Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-09 | 00V211000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 756 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V033000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2020-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V033000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2020-01-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V… |
| 2020-01-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V… |
| 2020-01-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V… |
| 2017-07-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WE TOOK THE RAV4 INTO THE MECHANIC FOR A BRAKE JOB & HE CALLED US TO SAY IT WASN'T ROAD WORTHY BECAUSE THE K-FRAME WAS … |
| 2016-12-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I lost control of the vehicle and I overcorrected causing the car to go airborne. I hit head on into an embankment then… |
| 2014-09-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT CRADLE WAS… |
| 2014-06-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME AND CONTROL ARMS WERE COMPLETELY … |
| 2014-05-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME AND CONTROL ARMS WERE COMPLETELY … |
| 2014-03-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TODAY I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND MY ENGINE SURGED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY BRAKING AS HARD AS POSSI… |
| 2013-09-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THERE IS RUST IN THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER PASSENGER SIDE. THERE IS A BIG HOLE BECAUSE OF RUST. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IT… |
| 2013-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE V… |
| 2012-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA RAV. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION IN THE EVENING, THE RADIO WAS … |
| 2011-09-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON 2 LANE ROAD APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED RED AND CAR BRAKES FOR STOP, AT WHICH TIME THE … |
| 2010-08-27 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE CHANGING THE CONVERTER ON MY 1999 RAV4, WE DISCOVERED HOLES AND EXTREME RUSTING ON THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER. IF TH… |
| 2009-11-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AS I'VE SAID IN PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE TO YOUR OFFICE, AND TO TOYOTA, ALL UNANSWERED, MY 1999 RAV 4 HAS OFTEN SURGED W… |
| 2009-10-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1999 TOYOTA RAV BEING DRIVEN BY MY 18 Y/O DAUGHTER. SHE COMPLAINED THAT THE CAR WOULD REV AND THEN JOLT WHEN IT WOULD … |
| 2008-06-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAD A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP ON MY 1999 TOYOTA RAV4 WHICH GAVE ME PROBLEMS UP UNTIL IT STOPPED WORKING, WHICH I HAD TO T… |
| 2008-05-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AS VEHICLE ENTERED INTERED INTERSECTION, FRONT AIRBAG IMPLODED CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT A PARKED TRUCK. … |
| 2008-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA BRAKING PROBLEM FM OWNER OF A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ST… |
| 2007-12-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WE WERE IN A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4, AND HIT ANOTHER TRUCK IN THE REAR. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPER… |
| 2007-12-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TOYOTA 1999 RAV4 WHEN RELEASING GAS PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, PEDAL STICKS AND CANNOT BE PUSHED DOWN TO FEED GAS WITHOUT STO… |
| 2007-03-09 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS WEARING AT AN ANGLE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S … |
| 2007-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | I SUBMIT THAT THE MOST RECENT RECALL (JAN. 2010) FOR STICKING GAS PEDALS EXTENDS TO OLDER YEAR MAKE/MODELS OF TOYOTA VE… |
| 2006-11-13 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*- WHILE DRIVING A TOYOTA RAV 4 WITH 80000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER THE TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF FOURTH GEAR AND WOULD… |
| 2006-10-10 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING, CAR POPS INTO NEUTRAL FROM FIFTH GEAR. THIS INADVERTENT ACTION IS STARTLING, AND, IN MY OPINION, DANGE… |
| 2006-01-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | JUST GET A NETWORK ERROR NOTICE WHEN I TRY TO GET THE TSBS FOR A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4. TRIED 2X GOT SAME ANSWER. BOB (P… |
| 2005-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1999 TOYOTA RAV4 CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.*MR THE FIRE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING. SMOKE… |
| 2005-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. … |
| 2005-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WITHOUT ANY DASH WARNING LIGHT COMING ON 1999 TOYOTA BLEW ITS ENGINE. *BF *TC |
| 2005-01-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VALVE STEM SEALS NEED REPLACED $810.75 BY TOYOTA DEALER 80,000 MILES |
| 2004-05-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION INT… |
| 2004-04-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | BOTH OF THE FRONT SEAT BELT CONNECTIONS HAVE STOPPED LATCHING INTO AND LOCKING THE SEAT BELT. I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE R… |
| 2003-10-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1999 TOYOTA RAV4 -- LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHEN INDICATOR NEEDLE WAS JUST BELOW 1/2 A TANK. CONSUMER HAD TO… |
| 2003-10-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT… |
| 2003-08-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 RAV4. YESTERDAY I'M DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, I THOUGHT A ROCK HIT MY CAR. I STOPPED … |
| 2002-11-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | PRODUCT SAFETY DUE TO NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. DT |
| 2002-05-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. TO AVOID A COLLISON APPLIED BRAKES AND… |
| 2002-01-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN 45MPH (APPROX) HEAD-ON COLLISION. *AK |
| 2001-12-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, SEATBELT SHOULDER HARNESS STRAP ON PASSENGERS SIDE DOES NOT TIGHTEN UPON LOCKING THE LATCH. *AK *SLC |
| 2001-08-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE ON FOUR OCCASIONS REVS UP WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AT 5 MPH. HAVE TO SHIFT CAR INTO PARK BECAUSE OF THE SURGE OF T… |
| 2001-05-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY REV WHILE COMING TO A STOP, FORCING DRIVER TO APPLY FULL PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER… |
| 2000-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, AND IN ORDER TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL AND STOP VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAD TO "STA… |
| 2000-10-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CONNECTION TO THE ALTERNATOR WAS HEAVILY BURNT CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS TRAPPED IN TH… |
| 2000-09-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 4 | I REPORTED LACK OF AIR BAG INFLATING TO TOYOTA VIA EMAIL AND THEY NEVER RESPONDED....TOYOTA RAV WAS IMPACTED BY A VOLVO… |
| 2000-09-10 | TRAILER HITCHES | Yes | 0 | SPOT WELDS BROKE AWAY FROM FRAME, CAUSING TRAILER HITCH TO SEPARATE. *AK |
| 2000-02-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | HEAD ON COLLISION -AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY-FRACTURING STERNUM,RIBS AND INJURING RIGHT SHOULDER. PRE-TENSIONER ON SEAT … |
| 1999-10-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE GAS TANK WAS PUNCTURED FROM A SMALL ROCK COMING OFF THE FRONT TIRE WHILE ON A PAVED STREET.THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK I… |
| 1999-07-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 12 HOURS, FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO THE INSULATION BY THE FUSE BOX … |