2007 Toyota RAV4 electrical system problems
76 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2007 Toyota RAV4, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 76 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 63 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 26
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 63 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 26 fires.
What owners wrote
Electrical fire starting inside master window control switch. I was cleaning my car with the ignition on battery power (in order to listen to the radio). After approximately 30 minutes I noticed a burnt plastic smell, considerable smoke pouring out of the driver's door and a small tongue of flame from the same place. The source of the fire was (later found to be) the white electrical connector, for the front passenger window master control, where the physical window switch meets the circuit board.
All dash lights turned on and steering wheel was hard to turn. Drove home. Restart the vehicle, no issues, left it running, it happened again and smelled a burning smell. Had it towed to toyota dealership. They replaced battery. Yesterday 11-18-14, same issue going about 40 MPH. Had it towed to same dealership. Alternator needs to be replaced. Toyota also informed that water pump is failing.
Other problems reported for the 2007 Toyota RAV4
- Steering 273 complaints
- Engine 237 complaints
- Suspension 129 complaints
- Air bags 101 complaints
- Cruise control 101 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 51 complaints
- Brakes 49 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 40 complaints