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2001 Toyota RAV4 service brakes, hydraulic problems

19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2001 Toyota RAV46% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
6%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Front disk brake rotor broke where it mounts to steel wheel resulting in the loss of braking action on that wheel. Upon taking to local toyota dealer, front disk rotor was removed and showed stress fractures and separation from rotor assembly. This 2001 vehicle is equipped with steel wheels which…

    filed Feb 7, 2011

  • I was traveling on a highway to work and it had been raining when I pressed my brakes to stop ( I barely pressed them) and my brakes locked and I couldn't stop. I tried to press a couple of times and even pumped them. I tried to get onto the shoulder and my steering locked. I was traveling 55 mph…

    filed Feb 23, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other RAV4 years

YearReportsShare
2024 RAV411%
2020 RAV420%
2018 RAV421%
2016 RAV421%
2015 RAV410%
2014 RAV411%
2013 RAV421%
2012 RAV452%
2011 RAV441%
2010 RAV4195%
2009 RAV4196%
2008 RAV4163%
RAV4 service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.