Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Toyota Rav4.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL USE, 1 QT EVERY 1000 MILES |
| 2013-01-31 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED WHI… |
| 2013-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I GOT THE CAR OFF OF MY BROTHER FOR $4,000.00, IT LOOKS GREAT, NEVER EVER BEEN WRECKED, PAINT GREAT, BRAND NEW TIRES, N… |
| 2005-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED… |
| 2004-03-13 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | NOTE: TOYOTA CALLED AND SAID THAT SINCE I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED, THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING.....I SAVED THE PART. I AM… |
| 2004-02-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HIT ICE POT HOLE, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A GUARD RAIL, PASSENGER'S AIR BAG … |
| 2002-11-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO CRASH. *TS *NLM |
| 2002-05-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY FRIEND (WHO WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND LIKES TO SIT WITH HIS KNEES U… |
| 2002-05-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH ANY PUMP OR TAP TO GEAR SHIFT IT WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL, LOSING ALL POWER, ALMOST CAUSED AN… |
| 2002-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS CLOGGED UP AND I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED LIKE THAT. NM |
| 2001-01-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER' S SEAT BELT FAILS TO RELEASE FOR USAGE, NEEDS TO JERK HARD TO PULL IT OUT. WOULD RETRACT BACK VERY SLOWLY.ALSO,… |
| 2000-03-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | No | 1 | IN WINDY CONDITIONS OR ON PARKED INCLINE REAR LIFTGATE WHICH OPENS LIKE A DOOR, SLAMMED INTO OCCUPANT WHO SUSTAINED … |
| 2000-02-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | I NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE CAR. A SHORT TIME LATER AN ADDITIONAL SOUND OF SOMETHING ROLLING AR… |
| 2000-02-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | THE FRONT STRUTS ON MY 1996 TOYOTA RAV4 HAVE BEEN LEAKING FOR SOMETIME. WHEN THIS WAS DICOVERED THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 3… |
| 1999-08-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIEDTHE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES & H… |
| 1999-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES MAKES LOUD GRINDING SOUNDS. *AK |
| 1999-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | FRACTURE JUST FORWARD OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER. UNIT APPEARS TO HAVE INADEQUATE SUPPORT. |
| 1998-12-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | IN COLD WEATHER, BELOW 30 DEGREES, BOTH FRONT DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS ARE PRONE TO FREEZING. THIS SOMETIMES MAKES IT IMPO… |
| 1998-08-01 | TIRES | No | 2 | SINCE THE VEHICLE'S PURCHASE, IT WOULD OCCASSIONALLY HYDROPLANE ON SLIGHTY WET SURFACES AND GO TO THE LEFT. APPROXIMATE… |
| 1998-07-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WOULD DROP, THE DOORS WOULD SHUT … |
| 1998-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | GAS LINE FAILURE. |
| 1998-01-28 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED ON SLIGHT HILL LOCKED IN REVERSE, ROLLED FORWARD DOWN HILL AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. CAUSE OF THIS HAS NOT BE… |
| 1997-12-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO BURN AND RESULTING IN A "FIRE" ON THE BRAKES. BRAKES LOCKED U… |
| 1997-11-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKES SQUEAKING/GRINDING, DUE TO FAULTY CALIPERS PRESSING DOWN TOO HARD ON PADS CAUSING… |
| 1997-10-14 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | Yes | 1 | DURING SIDE IMPACT, DESIGN/SHAPE OF HEAD REST CAUSED NECK INJURY TO DRIVER. ACCORDIING TO DRIVER'S DOCTOR, SHAPE/HARDNE… |
| 1997-03-27 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SCISSOR JACK PROVIDED WITH VEHICLE DOES NOT LIFT THE VEHICLE HIGH ENOUGH TO REMOVE A TIRE. FIVE … |
| 1997-03-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | 5/7/96-FRONT WHEELS CLEANED OF BRAKE DUST; 3/5/97-MILEAGE-14118: FRONT BRAKE JOB DONE(BRAKES GRINDING); 9/13/97 BRAKES … |
| 1997-01-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE FUEL FILLER NECK, CAUSING GAS TANK PRESSURE TO PREMATURELY SHUTOFF THE GAS PUMP WHEN REFILLING VEHICLE. |
| 1996-12-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER REPLACED. |
| 1996-11-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | FAILURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A CLICKING SOUND AND WILL JUMP… |
| 1996-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | BRAKES DISC PADS WORN OUT. |
| 1996-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL LEAK. |
| 1996-10-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SOLENOID FAILED. |
| 1996-10-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DURING A HEA-ON COLLISION. *AK |
| 1996-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SOLENOID FAILED. |
| 1996-08-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR LOCK FAILED. |
| 1996-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED. |
| 1996-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
| 1996-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | LEFT CYLINDER HEAD FAILED. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES SQUEAL/EXHIBIT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH DURING HIGH WINDS, PROCEEDING AROUND A MOUNTAIN, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS GOI… |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT FORCEFUL IMPACT.*JB |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE OWNER HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE SWERVED ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONG… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | YOUR FORM IS NOT APPLICABLE TO MY PROBLEM. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE SURGE OR STUCK ACCELERATOR. THIS HAPPNED TWICE D… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | I CONTINUE TO HAVE SQUEAKING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS/BRAKES. THESE NOISES OCCUR AT ALL SPEEDS WHETHER BRAK… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | AIR BAG HORN BUTTON FAILED. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS. |