electrical problem
5.0
fairly significantTypical Repair Cost:
$1,000.00
Average Mileage:
83,000 miles
Number of complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replace ECU (2 reports)
Helpful Websites About 2002 Toyota RAV4 engine control unit failure
2008Apr 02
RAV4
- Automatic transmission
- 88,000 miles
Took the car in last month to have the ECU reprogrammed as directed by Toyota's little mailer, now this month being told the ECU is totally shot and must be replaced. Of course the vehicle is 8,000 miles out of warranty! Never had issues with this car. Explained to Service Dept. that the ECU seemed to be working fine until they serviced it. They explained that one thing has nothing to do with the other. For $1000, this had better work -
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2007May 15
RAV4
7-18-2002. I just had a transmission failure that Toyota refuses to cover, although there are numerous others with the same problem. Now I understand that the ECU issue is connected to the transaxle failure?!
Last year in May/June, I started having a problem with the "check engine" light. I took the car into my dealer in Winston-Salem NC (Modern Toyota) and they fixed it, but it came right back on. The second time I went in I asked them about it and they did nothing. Then I moved to Kansas, and I took it to Emporia Motors in Emporia. They didn't say or do anything about it, either, although I asked the mechanic about it at least twice at routine oil changes.
Finally, my dad got out his diagnostic tool and found out in about one minute what the issue was. I took it to another mechanic, NOT Emporia Motors, because I wanted the problem diagnosed and handled effectively. They diagnosed it and sent me back to Emporia Motors because it was an ECU issue and they could not reflash it. Emporia Motors reflashed it for no cost to me, as it should be.
So... to sum up: For a year I drove around with that stupid light on, no Toyota service people would diagnose it even though I asked them to, I had to get my dad and another mechanic to identify the problem before they would respond, and now the transmission has to be completely replaced and it might be connected to the ECU problem, but Toyota is not taking responsibility for their faulty product.
I want to get a hybrid for my next car, but hellz no I will NEVER, EVER buy another Toyota!
Miller K.
Emporia, KS, USA
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