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2009 Toyota RAV4 repairs by problem area

Engine (27%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (14%)

Brakes and Traction Control (12%)

Suspension and Steering (17%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (14%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (10%)

Other (5%)

Chart based on 195 repairs.
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2009 Toyota RAV4 repair cost distribution

$2500+ (1%)

$1000 - $2499 (7%)

$500 - $999 (17%)

$100 - $499 (27%)

< $100 (47%)

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Chart based on 164 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2009 Toyota RAV4 4dr SUV

269-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic FWD

Toyota RAV4 in Pennsylvania, United States
Aug 2009 - Mar 2013
Aug 2012

27800 mi
excessive movement of passenger side front control arm due to excessive movement which would caused uneven braking..caused by premature wear of control arm 
Toyota RAV4 in Newfoundland / Lab., Canada
Nov 2010 - May 2020
Dec 2010

9300 mi

C $80
Hose off cat converter 
Dec 2011

14880 mi

C $580
Would not start but battery good. They said they couldn't find anything wrong, said it might have been key fob transmitter but it was working fine now. 
May 2014

22320 mi

C $500
Water pump leaking, required replacement 
Nov 2017

30380 mi

C $1000
Full brake job rear. Calipers, rotors and all associated hardware replaced. 
Toyota RAV4 in Illinois, United States
Apr 2011 - Jun 2016
Feb 2012

58200 mi
Transmission whine & deteriorating shift quality. Drain & fill fluid 2x (myself) - it was very dark and definitely burnt. Took to Toyota. Toyota service:TSB 0192-10 phase 1 (replace engine mounts) of 2 (2nd is trans swap) 
Jun 2012

69000 mi

US $10
What Toyota calls "EFI Service", cleaned throttle body (air filter was still fine), and seafoam in fuel & through brake booster vacuum line. Cured slightly rough idle 
Jul 2013

83000 mi
Water pump replaced under extended warranty 
Oct 2013

88700 mi
Oxygen sensor replaced 
Apr 2014

95800 mi
Squeaking noise.. First trip, belt was replaced. on 2nd trip, Toyota actually diagnosed it as bad tensioner pulley.. Alternator replaced under extended warranty 
Apr 2015

120800 mi
P0137 bank 1 sensor 2. They replaced o2 sensor (again - 2nd time within year and a half replace this sensor ). They insist there is not some other issue causing o2 sensor to fail 
Jun 2016

161000 mi
Steering rack and pinion and intermediate shaft are failing and need replacement Front struts need replacement (another Toyota dealership supposedly replaced front struts about 2 years ago, but the mechanic at the current dealership said the struts appeared to be the original ones that came on the car) Front control arms need replacement from worn/failing bushings 
Toyota RAV4 in Massachusetts, United States
Feb 2012 - Apr 2016
Mar 2012

27000 mi
The light went out in the rear door. Dealership replaced for free. 
Nov 2014

43000 mi

US $800
front strut assembly front stabilizer bar control 
Mar 2015

45000 mi

US $300
Replaced rear O2 sensor 

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2009 Toyota RAV4 4dr SUV

269-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD

Toyota RAV4 in Quebec, Canada
Dec 2010 - Jun 2020
Apr 2011

37820 mi
Bearing changed 
Jul 2018

95480 mi

C $600
2x shocks changed after 150 000km 
Aug 2018

96080 mi
oxygen sensor changed 
Dec 2018

99200 mi

C $1850
rear differental leak suspension front changed 
Jun 2020

108500 mi

C $800
water pump belt changed and water pump bearing did noise. 
Toyota RAV4 in Oklahoma, United States
May 2014 - Jun 2022
Sep 2014

52000 mi
Transmission whine. Replaced transmission with rebuilt honed transmission to eliminate whine. Covered by service bulletin under warranty. No charge to me. 
Toyota RAV4 in Colorado, United States
Jul 2013 - Oct 2016
Jul 2015

80000 mi

US $250
AWD system malfunction. 4WD light stayed on. 
Toyota RAV4 in California, United States
Aug 2009 - Jun 2022
Jun 2009

1361 mi
Flat tire. Brake booster diagnosis and hood flutter. Hood flutter. 
Sep 2009

3059 mi

US $36
Flat tire 
May 2010

11556 mi
Windshield Rattle and Brake booster 
Jul 2010

13138 mi
Headliner, passenger door rattle 
Aug 2010

13393 mi
Headliner, passenger door rattle Passenger door rattle 
Sep 2010

13772 mi
Headliner, passenger door rattle 
Oct 2010

14406 mi
Squeaky dashboard while turning left or right. Dealer attempted to modify welds in the front fender. Passenger door rattle 
Jun 2011

19000 mi
Bumper clips missing from previous repairs. 
Oct 2011

22873 mi
A-pillar cowl falling off. 
Nov 2011

23125 mi
A-Pillar Cowl Replacement 
Jul 2013

42500 mi
Replaced passenger a-pillar cowl - it was falling off. Had been removed during earlier repairs. 
Apr 2018

84040 mi

US $282
Wheel Bearing Replacement, Left Front 
Oct 2018

87441 mi

US $158
Rear Brake Pads 
Sep 2019

93495 mi

US $227
P0137 O2 Sensor 
Toyota RAV4 in Illinois, United States
Jan 2010 - Jul 2018
Aug 2011

43000 mi

US $491
ABS/4WD/Trac lights on. Right/Front wheel speed sensor wires cut or chewed. Wheel speed sensor replaced 
Sep 2013

86000 mi

US $325
Rear shocks leaking and replaced 
Toyota RAV4 in Vermont, United States
Apr 2011 - Jul 2020
Feb 2014

62000 mi
Water pump bearing failure, a seemingly common problem with 2006-2009 V6 RAV4's. 
May 2014

66100 mi
Coolant level dropping - cooling system checked, no leaks found. 
Dec 2015

81000 mi

US $450
Both front struts leaking - replaced. 
Dec 2016

89000 mi
Replacement water pump (installed less than 3 years ago under extended warranty) leaking, not yet replaced but monitoring coolant levels. 
Jun 2017

91000 mi

US $100
Rear door latch sticking open. Notified that a replacement would cost $300, so only lubrication of existing latch done. 
Toyota RAV4 in Wisconsin, United States
Mar 2015 - Jun 2018
Jan 2016

US $200
Oxygen sensor 
Jun 2017

90000 mi

US $350
Oxygen sensor 2nd 
Toyota RAV4 in Oregon, United States
Feb 2016 - Jun 2018
Nov 2017

66000 mi

US $950
Water pump failed, sprayed interior or engine compartment with coolant, replaced belts and pump. 
Toyota RAV4 in Illinois, United States
Dec 2012 - Jun 2013
Jun 2013

73000 mi

US $483
A whining hum noise starting at 45mph. Diagnosed as bad wheel bearing. R&R left rear wheel bearing. 
Toyota RAV4 in Maryland, United States
Dec 2009 - Jul 2018
Mar 2010

6000 mi
#2 fuel/air ratio sensor bad. dealer ordered and replaced sensor 
Dec 2010

14000 mi
Indications: engine trouble light, plus vehicle stability light and 4-wd light. Replaced mass air flow sensor 
Dec 2011

22000 mi
Radio display scrambled, system locked on several cold mornings. TSB 00852-10 applied and entire audio unit replaced under warranty. 
Sep 2015

52000 mi

US $100
Radio display unit gave scrambled display. Second time for this same problem. 
Jun 2017

65000 mi

US $700
replace pads turn rotors 
Nov 2017

66000 mi

US $280
Rodent apparently chose to chew on wire to the cam angle adjuster. 
Jan 2018

66000 mi
Transmission exhibits unexplained pauses and hesitations. In shop several times dealer unable to identify and repair problem. I am on extended warranty, so I can afford to be patient. I guess ! Also persistent. Dealer "sees" problems but cannot identify or repair. Settings have been reset and transmission has had to "relearn" 
Jul 2018

70000 mi
transmission and computer communication problem. Attempting to diagnose. Failing to do so as yet 
Toyota RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Jan 2012 - Oct 2013
Mar 2012

62000 mi
lower steering assembly was replaced due to clunking during a tight turn 
Toyota RAV4 in Montana, United States
Feb 2017 - Jun 2022
Apr 2017

123000 mi

US $600
Had all 4 struts replaced, cabin air filter and alignment. 
Apr 2018

127000 mi

US $545
Alternator charging was good but built in voltage regulator was bad. Replace alternator for $300.00 and labor was $245.00 account V6 engine required about 4. 5 hours. 
Toyota RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Feb 2011 - Sep 2018
Jun 2012

52700 mi
some oil valve malfunctioning. 
Nov 2014

90520 mi

C $550
engine chk light, awd light and other light on. 
Sep 2016

121520 mi

C $3000
cylinder head gasket leaking 
Apr 2018

141980 mi

C $700
oil pan screw thread broken 
Toyota RAV4 in Montana, United States
Jan 2009 - Dec 2017
Oct 2014

20000 mi

US $760
R&R water pump 
Toyota RAV4 in Wisconsin, United States
Nov 2009 - Jan 2022
Jan 2022

54000 mi

US $700
Replaced water pump. Also replaced accessory belt since already apart for water pump. 
Toyota RAV4 in Alberta, Canada
Apr 2009 - Dec 2014
Jun 2011

42160 mi
leaking axle seal. Both seals replaced under warranty. 
Toyota RAV4 in British Columbia, Canada
Mar 2009 - Jun 2022
Mar 2011

35340 mi
Auto headlight sensor stopped working after taking in for a glovebox repair (glovebox button broken from a previous break-in theft). Suspect this previous glovebox repair was the cause but Toyota could not confirm 
Jul 2013

73960 mi

C $50
A-frame pillars (covering side airbags) on driver and passenger side kept poping out. Clips replaced for $50, but did not prevent the problem from re-occuring on one side. Had since returned and 'had clips adjusted' but failed again 
Sep 2014

93000 mi

C $300
A-frame pillars on driver and passenger side replaced after previous attempts to replace just clips failed to keep pillars locked in place 
Dec 2015

110980 mi

C $700
Front left bearing noise. Dealer quoted >$1000, private shop ~700 
Dec 2018

151900 mi

C $775
Squealing belt at startup, particularly in cold weather, fine in summer or after driving 15mins or so, ongoing for a couple of years. Serpentine Belt Tensioner (3.2 hrs) and Belt replacement. 
Jan 2019

153760 mi

C $10
Front left headlight burnt out, replaced with equvalent 
Feb 2019

155000 mi

C $500
Windshield [wipers] stopped working, diagnosed as motor failure 
Toyota RAV4 in Wisconsin, United States
Jul 2009 - Jun 2022
Jun 2013

45000 mi
Rear viscous coupler replacement 
Toyota RAV4 in British Columbia, Canada
Jul 2009 - Apr 2014
Jun 2010

7440 mi
Did not like how gas pedal felt after recall was done (the shim made the gas pedal harder to press). Had dealer replace entire gas pedal assembly with new redesigned one and it feels responsive again and not hard to push. 
Toyota RAV4 in Virginia, United States
Dec 2008 - Jun 2013
Sep 2010

28000 mi

US $500
electronic fuel injector(s) were dirty. Flushed and cleaned. 
Toyota RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Sep 2017 - Feb 2019
May 2018

104160 mi

C $500
Rear right wheel bearing. 
Toyota RAV4 in Quebec, Canada
May 2009 - Aug 2018
Feb 2013

85400 mi

C $975
Whining sound heard in the back. Had to replace the magnet (solenoid) in the rear differential. Right where the driving shaft connects to the diff. 
Toyota RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Sep 2009 - Nov 2016
Jun 2010

6200 mi
AM/FM radio reception disappeared, although XM/CD worked. Radio replaced. 

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2009 Toyota RAV4 4dr SUV

179-horsepower 2.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

Toyota RAV4 in Kentucky, United States
Jun 2015 - Nov 2019
Jan 2018

81700 mi

US $250
Replace front rotors and pads for $250.00 This is the first repair (81000 miles) since we bought the car in 2009-free oil changes for life from dealer. 
Sep 2018

85000 mi

US $170
loud squeal-bad alternator was replaced $180.00 
Toyota RAV4 in Ohio, United States
Nov 2012 - Jun 2017
May 2017

50000 mi

US $100
OEM battery died after being 7 years old so I replaced it. 
Toyota RAV4 in New Hampshire, United States
Aug 2011 - May 2015
Mar 2014

92000 mi

US $350
Oxygen Sensor replaced 
Toyota RAV4 in Maryland, United States
Jan 2014 - Jun 2022
Jul 2016

48700 mi

US $355
A/C blows hot. All the subsystems like compressor, sensors, wiring, fuses, relays and refrigerants are OK, Replaced amplifier assembly at $355 with no improvement 
Mar 2017

58000 mi

US $200
A/C failed and dealer (Antwerpen Columbia, MD) quoted $1500 for compressor replacement due to low level of signal from the flow sensor inside the compressor. Instead in-line signal amplifier was installed for fraction of the cost. 
Oct 2017

60000 mi

US $15
A/C compressor repair adding in line signal amplifier to sensor line Oxygen sensor failed 
Feb 2018

63000 mi

US $45
O2 sensor failed setting MIL. Common problem of 2009 Toyotas 
Toyota RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Sep 2009 - Jun 2022
Sep 2018

31242 mi

C $611
Parking brake assembly broke inside console. Two cables replaced. 
Toyota RAV4 in Alabama, United States
May 2012 - Jun 2012
Jun 2012

54000 mi
The A/C compressor and A/C amplifier had to be replaced. I had the extended warr so I didn't have to pay the $3k repair bill. I'll caveat this bc the car had been in an accident (2 mths prior) but they couldn't be certain it was related. 
Toyota RAV4 in Alabama, United States
May 2011 - Jun 2022
Mar 2015

81000 mi
Limited Service Campaign (LSC) install Smart Stop Technology Upgrade 
Jan 2022

144000 mi

US $180
Outer tie rod replacement and alignment 
Toyota RAV4 in New York, United States
Jun 2009 - Jul 2020
Dec 2014

75000 mi

US $200
Battery replaced at dealer suggestion. 
Jul 2015

85000 mi

US $1600
Cartridge replaced in emissions system 
Aug 2015

85800 mi

US $1600
Brakes engaged while driving. Had vehicle towed. All calipers and rotors had to be replaced, brake fluid replaced. 
Oct 2017

115000 mi

US $600
Replaced rear shocks 
Mar 2018

120000 mi

US $1000
New rotors in front Parking brake replaced 
Toyota RAV4 in New York, United States
Dec 2009 - Aug 2016
Sep 2012

41000 mi
My CD player would not take in a CD to play. It was covered under warranty and it's a good thing it was because the radio is valued at $1400!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Aug 2016

76000 mi
Both sway bar ends broken. Estimate to fix was $600+. Traded to newer Rav4. 
Toyota RAV4 in California, United States
May 2009 - Jun 2018
Jul 2014

19300 mi

US $43
Water Pump leaking 
Toyota RAV4 in Arizona, United States
Jan 2012 - Oct 2015
Nov 2014

151000 mi

US $220
Bearing on water pump failing. 
Toyota RAV4 in South Carolina, United States
Jun 2017 - Jun 2018
May 2018

98000 mi

US $400
Rotors Resurfaced, Brake pads replaced 
Toyota RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Sep 2013 - Oct 2019
Oct 2015

130820 mi

C $1800
Seized calipers and worn pads 
Apr 2016

137640 mi
Windshield wiper linkage broke 
May 2018

184140 mi

C $200
Replaced wheel bearing, driver's side. After repair ABS indicator light on. No error codes on scan. Removed and checked sensor. No damage, appears fine. checked magnetic ring pressed into bearing and found it quite strong compared to old bearing. May be an imbalance in the ABS signal strength between front bearings. Will have to change out passenger side bearing. 

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2009 Toyota RAV4 4dr SUV

179-horsepower 2.5L I4 4-speed automatic AWD

Toyota RAV4 in Quebec, Canada
Dec 2014 - Apr 2015
Apr 2015

72540 mi
Replace the short block 
Toyota RAV4 in Tennessee, United States
Apr 2015 - Mar 2019
Mar 2018

98000 mi

US $150
required alignment as pulling to the right 
Toyota RAV4 in Maine, United States
Sep 2017 - Jan 2020
Jan 2020

98000 mi

US $1000
Full axle replacement. This year cannot have a half axle replaced. 
Toyota RAV4 in Ohio, United States
Aug 2016 - Mar 2020
Jan 2017

US $100
Camshaft timing gear was replaced due to rattle on cold start up. Would have been 2k if not for warranty (after market). There is a TSB out for it from Toyota, found it myself 
Toyota RAV4 in Massachusetts, United States
Dec 2015 - Jun 2022
Jun 2018

67800 mi

US $1399
A/C compressor failed; replaced compressor and recharged system 
Toyota RAV4 in Pennsylvania, United States
Nov 2010 - Dec 2012
Sep 2010

10000 mi
Jacking point at rear of vehicle that is specified in owners manual bent inward/collapsed when attempting to raise vehicle to rotate tires. 
Toyota RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Apr 2016 - Jun 2018
Jul 2017

102920 mi

C $240
have to place new battery 
Mar 2018

111600 mi

C $460
Oil Leakage from rear differential. Seals replaced. Later main seal start leaking 
Jun 2018

113460 mi

C $1500
Rear differential main seal (pinion) oil leak. I have to replace whole rear differential housing to fix the leak parts $1150 plus $360 labor. Went to the scrap yard, they gave me a mechanic contact. He is going to replace the seal for 1.5 hours labor, plus $20 and oil. Unfortunately for Canada Toyota didn't do recall as they did for USA. 
Toyota RAV4 in New Jersey, United States
May 2012 - May 2017
Jul 2014

54000 mi
Oxygen Sensor (Lower) 
Toyota RAV4 in Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 2009 - Sep 2019
Aug 2016

27300 mi

US $28
splash shield under car needed to be re-clipped with 6 clips. 
Toyota RAV4 in British Columbia, Canada
Sep 2008 - Oct 2016
Feb 2011

19840 mi
Water pump was found leaking. Replaced under original factory warranty. 
Toyota RAV4 in Massachusetts, United States
Aug 2012 - Apr 2015
Oct 2012

37500 mi

US $3
Replaces map light light bulb, it burned out 
Apr 2013

46000 mi

US $50
Replaced upper steering shaft due to clunking noise 
Toyota RAV4 in British Columbia, Canada
Sep 2009 - Mar 2010
Dec 2009

4960 mi
right rear shock leaking, replaced under warranty. 
Toyota RAV4 in New Jersey, United States
Feb 2009 - Jun 2018
Sep 2012

66000 mi

US $8
Noise when starting vehicle - mechanic inspected vehicle, found bearing bad in water pump. Replaced water pump under extended warranty. Grinding/rattle noise when cold-starting car. Determined the problem was in the exhaust cam (per TSB). Replace exhaust cam gear. Did not fix problem. Replace intake cam gear (per another TSB). Grinding noise gone. 
May 2018

92000 mi

US $30
No cold air was the symptom. The shop said I needed to replace the AC compressor and a few other AC components at a cost of almost $2k. I declined the work being done. 
Toyota RAV4 in Saskatchewan, Canada
Nov 2008 - Oct 2012
Aug 2011

35340 mi
Rear glass replaced, problem with defroster. 
Toyota RAV4 in Connecticut, United States
Feb 2009 - Oct 2015
Mar 2011

51000 mi
Brought car in for an oil change and they replaced the water pump which they said had a leak. I never saw a leak. It was covered under the original warranty 
Oct 2015

100000 mi
Transmission. Opted not to fix. 
Toyota RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Oct 2012 - Jun 2018
Jan 2015

66460 mi
rear brake service to clean corrosion off rotors and free up calipers 
Apr 2017

117180 mi

C $180
Replace seized emergency brake cables Seized calipers replaced 
Toyota RAV4 in British Columbia, Canada
Dec 2012 - Jun 2022
Sep 2013

61380 mi

C $80
Air intake hose was loose, which resulted in the Check Engine light. 
Oct 2021

102920 mi

C $750
Water pump replacement after 8 years and 86,000 km. Three out of four wheel bearings required replacement after 160,000 km. 
Toyota RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Sep 2013 - Jul 2022
Feb 2015

46120 mi
Replace suspension arm - Warranty. Left rear axle seal replaced.... Extended Warranty. 
Feb 2016

62000 mi

C $140
Both horns needed to be replace as the horn stopped working. 
Dec 2017

88660 mi

C $1249
Evap canister was replaced as engine light and 4WD symbol appeared on dash 
Aug 2021

133920 mi

C $1100
replaced trans axle due to wear / noise 
Toyota RAV4 in Ohio, United States
Mar 2014 - Dec 2017
Mar 2014

186000 mi

US $40
U joints worn out requiring drive shaft replacement 
Sep 2014

203000 mi
differential seal leak 
Dec 2014

209000 mi
front differential needs replacement 
Mar 2015

216000 mi

US $250
wheel rim rusted through; first time in 30 years I've ever had a problem with a Toyota wheel 
Mar 2016

250000 mi
seal leaking. replaced fluid. will require major repair at some point. 
Jul 2017

283000 mi

US $80
unknown 
Toyota RAV4 in New Hampshire, United States
Apr 2014 - Nov 2021
Apr 2016

130200 mi
Vehicle has design defect in which rear wheel alignment can not be adjusted to specification. 
Mar 2017

148000 mi

US $380
Replace front brake rotors and pads 
Sep 2017

152935 mi

US $410
Flushed and replaced all transmission fluid to eliminate periodic transmission vibration while driving. 
Feb 2018

163300 mi

US $550
Replaced master cylinder 
Toyota RAV4 in Massachusetts, United States
Sep 2012 - Feb 2022
Sep 2016

142000 mi

US $2300
warranty work rear diff viscous coupling replaced steering rack vibration when driving between 35and45. vibration has grown much worse recently. dealer could not identify source-suggested new tires and rims. I had them replace the lifetime ATF fluid - they did not want to - vibration is now very small 
May 2017

148000 mi

US $100
leaky radiator hose connector where multiple hoses connect 
May 2021

210000 mi

US $3500
[transmission] rebuild 
Feb 2022

235000 mi
transmission was rebuilt in may 2021 - transmission failed - and was rebuilt under warranty 
Toyota RAV4 in Texas, United States
May 2013 - Mar 2016
Sep 2013

41000 mi
Battery was no longer holding a charge. 
May 2014

49000 mi
Water pump showed signs of leakage when dealer completed oil change. Water pump was replaced for free under the limited powertrain warranty. 
Jun 2015

56000 mi
Water pump that was previously replaced under warranty 12 mo. ago was defective and was replaced again. No charge - still under warranty. 
Toyota RAV4 in New Jersey, United States
Sep 2012 - Aug 2013
Apr 2013

31200 mi
Dead battery 
Toyota RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Mar 2013 - Jun 2018
May 2013

41420 mi
A noise was evident in one of the front shock assemblies. Replaced under Toyota's used certified warranty. 
Jan 2014

45260 mi

C $90
All four tires on car had slow leak. Tires removed, rims cleaned and tires remounted. 
May 2014

47120 mi

C $220
Car would not start or would barely start. Battery replaced. Now starting normally. 
Jun 2018

71920 mi

C $600
Pads and rotors too rusty to pass Ontario safety inspection. Pads and rotors replaced. 
Toyota RAV4 in Ontario, Canada
Oct 2014 - Jun 2022
Oct 2014

58900 mi
In May 2014 paint started peeling on the roof, just above the windshield, ahead of the sunroof. This has not been repaired, as I have contacted Toyota's Head Office and they are unwilling to repair it. Have seen another white 2009 RAV4 with same. 
Nov 2014

59800 mi

C $228
Rear differential pinion seal. Replaced rear pinion seal. 
Dec 2014

62000 mi
Leaky shock on the rear right. Both rear shocks were replaced by my mechanic. 
May 2015

66960 mi

C $987
Roof of vehicle between front windshield and sunroof, the paint started peeling over 1 year ago, down to the primer and Toyota did nothing to help resolve the issue, so I took my vehicle to a body shop for the repair. 
Feb 2016

76880 mi

C $230
Engine light, 4wd light and traction control light came on all at once. Mechanic had to diagnose and replace oxygen sensor. 
Oct 2016

85120 mi
Rear left caliper had seized. Rear brake pads, rotors and left caliper were replaced, system was bled out, tires were rotated and inspected and an oil, lube and filter was done. I asked dealership to check a clunking noise in back end and they try to blame the noise on recent work done by my mechanic. I found the clunking noise problem, nothing to do with my mechanics work. It was a tool kit within a compartment. 
Dec 2016

87420 mi

C $165
Battery died and had mechanic replace it. 
Feb 2017

89280 mi

C $40
Had plug for rear differential replaced. Probably wore out from checking fluid over the years. Toyota Dealership could not find cause of previous noise. My mechanic had to tighten rear-end mount, which solved the noise problem. 
Sep 2017

97340 mi

C $13
Flat tire while out on a shopping trip. Tire was repaired within 2 hours. 
Nov 2017

99820 mi

C $79
Wheel alignment and re-torqueing of wheels 
Dec 2017

99820 mi

C $342
Brakes making a dragging noise. Replacement of front brakes, pads and rotors. Installation of new caliper rubbers and clear and lube caliper slides, bleed out system, test drive. 
Sep 2018

111600 mi

C $1347
Drive shaft needed to be replaced as vehicle was shuddering/vibrating at 40km/hour. UV joint was seized, but it cannot be replaced on its own, so a whole new drive shaft had to be installed. 
Jun 2019

123528 mi

C $432
Noise in rear end. Cleaned hubs and rims, replaced rear brake pads and rotors, clean and lube caliper slides. 
Nov 2019

127863 mi

C $533
Removed and replaced left and right ebrake cables and ebrake shoes. 
Feb 2020

133245 mi

C $1407
Remove and replace front left and right wheel hub bearings.  Remove and replace muffler. 
Jun 2020

137227 mi

C $600
Recall on Paint. 
Jul 2020

137941 mi

C $111
Check tires for leaks. Remove tires from rims, clean rims and replace valve stems. 
Sep 2020

139432 mi

C $462
Remove and replace front brake pads and rotors. Cleaned caliper slides. 
Dec 2020

142483 mi

C $214
Noise in muffler. Removed and replaced. (muffler still under warranty) Removed rear rotors and machined and cleaned and lubed caliper slides. 
Mar 2022

154380 mi

C $106
Remove driveshaft and check vibration. Install shudder additive. 
Apr 2022

156223 mi

C $534
Remove and replace rear brake pads and rotors. Clean calipers and slides and lube. 

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