Faults:

The RAV4 came well equipped. I liked the power windows, until the switches caught on fire while the car was driving, without any warning.

The driver’s window emits a loud pop every time that the window is fully rolled down.

The air bag light came on at 20,000 miles.

The car goes thru a starter every 6 months, even when it is replaced with a Toyota part.

Every summer, when it gets hot, the alternator overcharges the battery, killing the battery. Even when the alternator and battery were replaced, the battery still was over charged.

The 4X4 system shuts of at 25 MPH, and when in use, the whole car shakes.

The seats have worn thru extremely quickly. As have the carpets.

The sill plates, below the bottoms of the doors, but above the rocker panels, all have fallen off.

The front end needed a complete replacement at 36000.

After a complete tune up, doing only highway driving, the car only gets 10 MPG.

General Comments:

The V6 has plenty of power, and drives well, but you pay for that in economy.

There isn't enough room for a 6'3" male to drive the car comfortably.

The car has had it pretty kosher its whole time. I haven’t abused it, maintained regularly, and it keeps having problems. The legendary Toyota reputation is starting to fail, as their products are becoming cheaper.

Faults:

I don't own the vehicle, I'm borrowing it from a friend of mine, but he (and I) like it so much I figured I'd write a review on it.

The only real problem is that the driver's seat frame and fabric has worn prematurely (my friend, while very nice, is also quite large, so this is understandable.) Otherwise, there have been no problems with the vehicle. And knowing my friend, he definitely has not serviced it at the regular intervals by any means.

General Comments:

I was very surprised by the 4-cylinder this car has. It's amazingly powerful and has plenty of power to keep this thing moving rather easily. I thought that a 4-cylinder on a car this large would be classified as underpowered, but this engine is more than sufficient for this vehicle.

I haven't had the chance to really use the four wheel drive system, but while testing it on a dirt road, it seemed quite confident and had no trouble.

The car feels VERY solid, and rides very comfortably. It rides nice on the highway, floats over the bumps. And on the backroads, it's still stiff enough to give a reasonable amount of driving pleasure.

Lots of interior room. Trunk is big, plenty of legroom, and the headroom is phenomenal.

He bought this RAV4 to replace his last one because it was totaled in an accident. Somebody rear ended it at about 40 MPH. It was still driveable, but the repair costs came to about the same amount as a new car, and he loved that RAV4 so much, he bought another!

When I got him to look at the first RAV4, he was driving a Ford Ranger that was giving him a lot of trouble. He'd been a domestic fan all his life, but I suggested that he give Toyota a try and now he's hooked.