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Chart based on 50 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2007 Toyota RAV4
Engine not specified
184000 mi
US $550
There was a leak in my windshield causing water to drain onto my ECU. This caused multiple issues. The car would run fine but all the dash lights (excluding the check engine light) would turn on and the gauges would go dead. We repaired the windshield hoping the ECU would dry and it would be fine. This worked for a week or so but then the dash went dead again and the power steering went out as well. There was also another occasion where my check engine light had turned on as well which we were told could be apart of the ECU problem as well.
Stinky A/C repaired under Toyota Service Bulletin.
53000 mi
Alternator went, taking the battery with it.
57000 mi
Battery was replaced at 18 months as it wouldn't hold a charge. Under full warranty coverate
129580 mi
C $250
Aftermarket remote start (installed by previous owner) shorted out and affected factory wiring harness. Vehicle completely useless until the whole remote start system was removed.
125860 mi
C $2108
No Control of temperature and air flow on right side vents, blowing hot air at all times
126000 mi
US $46
Left headlight went out. I replaced both left and right headlights.
30300 mi
Stereo display intermittently goes blank. Unit is uncontrollable when this happens. Only alternative is to shut down the engine to get the stereo to work. What also works sometimes is to run a finger across all the station select buttons.
135160 mi
HVAC controls not moving properly hard to move vet stuck in one position
141540 mi
Air bag warning came on called toyota canada they said there was a recall for the spiral cable but parts are not available yet so they have not released the recall .air bags will not deploy when light is on
46000 mi
Lefthand driver's door lock
17360 mi
Display on JBL radio/CD player was cut off. Sometimes I could not turn the radio off-- some sort of electronics malfunction. Dealer replaced entire radio with no hassle or debate. Happy with resolution. Replacement working well so far.
62000 mi
US $55
Car had trouble starting in the mornings. Dealership said they couldn't find the problem. They said it could be due to a build up on the throttle intake. They were wrong.
69000 mi
Back door sensor doesn't always indicate the door is open causing issues such as the vehicle to auto-lock after a timeout.
91000 mi
The door sensor failure was intermitent but continued to the day we traded it in. We never attempted a fix as we were planning to sell the car anyways. It was just annoying.
11000 mi
Power/volume button ceased functioning at 'random' intervals.
40000 mi
Volume issues and a high pitched sound could be heard when using the AUX input with various devices.
130 mi
US $500
A/C wasn't cold enough anymore, recharge resolved this issue.
9000 mi
Display on Radio would occasionally display unreadable characters. Connection to negative battery post corroded requiring replacement of battery cable. Radio Replaced Battery cable replaced
14000 mi
US $4
Blown horn fuse.
6000 mi
TSB for faulty head unit... display problems. Also, noise from aux port... aux filter installed.
48000 mi
Neutral safety switch faulty... would not start on occasion, then found on a forum that wiggling the shifter would allow start-up. Out of original warranty, but covered under extended.
5000 mi
Intermittant display on the stereo, Ordered new one.
5000 mi
CD unit does not play or eject discs. Face shows error code; new unit ordered on 11/7 and as of 12/4 I am still waiting for unit to arrive.
6000 mi
CD's wouldn't eject; Toyota ordered a new unit and after 5+ weeks, I had the new unit installed. Good as new.
55000 mi
US $1200
New alternator needed.
38000 mi
Vehicle failed to start once several months ago, wiggling shifter alleviated problem. I later discovered a TSB (Tech Service Bulletin) for bad Transmission selector Park switch. Dealer honored TSB despite being 2K miles out of warranty.
13000 mi
Tire Inflation warning light keeps coming on whenever we park on an even a slight incline. Tire pressure checks out okay, sensor is reset, and comes back on the next time we park on an incline. Doesn't go off until we take it to be reset.
37000 mi
US $290
Driver's side window would not work. Had to buy new parts and have it fixed at dealer.
32000 mi
Radio was erratic both display and on/off. Dealer replaced with new radio. No charge, under extended factory warranty.
Battery light came on. Wouldn't start soon after. Replaced alternator.
54000 mi
Driver and rear cargo power door lock actuators intermittent. Removed actuators, disassembled, removed and disassembled actuator motors, cleaned motor commutator contacts and reassembled. The problem was fixed by this and the locks work.
56000 mi
Passenger power door lock motor went out. I took it out of the car and rebuilt/cleaned the motor. I also did the same on the remaining doors as preventative maintenance since it already went out on 2 doors now. They all work perfect now.
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