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2007 Toyota RAV4 Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
41about this part
Share
4%of 1,004 total for the year
Median mileage
38,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 41 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2007 Toyota RAV4, 4% of the 1,004 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 38,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I purchased a new 2007 RAV4 from Toyota of braintree in 2007. 1. In 2009 I could hear wind in the driver's window; I took the vehicle to be checked, Toyota service department said I was hearing things. 2.the driver's door caught fire (I had the keys with me) I had to spend $606.01 to fix it, Toyota said there was water intrusion (I thought, it probably was, because of the air leak previously reported in 2009) 3. …”

NHTSA complaint #10447947, filed 2012-02, 18,462 miles

“I was driving down the highway with my 2 children and the oil hose broke. No failure lights came on the dashboard. Took car to closest repair shop. They had to add 5 qts of oil since it leaked out. Found out this happens quite frequently on the same engine in another model. The oil hose was replaced.”

NHTSA complaint #10281948, filed 2009-08, 56,000 miles

“After the check engine, vehicle stability control & 4wd warning lights displayed on my 2007 Toyota RAV4 with 89,400 miles, I went to my local Toyota dealer for a diagnosis of the problem. Upon inspection and testing, their service advisor stated, the emissions system has malfunctioned since water has leaked into the emission system & its charcoal canister . The source of the water occurred since the fuel filler tube housing no longer was properly attached/secured to the vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #10567246, filed 2014-02, 89,400 miles

“My wife was stranded on the side of an interstate when our Toyota 2007 RAV4 v6 had a catastrophic failure of an oil hose which resulted in the loss of almost all the oil in the engine within a few minutes. The 3.5l v6 engine in this vehicle is identical to the v6 in the Toyota avalon which is experiencing a very large number of failures such that a TSB was issued. The avalon started using this engine prior to the RAV4. …”

NHTSA complaint #10260389, filed 2009-03, 46,000 miles

“I bought the brand new 2007 RAV4 limited v6 from chicago grossinger Toyota 2 and 1/2 years ago. There was some boiling water noise coming out from the engine at around 28k miles. I took the RAV4 to the cgt dealer for repair since it was still under the warranty. The customer service rep. Told me that the reason why the engine had some boiling water noise because the camshaft was bended. He lied! He didn't even tell me that the oil hose was the cause of the damage. …”

NHTSA complaint #10303765, filed 2010-02, 28,135 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202311%
202211%
2020152%
201981%
201821%
201721%
201321%
201221%
201131%
2010103%
200982%
2008244%
2007414%
2006406%
200564%
20041812%
2003268%
2002418%
2001289%
199946%
199856%
19971019%
1996511%

Other parts of the 2007 Toyota RAV4

Steering
271 complaintsEngine
195 complaintsSuspension
125 complaintsVehicle speed control
101 complaintsAir bags
99 complaintsElectrical system
76 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
53 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
50 complaintsBrakes
47 complaintsOther or unknown
43 complaintsBody and structure
24 complaintsFuel system
22 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Toyota RAV4

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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