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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTEGD20V950••••••2005 Toyota RAV4
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2005 Toyota RAV4 build (6 vs 3).
6on this build
123on the model
39builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 2Engine And Engine Cooling 1Engine 1Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashSep 2015
Rav4 was total stopped on a stop sign. On taking the foot off the brake paddle to move ahead on green signal, even before the foot touched the accelerator paddle the vehicle accelerated at high speed into the vehicle in front. The driver has been driving this rav4 for few years…
Unknown Or OtherJun 2024
Very often, while driving at normal speeds around curving and hilly roads, the traction control light comes on. It even locks the speed until the light goes off. And sometimes the VSC (Vehicle stability control) light comes on and takes control of the car. When the warning…
Air BagsNov 2016
Sandrow
EngineMar 2013
I noticed that my heater wasn't working. I took the car to my mechanic and was informed that the head gasket bolts were over-torqued during installation and they are stripped. I have found hundreds of postings regarding this issue. This problem is several thousand dollars to…
Engine And Engine CoolingJun 2005
Dt: the contact states that there is a undercoating on the engine to keep the engine from rusting. The smell of the chemical is toxic and coming into the vehicle which caused the passengers and driver to get sick, and can even possibly to put them to sleep. The effect of this is…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JTEGD20V950067077 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.