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2008 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1172569
Internal NHTSA #	10703599
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2008
File date	29/11/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When starting my car my 4 wheel drive light, engine light, vsc light wouldn't go out. When taken this to my mechanic i was told that the vacuum system. After checking everything , things seemed to be ok. When it happened again i was told that the gas cap was put on to tight. The lights where reset. In january it began to happen again. Took it to a new mechanic, i was to told that the charcoal filter needed to be replaced, which i needed to wait about 10 days for it to come in. Replaced the about 25 miles later lights came back on. New clamps where put on all hoses. 50 miles later lights back on , now code is saying the charcoal canister faulty. Now that needs to be replaced. My mechanic did research, found out that their has been many complaints about this problem. This part cost over 800$ i myself have read other rav4 owners that this isn't a new problem. How long or how many complaints does it take for someone to do something about this. Their have been times when this has happens the car sputters and really doesn't go anywhere. Does my life have end when my vehicle does this and i get hit from behind. Oh don't even get me started on the amount of oil this car uses. Maybe my engine needs to blow up first. Please finally do something before someone gets hurt. Or is this what needs to happen.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	96000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ASTON, PA
VIN pattern	JTMBD32V686XXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
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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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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?

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