| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007114745 | Incident Date: Jun, 06 2007 |
| Consumer's City: JAMESVILLE | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: RAV4 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JT3HP10V7W7 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 07 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 04 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On numerous occasions over a two week period, the manual transmission pops out of 5th gear without warning. this leads to a very dangerous situation when in traffic as it causes the vehicle to reduce momentum rapidly and could be easily rear-ended. the last event occurred on 6/7/2007, the day before vehicle was repaired by a private garage. i have asked toyota for assistance on this problem, but was declined. they have a service bulletin out on the problem, but the coverage is not adequate. this problem can occur at anytime after their coverage expires. *tr |
