2005 Toyota RAV4 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I have a 2005 RAV4, the transmission has been slipping, it is an automatic and sometimes it won't change gears when it should, so it won't accelerate and when it finally does switch to the next gear the who car jerks and takes off very quickly. This began happening for no reason I have not had any sort of accident with the vehicle and take very good care of it. I have been told by campbell motors in hermiston or, that the only option is to completely replace the transmission for a cost of $3900. …”

“We were approaching our garage when all of the sudden our 2005 Toyota RAV4 accelerated without me pushing the gas petal. We drove through the front of our garage, causing substantial damage to our garage and the SUV. Both garage doors had to be replaced and the front of our garage had to be reframed and dry-walled inside. My husbands 1977 jeep-cj7 that has been totally restored was damaged and had to be repainted. The SUV suffered damage requiring a new passenger door, new passenger side trim, new side mirrors, new headlights, and repainting of the front half of the SUV. …”

“I purchased a 2005 Toyota RAV4 in july of 2005, and have taken superb care of it over the years. However, the transmission blew up on me after just 89,000 miles. I was crossing a double set of railroad tracks when this happened, and it scared me half to death. It's costing me $3,000 to fix the transmission, and the guy at the garage couldn't even give me a reason for this happening. After some internet research, I found that this has been happening to numerous '01-'05 RAV4 customers that have reached just over 80,000 miles due to a faulty ECM that Toyota has decided not to recall. …”

“The transmission on my 2005 Toyota RAV4 has begun to slip. I have maintained the vehicle in accordance to the prescribed maintenance schedule and have had most of the services performed at a Toyota dealership. The transmission slips approximately once a week, always at speeds below 40. Today I was entering a freeway and I heard the transmission slip. The car immediately lost propulsion, slowing to a dangerous speed for an acceleration ramp, and I was afraid that I was going to be rear-ended. I have done internet research and see that this is a very common problem with these vehicles. …”

“The contact owns a 2005 Toyota RAV4. While driving 35 MPH, the clutch malfunctioned. The contact stated that the vehicle switched out of third gear independently into neutral. An independent mechanic diagnosed that transmission fluid spilled out of the transaxle and that the clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. A dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.”