Toyota has issued a technical service bulletin t-sb-0107-19 titled "hesitation on acceleration from a slow or rolling stop". it calls for reprogramming of the electronic control module by a toyota dealer. it goes on to say that toyota is not notifying rav4 owners of this fix, you have to go to the dealer and tell them you are having a problem.
Trans mission jerks hard after i come to a complete stop and drive again.
When test driving vehicle felt like transmission was not shifting properly but not being a mechanic thought it was just my imagination. they would not put a defective car on the lot for sale right? wrong!!!! when i drove it after got it home it was obvious there was a big problem. every time i stopped at a light then took foot off of brake to accelerate car would lurch, shake, shudder before i even got my foot on accelerator. thought is was going to die. would hesitate when trying to accelerate when put it in park to turn off engine same lurch shake shudder and sounds like engine died. car has 61 miles on it. was defective when shipped from factory took it back to dealer, said there are tons of complaints about this same issue. toyota aware but has no fix in place. dealer claims nothing they can do but wait on toyota. so now i have a brand new car that i have to continue making payments on while toyota continues business as usual and my car sits in the garage, afraid to drive it.
19 rav4 xle awd transmission issue and power train. my vehicle has driven under 5k miles and i noticed two major problems. first, rpm moves up and down when i slow down the vehicle. i don't see rpm shifts when i reduce the speed in range of 10mph but i see rpm moves up and down when the reduction becomes greater like 15 and 20 mph. furthermore, there is a hesitation and lurches. once the vehicle's speed is reduced upto either 4 mph or 5 mph and try to speed up, i can tell it hesitates and lurches. as a result, i witnessed rpm jumps high all of sudden. the vehicle had software update on 9/9/2019 and i took video record and posted on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fruvfzauptq&t=11s
Car doest not move right away at a stop even when stepping on the accelerator at 3-4 rpm. very dangerous when your in the intersection when turning left or when crossing the street. seems like the transmission slips
My 2019 tortola rav4 xle with 6401 miles on it has been experiencing problems with stalling since i first got it in august. i notice it especially when i don't make complete stops. it will stall and yank the car forward. it is annoying and embarrassing that my new car does not drive smooth. i will be taking it to a toyota dealerships to get evaluated.
When accelerating or decelerating from 20 mph to 30 mph there is a farting/grinding noise coming from the transmission. i can feel it through the brake and gas pedal also.
Vehicle does not function as advertised, ecm appears to change shifting, hybrid, and gasoline usage at lower temps. pre-collision system malfunctions with any visibility reduction, causing the vehicle to suddenly brake at highway speeds or to not brake at all with radar cruise active. also have same issue as others with not being able to fill tank more than 10 gallons of 14. mileage is as low as 24 mpg for a whole tank, driving very conservatively.
While driving my 2019 rav4 adventure in slow speeds, specially when accelerating and braking, i hear a noise coming from the transmisin. it has an 8 speed automatic transmission and when shifting in the lower gears it makes a sound not usual in any vehicle i have previously driven. only had it for three months and took it to service to be notified it is a characteristic of the engine/transmission. first time i get that an unusual sound, a sound i can feel in my feet while driving, is a characteristic of the car. it wasn't mentioned in the features and have been told that people have complained about it in the dealership. toyota should address this problem, it is very annoying for a brand new car.
After car has warmed up, accelerating around 20-30mph it makes a grinding noise. typically happens when the awd switches to 2wd.
Make intermittent soft grinding noise (think raspberry) when moving. makes noise in eco and standard mode but not in sport mode. the dealership told me they could replace the whole drive train and it might make the noise.
At this time there at least 24 complaint about a "lurching" problem at low speed and re acceleration. a very significant "lurching" almost"stalling" is very apparent as the complaints indicate. in addition, the transmission starts in 4th gear...not 1st gear from a dead stop. i would consider this a safety issue. has been an issue from day 1 of car purchase. vehicle now has 5600 miles on it.
Tl* the contact rented a 2019 toyota rav4. when the contact attempted to shift the vehicle in reverse, the gear shifter came out of the transmission box. the contact quickly placed the gear shifter back in the transmission box and notified the rental facility. the contact was able to drive the vehicle home. the contact was still waiting to switch out the vehicle with the rental company. the contact was unsure if the rental company notified the dealer and manufacturer. the failure mileage was 5,218. the vin was unknown.
I leased a new 2019 toyota rav4 xle in april and since that day have had issues. if you are stopping and then go to push the gas again, you will lurch forward. also if you ease off the break, it will rock back and forth. i describe it like trying to drive a stick shift when you don't know how to use the clutch. also if you stop and go to turn into traffic or left across an intersection, it will delay and not go fast enough and then you push harder and it rockets forward. i have experienced 3 near accident situations due to this delay. i called my dealership about the issue and they said they didn't know anything about it. i spoke to the customer relations manager and he said the car needs to learn my driving habits, it could take up to 10k miles, and that it's normal. i told him i wasn't happy and wanted out of the vehicle as it's a safety issue, uncomfortable, and kind of scary. he told me i signed a contract and there wasn't anything they could do. i called and informed toyota corporate. i brought the car in for a full diagnosis in june. they said everything was normal. i brought it in again in october. they did the software update. the car drove better for about 3-4 weeks and started up again. i called and scheduled to bring it in november. they said the software update hadn't taken fully and needed to be re-run. i left and still had the issue. i called toyota corporate again and started the process for lemon law and the had my car for 3 days. they could not get the car to re-create the issues and so therefore there is nothing they can do and they will not be sending out the corporate master technician. they said the 1-2 second delays are normal for the computer while it tries to determine if it should shift up or down.
Grinding from transfer case at 2000 miles at 20 - 25 mph
A very significant "lurching" almost"stalling" is very apparent as the complaints indicate. in addition, the transmission starts in 4th gear...not 1st gear from a dead stop. i would consider this a safety issue. has been an issue from day 1 of car purchase. vehicle now has 22,000 miles on it
Transmission hard shifting coming to a full stop and the lurking jerk when not fully stopping and then pressing gas
2019 rav 4 xle premium i purchased a year ago continues to lurch when suddenly accelerating from a rolling stop. an example is when pulling up to a red light and the light suddenly turns green, i'll take my foot of the brake and tap the gas and the car hesitates then accelerates. this motion jerks me and other passengers in our seats.
Vehicle will not accelerate when pushing down on the gas pedal. this can occur when leaving a parking place or. from a traffic light. the engine does not stop running. it has only happened three times, but could cause an accident. the toyota dealer could not duplicate this at the 5000 mile inspection and there are no codes set nor does it set a check engine light when it happens.