# 2016 Toyota RAV4 - Rodent ate wiring

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**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [April 9, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-rav4-rodent-ate-wiring/183495 "2022-04-09T17:59:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-rav4-rodent-ate-wiring/183495/6 "2022-04-09T21:19:20Z")

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Cayenne pepper and peppermint oil are working for me.

> [@Hold it rat there!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hold-it-rat-there/164446):
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> It’s been a couple weeks since I opened the hood, but then, I’m only driving once a week, less than 10 miles. I find this: Luckily it looks like nothing was chewed. It’s been about a year since I sprinkled cayenne pepper around. So I gave it a good coating.

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