THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING VERY HARD FROM GEAR TO GEAR AND HAD PROBLEMS STARTING IN FIRST GEAR FROM A STOP. IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS VERY COMMON ON 2001-2004 RAV4'S PER COMPLAINTS ONLINE. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PUT OUT BY TOYOTA IN MARCH OF 2006 ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT OF THE ECU. THE BULLETIN PROVES TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE ECU. MANY PEOPLE ARE BEING FORCED TO BUY A TRANSMISSION ALSO AFTER THE FAULTY ECU DESTROYS THEIRS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SUCH AS DRIVING ONTO A FREEWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION STALLING WHEN MERGING WITH TRAFFIC. *TR
2010
SUSPENSION
I RECEIVED A SAFETY NOTICE ABOUT MY CAR LIKE 2 MONTHS AGO. AND I STILL HAVENT RECEIVED THE OTHER LETTER SAYING THE PART WAS READY SO I CAN GET MY CAR FIXED. I TRAVEL ALOT WITH MY KIDS AND EVERY TIME I USE MY CAR I FEAR SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER SENT. WE WERE SUPPOSE TO GET ANOTHER LETTER SENT OUT TO TELL US THE PART WAS READY AND WE CAN GET THIS PART PUT IN OUR CAR. BUT ITS ALREADY NOVEMBER AND NOTHING YET. PLEASE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES. DONT LET SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPEN TO GET THIS PART SENT OUT!! THANKS!!! THE INCIDENT DATE IS JUST THE DATE THE LETTER WAS SENT OUT. I JUST COULDNT SKIP THAT PART SO I PUT THAT DATE. *TR
