Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Toyota RAV4 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 32 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 32, in the owner's own words
HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY REAR RIGHT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR - SO THEREFOR IF I DON'T COUGH UP THE $1200 THAT TOYOTA IS ASKING, I WON'T HAVE THE SAFETY FEATURES OF ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL ON MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON... THEY'VE BEEN ON FOR A WEEK.. CAR IS SITTING AT TOYOTA NOW WHILE I DECIDE WHAT TO DO
TWICE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS THERE HAS BEEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN BRAKING FOR A STOP.
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ENGINE ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN SPEED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. AFTER CAR HAS STOPPED, STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN MAY ONLY ALLOW CAR TO MOVE FORWARD VERY SLOWLY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING WITHIN THE LAST MONTH AND HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SO FAR. IT HAPPENS WITH THE CAR IN MOTION AND EITHER TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT. SO FAR ALL INCIDENTS WERE WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. ALL SAFETY RECALLS ARE UP TO DATE. DEALER SAYS APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE DISENGAGES THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THIS IS NOT HAPPENING. THE GAS PEDAL MOVES FREELY AND THERE IS NO INTERFERENCE FROM THE FLOOR MAT. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER NOW.
TOYOTA DEFECTS
TAKATA RECALL, NOISE FROM RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. VERY, VERY LOUD NOISE.ALSO, HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL.
VEHICLE FRAME CHASSIS CORROSION UNSAFE DEFECTS.
PROBLEMA CON SISTEMA DE FRENO.AL FRENAR EL AUTO RAV4 EL PEDEDAL DE FRENO PIERDE PRECION BAJA HASTA EL FONDO . CUAL HAY QUE ESTAR APLICANDO VARIAS VECES EL PEDAL FRENO PARA MANTENER PECION EN EL FRENADO DE EL AUTO. EL COSUMO DE ACEITE EXSESIVO.EN EL MOTOR .EL CONTROL DEL VOLANTE SONIDO FUERTE AL GIIRAR. *TR
DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 20-25 MPH. SUDDENLY THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP (BRAKE PEDAL WAS *NOT* BEING PRESSED) AND BEGAN THE ABS SHUDDER AS IF VEHICLE WAS BRAKING ON ICE. VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT; THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. AFTER CAR WARMED UP IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT RECURRED THE NEXT MORNING AFTER STARTING OUT. SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER TOYOTA DRIVERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND 'RESOLVED' IT BY REMOVING FUSES FOR ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE. CAR BRAKES NORMALLY NOW WITH NO ISSUES, BUT ABS, BRAKES, VSC AND OTHER DASH LIGHTS ARE ON BECAUSE ABS SYSTEM IS DISABLED. *TR
HISSING NOISE WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED AND TOOK THE CAR A MUCH LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP AND HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES VERY HARD. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET BACK TO HOME. ONLINE IT SEEMS TO SUGGEST THAT THIS IS A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO OBJECTS IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I HAD ABS, VSC ALL THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON MY CAR AROUND 6 MONTHS AGO. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND GOT THE CAR FIXED THE CULPRIT WAS THE BAD ABS SENSOR. NOW ON NEW YEARS NIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I LOST MY TRACTION ABS SUDDENLY. AFTER PARKING THE CAR FOR FEW HRS OR SO SEEMS TO CURE IT, BUT IT KICKED IN WHILE DRIVING AGAIN AND LOST ABS, TRACTION ETC. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND I AM TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SECOND TIME, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. NOW DO I HAVE TO DO THAT FOR ALL 4 SENSORS? WAIT TILL THEY DIE OUT ONE BY ONE AND GO ALL YEAR AROUND ? WHAT HAPPENS IF MY ABS AND TRACTION STOPS WORKING WHILE I AM ON HIGHWAY WHILE ITS HEAVY SNOWING? I AFTER QUICK RESEARCH ONLINE THERE SEEMS LIKE THE ABS SENSOR PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON AMONG ALL THE RAV4 IN SIMILAR BODY STYLE. IF TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT IT WHY ARE THEY NOT DOING SOMETHING ? IF I LOOSE ABS AND MY TRACTION WHILE DRIVING I AM JEOPARDIZING MY LIFE. I AM CERTAIN THAT TOYOTA HAVE SAID OH ITS BAD ABS SENSOR AND MADE THE CUSTOMER FIX IT BUT HOW ABOUT THE REST OF THE SENSORS WHICH IS ABOUT TO GO BAD? I WOULD KINDLY SEEK IF SOMEONE COULD GET BACK TO ME. I WOULD ALSO VOLUNTEER MY TIME AND ALLOW THE CAR TO BE TESTED AT YOUR FACILITY IF NEEDED TO DO SO. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HYDRAULIC POWER BOOSTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
CAR MAKING HISSING NOISE, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, LITTLE BRAKING, HAD TO USE UNUSUAL FORCE TO STOP. DIAGNOSIS: BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. *TR
AT FIRST, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, A HISSING SOUND APPEARED TO COME FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STILL BRAKED NORMALLY, REQUIRING THE USUAL DISTANCE TO STOP. HOWEVER, AFTER SOME TIME, THE "BRAKE" LIGHT CAME ON, AND BRAKING FEEL COMPLETED CHANGED, REQUIRING THE PEDAL TO COMPLETELY BE DEPRESSED JUST TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO A STOP. THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IN THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS AT THE PROPER (MAXIMUM) LEVEL AND NO LEAKS APPEARED AROUND THE BRAKE CALIPERS / PISTONS AND GROUND. IT SEEMED SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS GENERATION OF RAV4 (3RD GENERATION) HAD EXHIBITED SIMILAR SYMPTOMS POINTING TO A "BRAKE BOOSTER" FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT, RELIABLE SHOP AND THE "BRAKE BOOSTER" WAS VERIFIED TO BE THE PROBLEM. *TR
2006 TOYOTA RAV-4. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER DURING SUDDEN BRAKE STOPS, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *JB
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE ON A WELL MAINTAINED SUV. *TR
THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SENSOR FAILED ON MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 ON 1/19/11. THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED TO 2/24/11. I WAS ASSURED BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE, HOWEVER, WHEN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SENSOR FAILED ON 2/2/11, CAUSING THE CAR TO BECOME DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. *TR
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I SENT THE BELOW LETTER DIRECTLY TO TOYOTA AND RECEIVED A NOTE BACK STATING MY ISSUE IS NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL. HOWEVER, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE COVERING THE REPAIRS. I HAVE A 2006 RAV4 THAT ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE FEB 2010. I TOOK IT INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS LEFT REAR SPEED SENSOR AND HARNESS. SINCE THE ESTIMATE WAS A LITTLE OVER $1000.00, I WAS NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS AFTER I PICKED UP THE CAR, THE ABS, TRAC AND VSC LIGHTS WENT OFF AND STAYED OFF UNTIL DEC 2010. WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, I STARTED TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE AND CAME UP WITH A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB)" EXPLAINING EXACTLY THE SYMPTOM I AM EXPERIENCING. THE TSB STATES THAT SOME 2006 MODEL YEAR RAV4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ABS M.I.L. "ON"............ THE TSB GOES ON STATING THE REAR WHEEL SENSOR HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION. MY VIN NUMBER ACCORDING TO THIS TSB SHOWS THAT MY RAV4 IS ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES THAT FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY OF A POSSIBLE FAILURE. THE WARRANTY INFORMATION STATED THE REPAIR IS COVERED UNDER THE TOYOTA COMPREHENSIVE WARRANTY OF 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. THE WARRANTY APPLICATION DOES ALSO STATE THE REPAIR IS LIMITED TO CORRECTION BASED UPON A CUSTOMER'S SPECIFIC COMPLAINT. I DROVE TO A DEALER IN MY AREA AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE AND SHOWED THEM THE TSB. I ALSO CALLED YOUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER. UNFORTUNATELY, I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COOPERATION CONCERNING MY ISSUE. MY RAV4 IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAD AROUND 48,000 MILES (THE FIRST TIME THIS ISSUE OCCURRED) - JUST OUT OF THE "COMPREHENSIVE WARRANTY". I PURCHASED A TOYOTA FOR ITS RELIABILITY AND SAFETY. NOW, BOTH OF THOSE REASONS ARE HINDERED BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT IN 2006 THAT UNFORTUNATELY OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEONE THAT CAN MAKE A REASONABLE AND CONSCIOUS DECISION CONCERNING MY COMPLAINT. *TR
I BOUGHT MY BRAND NEW TOYOTA RAV 4 IN AUGUST 2006. I USE IT VERY LIGHTLY MOSTLY TO COMMUTE TO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 10 MILES. ABOUT 9 MONTH LATER, I HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THE FRONT BRAKES NEED TO BE CHANGED. I ARGUED THAT THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE DEFECTIVE SINCE WITH MY PREVIOUS CAR I CHANGED THE BRAKES ONCE IN 16 YEARS. THE DEALER ARGUED THAT I HAVE TO BE AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER THAT WHY I WORE THE BRAKES SO FAST AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPEATED TWICE AFTER THAT. THIS MEANS THAT IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS. I CHANGED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS TWICE AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS ONCE. I FOUND THIS EXTREMELY UNUSUAL. SO FAR I HAVE SPENT ALMOST $1000 TO REPEATEDLY CHANGE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. RECENTLY I BELIEVE I FOUND THE PROBLEM. WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR SPEEDS VERY EASILY AND VERY FAST. HOWEVER, WHEN I RELEASE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN SPONTANEOUSLY. THE GAS PEDAL TAKES AN UNUSUALLY LONG TIME TO GO TO THE IDLE POSITION. HENCE, I HAVE TO USE THE BRAKES MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY WHICH WEARS THEM OUT VERY FAST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED. I AM GOING TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE DRIVER STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, CHECK ENGINE AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 69,000. UPDATED 4/27/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 05/11/10. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE PADS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FLOATERS WITHIN THE CALIPERS FAILED AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE SEVERELY WORN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,184. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
WE PURCHASED OUR TOYOTA 2006 RAV 4 NEW AND HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, AS WELL AS SLUGGISH THROTTLE RESPONSE INTERMITTENTLY SINCE OUR PURCHASE. WE ARE CONCERNED OF THE POTENTIAL OF AN ACCIDENT. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON FEB. 28, 2010 WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE ON A FLAT SURFACE. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL OUR VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FOR THREE SECONDS THEN SURGED FORWARD FASTER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. THESE CARS ARE UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED ALONG WITH THE OTHERS THAT TOYOTA CONTINUES TO DENY THERE ARE SAFETY ISSUES PENDING WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR
I WISH TO REPORT AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2006 RAV. IT SEEMS SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED FOR THE NEW PRIUS MODELS. WHEN BRAKING ON SLIPPERY OR BUMPY SURFACES, USUALLY AT FINAL BRAKING AT A STOP SIGN, THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO TAKE OVER AND I HAVE NO BRAKING CONTROL. (IT IS AS IF A PRE-SET BRAKING PROGRAM GOES INTO EFFECT.) IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPEEDS, JUST AS I BRAKE FOR THE STOP -- AND SHOULD HAVE STOPPED EASILY. I HAVE HAD MANY, MANY INCIDENTS WHERE THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO SLIDE THROUGH A STOP SIGN INTO AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRENT PROBLEM THIS WINTER, AND IS A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR DRIVING IN MINNESOTA WINTERS. *TR
PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 NEW IN 2006. REPLACED NEW BRAKE SHOES IN EARLY 2008 ON JULY 19TH BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENT AFTER TWO YEARS I AM TOLD THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS LEAKING. *TR
RAV4 2006 SE LE HAN REALIZADO SERVICIOS DE MANTENIMIENTO AL DA. PRESENTA SISTEMA DE FRENOS DAADO, DIAGNSTICO SEGN EL CENTRO DE SERVICIO EL BOOSTER DAADO. NO FRENA POR POCO OCASIONA ACCIDENTE AL CONDUCTOR. MILLAJE 43,549. *TR
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