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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTEGH20V830••••••2003 Toyota TOYOTA
This build draws 11.0× more complaints than the average 2003 Toyota TOYOTA build (11 vs 1).
11on this build
6on the model
6builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedPower Train 8Electrical System 4Engine And Engine Cooling 2
What owners of this build wrote
Power TraincrashSep 2016
We were on a family vacation on labor day weekend, when we merged on the freeway and my toyota rav 4 would not shift over. We almost were hit by oncoming cars from the freeway. I swerved to avoid a crash and crashed into the ditch. I checked on line to get toyota phone number…
Electrical SystemDec 2013
Ecm fail. Heading north on highway 53 and made a turn to go south on highway 53 car seem to apply brakes and gears was hunting which gear to go in all the time I giving it gas to get out of the way of on coming cars,, made it home, next day drove car and as I made a right turn…
Engine And Engine CoolingSep 2010
My 2003 rav4 has always been very sluggish from a dead start and any kind of sudden acceleration but I knew that I would eventually reach the legal speed limit. Driving 1 1/2 weeks ago, however, brought my attention to another, far more serious acceleration problem, far worse…
Power TrainOct 2015
I was driving on city streets when the car violently jerked and speeded up. I was in fear of being in an accident and feared for my safety. I immediately took action to repair this car that was in mint condition to this point. The 2003 rav 4 module and transmission failed at…
Power TrainJan 2014
The contact owns a 2003 toyota rav4. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to respond when the accelerator pedal was engaged and the vehicle stalled intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the ecm failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
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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 JTEGH20V830087919 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.