CLUNKING STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING. STARTED AT ABOUT 15K MILES. NOW 45K AND NOISE MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED. READ THIS IS ROD/SHAFT PROBLEM WITH 2006S, SEE THAT MAJORITY OF COMPLAINS FILED W/ NHTSA RELATE TO THIS ISSUE. WHY IS TOYOTA NOT RECALLING? THEY CLAIM NOT SAFETY ISSUE. CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING CAN'T BE GOOD FOR FUTURE INTEGRITY OF VEHICLE'S STEERING. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL THERE IS A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. READ TOYOTA RECALLED 2005S FOR SAME ISSUE, AND READ NO POST-2006 MODELS SUFFER SAME PROBLEM. COME ON TOYOTA, FIX THIS PROBLEM ON 2006S. *TR
2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 SEEMS TO SLIP. WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKS 2 OR 3 TIMES BEFORE IT TAKES OFF. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY. *TR