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#1787 of 2123 2000 RAV4 having trouble accelerating... by andybeard Mar 21, 2005 (8:10 am)
My RAV has 111,000 miles...yes a lot. I drive 60+ miles per day. In Oct 2004 the car was having trouble accelerating...it would get up to 15 MPH and almost stall. Once it got up to 50 MPH+ it was ok. I took it in to the shop and they said it was low on oil and they could find nothing else wrong with it. They changed a couple of belts and that was it. Now in March 2005 it is doing it again. My regular mechanic was closed on Sunday so I took it into Precision Tune. The did a diagnostic too and could find nothing wrong except some carbon build up and they said it could possibly be a faulty catalytic converter.   Today it sits at my regular mechanic's shop and they will be looking for this mysterious problem. Any suggestions? I have owned it for 3 years and I have had no problems with it until last Fall when I began commuting these long distances. Please help! Replies to this message: escapenut (Mar 21, 2005 11:15 am) andybeard (Mar 29, 2005 5:46 pm)
#1788 of 2123 Re: 2000 RAV4 having trouble accelerating... [andybeard] by escapenut Mar 21, 2005 (11:15 am)
Replying to: andybeard (Mar 21, 2005 8:10 am) I'm not a mechanic but it does sound like a classic case of either/or; the carbon or the cat-converter. My guess would be the converter, but it probably wouldn't hurt to have the upper-engine de-carboned using a shop's BG/Wynn's/Justice Bros. machine and chemicals. The service really does help if the intake is carboned-up bad. Not sure what a cat-converter runs for the RAV4, but your mechanic will inevitably be cheaper than Toyota. Replies to this message: andybeard (Mar 29, 2005 5:46 pm)
#1789 of 2123 '06 RAV4 by toycash Mar 23, 2005 (8:38 am)
The re-designed '06 will be out in Nov., but the V6 won't be out until late Jan. Replies to this message: vcarreras (Mar 24, 2005 10:40 am) toycash (Mar 24, 2005 3:28 pm) 307web (Mar 25, 2005 10:00 am)
#1790 of 2123 Re: '06 RAV4 [toycash] by vcarreras Mar 24, 2005 (10:40 am)
Replying to: toycash (Mar 23, 2005 8:38 am) Is this the new RAV4??   http://forums.autoweek.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/31-11435-239487-3791/rav4200514.jp- g   http://forums.autoweek.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/31-11435-239487-3792/rav4200513.jp- g Replies to this message: toycash (Mar 24, 2005 3:28 pm) 307web (Mar 25, 2005 10:00 am)
#1791 of 2123 Re: '06 RAV4 [vcarreras] by toycash Mar 24, 2005 (3:28 pm)
Replying to: vcarreras (Mar 24, 2005 10:40 am) No, that is a photoshopped picture of the current RAV4. Replies to this message: 307web (Mar 25, 2005 10:00 am)
#1792 of 2123 Re: '06 RAV4 [toycash] by 307web Mar 25, 2005 (10:00 am)
Replying to: toycash (Mar 24, 2005 3:28 pm) No, that is PhotoShop. Look at how fake the headlights look.
#1793 of 2123 Re: 2000 RAV4 having trouble accelerating... [escapenut] by andybeard Mar 29, 2005 (5:46 pm)
Replying to: escapenut (Mar 21, 2005 11:15 am) Thanks for the advice...found out all I needed was a new fuel filter...now it runs perfect. Thank goodness it wasn't anything more!
#1794 of 2123 Re: Motor problem. [solidaudio] by coastalcajun Mar 30, 2005 (10:32 am)
Replying to: solidaudio (Feb 28, 2005 6:20 am) I have the same problem. My dealer says I just didn't change the oil often enough. The car is only 3 years old with low mileage. I spoke with one mechanic I trust and he told me the Camry had a problem with sludge build up. Possibly we are seeing that the Rav4 does also. I was also given only one option - to pay for the repairs to the tune of $4,500 to rebuild the motor. I too had no idea there was a problem until the oil and check engine light came on at the same time. I brought the vehicle into the dealer the same afternoon. Replies to this message: petl (Mar 30, 2005 12:45 pm) rbleland (Mar 30, 2005 7:09 pm)
#1795 of 2123 Re: Motor problem. [coastalcajun] by petl Mar 30, 2005 (12:45 pm)
Replying to: coastalcajun (Mar 30, 2005 10:32 am) What is the mileage? and How often have you changed the oil? If the vehicle is only 3 years old, should it not be covered under warranty? More information is required before you can relate this a sludge problem.
#1796 of 2123 Re: Motor problem. [coastalcajun] by rbleland Mar 30, 2005 (7:09 pm)
Replying to: coastalcajun (Mar 30, 2005 10:32 am) There are no known problems w sludge on RAV engines to my knowledge. The alleged problems were on V6s in the older Camrys (and others). Clearly, negligence in oil/filter changes would contribute to possible sludge problems. AFAIK Toyota has fixed this "problem". What is your mileage on it, what year is it, and how often DID you change the oil (and can you prove it?). These are important questions. My guess is it is not a sludge issue at all.

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