Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | |||
| 03/01/2013 | 68000 | 1 | |
| Driver's side sun visor does not stay up. it osbtructs the driver's vision and may result in an accident. *tr | |||
| 03/01/2013 | 68000 | ||
| Driver's side sun visor does not stay up. it osbtructs the driver's vision and may result in an accident. | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 65000 | 1 | |
| The rav4 has a well-known problem with the driver's side sun visor in which it will not stay in place. the visor frequently and without warning abruptly drops to a straight-down position. in this position it impairs forward visibility, and for tall drivers it can block the view of the road completely. there is also a widely-reported problem with the steering (there are 166 reports on this site at the time of my filing) which is noticed in the form of a knocking or clunking noise which can also be felt in the steering wheel. many owners, including me, are concerned that this could be a precursor to a steering component failure. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 65000 | ||
| The rav4 has a well-known problem with the driver's side sun visor in which it will not stay in place. the visor frequently and without warning abruptly drops to a straight-down position. in this position it impairs forward visibility, and for tall drivers it can block the view of the road completely. there is also a widely-reported problem with the steering (there are 166 reports on this site at the time of my filing) which is noticed in the form of a knocking or clunking noise which can also be felt in the steering wheel. many owners, including me, are concerned that this could be a precursor to a steering component failure. | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 50000 | 1 | |
| The driver side visor mechanism has broken and the visor hangs down, impairing the driver's vision. the visor is rarely used and has very little wear. it should not have been damaged by such little use. seems to be a faulty part. there has never been anything hung from the visor that could cause additional weight to the visor mechanism. *tr | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 50000 | ||
| The driver side visor mechanism has broken and the visor hangs down, impairing the driver's vision. the visor is rairly used and has very little wear. it should not have been damaged by such little use. seems to be a faulty part. there has never been anything hung from the visor that could cause additional weight to the visor mechanism. | |||