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#218 of 285 Toyota Rav 4, ces1938 by ces1938 Nov 15, 2007 (5:43 pm)
come on jacksafe, what in the heck is wrong with you that you would buy a 2008 Rav 4?? I guess you did not read this blog on that piece of crap.... geezz, we have been bitching about this Toyota disaster for two years and still you bought one, ha,,ha.... sorry but I find that a bit funny....will ole pal, suck it up and live with it till you can dump it on the unsuspecting that is all you can do now, Toyota will never fix this problem, they told me they did not need to, they have a fine reputation and can sell cars on their reputation, well it seems they are right huh....well it will catch up with them just as it did with the big 3 auto companies in good ole America... good luck dude suck it up and make the best of it, cause this is all you are going to get.... ces1938, been there done it.... Replies to this message: rcman (Nov 15, 2007 8:02 pm) sumrx4 (Nov 16, 2007 8:31 am) crtzlow (Nov 16, 2007 10:54 am) wdpcpa (Nov 19, 2007 12:53 pm) ronn (Nov 17, 2007 7:57 pm) rcman (Nov 18, 2007 5:10 pm)
#219 of 285 Re: Toyota Rav 4, ces1938 [ces1938] by rcman Nov 15, 2007 (8:02 pm)
Replying to: ces1938 (Nov 15, 2007 5:43 pm) I think you meant rcman. That's why I purchased the V6. As I said, it will down shift on a hill but does not jump in and out between gears. Other than that, I like the car. From what I've read here, the cruise control with the 4 cyl is the main problem. I drove the 4 cyl before I drove the 6 cyl and decided to get the 6 cyl. Good choice huh. I got 27.5 mpg with mixed driving. 75% highway and 25% town.
#220 of 285 Re: My RAV4 cruise makes it a real lemon [jacksafe] by thr Nov 15, 2007 (8:18 pm)
Replying to: jacksafe (Nov 15, 2007 5:12 pm) Well Jacksafe, I feel like you do. I'm 72 and rely on a vehicle with a cruise control. I have to say the biggest mistake I've made is going thru arbitration .It was a waste of time for me. A good deal for the Toyota Motor car co. The Toyota representative pretty much agreed with what I presented in a 1 hour presentation written and read with a dozen supporting enclosures. The road test with ample bucks n jumps ended when the arbitrator said he had seen enough. The Toyota rep, indicated that the 4cyl did not have enough power and it was nornal for the RAV4 to perform the way mine does. Toyota simply sez a problem does not exist. I do not expect a fix from Toyota. A week later the letter came saying DENIED..Luck to us both. I'm also working toward a Lemon law settlement. HAL
#221 of 285 Re: Toyota Rav 4, ces1938 [ces1938] by sumrx4 Nov 16, 2007 (8:31 am)
Replying to: ces1938 (Nov 15, 2007 5:43 pm) It really doesn't matter who you were referring to here you are out of line with your comments. Just because we have been writing and reading here for months that dos not men everyone has. Give the man a break.   Jacksafe, Good luck getting it fixed. My dealer told me Toyota was working on a fix but in the arbitration hearing I was told that it was a "characteristic" of the vehicle not a problem and that Toyota had no intentions of addressing the situation.   again good luck Replies to this message: crtzlow (Nov 16, 2007 10:54 am) wdpcpa (Nov 19, 2007 12:53 pm)
#222 of 285 Re: Toyota Rav 4, ces1938 [sumrx4] by crtzlow Nov 16, 2007 (10:54 am)
Replying to: sumrx4 (Nov 16, 2007 8:31 am) If this problem was a "characteristic of the vehicle" it would do it when you are "NOT" using the cruise control. The one we had would operate perfectly when the cruise was off. It would not even drop out of overdrive when going up an incline without pushing the pedal further.The motor has plenty of power for the vehicle. As far as the comments are concerned I too think they are totally out of line. I think that the majority of us found this forum "after" buying the RAV 4, 4 cylinder and realizing the problem it had with the cruise control. If anyone that is considering buying a 4 cylinder RAV 4 found this forum before buying do you really think they would have bought one? Everyone here has had to deal with enough grief over this without someone trying to make things worse.   Don Replies to this message: wdpcpa (Nov 19, 2007 12:53 pm)
#223 of 285 Re: Toyota Rav 4, ces1938 [ces1938] by ronn Nov 17, 2007 (7:57 pm)
Replying to: ces1938 (Nov 15, 2007 5:43 pm) Hey.... I am sorry that you guys with the 4 cyl are having a problem, but I do not feel you should judge the RAV4 because you have had the problem with others that have the 4 cyl. The RAV4 comes in different models, and the V6 is totally different from the 4 cyl. I test drove both of them, and it doesn't even feel like the same SUV. I have had other friends comment the same way. I do not blame you for being upset with the problems you are having or have had, but it is not all the RAV4 's. People depend on these reviews to help them decide on SUV's, and they should not be discouraged with the RAV4 V6. It is a great SUV, and those that have them are not having the problems you have had as well as others. I have had 6 Toyotas, and never had a problem with any of them. Replies to this message: rcman (Nov 18, 2007 5:10 pm)
#224 of 285 Re: Toyota Rav 4, ces1938 [ronn] by rcman Nov 18, 2007 (5:10 pm)
Replying to: ronn (Nov 17, 2007 7:57 pm) I totally agree. But having said that, I'm glad to see so many people expressing the problem with the RAV4 4 cyl. Toyota should do something about it. Keep the pressure on them. If you could get some TV time with your local TV trouble shooter it just might help get the word out. The one we have in this area gets results.
#225 of 285 Rav 4 cruse control, yea right.... ces1938 by ces1938 Nov 18, 2007 (6:41 pm)
Well guys, I got my problem FIXED, not from Toyota tho, I have an old friend that is quite the car expert, I told him of my problem and he said "no problem" , he checked out my cruse and had a real ha,ha. with that he said he could not believe how much Toyota has come down hill with their quality control problems but looks like they have got to being bigshots and no longer care about their customers, they just want to sell more cars than GM.... but anyway, he went down to a local auto parts store and paid $140.00 for a cruse control that would fit a 1996 Camry 4 cyl. 4 speed, he pulled the computer module out of my Rav's computer and just disconnected the darn thing... he installed the 1996 cruse control, than we took her out for a spin.....FOLKS IT WORKED PERFECTLY, how about that, Toyota made such a big deal out of fixing the damn think... but my ole shade tree mechanic fixed it in 45 minutes.... how does that build your confidence in Toyota, huh..... Charles Replies to this message: ronn (Nov 19, 2007 4:52 am) wwest (Nov 19, 2007 10:59 am) wdpcpa (Nov 19, 2007 1:05 pm)
#226 of 285 Re: Rav 4 cruse control, yea right.... ces1938 [ces1938] by ronn Nov 19, 2007 (4:52 am)
Replying to: ces1938 (Nov 18, 2007 6:41 pm) Hey Dude...while I'm not having any problems since I have the V6, I am glad you got yours fixed!!!! I do have a question though.... why did you need the 1996 Camry part instead of a later model?? I thought that was interesting, and it may help those who are having the same problem. Just curious..by the way Have a great Thanksgiving !
#227 of 285 Rav 4 cruse problems: ces1938 by ces1938 Nov 19, 2007 (9:38 am)
ronn, not sure why he used the 1996 cruse equipment other than in 1996 they had not started messing around with "drive by wire" like they do now and have been for a few years, it is much cheaper to put in a $20.00 computer and call it a cruse control than to buy a real cruse control and install it I guess, regardless if it works or not... I drove it on a 400 mile trip with quite a few hill and drove the speed limit, I got almost 29 mpg out the little suv... great huh, looks like I will be keeping it for a while now, but it will be my last Toyota, I don't trust them anymore...have a great turkey day...

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