Toyota RAV4 transmission problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO REMOVE HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD THREE TIMES. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD THREE TIMES AGAIN WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148,000.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED HESITATING AND HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST REPAIR, TRANSMISSION FLUSHING, DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NEAR ACCIDENT DUE TO ERRATIC SHIFTING PROBLEM OF RAV4 2002. APPARENTLY RELATED TO THE ECM. THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY SLUGGISH START FROM A STANDSTILL AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON. ATTEMPTING TO TURN ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE ALSO SHIFTS ERRATICALLY WHEN DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. TOYOTA DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AWARE OF THIS VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE AT AUTOBEEF.COM. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA RAV 4, AT 140,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THE CAR NEEDED A NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM. HAD REPAIRS DONE, LIGHT CAME BACK ON AT 160,00 . DEALER SAYS NEEDS NEED TRANSMISSION. STARTED DOING MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS FORUM AT WWW.CARCOMPLAINS.COM AND DISCOVERED THERE ARE A LOT OF RAV 4 OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA IS IGNORING OUR CRY FOR HELP. *TR

I DROVE MY CAR SATURDAY 8-1-08 AND NOTICED THAT FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE CAR WAS SHIFTING VERY HARD. I HAD THE TRANNY DRAINED AND FILLED AND ADDITIVE PLACED. THE SHIFTING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT I CALLED AROUND AND DID INTERNET RESEARCH. AFTER READING HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/RAV4/2002/TRANSMISSION/PROBLEMS_SHIFTING.SHTML AND HTTP://US.LEXUSOWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUMS/INDEX.PHP?S=EEC4529E47F582CEC0A62327B81DBE0C&SHOWTOPIC=28020&PID=308037&ST=450&#ENTRY308037 IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF MALFUNCTION EXISTS WITH THIS TOYTOA TRANSMISSION. I HAVE THUS FAR HAD THE DRAIN AND FILL PERFORMED AND AM GOING TO SEE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. I WORRY THAT MY CAR WILL HAVE THE SHIFTING AND JERKING AND FAILURES DURING THE TRAVEL, AS IS DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE. BECAUSE OF MY SAFETY CONCERNS AND INABILITY TO PAY FOR $4,000 IN REPAIRS, I INTEND TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCE A HARDSHIP AS A RESULT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2002 TOYOTA RAV4 NEW AT TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD, FL IN 2002. MY WIFE HAS BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE PERFORMED ALL SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HAS ONLY 55K MILES ON IT. RECENTLY THE CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING HESITATION WHEN SHIFTING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER "UNDER WARRANTY". THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE 2 YEARS AGO WHEN THE TSB WAS FIRST PUT OUT. THE TSB WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FROM APPEARING. NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY MUST REPLACE THE SOLENOIDS BUT THE ARE NOT SURE IF THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. HAD THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER 2 YEARS AGO, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM NOW. THE CAR ONLY HAS 55K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION ON A TOYOTA SHOULD NOT FAIL IN 55K MILES. THAT'S THE REASON I BOUGHT A TOYOTA. THIS IS WELL KNOW ISSUE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AR WRITING ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET EVERY DAY. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE LINKS. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0C4213/0 HTTP://RAV4WORLD.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=15515 TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY FOR FREE SINCE I WOULDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOW IF THE DEALERSHIP HAD PERFORMED THE WORK THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. *TR

I HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED, BUT BELIEVE THE ISSUE WITH MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT ONLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, BUT POSES A SAFETY ISSUE DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR TOYOTA RAV4S THAT WERE PRODUCED BETWEEN THE YEARS 2001-2003. A DEFECTIVE COMPUTER PART IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION, ULTIMATELY DESTROYING THEM IF NOT CAUGHT EARLY AND REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200! IN MANY CASES, THE TRANSMISSION STILL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF AROUND $3500 OR MORE. IT IS SICKENING THAT A COMPANY SUCH AS TOYOTA WOULD NOT RECALL THIS PART AND COVER THE COST OF MALFUNCTIONS! IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS YOU NEVER KNOW HOW SEVERE THE LURCHING AND SKIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE. IT CAN COME OUT OF NOWHERE AND THAT CERTAINLY CREATES THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS. I THINK THIS ISSUE IS ON THE RISE BECAUSE IT TENDS TO HAPPEN WITH HIGHER MILE VEHICLES. I TRULY HOPE MORE CONSUMERS WILL FILE COMPLAINTS SO THAT TOYOTA WILL BE FORCED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I AM GLAD THAT I HAVE HEARD OF NO REPORTED INJURIES AT THIS POINT-I HOPE THAT REMAINS THE CASE. *TR