2019 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED MY FIRST VEHICLE EVER, IT WAS A USED CAR, AS A NEW CAR OWNER I WAS SUPER EXCITED FOR MY FIRST CAR,DRIVING OUT THE DEALERSHIP! BUT LATER ON FINDING OUT THAT THE CAR HAD SOME SORT OF RECALL ON IT ,NOT KNOWING WHAT THIS MEANT, I STARTED DOING MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD! SAFETY RECALL 20TA02

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOORS WOULD LOCK RANDOMLY LEAVING HIM LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROWNS TOYOTA OF GLEN BURNIE (7167 RITCHIE HWY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061) WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KOONS ANNAPOLIS TOYOTA (1107 WEST ST, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401) TO GET A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT, TRANSMISSION, TCM, TRANSFER CLUTCH, AND THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,349. *JS

CAR LOST POWER TWICE, GOING UP A STEEP GRADE. 'HYBRID SYSTEM MALFUNCTION' WARNING CAME ON THE SCREEN, GAS PEDAL DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR, BOTH TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE. DRIVING UP A STEEP MOUNTAIN, ABOUT 50F WEATHER.

HAD AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED AT TIRE DISCOUNTERS. AFTERWARDS THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE FRONT RIGHT CAMBER WAS OUT OF SPECS. THEY ATTEMPTED TO BRING SPECS WITHIN OEM BUT UNABLE TO. REQUIRED TO PURCHASE CAMBER KIT FROM TOYOTA TO PERFORM NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 14,000 MILES.

FUEL TANK DOES NOT FILL UP TO MAXIMUM AND LEAVES ABOUT 3-4 GALLONS SHORT. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE LATE 2019. I'VE BROUGHT THIS US TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

ABNORMAL BUZZ OR GROAN NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT TRANSFER CASE WHEN SLOWING OR ACCELERATING AROUND 15-20 MPH. TOYOTA TSB IDENTIFIES PROBLEM AS ELECTRO-MAGNETIC CLUTCH SHIFTING FROM 2WD TO 4WD ON CERTAIN MODELS. TOYOTA SAYS NOT A RECALL BUT WILL REPAIR WHICH REQUIRES OPENING THE TRANSFER CASE. BRAND NEW CAR AND TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSFER CASE INSTEAD OF REPAIRING IT. DEALER ORDERED PARTS 3 WEEKS AGO AND STILL NOT DELIVERED. DEALER HAS NOT OFFERED LOANER CAR IN INTERIM.

REGARDING COMPLAINT # 11390472 I HAVE NOT HAD A RESPONSE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW VIA R-MAIL; BJCOLLIER44@GMAIL.. THANK YOU. AS YET, THE ISSUE, HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.

THE CAR STALED AND I HEARD A WEIRD NOISE , LIKE A RIPPING SOUND, I INFORMED THE SERVICE DEPT PERSON WHEN I TOOK MY CAR FOR OIL CHANGE.

I AM WONDERING EXACTLY WHEN THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM.. (IT INVOLVES, 20V-064. ALSO, 20V01200. I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THEY WERE NOTIFIED OF "LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP .PRIOR TO 10/28/2020. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED THE DAY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE... WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE OCTOBER 28TH, 2020. I TRULY THINK THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE SELLING IT TO US ON THE 28TH. OF OCTOBER, 2020..

SECOND TIME IN COLD WEATHER, LOSS OF POWER ON INTERSTATE ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH FLASHING AND FLASHING THROUGH SEVERAL CODES. FULL TANK OF GAS BOTH TIMES, WITH HEAT IN GAS TANK. ENGINE RUMBLING AND RUNNING ON 2WD, VERY WEEK POWER BOTH TIMES.