I have had this vehicle for 18,000 miles now and i have noticed serious issues with the braking system. when i apply the brakes, i have to (almost) completely floor the brake pedal in order for the car to stop. i had a 2015 honda cr-v for three years and it never had any issues like that. in other words, the brake pedal is too soft compared to similar vehicles. this is especially problematic for shorter drivers (like my mother) because she has small feet and she needs to lift her entire foot to transition between the gas/brake pedals, putting her at a slight disadvantage. i contacted the toyota dealership regarding this issue, but they told me that it was normal and couldn't do anything major about it. this is a major safety hazard. i almost ran into a deer one night on a local road because i couldn't stop the car on time. highway braking is also difficult, so i have to maintain extra distance. however, when using dynamic cruise control, the car is able to successfully brake in accordance to the vehicle travelling ahead of me.
Two weeks ago the car came on with an error message stating the hybrid system had failed. i brought it into the dealer and they replaced a relay valve and said they had been having the same problem in cold weather with other rav4 hybrids. now today, i went to start the car and it was listing about 6 error messages, everything from the brake power being low, engine failure, etc. the car wouldn't start and had to be towed to the dealership.
Tl* the contact owns a 2020 toyota rav4. the contact stated while driving about 5 mph the brakes failed. no warning lights illuminated prior to the failure. the contact depressed the brakes 3-4 times and vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into parked vehicle. prior to the crash a witness said the brakes made an abnormal noise. the daughter also heard a noise. a police report was filed. the vehicle did crash into the vehicle in front of her. the air bags did not deploy. the crash occurred feb 3, 2020. the approximate failure mileage was 1300. *dt*jb *bf*jb
Rav4 has only 500o miles on odometer. have been getting a squealing sound from the brakes when brake pedal is depressed. braking ability is not diminished, just a persistent speak. seems to be more pronounced at first morning braking. after about 5-10 minutes it will go away for the day.
In a paved parking lot i attempted to park by applying the brakes but the car surged forward. it only stopped by going over a curb and hitting a tree at the perimeter of the parking space.
Upon pressing brakes while going thru a pot hole the electronic stability control deactivates and flashes like if the vehicle was drifting or without road grip.
Was driving down the road took my foot off the gas & put it on the brake 2 slow down because i was approaching a stoplight & the brake would not work. i repeatedly tried the brake with no luck, i ended up hitting a utility box on the side of the road right in front of the intersection.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. on several occasions, while driving various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle independently accelerated. the contact stated that the failure was intermittent. the vehicle was taken to ball toyota of charleston (1905 patrick st plaza, charleston, wv 25387, (304) 513-3777) to be diagnosed, but the mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was informed of the failure. the contact stated that toyota corporation sent an engineer to retrieve data from the vehicle data recorder, but was unsuccessful. the approximate failure mileage was 33,450. *ln *tp the consumer stated inspection was performed in sept 2019 and no defect was found in vehicle. and last incident was on december 16th and brakes/tires were replace a month prior. *pm
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 toyota rav4. while driving approximately 2 mph and attempting to park, the vehicle did not stop. the brake pedal was depressed at the time of the failure. the vehicle continued to move, drove over a curb and sidewalk, and crashed into a storefront. police report number: [xxx] was filed. there were no injuries. the frontal air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was towed to a body shop. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic. testing or repairs. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that they would send a field mechanic to diagnose the vehicle. the approximate failure mileage was 3,100. *pm ('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
Toyota pre-collision system with pedestrian detection does not appear to work as advertised. the vehicle has been back to the dealership due to the pre-collision system not sending a warning as it should. dealership stated that there would most like cause damage to my vehicle if they attempted to test the system; the the vehicle did not stop as it should, they would not be responsible for the damage they caused. i also contacted toyota directly how said they could not comment and i need to refer to the toyota documentation which i explained show the vehicle sending warnings and stopping well before my vehicle does. the dealership did confirm the sensitivity was turned all the way up, they could not explain why it was not working, but said "the car is smarter then people so don't worry about it"