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2004 Toyota RAV4 hesitation / surging reports

11 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2004 Toyota RAV4 — roughly 7% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Hesitation / surging reports
7%
share of complaints
80,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2004 Toyota RAV4

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2004 Toyota RAV4 report before drawing conclusions.