2014 Toyota RAV4
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 197 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 19th highest complaint count among 26 RAV4 model years with reports.
Of the 2014 reports, 20 involved a crash and 25 involved a fire. 22 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Electrical system, 12v/24v/48v batteryNov 1, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles. Certain replacement 12-volt batteries may not fit properly in the battery tray, allowing the battery to move and contact the hold-down bracket, possibly causing a short circuit.
A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
Dealers will replace the battery clamp sub-assembly, battery tray, and positive terminal cover, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 27, 2024, to 2013-2014 RAV4 owners. Additional owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, phase 2 will begin on May 14, 2025, and phase 3 in late July 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 23TB13 and 23TA13.
Campaign 23V734000 on NHTSA.gov
Steering, electric power assist systemMar 13, 2015
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, and Highlander Hybrid, and 2014-2015 Rav4 vehicles. A component of the electric power steering (EPS) electronic control unit (ECU) may have been damaged during the manufacturing process. Over time, this damage may result in failure of the electric power steering system.
An unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number of the EPS ECU or steering column assembly. If the number is within the affected range, the EPS ECU will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on May 7, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 15V144000 on NHTSA.gov
Trailer hitchesJan 16, 2015
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Toyota Rav4 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2013, to December 29, 2014, and equipped with an accessory trailer light module. The software within the module may incorrectly detect an electrical short and preventively turn off the electrical current and the trailer lights.
If the system incorrectly detects an electrical short and turns off the trailer lights while the trailer is being towed at night, there is an increased risk of a crash.
SET will notify owners, and dealers will replace the trailer light module with a new unit with corrected software, free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET-15A.
Campaign 15V011000 on NHTSA.gov
EquipmentDec 30, 2014
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner, Tacoma, FJ Cruiser, Land Cruiser, RAV4, Scion FRS, and XB vehicles. The affected vehicles may have accessories installed by SET, such as running boards or other items, that were incorrectly installed. The accessory attaching fasteners were not tightened with the proper torque, possibly causing the accessory to detach from the vehicle.
Accessories that detach from a vehicle may result in a vehicle crash and/or personal injury.
SET will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the affected bolts, free of charge. The recall began February 23, 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET-14B.
Campaign 14V828000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
197 reports, newest first.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Dec 2, 2018
WHEN I HAD MY CAR IN PARK MY STEREO STOPPED WORKING. NO RADIO, NO SATELLITE, NO NOTHING OTHER THAN BACK UP CAMERA. WHEN I START THE CAR I GET A BLUE PICTURE OF THE STEREO AND A STATUS BAR LOADING LIKE ON COMPUTERS WHEN A PROGRAM IS LOADING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND HE EXPLAINED THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD COST 2,500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE AND HE EXPLAINED THERE WAS NO MEANS TO FIX IT. I WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY 1 YEAR AND 6 MONTHS WITH 45000 MILES AND IT JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THESE RADIOS THAT CAUSE THIS ENDLESS LOOP TO OCCUR. MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME MODEL OF CAR AS WELL.
Service brakes, Nov 29, 2018
BRAKES HAVE MADE A HARD SCRATCHING SOUND IF VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN DAILY SINCE ITS PURCHASE. AT 30000 MILE SERVICE, MECHANIC HAS NOTED THAT REAR ROTORS ARE NOT MAKING FULL CONTACT.
Electrical system, Nov 10, 2018
WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND PARKED THE SMART KEY SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES IN YELLOW FOR 15+ SECONDS WHEN BOTH ELECTRONIC KEYS ARE IN THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WILL NOT START. SYSTEM WORKS NORMAL WITH ONLY ONE (EITHER) ELECTRONIC KEY. BOTH KEYS HAVE NEW DURACELL 3.0V CR2032 LITHIUM BATTERY INSTALLED AND ISSUE PERSISTS. USER CHECKED FOR PRESSED BUTTON(S) ON ELECTRONIC KEY. KEY IS NOT ENCLOSED IN CASE, PURSE, OR HOLDER. NO IR OR RF INTERFERENCE. ISSUE HAS ALSO BEEN OBSERVED WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING WITH TRANSMISSION IN (P)ARK AND SECOND ELECTRONIC KEY IS INTRODUCED INTO VEHICLE (PICK UP PASSENGER WITH SECOND KEY) AND THE SMART KEY SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES IN YELLOW FOR 15+ SECONDS. THE ISSUE HAPPENS ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, AND AT ANY ELEVATION (PARKING GARAGE ABOVE OR UNDER GROUND) OR INSIDE A GARAGE. THIS ISSUE BEGAN AFTER 50,000 MILES (4 YEARS OF SERVICE). VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND ONLY ONE OWNER.
Visibility/wiper, Sep 30, 2018
TOP OF WINDSHIELD IS COMPLETELY BLACK WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK AT NIGHT. VISIBILITY IS SPECIFICALLY IMPAIRED WHEN TRAVELING DOWN A HILL IN THE DARK.
Other or unspecified, Sep 21, 2018
RADIO NAVIGATION QUIT WORKING AFTER BATTERY REPLACEMENT. IT IS CONSTANTLY REBOOTING. DEALER SAYS NEED NEW RADIO WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $1200.00. CANNOT USE BLUETOOTH, HANDS-FREE, CD PLAYER, OR RADIO. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE EVEN THOUGH MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE.
Structure, Sep 5, 2018
WE EXPERIENCED THE CLASSICALLY DESCRIBED SUNROOF EXPLOSION (A.K.A. SPONTANEOUS SUNROOF BREAKAGE) THAT SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE OBJECT CRASHED INTO OUR 2014 TOYOTA RAV4, OR AN OR AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED RIGHT OVER OUR HEADS. MY GIRLFRIEND IMMEDIATELY ASKED 'WAS IT A BLOW OUT', AND I RESPONDED NO BECAUSE THANKFULLY, I HAD 100% CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT SWERVE OR BRAKE OR FEEL ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES BUT, APPARENTLY LET OFF THE GAS AND WAS SLOWING DOWN. THEN, THE DRIVER OF A PICK-UP TRUCK OVERPASSING US ON THE RIGHT GAVE US DIRTY LOOKS AND WAVED TO US LIKE WE NEEDED TO PULL OVER. WE EXITED ON THE NEXT EXIT (S. ACADIANA THROUGHWAY). THE SUNROOF VISOR WAS THANKFULLY CLOSED, AND UPON OPENING IT UP WE NOTICED THE CONVEX CRATER-LIKE SHATTERED SUNROOF, AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT IT WHEREUPON WE TOO NOTICED THE EXCESSIVE NOISE DUE TO WIND CONTACTING THE OPENING. THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD, WITH A CONVEX, VOLCANO-LIKE CRATER, AND THOUSANDS OF STRESS CRACKS WITH HUNDREDS OF LITTLE GLASS SHARDS EVERYWHERE AROUND THE OPENING. THIS OCCURRED IN THE CENTER, WITH ABOUT OF THE TOTAL SUNROOF SURFACE AREA MISSING (EJECTED). THIS OCCURRED ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 TRAVELLING ROUGHLY 65MPH ALONG I-10 IN BATON ROUGE, LEFT-HAND LANE, WESTBOUND NEAR THE MERGER OF I-12, DURING LIGHT RAIN, NO VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME, SMOOTH SURFACES, NO CONSTRUCTION IN VICINITY, WITH NO OVERHEAD LAMPS OR OVERPASSES. WIDE OPEN DIVIDED HIGHWAY. TEMPERATURE WAS 76F, PER CAR.
Other or unspecified, Aug 13, 2018
RADIO NAVIGATION QUIT WORKING AT 52000 MILES.ITS CONSTANTLY REBOOTING. DEALER SAYS NEED NEW RADIO WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $1200.00
Visibility/wiper, Aug 10, 2018
CONSTRUCTION ON 59/20 BROKEN WINDSHIELD
Visibility/wiper, Jul 30, 2018
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING IN MY RAV 4, I HEARD AN INCREDIBLY LOUD BOOM THAT STARTLED ME. IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAD FIRED A GUN JUST OUTSIDE MY CAR. I THEN FELT SOME GLASS SHOWERING DOWN ON ME. I QUICKLY LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF SOMEONE HAD THROWN A ROCK THROUGH A WINDOW OR SHOT AT MY CAR, BUT ALL WINDOWS WERE INTACT. I THEN LOOKED UP AND SAW THAT MY SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED AND MOST OF THE GLASS WAS GONE. LOOKING IN FRONT OF MY CAR, THERE WEREN'T ANY TRUCKS FROM WHICH ROCKS MIGHT'VE FALLEN. AND LOOKING BEHIND ME, I HADN'T DRIVEN UNDER ANY BRIDGES FROM WHICH SOMETHING MIGHT'VE FALLEN OR BEEN THROWN. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT TO SEE WHAT MIGHT'VE CAUSED THE SUNROOF TO SHATTER. THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE FOUND IN MY CAR TO EXPLAIN IT (NO ROCKS OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT MIGHT'VE FALLEN INTO THE CAR). I THEN NOTICED SOMETHING STRANGE - THE GLASS THAT REMAINED ON THE SUNROOF WAS BENDING UPWARD (AWAY FROM THE CAR) AS THOUGH SOMETHING INSIDE THE CAR CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER. HERE'S A VIDEO I RECORDED SHOWING THE REMAINING GLASS: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/NZE6NT829TM IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE. I'M GLAD I WASN'T HURT, AND I THANK G-D THAT MY KIDS WEREN'T IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
Electrical system, Engine, Jul 28, 2018, fire
WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 295 IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA, WE HAD JUST GOT ON TO THE BUCKMAN BRIDGE WHEN THE CAR SLOWED, UNCOMMANDED TO 20MPH. I LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE ALTERNATOR AND THE AUTO LSD OR TRACK LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE OPERATING TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL. SINCE THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL I TOLD MY DAUGHTER TO KEEP DRIVING TO GET OFF THE BRIDGE, I FELT AS THOUGH THE BRIDGE WAS A BAD PLACE TO PULL OVER. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE WE STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING AND AT THIS POINT WE DECIDED TO PULL OVER. WHEN WE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THREE OF US THEN EVACUATED THE VEHICLE AND STARTED WALKING AGAINST TRAFFIC ON THE BRIDGE. AS WE WERE WALKING AWAY THE SMOKE INTENSIFIED AND THEN ERUPTED INTO FLAMES THAT EMANATED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST BELOW THE WINDSHIELD. I CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. I HAVE ATTACHED PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. I BELIEVE IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE.
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jul 25, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE CHECKED BY THE CONTACT AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (HIXSON TOYOTA, 11981 LAKE CHARLES, LEESVILLE, LA 71446) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Equipment, Jun 21, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE NAVIGATION/INFORMATION SYSTEM SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE SCREEN TURNED A BLUE COLOR AND THE SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PREMIER TOYOTA, 47190 COOPER FOSTER PARK RD, AMHERST, OH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE INFORMATION/NAVIGATION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,194. *TT
Service brakes, Jun 14, 2018
THE BRAKES ALWAYS MADE HARSH SOUNDS AT LOW SPEEDS. AND THE BREAKS WORE OUT BY 30000. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO ADVISED ME THAT MY ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Power train, Jun 14, 2018
2013-2015 TOYOTA RAV4 TRANSMISSION SHUDDER WARRANTY EXTENSION ZE5. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED UNDER THIS WARRANTY EXTENSIONAT 0 COST TOME. THIS SHOULD BE A L. IT RECALIS A KNOW DEFECT BUT THEY WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO COMPLAIN BEFORE THEY DO THE FIX. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND IT BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR IN SO THE ENTIRE PROCESS IS FREE INCLUDING A LOANER CAR. THE SPECIFIC COMPONENT(S) COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT IS/ARE AS FOLLOWS: *TORQUE CONVERTER KIT (INCLUDES TORQUE CONVERTER, GASKETS, ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION PAN MAGNETS) *UPDATED ENGINE CONTROL SOFTWARE
Other or unspecified, May 21, 2018
MY CAR RADIO WENT ON A LOADING SCREEN LOOP, AND NOW IS STUCK ON A LOADING SCREEN . I WENT TO DEALER TO FIX IT OR UPLOAD NEW SOFTWARE BUT THEY SAD THAT RADIO WOULD NOT TAKE. I CAN'T USE CELL HEANDS FREE
Structure, Other or unspecified, May 11, 2018
THE HATCH WILL NOT CLOSE FULLY UNLESS I PUSH ON IT. IT'S A SELF CLOSING DOOR. NOW IT STOPS 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN AND STAYS OPEN. THE VEHICLE IS BEING LOADED AND THEN CLOSED. IT IS STATIONARY.. I'VE HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. I'VE QUERIED ON-LINE AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM
Power train, Apr 17, 2018
LA TRANSMISSION TARDA EN APLICAR EL DRIVE
Visibility, Mar 22, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED AND EXPLODED. GLASS PIECES SHATTERED BETWEEN THE HEAD LINER AND THE METAL ROOFING. THE SOFT COVER WAS CLOSED AND PREVENTED GLASS FROM ENTERING THE INNER PART OF THE VEHICLE AND INJURING THE CONTACT. THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF BOERNE, 31205 FRONTAGE RD, BOERNE, TX 78006, (888) 311-6058) REPLACED THE PART AND CLEANED THE INTERIOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Engine, Feb 28, 2018
VEHICLE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. 1 QUART PER 500 MILES CONSUMED WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE, IN TOWN AND HIGHWAY DRIVING.
Electrical system, Feb 8, 2018
MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED. LOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON JANUARY 24, 2017. IT IS NOW FEBRUARY 2018 AND THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. I CANNOT LOCK MY CAR AS I CANNOT EVEN MANUALLY UNLOCK THE FRONT DOOR AS THE LOCK WILL NOT ALWAYS RESPOND TO THE TURN OF THE KEY. MY VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Electronic stability control (ESC), Jan 31, 2018, fire
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND TURNED ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY, AND INSTANTANEOUS FOR A FEW SECONDS (LIKE IT WAS BLINKING) SUPER FAST. EVERYTHING WAS GOING ON AND OFF. AS I WAS PULLING ONTO THE SHOULDER FROM THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY, IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY!!! I COULDN'T EVEN PUT MY HAZARDS ON. I WAS WAITING IN THE CAR FOR A TOW TRUCK AND MY HUSBAND, I WAS WITH MY DAUGHTER. THE CAR STARTED TO SMOKE AND FLAME AND WAS ON FIRE. WE JUMPED OUT AND YET WAS UP IN FLAMES!!!!!!!
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Jan 26, 2018
ISSUE FIRST STARTED WHEN BATTERY HAD TO BE JUMPED. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN IN MOTION DRIVING TO THE BANK, THE RADIO STARTED ACTING UP AND GOT STUCK ON STATION AND SONG AND THEN JUST WENT BLACK THEN A PICTURE OF THE RADIO APPEARED THE ON THE SCREEN AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO UPDATE BUT WOULD GO BLACK AGAIN AND THEN START OVER SO WAS STUCK IN SOME KIND OF REBOOT. NOT SURE IF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR WHAT SO TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY $50-60 TO REBOOT IT. THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND SAID THE BATTERY WAS LOW CHARGE AND REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE BUT SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO REBOOT THE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY UP LONG ENOUGH BEFORE IT WOULD BLACK OUT AGAIN. SINCE IT WAS BARELY PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THE SYSTEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1000 TO HAVE REFURBISHED SYSTEM INSTALLED. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND FOUND ONE HERE AT THIS SITE AS WELL SO ADDING MINE. I SENT LETTERS AND EMAILS TO TOYOTA TO STAND BEHIND THEIR LONG TIME CUSTOMERS AND PRODUCTS BUT THEY WOULD NOT BUDGE. MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER 3 YEARS. I CALL THAT A DEFECT BUT I GUESS BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE IT IS NOT IMPORTANT TO TOYOTA. WE ARE A TOYOTA FAMILY AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING TOYOTA'S SINCE MY FIRST CAR BACK IN THE 70'S. I WILL PROBABLY GO AHEAD AND REPLACE WITH REFURBISHED SYSTEM HOPING THIS IS NOT AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND REPEAT BUT I WILL CERTAINLY RECONSIDER BEFORE PURCHASING ANOTHER TOYOTA IN THE FUTURE.
Other or unspecified, Jan 4, 2018
I HAVE A TOYOTA RAV4 2014 XLE AWD. THE RADIO SYSTEM WENT OUT SHOWING A PICTURE ON THE SCREEN OF THE RADIO AND WHAT SEEMED TO BE A REBOOTING OF THE SYSTEM CONSTANTLY. THE USB PORT IS ALSO SHORTING OUT. TO NOTE WHAT I WAS DOING, I WAS TURNING THE CAR ON IN MY GARAGE TO LEAVE AND RUN ERRANDS FOR THE DAY. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON THE SAME DAY. I ONLY USE THE SYSTEM FOR CD PLAYING, RADIO PLAYING, AND OCCASIONALLY NAVIGATION. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST RESPONSE WAS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $98 EACH FOR A SYSTEM CHECK ON BOTH PROBLEMS. ALSO, I GAVE THE VIN NUMBER TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP AND HE STATED THERE WAS AN UPDATE AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO ME. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AND THE REP CALLED ME AND SAID HE MADE A MISTAKE; THERE WAS NO UPDATE AND THE RADIO IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE COST WOULD BE $1200. HE WANTED TO KNOW HOW MANY MILES I HAD ON THE CAR AND IF BOUGHT IT NEW, WHICH I DID BUY IT NEW AT HIS DEALERSHIP. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER RAV4 VEHICLES WITH SAME YEAR. ALSO, OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH SAME TYPE RADIO SYSTEM AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THEM DOING THE SAME THING MINE IS DOING. I FEEL A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED WITH AN UPGRADE, NOT THE FACT THE RADIO IS BROKEN AS WELL AS USB PORT NOT WORKING. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR. IT STILL LOOKS NEW! I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA VEHICLES SINCE I WAS 16 AND I AM NOW 54. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE FACT THE TYPE OF RADIO MOST OF THE NEWER TOYOTAS HAVE INSTALLED ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND TOYOTA IS NOT ADDRESSING IT AS THEY SHOULD. I KNOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I FEEL IT IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA AS I FEEL THERE IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM.
Other or unspecified, Service brakes, Nov 21, 2017
MY NAME IS [XXX]. THE TOYOTA SERVICE HISTORY OF MY VEHICLE FROM TOYOTA. IT STATES IN FEBRUARY 2017 BRAKES IS GOOD WITH 8MM ON THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. NEXT SERVICE IS IN JUNE 2017, WITH 5,174 MILES LATER BRAKES ARE AT 3.5MM AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NOT TOLD THAT THE DRIVER SIDE IS AT 3.5 AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS 6.0 MM. THE ISSUES STARTED WHEN THEY WERE REPLACED ON 12/4/2015. [XXX]STATED IT WAS ON MY DRIVING AND NOT THE BRAKES. IT CONTINUES FROM THE FIRST BRAKE SERVICE TILL TODAY. IF YOU WANT ANY MORE OF THE SERVICE HISTORY I DO HAVE IT IF YOU NEED IT. 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR
Engine, Oct 26, 2017
RAV4 W/15,500MI... ENGINE PAUSE. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING. THE ENGINE DEFINITELY SLOWS DOWN AND YOU THINK IT IS GOING TO STOP BUT WHEN YOU HIT THE ACCELERATOR IT RESUMES SPEED. IT IS FRIGHTENING AS THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL RESUME SPEED. IT PAUSES FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE 3 OR 4 SECONDS. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 OR 5 TIMES,TRYING TO GET ON A HIGHWAY..AROUND TOWN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN.