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

Issue ID	766255
Internal NHTSA #	10310853
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2006
File date	20/11/09
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving on i-495 on my way to school at 70 mph, on cruise control, 2006 rav4 started making noise, low oil sort of noise, and i started to pull over. No oil light, no check engine light, before i could even pull over to the side of the road the engine blew. Car was towed to dealership, where they replaced entire engine because of the damage. Cost of new engine and labor was around $9,000. Was told by the dealer that water pump failed, causing engine to overheat and blow piston 3 through the side wall, but as a amateur mechanic, i am 100% positive this is not what happened to the car. The vvt-i oil line ruptured on the highway, causing the engine to lose all oil and blow, but the dealership refused to agree and forced us to pay for the repairs out of pocket, rather than covering it because toyota knew that it was a defective part, as it had been the cause for many tsb's, as well as many many dollars spent by consumers trying to replace all of these defected parts.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	75000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHELMSFORD, MA
VIN pattern	JTMBD32V265XXXXXX
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
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Vehicle speed	70
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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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2006 Toyota RAV4 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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

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