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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006069975 | Incident Date: Jun, 14 2006 |
| Consumer's City: PETALUMA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: RAV4 | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTMZK31V665 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 02 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 29 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: A 2006 toyota rav4 v6 limited 4x2. problem: automatic transmission defect? sometimes when i step on accelerator there's lag time before car shifts and gets going. also there's an ongoing (month or so) droning noise. i took car to toyota dealer 6/15/06. service writer and 2 techs heard droning noise while i was there. with the car. i asked to bring the car in the following saturday as i work during the week, but they said saturdays not good so i made appointment for 6/26/06. they told me it wasn't dangerous to drive the car. i took car in 6/26/06 & rode with master tech who was able to hear the droning noise. he drove car, also sat in parking lot with engine running and shifted into park and into reverse etc. with his foot on the brake and noise changed in intensity in different gears. he took car back to service center and checked it out. the service writer said the tech not able to pinpoint problem, but tech would call toyota engineering the next morning because he didn't want to try a fix when he didn't know what the problem was. they gave me my car back, said they'd call me after talking to toyota engineering. they called me 6/27/06, said master tech had talked to toyota engineering and they've had other complaints re same droning noise, are working to find cause so they can create a tsb and either reduce or eliminate the noise. service writer told me t there is no timeline for a fix and to just "sit tight" and wait until they call. they agree the noise should not be there. i'm worried that ongoing noise indicates that some part is overworking and may wear out and since the noise changes in intensity sometimes depending what gear the car is in i worry that it is the transmission and that a failure may result. i don't understand how they can tell me the vehicle is safe to drive when they claim they don't know what the problem is. it is very unsettling to have to just wait for who knows how long for them to fix the problem. *nm |
