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Rav-4 09 Limited -Poor Paint
Stew-16, 09/04/2010
2009 Toyota RAV4 Limited 4dr SUV 4WD (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Leather interior is nice, gas mileage is not as good as they make it out to be, Toyota has put company profit's above safety and apparently quality and control. The recalls issued has not mentioned the exterior paint my vehicle is 9 months old and has over 40 chips and counting in the black metallic paint, I'm not alone with this complaint but Toyota, will not stand behind the quality of their paint work, they are blaming the new Chipped paint on the road environment. My other non-Toyota products did not have this issue. By time its paid off I will have more touch-up paint than factory paint on my New Rav-4.
Honeymoon was over after 19500 miles
la_rav4, 04/30/2011
2009 Toyota RAV4 Limited 4dr SUV 4WD (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 10 people found this review helpful
I got mine Dec. 2008 after long research and traveling for a deal. Got one (2Grands under invoice $). Car's great to go uphills and snow, MPG(25+ hwy after 1year) and fun to drive, big cargo space. Many features like luxury equals. As someone said, Road noise is terrible AND rolling on the road, just as a boat on the sea. Dash design and cup holder location're stupid. i.e, you have to move the cup to push Emergency button or 4wheel lock button, audio power, & engine start button are all together with similar look so you have to be careful to push one of them, etc. Battery died w/o any reason. Been at the dealer 3 times this month. I lost one roof rail w/o using it(hwy? dealer?)
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Not sure what all the hype is about
villagefish, 01/01/2015
2009 Toyota RAV4 Sport 4dr SUV 4WD (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
8 of 14 people found this review helpful
The RAV drives more like a dune buggy than a 21st century vehicle and leaves an unrefined impression not generally associated with a Toyota (I have owned two other Toyota vehicles). The 4 cylinder engine is very loud and road noise is pronounced. I can hear suspension, wind, and tire noise at even the lowest speeds on newly paved surfaces. The ride is stiff and the steering feels artificially weighted. Throttle response is jerky, especially at low speeds. The lack of a rear bumper is a safety concern and the side hinged tail gate is inconvenient. I think this vehicle is cheaply made and not worth the high used vehicle price it commands. Suggest looking elsewhere.
Fun to drive but too noisy
SUV lover, 03/28/2009
2009 Toyota RAV4 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
This new SUV is indeed fun to drive. I couldn't wait each day to drive it. 4 cycler engine still has enough power making acceleration sharp. So, everything is good except for one thing: too noisy when accelerating. I found the noise is not coming from engine but from poor insulation or design of exhaust system. I recommend the manufacture should recall to replace this noisy system with quite one. I feel strongly that once this noise issue is solved, the RAV4 4X4 base model can be the best selling SUV in the world and people will love it even more. Sincerely hope the manufacturer will listen to our voices.
Bought in November 08
CalBears, 11/23/2008
2009 Toyota RAV4 Sport 4dr SUV 4WD (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Car is great, much different than what you would expect when you hear Rav4. Toyota has really refined the vehicle. I have the vehicle with the Leather and Sport appearance package. This package takes the spare tire on the back away and includes run flat tires instead (Looks much better than the other models and new for 2009).