Major Problems with 2003 Toyota RAV4 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2003 Toyota RAV4

2003 Toyota RAV4 FRONTAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 18000 miles

2003 Toyota RAV4 FRONTAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 18200 miles

2003 Toyota RAV4 POWER TRAIN Victims: 1 Mileage: 69000 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 while coasting down a hill driver began to depress the brakes and there was no brake pressure. also driver had	106 ~ 110719 miles
POWER TRAIN i have a 2003 toyota rav4- seems to be exact same problem everyone else is having--no problems until early this...	97 ~ 105450 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM as my husband and i drove we smelled a strange odor we thought it was the air outside. my husband...	39 ~ 96373 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2003 toyota rav4 5sp 4wd. throttle body whine between 2700 and 3000 rpm. the noise is so annoying that you...	26 ~ 89448 miles
ENGINE i own a 2003 toyota rav4. my car was running in good working order with just over 99 000 miles...	20 ~ 95227 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i have a 2003 rava4. i use synthetic oil in it when i get my regular oil change. last week...	15 ~ 70737 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER we have a toyota rav4 electric vehicle. car rolled away from charging station while plugged in - person in car...	15 ~ 102589 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING on tuesday january 24 2006 while driving from rhode island the oil light came on - immediately i pulled over...	8 ~ 97169 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL toyota rav4 2003 two weeks ago i notice a shifting problem with the car more so from a stop and...	7 ~ 116328 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS the vehicle was involved in a frontal collision and the air bags failed to deploy. *jb...	6 ~ 30396 miles
SEAT BELTS engine light has been on for awhile. i spent 1400 to get it fixed last year so that i can...	4 ~ 93750 miles
AIR BAGS my mother was driving back from her second home on the 60 freeway in southern california at normal highway speed...	4 ~ 31250 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i backed up in reverse and then put 2003 rav 4 into drive expecting to go forward when motor began...	3 ~ 68948 miles
VISIBILITY i have a 2003 toy rav 4 and the drivers side sun visor lost all of its elasticity and no...	3 ~ 36701 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM while driving my vehicles rpms cut out and the throttle would not respond it started to slow down and then...	2 ~ 144036 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota rav4. while driving 30 mph the vehicle would not shift into gear. after a...	2 ~ 33774 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota rav4. while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle began to drift uncontrollably toward the...	2 ~ 40000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i was at a stop sign no gas turned down hill in snow car accelerated going straight into downed tree....	2 ~ 78509 miles
STRUCTURE i have a 2003 toyota rav 4. for several years now there has been a squeaking/crunching noise in the dashboard...	2 ~ 48500 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES had just got on the freeway a couple of miles ago was going about 70 miles and hour and had...	2
BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS > GASOLINE > ENGINE toyota rav 4 drive belt pulleys were not installed correctly.*mr. while driving the battery discharger light came on and the	2 ~ 11000 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota rav4. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph the vehicle made a...	1 ~ 97000 miles
LABELS > OTHER > EQUIPMENT transmission on 2003 rav 4 (toyota) does not work properly it hesitates and does not move the auto when the...	1 ~ 45000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS was involved in an accident with the toyota 2003 rav4 rolling over and none of the air bags had opened	1 ~ 75080 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl*the contact 2003 toyota rav4. the contact stated that there was an excessive amount of rust and cracks on the...	1 ~ 64000 miles
SUSPENSION 2003 toyota rav4. consumer requests ramification to unsuccessful attempts to fix the manufacturer's defect in workmanship *tgw the consumer stated...	1
STEERING i was at a stop sign no gas turned down hill in snow car accelerated going straight into downed tree....	1 ~ 80048 miles
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota rav4. over time the seat belt buckle failed. the buckle does not latch when...	1 ~ 184000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2003 toyota rav4. consumer states unexpected acceleration. *tgw the consumer stated as she was pulling into a parking space slowly...	1
FRONT UNDERHOOD > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM while driving the rav 4 on country roads the car stalled at a stop. after multiple attempts we were able...	1 ~ 50000 miles
CABLES > 12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM we have a toyota rav4 electric vehicle. car rolled away from charging station while plugged in - person in car...	1 ~ 43173 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC i bought a used 2003 toyota rav4 in 2006. shortly after i purchased the vehicle i noticed it did not...	1 ~ 35000 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM in the last week after some heavy rains in san diego ca i noticed that the front floor boards on...	1
FRONT > SEAT BELTS while driving at approximately 30 mph consumer's vehicle rear ended anothetr vehicle. upon impact driver's side seat belt failed to	1 ~ 18200 miles
RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS when the consumer rear ended another vehicle at 25 mph the front air bag did not deploy nor did the...	1 ~ 18000 miles
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING owner of 2003 toyota rav4s purchased as a new vehicle november 2003. in the past several months owner has experienced...	1
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE crunching noise in dash board although repaired 4 times by dealer noise is still evident. *ak...	1
FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION i had my hand resting on the gear shift (automatic on the floor) and bumped it from drive into neutral....	1
TIRES while driving east at 75 mph the right rear tire blewout which caused the consumer to lose control of the...	1
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC while coasting down a hill driver began to depress the brakes and there was no brake pressure. also driver had	1
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE s10 appropriate handling re sudden unintended acceleration incident fm owner of a 2003 toyota rav4. *kb the consumer stated on...	1
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL consumer stated the vehicle that he purchased did not come equipped with cruise control so the dealer offered to add...	1

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