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Dreary, dreary dreary
Honest Abe, 03/13/2010
2009 Toyota RAV4 4dr SUV 4WD (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful
Owned for 6 mo; traded in and GLAD! Stripped appearance inside and out. No rubber cladding to protect lower part of car. Almost all other SUVs have this. Lousy sound system, mpg worse than stated; quirky transmission: car rolled backwards when in drive but going slow. Had to step on both break and gas to keep from going downhill. Service department in constant hissy fit and very unhelpful. Given recalls and safety issues, do not buy this car at any price.
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Dave, 09/08/2010
2009 Toyota RAV4 Limited 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
3 of 7 people found this review helpful
My wife loved the Rav4 but I found it too small,the drivers seat would not go back far enough for my long legs. I am 6'3". Also the door panel and parking brake were in my way and the center console is too low. Interior needs a redesign. With only 4000 miles on it the dealers offered $10,000 less than I paid for it, o much for Toyota holding there value better than other makes. Traded for a Chevy Traverse and lost only $3500.
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Most unreliable vehicle I have ever owned
Jon, 01/21/2022
2009 Toyota RAV4 Sport 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
2009 Rav4 Sport with 142km on it. Should be a decent vehicle, no? Not for me. Maybe I’m just unlucky or maybe the one I got is a lemon. In three months of ownership the leak detection pump has failed, next were the front struts, then a rear wheel bearing and now the rear differential coupler has failed and the transmission has started leaking. I’m out of money to fix this piece of junk and seriously regret my decision to buy it.
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pipesmoker, 08/11/2010
2009 Toyota RAV4 Limited 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I have to say that I am more than pleased with the RAV4. I think the V- 6 is a little much for the transmission. At times is shifting his rough. This was the first time I have had a Toyota in 15 years. At that time I had a truck with 135,000 miles on it. I recommend to people as a good buy for its price.
Astonishing MPG's
Jon, 04/24/2009
2009 Toyota RAV4 4dr SUV 4WD (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've been driving my new Rav for about a month now, and I'll admit I've been surprised (in both good and bad ways) Good (With 4cyl): Incredible gas mileage. I average ~30mpg interstate (with cruise control going 65mph) If I go up to 72mph, I drop to around 24/25mpg so the trick is to keep it slow. Additionally I can get a solid 34mpg doing 55mph on more rural travels. I also use the aux jack constantly with my MP3 player, don't know how I went 9 years without one. We had aftermarket heated seats installed in the cloth seats, nice in Pennsylvania! Bad: The cloth seats are NOT comfortable, sure, they could be worse (i.e. Subaru) but it may be worthwhile to go for leather.