Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Toyota Rav4.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was hit with a rock right between my eyes while driving, took Toyota into shop they were surprised it had not fell in… |
| 2024-01-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | My son was looking to get his new tires aligned, and was informed by the mechanic that he would need to replace both si… |
| 2023-08-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Four incidents of unintended acceleration , in all instances foot was on break petal NOT on gas petal, 3 instances vehi… |
| 2023-05-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | My rear passenger suspension has multiple part damage. Rear shock bracket failure and other parts. |
| 2023-03-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine rattle on cold start ups. |
| 2022-11-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My car was being seviced today for rear brakes and the Toyota dealer needed to unseal previous safety recall in order t… |
| 2022-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine timeing system rattle on startup. Even basic web research shows this is a common problem for select model years… |
| 2021-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | My mother had the exact same issue reported in Toyota Manufacturer case 1707311582 and NHTSA report 11396355 from Feb 1… |
| 2021-04-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | paint recall the problem was confirmed twice by sansone dealership avenel, nj. 4/28/2021 and 12/1/2022. on both occasi… |
| 2021-03-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY PROBLEM IS UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE I WAS TOLD A RECALL (16V596000) FOR MY REAR SUSPENSION ARMS WAS AVAILABLE … |
| 2021-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DECELERATING ON A FREEWAY OFF-RAMP AT APPROX. 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR. GOING NO MORE THAN 5 MPH… |
| 2021-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | We have a 09 Toyota Rav4 with a Blizzard Pearl paint that continues to fail. Apparently there were notices sent out in… |
| 2020-10-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON OCTOBER 12, 2020 BECAUSE THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLICKERING THOUGH I AM NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER O… |
| 2020-09-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SHEETS OF THE PAINT STARTED TO COME OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. |
| 2020-08-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ALL LIGHTS COME ON CHECK ENGINE,4WD,TRAC , COME AND GOES, GOING 6 TIMES ALREADY TO DEALER LAST 2 WEEKS.. RAV4 WITH LOW… |
| 2020-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED I JERKED IT TO THE RIGHT TO GET IT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD… |
| 2020-02-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AUTO BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL AND COOLANT BOX STAYS FULL TO TOP CAR IS STATIONARY |
| 2020-01-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND … |
| 2020-01-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO AND THE SAME TYPE OF COMPLAINT AS COMPLAINT #11297696. IT ALSO IS A DUPLICATE OF COMPLAIN… |
| 2020-01-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THIS COMPLAINT IS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN COMPLAINT #11297696. ON 5 JAN 2020 I WAS PARKING THE RAV 4 IN… |
| 2019-11-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OW… |
| 2019-09-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS ABOVE 25 MPH, A LOUD WHINING NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE REAR-CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE… |
| 2019-09-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN LARGE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER DROPPED THEIR DRIVE SHAFT. SHE TRIED TO STR… |
| 2019-08-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS PARALLEL PARKING THE 2009 RAV 4 IN YELLOW SPRINGS OHIO. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I WAS STRAIGHTENING THE CAR O… |
| 2019-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON OUR 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 COMES OF WITH THE SLIGHTEST BUMP FROM SOMETHING LIKE A BRANCH, WHICH SHOULD NOT NORMA… |
| 2019-06-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN CREAKS AND STICKS. AT TIMES IT DOES NOT RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO SERVICED … |
| 2019-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT IS ALWAYS FLASHING WITHOUT ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I SAW ON THIS WEBSITE THAT 2009… |
| 2019-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD ABNORMAL NOISES COMING FROM TH… |
| 2019-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL GOES VERY LOW TO THE FLOOR BEFORE ENGAGING. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HEARD LOTS OF COMPLAIN… |
| 2019-01-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHINING NOISE FROM REAR AND CONTINUES TO GET LOUD WHILE DRIVEN. WAS TOLD IT MAY BE MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL THAT WAS IDENTI… |
| 2018-11-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. HAD GROWLING NOISE IN REAR IN 2017. HAD REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLER SUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED UNDER… |
| 2018-08-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENL… |
| 2018-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP LEAKED FLUID WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHIC… |
| 2018-06-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | GROWLING NOISE FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHILE DRIVING. 4 MONTHS PAST ENHANCED WARRANTY PERIOD. RECALL IS NEEDED. UNSAFE T… |
| 2018-05-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The paint on my white 2009 Toyota RAV4 has been coming off. Sheets of color is peeling on the roof. I have several larg… |
| 2018-04-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2009 TOYOTA RAV 4, 2.5L V4, 4WD. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I WAS DRIVING LIKE NORMAL, AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS, THE … |
| 2018-03-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SUSP RECAL 13V-383, MY VEH HAS TEMP REAR SUSP ARMS, DEALER NOT WILLING TO PERFOM PERMANENT REPAIR AND REPLACE CAUTION … |
| 2018-02-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | JUST OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE 2009 RAV 4. WITHOUT ISSUE. NOT ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS WEEKEND IT TRIED 3 TIMES TO ACCELE… |
| 2018-02-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR SUSPENSION ARM BOLTS ON MY RAV 4 RUSTED OUT AND FAILED. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL… |
| 2017-12-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, A LOUD WOBBLING NOISE WAS HEA… |
| 2017-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE STEERING … |
| 2017-09-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | HERITAGE TOYOTA S.BURLINGTON VT REPAIR JOB FIND AFTER DID A COMPREHENSIVE ALIGNMENT IN WHICH VEHICLE OUT OF ALIGNMENT … |
| 2017-08-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V596000 (SUSPENS… |
| 2017-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BACK DOOR CANNOT UNLOCK, NO MANUAL ACCESSIBILITY TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE, NO KEY ENTRY FROM OUTSIDE, LATCH ACTUATOR F… |
| 2017-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE … |
| 2017-07-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT 30-40 MPH THERE IS A NOISE WHICH WHEN TEST DRIVEN BY ME WITH A TOYOTA DEALER DESCRIBED IT AS A SHUTTERING NOISE. I A… |
| 2017-07-06 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE… |
| 2017-06-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON ANY TYPE IF ROAD, FREEWAY, COUNTRY OR CITY THE DRIVERS SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN TO ITS LOWEST POSI… |
| 2017-06-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HAS 164,000 MILES AND IS BURNING 1 QT. OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. |
| 2017-06-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | COLD START METALLIC RATTLE DUE TO FAULTY VVTI ACTUATOR(TSB-004-13 -A). BETWEEN $900 AND $1700 TO FIX AND IS NOT THE FAU… |