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Issues with Toyota RAV4 POWER TRAIN by Years

The Toyota RAV4 had plenty of problems with various aspects of POWER TRAIN as 519 complaints were lodged, most of which revolve around AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. Models of 2002, 2003, 2001 appear to be the most susceptible to problems with POWER TRAIN.

Browse Toyota RAV4 POWER TRAIN problems by years

2019 19 2018 8 2017 4 2016 5 2015 7 2014 7 2013 17 2012 15 2011 22 2010 35 2009 26 2008 35 2007 52 2006 53 2005 6 2004 19 2003 206 2002 369 2001 189 2000 5 1999 4

Do Toyota RAV4 models have POWER TRAIN problems?

Below you may see the POWER TRAIN components and the number of complaints they received.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 551 MANUAL TRANSMISSION 11 CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) 10 DIFFERENTIAL UNIT 7 TORQUE CONVERTER 2 FLOOR SHIFT 2 TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) 2 PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH 1 CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT 1 FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY 1 AXLE HUBS 1 DRIVELINE 1 DRIVESHAFT 1

Worst Toyota RAV4 Problems

POWER TRAIN
2004 Toyota RAV4 November 12, 2009 Victims: 2

2004 rav4. accelerator has become erratic in the last 3 months. car will leap ahead with virtually no pressure on pedal. only does it occasionally....

POWER TRAIN
2008 Toyota RAV4 November 17, 2012 Victims: 2 Mileage: 48255 miles

Happy holidays & hanukkah! bob bridge took advantage of my age & background. they charged me $1280 out the door for tsb recall service. it's unfair &...

POWER TRAIN
2002 Toyota RAV4 April 15, 2013 Victims: 2 Mileage: 79100 miles

My wife drive a 2002 rav4 to work. on april 15 2013 while on her way to work like always she stopped at a red light . as the light turn green she pr...

Recently reported POWER TRAIN problems on Toyota RAV4

The POWER TRAIN
2019 Toyota RAV4

Toyota has issued a technical service bulletin t-sb-0107-19 titled "hesitation on acceleration from a slow or rolling stop". it calls for reprogramming of the electronic control module by a toyota dealer. it goes on to say that toyota is not notifying rav4 owners of this fix, you have to go to the dealer and tell them you are having a problem.

The POWER TRAIN
2008 Toyota RAV4

Rav4 has been maintained per toyota's recommendations. at approx 86k miles it started using up excessive amounts of oil. oil is not leaking, nor burning (can't see anything in the tail pipes), and there's no burn oil smell anywhere. after researching, i found that in 2011, toyota issued tsb-0094-11 that acknowledged excessive oil consumption in my year vehicle. toyota also issued a lsc ze7 which offered free repair for qualified vehicles during the campaign (11/24/2017 or 150k miles whichever came first). unfortunately my car just hit 86k miles. i'm the 2nd owner and never got any notification. my car is burning about 1 quart per 1,000 miles. after speaking to toyota cust no-svc, they're not willing to do anything. even though they acknowledge there's an issue!!! my case with toyota is 1912311193. from my online research i've seen many people impacted that have not been helped by toyota. this is just not right. toyota has kept this very quiet.

The POWER TRAIN
2008 Toyota RAV4

There is a problem with the rear differential coupling that may cause the car to lock up at high speeds. the repair cost is ridiculous and toyota will not stand behind its product. the car makes terrible bumping noises at low speeds and sounds like it will lock up.

The POWER TRAIN
2011 Toyota RAV4

Rear axle seals failed due to clogged differential vent. car has 93k miles on it. the vent is impossible to reach and can't be cleaned easily. also it costs $1300 to fix it.

The POWER TRAIN
2017 Toyota RAV4

2017 toyota rav4 transmission gives up at 100k miles.the toyota dealer ask me to $6000 for repair.

The POWER TRAIN
2014 Toyota RAV4

The incident occurred on 11/13/2019 @ 8:30am. i had started my 2014 toyota rav4, pulled out from under the carport apprx. 25ft and put the vehicle in park and fully engaged the parking brake i always do this if i need to leave the vehicle running for any reason. in this case i was heating the interior as it was chilli. i went back inside my home to get the animal crate that contained my cat who needed to go to the vet. as i was loading the crate into the front seat the vehicle began moving in reverse. i was between the open door and the vehicle itself and after freaking out a second looked to see if the parking brake had disengaged. it had not.at that point i was along for the ride and the car drug me toward the laundry room and i went underneath the open door holding onto the armrest. when i had to release my trip i was laid out on my back with my arms and hands raised. the right front tire came into contact with first my left elbow then wrist then hand wrenching my left shoulder as it ...

The POWER TRAIN
2003 Toyota RAV4

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota rav4. on several occasions, while driving, the vehicle failed to shift into gear correctly. the contact stated that the vehicle occasionally failed to shift into third gear. the rpms would rev; however, the vehicle would lose forward momentum. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. the vin was not available. *dt *dl *js

The POWER TRAIN
2019 Toyota RAV4

Trans mission jerks hard after i come to a complete stop and drive again.

The POWER TRAIN
2012 Toyota RAV4

3 weeks after the 50,000 mile service, on october 22 2019, i was driving 35 mph on soquel avenue, when the car became unresponsive, i lost all power and control of the vehicle, and "check ev system" came onto the instrument cluster. i was able to coast to the side of the road into a bus stop, turned the car off, and had the car towed into the dealership. the dealership was unable to replicate the symptom and informed me that it was due to the 12v battery. they replaced it and assured me the issue would not happen again. on nov 11, 2019, the issue happened again while i was on the highway this time. i had the car towed in again to toyota, who informed me that "some rav4 evs have been in the shop for months, unable to be diagnosed". i researched the symptom online and found that it related to a 2015 recall that related to the electric traction motor. toyota's description of the f01 recall: in the involved rav4 ev's, components in the electric vehicle traction motor assembly, which is part of the propulsion system, may cause the vehicle to shift ...

The POWER TRAIN
2003 Toyota RAV4

My transmission started raving up and shifting all crazy and taken to scan to show a shift selinoid b took to tranny shop who says it's computer and see several post about this happening to others. i am a grandma and i can't even drive him around don't feel safe. it was driving during this time in the city streets