10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
47,689 miles

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problem #1

Jul 172006

RAV4 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • 1,240 miles
When using the dryer in a car wash the hard spare tire cover was blown off the spare tire and bashed against the vehicle and then the ground severely scratching it and cracking it. Had it no completely come off at that point it is probable that it would have flown off into the from of any following vehicle had I been traveling down a busy road potentially causing an accident. These items should "never" come of under normal use conditions. This is a serious potential accident source as well as a potential source of a law suit against the owner operator of the vehicle. In addition it is hard and can cause windshield damage to any following vehicles and should never come off when properly attached.

- Fitchburg, MA, USA

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