This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
While driving to work this morning in my rav 4, I heard an incredibly loud boom that startled me. It sounded as though someone had fired a gun just outside my car. I then felt some glass showering down on me. I quickly looked around to see if someone had thrown a rock through a window or shot at my car, but all windows were intact. I then looked up and saw that my sunroof was shattered and most of the glass was gone. Looking in front of my car, there weren't any trucks from which rocks might've fallen. And looking behind me, I hadn't driven under any bridges from which something might've fallen or been thrown. I pulled off at the next exit to see what might've caused the sunroof to shatter. There was nothing to be found in my car to explain it (no rocks or other objects that might've fallen into the car). I then noticed something strange - the glass that remained on the sunroof was bending upward (away from the car) as though something inside the car caused the glass to shatter. Here's a video I recorded showing the remaining glass: Https://youtu.be/nze6nt829tm it was a scary experience. I'm glad I wasn't hurt, and I thank G-D that my kids weren't in the back seat when this happened.
Remedy for this problem has not been forthcoming in a timely manner. What's the point of alerting owners that they have a problem that needs immediate attention only to have no corresponding solution available from the manufacturer? there should be a deadline for this sort of thing.
Why are the wipers and windshield so bad, I can see better in the rain with the wipers off. There is no dirt on my windshield or dead bugs, I cleaned the windshield in my garage and then drove in the rain to prove a point. When the wipers are on it is very hard to see because of the blurring on the windshield it is clearer just looking through the rain.
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- Dumont, NJ, USA