NHTSA Complaint #10899522 — 2002 TOYOTA RAV4

I BOUGHT MY FRIENDS 2002 TOYOTA RAV 4 AND FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT BACK IN MARCH HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I GO TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC IT HAS NO POWER AND PULLS OUT TOOOO SLOW AND BUCKS! I HAVE TO WAIT TILL THERE IS NO TRAFFIC TO SAFELY PULL OUT! I READ WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT WAS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD 136,000 MILES ON IT! I THINK THIS WAS HAPPENING TO HER BEFORE SHE SOLD IT TO ME AND SHE WAS GOING TO TRADE IT IN BUT DECIDED TO SELL IT PRIVATE! DON'T KNOW IF SHE EVER GOT THE RECALL LETTER OR NOT BUT I'M SURE SHE WOULD HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED IF SHE DID. ANYWAY I AM ON A LIMITED INCOME AND CAN'T AFFORD THE PART IT SAYS IT NEEDS AND THINK THAT SINCE TOYOTA HAD A MILEAGE OF UP TO 150,000 THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FIX IT! I DID PAY 700 DOLLARS TO HAVE 2 OF THE SOLENOIDS REPLACED BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM! THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AS FAR AS CHANGING THE OIL AND UPKEEP BUT AM REALLY UPSET! I ACTUALLY BOUGHT THE CAR FOR MY SON TO TAKE HIS DRIVING TEST IN BUT HE CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT WITH THIS HAPPENING! MY CONCERN IS I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO FIX ALL RECALLS IF IT IS UNDER THE MILAGE AND THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM! ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED! THANK-YOU