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2006 Toyota RAV4 Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	844773
Internal NHTSA #	10383070
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2006
File date	16/02/11
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Last night while driving with my young daughter on a lonely highway with no cell service, my 2006 toyota rav 4 v6 limited started making a noise. I immediately checked my dash and no lights were on, pressures okay. The noise stopped and i kept driving. About twelve miles from home the noise started again and my daughter noticed. I looked down and my oil pressure light flashed on and right back off. We barely made it to our house. When i got out and looked under the car, oil was everywhere. It had ran all the way to the back of the car. When i pulled the dip stick there was no oil on the stick. My husband checked it today and found a hole in a rubber hose. I went on-line and have read hundreds of similar stories. Supposedly, toyota was to send out a letter in october 2009 to all 2006 rav owners. Well, i never received a letter and i've been the one and only owner at the same address. So, it's not like i couldn't be found. Now my husband is trying to find the replacement part for the vvti- oil hose, that is now called a 'pipe'. I want to know why this wasn't considered a recall issue instead of a limited service campaign? That oil had spewed all over and under the hot engine onto the manifold. There was nothing keeping it from catching fire which could have taken both our lives. If i had received the letter (a year and a half ago) the hose could have been replaced. Now, i'm looking at repair costs that could include a new engine. At this point, we don't know how much damage was done. My car is paid for and i don't have the funds to buy a new car or have the engine replaced. I want to know with all of the other toyota issues in the last several years, why this wasn't addressed? My husband just called a local dealer to get the replacement part. He said the warehouse has over 250 in stock! Which tells them that this is no isolated issue. He said that the part number has changed about four times, which means toyota knows there is a safety issue.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	103002
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MCARTHUR, OH
VIN pattern	JTMBK31V765XXXXXX
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	6
Drive train type	4WD
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Vehicle speed	55
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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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2006 Toyota RAV4 Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota RAV4 Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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