What 302 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Toyota RAV4 Hv

NEW VEHICLE 625 MILES. DOES NOT SEEM TO SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING ACCELERATION UP HILLS OR FROM PARKING LOT TO ROADWAY ,OR PASSING VEHICLES. DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE POWER, ENGINE MAKES A STRAINING SOUND . WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO DRIVE UP HILLS, PASS OTHER VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ON HILL. SANTIAM HIWAY OREGON. LESS POWER THAN LITTLE KIA AND PT CRUISER WHICH EASILY PASSED ME. DEALER HAD ME COMPARE IT TO A SIMILAR MODEL ON THEIR LOT, NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE, LOT VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTAS SINCE 1984 AND HAVE A RAV 4 2010 SO I KNOW THIS CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY

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AFTER 10 DAYS OF OWNING THE CAR AND LESS THAN 600 MILES THE CAR WOULDN'T RUN AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A RODENT. LATER THAT SAME EVENING OUR SALESMAN CALLED AND INFORMED US THAT COMPONENTS IN THE CAR ARE "GREEN" AND MADE OF SOYBEAN AND TO KEEP OUR CAR IN THE GARAGE (WHICH WE DON'T HAVE). I HAVE SINCE CAUGHT A MOUSE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WITH A GLUE TRAP AND FOUND HAIR AND MOUSE DROPPINGS. THE BEST OFFER THEY HAVE GIVEN ME IS TO GIVE ME A DIFFERENT TOYOTA VEHICLE AT COST (AND TAKE THE LOSS ON MY CURRENT VEHICLE). I HAVE COMPLAINED TO BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND TO TOYOTA. I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER VEHICLES PARKED IN WITHIN THE SAME PROXIMITY FOR OVER TWO YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD RODENT ISSUES WITH EITHER OF THEM AND I RUN INTO ISSUES WITHIN THE FIRST 10 DAYS WITH A NEW VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND TWO YEAR OLD CHILD. IF THERE ARE MICE LIVING INSIDE THE CAR, THEY COULD BE LEAVING RAT DROPPINGS THAT COULD BE HARMFUL TO BOTH OF THEM. I AM ANGRY AND CONCERNED AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, WHEN OTHER VEHICLES PARKED IN THE SAME LOCATION AREN'T EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS ISN'T A VALID REASON TO RETURN THE CAR. HERE ARE TWO ARTICLES THAT DETAIL THE PROBLEM MYSELF AND OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE HAD - HTTP://CTWATCHDOG.COM/FINANCE/RODENTS-DAMAGE-CARS-BY-CHEWING-ELECTRICAL-CONNECTIONS-TIPS-ON-HOW-TO-AVOID-COSTLY-REPAIRS, HTTP://WWW.SYNLUBE.COM/INCREDIBLEEDIBLECAR1.HTM

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TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200. UPDATED 11/04/15*LJ; 03/19/18 JB*05/15/18*JB

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THREE MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED NOTICE FOR RECALL ON STEERING, CALLED BERNARDI TOYOTA AND MADE APPT. GOT THERE AND THEY SAID MACHINE WAS DOWN AND COULDN'T DO IT. MADE ANOTHER APPT. AND THEY SAID THE MACHINE COULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE OF LABEL NOT BEING ORIGINAL. MY SIDE DOOR HAD BEEN HIT SO THE LABEL WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. TECH'S WOULD LOOK INTO THE MATTER, AN LET ME KNOW, I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR MY REGULAR CHECK UP AUG 10TH 2015 AND ASKED ABOUT THE MATTER AND WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE MOST LIKELY THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO LET THEM KNOW. WELL ON SEPT.3, 2015 TOOK A RIDE TO CAPE COD FROM HUDSON MASS. WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO START BACK TO HUDSON FROM THE CAPE MY STEERING LET GO. COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR, CALLED FALMOUTH TOYOTA AND THEY SAID TRY AND DRIVE IT TO THEM WHICH WAS ABOUT THREE MILE, I DID AN THEY GAVE ME A RENTAL AND FIXED THE CAR IN A WEEK. QUESTION IS , HOW COME THEY COULD FIX IT IN A WEEK AND BERNARDI DIDN'T DO IT IN MOUTHS? I WAS LUCKY IT WASN'T SERIOUS, I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT BERNARDI'S SERVICE. I AND MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT ALONG WITH PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR*JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WIFE PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON; AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE; HOWEVER, SHE FORGOT TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARK POSITION. UPON THE CONTACT'S WIFE EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT RAN OVER HER AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85.

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AFTER GASSING UP IN A STATION (FULL TANK) AND THE GAS NOZZLE CLICKED TO A STOP, SOON AS EXTRACTING THE NOZZLE FROM THE RAV4, FUEL SPRAYS WITH A FORCE OF PRESSURE FROM THE GAS TANK TOWARDS THE PERSON HOLDING THE NOZZLE. AFTER THIS EVENT HAPPENED THE THIRD TIME, WE BROUGHT THE RAV4 BACK TO TOYOTA TO BE CHECKED. WAS RETURNED TO US THE NEXT DAY WITH AN OK RESULT. BUT THE NEXT 2 TO 5 WEEKS THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED, SO WE REQUESTED THAT A REPLACEMENT RAV4 BE GIVEN US - BUT TOYOTA REFUSED STATING THAT WITH THE WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOW PERFORM A RIGID TEST - THE RESULTS OF WHICH CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM OF GAS SPRAYS. WE JUST GOT BACK THE RAV4, AND TOYOTA SAID THEY REPLACED THE GAS TANK WITH A NEW ONE AND SAYING THAT THE OLD ONE HAD "A FACTORY DEFECT WHEREIN THE TANK FLAPPER WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. I AM PUTTING THIS ON RECORD ON THIS REPORT, FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF NHTSA FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER OWNERS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE BRAKES, PADS, AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,010.

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DRIVING ON SLIGHT GRADE AT APPROX. 55 MPH. ATTEMPTED TO PASS CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CHECKED LEFT LANE, SEMI ABOUT 50-75 YARDS BACK. PRESSED DOWN GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. MEANWHILE SEMI IS APPROACHING. PUMPED PEDAL A FEW TIMES NOTHING SEMI HAS TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE I AM SLOWING DOWN INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING. FINALLY PEDAL CATCHES AND CAR ACCELERATES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE I GOT THIS CAR NEW IN JANUARY, TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE PERSON SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AS EVERYTHING IS DONE BY COMPUTER NOW, NOT HARDWIRE. COMPUTERS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY FAST SO I DON'T BUY IT. HE DID ADMIT THAT ANOTHER RAV4 DRIVER HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING I DID. HE ADVISED ME TO HOLD THE PEDAL DOWN AND THE ACCELERATION WILL KICK IT. TRIED IT. DID NOT DO ANYTHING. VERY WORRIED. PLUS SEMI DRIVER MUST THINK I'M AN IDIOT.

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I PURCHASE THE RAV4 IN OCTOBER 2015, AND THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A CRUNCHING SOUND COMING FROM MY BRAKES AND A FLUCTUATION ISSUE WHERE THE BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS CATCH CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER AND TOYOTA ARE REFUSING ON TWO OCCASIONS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AGAIN ON 7/28/2015 IN HOPES THAT THEY WILL FINALLY FIX THE ISSUE. THE DEALER WILL NOT DOCUMENT THE ISSUE!

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I USED TO HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LIMITED AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS RAV 4 LIMITED. SOMETIMES WHEN I PARK, I FORGET TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK (I NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH MY HIGHLANDER) AND THEN TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. MY HIGHLANDER DID NOT DO THIS. TODAY MY CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I FELL DOWN AND MY ELBOW AND ARM IS REALLY SCRAPPED UP AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR WITH MY BODY AND THEN I WAS ALMOST RUN OVER AS I FELL ON THE GROUND. I COULD HAVE HIT A CHILD OR RUN OVER A CHILD. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH MY CAR OR IF THERE IS A SETTING I COULD USE TO PREVENT THIS. I DON'T WANT TO BE RUN OVER BY MY CAR OR HAVE ANYONE RUN OVER.

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YESTERDAY, WHILE I WAS PARKED AT A SECURE LOCATION THE BACK GLASS OF MY 2015 TOYOTA RAV4 BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO POINT OF IMPACT AND THE GLASS APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED OUTWARDS. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE CAR THAT WENT THROUGH THE WINDOW AND THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND THE CAR THAT MAY HAVE HIT THE WINDOW. OTHER THAN TWO SMALL AREAS WHERE THE GLASS FELL OUTWARD THE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED BUT TOGETHER. HOWEVER WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR AND MOVED IT ALL THE GLASS CRUMBLED AND FELL INTO THE TRUCK AREA.

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I WAS TRYING TO CLOSE THE HATCH WHICH IS TOO HARD TO PULL DOWN FOR A NORMAL PERSON AND I GOT IT ABOUT A FOOT TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE IT AND MY HAND SLIPPED OFF THE GATE AND THE GATE FLEW BACK UP AND KNOCKED MY LEFT EAR, HEAD AND GLASSES SO HARD IT CUT MY EAR AND HEAD AND MY EAR WAS SWOLLEN AND BRUISED IN WHICH THE EAR IS STILL BRUISED AND I HAVE A SCAR WHERE THE CUT IS ON MY EAR. I WAS UNABLE TO SLEEP OR PUT ANY PRESSURE AT ALL ON THAT SIDE OF MY HEAD

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TOYOTA ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL THAT AFFECTS POTENTIALLY 46,000 VEHICLES AND TOYOTA ESTIMATES THAT 20,000 WILL NEED TO HAVE A STEERING PART REPLACED. THE LETTER FROM TOYOTA ADVISES CAR OWNERS THAT IT WILL TAKE 1.5 HOURS TO INSPECT AND 2.5 HOURS TO REPLACE THE PART. AFTER AN ENTIRE DAY AT THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY, MY CAR HAS NOT HAD THE STEERING PART REPLACED AND TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THE PART FOR THEIR OWN RECALL! I CALLED FORDHAM TOYOTA LAST WEEK TO MAKE AN SAFETY RECALL APPOINTMENT. I TOOK MY CAR IN YESTERDAY (TUESDAY, JUNE 9) AT 8:30. WHEN I PICKED IT UP AT 2:30, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED THE PART, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE IT. NO SENSE OF HOW RIDICULOUS IT IS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A RECALL REPAIR WITHOUT EVEN HAVING THE PART AVAILABLE. NOR THE WORRY THIS CAUSES ME TO KNOW THAT I AM DRIVING MY DAUGHTER AROUND IN A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE WHERE OUR SAFETY IS COMPROMISED. I CALLED TOYOTA CENTRAL TO ASK IF THEY MIGHT FACILITATE HAVING A DIFFERENT DEALER (MANHATTAN TOYOTA) DO THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTER NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH DIFFERENT TOYOTA EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING MANHATTAN TOYOTA), I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROCEDURE IS THAT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INSPECTS THE VEHICLE, THEN ORDERS THE PART AND THAT IT TAKES 2 DAYS TO GET THE PART. AND THAT IF I WANTED TO HAVE MANHATTAN TOYOTA DO THE RECALL REPAIR, I WOULD FIRST NEED TO HAVE THEM INSPECT THE VEHICLE - MEANING ANOTHER TWO DAY ADVENTURE. HAVING GOTTEN NO RESOLUTION FROM THE CENTRAL TOYOTA CARE LINE OR MANHATTAN TOYOTA, I DECIDED TO CALL FORDHAM TOYOTA TO REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT FOR SATURDAY MORNING (2 DAYS FROM NOW, ENOUGH TIME FOR THEM TO GET THE PART),I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NEED THE CAR ALL DAY ON SATURDAY (NOT 2.5 HOURS AS STATED IN THE TOYOTA LETTER), BUT THAT THEY NEED TO FIRST RECEIVE THE PART. I WAS TOLD THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN THEY GET IT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V144000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V144000 (STEERING); 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V144000 (STEERING). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE A RECALL REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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RECALL ON POWER STEARING UNIT EPS ECU BEEN IN SHOP TWO WEEK AND STILL NOT FIX

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LOUD BUFFETING WIND NOISE AND VIBRATION WHEN ANY REAR WINDOW IS PARTIALLY LOWERED OR OPEN. WILL DIMINISH OR GO AWAY IF EITHER FRONT WINDOW IS OPEN PARTIALLY OR ALL THE WAY. VIBRATING DRONING NOISE IS SO LOUD YOU CAN HEAR NOTHING ELSE. NOISE INCREASES WITH SPEED STARTING AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND UP. DESIGN FLAW OR IS A REPAIR AVAILABLE? DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. NATURE OF THE VEHICLE? HOPE NOT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V144000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THE TOYOTA AIR BAG RECALL(TAKATA) THEY PROVIDED MY WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED THAT I CALL THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. WHEN I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED TO MY NAME AS IT WAS STILL IN THE PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME ACCORDING TO THEIR DATA BASE. THIS IS MY CONCERN. I HAD TO TELL TOYOTA CORPORATION THE TYPE AND YEAR OF VEHICLE THAT I HAD AS WELL AS THE VIN NUMBER AND SHE "UPDATED" THE DATA BASE. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT DRIVE TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT ARE PART OF THIS RECALL BUT ARE NOT IN THEIR DATA BASE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE OVER 1 YEAR AGO AND IT SHOULD BE IN THEIR DATA BASE. I DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER FROM THE TOYOTA CORPORATION ABOUT THE AIR BAG AS I READ THE PAPER AND FOLLOWED WHAT THE NHTSA SAID FOR OWNERS OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES TO DO. IF I WOULD HAVE NOT CALLED TOYOTA THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD MY INFORMATION ON MY CAR TO SEND ME A RECALL SAFETY NOTICE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE OTHER OWNERS OF VEHICLES RECALLED BY TOYOTA THAT ARE NOT UPDATED IN THEIR DATA BASE WITH THE NEW OWNER'S INFORMATION. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A PREMIER TOYOTA IN AMHERST, OHIO. I AM NOT SURE HOW THESE DATA BASES ARE UPDATED, IF OHIO SENDS THE LICENSE INFORMATION TO TOYOTA OR INDIVIDUAL CAR COMPANIES SEND IN THE INFORMATION ON THE UPDATES. IT IS AN ISSUE I THINK NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15VI44000 (STEERING) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V144000 (STEERING) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE IN THE U.S.. WHEN THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT SEND ANY AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR A REPAIR UNTIL THE DEALER SENT PHOTOS SHOWING THE NEED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AGAIN AND CONFIRMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER MADE THAT REQUIREMENT. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 6/30/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

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SIGHT LINES - AGAIN. NO ONE UNDER APROX. 5'9" CAN SAFELY OPERATE THIS VEHICLE. I (AT 5'7") CAN NOT SEE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE OR DETERMINE WHERE THE FRONT WHEELS ARE BECAUSE OF THE POOR DRIVER POSITION. THE REAL DANGER HAPPENS AT NIGHT AT UNLIGHTED INTERSECTIONS. TURNS ARE MISSED BECAUSE THE DRIVER CAN'T DETERMINE WHERE THE FRONT WHEELS ARE. I KNOW THIS DOESN'T SOUND DANGEROUS, BUT MARK MY WORDS, THERE ARE GOING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS VEHICLE'S POOR DESIGN. *TR

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FROM THE DRIVERS POSITION THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAN'T BE SEEN. I MISSED THREE CORNERS AT NIGHT BECAUSE I CAN'T DETERMINE WHERE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS AND I WILL NO LONGER DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A LETHALLY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW AND DEMAND THAT THE 2015 RAV4 BE REMOVED FROM THE ROADS UNTIL TOYOTA REDESIGNS THE FRONT HOOD, LIGHTS AND DASH AREAS SO THE DRIVER CAN SEE WHERE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS. PS. I'M 5'7" TALL AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE FRONT OF ANY VEHICLE I'M DRIVING. *TR

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