Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Toyota Rav4.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE ALARM ADD ON MODULE AND HARNESS WERE FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND HAS SHORTED OUT UPON INSPECTION OF MODULE I HAVE FO… |
| 2016-02-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 1997 RAV4 AWD 109000 DEALER SERVICED TOOK IN FOR A OIL CHANGE 2/18/16 DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE CRADLE ASSY HAS A TEN… |
| 2015-04-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RECEIVED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE-ZE7, AS INSTRUCTED, DEALER TEST WAS PERFORMED. OIL LOSS TOTALS UNDER 1QT. FOR EA. … |
| 2015-02-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RAV 4 TOYOTA 1997-WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 30 MILES WITHOUT THE RPR INCREASED WITHOUT CONTROL, TRANSMISSION AND EN… |
| 2014-06-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING, HIT A POTHOLE, AND THE SUB FRAME COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT IT HAD BEE… |
| 2013-12-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | WE TOOK OUR 1997 RAV4 TO THE MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION AND OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED US THE SUBFRAME… |
| 2012-03-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE SUB-FRAME IS RUSTING OUT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CA… |
| 2012-03-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTIN… |
| 2011-09-14 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO BE DONE AND WAS CALLED TO COME IN BY THE MECHANIC. HE SHOWED ME UN… |
| 2010-03-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STICKS. *TR |
| 2009-11-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 1997 TOYOTA RAV 4 GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING I TOOK IT TO TWO PLACE THEY SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS TO KEEP DRIVING… |
| 2008-08-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON I -10 IN BUCKEYE AZ @ SPEED OF 65-70 WHEN SAW SPARKS COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY RAV4 THEN A LOAD TH… |
| 2006-01-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | POPS OUT OF 5TH GEAR! HAD FIXED, AND 6 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *NM |
| 2005-12-20 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SHIFTED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED. TOOK V… |
| 2005-02-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STEEP HILL AT 35 MPH, AND UPON GOING DOWN A HILL, VEHICLE FISH TAILED OUT OF CONTROL.… |
| 2004-09-12 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FIFTH GEAR FAILED, NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE MANUAL TRANSMISSION.*AK |
| 2003-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | PRIOR TO A TURN, WHEN THE LEFT OR RIGHT BLINKER IS PUT ON, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. AFTER ABOUT 4 SECONDS THEY COME BACK … |
| 2003-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | MY RAV 4 HAS HAD A VERY COSTLY AND DIFFICULT-TO-FIX ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THE LAST 3 MONTHS. SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT UP,… |
| 2003-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | Yes | 0 | MY RAV 4 - 57348 MILES. IT STARTED MAKING A TAPPING SOUND IN THE ENGINE AND IT HAS MAKES A METAL ON METAL VIBRATION UPO… |
| 2002-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SUBJECT IS "IMPROPER CIRCUIT DESIGN CAUSED SELF IGNITED FIRE TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRIC ABNORMALITY WITH… |
| 2002-08-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER WILL BE … |
| 2001-07-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | MANUFACTURER RECENTLY ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENTION TO CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF THE EMISSION SYSTEM AND SELECTIVELY EXCLUDED… |
| 2001-06-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TL*- THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAS FAILED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON MARCH 1, 2001.. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCC… |
| 2000-12-31 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE FIFTH GEAR FAILED. *YD |
| 2000-11-05 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL NUT BECAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, DAMAGING CABLE REEL ASSEMBLY WHICH CONTROL AIRBAG, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHIC… |
| 2000-08-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD COMING TO A RED LIGHT CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE… |
| 2000-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PROBLEM OF STALLING AND VEHICLE ACCELERATION ONGOING SINCE JUNE..NOW AUGUST AND BACK TO DEALER AGAIN AS THIS IS VERY DA… |
| 2000-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | UPON START UP OF ENGINE, BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL "LOCKED UP" AS PUTTING CAR INTO GEAR. TURNED OUT ENGINE WAS STALLING… |
| 1999-09-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS A STALLING PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR INITIALLY JUST HAD… |
| 1999-09-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND THE BRAKES WENT TO METAL TO METAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN.… |
| 1999-05-10 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THIS HAS CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS FOR MY TOYOTA TRUCK RAV - SINCE MY CAR WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT TOYOTA IS CLAIMING THIS … |
| 1999-02-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG SYSTEM DURING COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN HEAD, CHEST AND NECK INJURIES. IN… |
| 1998-11-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | SOMEONE HIT THE DRIVER FROM BEHIND AND VEERED INTO NEXT LANE WHERE ANOTHER CAR HIT THE DRIVER AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED O… |
| 1998-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | AUTO CHOKE VALVE FAILURE. |
| 1998-07-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRANK BUT NOT START. |
| 1998-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START. |
| 1998-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY RAV HAS HAD 2 ENGINE REPLACEMENTS THE FIRST AT 16,000 MILES AND THE SECOND AT 49,000 MILES. THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED … |
| 1997-12-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR LOCKS: DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK UNLESS CONSUMER USES THE KEY. SOMETIMES IT LOCKS DRIVER IN AND CAN'T GET OUT. PRO… |
| 1997-08-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | UPON BEING BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CAR SPUN INTO A TRAFFIC ISLAND ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. SEA TBELT FAILED … |
| 1997-08-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH. THE SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO HOLD THE OCCUPAN… |
| 1997-06-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY ABOUT 80 MPH HAD ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED OR DIED OUT F… |
| — | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH ALLOY WHEELS BUT THE SPARE TIRE HAS STEEL RIMS IN WHICH THE EXISTING LUG NUTS DO NOT FIT SO … |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I CANNOT FILL THE GAS TANK ON THIS VEHICLE; GAS GAUGE NEVER REGISTERS AS FULL. TOPS OFF SEVERAL TIMES, CANNOT TELL WHE… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | EACH TIME YOU STOP AND THEN PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL IT STICKS. YOU MUST PUSH HARDER THAN USUAL TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. B… |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | THE SEAT DESIGN IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND NOT SUPPORTIVE TO THE CONSUMER, THE SEAT BACK ANGLES BACK AND THE HEADREST AN… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES GRINDING NOISE. YH |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | IT WAS RAINING, NOT HEAVY, THOUGH. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO BRAKE BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC … |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN DISCONNECTING PASSENGER AIRBAG DUE TO SMALL CHILD RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | MIDDLE/REAR SEAT BELT TIGHTENS. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS IN RAINY WEATHER. |