I OWN A TOYOTA 2007 RAV4 WHICH AS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIPS SHOP OVER 10 TIMES FOR THE SAME TWO ISSUES BRAKES AND GRINDING NOISE, PER TOYOTA EACH TIME IT WAS DIFFERENT, BUT I KNOW IT WAS THE SAME TWO THINGS. IT'S LIKE TOYOTA IS FALSIFYING CUSTOMERїS CAR ISSUES WITH THEIR OWN WORDS INSTEAD OF MAKING PROPER DOCUMENTATION. IT STARTED OFF WITH THE BRAKES WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR THEY WERE MAKING A NOISE AND WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF STOPPING, BUT I THOUGHT THIS MAY BE AN ADDED FEATURE TO THE NEW CAR. THE FIRST REAL INCIDENT IS WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND I CRASHED INTO TO A SIDE RAIL. IT DIDN'T DO MUCH DAMAGE AND IT TOTAL ABOUT $400.00. THE CAR IS MAKING A METALLIC NOISE IN THE SUSPENSION AND THIS WAS REPORTED, BUT EACH AND EVERY TIME TOYOTA'S TECHS DRIVES WITH ME AND MY HUSBAND WHILE WE DRIVING THE CAR TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE TOYOTAїS TECHS SAID THIS NOISE WAS NORMAL. WE KNEW THIS NOISE WASNїT NORMAL BEHAVIOR OF A BRAND NEW CAR, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER AUTO SHOP AND THEY VERIFIED THAT THE NOISE WAS IN THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM, THAT TOYOTA WOULD NEED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND IT WOULD COST ME MONEY TO LOCATE THE NOISE. WHEN I TOLD TOYOTA THEY SAID THEY GIVE A CAR UNTIL THEY COULD FIND THE ISSUE, BY LETTING THEIR FIELD TECH LOOK AT THE CAR, AND I ASKED WHEN THIS TECH WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I WANTED TO SEE THIS PERSON LOOK AT THE CAR, BUT THEY CAME UP WITH A MILLION AND ONE REASONS THAT I COULD MEET WITH THE TECH? AFTER TALKING TO PEOPLE FROM THEIR CORP OFFICE ABOUT THE METALLIC NOISE AND THE BRAKES TOYOTA SAID, їSINCE WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR ITїS UNDER WARRANTY SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IT WILL BE FIXEDї. WHAT I DONїT UNDERSTAND IS WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS CAR TO KILL ME OR MY FAMILY FOR THE COMPANY TO LOOK AT THEIR FAULTS BECAUSE ALL WE DID WAS PURCHASED A CAR FROM THE TOP OF THE LINE AUTO MAKERS TO GET THIS KIND OF TREATMENT? *TW
2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED DRASTICALLY. THE CONTACT DECELERATED AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY AND TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250. ..UPDATED 01/16/2013 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 1/25/2013 *JS
