What would cause a Rav 4 axle to break - RAV4 Toyota Cars & Trucks

Hi. There are three different CV axles but they can not be confused. There are only two CV axle choices for the front right wheel. Find out if your SUV is front FWD or AWD. There is only one choice after you find that information.

Check the switch on the break peddle , thay can work loose or renewal good luck colin

Toyota dealer would be the best place to ask but if there was a recall it is unlikely to help you so long after the purchase date.

The best they are likely to do is partly fund a repair or replacement in their own workshops. A while ago I heard about a guy who suffered engine failure just out of warranty. Toyota offered to replace the engine for him if he paid 60%. Very nice and generous of them but his cut of the bill still cost him a huge £6000, much more than a repair would have cost at an independant repairer. The trouble was he wasn't the original owner, if he was Toyota would have paid more.

Toyota would also need to have proof all the routine maintenance had been carried out to the letter.

When facing expensive problems it is wise to spend a while gathering information and exploring options before making a decision.

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Possible bad wheel bearing, bent axle, warped brake rotor.

Rav 4 is an all wheel drive vehicle not a 4 wheel drive as in jeep or Landrover. When you press the 4 wheel lock it activates a lock dog in the transfer case that means both front and back axles now drive as long as you have traction on at least 1 axle set. There is no means of allowing the front axle to speed up and slow down in relation to the rear axle ( as in going over a speed bump) and you get axle wind up which puts a load on all the drive train . The faster you go the bigger the load and so it kicks out over 25mph as obviously there is no need to have both front and back locked together at speed . It also makes steering harder to turn

every 60 thousand is best as the longer you go the more chance of it breaking and causing damage. some last as much as 120 thousand but remember that time dry rots the rubber and that is why they break or strip out it is also recommended you change your water pump with this service because they have about the same life expectancy and belt drives the pump.

There is a filler plug in front of the right rear axle about center of the housing itself. Rmove plug and fill untill fluid begins to run out of plug. Do not overfill. More is not better will cause foaming damage to bearings and overheating.

sounds like there is a broken wire. the only advise i can give you is to follow the hot wire for that light untill you find the break in the wire.

The easiest way to tell if you have 4WD is to look under the car for a driveshaft under the rear floor, that is connected to the rear axle. If you have a driveshaft, you have a 4WD vehicle. No Driveshaft, no 4WD. The 2WD Rav / 4 are, for some reason, also called Rav/4s there is no 'Rav / 2"