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2007 Toyota RAV4 wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 51 complaints for the 2007 Toyota RAV4, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
51 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
72,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 10
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2007 Toyota RAV4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 72,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 72,000 miles
Based on 45 complaints that include mileage. 33% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 45 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 fires.

What owners wrote

After driving for approximately 15 minutes, I saw a small amount of smoke coming from the drivers door panel and it smelled like an electrical fire. Afterwards, the drivers side power window switch and the passenger side power window switch was not functional. The passenger window would only let down (very slowly) but wouldn't go back up. I took the vehicle to a toyota service center and they showed me that the main power window switch on the drivers side had a hole burned into it the size of a dime.

Reported at 88,000 miles, July 2011 Fire

Passenger side visor flap not staying in upward position (for months now). It is hanging down halfway and faces forward. Yesterday, when breaking, it struck my forehead close to the eyes straight on with its small side. This is a safety issue.

Reported at 46,000 miles, September 2011

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