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#6 of 285 Re: cruse control on 2006 Rav 4 [ces1938] by mlmcgahee Jul 23, 2007 (5:44 pm)
Replying to: ces1938 (Jul 04, 2007 7:21 am) I have a brand new 2007 RAV4 Base 4cyl (6000 miles on it) that is doing the same thing. With the cruse on, going 60 - 65 mph, up hill it will start shifting in and out of gears, bucking and jumping.... Have you found any answers yet? Replies to this message: ces1938 (Jul 24, 2007 7:40 am) mlmcgahee (Jul 26, 2007 4:27 am) mackabee (Aug 01, 2007 7:23 pm) mlmcgahee (Aug 02, 2007 2:35 am)
#7 of 285 Re: cruse control on 2006 Rav 4 [mlmcgahee] by ces1938 Jul 24, 2007 (7:40 am)
Replying to: mlmcgahee (Jul 23, 2007 5:44 pm) Nope, I have not, sorry, apparently Toyota is using some of the crap that the domestics use to use, the only way to get their attention is to quit buying their cars I suppose, I did that back in 1985 Buick it was junk, been 22 years but after this deal I am starting to look at GM again.. I had the same deal with a 73 Ford, I drove it 12,000 miles and never bought another Ford.... The cruse on our Rav 4's wrecks my gas mileage, how about yours?? I can get 5 mpg better if I don't use the cruse, have you noticed this with you car?? where to you live? I live in Oklahoma where we have a lot of hills, so cruse is constantly shifting up and down, if I drive with out the cruse it does NOT do that... good luck if I find out a answer I will let you know, hope you would do the same for me.... Charles Replies to this message: mlmcgahee (Jul 26, 2007 4:27 am)
#8 of 285 Re: cruse control on 2006 Rav 4 [ces1938] by mlmcgahee Jul 26, 2007 (4:27 am)
Replying to: ces1938 (Jul 24, 2007 7:40 am) I have an appointment with Toyota Service Dept. this morning. They want to replace a solenoid in my transmission to correct the problem. I will let you know if it works.... Mike
#9 of 285 cruse control on 2006 Rav 4, ces1938 by ces1938 Jul 26, 2007 (7:02 am)
Hey Mike, hope this works for you, maybe it will work for me, if it does I will be back at my dealer again... This problem is the main thing I have with the car.. I use a power wheel chair and use the SUV to carry it.. I have bad leg problems and like to use to use the cruse control a lot, this one is a total pain in the butt....Hope to hear from you, thanks again. Charles Replies to this message: mlmcgahee (Jul 27, 2007 2:22 pm)
#10 of 285 Re: cruse control on 2006 Rav 4, ces1938 [ces1938] by mlmcgahee Jul 27, 2007 (2:22 pm)
Replying to: ces1938 (Jul 26, 2007 7:02 am) Well..... I had a call From the Toyota Service Dept. today... After replacing the solenoid in my transmission the problem became worse. Now they are saying they will replace the whole transmission. Mike
#11 of 285 ces1938 [charles] by ces1938 Jul 27, 2007 (3:02 pm)
Oh gezzz Mike the dealer does not have a clue of what the problem is do they.... well at least maybe this will fix it for you, sure hope so but let me know how it turns out will you, maybe it will give me some info to go to my dealer with or maybe a different dealer if necessary...I still think it is a design problem, that darn computer control for the cruse control just is not as flexable as the old ones were..but we will see...Boy I sure appreciate you keeping me informed Mike, I was ready to have a after market one installed...may yet... talk to you later thanks again, Charles Replies to this message: mlmcgahee (Jul 29, 2007 4:24 am)
#12 of 285 Re: ces1938 [ces1938] by mlmcgahee Jul 29, 2007 (4:24 am)
Replying to: ces1938 (Jul 27, 2007 3:02 pm) Here is a link to a video of my RAV4 problem... Charles is this what yours is doing? Mike   http://www.carspace.com/videos/play!id=.5b3d3866
#13 of 285 Rav 4 Problem / ces1938 by ces1938 Jul 29, 2007 (6:44 am)
Hi Mike that is just like the way mine does,I finally was able to open your web site.... were they able to fix yours??? Thanks for posting that, Charles Replies to this message: mlmcgahee (Jul 29, 2007 3:09 pm)
#14 of 285 Re: Rav 4 Problem / ces1938 [ces1938] by mlmcgahee Jul 29, 2007 (3:09 pm)
Replying to: ces1938 (Jul 29, 2007 6:44 am) They still have it in the shop. I am in a loaner car until they call me later this week. Maybe this will work, but everything that I've read on the Internet points to a computer related problem that deals with the drive-by-wire technology Toyota used in the 2006-2007 Camry and RAV4 with the 4 cyl engine. The computer directly controls the cruse control and throttle. I'll keep you posted.... Mike
#15 of 285 ces1938, Rav 4 problems by ces1938 Jul 29, 2007 (3:21 pm)
Yea,Mike,you have found the same info that I have, you know I retired from the Boeing company and they use the "fly by wire" system on their aircraft and it works quite well, so I don't know why they have made such a mess outta this on the car, but if you understand computers than it is not so hard to understand.. computers are not flexible enough for the cruse control, to them it is either right on or not and that just does not work for a cruse control and I can not even imagine a engineer not realizing, hell I did and so do you now, well let me know how it turns out, I am thinking about replacing it with a after market cruse but that ticks me off big time.... that stinking thing has cost them a customer that buys a new car all most every year, either for my wife or me.... thanks again... Charles Replies to this message: mackabee (Aug 01, 2007 7:24 pm)

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