2002 Toyota RAV4 electronic stability control (esc) problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2002 Toyota RAV4 — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The past couple weeks my car had been laghing more an more when at complete stop. This past week it has been the worst. Whenever I try to accelerate from.a complete stop my car with lag and jerk like it is trying to shift into gear but cant. When I took it in to a transmission specialist they said…”
filed Apr 10, 2019
“Faulty ecu computers causeing variations in speed and problems with hard shifting, damageing transmissons, causeing vehicles to fail while driving while in motion vehicle will not shift correctly. My vehicle stopped in an intersection and I was nearly hit by another vehicle while attempting to…”
filed Jun 23, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other RAV4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 RAV4 | 2 | 0% |
| 2019 RAV4 | 6 | 1% |
| 2018 RAV4 | 2 | 1% |
| 2016 RAV4 | 3 | 1% |
| 2015 RAV4 | 3 | 1% |
| 2014 RAV4 | 2 | 1% |
| 2013 RAV4 | 3 | 1% |
| 2012 RAV4 | 7 | 3% |
| 2011 RAV4 | 9 | 3% |
| 2010 RAV4 | 5 | 1% |
| 2009 RAV4 | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 RAV4 | 7 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 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.