When i'm driving at slow speeds the engine feels like it stalled or downshifted and the display gets dark but car is still 'on', however, it will no longer accelerate. the steering seems to be affected too. unfortunately, it only resolved by turning the car off and back on, causing traffic to stop or swerve to avoid hitting me 3x the past 2 weeks.
This is an update to complaint # 11279255 filed on 11/10/2019. car stalled unexpectedly while driving with "charging system malfunction" appearing on the dash next to check engine light. after taking car to local toyota dealer in conshohocken pa, they kept the car asked questions and finally found a faulty valve in the gas line that was flooding the vapor canister with gas. toyota stepped up and along with the persistence of this dealership in diagnosing the problem, it was resolved. this issue was a threat to life as if it had happened 10 minutes later when the car was on an interstate, someone could have been killed or seriously injured.
After purchasing our brand-new 2018 rav4 from authorized toyota dealer, we were heading back home. on our way, we noticed burning smell followed by black smoke filled front side of the cabin. i quickly moved my car to the right side parking lot. while changing the lane i could not even see the right mirror because of the black smoke in the cabin. as soon as i parked the car and we got off the car, within a few seconds flames from the hoods were noticed i called emergency service (911) and to our disbelief to watch our new car burning in front of us. it was only 15 mins drive from dealer when we the incident happened. it took only 10 mins to see my car was destroyed by flames. i could not get anything out from front or back seats
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota rav4. the contact stated that the fuel was running out quickly in the vehicle. in addition, the emission (eco) warning indicator illuminated continuously. the vehicle was taken to fred anderson toyota (9101 glenwood ave, raleigh, nc 27617) and leith toyota (8005 capital blvd, raleigh, nc 27616), but they failed to diagnose the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 6,900.