Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / RAV4 / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006072687 Incident Date: Jul, 21 2006
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: 00
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: RAV4 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Wheels:rim
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT3HP10V7Y0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 24 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 06 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Toyota rav4 2000, 210,000km. thumping noise developed in vehicle. after long search by service shop and by friends, noise was traced to rear right wheel. inner core of wheel was separating from outer rim. three breaks had occurred at the welds. undetectable while on vehicle hoist. consider myself very lucky that it did not fail on a high speed turn. reported the problem to toyota canada by email. contacted dealer by phone. service manager at this small dealership said he had seen the problem "two or three times" previously. *nm