9.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$1,925.00
Average Mileage:
128,934 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
- replace faulty ecm (1 reports)
transmission problem
Helpful Websites About 2003 Toyota RAV4 problem with ecm
2009May 26
RAV4
- Automatic transmission
- 114,954 miles
Ok, here goes...why in God's green Earth if Toyota KNOWS that the ECM/PCM problems exist with 2001 to 2003 Rav4's why haven't they issued a recall??? When the service bulletins state that "there may be a problem with the ECM, and the codes may or may not be present...." --there was no warning for this problem so that I, as an owner would have been alerted to a potential problem before my transmission F^&*cked up completely?? It's just recently (yesterday) cost me $3400 Canadian and the ECM problem will cost me more yet again by end of June 2009....would somebody please explain to me why they deny there's a problem, yet my transmission shop has had 2 Rav4's in with the SAME Problem, and the computer part, (according to Toyota....) is on back order for 3 weeks? BACK ORDER?? THERE'S A PROBLEM here!! Let's all get together and start a class action suit for Rav4 owners and make Toyota admit the problem and offer some compensation for a problem they just hoped would go away!!
If anyone is interested in that feel free to contact me via email. I might be mad enough to do it.......
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2009Jun 14
RAV4 2.0L
A technical service bulletin was issued in 2006 stating that there is a known problem with the ECM which could result in a complete failure of the transmission. Toyota failed to inform owners of this issue meaning that the owners would have to pay for the damage when the warranty ran out. The cost to overhaul the transmission came to $2900.00, taxes in. Had I been informed of this issue in 2006 the ECM could have (should have) been replaced under warranty thus saving the transmission problem later on.
Al N.
Belleville, ON, Canada
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