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2007 Toyota RAV4 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1002709
Internal NHTSA #	10534991
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2007
File date	29/08/12
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I brought the vehicle to an authorized toyota dealer because of annoying rattle noise coming from the front end when turning left and right, and when stepping on brake. The dealer diagnosed that the defective steering rack made noise and it should be replaced (estimated cost of $1,984 including part and labor costs), otherwise the vehicle could break down. I was also told by the dealer that this toyota was aware of this issue (occurring in particular to those rav4 2006-2008 produced in shokki, japan) and toyota offered the replacement of the steering rack if a vehicle is under the 3 year warranty period. Toyota has documented this issue--refer to t-sb-0308-08, october 8, 2008. Apparently my rav4 is over 6 years old (but only ran 31,400 miles) and not covered by the warranty. I talked to toyota national customer service about the issue and toyota declined to repair the part at their cost. I demand that nhtsa/dot take an action to investigate this particular issue so as to prevent rav4 drivers from facing fatal accidents on the road.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	31400
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BUFFALO, NY
VIN pattern	JTMBD33V676XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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	30
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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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2007 Toyota RAV4 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Toyota RAV4 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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