Tl* the contact owned a 2017 toyota rav4. the contact stated that while her daughter was making a turn the steering wheel ceased as white smoke was seen coming from under the hood. the contact stated that the vehicle came to a stop as flames were seen coming from under the hood and from underneath the vehicle. the contact's daughter was able to exit the vehicle with no injuries. the fire department was called and extinguhised the fire. a fire department report was filed. the contact stated was awaiting inspection by the insurance company. the manufacturer the dealership was made of aware of the failure. the vehicle failure was not diagnosed by a dealer or independent mechanic. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, however no assistance was offered. the approximate failure mileage was 57,000.
My windshield cracked took to dealer they said it was a pressure crack have been having issues with my wiper blades jumping/chirping! also having an issue with transmission slipping from time to time! breaks been replaced and still have a squeal and not wanting to stop sometimes have to push petal to floor
Transmission torque converter shudder and shift hesitation - shudders between gears, occurs between any two gears but mostly within the 20-55 mph range. begun most noticeably at ~90k, vehicle now has 103k on it and shudder continues to worsen and become more frequent. brought it back to dealer several times now and they have advised most likely torque converter needs to be replaced (approx $3-$4k repair). same problem as the generation before where toyota eventually extended warranty cover for: https://www.toyoheadquarters.com/threads/2013-2015-toyota-rav4-transmission-shudder-warranty-extension-zh1.1148/page-2
I was driving my toyota rav4 xle with 17089 miles on it down the highway and it was like a gun shot through my sunroof. glass everywhere i didn't have any windows open just the sun shade was back to let sun in.
I had to visit toyota because my radio will turn on by itself, when i park. even after visiting toyota for an update, my radio will change on its own, not from the steering wheel) but on its own.so it is not fixed. wipers will turn on then stop. there seems to be a device behind the dash that i can hear clicking on and off well after the ignition is off or while the car is idle for a bit. my climate control changes on its on even though it works fine most of the time. it is as if my car is receiving additional commands from another source. last week, at night, i witnessed two men standing in the middle of the street, somehow activating car alarms from random cars. just yesterday, not far from where i live a driver "lost control" and ran into two homes. the driver was thrown from the car, while the car and the house caught on fire, that was strange to hear about. if there is something that can be done for my car, please let me know what to do. thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 toyota rav4. while driving approximately 75 mph behind another vehicle, the contact switched lanes and the forward collision avoidance feature immediately activated. as a result, the brakes engaged and caused the vehicle to stop abruptly. the contact indicated that the detection system activated although the preceding vehicle was more than 150 feet away. the cause of the failure was not determined. the manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. the failure mileage was 38,000. *tt*jb
I was in a crash, side impact, pretty bad. injured. airbags did not deploy. i hit my head and shoulder against the side on the interior of my vehicle. traveling on freeway 50-60mph, heard screeching behind drivers side of me... heard crash then i was impacted on driverside and eventually rear passenger side causing my vehicle to be airborne and land upright. no airbags deployed!
Jack slips will not jack up car hi enough to take flat tire off we were on a county road had to get a piece of wood to put jack on to get tire off
When stopped at my closed driveway gates i put the car in reverse and suddenly without touching the gas pedal it took off in (drive) forward. it drove so hard it sent the gate flying and broke the metal lock. i was in shock and slammed on the brake. it stopped but i was in shock. it just took off. it did it again after reporting it to my dealer and insurance company. they want to see it after the repairs are done. also the front detector will suddenly stop my rav4 2017 while i'm driving 55 mph for someone passing me in a right turn lane. bought it last summer. is this a lemon and does the lemon law apply.
Interior trim piece under the dashboard and directly over the brake pedal repeatedly falls down (just front clips release) allowing the trim to hang down and block access to the brake pedal. this occurred when the vehicle was in motion. i managed to get the trim out of the way, but it fell several more times before i could get it to the dealer for repair. repairs are underway. i don't know if toyota can correct this. this is a serious safety hazard.
The driver's side visor is lose (and getting worse). it is an obstruction and distraction to driving; i consider it to be dangerous. there seems to be no repair solution; the item needs to be recalled.
I started it and noticed immediately something was wrong. vehicle started moving and i tried to apply brake. brake was hard initially and vehicle continued moving. then i was able to depress the brake pedal all the way but it kept moving. with my daughter in the car i got panic. i switched to p and vehicle kept going, though slowly on the street. then i turned power off and removed the key. at this point all dash boards lights were on and it was making a loud, wired noise. it lasted several seconds and vehicle kept moving during this time. finally it came to a stop in the middle of the street. the vehicle has only 4200 miles. the scary thing is, brake failed for no reason and all dash board lights were on even after the key was removed.
2017 toyota rav 4 has lane departure warning, audible sound. it is to muted to hear, even if the radio is off. second rav 4. my 2015 rav4 lane departure was loud. toyota states that they can't increase the volume. this to me, is a safety defect that needs to be corrected. no recourse was offered by toyota on my leased vehicle. bottom line, if i accidentally cross over a white line i get a low almost muted sound, which if i have the radio on i can not hear. toyota needs to go back to the technology that they used for this on the 2015 model, to make it actually work!
While pulling into to a parking space,my car suddenly accelerated and jumped the curb causing the car to hit a tree,causing all air bags to go off. i was asked if i hit the gas instead of the brake. this happened so fast that i suppose anything is possible but i really don't think that is what happened. is there a way that they can tell what happeneed?
The navigation system malfunctions with strange letters and imagery.
The sunroof exploded while i was driving at highway speed in high winds. no object or debris struck the vehicle. the sunroof simply exploded, likely from an undetectable defect in the glass and air pressure differential, coupled with torsional or air pressure differential forces caused by the wind. the glass of the sunroof exploded outward, with most of the glass being thrown out and behind the vehicle, and some landing on the sliding sunshade that covers the sunroof, that was closed at the time. the glass clearly shattered outward, as you can see in the images taken immediately afterward, attached.
The collision avoidance system does not work. has never worked since vehicle was purchased on april 1, 2017.
Was driving and the pre-collision system picked up a car in the left hand turning lane when i was going straight and brought my car to a dead stop. happened a second time- same trip, different location. no pre-brake or warning, just brought my car to a dead stop when passing a car in a turning lane to my left and there were no vehicles in front of me either time- my car was in motion. 55mph the first time, 45 mph the second. both times going straight. i took the car to the nearest dealership and they had a safety inspector from toyota come out and run tests- they gave me my car back and said i would have the results of the test within 30 days. my concern is why this happened in the first place and what was done to ensure it won't happen again. i bought the car on 2/4/2017.
I have had this car in several times for brake noises and rotated warping. currently the car has 35,xxx. every 5-7k the rotars or pads are replaced. there is usually a noise that is associated with this and a duplicate video was found on youtube and turned out to be a master cylinder and was advised that it is not that but i have second thoughts. brakes are a major part of the vehicle and there have been several times i thought about towing the vehicle to the dealer. but they claim that the noises are normal and are just the pads shifting, i have had my share far of cars and driven many different brands and never had this issue even with my prior toyota's. second complaint is in regards to my locks. there are times the locks on the vehicle will not lock or constantly makes noise while trying to lock/unlock and the dealer claims they can not reproduce the noise but the second i step in the car it makes the noise.
Unable to hear lane departure alert most of the time. dealer says it cannot be adjusted, confirmed by toyota.com.
Lane deviation warning is not audible when veering either right or left at speeds over 32 miles per hour as stated in the owners manual. our 2015 toyota rav 4 lane deviation warning was loud and clear.