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2006 Toyota RAV4 wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 30 complaints for the 2006 Toyota RAV4, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
30 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
65,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2006 Toyota RAV4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 65,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 65,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 43% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 23 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

On freeway, other motorist notified me my car was "on fire!" I saw excessive smoke in rearview mirror. I took the next exit which was dixon, ca off interstate 80 west in california. The side of the freeway there is grassy, did not think it was safe to stop...I stopped the car and smoke was everywhere, coming up through the hood & under the car. This was tues, 2/3/09. I has the car serviced the fri before, 1/30/09 at toyota vallejo in vallejo, ca. I called the dealership after calling aaa for a tow.

Reported at 59,177 miles, February 2009 Fire

Driver visor unexpectedly fell down into drivers view while driving down freeway. It could not be moved to the side to stay out the way either as it seems to have just stripped out.it had to be removed completely in order to see out windshield properly. The same thing occurred on the passenger side about 2 weeks later. This creates a driving hazard both by the unexpected dropping of the visor creating a viewing obstruction and by not using the visor also because of glare from the sun.

Reported at 130,000 miles, August 2013

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