Other engine problem on the 2006 Toyota Rav4
2 crashes 2 fires 4 of the 65 reports for this failure mention a crash, a fire, an injury or a death. Those are the owner's words on the complaint form, not a verified finding, and one report can mention more than one.
When other engine problem gets reported
Owners of the 2006 Toyota Rav4 report other engine problem at a median of 70,000 miles. A quarter of the reports come in before 45,000 miles and a quarter after 102,500 miles, from 49 reports that carried an odometer reading.
A part like this is normally expected to survive 95,000 miles. It is the 5th most-reported problem on this model year.
The mileage distribution
The reported range runs from 12,500 miles at the tenth percentile to 140,000 miles at the ninetieth, a spread of 129,034 miles across the middle 80% of reports.
When the reports scatter this far, the mileage is telling you about how these cars were driven more than about the part itself.
14% of the dated reports were filed under 36,000 miles.
The whole distribution
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,366 miles | 46,000 miles | 70,000 miles | 101,800 miles | 140,400 miles |
Read the 10th percentile as “one report in ten arrived this early”. Exact figures are shown in this table because it is the table of record; everywhere else on the site they are rounded to the precision the sample can carry.
What a percentile can and cannot tell you here
These five numbers describe the readings owners gave, in order. The median is the middle one: half the reports arrived below it. The 10th and 90th are the edges of the bulk of the distribution, and the distance between them is the part worth reading. A tight spread — say 70,000 to 95,000 miles — points at something that wears out on a schedule, and the schedule is knowable. A wide one, 20,000 to 190,000, points at a fault that hits some cars and never troubles others, which means the mileage on the listing in front of you tells you very little about your odds.
What these figures are not is a survival curve. Every reading here comes from a car whose owner filed a complaint, so the sample contains only failures: it cannot say what share of the fleet made it past 150,000 miles untouched, because those owners had nothing to report. Nor is the mileage the moment of failure — it is the odometer reading as recalled at the time of filing, which may be weeks later and is sometimes rounded to the nearest ten thousand by the person typing it.
Percentiles are shown at all only once 8 readings exist for the vehicle and mode. Below that the middle of a handful of numbers is noise wearing a decimal point, so the figures are withheld rather than dressed up.
What happens, and what it costs
Of these reports, 2 a crash and 2 a fire are mentioned. Owners write their own complaints and the agency does not verify them, so read this as what the reports say happened rather than as a confirmed count.
Putting it right typically runs $300–$4,000 at an independent US shop. That range is an editorial estimate held in this site's failure-mode catalogue, not a figure from NHTSA, and it is a repair cost rather than a diagnosis cost.
The same failure on other years
The same failure is reported on 26 model years of this car. It shows up earliest on the 2013, at a median of 10,000 miles, and latest on the 2001 at 115,000 miles.
By volume the 2019 carries the most reports, with 147; the 2006 has 65. A mode that appears across most years of a model is usually a design choice rather than a bad batch.
If one year stands out to the left, that is the year to avoid; if the whole line sits at a similar mileage, this is wear rather than a defect in one production run.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The mileage is the one the owner gave.
2006 toyota rav4 4WD, black gas fume hose dislodged from underside of vehicle on driver's side and then fell out in driveway as result of driving through puddle on highway during heavy rains coming home from work. Took vehicle to dealer for service the following day, service tech said that fume canister breather assembly attached to fume hose was missing and probably fell off on the highway while driving through puddle. Service tech replaced parts a couple days later after ordering it. Service advisor stated that part would not be covered under the manufacturer's warranty because it was due to damage and not defect - cost to owner $132 parts $50 labor. Went out of town for 5 days & did not drive vehicle. On 8/9/06 after having driven about 30 miles, the check engine light comes on including the vsc and 4WD indicator lights, no performance degradation noticed. On 8/12/06 brought the vehicle into dealer again to diagnose the problem. Service tech states that charcoal canister pump needed to be replaced due to valve not functioning properly. He added that the vehicle is safe to drive, but would be polluting the environment. Part is…
The vehicle has frequent problems with acceleration - especially from standing still. I have had many close calls when trying to enter traffic from my driveway, or from other places. I will step on the gas, begin moving, then the engine will bog down and I will have no acceleration at all. Having children, I bought this vehicle based in large part to its safety features. This problem, however, practically negates all of that. If I step on the gas I should expect reliable acceleration so I can safely merge with traffic. I have brought this up to my dealer, and their explanation has been that this is an intentional thing, to be sure the lubricant in the transmission and drive train is of sufficient temperature before allowing hard acceleration, thus reducing wear on components. However, this problem can occur at any time, even after driving for a while - I do not accept this reason, nor do I feel that this is an acceptable way to deal with component wear. I should have acceleration at all times. It is my responsibility to drive intelligently and not gun the engine when it is cold, possibly damaging the engine. But it is toyota's…
Details: the vehicle has frequent problems with acceleration when cold. Car has no power when trying to enter traffic. I will step on the gas, begin moving, then the engine will bog down and I will have no acceleration at all. I have taken this up to my dealer, and their explanation is that nothing is wrong. However, this problem can occur when ever it is cold. *jb
Also reported on the 2006 Toyota Rav4
Steering rack, gear or tie rod failure
Other steering problem
Steering column or shaft failure
Excessive oil consumption
Other speed control problem
Other suspension problem
How far this goes
Complaints are voluntary, so 65 is a floor and not a count of affected cars. Mileages are typed in by owners and cluster on round numbers. And the mode itself is assigned by software reading the complaint text, which is reliable in bulk and fallible one report at a time.
Questions this page answers
At what mileage does other engine problem happen on the 2006 Toyota Rav4?
Across 49 owner reports that included an odometer reading, half were filed by 70,000 miles. A quarter were filed before 45,000 miles and a quarter after 102,500 miles. These are the mileages owners reported when they complained, not a prediction for any individual car.
How common is other engine problem on the 2006 Toyota Rav4?
65 reports have been filed with NHTSA, about 0.6 per 1,000 vehicles. Complaints are voluntary, so this is a floor rather than a count of affected cars.
What this is and is not. These are the mileages at which owners chose to complain to a federal agency, which is not the same as the mileage at which the part fails on every car. It skews toward failures that happened outside warranty, cost real money, or frightened someone. It is still the only public dataset that carries failure mileage at all, and the shape of a few hundred readings is informative even when a single one is not. Methodology · JSON · this failure on other cars
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed