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2009 Toyota RAV4 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	776498
Internal NHTSA #	10319317
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2009
File date	13/12/09
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Electronic power steering (eps) and fuel gauge problems: i bought my brand new 2009 toyota rav4 sport v6 4x2 on may 09, 2009 in houston texas. It was on dec. 13, 2009 that i was traveling on interstate highway i-10 from houston to new york city. I was in the middle lane of i-10 between exit 775a and 776a. I was traveling at 65 mph. Suddenly, i heard a "click" from the dash board and the eps warning light came on and then i lost the electronic power steering, i felt my steering wheel so hard and could not turn it. I realized that i was in the very dangerous driving situation. I tried to calm down and put my foot firmly on the brake pedal and started slowing down my car. It took me almost ten minutes to move my car to the road shoulder and stopped. I called mr. Zhu - a manager of sales department at my toyota dealership in houston texas immediately and reported this incident. He found me a phone number of the service department at fred haas toyota nearby and asked me to call them and get my car towed and checked. I called the number a couple of times however, nobody was there then. I tried to restart car engine for five times or more, i finally solved the eps problems. I called mr. Zhou again, and told him that nobody was there answering my phone call. I asked him for the address of the fred haas toyota. I drove my sick car for 30 minutes very carefully to fred haas toyota; unfortunately, the service department was closed on sunday. I called mr. Zhu again and told him about it. Then i drove my car back to houston on interstate i-45, after 15 minutes driving, the same problems happened again... ... After that my fuel gauge was not read correctly, it showed only 1/2 fuel of my fuel tank after i filled it up. Moving straight forward and making turns should not be an issue. I believe eps problems are more serious than the gas pedal problem, because this effects immediately and directly. I have been worrying about my safety driving my car since i experienced the dangers!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	3800
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	STAFFORD, TX
VIN pattern	JTMZK32V39DXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	65
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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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2009 Toyota RAV4 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Toyota RAV4 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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