Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / RAV4 / 2007

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007115617 Incident Date: May, 31 2007
Consumer's City: MECHANICVILLE Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: RAV4 Model Year: 2007
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:electric power assist system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTMBD33V576 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 14 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2007
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. while driving 10 mph, the vehicle lost power steering without warning. the power steering did not return until the dealer replaced the steering column. the failure recurred while driving 45 mph. the failure mileage was 1,000 and current mileage was 4,600. the consumer stated the first time the steering malfunctioned, it reset itself, however the second time it happened the steering column was replaced. the third time, a computer component was replaced. the dealer was not able to determine what was causing the problem. updated 09/18/07. *jb