Problems with 2002 Toyota RAV4 POWER TRAIN

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.

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

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota rav4. while driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle felt as if it switched gears independently. the contact depressed the accelerator pedal; however, the transmission failed to engage and the vehicle did not proceed forward. the contact depressed the accelerator pedal several times before the transmission finally engaged and the vehicle operated normally. the contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who was unable to identify the cause of the failure. the failure recurred. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 200,000. *tt *tr

I never received a notice or letter from toyota about extending the warranty to the transmission for the rav4 sent to owners. i even went to the toyota dealer in rapid city for car maintenance and they never told me about this issue. i donated the car to my daughter who lives in seattle and she is having problem with the car transmission. the toyota dealer in seattle wants to charge $4500 for fixing it. what do i or my daughter do? i was never informed about this extended warranty. please let me know. thank you

Faulty ecu computers causeing variations in speed and problems with hard shifting, damageing transmissons, causeing vehicles to fail while driving while in motion vehicle will not shift correctly. my vehicle stopped in an intersection and i was nearly hit by another vehicle while attempting to accelerate the vehicle would not shift into gear while turning left. i felt i could have been killed by on comming traffic with no ability to control my vehicle. toyota dealer and mechanic told me this is a well know defect and problem know to toyota with rav 4 2001-2003. also, 02 sessors go bad early leading to hazardous emissions to public and this burns out catalitic converters which can also cause harmful emissions. rav 4 2001 to 2003 have been identified as having faulty ecu's, auto transmissions and 02 sensor deficits and should be recalled by toyota to protect the public from accidents related to poor shifting, unsafe speed control and harmful emissions to the public. i notified toyota and they said they would do nothing because they offered an extended warnety but that expired after 10 years and they never notified me of any problems to look out for with the transmission. i ...

Tsb = tc002-06. known ecm issues caused transmission to shift incorrectly and ruined transmission. ecm has to be replace and transmission rebuilt. searching online, this appears to be a very common problem for my generation rav4. if a faulty product causes so many people to risk driving safely and be out several thousand dollars, there should be a recall placed to fix the issue. thousands of people affected. https://mbeach1b.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/tc002-061.pdf http://www.toyotaproblems.com/trends/rav4-transmission/

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota rav4. while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle independently shifted into second gear and lunged forward. the vehicle came to a complete stop on the side of the road. the vehicle was driven home. the following day, the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electronic control module failed; however the class action settlement ended in 2012. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 53,612. updated 04/25/17 lj *cn

I bought my friends 2002 toyota rav 4 and from the time i bought it back in march have been having problems with the the transmission. when i go to pull out into traffic it has no power and pulls out toooo slow and bucks! i have to wait till there is no traffic to safely pull out! i read where there was a recall on this problem and it was extended to 10 years or 150,000 miles. the vehicle had 136,000 miles on it! i think this was happening to her before she sold it to me and she was going to trade it in but decided to sell it private! don't know if she ever got the recall letter or not but i'm sure she would have had it repaired if she did. anyway i am on a limited income and can't afford the part it says it needs and think that since toyota had a mileage of up to 150,000 they should have to fix it! i did pay 700 dollars to have 2 of the solenoids replaced but that didn't fix the problem! the vehicle ...

The car make noise,by the transmission area and the 3 gear not working when the car is already hot. i think my car still under garanty is only 128,000 miles.

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$

My 2002 toyota rav 4 is an automatic transmission and it doesn't shift easily. i always thought it was because it was a 4 cylinder, but recently it has gotten a lot worse. what it's doing now is a magnification of what it has been doing for a long time, struggling to shift from the lower gear to a higher gear. i called my dealership where i bought the car new in 2002 and they said that my car has a 'warranty enhancement' notice on it, and that it needs a new ecu, but that i was supposed to have done this within 10 years from my purchase date. a new york times article from july 13, 2010 addresses this issue and toyota's warranty extension, and pointed out that toyota notified dealerships. however, it appears that you have to be a customer of your dealership to have to have found out about the ecu, and i am not because i don't live near the dealership. the service department told me that i fall outside the 10 year warranty and would have to pay $1200-1600 to replace the ecu. toyota motor corp ...

I purchased the rav in 2007 with less than 50,000 miles. soon after the purchase the check engine light would come on and off. when i took the vehicle multiple times to be serviced the engine light would not be on and the dealer service department did not check for codes because dealer policy is if engine light was not on, codes would not be check. this vehicle was subject to a 2007 recall on ecu and the ecu was reset per recall instructions per the toyota dealership. since that time i have had to replace multiple components with the most recent repair of $3,600 for a rebuilt transmission. i believe that if computer would have been checked back in 2007 these repairs (replacement of multiple solenoid, oxygen sensors and valve switch) would not have not taken, including the recent failure and replaced of the transmission and i would not be in this situation now. per multiple toyota service department staff, i was told this model has a history of ecu problems causing transmission failures. resetting the ecu only masked or put a band aide on this transmission problem.

The car recently starts hesitate and suddenly slow down sometimes when i push the gas gear from stop (not always). the mechanic said the transmission may need to be checked. from the internet, i learned that this particular car is known to have the transmission defect (rav4 2001-2003 with automatic transmission).

Purchased the 2002 toyota rav4 for $6000 from a 'reputable' mechanic. his nephew owned it. mechanic did all the work on it while it was owned by nephew. nephew owned it for 2 years. i purchased it in may 2014. february 2015 the transmission went out. through much research & digging found a recall on it. toyota stated they fixed it in 2007. further investigation show 2001 - 2003 rav4's are a pieces of junk. this car was taken in from the previous owner to have the 'shifting issues' looked at in march 2012. said nephew owned it at that time. noone can tell me the mechanic & the nephew didn't know there was going to be problems with the transmission. february 16, 2015 the car stopped in the middle of the road. had towed to my mechanic, we will call him [xxx]. [xxx] said it was the transmission, he could take the tranny out & send it to his transmission guy for repairs. total estimate: $ 3800. called the previous owner, he 'oh, i'm sorry'. fast forward to today, april 27, 2015. the car has been at the mechanics for 2 1/2 months. transmission has been rebuilt. had ...

Car seemed to struggle getting to 1st gear then lurched into 4th gear. struggled to get it driven to the dealership. ended up being a failure of electronic control module (ecm), failed code po 755. this was covered under a warranty enhancement of a nhtsa id#10037585 known problem that expired after 10 years from purchase or 150,000 miles. i purchased the car new in 2003 from the same dealership that did the repair. toyota corporate office would not offer any help in fixing this known malfunction problem even though my mileage was less than 43,000 miles. i feel a known safety issue should be addressed in some way by toyota beyond their stringent time limits. 1-9-2015 cost to replace ecm...$1,435....with no guarantees it did not ruin the transmission. *tr