Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 01/30/2013 | 123000 | ||
| On wednesday, january 30th, around 6 p.m. est, i was driving home from work, going approximately 40-45 mph, when suddenly i lost control of my vehicle (2006 rav4, standard not sport). fortunately, i was able to get the car off to the shoulder after about 30 seconds of swerving and inability to control the car. there was no physical damage to my person, car or anyone else, but as you can probably imagine, i was | |||
| 10/09/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav 4. the contact stated that he took the vehicle to an independent mechanic to repair his transmission when the mechanic notified him that the wheels needed to be replaced because they were rusted. the vehicle was not repaired. the dealer was notified but provided no assistance. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 60,000. pmb | |||
| 10/09/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav 4. the contact stated that he took his vehicle to a mechanic to repair his transmission when the mechanic stated that wheels needed to be replaced because they were rusted. the vehicle was not repaired. the dealer was notified but provided no assistance. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 60,000. ap | |||
| 04/15/2012 | 58680 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. the contact stated that all four wheels corroded and the corrosion spread to the valves. the failure was causing the tires to lose air rapidly. the dealer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance to the contact. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 58,680 and the current mileage was 59,000. sm. | |||
| 04/15/2012 | 58680 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav 4. the contact stated that all four 17 inch five spoke wheels on his vehicle have corroded causing the corrosion to spread to the valves . the failure is causing the tires to lose air rapidly. the dealer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance to the contact. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the failure mileage was 58,680 and the current mileage was 59,000.cv | |||
| 04/23/2012 | |||
| I have a 2006 toyota rav4 w/40,000mi. and all 4 alloy wheels are corroded. they have been corroding for 1 1/2 to 2 years. the corrosion now has gone to the tpms and all 4 valves need to be replaced. i replaced the tires at 36,000 mi. and brought the car back 9 months later because the tires kept losing air. they told me all the valves were rotting at the stem and because of the design of the tpms had to be replaced. these are very costly repairs on a car that has never been abused and it just seems inferior products were used and i feel like my safety is in jeapordy if i take this car on the highway. could you please investigate other toyota owners for corrosive alloy wheels and tpms problems. | |||
| 01/29/2011 | 135205 | ||
| I got a flat and i went to remove my tire and the bult broke. this was the first time. i had it fixed. i went to the dealer to have my brakes done and was told that a bult was going to brake if they continued to remove the tire. i was given the option to have it fixed for $178. then i was having my tires rotated at the shop and another bult broke. that made 3 bults broken on the passenger rear tire. i've owned 5 brand new cars in my life and never had this happen before. i've checked the toyota website to see if any 2006 rav4 have been recalled for this problem but no recalls reported. | |||