When I put the car in reverse and try to back up a hill, the car pops out and back into reverse gear. This is really dangerous as when it pops back into gear the car lunges, sometimes further that expected. Somebody could get hurt if they were behind the vehicle when it lunged. I have read that the issue is due to bad reverse clutches in the transmission and the only fix is to have the transmission rebuilt. If you do have it rebuilt, there is no assurance that the problem will not occur again.

Toyota should consider this a serious safety issue, premature wear out of the reverse clutches, and the subsequent lunging while trying to reverse can cause injuries!

After engaging reverse gear and begin slight acceleration, the vehicle jerks hard and repeatedly, as if the ABS was jamming on and off, or the transmission was slipping and then catching abruptly. It is worse if backing up a driveway that has any incline to it. The jerking is extreme, and can be replicated anywhere, anytime by accelerating while holding down the brake.

While still under warranty, two Toyota Dealers claimed there was nothing they could find wrong with the vehicle. I am curious now that it is out of warranty, what they would tell me?

This 'Customer Service' has completely turned me off of Toyota, and I have let as many people know as possible!

2006 RAV4, 2.4L 4cyl, purchased used in 2007