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2006 Toyota RAV4 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	935678
Internal NHTSA #	10470631
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2006
File date	15/05/12
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	There was a rumble in the rear @ 40 mph. I had maplewood toyota check it 2-3 times, they said they couldn't hear it, car was fine; they checked the trans oil once and said it was fine. It's a closed system-you never need to change its oil. (i had asked this question several times over the years and they always told me that i never needed to change the trans oil & the manual does not list it either). They took it for a drive and checked it good-said that 1st gear was going, but it was fine to drive-come back when i couldn't stand the noise and they'd put in a new trans for $4,500. I was going out of town, they said ok, car will be fine. Since the rumble was so loud, 3 days later i got a second opinion at a transmission specialist's shop recommended to me by several friends. They put it up on a rack and tested it with a stethoscope type device. They said that the bearing was very bad and that i should not take the car out of town or drive it as it was not safe to drive and could stop at any time. They replaced m,w/s, u240/24e 00-up (cork); filter; bushing, a40 series pump; tc, rav4, med stall, ink 14; center gear bearing, etc. When the toyota technician checked the trans oil, i realized that it was not "a closed system"! Also, the oil was black and i now know that it should be red. I think i should have been changing the trans oil all along and my transmission probably would not have failed. I think they should order a recall on all these transmissions - and pay for the work that i had to have done before my car failed on a freeway somewhere. A transmission should last forever, especially since half of the miles have been freeway miles and i drive my car very gently. I just put in new brake pads for the first time recently and there was still 20-30% left on them. Previously i had to pay toyota $400 to repair the steering column-another defect that should be a recall.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	107000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NORTH OAKS, MN
VIN pattern	JTMBD31V565XXXXXX
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	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.
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 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota RAV4 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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