Model year record
2001 Toyota RAV4
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 418 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Power train: automatic transmission | 121 | 99,500 mi |
| Power train | 63 | 115,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 57 | 105,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 22 | 104,568 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 13 | 109,008 mi |
| Unknown or other | 12 | 114,000 mi |
| Engine | 9 | 135,000 mi |
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 8 | 128,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 7 | 12,200 mi |
| Visibility: windshield | 7 | — |
| Air bags | 6 | 90,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 6 | 51,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 6 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 4 | 125,841 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 4 | 83,650 mi |
| Power train: manual transmission | 4 | 74,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 4 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 4 | — |
| Steering | 4 | 90,000 mi |
| Tires | 4 | 10,100 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 3 | 50,423 mi |
| Seat belts | 3 | 79,996 mi |
| Service brakes | 3 | 111,219 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: drum | 3 | — |
| Structure | 3 | 50,000 mi |
| Suspension | 3 | 150,000 mi |
| Equipment | 2 | 260,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 2 | 90,000 mi |
| Structure: body | 2 | 111,219 mi |
| Structure: body: door | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition: module | 1 | 78,400 mi |
| Electrical system: software | 1 | 87,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 1 | 36,136 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 1 | 20,000 mi |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 1 | 260,000 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | — |
| Parking brake | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter | 1 | 72,000 mi |
| Power train: manual transmission: floor shift assembly | 1 | 73,000 mi |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: rear/other | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, electric | 1 | 103,400 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 1 | 83,000 mi |
| Structure: frame and members | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system | 1 | 31,000 mi |
| Visibility: glass, side/rear | 1 | — |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 1 | 111,000 mi |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices | 1 | — |
| Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 1 | — |
The 2000 model has 12 times as many complaints as this one. The 2002 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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