We have classified the 1 complaints from 2018 Toyota RAV4 about STRUCTURE into the following categories.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota rav4. while driving 35 mph, there was a glare from the dashboard that reflected onto the windshield. the failure caused vision impairment, which caused the contact to almost strike a pedestrian. the contact placed black felt over the dashboard to conceal the glare. the vehicle was taken to acton toyota of littleton (221 great rd, littleton, ma 01460, 978-263-1500) where they informed the contact that they were unaware of the failure. the contact was referred to nhtsa. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 10,000.
I was driving to work around 740am on 287 south just past rt 24. dashboard has "4wd" warning and smoke coming out from hood. i quickly moved to the shoulder and fire broke out before car came to full stop, all within one minute. i barely escape the car and called police and fire dept. they came and put off the fire. there are two explosions before the fire was put off.
Driving my 2018 toyota rav4 on the highway when the sunroof glass exploded. no other vehicles were on the highway at the time and no rock or other object was involved in causing the explosion.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota rav4. when the vehicle was taken to a car wash, the contact noticed water leaking onto the front passenger floor. sun toyota (3001 us-19, holiday, fl 34691, (727) 310-3070) performed a test on the vehicle with the same high pressure car wash and was able to duplicate the failure. the failure also occurred with three similar vehicles that were tested. the manufacturer stated that the failure was not due to a design flaw, and advised the contact to use a different car wash until they could make a design change. the dealer kept the vehicle for 15 days and provided a loaner vehicle. the dealer did not request the loaner back until the contact hired an attorney. the manufacturer stated that the dealer had to indicate that there was a defect with the vehicle. the attorney was waiting to hear from the dealer. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 400.
The vehicle breaking system failed while trying to slow down to stop a couple hundred feet back from stopped vehicle sitting at redlight, this completely resulted in collision on august 26, 2018. there was only approximately 500 miles on the vehicle originally purchased on august 18, 2018