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2001 Toyota RAV4 engine and engine cooling problems

28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2001 Toyota RAV49% of all complaints for this model year.

28
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
9%
share of all complaints
96,162 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Just purchased this vehicle in september of 2013 with only 95,000 miles. Two days after purchase, the check engine light came on. Dealer said it was the catalytic converter. So it was replaced at a cost of over $600. Then two days later, the check engine light came back on. Dealer said it was the…

    filed Nov 9, 2013

  • My vehicle has begun experiencing harsh shifting. It will not accelerate immediately and it will jump forward at times. This is a reported problem with the 2001 rav 4. I received a letter stating there was the possibility of compensation after one has this fixed. As one a person who cannot afford…

    filed Apr 5, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other RAV4 years

YearReportsShare
2023 RAV411%
2020 RAV4152%
2019 RAV481%
2018 RAV421%
2017 RAV421%
2013 RAV421%
2012 RAV421%
2011 RAV431%
2010 RAV4103%
2009 RAV482%
2008 RAV4244%
2007 RAV4414%
RAV4 engine and engine cooling problems by year →

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.