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2004 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	967288
Internal NHTSA #	10500861
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2004
File date	27/02/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 02/27/2013, my car was leaking coolant, so i took it to my local toyota dealer to have a check. It turns out the coolant were leaking from the head gasket and the head bolt was loosen and stripped. They told me they can't fix the leak. The only solution is to replace the whole engine. It will cost me $8,000 to replace the engine. I turned to internet for help and found out a loosen head bolt cause to replace the engine is a very comment issue for toyota engine 2az-fe. It's obvious to me the striped head bolt is an engine defect. This could have never happened if toyota have done a better job to ensure the head bolt won't striped over time. I am not saying the bolts should last forever. However, the bolts in a car engine should out last the bolts on my outdoor deck.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	143850
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ONTARIO, CA
VIN pattern	JTEGD20V340XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
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	0
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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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