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2004 Toyota RAV4 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	895511
Internal NHTSA #	10438663
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2004
File date	09/10/11
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2004 toyota rav 4 started overheating/smoking while driving at 20 mph in a parking lot. I pulled into a parking space and saw leaking antifreeze and i hoped it was just a hose or the temperature gauge. I ran to the store, bought antifreeze, filled the radiator and was able to get it home. The next day, i drove it to a friends mechanic. The engine is leaking antifreeze due to the engine bolts stripping. Apparently toyota installed steel bolts into an aluminum block and if the engine heats too much, the bolts strip out, causing the leakage. The shop said the repair will cost me 5k at a dealership and 3. 5k at a private garage. I contacted toyota in california and their response was: discussion thread response ([xxx]) 10/11/2011 06:11 am dear ms. _______________; thank you for contacting toyota motor sales, u. S. A., inc. We are sorry to hear of your concerns with the engine of your rav4, and apologize this aspect of the vehicle did not meet your expectations. We do not show a special service campaign or recall for the condition you described, and thus do not have specific insight to provide. If you feel you have a failed or broken component, we recommend contacting the customer relations manager at your local toyota dealership. We have documented your comments at our national headquarters, where they remain available for review from the appropriate departments. It is through feedback such as yours we are able to monitor and improve upon the quality of our product. If we may be of further assistance, please contact us via email or by calling 800-331-4331. We are available from 5 am to 6 pm, pacific time, monday through friday, and from 7 am to 4 pm saturday. We have documented your comments at our national headquarters under file #. If toyota has no knowledge of this then why have they created a repair kit to fix the threads in the head? Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	139000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EATONTOWN, NJ
VIN pattern	JTEHD20V940XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	40
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Toyota RAV4 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Toyota RAV4 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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