2009 Toyota RAV4 service brakes problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2009 Toyota RAV4 — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My car was being seviced today for rear brakes and the Toyota dealer needed to unseal previous safety recall in order to perform the service. I'm being charged to undo the recall to perform the service and then to reapply the recall. I do not understand how this cost is not the responsibility of…”
filed Nov 8, 2022
“My mother had the exact same issue reported in Toyota Manufacturer case 1707311582 and NHTSA report 11396355 from Feb 15, 2021. My mother had not reported to me, until it happened while I was driving her around Dec. 24, 2021, that her Rav. rev'd and accelerated when she applied the brake while…”
filed Dec 26, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other RAV4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 RAV4 | 6 | 8% |
| 2024 RAV4 | 16 | 10% |
| 2023 RAV4 | 17 | 12% |
| 2022 RAV4 | 7 | 5% |
| 2021 RAV4 | 20 | 5% |
| 2020 RAV4 | 17 | 3% |
| 2019 RAV4 | 35 | 4% |
| 2018 RAV4 | 28 | 8% |
| 2017 RAV4 | 36 | 12% |
| 2016 RAV4 | 43 | 18% |
| 2015 RAV4 | 30 | 10% |
| 2014 RAV4 | 15 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Toyota RAV4
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.