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2008 Toyota RAV4 Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	836840
Internal NHTSA #	10375610
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2008
File date	22/12/10
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Number 1 -- i am very happy with my rav4. It was a cold evening after dark and i left work. The battery had failed. Not a problem, i got a jump and the car started. I let it sit and obtain some charge. What was very unusual were the number of systems that could fail whenever a power surge was needed, say from the power steering, power brakes, etc. The power surge would lead to a lights out, or loss of steering, or engine temporarily stalling, etc. It recovered each time after the surge was over (good news). I am reporting this because if the battery failure had occurred at speed i could have easily lost control of the car. I view myself as very lucky. The battery was the original battery supplied with the car. I have not yet returned it for re-cycling. It it would be helpful to you for safety study reasons i can make it available.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	54640
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Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	HAYMARKET, VA
VIN pattern	JTMBK31V185XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
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Vehicle speed	5
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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 Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota RAV4 Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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