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2002 TOYOTA RAV4 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 696581 · 2008-11-16

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
90,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY FATHERS 2002 TOYOTA RAV4 AWD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR AND THEN THE DRIVE LINE LOCKED-UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP SUDDENLY. A CAR FOLLOWING ME TRIED TO STOP BUT "TAPPED" MY REAR BUMPER. NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD VEHICLE COMPUTER AND NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. COSTS WERE $4500. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10248924
Machine
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