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2006 Toyota RAV4 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	593285
Internal NHTSA #	10161259
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2006
File date	15/06/06
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	A 2006 toyota rav4 v6 limited 4x2. Problem: automatic transmission defect? Sometimes when i step on accelerator there's lag time before car shifts and gets going. Also there's an ongoing (month or so) droning noise. I took car to toyota dealer 6/15/06. Service writer and 2 techs heard droning noise while i was there. With the car. I asked to bring the car in the following saturday as i work during the week, but they said saturdays not good so i made appointment for 6/26/06. They told me it wasn't dangerous to drive the car. I took car in 6/26/06 & rode with master tech who was able to hear the droning noise. He drove car, also sat in parking lot with engine running and shifted into park and into reverse etc. With his foot on the brake and noise changed in intensity in different gears. He took car back to service center and checked it out. The service writer said the tech not able to pinpoint problem, but tech would call toyota engineering the next morning because he didn't want to try a fix when he didn't know what the problem was. They gave me my car back, said they'd call me after talking to toyota engineering. They called me 6/27/06, said master tech had talked to toyota engineering and they've had other complaints re same droning noise, are working to find cause so they can create a tsb and either reduce or eliminate the noise. Service writer told me t there is no timeline for a fix and to just "sit tight" and wait until they call. They agree the noise should not be there. I'm worried that ongoing noise indicates that some part is overworking and may wear out and since the noise changes in intensity sometimes depending what gear the car is in i worry that it is the transmission and that a failure may result. I don't understand how they can tell me the vehicle is safe to drive when they claim they don't know what the problem is. It is very unsettling to have to just wait for who knows how long for them to fix the problem. *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	2400
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PETALUMA, CA
VIN pattern	JTMZK31V665XXXXXX
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	30/04/06
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	25
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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 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota RAV4 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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