# 2009 Toyota RAV4 - Grinds

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-rav4-grinds/140866>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [May 23, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-rav4-grinds/140866 "2019-05-23T15:32:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RobertDaley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@RobertDaley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobertDaley)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-rav4-grinds/140866/1 "2019-05-23T15:32:57Z")

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My 2009 Toyota Rav 4 makes a grinding sound when starting that sounds like someone dropped a spoon in a blender. The dealer said it wasn’t worth fixing, perhaps because of the age of the car. Once in a while the car makes a similar noise when I’m slowly accelerating and reach 35 or 40 mph. Once past that point the noise stops. I also mentioned this to the dealer but of course when test driving the car it failed to make the noise. The car was purchased new has has been serviced regularly. I just crossed the 79,000 mile mark on the odometer. Any idea as to what I’m dealing with? Thanks. Bob Daley

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-rav4-grinds/140866/2 "2019-05-23T17:31:47Z")

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You need an independent mechanic or try a different dealership.  
To pay for a diagnosis then only get “wasn’t worth fixing” is, IMHO, unacceptable.