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Problems with 2017 Toyota RAV4 STRUCTURE

On average, the 2017 Toyota RAV4 starts to “feel” problems with the STRUCTURE and its various aspects after 9 000 miles.

Components Affected by STRUCTURE Issues

We have classified the 1 complaints from 2017 Toyota RAV4 about STRUCTURE into the following categories.

BODY 6

Recently reported STRUCTURE problems on 2017 Toyota RAV4

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!

From the iihs website: "the toyota rav4 was redesigned for the 2013 model year. although toyota reinforced the structure in later model years on the driver side to improve occupant protection in small overlap frontal crashes, no such changes were made on the passenger side." for the 2013 redesign, toyota knew enough to correct the structure on the driver's side to remedy the iihs's rating of poor; however, this correction was not made bilaterally and the passenger side is still compromised. at the time i purchased the rav4, the passenger side small front overlap test was not being conducted by iihs, and it was not disclosed that the change was made only to the driver side. the sales gm at the dealership assured me that my car is still safe and remains an iihs top safety pick. i opened a case with toyota and received a call from a case manager who said the car meets federal safety guidelines and has a five-star safety rating with nhtsa. he called the small overlap front crash test something to the effect of "overly aggressive" and "very specialized." he stated that because there is not a "chronic product defect" to my specific vehicle and that my "complaint is with the product design" that there is "nothing for toyota to do." if this particular type of crash test were so specialized and unimportant to toyota, they would not have made adjustments to the driver side, which at the time was the only side being tested. i am extremely disappointed in toyota for failing to make the adjustment bilaterally, in my opinion, put me in a position where i purchased the car under false pretenses. i chose the rav4 because at the time, it received all good ratings in the various crashes which had been conducted. the fact that toyota is unwilling to take responsibility for this misrepresentation is startling for a company that has used safety as the foundation for its reputation.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 toyota rav4. while driving various speeds, the brakes activated automatically without warning, which caused the vehicle to come to a complete stop. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (prime toyota rt 2, 700 old union turnpike, lancaster, ma 01523), but could not be diagnosed. the dealer stated that there was no failure with the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact also stated that the failure recurred several other times. the manufacturer was not contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 9,000. *tt the consumer stated the radar cruise control malfunctioned. *js the consumer stated the climate control adjustment knobs jammed.*js updated 9/18/18*jb *js *tr *js *tr *js

The sunroof explodes / shatters for no apparent reason. driving down the interstate at about 70 mph, no other cars anywhere close to me in a wooded area and the sunroof shattered. i got out and looked at it and there was no damage anywhere near the sunroof, no chips, scratches, just a shattered sunroof. you would think that it might have been a rock thrown up from a car in front of me, but as i stated, there were no other drivers even remotely close to me on the interstate.

I purchased a new 2017 toyota rav4 in april and this incident happened in august. while driving on i15, i heard a loud explosion like a tire blowout followed by sounds of breaking glass and then wind. my sunroof had "exploded". i pulled off the road and examined the roof. there was no indication anything had struck the glass or my vehicle. the inside "visor" was closed at the time as was the sunroof. i had not passed under any overpass or other overhead structure i took the vehicle to the nearest dealer and they reported the incident to toyota. toyota denied the "warranty" since i could not "prove" the glass had not been struck! the dealer replaced the glass at no cost "one time warranty". i am concerned this problem will reoccur since there was no cause determined. photos attached

After sitting at a red light on a city street, i made a left turn. while turning the driver's door popped open (it made a popping sound). it was ajar, not fully open. i was able to close it back while continuing to drive.

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?

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