Toyota RAV4 Spare Tire Cover Noise

15 messages, Last post on Jan 21, 2009 at 6:29 AM

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#14 of 15 Re: 2006 Rav 4 Spare Tire Cover Noise [flick4411] by dbozroz Jan 01, 2008 (8:11 am)
Replying to: flick4411 (Jun 30, 2006 2:42 pm) Well I just discovered this issue with the hard/soft cover a few nights ago when changing a flat. Can't tell you how disappointed I am with Toyota for this poor design! Luckily I was with my daughter when this happened (her car) because I don't think she would have been able to even get the cover off the spare to replace the flat tire! And after getting the flat fixed and replacing the original spare tire back on the rear rack we have yet been able to get the cover back on. Neither could the Toyota dealer when I took it to them...they told us to take it back home and heat it up so that the elastic and soft cover will stretch more. Now I know why they don't include the spare tire when they rotate the other tires...they don't want to have to take the cover off and try to replace it! I wrote Toyota a long letter expressing my disappointment and told them I think it is a safety hazard. Scares me to think what could happen if my daughter were by herself in a remote area and had to try to remove the cover!
#15 of 15 Re: 2006 Rav 4 Spare Tire Cover Noise [nancy2001] by JeffsRAV Jan 21, 2009 (6:29 am)
Replying to: nancy2001 (Mar 20, 2006 1:30 pm) Nancy, I have been having a similar issue with my RAV 4 tire cover. Were you able to resolve your issue back in March?