10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #5

Feb 062024

RAV4

  • miles
The vehicle was totaled due to a front end collision. The air bags did not deploy, the seat belt did not lock and the emergency alert when in an accident did not work. The driver was trapped in vehicle and unable to get door open, the vehicle was going about 40-45 mph at the time of the collision and the driver was flung forward causing whiplash and a concussion.

- Plainfield, CT, USA

problem #4

Aug 042023

RAV4

  • miles
Vehicle take to dealer to diagnose seatbelt warning buzzer and SRS inoperative light illuminated. The dealer diagnosed the problem as a defective coolant bypass valve. This seems to be a rather common diagnosis. With the air bag system inoperative, I feel insecure driving the car without this important safety system.

- Rio Rancho, NM, USA

problem #3

Oct 142022

RAV4

  • miles
The driver side seat belt has stopped functioning correctly. It engages just fine, but is very dificult to get it to release. I have to jerk on the belt to get it off. I am concerned that if I needed to exit the vehicle for an emergency, I wouldn't be able to get it to disengage. It started doing this around October 14, 2022. I will be making an appointment with a Toyota dealership to have it checked.

- Perry, OK, USA

problem #2

Dec 272021

RAV4

  • miles
The seat belt for the driver's seat often wedges itself between one or another of the levers of the seat-adjustment mechanisms and the side of driver's seat. I am concerned that this may cause the belt to operate less than optimally.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

problem #1

Jul 032019

RAV4

  • miles
Rental vehicle after 10/15/minutes of driving -you had to use both hands on steering wheel vehicle wanted to drift in and out of lane of travel-very hard to steer often referd to as white knuckle driving interstate speeds 70mph-passenger seat was not locking -seat was traveling back and forth.we were hit from the rear.all traffic had stopped- it was then discovered that passenger and drivers seat belts were not working they were not engaging locking device

- Naples, FL, USA