2002 Toyota RAV4 stability control problems
16 complaints about stability control have been filed for the 2002 Toyota RAV4, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 95,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When stability control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 95,000 miles, and 7% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the stability control complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
I am writing to complain about a defect in the 2002 toyota rav4 that I feel could be very dangerous. I just finished having my car repaired, and I know that toyota is aware of this problem, yet refuses to recall the model. The ECM is defective, which is causing the car to stall out when accelerating and then shift very hard. I myself, with two children in the car, went to pull into oncoming traffic when my rav4 decided to present this problem. I was almost hit.
The toyota rav4 (year 2002) indiscriminately speeds up and maxes out the rpms (6000) for not reason. I was going 65 and all of a sudden the rpms went up to 6000 from 3000 and the car sped up to 85 and then went into neutral with me touching any gears or any pedals. Luckily I was allowing enough distance between me and the other vehicles to safely get it pulled off to the side.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Toyota RAV4
- Transmission 261 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 118 complaints
- Electrical system 93 complaints
- Engine 63 complaints
- Cruise control 36 complaints
- Air bags 23 complaints
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