left across a street or hit from behind if rav4 does not accelerate correctly. failure started to occur suddenly without prior problems. dealership states ecm needs to be replaced based on tsb from toyota (tsb # 000206), tsb states "improvements have been made to the engine control module (ecm) (sae term: powertrain control module/pcm) manufacturing process to reduce the possibility of this condition occurring" -- this indicates that it is a known issue, that is occurring due to a poor manufacturing process. there are several websites where other 2001-2003 rav4 owners are complaining about the same issue. *tr

Transmission failure due to faulty ecm on 2001 toyota rav 4. toyota issued a service bulletin in 2006 to the dealers but failed to notify me, the only owner of the vehicle. *tr

2001 toyota rav4 with 81,000 miles. ecm failed causing transmission to fail. safety issue created due to poor acceleration and erratic shifting. toyota will not accept responsibility of the transmission failure due to the ecm failure. *tr

2001 toyota rav 4 transmission suddenly started slipping, shifting hard at low speeds. has 144,480 miles. aamco shop diagnosed it as a known computer defect, sent faulty information that fried the clutches in the transmission. the repair is underway, takes 4 days and costs $3,900 for new computer and transmission repair. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota rav-4. the contact was driving 10 mph when he discovered that the vehicle would not shift into gear. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where they suggested that the transmission computer would need replacing. the vehicle was repaired yet the failure persisted. the contact was advised by an authorized dealer that the entire transmission would need replacing. the dealer reprogrammed the ecm in 2007 but that did not remedy the issue. the contact stated that the manufacturer should be liable for the vehicle failure. the failure mileage was 180,000. updated 12/21/10*bf updated 12/29/10

My 2001 toyota rav4 was jerking forward while driving causing me to almost cause a major accident while my 3 year old was in the car. the car would do this intermittently then it became worse. i was very scared to drive the car and had no choice but to borrow money so i could take the car in for repair costing me approx. 1800.00 to replace the ecm. *tr

Toyota rav 4 transmission shifting problems after several thousand miles, shifting from 1-2 will hesitate and cause engine rev, will also jerk while shifting hesitation could be hazardous and cause accidents. and sometimes the vehicle will not accelerate properly due to this problem. *tr

I was driving my 2001 toyota rav4 (71k miles) with my daughter in the backseat and as i attempted to accelerate to get onto the freeway onramp the vehicle would not accelerate and the cars in back of me almost rearended me. the cars behind me begin honking and the vehicle continued to lunge, buck, and hesitate the whole way home(fortunately i was only one exit away); my daughter and i were very shaken up. i immediately took it in to my mechanic, who did a transmission service. the car drove fine for a couple days then again out of nowhere began hesitating and lunging/thudding. my mechanic recommended i take it to aamco, who rebuilt the transmission for $3129. a few days later, it displayed the same symptoms. aamco drove it around but said it drove fine and gave it back to me. a week later, the vehicle lost acceleration again in 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears, and i took it back to aamco. they opened the transmission up and said the same parts they replaced are bad again, and now i have to pay for another rebuild plus a valve body and ecm. i don't have additional $ for this so my vehicle has been sitting (not in running condition) for 3 months. i have researched this issue and found that hundreds if not thousands of 2001-2003 ravs are having similar transmission/ecm failures. this poses a serious safety issue and toyota needs to take responsibility for this alarming defect. *tr

I drove my car to work and it was driving and shifting just fine (automatic). i parked, turned the car off, and went inside to punch in. not 10 minutes later i returned to start the vehicle and it immediately shifted hard out of park into reverse. when it shifted into first gear i could tell there was a problem, the car basically sputtered into the gear and could barely shift out of it into second. once it did the car jerked forward and i felt like i did not have good control of it due to the way it was jerking in and out of gear. during this time the rpms would go way up and suddenly down again, and it seemed like every time i applied the gas (and thus engaged the transmission) the vehicle started reacting in an unpredictable manner. there didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for when this happened, sometimes it was ok but in general the car had a great deal of trouble shifting out of 1st and 2nd gear. once i was going over roughly 30mph the car was generally ok, but would occasionally sputter. as far as events leading up to the failure, the engine control module has been recalled i believe twice on this particular vehicle and it has always had check engine light problems. the check engine light had been on for roughly 12k miles previous to this happening with no incident; the diagnostic read that i needed a new catalytic converter but 1) the computer, in my opinion, isn't reliable because it's been recalled/reprogrammed and clearly has a defect and 2) the catalytic converter dying should be a slow death with a gradual decrease in gas mileage and eventual "choking" of the engine at up to 40k miles after the diagnosis. this happened immediately and from one engine start to the next.

Toyota 2001 rav4: check engine light has been on since at least august, 2004 (documented). toyota claimed to fix per a recall notice. from february 2002 to date, there has been intermittent groaning beneath car, whining in first gear, and what felt like clunking. could not pass smog tests because of check engine light code. in october, 2009, car died. could not restart, had to wait for tow (midnight on a dark road). had work done in oct, 2009, and i requested the parts. they replaced my coils, plugs and air filter for $1,330. i have had brakes replaced , fluids changed, o2 sensors replaced ( since then, the car is mis-shifting, clunking or groaning, rough engine. on 3/25/2010, i took it in and toyota service recommended that i "let it go" and buy another car. they told me to just come and get the car without any work done, because it would cost me between $6,000-$7,000 for repairs. i was never told that i had ecm and transmission problems throughout all of these visits to toyota service. i believe that toyota "waited me out" so that they could just sell me another car instead of revealing the true cause of my problems. the ecm and transmission for this car is no longer available as a new item, so i would have to get a rebuilt transmission, which the defective ecm would end up destroying. i am afraid to drive the car because of the possibility that the transmission will fail. *cn

My 2001 rav 4 bagan having trouble with the transmission. i have trouble getting started and the car shifts very hard. when the car finally shifts, it often lurches forward. i have trouble getting on the highway and am fearful to drive in traffic. very scary!

My 2001 toyota rav4, 98,000 miles, has a problem. transmission shift around 30miles and engaging shift 2nd to 3rd, rpm gauge jumping up 5,000~6,000 rpm on every driving and finally check engine light came up. dealer ship said it was out of warranty and needed reprogram ecm. after fixed it happened again they said it needs new ecm and reprogram. and had same problem. now they say it needs transmission rebuild too. they already knew these problem through their bulletin some years ago and didn't noticed owners. it would be very dangerous if shift was changed when rpm gauge jumped up. it should be a recall issue. also i read some article for class action lawsuit was filed for this. *tr

2001 toyota rav4, transmission has started to jerk us around, lurch in traffic and feels like it comes out of gear while driving/accelerating in traffic or pulling out into traffic. then all of a sudden you are not moving.

2001 rav4 transmission did not want to change gears. took to dealer, denied problem. took to another shop, changed to new ecm in transmission. problem fixed. toyota needs to own up to bad parts. *tr

My spouse has a toyota rav4, 2001 and it experienced major stalling problems while driving, almost like the transmission was going out. we took it to the toyota service team in berkeley, ca three times for a potential fix. first it was the engine control monitor (ecm at $1,040), then it was the transmission fluid at $266, then it was a bend pipe/tube leading to the transmission. the bottom line is we're still experiencing the same problem one month later. *tr

My toyota rav4 2001 model, 125000 miles on it. i stopped at a stop sign, when turned green tried to move , but the car wouldn't move. it just did a little, then i some how parked in the road side. took it to different garages, mieneke said 6000 dollar repair on the transmission, another said 4800 dollar for refurbished transmission, aamco did a transmission repair for 2800 dollar.... all these places they are not sure whether it is transmission or ecm problem. i just choose to get it done with the cheapest one. i feel like it is a problem with ecm and the transmission of toyota. being a customer i have no way knowing who says the right thing? now i hear that toyota rav 4 has defective ecm that can cause transmission problems? now i am worried is it safe to drive that car any further? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota rav4. the contact stated that when pulling from a light and trying to depress the accelerator pedal, it did not respond. all of a sudden, the vehicle jerked forward as if someone had stomped on the gas pedal. she noticed the problem several times prior to the failure to a smaller degree. she took the vehicle to a repair shop and the mechanic stated that the transmission was the cause for failure and most likely needed to be rebuilt. the contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint with a representative. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the current and failure mileages were approximately 92,000.

Hello, my wife and i purchased a 2001 toyota rav 4 in 2003. it served us well until about a month ago, when at 93,500 miles it began to have shifting problems. when the car was cold, i would step on the accelerator and the car would crawl along; then it would begin to slip, as if i had hit a patch of ice--the engine would rev but the car would not go forward. and i heard a loud and ominous clanking noise from underneath the car as i crawled along. as the engine warmed up, the problem subsided so i headed home. as i was driving down the highway the car stalled momentarily. thankfully, no accident occurred, though i could have easily been rear-ended. after many hours spent with my mechanic, our selling toyota dealer, and a local transmission shop, we were told that the ecu module in the rav was going bad and that is what wrecked our transmission. we needed a rebuilt transmission and a new ecu module. grand total for the work: a whopping $4500! i googled the problem and read that hundreds of other people have experienced the same problem; that in 2006 toyota issued a service bulletin to its dealers, acknowledging that there was a problem with ecus in ravs model year 2001-2003. but the owners of these vehicles were never notified, leading to a burn-out of rav transmissions all across the country. a class action lawsuit has been filed against toyota to get them to take responsibility for their defective parts. i called toyota; they politely but firmly refused to pay for any of the work, simply claiming the vehicle was out of warranty. then i spoke with the general manager at the dealership--same answer. this is not simply a matter of money and inconvenience; these vehicles are dangerous and i believe it is just a matter of time before someone gets into an accident as a direct result of these defective parts that toyota installed in its vehicles. please pressure toyota to take responsibility for the problem it has created! thank you. *tr

My complaint is about my 2001 toyota rav4. about three weeks ago i started having problems with my transmission. the transmission started to shift as if it were going to stop. it started to jerk, slow down so much until i thought that i was going to get hit from behind. i had to put my flashers on so the other drivers would slow down and go around me. i do not feel safe in my car anymore. i have had the transmission checked but no error code appears. i was told without a code they don't know what was wrong. the transmission will shift o.k. for a while and then it will start, jerking, losing power, and failing to accelerate. i am afraid to go very far in my car for fear of being stranded. i see that other people are having the same kind of problem with their toyota. please help! thank you *tr

In our 2001 toyota rav4 we recently began experiencing difficulty transitioning between gears. the car jerks and takes a moment to shift. we took it into the dealership and were told that the computer and transmission needed to be replace. upon researching this i have found hundreds on cases of the same thing happening to 2001-2003 rav4 owners. *cn

My transmission needs to be replaced on my 2001 rav4 due to a faulty computer. *tr

The transmission on my daughter's 2001 toyata rav started slipping two weeks ago. my daughter still is a college student and still resides at home commuting to school (15 miles one way) everyday. i am a mechanical engineer and have religiously maintained all our vehicles and know that the transmission should not give any problems with just over 100,000 miles. i have driven all my vehicles way past over 160k miles and never have had any problems. i have researched the internet and there are alot of complaints with this same problem. toyota should be made to recall and fix the problems. *tr

Harsh shifting in 2001 rav4. *tr

The ecm is toyotas 2001-2003 rav4 causes rough shifting in the transmission and it eventually causes the transmission to stop functioning. this means the car can and will come to an abrupt halt. this has happened to my family several times and now the tranny is no good at all. this is all after receiving a few letters from toyota regarding this problem and bringing it in for service on the ecm after i'd already paid $1400 to toyota for the same service. they never changed anything , just "reprogrammed " it. now , even with toyota saying publicly that they will stand by the vehicle ,after catching so much heat from the public , they still deny me coverage as well as reimbursement and they even charged me a storage and diagnostic fee! this ecm problem has been a well known defect since 2006 and toyota was and fully aware of the issue. your car suddenly stopping on the highway is one of the greatest dangers one can face while operating a motor vehicle.just to be clear , the first time the car stopped on me was in 2006. i contacted toyota and they acted as if i was out of my mind. i paid , the $1400 to the dealer for a new ecm. 2 weeks later the car stopped again. the said it was my fault. 6 weeks after that , ( still in 2006) toyota sent a service letter describing the exact problem i'd paid for but i got no refund. a month later , yup you guessed it.i paid again and everything was ok at best until january 2009 when it stopped yet again. i can't afford to keep spending money like this for a problem that is entirely toyotas fault and of which they are aware. please protect the american people. *tr

My 2001 toyota rav-4 began having gear shift problems about january 10, 2010. it bumped, lurched, burped going into 2nd, 3rd and 4th gears. i took it to my regular service dealer and they checked it over, they drained and replaced the fluid, pan gasket & filter. while driving it home it began the gear problem again. i then took it to a recommended transmission shop. they reconditioned the transmission. it was ok for a few days; took it back; more work done as part of transmission warranty. still not fixed. big problems shifting into second and third gears most of the time. *tr

I have an automatic 2001 rav4. while driving we noticed the hard shifting into different gears. then it started to lurch and stall. it happened sporadically. then within a week's time every instance you drove it this happened. it took two times before my mechanic saw that it needed a new transmission, and a new computer that talks to the transmission(ecm engine control module) which they installed. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota rav 4. while driving 30 mph, the contact heard a noise in the rear of the vehicle. the contact also observed that the vehicle was driving abnormal. the dealers diagnosis confirmed that the transmission and computer needed to be replaced. a check engine light has never illuminated on the dashboard indicating that there might be a failure. regular maintenance has consistently been maintained by the dealer. the contact stated that the manufacturer should be responsible for the repairs since this was a manufacturers defect. the failure mileage was 110,500. updated 03/04/10. *lj updated 09/30/10*jb

Beginning in jan. 2010 the transmission in my 2001 toyota rav4 suddenly began shifting erratically. just after entering i-35 it downshifted from overdrive to i'm guessing second gear. this sudden deceleration nearly got me rear ended by a semi truck. it also destroyed the transmission. i am advised that the transmission and the ecm that caused it must now be replaced, @ a cost of $4200. the car is currently inoperable as the transmission shifting is so erratic you don't know if it will go into gear and if it does, what gear and it shifts so erratically it's like riding a bucking horse. just getting it the three miles to the shop was taking my life in my hands. this problem is going to get someone killed, if it hasn't already. being of limited means, i have not repaired the car yet. *tr

I have 2001 toyota rav4. i brought this vehicle in 2001 at molle toyota, kansas city, mo 64114. i am the first owner of this vehicle. transmission suddenly failed while driving this vehicle, and it is snowing on that day. luckily there are no vehicles behind my suv. this vehicle only has 61000 miles. this is the first time i had any problem on this vehicle and it's a big one. i use this vehicle daily to drop my kid at school. i am filing this complaint as a safety concern. reported this problem to toyota. they told be to file a complaint here as well. *tr

2001 toyota rav 4 with faulty ecm causing jerky and unresponsive shifting, leading to dangerous highway situations when vehicle is not responsive and forward motion is unsure necessitating pulling over onto the shoulder. toyota response is replacing the ecm for $1135 and possibly replacing transmission for $4032. this is the same complaint as many other rav4 owners. please investigate this situation. [xxx], ca. *tr parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).*cc

Experiencing transmission problems (jerking & slipping) with my 2001 toyota rav4. took it the northway toyota dealership in latham, ny. was told that ecm needs to be replaced ($1300) and potentially a transmission ($3400). taxes and labor are to be added. googled dct (error code) p0755 obtained during the checkup and found toyota's technical service bulletin tc002-06 from march 3rd, 2006 describing this problem and indicating the need to replace ecm. this repair would have been covered under toyota federal emissions warranty (96 months or 80,000 miles). why toyota did not contacted me to let me know about this problem in almost 4 years making me to pay almost $5000 for their mistake? *tr

1. transmission failed despite toyota dealer having replaced the ecm on the 2001 rav4. 2. car not shifting correctly between 1st and 2nd gears with new transmission and replaced (in 2007) ecm. could be dangerous in certain situations. 3. toyota replaced the part in 2007, but the problem was not fixed. have since discovered that they retooled this part 3 times since 2007, which tells me that the new part was just as faulty as the original. toyota will not replace the part for free because it was replaced once already and the new part only had a 12 month warranty. *tr

On december 22nd, i experienced slipping transmission problems. i took it to our local toyota dealership, and was told that there was no problem. i then took it to a independent transmission shop. i learned that that my transmission was destroyed, and had to be replaced. a rebuilt transmission was installed. i still had problems, and upon further investigation, the torque converter had to be replaced. with the torque converter replaced, i drove my toyota rav 4, only to experience more problems. i personally began invesgating the problems with toyota rav's, and learned of all of the other complaints logged against toyota, due to transmission problems. it has been 3, almost4 months, and my toyota is currently in the shop, getting a shift solenoid. i called toyota, for assitance, and was told that it was not covered under warranty. currently, i have over $4700 in repairs to this vehicle.