My 2018 toyota rav4 has stalled 5 times while driving on city streets in moving traffic, first time in feb 2019 while driving home from work, in april three times while driving to work and one time while driving home from work(rush hour). all documented with toyota. occurs when i take my foot off the gas while driving, and difficulty restarting after it stalls with loss of power and sputtering. 'charging system malfunction' warning msg appeared on dashboard(i took photo and emailed to toyota). i followed instructions in 2018 toyotal rav4 owner's manual "stop the car immediately...continuing to drive the vehicle may be dangerous". had car towed to toyota immediately. 3 trouble codes were recorded p1603(engine stall), p1604 startability malfunction, and p1605(rough idling), however they were unable to determine root cause of stalling and refused to keep my car to do further analysis despite the fact that i told them i did not feel safe driving vehicle, and my car is still under comprehensive warranty coverage. i contacted corporate, and they restated dealer conclusions and would not allow me to speak to a field tech specialist. i then emailed and wrote a letter to vp sales of toyota, andrew gilleland. rep from executive office called me. i asked for toyota to provide me with either transportation assistance and a no cost-to-me extended comprehensive warranty until the underlying cause is determined and without further stalling incidences, or a replacement vehicle. he refused, despite all the significant potentially dangerous safety issues in a vehicle with less than 9,200 miles. toyota does not appear to be concerned with reliability, peace of mind, and most of all safety. i have a case # with toyota. i recently discovered there are several other reports on this site with same stalling issues as my car.
My 2018 toyota rav4 has stalled 5 times while driving on city streets in moving traffic, first time in feb 2019 while driving home from work, in april three times while driving to work and one time while driving home from work(rush hour). all documented with toyota. occurs when i take my foot off the gas while driving, and difficulty restarting after it stalls with loss of power and sputtering. 'charging system malfunction' warning msg appeared on dashboard(i took photo and emailed to toyota). i followed instructions in 2018 toyotal rav4 owner's manual "stop the car immediately...continuing to drive the vehicle may be dangerous". had car towed to toyota immediately. 3 trouble codes were recorded p1603(engine stall), p1604 startability malfunction, and p1605(rough idling), however they were unable to determine root cause of stalling and refused to keep my car to do further analysis despite the fact that i told them i did not feel safe driving vehicle, and my car is still under comprehensive warranty coverage. i contacted corporate, and they restated dealer conclusions and would not allow me to speak to a field tech specialist. i then emailed and wrote a letter to vp sales of toyota, andrew gilleland. rep from executive office called me. i asked for toyota to provide me with either transportation assistance and a no cost-to-me extended comprehensive warranty until the underlying cause is determined and without further stalling incidences, or a replacement vehicle. he refused, despite all the significant potentially dangerous safety issues in a vehicle with less than 9,200 miles. toyota does not appear to be concerned with reliability, peace of mind, and most of all safety. i have a case # with toyota. i recently discovered there are several other reports on this site with same stalling issues as my car.
My 2018 toyota rav4 has stalled 5 times while driving on city streets in moving traffic, first time in feb 2019 while driving home from work, in april three times while driving to work and one time while driving home from work(rush hour). all documented with toyota. occurs when i take my foot off the gas while driving, and difficulty restarting after it stalls with loss of power and sputtering. 'charging system malfunction' warning msg appeared on dashboard(i took photo and emailed to toyota). i followed instructions in 2018 toyotal rav4 owner's manual "stop the car immediately...continuing to drive the vehicle may be dangerous". had car towed to toyota immediately. 3 trouble codes were recorded p1603(engine stall), p1604 startability malfunction, and p1605(rough idling), however they were unable to determine root cause of stalling and refused to keep my car to do further analysis despite the fact that i told them i did not feel safe driving vehicle, and my car is still under comprehensive warranty coverage. i contacted corporate, and they restated dealer conclusions and would not allow me to speak to a field tech specialist. i then emailed and wrote a letter to vp sales of toyota, andrew gilleland. rep from executive office called me. i asked for toyota to provide me with either transportation assistance and a no cost-to-me extended comprehensive warranty until the underlying cause is determined and without further stalling incidences, or a replacement vehicle. he refused, despite all the significant potentially dangerous safety issues in a vehicle with less than 9,200 miles. toyota does not appear to be concerned with reliability, peace of mind, and most of all safety. i have a case # with toyota. i recently discovered there are several other reports on this site with same stalling issues as my car.
My 2018 toyota rav4 has stalled 5 times while driving on city streets in moving traffic, first time in feb 2019 while driving home from work, in april three times while driving to work and one time while driving home from work(rush hour). all documented with toyota. occurs when i take my foot off the gas while driving, and difficulty restarting after it stalls with loss of power and sputtering. 'charging system malfunction' warning msg appeared on dashboard(i took photo and emailed to toyota). i followed instructions in 2018 toyotal rav4 owner's manual "stop the car immediately...continuing to drive the vehicle may be dangerous". had car towed to toyota immediately. 3 trouble codes were recorded p1603(engine stall), p1604 startability malfunction, and p1605(rough idling), however they were unable to determine root cause of stalling and refused to keep my car to do further analysis despite the fact that i told them i did not feel safe driving vehicle, and my car is still under comprehensive warranty coverage. i contacted corporate, and they restated dealer conclusions and would not allow me to speak to a field tech specialist. i then emailed and wrote a letter to vp sales of toyota, andrew gilleland. rep from executive office called me. i asked for toyota to provide me with either transportation assistance and a no cost-to-me extended comprehensive warranty until the underlying cause is determined and without further stalling incidences, or a replacement vehicle. he refused, despite all the significant potentially dangerous safety issues in a vehicle with less than 9,200 miles. toyota does not appear to be concerned with reliability, peace of mind, and most of all safety. i have a case # with toyota. i recently discovered there are several other reports on this site with same stalling issues as my car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota rav4. while driving 20 mph or less, the vehicle has stalled when the accelerator pedal was released in moving traffic 5 times. the failure occurred four times in april, 3 times while driving to work. the contact took the vehicle to toyota escondido (231 e lincoln pkwy, escondido, ca 92026, (760) 300-1112) to be diagnosed and three abnormal codes appeared, which indicated rough idling and failure with the vehicle starting. the manufacturing was contacted and could not locate a failure. the contact wrote to the dealer's owner and requested that they extend the warranty; however, the request was denied. the manufacturer promised to call the contact back, but did not call. the failure mileage was 8,652. *bf consumer stated toytoa was unable to establish a root cause. 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'*jb
I purchased my rav4 brand new mid/late year 2018. in december at app. 10000 miles i started having issues with the gears. shifting from park to any gear i would hear a loud banging type noise and the entire car would jerk. along with that issues i have noticed a delayed acceleration at green lights sometimes to the point where i get a traction control light once it has kicked in or even jerking while finding the correct gear to be in. once i have accelerated and let off the gas, and then returned to the acceleration pedal after braking or just momentarily resting my ankle with the car at speed, the car will "fish for gears" like it cannot decide which gear the car should be in. when going downhill and letting off the gas it will downshift, causing the car to jerk. all these issues happen often but completely at random. i have taken it to the dealer and brought it up multiple times during oil changes and tire rotation, but they say that cannot duplicate it or that it is just how the car works.
The engine dies to idle speed and the car stops or slows down. the dealership says this is because of a 4 cylinder engine connected to a 6 speed transmission. there have been several times when i went to accelerate to get on the expressway and the car slows down. the people behind start backing up and are mad. i have to pull to side and let them by. my children are instructed to sue toyota if my wife and i die in a car accident. this has to be a computer glitch. its very dangerous.
From a dead stop when accelerating the vehicle will not speed up it acts like its in 6th gear. to gain control i need to push the accelerator to the floor & then it speeds up almost uncontrollably. this happen at 12 times. see my comment below that i sent to toyota corporate office. i have want i consider a severe safety issue with my 2018 rav4 ([xxx]). upon accelerating from a stop the vehicle will not speedup it acts like it is in 6th gear to get it going i have put the gas pedal to the floor an then it sometime shoots ahead almost hitting a vehicle in front of me. recently it happened 3 times in a row twice i got it to recover but the third time i needed to pull of the highway & restart the engine. this has happen at least 10 times. phillips toyota service said it is a fly by wire problem (computer controlled). my first visit phillips did not even write a service request on the second visit they did, but on 12/04/2017 they did not again. this going to cause either a rear end or front accident. when accidents happen litigation usually follows. lets get this fixed. phillip toyota said other owners have had this same concern. 12/04/201 [xxx] cc: consumer protection agency national safety consul information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr