1998 Toyota RAV4 power train problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1998 Toyota RAV4 — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My 98 rav4 started acceleration problems after we hit 120,000 miles. It has done it about a dozen times but it seems like it has only happend when we are stopped at a light or stopped to pull out into trafic, it may have done it only 1 or 2 times while driving. *cn”
filed Feb 6, 2010
“Toyota rav4 2000 has a transmission problem. Transmission is making noises and acting strange. Problem presented first in highway 15 in connecticut, without any warning. Very dangerous without warning incident. No accident occurred, but very frightening. After incident transmission start slipping…”
filed Dec 12, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY ELECTRIC VEHICLESCampaign 00V211000 · Aug 9, 2000
Power Train problems in other RAV4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 RAV4 | 6 | 8% |
| 2024 RAV4 | 7 | 4% |
| 2023 RAV4 | 10 | 7% |
| 2022 RAV4 | 10 | 7% |
| 2021 RAV4 | 20 | 5% |
| 2020 RAV4 | 36 | 6% |
| 2019 RAV4 | 80 | 9% |
| 2018 RAV4 | 26 | 8% |
| 2017 RAV4 | 16 | 5% |
| 2016 RAV4 | 11 | 5% |
| 2015 RAV4 | 25 | 8% |
| 2014 RAV4 | 20 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Toyota RAV4
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.