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Used 2003 Toyota RAV4 Consumer Reviews

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3.75 out of 5 stars

poor service

mike harper, 09/09/2002
2003 Toyota RAV4 Fwd 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
10 of 14 people found this review helpful

cannot determine if car is of poor quality or dealership is the problem. rattle in dash took 6 months to fix leather seats were flawed and could not get replacement for 7 months. brakes pulled to right after rain. squeaking noise in rear.

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5 out of 5 stars

TERRIFIC COMMUTER SUV

SUDSY, 02/10/2003
2003 Toyota RAV4 AWD 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

THIS SUV IS EXCELLENT FOR COMMUTING AND SNOW AND WET PAVEMENT. IT RIDES LIKE A CAR BUT PROVIDES 4WD AND THE TOYOTA DEPENDABILITY. I HAVE OWNED MY RAV4 FOR 5 MONTHS AND I HAVE ONLY HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND A RATTLING IN THE GLOVE BOX.

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4.25 out of 5 stars

Great car

beanbear1, 07/19/2012
2003 Toyota RAV4 AWD 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

I have had this car since 2003...it is manual shift though. It is peppy and I can fit both my kids in it and all of our junk. It is reliable and I have no concerns whatsoever. The only issue I have had is had to replace the breaks. Love the car so much that we looked this year to replace our mini-van with something more efficient and considered another RAV-4 (ended up going with the corolla after really thinking do we need two mini-SUVs????)

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2.13 out of 5 stars

Yugo in Toyota Cloths

RichieGil, 04/07/2003
2003 Toyota RAV4 AWD 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful

Kids are older; didn't need minivan anymore. Went out looking at Camrys and Accords but wife likes being up high. Looked at RAV4s and CRVs. Wish we’d bought the CRV. Infamous RAV4 rattle. Been back 3 times; still not fixed. Driver side wiper broke in snow this weekend. Trip #4 to dealer. Just developed a new rattle on roof rack. Car has less than 2000 miles and haven't even made 1st payment yet! Auto. doesn’t shift smoothly into high. Not enough storage compartments and ones it has too small. Bought new Plymouth Horizon in 1980; biggest piece of blank I ever bought until now. Thought Yugo of business but Toyota must be outsourcing RAV4 production to them.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Great Car...our 1st Toyata

Larry Floyd, 09/13/2003
2003 Toyota RAV4 AWD 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Thought we wanted another CRV Honda....didn't get a good feeling when calling around about stock...bought new RAV 4 instead...our first Toyota...we love it...wish Toyota made motorhomes...our Damon Ultrasport is a piece of junk compared to the Toyota...from now on...it's only Toyota for us...

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