2018 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMING ON WITH WARNING SOUND, THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM TO REPAIR IT

THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS 2X AT 40 MPH INTO A GEAR WHICH MAKES THE CAR LURCH AND THE RPMS GO FROM 2000 TO 4000. HAPPENS DURING MILD ACCELERATOR DEPRESSION. IF YOU ROMP ON THE GAS THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. WHEN IT DOES UPSHIFT THE ECO LIGHT COMES ON BUT THEN IT UPSHIFTS AGAIN. THE SENSOR DOES NOT SELECT THE RIGHT GEAR FOR THE LOAD.

THE LANE DEPARTURE WARNING BUZZER'S WARNING CANNOT BE HEARD ON THE ROAD WITH THE RADIO ON LOW VOLUME OR WITH A RADIO OFF BUT DRIVING ABOVE 75MPH DUE TO THE ROAD NOISE. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO DIFFERENT DEALERS RESULTED IN COMMENTS THAT THE BUZZER WORKS AS DESIGNED. CALLS TO TOYOTA'S "BRAND ENGAGEMENT ADVOCATE" RESULTED IN ADVICE TO GO TO A DEALER. THEY HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO INSTRUCT THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE BUZZER. I UNDERSTAND THAT LDW IS MANDATORY FOR 5 STARS SAFETY RATING, BUT I CANNOT FIND THE SPECIFICATION FOR THIS SAFETY FEATURE.

I HAVE AN AUTO SHIFT OFF FOR HIGH BEAM LIGHTS, I TURN MY HIGH BEAMS ON AND THEY DON'T WORK, AND WHEN I PULL THE SWITCH BACK LIKE I AM TRYING TO FLASH MY HIGH BEAMS AT SOMEONE THEY WORK BUT WHEN I TURN THEM ON TO KEEP THEM ON THEY DO NOT WORK AND MY AUTO HIGH BEAM LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON EITHER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON A SMALL INCLINE WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE. I HIT THE POWER BUTTON (WHILE THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED) WITHOUT PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK. WITH THE VEHICLE STILL IN DRIVE, AND NOT PROPERLY TURNED OFF, WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, MY VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS SIX FEET. LATER THAT DAY I TRIED TO RECREATE THE SAME SCENARIO AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IF YOU PRESS THE POWER BUTTON TO TURN OFF YOUR VEHICLE WHILE IT IS STILL IN DRIVE AND YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL ACT AS THOUGH IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND ROLL DOWNHILL. I HAVE NOT TRIED WITH THE CAR FACING DOWNHILL/ROLLING FORWARDS.

WHILE IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE (STOPPED) THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. WHILE FOOT STILL ON BRAKE THE VEHICLE HAD UNCOMMANDED FORWARD ACCELERATION (ENGINE REVVED UP LIKE FOOT FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL). VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD ~25 FT AND HIT THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE (FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL ENTIRE TIME). UPON IMPACT, THE VEHICLE HAD UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION IN REVERSE (FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL STILL). WAS ABLE TO TURN OF IGNITION AND PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER MOVING ~25FT IN REVERSE. AT FINAL STOP, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION LEVER WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. NOTE: TOW TRUCK DRIVER STARTED VEHICLE TO GO IN REVERSE A FEW FEET FOR POSITIONING. WITH ENGINE RUNNING, VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE AND GAS PEDAL PRESSED GENTLY. VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE (< 2MPH) AS IT SHOULD. FOOT APPLIED TO BRAKE AND VEHICLE PUT IN PARK IN ONE MOTION. VEHICLE IN PARK AND FOOT ON BRAKE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP AGAIN. KEY WAS TURN OFF. VEHICLE TOWED.

MY CAR IS A TOYOTA RAV4 2018. ON OCTOBER 20, 2020, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AROUND 60 MPH WITH MY SON ON A BRIGHT, SUNNY DAY IN ABOUT 80 DEGREE WEATHER ON HIGHWAY 605N JUST PAST HIGHWAY 60. OUT OF NOWHERE, WE WE HEARD A LOUD BURSTING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. THERE WEREN'T MANY CARS ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE THIRD LANE FROM THE OUTER EDGE. WHEN I PULLED OVER, I NOTICED THE SUNROOF HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. WE HADN'T TRIED TO OPEN THE SUNROOF AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT NOR DID IT APPEAR THAT A ROCK OR OTHER OBJECT HIT THE SUNROOF. ON OCTOBER 22, 2020, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WESTMINSTER. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE BUT WOULD CONTACT TOYOTA DIRECTLY TO SEE IF TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WOULD COVER THE COSTS. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SHATTERED SUNROOF. I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO GET THE SUNROOF REPAIRED EVEN THOUGH THE INCIDENT WAS NO FAULT OF MY OWN. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES BECAUSE I BARELY DRIVE IT. MY CAR SPENDS MOST OF THE TIME PARKED INSIDE MY COVERED GARAGE. I TAKE EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR THAT IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY SCRATCHES ON IT. UPON SEARCHING THE WEB, I NOTICED THERE WERE OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS FROM PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED SHATTERED SUNROOFS FROM THEIR TOYOTA CARS. THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. AND WHAT SURPRISED ME EVEN MORE IS THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECALLING THE CARS THESE DEFEATS. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING THE COST FOR REPAIRS FOR MY SUNROOF AND OTHER CARS THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR TYPES OF DEFEATS.

CAR IS FAILING TO SPEED UP PAST 60 UNLESS USING CRUISE CONTROL THEN THE CAR USED A LOT MORE GAS THEN NORMAL. I ALSO TRIED TO PASS A CAR TO GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO, VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PAST 40 I TRIED TO SWITCH FROM ECO TO SPORT TO NORMAL THINKING THAT MAYBE THE COMPUTER WAS CONFUSED BUT THAT DID NOTHING. SO AFTER TRYING TO SPEED UP MULTIPLE TIMES I GOT A HYBRID MALFUNCTION LIGHT AND TOLD TO PULL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE PAST AS WELL. TOYOTA DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY ISSUES WITH IT AND JUST RESET THE COMPUTER.

ON A STREET TURNING LEFT ON GREEN YIELDING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IN MOTION OF TURNING AND THE OTHER CAR WHO WAS COMING HEAD ON OVER 80MPH CLIPPING MY FRONT END MAKING MY CAR SPIN 360 DEGREES AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

THE KEYLESS IS NOT FRIENDLY FOR THE DEAF. NEED TO SOMETHING FOR THE RIGHT AND SAFE. THANK YOU.