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2007 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1237878
Internal NHTSA #	10789653
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2007
File date	24/07/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	7/24/2015 traveling from wisconsin to florida in 2007 rav4. Driving on freeway when engine lost power. Unable to restart engine on the side of the freeway exit ramp. Had car towed back home. Later that week had car towed to mechanic. Mechanic discovered catastrophic damage to engine. The engine had seized. The metal on the pistons melted and other engine parts where scorched. Replaced engine with a rebuilt. Only had 136,000 miles on rav4. The rav4 had regular oil changes and routine maintenance. Now i am seeing on the nhtsa website that toyota knew about engines problems. I did not receive notice of this issue and i am out the cost of a rebuilt engine and the cost of a rental car while the engine was replaced. Is this same thing going to happen to my rebuilt engine? Toyota had me submit documentation of what mechanic found and did told me that they would review documents and that i was eligible for reimbursement under the csp ze7 program. On oct 19 written notice received, states reimbursement for replacing the engine denied. Received notice from toyota regarding warranty enhancement ze7 after engine failed that rav 4 had an excessive oil consumption problem. Attached are pictures of melted engine parts of an engine that had regular oil changes.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	136103
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WHITEFISH BAY, WI
VIN pattern	JTMZD31V676XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	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.
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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2007 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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