2012 Toyota RAV4 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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Severe chipping on the top of the vehicle. If the vehicle goes over 40 mph, it chipps the paint on the other vehicles which is a hazard.

The mechanism that controls the up/down position of the sun visors breaks after a few years of use. As a result, the sun visors will not stay in a 'closed' position (against vehicle roof) and constantly fall halfway down obstructing proper view of the road. The drivers side sun visor broke several years ago. When I took it to the Toyota dealer they stated the only way to fix this was to replace the visor (at my expense). The cost to replace one visor was >$200. The passenger side visor has now failed to hold in place as well. Toyota assumes no responsibility for this design defect (plastic part in the visor mechanism wears or breaks). This is a safety issue due to poor design on Toyota's part. Consumers should not have to pay $200 to have these replaced.

Driver's side sun visor falls down blocking view of road.

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAD TO BE REPLACED A COUPLE YEARS AGO BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND HUNG IN A LOOSE DROPPED POSITION.THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN DROP UNEXPECTEDLY AND BLOCK THE DRIVERS VISUAL FIELD.

SUN VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP. HANGS MIDWAY DOWN CAUSING HAZARD IF I LEAN FORWARD

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP ALL THE WAY, OBSTRUCTING VIEW. CAR IS NOT OLD ENOUGH OR DRIVEN HARD ENOUGH FOR SUCH A COMMON COMPONENT TO FAIL SO QUICKLY. IT'S NOT A CHEAP FIX - DEALER QUOTED ME $174 THOUGH THERE ARE SOME YOUTUBE VIDEOS THAT SHOW HOW TO BUY THE PART AND FIX IT YOURSELF. HAVING READ ABOUT OTHER RAV4 OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, IT SEEMS LIKE A TOYOTA QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE.

SUNROOF GLASS CRACKED WITH A LOUD BANG WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, AT ABOUT 55 MPH. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND WARM (NOT VERY HOT). NO OTHER VEHICLES CLOSE BY. NO FLYING DEBRIS OBSERVED PRIOR TO LOUD BANG. ENTIRE PANE WAS RIDDLED WITH CRACKS. DURING SUBSEQUENT TRIP INTO TOWN, SOME OF THE GLASS PIECES CAME LOOSE AND FLEW OFF, LEAVING A LARGE HOLE SURROUNDED BY UNSTABLE GLASS.

PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR EXPLODED SPONTANEOUSLY LEAVING BEHIND ONLY ITS ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 15 MPH THRU A SMALL TOWN WITH NO TURNS.

TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ICON HAVE BEEN SHOWING AFTER I GOT NEW SET OF TIRES, ALL TIRES GOT THE PROPER AIR, 2 MONTHS AFTER OF THE NEW TIRES INSTALLED, THIS ICON SHOWED AGAIN SO, I BROUGHT MY CAR FOR OIL CHANCE ABED ASKED TO CHECK THE AIR ON THE TIRES, THE MECHANIC PUT THE MANDATORY AIR ON EACH TIRE, THE ICON STILL SHOWING IT, IT DID NOT GO AWAY SO, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS. I AM VERY CONCERN... THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*JB

THE DOOR LOCKS WONT LOCK WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE..THEY USE TO WORK BUT NOW I HAVE TO LOCK THEM WITH THE BUTTON AND I HAVE A 21/2 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGTER WHO SITS IN THE BACK AND AM AFRAID WHEN THE CAR IS GOING CAN OPEN THE CAR WHEN IT IS GOING DOWN THE ROAD IF THE DOORS ARE NOT LOCKED. THIS IS A HAZARD AND DEFECT.

THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND BLOCKING MY VIEW WELL DRIVING. THE VISOR SEEMS TO BE DEFECTED OR POORLY MADE.