2019 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

THERE IS A WATER LEAK THAT HAPPENS IN THE A PILLAR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A FAULTY GASKET ON THE ROOF RACK. WATER CAN LEAK INTO THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WHICH CAN COMPROMISE THE SAFTEY OF THE VEHCILE. NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ONLINE FROM OTHER OWNERS AS WELL. PLEASE GOOGLE RAV4 2019 ROOF LEAK. I NOTIVED THE LEAK AS I WAS DRIVING WHEN IT WAS RAINING, IT WAS LEAKING ON THE A PILLAR IN BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE.

ON APRIL 5, 2021 AT 10:40AM ON A HIGHWAY GOING 50 MPH THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD BANG. LUCKILY WITHOUT CRASHING I PARKED ON THE SIDE AND SAW THAT THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED WITH THE APPEARANCE OF COMING FROM WITHIN. THE SHADE HAD BEEN CLOSED THEREFORE THE GLASS WAS PREVENTED FROM SCATTERING ON ME. I HAD TOYOTA CHULA VISTA, CA CHECK IT OUT AND THEY DECLINED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE WEEK AFTERWARDS I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER OF TOYOTA IN YUMA, AZ WHERE I PURCHASED THE AUTOMOBILE WHO ALSO DECLINED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY AND RECOMMENDED TO MAKE A CLAIM WITH MY CAR INSURANCE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT IS COMMON FOR SUNROOFS TO EXPLODE IN THIS CAR. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SETTLED. PLEASE INFORM ME OF ANY FUTURE RECALLS. I WILL UPLOAD PHOTOS.

ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON LKA. AT FREEWAY SPEEDS UP TO 70MPH STEERING PULLED TO RIGHT. HAD TO KEEP TENSION ON STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE CENTERED IN LANE. THEN STEERING WOULD QUIT PULLING AND VEHICLE WOULD GO TO LEFT. HAD TO KEEP FIGHTING STEERING TO KEEP VEHICLE CENTERED IN LANE. LKA WARNING KEPT BEEPING. RESEARCHED PROBLEM ON LINE. LOOKED IN OWNERS MANUAL AND MADE SURE LKA WAS TURNED OFF. THIS WAS A BIG ANNOYANCE FOR ME BUT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE ELSE, THOUGH.

AFTER RECEIVING THE RAV4HYBRID FUEL TANK FIX FROM TOYOTA IN MARCH OF 2021, MY VEHICLE STILL ONLY HAS A FUEL CAPACITY OF 12.5 GALS. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS BY DESIGN TO ALLOW ROOM FOR SPLASH BACK. 12.5GALS DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE TOYOTA ADVERTISED RANGE OF 550MILES PER TANK. I AM GETTING ~470MILES PER TANK, 80 MILES SHORT OF THE TOYOTA ADVERTISED. THE FIX FROM TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND ASCENDING UNIT HAD NO CHANGE TO MY FUEL GAUGE READING, DISTANCE TO EMPTY OR FUEL FILLING CAPACITY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK IN AGAIN, THE INFORMED ME I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO PUT MORE THEN 12.5 GALS OF FUEL IN MY VEHICLE AND WILL ONLY GET ~470MILES PER TANK; THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO THE CONTRADICTION OF WHAT THEY WERE ADVERTISING THE RANGE OF MY VEHICLE SHOWN AT 550MILES PER THE TOYOTA DOCUMENTATION. PICTURE SHOW IS AFTER FILLING THE TANK. 466 MILES TILL EMPTY AND AVG OF 38.3 MPG. IF I HAD 12.5 GALS AND AVG OF 38.5 THAT WOULD BE 478.75MILE TILL EMPTY. AT 14.5 GALS, THE TOYOTA ADVERTISED AND 38.5 AVG MPG IT WOULD BE 555.35MILES TILL EMPTY. THE ONLY WAY 12.5 GALS GETS TO THE ADVERTISED RANGE OF 550MILE ON ONE TANK IS IF THE VEHICLE EXCEDED THE TOYOTA ADVERTISE MPG OF 41 CITY / 38 HIGHWAY. IT WOULD REQUIRE AND AVERAGE MPG OF 44MPG

TOYOTA HAS NOT PROVIDED THE PARTS TO REMEDY A KNOWN RECALL. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER20TA02 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER20V682 THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY LEASED VEHICLE FOR OVER 5 MONTHS AND HAS YET TO PROVIDE A DATE THAT THEY WILL HAVE IT REPAIRED AND DRIVABLE. WHILE THEY HAVE PROVIDED ME A LOANER FROM A SECOND RATE RENTAL COMPANY, I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED THAT I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR I AM REQUIRED TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON. DUE TO MY AGE, THE RENTAL COMPANY CHARGES MORE FOR A COMPARABLE VEHICLE, SO I AM FORCED TO DRIVE A GREATLY INFERIOR CAR TO THAT WHICH I AM PAYING FOR. ADDITIONALLY, AT THE END OF MY LEASE, THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER MILES THAT MY LEASE AGREEMENT ALLOWS (SINCE IT HAS BEEN PARKED ON THEIR LOT FOR SO LONG, WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE FOR THEIR RESALE. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO BUY BACK MY VEHICLE, AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNWILLING TO WORK WITH ME, AS THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO PER MY CONTRACT. ULTIMATELY, I AM PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT I AM NOT RECEIVING AND AM SPENDING EVEN MORE MONEY DUE TO THE FUEL INEFFICIENCY OF THE LOANER. I FEEL LIKE I PAID FOR A STEAK DINNER AND GOT A MCDONALDS HAPPY MEAL WITHOUT THE TOY. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED WITH AT LEAST HALF OF MY MONTHLY PAYMENT FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY HAVE THE CAR I AM PAYING FOR SITTING ON THEIR LOT BEING UNUSED. THAT WOULD CURRENTLY BE $687.

THIS IS ABOUT OUTDOOR THERMOMETERS ON CARS. IF THEY AREN'T ACCURATE, WHAT GOOD ARE THEY. THEY CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HERE'S WHY. ON A COLD DAY WITH PRECIPITATION, IF IT ISN'T ACCURATE PEOPLE COULD GET A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. MINE IN PARTICULAR IS THIS. MINE READS 4 DEGREES TOO WARM. THE PROBLEM. IF IT'S RAINING AND IT READS 34 DEGREES, I'M 2 DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING I THINK, I'M SAFE, NO ICE WHEN IN FACT IT'S 30, 2 DEGREES BELOW FREEZING. DO YOU GET MY POINT. IF A CAR IS WARM, IT'S A WARM DAY, THERE IS AMBIENT HEAT ON THE ROAD. I DON'T EXPECT IT TO READ ACCURATELY. IF IT'S COLD, CLOUDY, RAINING, THERE IS NO AMBIENT HEAT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THIS AND THEY JUST AREN'T THAT ACCURATE ANYWAY. IF THEY AREN'T ACCURATE, THEY SHOULD NEVER BE ON A CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS COULD KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE. AUTO MAKERS SHOULD BE HELD TO AN EXACTING STANDARD ON THESE THINGS OR DON'T INSTALL THEM AT ALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RECALL FROM TOYOTA IN JANUARY OF 2021. NOTICE STATED THAT PART TO REPAIR CONDITION WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN LATE MARCH. LATEST INFORMATION IS THAT PART WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE IN LATE APRIL. DEALERSHIP HAS PROVIDED FREE LOANER VEHICLE, BUT WE WANT OUR RAV4 BACK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GERMAIN TOYOTA OF NAPLES LOCATED AT 13315 TAMIAMI TRAIL N, NAPLES, FL 34110, (239) 301-3313) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRM PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CONTACTED TOYOTA OF NEW BERN (5010 US-70, NEW BERN, NC 28560, (252)637-7200) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.