2020 Toyota RAV4
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 635 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 4th highest complaint count among 26 RAV4 model years with reports.
Of the 2020 reports, 17 involved a crash and 5 involved a fire. 14 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, sensor, occupant classificationDec 20, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H vehicles. A short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying.
An air bag that does not deploy during a crash increases the risk of injury.
Dealers will inspect and replace the sensor as necessary, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed in February 2024. Some final remedy owner letters were mailed October 31, 2024. Letters will continue to be mailed in phases through January 2026. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 23TB15/23TA15 Lexus 23LB03/23LA03.
Campaign 23V865000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontalNov 25, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Toyota Avalon and 2020 Avalon Hybrid, RAV4, and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles. Breakaway pins within the steering column, designed to absorb energy and reduce injury during a crash, could have been damaged during production, possibly affecting the performance of the driver's air bag in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
In the event of a crash, an air bag that does not perform as designed can increase the risk of injury.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering column, free of charge. The recall began December 18, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TB17/20TA17.
Campaign 20V734000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, fuel pumpNov 4, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna, 2019-2020 Tundra, 2018-2020 Lexus ES350, 2017 Lexus GS200t, 2017-2019 Lexus GS350, 2019 Lexus GS300, 2018-2020 Lexus LC500h, 2019-2020 Lexus LS500, 2018-2019 Lexus GX460, 2017 Lexus IS200t, 2019 Lexus IS300, 2019 Lexus IS350, 2018-2020 Lexus LC500, 2018 Lexus LS500, 2019 Lexus LS500h, 2018-2019 Lexus LX570, 2017 Lexus RC200t, 2019 Lexus RC300, RC350, 2017 and 2019-2020 Lexus RX350, 2018-2020 RX350L, 2019 Lexus UX200, 2018-2019 Lexus NX300 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge. Owners of specific models were notified that remedy parts were available starting January 21, 2021. Owners of other models will be notified as remedy parts become available. Remedy parts should be available for all affected vehicles by late March 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-012. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA02. Lexus' number for this recall is 20LA01.
Campaign 20V682000 on NHTSA.gov
Steering, electric power assist systemJun 24, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019-2020 RAV4 and 2020 RAV4 Hybrid vehicles equipped with electric power steering (EPS). Water may enter through the steering gear box cover and cause a loss of electric power steering assist.
A loss of power steering assist could increase steering effort at low vehicle speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering gear box, free of charge. The recall began August 17, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TB11 / 20TA11.
Campaign 20V373000 on NHTSA.gov
Suspension, front, control arm, lower armMay 20, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019-2020 RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles. The front lower suspension arms may have cracks, which may result in the suspension arm separating from the front wheel assembly.
If a suspension control arm breaks, it can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace both front lower suspension arms, free of charge. This recall began August 10, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's interim numbers for this recall are 20TB08 / 20TA08.
Campaign 20V286000 on NHTSA.gov
Engine and engine coolingFeb 6, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid and Lexus ES300h and 2019-2020 RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles equipped with 2.5L 4-Cylinder engines. Porosity in the engine castings may result in cracks than can allow coolant to leak internally and/or externally.
A coolant leak can cause the engine to overheat and cause a vehicle stall in conventional gasoline vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, for all involved vehicles, the engine may get damaged mechanically, possibly resulting in an engine oil leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the engine including the engine block, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 3, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA04. Lexus' number for this recall is 20LA02.
Campaign 20V064000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: electrical system
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Steering, Electrical system, Lane departure, Feb 23, 2021
NEW VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR IT'S 5K MAINTENANCE, TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FROM. I POINTED OUT SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE GAS TANK RANGE, BSM, CAMERA SHUTTING OFF, AND THAT I HAVE TO KEEP THE STEARING WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO GO STRAIGHT. 5K MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED, THEY NOTICED THE CAR NEEDED TO BE REALIGNED. DRIVING HOME, NO DIFFERENCE FROM WHEN FIRST BROUGHT IN. BRING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY, THE DAY AFTER, I'AM NOTIFIED THAT THE CAR IS READY FOR PICK UP, I ASK WERE IF THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND WHAT CAUSED THE AGLINMENT TO GO OUT A SECOND TIME. THERE RESPONSE IS THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF WHAT CAUSED IT. INFORM THEM THAT 1. I'AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND 2. THE LONG TERM DAMAGE THIS IS CAUSING. THEY INFORM ME THAT THEY WILL LOOK INTO THE PROCESS, AND HAVE MANAGEMENT INVOLVED. NEXT DAY, MANAGER INFORMS ME THAT THE AGLINMENT MACHINE WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION, HE HAD TO STOP A TECHNICIAN FROM WORKING ON THE CAR, HAD THE MACHINE CALIBRATED, AND THAT HE PERSONALLY PERFORMED THE ALGINMENT. I PICK UP THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE TURNED TO THE LEFT TO GO STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 35-45MPH, SLOWING DOWN/STOPPING & ACCLERATING. BRING IT IN NEXT DAY, MANGER HAS 3 ALGINMENTS PERFORMED TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY VARIATIONS, TELLS ME EVERYTHING IS IN SPEC. IT IS SO PERFECT THEY DIDNT EVEN HAVE TO TAKE A WRENCH TO IT. REASSURES ME NUMEROUS TIMES THAT IT IS SAFE AND IN SPEC, HANDS ME A PAPER "PROVING" SO. DRIVE HOME, STEERING WHEEL IS STILL TO THE LEFT. I LOOK AT THE PAPER AND IT CLEARLY LISTS 3 VALUES THAT ARE MARKED AS NOT WITHIN SPEC, AND THAT IT MAY CAUSE WEAR, HANDLING AND SAFETY ISSUES. CAR IS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. DURING THERE TEST DRIVE THE TECH NOTICED THE WHEEL WAS JERKING TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEARING WHEEL NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE & THE ALGIMENT IS OUT OF SPEC.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Feb 12, 2021
LEASED MY 2030 RAV 4 XLE AWD IN LATE NOV 2019 IN JULY 2020 THE ENGINE STOPPING WHEN BREAKING FEATURE WOULD NOT WORK. MESSAGE SAID BATTERY CHARGING. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THAT DIDN'T DRIVE IT ENOUGH. TOOK IT HOME. A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN.DEALER KEPT IT OVERNIGHT TO CHECK THE FULL ELECTRIC SYSTEM. FOUND NOTHING WRONG TOLD YOU DRIVE IT MORE. HAPPENS EVERY ONCE AND AWHILE. JUMP TO FEBRUARY 2021. DRIVING IT MORE PARKED CAR OUTSIDE 30 DEGREE NIGHT. NEXT MORNING WENT TO TAKE MY SON TO WORK AND THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DEAD. NOTHING WORKED. DIDN'T LEAVE ANYTHING ON, EVERYTHING LIKE IT ALWAYS WAS. CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE WHO SENT SOMEONE TO JUMPSTART IT. THAT WORKED. I WAS TOLD TO LET IT RUN FOR 30 MINS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TOYOTA OF MASSAPEQUA NY. THEY CHECK THE BATTERY AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT TO PREFORM A FIRMWARE UPDATE. I AM JUST READING THAT THE CAR BATTERY SHUTTING DOWN IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS. I HOPE THE FIRMWARE UPDATE WORKS BUT KNOWING WHAT I KNOW NOW I'M NOT SURE. WISH THE UPDATE WAS DOWN BACK IN JULY. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL ALL 2020 RAV 4
Electrical system, Jan 27, 2021
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HOME, DID NOT TURN ON AT ALL.VEHICLE WAS ONLY AT ABOUT 5K TOPS. CALLED ROADSIDE & WAS GIVEN A JUMPSTART.
Electrical system, Jan 25, 2021
VEHICLE PARKED FOR LESS THAN 24 HRS. 14 MONTHS OLD, APPROX 12,000MI. BATTERY TOTALLY DRAINED. LEFT STRANDED WITHOUT VEHICLE USE. INDICATES SMART KEY PROBLEM, TRIED OTHER KEYS. BATTERY IS TOTALLY DRAINED.
Electrical system, Engine, Dec 26, 2020
CAR BATTERY COMPLETELY DRAINED AFTER NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR 24 HOURS LEAVING ME STRANDED. CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE CAUSING QUICK AND SIGNIFICANT BATTERY DRAIN. CAR WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 AND HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES.
Electrical system, Dec 16, 2020
BATTERY DIED LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER LAST USE. PARKED IN ENCLOSED GARAGE.
Electrical system, Dec 7, 2020
THE VEHICLE SAT IN THE GARAGE 3 DAYS AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. I TRIED TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AVAIL. CALL TOYOTA THEY SENT SERVICE VEHICLE THAT JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT RUN FOR @ 10 MINUTES. SHUT CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. PER THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT WAS THE ISSUE. THE BATTERY IS BEING DRAINED BY SOME OTHER ISSUE. TOYOTA NEED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE ISSUE PROPERLY.
Electrical system, Dec 6, 2020
OUR 2020RAV4 HYBRID HAS FAILED TO START TWICE (5/5/2020 AND 12/5/2020) AFTER SITTING ONLY 1-2 DAYS IN OUR GARAGE. IT REQUIRED JUMPING TO BE RECHARGED. FROM THE CARGURUS SITE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NO DEFINITE SOLUTION YET, PERHAPS A BAD BATCH OF BATTERIES, PERHAPS A SOFRWARE UPDATE NEEDED, OR SOMETHING ELSE? TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIGURE IT OUT AND FIX IT! WE DON'T FEEL LIKE A NEW, EXPENSIVE VEHICLE CAN BE DEPENDED ON.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Nov 27, 2020
CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT IN MY GARAGE. ONLY HAS 2,200 MILES ON IT. DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKERING SAYING PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION AND CHECK ENGINE/ OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. SEEMS TO BE A HUGE ISSUE FROM OTHER REVIEWS. TOYOTA NEEDS A RECALL OR WE NEED TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT! UNACCEPTABLE. LOOKING INTO CA LEMON LAW.
Electrical system, Engine, Nov 27, 2020
CAR DID NOT START AFTER 2 DAYS OF NOT USING IT.
Electrical system, Nov 24, 2020
CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING UNUSED FOR A FEW DAYS. BATTERY IS FINE; CAR COMPLETELY DEAD.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Nov 20, 2020
BATTERY ISN'T HOLDING A CHARGE. TEMPS OUTSIDE ARE GETTING COLDER BUT NOT THAT COLD. DON'T DRIVE IT ON SUNDAYS, BATTERY IS DEAD DEAD ON MONDAY MORNINGS. DRIVE AN AVERAGE OF 30 MILES PER DAY. BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP AND STILL SLOW TO START IN THE MORNINGS. NOW RUN IT IDLING FOR 20 MINUTES SUNDAY EVENING TO ENSURE IT STARTS MONDAY MORNING
Electrical system, Engine, Nov 16, 2020
OUR CAR SAT FOR 2 DAYS WITHOUT BEING USED AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. READ ONLINE MANY OTHER RAV4 OWNERS HAVING SIMILIAR ISSUES, SOMETHING IS DRAINING THE BATTERY
Electrical system, Engine, Nov 12, 2020
CAR HAS APPROX 900 MILES AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND JUMP STARTED 3 TIMES. TOYOTA SVC DEPT IS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE OR IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD I'M NOT DRIVING THE CAR ENOUGH AND THAT THEY CAN'T FIX A PROBLEM WHEN THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL START OR NOT, VERY FRUSTRATING.
Electrical system, Oct 25, 2020
APPLE CAR PLAY ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY, MALFUNCTIONING FREQUENTLY. IT DISCONNECTS OR STOPS WORKING RANDOMLY, CREATING A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. EITHER ITUNES STOPS PLAYING OR NAVIGATION DISCONNECTS WHICH CAUSES A DRIVER TO START FIDDLING WITH THE APPLE CAR PLAY ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN AND TAMPERING WITH THE MOBILE DEVICE OR THE WIRING BETWEEN THE MOBILE DEVICE AND THE USB PORT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THROUGH DOING RESEARCH ONLINE (RAV4WORLD AND OTHER SITES), I HAVE NOTICED MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME 2020 XSE HYBRID MODEL OF THE RAV4. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE IS TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR, BUT THE ISSUE HAPPENS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS HANDS-FREE FEATURE IS GOING TO LEAD TO DISTRACTED DRIVING AS DRIVERS ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND WILL LEAD TO PEOPLE GETTING KILLED DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY.
Electrical system, Oct 23, 2020
CAR BATTERY DISCHARGES RANDOMLY.
Electrical system, Oct 17, 2020
SMART KEY MALFUNCTION-- 2020 RAV4, PURCHASED MAY OF 2020. FIRST INCIDENT: OCCURRED AFTER VEHICLE SITTING IN A PARKING GARAGE AT AN AIRPORT FOR 4 DAYS. CAME BACK AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND LIGHTS ON DISPLAY PANEL WERE FLICKERING. DOOR LOCKS WERE MALFUNCTIONING, AND UPON JUMP STARTING EVERYTHING WAS OK. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BATTERY WAS BAD, THEY REPLACED BATTERY. SECOND INCIDENT: OCCURRED AFTER CAR PARKED FOR 11 HOURS. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND LIGHTS ON DISPLAY PANEL WERE FLICKERING AGAIN. DOOR LOCKS WERE MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN AS WELL.. HAVE ALSO SEEN THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE.. BASED OFF OF A GOOGLE SEARCH AND RESEARCH, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR SOME SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRAIN ITS OWN BATTERY AT RANDOM TIME INTERVALS.
Electrical system, Oct 10, 2020
BOUGHT A 2020 TOYOTA RAV4 IN EARLY SEPTEMBER,BUT AFTER 1 MONTH IT BEGAN SHOWING, "BATTERY IS CHARGING" FREQUENTLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT COULD BE WRONG. THEY STATED THAT IT IS NORMAL. IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE MESSAGE WILL BE SHOWN ON THE DASHBOARD, "BATTERY IS CHARGING". I PLAN IN TAKING THE CAR AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS RESOLVED, SINCE I KNOW FOR A FACT IT IS THE BATTERY THAT IT'S MALFUNCTIONING.
Electrical system, Sep 30, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CAR WASH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. A MONTH LATER AFTER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MODERN TOYOTA OF BOONE (225 MODERN DRIVE, BOONE NC, 28607, (828) 263-5437) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED AND THE FAILURE WAS FIXED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,023.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Sep 18, 2020
THIS IS A SPECIFIC CONCERN FOR THE BATTERY/ELECTRIC SYSTEM THAT APPEARS TO BE VERY PREVALENT.. IN THE 3 MONTHS SINCE BUYING MY 2020 TOYOTA RAV4 LIMITED HYBRID (JUNE 20, 2020)-I'VE HAD TO HAVE MY CAR JUMPED TWICE DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING I WAS NOT DOING CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, AFTER READING THE COMMENTS ON SEVERAL SITES IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE EACH TIME AND WOULD NOT START THE NEXT MORNING. THE SERVICE PERSON WHO CAME OUT TO JUMP IT THE SECOND TIME SAID THAT HE GETS A LOT OF CALLS FOR THESE NEW CARS. THE SECOND TIME IT ALSO LOST MY PARKING ASSIST ON THE BACKUP CAMERA ALONG WITH THE LAST RADIO SETTING. UNFORTUNATELY- TAKING IT TO THE DEALER HAS NOT WORKED FOR MOST OF THE OWNERS. THE DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG OR EVEN LOCATE THE ISSUE. WHAT HAS TOYOTA DONE TO DETERMINE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING? IS IT SOFTWARE, BATTERY, ELECTRICAL OR A COMBINATION OF THESE? REFERENCES: HTTPS://WWW.MOTORBISCUIT.COM/ARE-2019-AND-2020-TOYOTA-RAV4-HYBRIDS-SUFFERING-BATTERY-ISSUES/ HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-C29023_DS1091695 HTTPS://WWW.RAV4WORLD.COM/THREADS/2020-HYBRID-STARTING-ISSUE-DUE-TO-BATTERY-DRAIN.303771/ HTTPS://WWW.KBB.COM/TOYOTA/RAV4/2020/CONSUMER-REVIEWS/ HTTPS://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/RAV4CLUB/COMMENTS/FUCB6M/2020_RAV4_BATTERY_DEAD/ PLUS MORE --- JUST GOOGLE '2020 RAV4 HYBRID BATTERY PROBLEMS'
Electrical system, Sep 1, 2020
I HAVE A 2020 RAV4 XLE WITH ABOUT 3,000 MILEAGE. THE CAR BATTERY HAS DIED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I JUMP STARTED THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A NEW CAR WOULD BE HAVING THESE BATTERY PROBLEMS. HAS ANYONE HAD ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE?
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Aug 23, 2020
BATTERY "DIED" THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST - JUMP STARTED AND DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BATTERY WAS FINE AND THAT "SHORT DISTANCE" DRIVING CAN DRAIN THE BATTERY - SINCE I DRIVE 45 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK, THAT IS NOT A VALID "EXCUSE". NOW, 3 WEEKS LATER, MY CAR WAS PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE FOR 36 HOURS WITH NOTHING LEFT ON - AND THE CAR IS COMPLETELY DEAD. TESTED THE BATTERY MYSELF BEFORE JUMPSTARTING IT - AND IT FULL. ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHY MY CAR SHOULD NOT START.
Electrical system, Aug 12, 2020
CAR BATTERY DIED AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MONTHS, LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING, I WOULD GET A MESSAGE THAT READ, "BATTERY CHARGING." DEALERSHIP REPLACED BATTERY AND 1 WEEK LATER, THE NEW BATTERY DIED. AFTER DOING A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THE PROBLEM WAS SOURCED TO THE DATA CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALERSHIP UPLOADED NEW SOFTWARE AND SO FAR I'VE HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES.
Electrical system, Engine, Aug 5, 2020
SERIOUS D-CELL BATTERY DISCHARGE ISSUE. TWICE OUR NEW RAV4 HYBRID HAS HAD TO BE JUMPED AND TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A DEAD BATTERY. DEALER FOUND NOTHING FIXABLE BUT REPLACED THE BATTERY. 1ST TIME WE WERE STRANDED IN HOTEL PARKING LOT AFTER TRIP ABROAD. 2ND TIME WAS AT HOME. CARGURUS SENDS ME 5 COMPLAINTS A DAY FOR OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. VEHICLE IS NOT RELIABLE.
Electrical system, Aug 2, 2020
TWO DAYS OF NOT DRIVING AND NO POWER TO CAR BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID I WAS DREAMING OF THINGS AND BOUGHT IT HOME THEN TWO DAYS LATER IT HAPPEN AGAIN