| Issue ID | 834576 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10372201 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 23/12/10 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I recently got my oil change done and tire rotation for my toyota rav 4. I was told by a non toyota service person to take my car to toyota to get the shocks checks out since they were leaking and i was under warranty with toyota. My car is only like 2 years old and i have problem with the shocks before at like 20k miles only. Toyota had fixed my left rear shocks once before too. So this was not surprising to me knowing that the right shocks/struts were messed up this time. I took my car to toyota and they said moisture on the skocks/struts was normal and nothing was leaking. Also the new tires that i had replaced a few months back were worn out. I was informed that the shocks/struts were not a reason for that. Since i will run out of my 36,000 miles warranty in the next 3 months i am concerned if toyota is being honest about my situation or they just don't care. *ln |
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| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ALLEN, TX |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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