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Hi all, Just purchased a RAV4 4 Dr. 4WD on Saturday 2/12/05 for a Valentines Day gift for my wife. I found the engine noise in the interior to be very loud, almost like a Diesel Auto... I say this because a co-worker of mine purchased a 2004 RAV4 late November 2004 and the engine noise inside and outside doesn't seem anywhere as loud. Any ideas, please |
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| Take the RAV 4 back to the dealership. Something is wrong with it. I have one and the engine is quiet. | |
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HELP! Surely I can not be the only one with this issue. For the last 4 years in the winter the driver side door lock will periodically freeze shut in very cold weather. If you click the unlock button on the key fob all doors unlock EXCEPT the driver door. If you enter the car you can not even manually flip it. The key will not open the door either. If you run the car until the cabin warms up then it eventually may be manually flipped or will open if you hit the key fob or unlock switch. Any ideas what causes this to happen and only on this one door? Better yet, what might be a fix... THANKS!!!!!!
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Replying to: andrelaplume (Feb 17, 2005 7:02 am) |
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Yes the car is outside, along with my Camry and every other car on the block. No others ever had this problem. Like I said, not only can you not use the key but the lock button will also not flip.
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I took my wife's '03 RAV04 in for the third time to fix the dash-rattle. Upon closer inspection, I was told later, that the noise seemed to be coming from behind the instrument panel, with either the air vent-tube or other plastic parts clanging together. The NVH tech. took it this time and seemed to fix it right. So far, so good, after one week, no noise from the dash in hot-cold weather, or going over rough-smooth roads, or anything. My wife is elated finally, as these little noises drive her crazy. After the dealer-cowl fix, complete dash-removal and insulation, and instrument panel removal and insulation, it seems that this may have done the trick. If not, then at least I've got a well-insulated dash area. If you have similar noises under warranty insist that Toyota fix the problem. Don MCgill Toyota did for me. I know that the service advisor probably got sick of dealing with me, but he never denied hearing the noise and persisted with the tech. until it was fixed. Kudos to Don McGill for not denying a problem and recognizing that it should be fixed. |
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Replying to: surfsnow1 (Feb 10, 2001 8:00 pm) When I start the car the engine is stationary on 1500 and it drops and drops after a few minutes until the engine turns off.Can anyone help me or give me some information. Thanks |
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Replying to: andrelaplume (Feb 18, 2005 11:49 am) |
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Replying to: newboy (Jun 01, 2004 8:15 pm) |
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I need help and how. I have a Rav4,2004 auto. for more than a year this February. I loved the car and had no problem until last week. I was in a down town street parked waiting for my wife to buy something when I dicided to go to park someplace else near where she was shopping. I depressed the gas pedal to go slow, instead the car went forward accelereted like if I had step on the gas hard. Good thing no car was comming, otherwise it would have been an accident. I took my wife and went home very nervous. I did not tell her anything. Two days latter I went to do the groceries and when I was parking in the parking lot head in I tried to park right in the middle of the lines I was crooked I put the reverse and slightly deppress the gas pedal, my god the car accelerated even more than the first time hiting the left rear end against the firehydrant that was in back of me. This is only a second but I do not wish anybody to go through that. I applied the brakes and it was like if they did not exist, finnaly in terror I applied the hand brakes, almost to late. Since then the car is parked and I only go there every day to warm it up. I live in NJ and we are having snowfall almost every day. I made an appointment with the dealer for nex saturday, but I feel bad having to tell him that the car accelerated by itself, he might think I am nuts. Please advice me, I am even afraid to move the car now. I only have 3000 miles, mostly is city drive, my wife and I. We are both retired. I had a Matrix for a year before I traded it in for the Rav4, reason, two inches more front leg room. I am 6'4". I should have stayed with the Matrix. Please help me with this mess. Sincerely, Jordi Sama P.S Excuse my English, it is not my mother language.
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