2002 Toyota RAV4 drivetrain & axles problems
118 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2002 Toyota RAV4, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 118 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 miles 110 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 17 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 15 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 110 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
My wife drive a 2002 rav4 to work. On april 15 2013 while on her way to work like always she stopped at a red light . As the light turn green she pressed the gas the car started moving and suddenly lost acceleration, the driver behind her did not have time to reacted and rear ended them. My 2 year son and my wife shocked my son cried for a little bit and my wife had a sore back . An the beginning when she told me these I didn't think much of it .
Re: 2002 rav4 SUV transmission ecm/atm repairs. Dear sir: I am sending you this letter to explain what my situation is. I just found out that toyota motor sales USA is having a recall on 2001, 2002 and 2003 toyota rav4 SUV?s for transmission problems. I have tried for years to get toyota to fix my transmission. However, toyota has totally ignored me. I had to pay for a used transmission out of my pocket because toyota told me that they do not manufacture any defective automobiles.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Toyota RAV4
- Transmission 261 complaints
- Electrical system 93 complaints
- Engine 63 complaints
- Cruise control 36 complaints
- Air bags 23 complaints
- Stability control 16 complaints