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2007 Toyota RAV4 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	951207
Internal NHTSA #	10484869
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2007
File date	12/10/12
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Around the 12th of october 2012 i started to notice a sound when turning the steering wheel to the left. Within a few days i could hear it when turning left or right at slower speeds. I took my car to my mechanic for an oil change and mentioned it. He said that it seemed to be the steering intermediate shaft. I contacted a toyota dealer to enquire about cost of part and repair. I was told that the part was around $400 and that it would take approximately 1. 6 hours to repair at $80/hour. I contacted toyota headquarters and was told that even though there was a service bulletin out on this same problem, that there was not a recall and the car is not under warranty now. If i had not asked my mechanic to check the problem i very likely would of had an accident when the splines finally gave out. I have the old shaft now as i had my mechanic order the part from a toyota dealer (the price was just over $100) and it took him 1. 7 hours to do the repair, so it cost me about $200 total. Toyota said that if there were a recall i might be able to get some of my money back. Does someone have to die before they have a recall on this. It would be stupid of them to wait until there is a death!! I've had 2 recalls taken care of and there are 2 more that will need to be done soon. Did someone die to get them to recall for those problems. There was a recall announced yesterday on this very same problem with the prius 2004-2009. I have a 2007 toyota rav4... This is a bigger problem than they have acknowledged.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	72200
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BRIDPORT, VT
VIN pattern	JTMBD33V176XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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
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Vehicle speed	10
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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 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Toyota RAV4 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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