Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V211000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 10/02/1997 to 05/16/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 756 | 09/25/2000 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 08/09/2000 | 08/10/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. if the subject vehicles are repeatedly parked by placing the shift lever into the p position without applying the parking brake, the parking lock rod, a component of the transmission parking lock system, could break. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition can render the system inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the parking lock rod. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | All these vehicles are leased and operated in fleets.owner notification began september 25, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 00101 | 03/23/2003 | 00101 | 10001371 | Transmission engagement in 5th gear. *tt | 05/01/2003 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/27/2009 | 123000 | 1 | |
| 1999 toyota rav being driven by my 18 y/o daughter. she complained that the car would rev and then jolt when it would finally shift into gear. we brought it to a aamco dealer to have diagnostics done. they said it was the computer that needed to be replaced. since we didn't have the money at the time we decided she should drive it home and park it. it died on the way home while she was on the freeway. it just wouldn't shift into gear and slowed down to a stop in the middle of parleys canyon (i-80) in utah. not the best situation for a young girl to be in! shame on toyota for not advising their customers of this problem and advising us on how to prevent a whole transmission replacement! *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| While starting vehicle for first time and when shifting vehicle into drive it would travel in reverse. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/13/2006 | 8000 | 2 | 12/24/1998 |
| Tl*- while driving a toyota rav 4 with 80000 miles on the odometer the transmission popped out of fourth gear and would not engage . she took the vehicle to the dealer, and while they were repairing the gear shift, they also determined that fifth gear needed to be repaired. at 12,000 miles the vehicle experienced the same failure while in 5th gear. the contact did not want the same technician to repair the vehicle because she was concerned that the vehicle will not be repaired correctly. *ak updated 03/19/07. 8jb | |||
| 10/10/2006 | 114000 | 50 | 06/15/1999 |
| Without warning, car pops into neutral from fifth gear. this inadvertent action is startling, and, in my opinion, dangerous. i did not lose control of car, but only because i was alert at the time. *nm | |||