2004 Toyota RAV4

TAKATA RECALL CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR THE 2ND TIME ABOUT REPLACEMENT PARTS UNDER RECALL, ONLY TO BE TOLD ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE OUT OF REPLACEMENT PARTS AND TO CALL BACK IN A FEW WEEKS. I CALLED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. NOW I'M HEARING THEY ARE ADDING MORE CARS TO THE RECALL AND I FEAR I MAY NEVER GET MINE REPLACED.

FEB 2016 - WHILE CHECKING FLUIDS I NOTICED THE ANTIFREEZE LEVEL WAS LOW. SANSONE AUTOMALL NJ WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD ME WHAT TO BUY AND FILL IT UNTIL MY APPT ON 2/27. DURING SERVICE CHECK THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. NOW, APRIL 2016, MY CAR OVERHEATED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK TO SANSONE WITH THE HEAT ON HIGH ON TO KEEP IT FROM OVERHEATING. NOW I'M BEING TOLD I NEED THE HEADGASKET REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ENGINE ($1950 FOR HEADGASKET AND $4500 FOR USED ENGINE) OH AND THEY MADE IT A POINT TO TELL ME THAT THE 25 POINT INSPECTION WAS FREE THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE. SINCE I REFUSED SERVICE, THEY ASKED US TO LEAVE THE CAR, THINK ABOUT IT AND COME BACK SATURDAY TO SPEAK TO THE MECHANIC AND DIRECTOR. WE SHOWED UP BUT NO ONE WHO INSPECTED THE CAR WAS THERE. WE REFUSED SERVICE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR SERVICE AND FOR TOYOTA FOR NOT BEEN PROACTIVE IN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE WHICH SEEMS TO BE GROWING AS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND FOUND MANY OTHERS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA RAV WITH ONLY 76,970 MILES WHICH REALLY WAS A GREAT CAR- NEVER ANY ISSUES. I PURCHASED THIS 'CERTIFIED USED' CAR IN 2007 AT SANSONE AUTOMALL WHICH CAN NOT BE DRIVEN...COST TO FIX IT WILL BE USED TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW NON TOYOTA VEHICLE. IN CONCLUSION, TOYOTA NEEDS TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE LOSING LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND WE ARE SPREADING THE WORD.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V284000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 05/26/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR WAS MADE ON 05/12/16. *TR

I RECEIVED MY FIRST NOTICE FROM TOYOTA LAST YEAR, 6-8 MONTH AGO, TO GIVE NOTICE FOR A RECALL ON MY FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IN GRAPEVINE AND AFTER EXPLAINING THE SITUATION, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ORDER THE PART AND CONTACT ME WHEN IT WAS IN. 6 TO 8 MONTH HAVE GONE BY AND ANOTHER REMINDER FROM TOYOTA, TORRANCE, CA ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WAS SENT TO ME. FOLLOWING I CALLED MY GRAPEVINE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE PART WAS IN. I NEEDED TO CHECK MY SCHEDULE AND I CALLED THEY BACK 2 DAYS LATER TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. THEN, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY PART WAS NEVER ORDERED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY AIRBAG INFLATORS ON STOCK. I HAVE NOW MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA OF LEWISVILLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA OF GRAPEVINE IS ONLY A MILE FROM MY HOUSE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V284000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL SINCE OCTOBER 2015, I HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY BY BEECHMONT TOYOTA IN CINCINNATI, OHIO THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE REPAIR PART IN STOCK. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY WILL ORDER IT, BUT IT NEVER SEEMS TO COME IN. I AM GROWING CONCERNED, AS THE AIRBAG IN THE CAR NOW MAY BE DANGEROUS, AND COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH TO MY WIFE AND MYSELF. I AM TIRED OF WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO GET THIS PART, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V284000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE AND ONLY STATED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A LIMITED SUPPLY OF PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE SEALS ON THE HEAD GASKET ARE LEAKING COOLANT. THIS IS DUE TO SEVERAL OF THE METAL BOLTS BEING STRIPPED. THIS HAS RENDERED OUR CAR USELESS. OUR MECHANIC, BEING AN HONEST PERSON, IS HESITANT TO BEGIN A SEVERAL THOUSAND $ REPAIR, SINCE HE IS UNABLE TO GUARANTEE THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO REPAIR IT FOR THE LONG TERM. THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING SO COOLANT WAS ADDED BUT THIS LEAKED QUICKLY WITH A 18 MILE RIDE FROM THE CHICAGO SUBURB OF WOODRIDGE INTO THE CITY.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED LOUDLY, LURCHED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB AND CONTINUED UP A SLOPE. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A BUILDING, AND INSTEAD HIT THE BUILDING ON AN ANGLE ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. THE CAR STOPPED ONLY AFTER HITTING THE BUILDING. THIS IS THE THIRD INSTANCE OF "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE MOST SERIOUS EPISODE. THE OTHER TWO EVENTS WERE SIMILAR. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE THE CAR AGAIN ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS PARKING AT LOW SPEED AND HIT A FENCE. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURY AS I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK.