Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2019)

906 consumer complaints on file.

#11270194October 22, 2019
SEAT BELTS, SEATS, STEERING
RENTAL VEHICLE AFTER 10/15/MINUTES OF DRIVING -YOU HAD TO USE BOTH HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE WANTED TO DRIFT IN AND OUT OF LANE OF TRAVEL-VERY HARD TO STEER OFTEN REFERD TO AS WHITE KNUCKLE DRIVING INTERSTATE SPEEDS 70MPH-PASSENGER SEAT WAS NOT LOCKING -SEAT WAS TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH.WE WERE HIT FROM THE REAR.ALL TRAFFIC HAD STOPPED- IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THAT PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SEAT BELTS WERE NOT WORKING THEY WERE NOT ENGAGING LOCKING DEVICE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11269329October 18, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
UNABLE TO COMPLETELY FILL THE GAS TANK WHEN REFUELING. PUMP SHUTS OFF WHEN TANK IS APPROXIMATELY 7/8 FULL AND AM FORCED TO "TOP OFF" TO COMPLETELY FILL TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269446October 18, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY BRAND NEW CAR IN AUG 2019. A 2019 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID XSE. MY FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO FULL WHEN I FILL UP ON GAS. I NOTICED THIS AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR 1 MONTH. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE AND TOOK THE CAR IN. THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE SAID THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO FIX. HE SAID THERE WAS NO REASON TO LEAVE MY CAR WITH THEM. I CALLED TOYOTA CORP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, AND THAT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY NHTSA FOR THIS ISSUE. BECAUSE THE GAUGE NEVER FILLS TO THE SAME SPOT EVERY TIME, THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT MY TRUE MPG IS. SO, THIS ISSUE COULD INVOLVE FALSIFYING THE MPG OF THE HYBRID. BUT BECAUSE NO ONE IS INTERESTED IN REVIEWING FURTHER, THERE IS NO WAY OF TELLING HOW BAD THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR BACK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WHEN LOOKING ONLINE TO THE COUNTLESS OTHER CAR OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. ATTACHING AN EMAIL I JUST RECEIVED FROM THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE THAT I SPOKE TO, SHOWING THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THERE NOT BEING A FIX. YET, THEY HAVE NOT STOPPED SELLING THIS CAR, AND ARE LIKELY NOT NOTIFYING THE CUSTOMERS OF THE POTENTIAL ISSUE. I WILL BE SEEKING CAR REPLACEMENT FROM TOYOTA. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR A RECALL TO COME OR NOT COME. I AM WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION NEEDED FOR YOU TO PROCEED WITH THE RECALL FOR ALL CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE WITH TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269470October 18, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DIFFICULTY GETTING THE FUEL TANK FILLED. THE GAS CLICKS OFF AT ABOUT 3/4 TANK. TO FILL REQUIRES MULTIPLE TIMES OF TOPPING OFF WITH MULTIPLE TIMES IT CLICKS OFF. OFTEN 2 TO 3 GALLONS CAN BE ADDED AFTER THE FIRST CLICK OFF. THIS OCCURS AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT STATIONS REGARDLESS OF FILL SPEED. ALSO FUEL MILES TO EMPTY HIGHLY INACCURATE. DEALER CLAIMS NO FIX AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269095October 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR DOEST NOT MOVE RIGHT AWAY AT A STOP EVEN WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR AT 3-4 RPM. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR IN THE INTERSECTION WHEN TURNING LEFT OR WHEN CROSSING THE STREET. SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268966October 16, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
UNABLE TO COMPLETELY FILL GAS TANK TO FULL ON 2019 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID LIMITED. CAN ONLY PUT 9 GALLONS IN 14 GALLON TANK (CAPACITY IN MANUAL) WHEN TANK IS EMPTY. DEALER SUGGESTS "TOPPING" OFF WHICH HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN A FUEL SPILL AT THE GAS STATION. REPORTED ISSUE TO DEALER AND TOLD THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. THIS IS BOTH A USER SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY ISSUE AND IS *EXTREMELY* COMMON TO 2019 HYBRID RAV4 USERS PER USER GROUPS ON THE INTERNET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268166October 13, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN STARTING THE CAR AFTER 2 OR 3 DAYS NOT BEING DRIVEN AND SUBSEQUENTLY PUT IT IN REVERSE, THERE IS A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT, MAYBE AT THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE YOU SHIFT TO "DRIVE", THE NOISE DISAPPEAR. THE RAV4 HAS ONLY 74 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267624October 10, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PASSENGER SIDE BLIND SPOT MONITOR DOES NOT DETECT ALL VEHICLES IN BLIND SPOT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 1 OUT OF EVERY 10 CARS IN THE BLIND SPOT ARE NOT DETECTED. I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS SHOWING THIS THAT I PROVIDED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER NEAR ME. THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS HAPPENING AND HAVE NOT GOT BACK TO ME IN OVER A WEEK NOW. I FIRST NOTED THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALER WITH MY NEW RAV4. I HAVE A 2017 RAV4 THAT DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLIND SPOT MONITOR. THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267751October 10, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE 2019 RAV4 HV GAS TANK DRY FILL CAPACITY IS 14.5 GAL US. REFUELING ALWAYS AUTOMATICALLY STOPS PREMATURELY AT FUEL GAUGE 3/4 FULL, WHICH CORRESPONDS TO SEVERAL GALLONS DISPENSED LESS THAN A PROPERLY FULL TANK. THE GAS GAUGE IS ACCURATE. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH EVERY REFUELING SINCE THE FIRST FUELING WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW. THE PROBLEM REDUCES THE EFFECTIVE RANGE ON ONE TANK OF NORMALLY DISPENSED GAS BY AROUND 100 MILES OR MORE. RANGE IS A BIG SELLING POINT OF THE HYBRID MODEL! FURTHERMORE, FILLING VERY VERY SLOWLY TO COAX THE TANK TO ACCEPT A PROPERLY FULL FILL CAN CAUSE NO AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OF THE GAS PUMP TO OCCUR, WHICH CAN RESULT IN EXCESSIVE FUMES OR OVERFILLING. THIS IS UNSAFE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA USA BY ME AND BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS A TECHNICAL CASE NUMBER AND I HAVE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CASE NUMBER. TOYOTA'S RESPONSE FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS HAS BEEN THAT THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE. THE CAR IS STILL ELIGIBLE FOR REFUND OR REPLACEMENT UNDER THE LEMON LAW PROVISIONS (<15K DRIVEN OR 1 YEAR). THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T84539_DS1052289 HTTPS://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/THREADS/CANT-SEEM-GET-A-FULL-TANK-OF-GAS.1654530/ HTTPS://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/1004-RAV4-5TH-GEN-HYBRID-XA50-2019/1654324-ANYONE-HAVE-ANY-ISSUES-W-19-RAV4-HV.HTML HTTPS://WWW.RAV4WORLD.COM/FORUMS/201-4-5-ELECTRIC-RAV4-HYBRID-EV/298909-DIFFICULTY-GETTING-FUEL-TANK-FULL.HTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267558October 9, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 60MPH I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE ARISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED A BURNING (ELECTRICAL) SMELL. I CUT OFF THE HEATER AND SEAT WARMERS AS A PRECAUTION, SLOWING THE CAR TO A SPEED OF 30-40MPH. APPROX. 2 MINUTES LATER, MY DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH ABOUT 4 CONSECUTIVE WARNINGS 1. ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED. 2. LANE TRACING ASSIST HAS MALFUNCTIONED. 3. REAR CAMERAS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. 4. PARKING ASSIST WITH AUTOMATED BRAKING (PA W/AB) HAS MALFUNCTIONED. BRAKES CONTINUED TO ENGAGE, BUT FELT STIFF AS THOUGH THEY MAY STOP WORKING. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY TAKE BACK-ROADS TO MY LOCAL DEALER (VANCOUVER MCCORDS TOYOTA) WHERE IT IS STILL UNDERGOING INVESTIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266945October 8, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2019 RAV4 HYBRID EXHIBITS FUELING PROBLEMS, CONSISTENTLY. PARKED ON LEVEL CONCRETE, SHUT OFF, IN "REFUEL" STATUS, AT THE FUEL ISLAND, IT DEPENDABLY SUFFERS ABJECT FAILURE AT ATTEMPTS TO REFILL THE GASOLINE TANK AT THE FUEL PUMP. WITH THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE SET TO LOWEST FLOW SETTING, AT ANY MOMENT, THE FUEL BEING PUMPED DOWN THE FILLER TUBE SURGES BACK UP THE FILLER TUBE, OCCASIONALLY SPILLING OUT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE GROUND. OTHER TIMES, WITH THE PUMP NOZZLE SET TO LOWEST FLOW SETTINGS, IT MAY AUTOMATICALLY AND ARBITRARILY SHUT OFF AFTER 1 GALLON OR 4 GALLONS, WHEN THE MILES DRIVEN ALONG WITH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES THE TANK REQUIRES AT LEAST 10 GALLONS. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW FROM ONE FILL-UP TO THE NEXT FILL-UP IF THE TANK IS FULL, CLOSE TO FULL, OR SEVERAL GALLONS SHY OF FULL. REFUELING THE RAV4 HYBRID IS A CHALLENGE THAT DEFEATS THE BEST MECHANICAL AND FLUID DYNAMICS AWARE PERSON TRYING TO FILL THE TANK. THIS ISSUE IS ONGOING AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH 9 MILES ON THE ODOMETER ON AUGUST 19, 2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266718October 7, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHEN TEST DRIVING VEHICLE FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY BUT NOT BEING A MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY IMAGINATION. THEY WOULD NOT PUT A DEFECTIVE CAR ON THE LOT FOR SALE RIGHT? WRONG!!!! WHEN I DROVE IT AFTER GOT IT HOME IT WAS OBVIOUS THERE WAS A BIG PROBLEM. EVERY TIME I STOPPED AT A LIGHT THEN TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKE TO ACCELERATE CAR WOULD LURCH, SHAKE, SHUDDER BEFORE I EVEN GOT MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. THOUGHT IS WAS GOING TO DIE. WOULD HESITATE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHEN PUT IT IN PARK TO TURN OFF ENGINE SAME LURCH SHAKE SHUDDER AND SOUNDS LIKE ENGINE DIED. CAR HAS 61 MILES ON IT. WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN SHIPPED FROM FACTORY TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER, SAID THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA AWARE BUT HAS NO FIX IN PLACE. DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT WAIT ON TOYOTA. SO NOW I HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR THAT I HAVE TO CONTINUE MAKING PAYMENTS ON WHILE TOYOTA CONTINUES BUSINESS AS USUAL AND MY CAR SITS IN THE GARAGE, AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266923October 7, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SPILLS WHEN FILLING GAS. FUEL TANK DOES NOT FILL TO CAPACITY AT FIRST CLICK SO WHEN I ADD ADDITIONAL FUEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO COMPLETELY FILL TANK, FUEL SOMETIMES SPILLS OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266495October 5, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TOYOTA'S 2019 RAV4 LIMITED HYBRID BOASTS OF HAVING A 14.5 GALLON FUEL CAPACITY. WHEN I FILL MY TANK, I CAN FILL IT TO 10 GALLONS MAXIMUM. THE SERVICE ADVISOR, AARON ENGLAND, INSISTS THAT THIS IS NORMAL. HE STATED THAT NO CARS CAN BE FILLED TO CAPACITY. I AM NOT WANTING TO FILL TO CAPACITY. TOYOTA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS IS INACCURATE AND SAYS MY CAR EITHER HAS 3-4 GALLONS, BUT THE SENSOR CAN NOT DETECT IT OR I HAVE A TANK SMALLER THAN CLAIMED. THEY WILL NOT INVESTIGATE. WHEN FUELING MY VEHICLE, IT STOPS FUELING WHEN A LITTLE MORE THAN AN 1/8 OF A TANK SHOWS REMAINS UNTIL FULL. ONLINE, THERE IS MUCH EVIDENCE FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO OFFER HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266524October 5, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MULTIPLE FUEL SPILLS HAPPENED WHILE THE 2019 RAV4 HYBRID WAS STATIONARY, BEING REFUELED. THE MANUAL PROVIDED STATES THAT THE LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THERE IS 2.2 GALLONS OR LESS FUEL IN THE TANK, AND IT STATES THE FUEL CAPACITY IS 14.5 GALLONS. WHEN FUELING AFTER THE LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES "E"; THE TANK OVERFILLS WITH APPROXIMATELY 9.3 GALLONS, OR 3 GALLONS SHORT OF WHAT WAS EXPECTED. THIS RESULTS IN HAZARDOUS FUEL SPILLS WHEN THE ATTENDANT ATTEMPTS TO FILL THE TANK. ALSO, THE VEHICLES RANGE IS LESS THAN EXPECTED WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIVERSIONS AND/OR A STRANDED DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265813October 3, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I HEARD A LOUD POP ABOVE MY HEAD. THEN WHAT SOUNDED LIKE PEBBLES HITTING MY ROOF SO I SLID MY SUNROOF VISOR BACK A LITTLE AND I COULD SEE THE BROKEN GLASS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265572October 2, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LESS THAN ONE MONTH AGO, I PURCHASED A NEW 2019 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID LIMITED THAT WAS BUILT IN JAPAN AND HAD ONLY 7 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE CAR WAS ADVERTISED TO GIVE COMBINED 40 MPG AND HAVE A 14.5 GALLON FUEL TANK. I NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 2 THOUSAND MILES ON THE CAR AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE EVERY TIME THAT I GET GAS IN MULTIPLE STATES AND GAS STATIONS. THE TANK WILL NOT FILL UP AND THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF BEFORE THE TANK IS FILLED. EVERY TIME THAT I FILL UP, THE FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS STAYS ABOUT 2-3 LINES BELOW THE FULL MARK. TWO DAYS AGO I DROVE THE CAR UNTIL IT STOPPED DISPLAYING A MILES-TO-EMPTY READING AND SIMPLY READ, 'FUEL NEEDED.' MINUTES BEFORE GIVING THIS READING, IT SAID THAT I HAD APPROXIMATELY 31 MILES LEFT. I CHECKED THE TOYOTA REMOTE CONNECT APP ON MY PHONE THE NEXT MORNING AND IT READ THAT I HAD 24 MILES UNTIL EMPTY. I DROVE TO THE GAS STATION AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO PUT IN 8.9 GALLONS OF GAS BEFORE THE FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE FUELING TWO MORE TIMES BUT EACH TIME I TRIED TO TOP OFF, I ONLY GOT A LITTLE MORE GAS BEFORE IT KEPT SHUTTING OFF. AFTER TOPPING OFF TWICE, I ACHIEVE A GRAND TOTAL OF 9.4 GALLONS OF GAS PURCHASED. IF THE TANK IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD 14.5 GALLONS AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO ADD 9 TO A CAR THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY ON EMPTY, THAT IS 5 GALLONS OF GAS THAT IS MISSING. I'M AWARE THAT MANY TOYOTA HAVE APPROXIMATELY 2 GALLONS LEFT IN RESERVE WHEN THE GAS LIGHT GOES ON, HOWEVER, 9+2=12 AND STILL LEAVES THE CAR SHORT OF ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF GAS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT WILL RESULT IN MANY PEOPLE TRYING TO TOP OFF THEIR GAS BY FORCING FUEL INTO THE TANKS AND BEING UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE STOP. THIS CAN CAUSE GAS LEAKS AND AN INCREASE IN EMISSIONS OR RISK OF FIRE. IT APPEARS THAT MANY OF THE 2019 TOYOTA HYBRIDS THAT WERE BUILT IN JAPAN ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265308October 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, IT MAXES OUT AT 9-10GAL WHEN THE TANK IS SUPPOSEDLY A 14+ GALLON TANK. I WILL WAIT UNTIL 20 MILES TO EMPTY AND THEN FILL UP AND IT STILL ONLY FILLS UP PARTIALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265390October 1, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BACK-UP CAMERA QUIT WORKING WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE (578 MILES). ANYTIME YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE CAMERA DOES NOT WORK MAKING IT UNSAFE TO BACK IN MANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265474October 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA RAV4. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED UP, IT REGISTERED 3/4 FULL INSTEAD OF COMPLETELY FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BIG TWO TOYOTA OF CHANDLER (480-302-4651, LOCATED AT 1250 S GILBERT RD, CHANDLER, AZ 85286), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT COULD BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A CLAIM MANAGER WOULD CALL THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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