Problems with 2002 Toyota RAV4 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2002 rav4 ecu shifting problem (dtc code p0755). the car jitters when switching from gear 1 to 2 as well on reverse. it also jitters when it drives on low gear. there is an well known problem with rav4 2001-2003 but toyota has failed to recall it, despite being a safety hazard as it has caused accidents and bodily injury. it has the high likelihood to destroy the transmission.

The past couple weeks my car had been laghing more an more when at complete stop. this past week it has been the worst. whenever i try to accelerate from.a complete stop my car with lag and jerk like it is trying to shift into gear but cant. when i took it in to a transmission specialist they said it was my ecm and that this year specifically has had problems recorded fron others with the same issues with the emc. one incident i had specificaly was when inwas trying to go up a mountain to get to work my rpms were spiking as my rav was trying to shift gears to get up the mountain and my car staller out. i had no clue it died untill i was driving down the mountain and turning my steering wheel became a struggle. i had to put on my e break just to stop and try and turn it on to shift into neutral so i could get down the mountain. i have had serveral cases when i have almost been re ended because of the jerking has been so rough.

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota rav4. after starting the engine, the vehicle would not properly accelerate when depressing the accelerator pedal. the vehicle was taken to fred anderson toyota (9101 glenwood avenue, raleigh, nc) where it was diagnosed that the electronic control module and transmission were faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was provided. the failure mileage was 91,000. *tt consumer stated transmission failed while in traffic, car was able to accelerate properly and was longer shifting gears.*jb

The ecm which controls the transmission failed.

Car went into neutral while negotiating an intersection on several occations. has bucked stalled pulling into traffic, and failed to shift while passing, im told its a know problem with ecu, but toyota cut a deal and did not have to notify owners! bought this car new now there telling me 6000 to 9000$

Ecm malfunction. *tr

My mother had the engine control module fixed june of 2013. she had to pay for this repair herself because toyota refused to fix it, even though they sent letters out to people saying that they would cover the cost to repair this known issue. after 1900.00 later, she paid for it. a year later i own this same vehicle and the same thing has gone bad. its just out of the warranty. i almost got hit due to the car stalling when i pulled out at an intersection. this is a known problem, and it was paid for by another family member. yet it has the same issue. toyota needs to fix this problem. horrible costumer service. *tr

The ecm malfunction. *tr

We bought this car off my mom (who was the original owner and has taken immaculate care of it!) just two months ago! out of nowhere the car started to experience "hard shifting". because it couldn't shift like it should, it was a road hazard/safety issue! we took it into the toyota dealership that very day. they told us it was the ecm and maybe even the transmission! the approx. cost would be $1,100 to replace the ecm, and thousands more if it was the transmission. they said they would have it done by tuesday (christmas eve.) i started researching the problem because it didn't make sense that this car that had such low miles would have this problem. well, i found out this is a widespread problem with the rav4. toyota knows about it and has not recalled this part! there was even a lawsuit against them, but that only led to an extension of the warranty to 10 years or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first! our car only has 88,900 miles but because it is 11 years old, it won't be covered by a warranty! we are out $1,180 right at christmas time! and they did not get ...

Today my toyota rav4 2002 began to have automatic transmission shifting issues. it has an excessive jerk when shifted from park to reverse, it is slow to shift from 1 to 2, and it jerks like i was rear ended when shifting to the next gear. i contacted my local toyota dealer and was told there are no outstanding recalls on my car, the ecm software was updated before i purchased it used. i asked if they had any issues with the transmission on this model and year and i was told "no". they recommended i bring it in for a diagnostic check for $104 just to check it out. afterwards i thought i would check the net. i found numerous threads regarding the 2001-3 ecm/transmission issue. it appears a number of owners have submitted complaints to nhtsa. please add me. they are ignoring this issue and pretending they do not know anything about it.

Original owner of 2002 toyota rav4 awd. was driving home from a friend's house and stopped off near my home for an errand. left the store, (car was running, family inside) and proceed to drive towards my house. the engine was running but the car was barely moving. the tach was at 4,000 and i was barely going 5 mph. suddenly and without warning the car raced forward at a high rate of speed. i slammed on the brakes to avoid a rear-end collision. after it was safe to move, i stepped on the gas again and the car sluggishly moved at about 5mph again. the whole ride home (less than 5 minutes) the car was either slow or fast without much pressure on the accelerator. upon arriving at home and trying to parallel park the car, i noticed that the transmission was sluggish and made loud noise when shifted into reverse. this wasn't normal and it troubled me. i looked up online the symptoms and saw the tsb and the class action lawsuit against toyota. i never received any information on this. this is my first time hearing about this. ok 10 years/150,000 miles ...

While driving on hwy i85 at 70mph my toyota rav4 suddenly locked up and caused vehicle to skid off the road. thankfully, no one was injured, but car was towed to mechanic and estimated that the transmission transfer case may be cause...since then i have learned that toyota had a recall on their ecm for rav 4 cars 2001-2003 that resulted in transmission shifting problems yet i was never notified because my vin number was n/a indicating that my car would not experience any of the transmission shifting problems commonly associated with this recall. unfortunately, the transmission shifting and lock-up problems that i am having is directly related to the computer faulty design of toyota's ecm and yet they are not taking any moral or financial responsibility for my repairs. i'm filing this complaint because there has to be other toyota owners that were not informed about the ecm recall such as myself that also like me, could be driving along the road in a well maintained car and suddenly skid out of control perhaps next time causing a fatality that could be avoided! proper notification regardless of vin numbers so consumers can have cars inspected specifically for recall issues ...

Trans began to race, while car was moving slowly. shifting became slow and loud. acted like it was stuck in the low gears and was having difficulty shifting from 1 to 2 to 3, etc. the trans was laboring to make the necessary shift from the low to the higher gears have not driven car since that date except for analysis, etc.. to date, the various experts (joke) ( toyota included ) say i need either the ecm, trans., or both the current price for repair is $6,775.00 + tax ( this was a special price that was quoted by a toyota dealer ) i have dealt with the car dealer,toyota(corp) sales managers, etc and, to a person, received their sympathy, but, no support whatsoever. how is it possible for this corp. to continue to refuse to correct an obvious fraud ( they new abt this problem since day one ) and continue to refuse to provide corrective steps? i bought this auto in aug of 2011 with 47,00 miles on it. i drove it for ...

This past summer the 2002 rav 4 started giving indications that something might not be right. the car had always gotten its required mileage maintenance which was also due at the time. so those things were done. however, over the last three weeks the following started: --the engine light came on, then off; --there was hesitation when accelerating/ a harsh jerk and shift when changing gears --the vehicle would sometimes slip back into neutral and stall while driving three independent toyota-certified technicians diagnosed that there is a problem with the transmission, so we took it to darcars toyota where the car was purchased. the technician there confirmed the diagnosis but said we needed to contact the warranty enhancement department. after placing me on hold for about 5 minutes, she told me that the car had exceeded the time for the warranty by about 3 months and therefore nothing could be done. is toyota willing to jeopardize the long-term customer loyalty and more importantly, the safety of their customers, just because the car chose to display its ...

I was driving my 2002 toyota rav4 down the interstate when the check engine light came on at the same time that the rpm's of the vehicle began escalating far beyond where they normally would. after testing the vehicle at different speeds, i determined that the car would not shift from fourth to fifth gear. took it to my local mechanic, who determined that there is nothing wrong with my transmission. what's wrong is that the electronic control module (ecm) that controls the transmission had failed. he contacted a local toyota dealer to see if he could source the part and discovered that it was a known failure and we needed to take the car to the dealership. we did so, where we were told because we purchased the car new in may of 2002 (ten years, five months ago) that they were refusing to repair the car's ecm as it fell outside of their 'adjusted' warranty period. i contacted toyota's corporate customer assistance, where i was told that yes, toyota knows that the part is going to fail. they extended the warranty to cover more of the cars that would be affected. ...