Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2001 Toyota RAV4 has 183 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
183
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY2001RAV4 WITH 125000 STARTED JUMPING INTO GEAR ALSO THE RPM REVS UP BUT VECHICLE LOSSES POWER VER... |
| Feb 21, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | MY 2001 SILVER TOYOTA RAV 4 HAD A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHEN I WAS DECELERATING TO ... |
| Feb 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | MY RAV 4 2001 HAS ABOUT 140,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS DEVELOPED A SERIOUS PROBLEM. TO CLARIFY, A MASSI... |
| Nov 21, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | THE RAV4 WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED |
| Jun 21, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | THE ECM ON MY 2001 RAV4 WAS CALIBRATED IN 2008 BY A LOCAL DEALER. UNDER RECALL 601. IN 2008 THE CAR... |
| Apr 3, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING IRRATICALLY, SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE OFF SLOWLY UNTIL THE GEAR... |
| Apr 3, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR AND IT STARTED DOING STRANGE CHANGES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, SUCH AS SLIPP... |
| Nov 3, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY 2001 TOYOTA RAV4 HAS 63192 MILES ON IT. IT BEGAN EXHIBITING TRANSMISSION/ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ... |
| Jun 5, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HARSH SHIFTING FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO BUT THE MOST DEBILITATING TRANSMISSION... |
| May 26, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY HARSHLY AND JERKS. I SUSPECT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TH... |
| May 12, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | HARSH SHIFT BETWEEN 2 AND 3, PROBABLY DUE TO ECM FAILING |
| May 6, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO S... |
| Feb 11, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I BOUGHT A TOYOTA RAV4 TWO WEEKS AGO, AND SAW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, BUT A... |
| Dec 11, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I PURCHASED MY 2001 TOYOTA RAV4 IN JULY 2012,. NOW 2 YEARS LATER AND STILL OWE A GOOD AMOUNT ON MY... |
| Sep 28, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | WE WERE ALMOST HIT AT A STREET LIGHT. UPON ACCELERATING OUR CAR THE ENGINE DIED DUE THE TRANSMISSION... |
| Sep 9, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I STARTED TO GO, MY RAV HAD NO POWER, THEN IT LURCHED ... |
| Aug 4, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | RECENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE DASHBOARD LIGHT ON OUR 2001 TOYOTA RAV4 CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN ... |
| Aug 1, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ECM WAS REPLACED IN 2007. NO PROBLEMS AT THAT TIME. IN MAY 2014 BRAKES PLUS MISDIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND... |
| Jul 17, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH. I HAD TO USE BOTH BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR AND ... |
| Jul 14, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | SUDDEN ISSUE OF ERRATIC SHIFTING AND ACCELERATION. THE ECM WAS REPLACED. HOPEFULLY THE TRANSMISSIO... |