Major Problems with 2001 Toyota RAV4 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2001 Toyota RAV4

2001 Toyota RAV4 STRUCTURE Victims: 3

2001 Toyota RAV4 SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC Victims: 3 Mileage: 103400 miles

2001 Toyota RAV4 BODY Victims: 1 Mileage: 111219 miles

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Problems with AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota RAV4 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN vehicle exhibits intermittent hesitation upon acceleration from stop or low speed.hesitation has occurred since shortly after vehicle purchase date with...	121 ~ 98333 miles
POWER TRAIN 2001 toyota rav 4 started with check engine light coming on and off then toyota sent ssc-601 in march of...	62 ~ 102142 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM premature wearing of brake pads making vehicle hard to stop. *ak the vehicle makes noise. at first the dealer turned...	56 ~ 90768 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL on several occasions with the car in park and still running vehicle would make a huge clanking noise and would	21 ~ 50369 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING consumer states that while driving at any speed the engine light comes on and will stay on the remainder of	13 ~ 89804 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the squeezing / rattling type of noise at dash / instrument area. i took my car to maita toyota service...	12 ~ 73537 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota rav4. the contact stated that he heard noises coming from the tires when...	9 ~ 105170 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota rav 4. while the contact was driving 30 mph she noticed that the vehicle...	8 ~ 128628 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS consumer started vehicle up and airbags deployed. vehicle had been sitting all night. door automatically locked once vehicle had started...	7 ~ 1743 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the vehicle intermittently stalled without warning but would restart within seconds. this occurred while driving at any speed or stopping....	6 ~ 87000 miles
DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC brakes squeal when stopping. replaced rotors pads. still not corrected. *ak...	6
AIR BAGS consumer states while driving 40 mph vehicle was involved in a head on collision and the air bags not to	5 ~ 40800 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2001 toyota rav4 started car put in drive applied gas and car leaped forward. put transmission in neutral engine was...	4 ~ 81682 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY consumer went to the garage opened the drivers door got in and put on seat belt and closed the door....	4
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i am experiencing a 5 to 10 second dead spot in the acceleration of my new rav4 several times a...	4 ~ 31460 miles
STEERING the transmission shifts slowly pops into reverse while in the car wash and the rpm gauge shows high rpm's when	4 ~ 22500 miles
FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC the transmission shifts slowly pops into reverse while in the car wash and the rpm gauge shows high rpm's when	4
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN the transmission shifts slowly pops into reverse while in the car wash and the rpm gauge shows high rpm's when	4 ~ 61000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC the brakes screetch when applied. the sound is particularly startling if the brakes are applied quickly. this sound is not...	4
SEAT BELTS the customer stated that the vehicle was involved in a frontal collision in which the air bags failed to deploy...	3 ~ 69999 miles
STRUCTURE the consumer loss control of vehicle going 65mph on a straight path the vehicle was rapidly thrown to the right	3 ~ 46000 miles
TIRES tires provide extremely poor traction in rain or snow. at the recommended psi the tires spin when accelerating and skid...	3 ~ 27367 miles
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i bought a brand new 2001 toyota rav4 from cox toyota in burlington nc in november of 2000. the vehicle...	3 ~ 42141 miles
DRUM > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC a technical service bulletin was issued in october 2001 regarding a rear brake problem. consumers vehicle had been having brake...	3
SERVICE BRAKES vehicle accelerated by itself while driving at 45mph. i had to use both brakes to stop the car and experienced...	2 ~ 144551 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota rav4. the contact stated that he heard noises coming from the tires when...	2 ~ 150000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i was traveling on a highway to work and it had been raining when i pressed my brakes to stop...	2 ~ 91861 miles
EQUIPMENT toyota rav 4 2001 headlights fog up after one year. they are a sealed unit. i have had them replaced...	2 ~ 130000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE premature wearing of brake pads making vehicle hard to stop. *ak the vehicle makes noise. at first the dealer turned...	2 ~ 55610 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE consumer started vehicle up and airbags deployed. vehicle had been sitting all night. door automatically locked once vehicle had started...	2
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY on 10/13/2012 we purchased this vehicle. we headed south on a busy freeway and had the driver's side window down...	1 ~ 111000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC possible brake system failure 2001 toyota rav4 with abs brake system. *tr...	1 ~ 103400 miles
PARKING BRAKE i have a 2001 toyota rav4 (manual transmission). the parking brake lever seems to have come detached and does not	1
TREAD/BELT > TIRES my fiance was driving my rav 4 this past saturday. the car has 4 copper discoverer tires (dot# utdac5t0704) that...	1 ~ 72000 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i have not had an accident or injuries to what my complaint is about. i personally think this is a...	1
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM transmission slipping on 2001 toyota rav4. service bulletin issued requiring replacement of computer to fix this problem. bulletin extended warranty...	1 ~ 87000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT i have a toyota rav 4 4wd 2001 model. at 47 000 miles i had an engine replacement done by...	1 ~ 72000 miles
TORQUE CONVERTER > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i have a toyota rav 4 4wd 2001 model. at 47 000 miles i had an engine replacement done by...	1 ~ 72000 miles
MODULE > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM failed ecm results in the car starting in the wrong gear and hesitating when switching gears. driving the car with...	1 ~ 78400 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota rav4. while driving at 25 mph and making a left turn the passenger's...	1 ~ 83000 miles
FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY > MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2001 rav4 manual transmission - the gear shift started moving back and forth in the 5th gear position when pressure...	1 ~ 73000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY while driving my 2001 toyota rav 4 ( 31000 total mileage ) with the heater motor on high i heard...	1 ~ 31000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING toyota rav 4 2001 headlights fog up after one year. they are a sealed unit. i have had them replaced...	1 ~ 260000 miles
FRONT UNDERHOOD > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM while driving passengers smelled a burning odor. the consumer opened the hood and saw fire. the consumer immediately called the	1 ~ 36136 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT premature wearing of brake pads making vehicle hard to stop. *ak the vehicle makes noise. at first the dealer turned...	1
REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS premature wearing of brake pads making vehicle hard to stop. *ak the vehicle makes noise. at first the dealer turned...	1
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL vehicle does not return throttle to idle position when taking foot off gas pedal. vehicle does not decelerate. when put	1
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM 2001 rav4 catalyst system fail. many owners for 2001-2002 are having problem getting engine error code po420/430 (catalyst system efficiency...	1 ~ 20000 miles
MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC no summary listed for above vehicle. *ak...	1
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY no summary listerd for above vehicle. *ak...	1
FRONT > SUSPENSION i purchased the rav-4 in mid-june. it pulled to the right so i took it back into molle toyota to...	1
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS while traveling at approximately 50 mph another vehicle crossed into consumer's path which resulted in front end of consumer's vehicle...	1
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC consumer's foot slipped off brake pedal onto throttle and almost ran into something because they were too close together. brake	1
LINKAGES > STEERING i have had my vehicle to the dealership on these dates for the sa me repair feb.9.2001 march 12 march...	1
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE vibration/rattle at all speeds from windshield area of vehicle. appears to be from plastic cowling around windshield and wipers. may	1
REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY the windshield and rear-view mirror are not set into the window frame causing vibration at any speed and making it	1
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY is the plastic sun roof safe? will it splinter in a crash?*ak...	1
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING a technical service bulletin was issued in october 2001 regarding a rear brake problem. consumers vehicle had been having brake...	1

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