2020 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY. IF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME GOES TO EXIT AND SLOWS DOWN. MY CAR BRAKES EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT EXITING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY TWO SEMIS ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE ALSO ALMOST BEEN HIT BY A COUPLE OF CARS AS MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY BRAKED ON REGULAR ROADS WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME PULLED INTO A RIGHT HAND TURN LANE AND SLOWED DOWN NEXT TO ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL POWER INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER RECHARGING THE BATTERY, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO GATORLAND TOYOTA LOCATED AT 2985 N. MAIN ST, GAINESVILLE, FL 32609, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY POWER WAS DRAINED DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 970.

FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW THE BATTERY IN THE BRAND NEW 2020 RAV4 XLE (HAD IT FOR LESS THAN A MONTH) WAS DRAINED WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT IN USE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, BATTERY RECHARGED AND TOLD NOTHING WRONG, NO ERROR CODES, ETC. LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN NOW. CAR BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER AND I AM ASKING FOR A NEW BATTERY TO BE INSTALLED.

VEHICLE HAS A 14.5 USG GAS TANK AND GETS APPROXIMATELY 40MPG AS PER THE VEHICLE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE A RANGE OF APPROXIMATELY 560 MILES. AT 390 MILES, THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY DISPLAY WAS 44 MILES AND THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE WAS JUST ABOVE E. AT THE FILL UP THE PUMP KICKED OFF AT 9.6 GALLONS. WHEN TRYING TO ADD MORE GAS, THE PUNP KICKED OFF AGAIN AT 10.1 GALLONS. THE GAS GAUGE READS FULL AND THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY READS 470 MILES. I AM EITHER 4 GALLONS SHORT OF A FULL TANK OR THE GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN THERE IS 4 GALLONS REMAINING. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 4 WEEKS. A SERVICE WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM AS THERE IS NO ACTUAL RECALL NOTICE. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS NO REMEDY. DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THROUGH INTERNAL MEMOS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE. THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS TO LEAVE IT FOR A DAY TO BE LOOKED AT. I REALIZE THERE IS NO CURRENT FIX, BUT DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE DOCUMENTING COMPLAINTS.

BATTERY DIES WHEN NOT STARTED FOR A FEW DAYS, WITH NO DOORS LEFT OPEN OR LIGHTS LEFT ON, ETC. DEALER STATES THAT DIAGNOSTICS CAME BACK CLEAR AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. ISSUE STILL PRESENT. VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE GARAGE OFF FOR 3 DAYS, WHEN WE NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD.

FUEL TANK DOES NOT FILL UP 14.5 GALLONS. IT ONLY FILLS UP ABOUT 9-10 GALLONS OF FUEL. MILEAGE RUN ON FULL TANK IS WAY WAY LESSER THAN WHAT IS ADVERTISED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 MILES, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITH AND WITHOUT THE LANE ASSIST FEATURE ACTIVATED. WITHIN ANOTHER 2-4 MILES THE FAILURE WAS INDEPENDENTLY REMEDIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DELUCA TOYOTA (1719 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL 34471, (352) 732-0770) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *LN*JB *BF *JS

2020 JANUARY RAV4 XLE AWD. 2 CASES OF DEAD BATTERY. 1ST IN APRIL MILEAGE 2029, 1 WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING. 2ND IN JULY MILAGE 2896, 2 DAYS WITHOUT DRIVING. 1ST TIME; AAA JUMPED IT, TESTED BATTERY SAID IT FAILED. TOOK TO DEALER; NOTHING WRONG, BATTERY TEST GOOD. 2ND TIME; TOYOTA ROAD SERVER JUMPED IT. A SIMPLE SEARCH OF THE WEB SHOWS HUNDREDS OF THE SAME ISSUE. POSSIBLE REPORTED CAUSES; BAD BATCH OF BATTERIES, DCM FW UPDATE (TSB T-SB-0021-20 - DOESN'T APPLY TO OUR CAR), MYSTERY "SENSOR" NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, CONSTANT DATA COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN KEY FOB, POSITIONING SATELLITE OR BLUETOOTH PHONE. THIS IS HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!!! PEOPLE ARE BEING STRANDED AT ANY TIME WITH A DEAD BATTERY ON CARS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD!!!

FUEL INDICATION IN CAR IS INCORRECT. WHEN FUELING TO FULL DOES NOT INDICATE FULL AND FUEL GAUGE APPEARS INCORRECT AS QUANTITY DECLINES VERY QUICKLY. NOT ABLE TO TELL FROM THE GAUGE HOW MUCH FUEL IS ACTUALLY IN THE CAR. HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS IN ALL CONDITIONS SINCE CAR PURCHASED ON 04/18/2020

ON JULY 3, 2020 AT 2:30PM I WAS PARKING THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A STRIP MALL WHEN I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR BUT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AGAIN AND JERKED BACKWARDS, WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT ON ME AGAIN FOR THE 2ND TIME. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAITED FOR THE OWNER OF THE PARKED VEHICLE, THE POLICE ARRIVED ON SITE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *LN CONSUMER STATED BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*JB