Vehicle lost power and shut down as I was driving on a busy main road with lots of traffic. As it continued to slow down I was able to pull into a driveway and stop. I tried to start vehicle again without success but it made loud grinding noise. After short time I attempted to restart vehicle made a loud grinding sound but would not start. Called for tow and they determined it was not the battery and towed vehicle to my house. Paint peeling off vehicle in large patches. Windshield wipers will not work but not a result of latest incident. Wiper motor hums but do not work. Cd player stopped working few months ago. Makes clicking noises but will not play cd or eject discs.

- Cathedral City, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. While in park, the power window master switch caught fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

- Cleveland, TN, USA

I have a Toyota Rav4 that continues to have problems with the drivers side visor suddenly dropping out of the ceiling mount. Of course this happens when I am driving and becomes a huge distraction while trying to get it back in place. I have talked to many other Rav4 owners and nearly everyone has had the same issue. It seams that the visor stub arm that goes into the ceiling mount wears our whatever is holding it into the socket. This has happened several times over the last 5 years and does seem to be more often in the summer time

- Richardson, TX, USA

There is a recurring problem with driver side sun visor where it doesn't stay where I put it. It regularly slips down and at times blocks my view of the road. This is a known/recurring problem with many other owners of this vehicle make/model (based upon internet search of this issue). When the visor is placed over the driver door window, when I go around a corner (turn), the visor will rotate and hit me in the head, again distracting me from the road and forcing me to make regular visor adjustments again and again. The Toyota dealership is aware of this problem; a recall has not been issued for this problem.

- Middleton, WI, USA

The driver's side sun visor will not stay up, so it normally stays in a view-obstructed position when driving. This is a serious safety issue and Toyota refuses to budge in terms of recalling this item. I brought this to the attention of Toyota a year or so ago and they asked me for a quote to fix - I sent them a copy of the dealer price quote (around $150) and Toyota refused to pay for it as a safety issue and basically told me to go away. I wouldn't normally complain about something like this but I've noticed multiple complaints about this same issue on the internet....and even from those who had the visor replaced under warranty and it happened again. Please feel free to call me at [xxx] if you'd like any additional information. Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Littleton, CO, USA

Driver's side visor will not stay in the up position. Instead, when not needing to use it, it hangs down at least 3 inches from the ceiling, creating a visibility and safety hazard! this problem has been reported to Toyota by many Toyota owners, including both under warranty or outside of warranty. The dealer said they would need to replace the entire mirror visor, costing around $150, which is outrageous. It should be a recall item as a serious safety hazard.

- Littleton, CO, USA

The driver's sun visor will not snap back up to the vehicle's headliner and stay there. It remains in the driver's line of sight and this is particularly dangerous at night.

- Alexandria, , VA, USA