| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003204720 | Incident Date: Mar, 02 2003 |
| Consumer's City: FAIRBANKS | Consumer's State: AK |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: RAV4 | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 07 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 16 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My rav 4 - 57348 miles. it started making a tapping sound in the engine and it has makes a metal on metal vibration upon acceleration and especially when i make a gradual left turn and decelerate. i brought it into the dealer. they say it may be that the lifters are a bit worn and that this will not harm anything. this is odd because a new engine was placed in the car at 49,000 + miles. they could not identify what the vibration noise was and said that it is possibly a rock in the brake system. i know what that sounds like and strongly disagree with their analysis. the noise is definitely coming from the engine. *nlm |
