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THESE ARE THE SO CALLED TOYOTA'S GUIDING PRINCIPALS yah right no spirit of the honorable samurai here guy's maybe the DIRECTORS should commit sepuku

Honor the language and spirit of the law of every nation and undertake open and fair corporate activities to be a good corporate citizen of the world.

Respect the culture and customs of every nation and contribute to economic and social development through corporate activities in the communities.

Dedicate ourselves to providing clean and safe products and to enhancing the quality of life everywhere through all our activities.

Create and develop advanced technologies and provide outstanding products and services that fulfill the needs of customers worldwide.

Foster a corporate culture that enhances individual creativity and teamwork value, while honoring mutual trust and respect between labor and management.

Pursue growth in harmony with the global community through innovative management.

Work with business partners in research and creation to achieve stable, long-term growth and mutual benefits, while keeping ourselves open to new partnerships.

Established in 1990, revised in 1997. (Translation from original Japanese.)

Always be faithful to your duties,

thereby contributing to the Company and to the overall good.

Always be studious and creative, striving to stay ahead of the times.

Always be practical and avoid frivolousness.

Always strive to build a homelike atmosphere at work that is warm and friendly.

Always have respect for God, and remember to be grateful at all times.

We completed CSR POLICY : Contribution towards Sustainable Development, which interprets and explains the Guiding Principles at Toyota taking into consideration of our relationship with stakeholders.

had enugh B/D yet LOL,

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Hi been reading the auto probs i see somebody has tried the consumer mob , good luck i think you will find its just another agency set up to give somebody a job they have no power at all no clout its just a token agency . same as the ombudsman , lets face it most of the toyota stuff is imported and the main office is in japan , a few yrs back they got a big fine and hauled over the coals in Japan for fitting faulty parts , and we are thousands of klm away, its the old case of mind over matter.

They dont mind because you dont matter

there units used to be good you could not kill them , but competition and so called computer management totaly stuffed the car industry and flooded it with cheap crappy parts from china / taiwan / india / and the like all made for just a few bucks in sweat shops by the million . even the top brand cars are now getting big problems ferrari have had to recall many top of the range units because they were bursting into flames

i agree Toyota should recall all rav 4s not just a few and they should be made to fix it at there expence no a half and half deals were is there duty of care to the buyer /owner and his safety ,

maybe they need a big protest and online put down to wake them out of the 20billion dollar snooze they take

I have a 2007 RAV CV 5 speed manual, just coming up to 60,000kms on the clock. About 12 months ago it mysteriously developed a problem of jumping out of 4th gear back into neutral. After it happened about 3 or 4 times I took it back to the dealer and notified them, they took it for a test drive, could not replicate the fault so said there was nothing they could do, and that it wasn't an issue that anyone else had presented to them. I kept driving it over the last 12 months and during that time it has progressively gotten worse (happening more regularly and in different driving situations but still completely unpredictable). Mainly appears to happen when driving under load up hill in 4th gear and then just suddenly pops out.Problem is it is very eratic, can drive it for a couple of hundred kms without it happening in situations where you might expect it to, then suddenly on the next trip it can happen 3 times in the space of a 50km trip over the same route and driving conditions. To cut a long story short I have now had it back to the Toyota dealer 3 times, notifying them of the issue and at each log book service, with the same response, if we can't make it happen the fault don't exist, and if we pull the gear box out and find nothing then your warranty won't cover you for the expense of that investigation. Finally I got sick of this and as the 3 year warranty period was fast drawing to a close I took the car back to the Toyota dealer and said you keep the car and keep driving it, until it happens. Luckily 3 days after them having the car and me having to rent a replacement vehicle, it happened to them whilst driving it. So now at least they admit there is an issue. They have since had the gear box out and have reported that they can not see any obvious problem on visual inspection, and have now sent the gearbox away for specialist advice??? I have been told this is a most unusual fault and that whilst they have had issues in past models with 5th gear disengagements (and now I have read on this website issues with RAV auto transmissions) I am now starting to wonder. Just recently a 2008 manual RAV in our fleet of work vehicles where I am employed, has developed the exact same 4th gear disengagement problem.

I would be very keen to hear from any other RAV owners out there who have experienced similar problems. I am still waiting to hear from the dealer on how they are going to resolve this issue for me. The 3 year warranty runs out in 8 days. I will be very disapointed if I have to keep arguing my case with them over this one.

regards

RFG

It does not matter if the warrenty runs out you reported the problem before it was out of warrenty so the have to fix it to customer satisfaction this applyes to any veicle no matter what keep pushing them

Hi, The price for the Genuine Toyota Bar & Harness i got was from a freind whos freinds with one of the District/divisional manages of Toyota, Ive also been supplied with the Installation instructions for the Wiring Harness, And it lokks way to Hard and time consuming for me to attempt it.

The best price i have been able to get at the Moment is $588 inc the Wiring Harness, for a 1500kg Haman Reese towbar.

If you like i can see if they can do better on the Price if we get both cars done with them..Maybe worth a shot.

Cheers....

I don't mind seeing what we can do with purchasing 2, however you need to check if the price you have is for the V6 as normally that's a 1900kg one.

Regards

They have 3 Different Towbars to suit, 1 being the standard towbar with Tounge 1200kg rated for $518.00. The Heavy Duty 1500kg with removable hitch (which was the one i required and got the Quote of $588 for). or the Extra Heavy Duty 1900kg rated with removable hitch which costs $705.

Either of these Towbars are suitable for the 2006 - 2009 V6 or the 4 cyl Rav's.

They are willing to offer 5% discount if 2 vehicles are done.

Im going to try and get mine done before Christmas, as i what to take the Boat out during Holidays.

Cheers

hi i got the H/R 1500kg for $575 fully fitted they come to your works or home City towbars brisbane good value seeing as they come to you just ring and book a day and time tell

Hi All,

It's been great to read everyone's experiences and opinions about towing with a Rav 4.

Next year I plan to take a year or so to travel around Australia with my wife and our baby son. We will be sticking to the road mostly, dirt in some places but nothing too demanding. I am planning to buy a camper to tow with my 2005 Rav 4 - a Customline Camper or similar weighing 600kg approx unloaded. I would appreciate any advice as to the suitability of my Rav 4 for this trip and what modifications, if any, might be advisable for the Rav to make towing easier and safer.

Many thanks!

you will have no problems mate you wont even know its there but on hills take it out of D

and if you sit on about 90 2,500rpm better fuel economy have a great trip

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Hi all

I have been reading these discussion threads with keen interest. I have just recently taken an early retirement and at this stage I am planning on towing a caravan with my 2006 RAV4 Cruiser all around Australia for 12 months. The RAV has done 100,000 km already, but they have mainly been between Canberra and Sydney/Newcastle, so not a lot of hard city driving. I was thinking of buying a Jayco Sterling pop top which has an approx tare weight of 1279kg which once loaded would put me right on or just over the limit of the RAV4 rating of 1500kg.

Another option is to down size the caravan to a Jayco Starcraft pop top which has an approx tare weight of 1133kg, which when loaded should be under the RAV4 rating, but only just.

The third option is to trade the RAV4 in for a second hand Kluger of similar age (rating of 2000kg) and buy the Jayco Sterling, although the Starcraft would be a lot easier to tow.

Some modifications would have to be done to the car, I am sure. I plan on heading off next April to follow the sun and escape another winter in Canberra and I am really looking forward to it. Would really appreciate any (constructive) feedback to my post.

Cheers

Hi we have just purchased the discovery and the approx on that is 1265 so i would definatly check the tare on the sterling again , we drive an 03 rav 4 cruzer we are getting staberliser bars fitted and brake controler fitted by jayco, we told them about the 1500 capacity of the rav they said it would be fine as long as we dont go over like a lot do we dont carry water as we stay at van parks , we take the back seats out of the rav 38kg so we can efectivly pack 38 kg in the back to bring the rav back to normal weight but Toyota work out the tow capacity based on the fact you have 4 adults and luggage in the rav so take off the two adults luggage and the back seats and your rav could be as much as 200kg lighter in the rav its self, we will never put 300kg in the van work it out thats like 23 empty 35kgor more gass cylinders if you need more than that you need a semi not a van and yes the rav needs to be OUT of D to climb hill's take your time who needs to rush ,we towed a jayco songbird approx 980 kg around and up the middle of oz ( see newbi introductions ) we did the speed limits were safe to do so but the rav performed great , the trip did not even know it was there ,

from bris to broken hill /port agusta cooberpeady /ularu /alice /kathrin . threeways /Isa /longreach / home cost approx $1,460 we did find if you sit on 90k you get better consumption and most vanners out there are doing the same as long as you do it safely and have reguard for others users /trucks /cars etc you will have no problems.

go for it we are 65 and in no rush and take only what you realy will use

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UPDATE THE 17/6 DISCOVERY CAME IN AT 1325 TARE AND BALL 86 so the guy in the last post buying a sterling make sure you pin Jayco down on the tare. not a huge difference but you have to factor this in when filling the van the cataloge weights are APPROX ONLY belive the sales person at youre peril .

hi from Bisbane my wife and I are now in the grey nomad section of life we drive a 03 rav 4 cruzer and have done the trip from briss via broken hill to port agutta to cooberpeady ularu alice katherin back to threeways to isza longreach back to bris towing a jayco songbird a fantastic trip and we are going again next sept 2011

great forum thanks ,tell,