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2008 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1108698
Internal NHTSA #	10632043
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2008
File date	03/09/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The 2008 rav4's seem to have a serious defect with the engines burning a lot of oil due to bad piston rings. This defect is costing rav4 owners quite a bit of money and toyota isn't recalling the engines for repair. Toyota should be held reasonable for the design flaws and get these cars fixed right away before something happens to someone.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	50000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DES MOINES, WA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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
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
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Vehicle speed	60
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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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2008 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?