2011 Toyota Rav4 Wipers & Visibility Problems

ALL WINDOWS BESIDES THE WINDSHIELD HAVE WATER SPOT BUILDUP. WE HAD THEM PROFESSIONALLY REMOVED IN JUNE OF 2014. 5 YEARS LATER THE SPOTS ARE BUILDING UP AGAIN. THAT WOULD BE AT 36,000 MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 90,000 MILES.

DRIVER VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE VISOR WILL FALL DONE "WHILE DRIVING" THE VEHICLE BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD CAUSING DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE VEHICLE OPERATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SUN ROOF WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WON'T STAY UP WHICH CAUSES A VISIBILITY ISSUE. THERE'S A RECALL ON THE CAMRY S BUT NOT ON THE RAV4 AND SAME PART. I SAW ANOTHER PERSON REPORTED SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER IS QUOTING $170 PLUS TO FIX. I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS VISOR FOR A YEAR NOT T EVEN REALIZING IT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS A RECALL FOR ANOTHER MODEL. I FEEL TOYOTAS DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD BE FIXED OR OFFER A LOWER RATE TO FIX ISSUE.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH SCOTT CLARK TOYOTA ON 13000 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, MATTHEWS, NC 28105. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT DO THE RECALL UNLESS I PAID THEM OVER $400 TO REPLACE ANOTHER PART IN THE WIPERS. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLES WIPERS AND TOLD I DID NOT NEED THE PART REPLACED JUST DO THE RECALL. THEY REFUSED. SO, TO DATE MY RECALL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THEY GAVE ME NO PAPERWORK TO CORROBORATE MY CLAIM.

I HAVE CALLED AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY PROMISED TO CALL ME BACK ONCE THEY HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE FOR THIS REPAIR BUT THEY NEVER CALLED ME BACK. IT HAS BEEN FOR MORE THAN 6 MONTHS.

SUN VISOR ON LEFT DRIVER SIDE NOW DROOPS AFTER ONLY OWNING VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS. NOTICED TOYOTA WARRANTY EXTENSIONS FOR TOYOTA CAMRYS BUT NOT TOYOTA RAV4S. THE PARTS ARE NOT DIFFERENT AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V770000 (VISIBILITY WIPER). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA RECALL: 15V-577 OVER A YEAR AND NO FIX? HOW HARD CAN THIS BE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT RETRACT UP FULLY, BUT HANGS AT EYE LEVEL, IMPEDING VISIBILITY AND CAUSING DISTRACTION. DEALERSHIP ADMITTED RECEIVING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS, BUT SAID MY CAR IS NOT UNDER RECALL.

REMEDY FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER ISSUE IS NOT BEING FIXED IN A TIMELY MANNER. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR AND STILL NO REMEDY. THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE RAINIEST SUMMERS EVEN IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA WITH FLOODS AND RECORD RAINS AND I DON'T TRUST MY WIPERS ANYMORE BECAUSE THE RECALL SAYS THEY COULD STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME. I DON'T THINK THAT TOYOTA UNDERSTANDS THAT ARIZONA GETS RAIN--AND LOTS OF IT--AND THINGS RUST. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO MY WIPERS YET BUT IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE THE RECALL AND NOTHING. VIN: [XXX] YEAR: 2011 MAKE: TOYOTA MODEL: RAV4 NUMBER OF OPEN RECALLS: 1 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 15V577 RECALL DATE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: F1S SUMMARY: IN THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, WATER DRIPPING ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR LINK CAN, OVER TIME, CAUSE CORROSION AND WEAR AT THE WIPER MOTOR LINK JOINT. IN SOME CASES THIS COULD RESULT IN THE SEPARATION OF THE WIPER LINK FROM THE WIPER MOTOR CRANK ARM. SAFETY RISK: IF SEPARATION OCCURS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE, WHICH COULD REDUCE DRIVER VISIBILITY AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. REMEDY: TOYOTA IS CURRENTLY PREPARING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION. ONCE REMEDY PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETE, TOYOTA WILL SEND AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO OWNERS OF VEHICLES COVERED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE REMEDY WILL BE PROVIDED IN FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE MANUFACTURER NOTES: IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER, PLEASE CONTACT THE NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT: 1-888-327-4236 OR TTY: 1-800-424-9153 OR FILE AN ONLINE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THIS RECALL DATA LAST REFRESHED: AUG 27, 2016 ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TOYOTA ISSUED SAFETY RECALL F1S ON SEP 17, 2015 STATING THAT FAILING TO FIX IT "MAY AFFECT DRIVER VISIBILITY AND INCREASE RISK OF CRASH" TEN MONTHS LATER THE TOYOTA WEB SITE STILL DISPLAYS "REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE". ANY ATTEMPTS TO GET FEEDBACK ON WHEN A SOLUTION MIGHT BE IMPLEMENTED ARE USELESS. THE RESPONSE IS: WHAT YOU SEE ON THE WEBSITE IS WHAT YOU GET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPERS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND UTILIZING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE WIPERS MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SEIZED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS STARTED WORKING AGAIN INDEPENDENTLY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO GET AN INTERIM REPAIR AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTERIM REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COMPLETED BECAUSE THEY ONLY WOULD PERFORM THE FINAL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (INTERIM NOTICE) FROM TOYOTA ON 4/20/2016 REGARDING WIPER MOTOR LINK CORROSION ON MY 2011 TOYOTA RAV4, NHTSA RECALL 15V-577.IN THE INTERIM NOTICE IT STATES THAT AN INTERIM REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED AT NO CHARGE. I CALLED TWO (2) TOYOTA DEALERS AND BOTH SAID I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE FINAL REPAIR NOTICE. YET IN THE TOYOTA LETTER TO THEIR DEALERS DATED 2/25/2016 IT CLEARLY STATES THAT INTERIM REPAIRS WILL BE MADE TO VEHICLES LISTED IN PHASE 2 (F2S), COLD WEATHER CLIMATE STATES. IT ALSO STATES THAT IN THE NOTICE THAT I RECEIVED. THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME CONFUSION BETWEEN TOYOTA AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS REGARDING INTERIM REPAIRS BECAUSE WHAT THE DEALERS ARE SAYING IS NOT WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE LETTER THAT I RECEIVED.

I WAS NOTIFIED OF A SAFETY RECALL THAT BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2015. IN NOVEMBER I CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE THE PART SOON AND I NEEDED TO WAIT FOR THE SECOND LETTER. 7 MONTHS LATER THE UPGRADED WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM IS STILL UNAVAILABLE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT WHEN SOMEONE'S LIFE MAY BE ON THE LINE THEY APPEAR TO BE UNWILLING TO TRY TO FIX A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE DRIVEN IN A COUPLE RAINSTORMS SINCE AND THERE WAS ONE INCIDENT LATE LAST YEAR WHERE MY WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY COVERED BY WATER AND I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH FOR A SECOND. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NEXT TO NO TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD AND I HAD NO VEHICLES IN MY IMMEDIATE VICINITY. I WAS GOING INTO A TURN ON THE FREEWAY WITH SEVERAL LANES AROUND ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000(VISIBILITY/WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V5770000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/ WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/09/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPERS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE A AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V577000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN DRIVING AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 32 DEGREES (FREEZING) THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AND THE WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS FOG COMPLETELY INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS VISIBILITY ISSUE. THE ONLY WAY THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN IN COLD WEATHER IS IF THE DEFROST IS ON FULL BLAST WITH NO HEAT ON THE FEET. EVEN THEN, THE REAR WINDOWS ARE COMPLETELY STEAMED UP AND THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WINDOWS ARE ONLY PARTIALLY CLEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AT LEAST 7 TIMES. IF THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE BEEN DISMISSIVE OF THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE SEEN PHOTOS. WHEN THEY HAVE REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY A CAUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV- 4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,900.