2015 Toyota RAV4 Owner Complaints

LOUD BUFFETING WIND NOISE AND VIBRATION WHEN ANY REAR WINDOW IS PARTIALLY LOWERED OR OPEN. WILL DIMINISH OR GO AWAY IF EITHER FRONT WINDOW IS OPEN PARTIALLY OR ALL THE WAY. VIBRATING DRONING NOISE IS SO LOUD YOU CAN HEAR NOTHING ELSE. NOISE INCREASES WITH SPEED STARTING AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND UP. DESIGN FLAW OR IS A REPAIR AVAILABLE? DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. NATURE OF THE VEHICLE? HOPE NOT.

6/2/2015

YESTERDAY, WHILE I WAS PARKED AT A SECURE LOCATION THE BACK GLASS OF MY 2015 TOYOTA RAV4 BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO POINT OF IMPACT AND THE GLASS APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED OUTWARDS. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE CAR THAT WENT THROUGH THE WINDOW AND THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND THE CAR THAT MAY HAVE HIT THE WINDOW. OTHER THAN TWO SMALL AREAS WHERE THE GLASS FELL OUTWARD THE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED BUT TOGETHER. HOWEVER WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR AND MOVED IT ALL THE GLASS CRUMBLED AND FELL INTO THE TRUCK AREA.

7/5/2015

AFTER 10 DAYS OF OWNING THE CAR AND LESS THAN 600 MILES THE CAR WOULDN'T RUN AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A RODENT. LATER THAT SAME EVENING OUR SALESMAN CALLED AND INFORMED US THAT COMPONENTS IN THE CAR ARE "GREEN" AND MADE OF SOYBEAN AND TO KEEP OUR CAR IN THE GARAGE (WHICH WE DON'T HAVE). I HAVE SINCE CAUGHT A MOUSE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WITH A GLUE TRAP AND FOUND HAIR AND MOUSE DROPPINGS. THE BEST OFFER THEY HAVE GIVEN ME IS TO GIVE ME A DIFFERENT TOYOTA VEHICLE AT COST (AND TAKE THE LOSS ON MY CURRENT VEHICLE). I HAVE COMPLAINED TO BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND TO TOYOTA. I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER VEHICLES PARKED IN WITHIN THE SAME PROXIMITY FOR OVER TWO YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD RODENT ISSUES WITH EITHER OF THEM AND I RUN INTO ISSUES WITHIN THE FIRST 10 DAYS WITH A NEW VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND TWO YEAR OLD CHILD. IF THERE ARE MICE LIVING INSIDE THE CAR, THEY COULD BE LEAVING RAT DROPPINGS THAT COULD BE HARMFUL TO BOTH OF THEM. I AM ANGRY AND CONCERNED AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, WHEN OTHER VEHICLES PARKED IN THE SAME LOCATION AREN'T EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS ISN'T A VALID REASON TO RETURN THE CAR. HERE ARE TWO ARTICLES THAT DETAIL THE PROBLEM MYSELF AND OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE HAD - HTTP://CTWATCHDOG.COM/FINANCE/RODENTS-DAMAGE-CARS-BY-CHEWING-ELECTRICAL-CONNECTIONS-TIPS-ON-HOW-TO-AVOID-COSTLY-REPAIRS, HTTP://WWW.SYNLUBE.COM/INCREDIBLEEDIBLECAR1.HTM

10/5/2015

PURCHASED THIS CAR DEALER CERTIFIED AFTER BEING LEASED FOR 9 MONTHS BY SOMEONE ELSE, FROM NEW ROCHELLE TOYOTA. HAD 5700 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. SINCE PURCHASE IT DOES NOT ALWAYS START THE FIRST TIME, SOMETIMES TAKING 3-4 TIMES TO START, AND MAKING STRANGE NOISES, IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO START AND THEN DIES. HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES AND GOING IN FOR THE 4TH TIME TODAY, ON 12/4 A NEW FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS INSTALLED, STARTS BETTER BUT STILL UNKNOWN REASON WHY IT AT TIMES IT STILL TAKES 3-4 TIMES TO START IT. IS A MYSTERY , NOTHING SHOWS UP ON THE TECH COMPUTERS AFTER IT HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HAVE OWNED TOYOTAS FOR OVER 17 YEARS NEVER EXPECTED AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. ALSO LIGHTS FLICKER AND THERE ARE STRANGE NOISES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START AND UNSUCCESSFUL. NO RHYME OR REASON TO THIS ISSUE.TOOK POSSESSION OF THE CAR 10-13-15 I THINK IT IS A LEMON. I HAVE A VIDEO OF WHAT HAPPENS DONT THINK I CAN UPLOAD TO THIS WEBSITE.

12/11/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V144000 (STEERING) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE IN THE U.S.. WHEN THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT SEND ANY AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR A REPAIR UNTIL THE DEALER SENT PHOTOS SHOWING THE NEED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AGAIN AND CONFIRMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER MADE THAT REQUIREMENT. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 6/30/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

5/14/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15VI44000 (STEERING) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

5/15/2015

I USED TO HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LIMITED AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS RAV 4 LIMITED. SOMETIMES WHEN I PARK, I FORGET TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK (I NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH MY HIGHLANDER) AND THEN TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. MY HIGHLANDER DID NOT DO THIS. TODAY MY CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I FELL DOWN AND MY ELBOW AND ARM IS REALLY SCRAPPED UP AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR WITH MY BODY AND THEN I WAS ALMOST RUN OVER AS I FELL ON THE GROUND. I COULD HAVE HIT A CHILD OR RUN OVER A CHILD. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH MY CAR OR IF THERE IS A SETTING I COULD USE TO PREVENT THIS. I DON'T WANT TO BE RUN OVER BY MY CAR OR HAVE ANYONE RUN OVER.

7/27/2015

I PURCHASE THE RAV4 IN OCTOBER 2015, AND THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A CRUNCHING SOUND COMING FROM MY BRAKES AND A FLUCTUATION ISSUE WHERE THE BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS CATCH CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER AND TOYOTA ARE REFUSING ON TWO OCCASIONS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AGAIN ON 7/28/2015 IN HOPES THAT THEY WILL FINALLY FIX THE ISSUE. THE DEALER WILL NOT DOCUMENT THE ISSUE!

7/29/2015

FROM THE DRIVERS POSITION THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAN'T BE SEEN. I MISSED THREE CORNERS AT NIGHT BECAUSE I CAN'T DETERMINE WHERE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS AND I WILL NO LONGER DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A LETHALLY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW AND DEMAND THAT THE 2015 RAV4 BE REMOVED FROM THE ROADS UNTIL TOYOTA REDESIGNS THE FRONT HOOD, LIGHTS AND DASH AREAS SO THE DRIVER CAN SEE WHERE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS. PS. I'M 5'7" TALL AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE FRONT OF ANY VEHICLE I'M DRIVING. *TR

4/12/2015

SIGHT LINES - AGAIN. NO ONE UNDER APROX. 5'9" CAN SAFELY OPERATE THIS VEHICLE. I (AT 5'7") CAN NOT SEE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE OR DETERMINE WHERE THE FRONT WHEELS ARE BECAUSE OF THE POOR DRIVER POSITION. THE REAL DANGER HAPPENS AT NIGHT AT UNLIGHTED INTERSECTIONS. TURNS ARE MISSED BECAUSE THE DRIVER CAN'T DETERMINE WHERE THE FRONT WHEELS ARE. I KNOW THIS DOESN'T SOUND DANGEROUS, BUT MARK MY WORDS, THERE ARE GOING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS VEHICLE'S POOR DESIGN. *TR

4/15/2015

DRIVING ON SLIGHT GRADE AT APPROX. 55 MPH. ATTEMPTED TO PASS CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CHECKED LEFT LANE, SEMI ABOUT 50-75 YARDS BACK. PRESSED DOWN GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. MEANWHILE SEMI IS APPROACHING. PUMPED PEDAL A FEW TIMES NOTHING SEMI HAS TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE I AM SLOWING DOWN INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING. FINALLY PEDAL CATCHES AND CAR ACCELERATES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE I GOT THIS CAR NEW IN JANUARY, TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE PERSON SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AS EVERYTHING IS DONE BY COMPUTER NOW, NOT HARDWIRE. COMPUTERS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY FAST SO I DON'T BUY IT. HE DID ADMIT THAT ANOTHER RAV4 DRIVER HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING I DID. HE ADVISED ME TO HOLD THE PEDAL DOWN AND THE ACCELERATION WILL KICK IT. TRIED IT. DID NOT DO ANYTHING. VERY WORRIED. PLUS SEMI DRIVER MUST THINK I'M AN IDIOT.

8/11/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,010.

8/17/2015

DRIVING ON SLIGHT GRADE AT APPROX. 55 MPH. ATTEMPTED TO PASS CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CHECKED LEFT LANE, SEMI ABOUT 50-75 YARDS BACK. PRESSED DOWN GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. MEANWHILE SEMI IS APPROACHING. PUMPED PEDAL A FEW TIMES NOTHING SEMI HAS TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE I AM SLOWING DOWN INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING. FINALLY PEDAL CATCHES AND CAR ACCELERATES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE I GOT THIS CAR NEW IN JANUARY, TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE PERSON SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AS EVERYTHING IS DONE BY COMPUTER NOW, NOT HARDWIRE. COMPUTERS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY FAST SO I DON'T BUY IT. HE DID ADMIT THAT ANOTHER RAV4 DRIVER HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING I DID. HE ADVISED ME TO HOLD THE PEDAL DOWN AND THE ACCELERATION WILL KICK IT. TRIED IT. DID NOT DO ANYTHING. VERY WORRIED. PLUS SEMI DRIVER MUST THINK I'M AN IDIOT.

8/11/2015

TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200. UPDATED 11/04/15*LJ; 03/19/18 JB*05/15/18*JB

9/22/2015

I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THE TOYOTA AIR BAG RECALL(TAKATA) THEY PROVIDED MY WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED THAT I CALL THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. WHEN I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED TO MY NAME AS IT WAS STILL IN THE PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME ACCORDING TO THEIR DATA BASE. THIS IS MY CONCERN. I HAD TO TELL TOYOTA CORPORATION THE TYPE AND YEAR OF VEHICLE THAT I HAD AS WELL AS THE VIN NUMBER AND SHE "UPDATED" THE DATA BASE. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT DRIVE TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT ARE PART OF THIS RECALL BUT ARE NOT IN THEIR DATA BASE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE OVER 1 YEAR AGO AND IT SHOULD BE IN THEIR DATA BASE. I DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER FROM THE TOYOTA CORPORATION ABOUT THE AIR BAG AS I READ THE PAPER AND FOLLOWED WHAT THE NHTSA SAID FOR OWNERS OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES TO DO. IF I WOULD HAVE NOT CALLED TOYOTA THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD MY INFORMATION ON MY CAR TO SEND ME A RECALL SAFETY NOTICE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE OTHER OWNERS OF VEHICLES RECALLED BY TOYOTA THAT ARE NOT UPDATED IN THEIR DATA BASE WITH THE NEW OWNER'S INFORMATION. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A PREMIER TOYOTA IN AMHERST, OHIO. I AM NOT SURE HOW THESE DATA BASES ARE UPDATED, IF OHIO SENDS THE LICENSE INFORMATION TO TOYOTA OR INDIVIDUAL CAR COMPANIES SEND IN THE INFORMATION ON THE UPDATES. IT IS AN ISSUE I THINK NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

5/26/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE ENTERING AN ON-RAMP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FENDER AND PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

1/5/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WIFE PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON; AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE; HOWEVER, SHE FORGOT TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARK POSITION. UPON THE CONTACT'S WIFE EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT RAN OVER HER AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85.

9/4/2015

NEW VEHICLE 625 MILES. DOES NOT SEEM TO SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING ACCELERATION UP HILLS OR FROM PARKING LOT TO ROADWAY ,OR PASSING VEHICLES. DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE POWER, ENGINE MAKES A STRAINING SOUND . WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO DRIVE UP HILLS, PASS OTHER VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ON HILL. SANTIAM HIWAY OREGON. LESS POWER THAN LITTLE KIA AND PT CRUISER WHICH EASILY PASSED ME. DEALER HAD ME COMPARE IT TO A SIMILAR MODEL ON THEIR LOT, NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE, LOT VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTAS SINCE 1984 AND HAVE A RAV 4 2010 SO I KNOW THIS CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY

10/13/2015

DRIVING ON SLIGHT GRADE AT APPROX. 55 MPH. ATTEMPTED TO PASS CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CHECKED LEFT LANE, SEMI ABOUT 50-75 YARDS BACK. PRESSED DOWN GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. MEANWHILE SEMI IS APPROACHING. PUMPED PEDAL A FEW TIMES NOTHING SEMI HAS TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE I AM SLOWING DOWN INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING. FINALLY PEDAL CATCHES AND CAR ACCELERATES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE I GOT THIS CAR NEW IN JANUARY, TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE PERSON SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AS EVERYTHING IS DONE BY COMPUTER NOW, NOT HARDWIRE. COMPUTERS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY FAST SO I DON'T BUY IT. HE DID ADMIT THAT ANOTHER RAV4 DRIVER HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING I DID. HE ADVISED ME TO HOLD THE PEDAL DOWN AND THE ACCELERATION WILL KICK IT. TRIED IT. DID NOT DO ANYTHING. VERY WORRIED. PLUS SEMI DRIVER MUST THINK I'M AN IDIOT.

8/11/2015

AFTER GASSING UP IN A STATION (FULL TANK) AND THE GAS NOZZLE CLICKED TO A STOP, SOON AS EXTRACTING THE NOZZLE FROM THE RAV4, FUEL SPRAYS WITH A FORCE OF PRESSURE FROM THE GAS TANK TOWARDS THE PERSON HOLDING THE NOZZLE. AFTER THIS EVENT HAPPENED THE THIRD TIME, WE BROUGHT THE RAV4 BACK TO TOYOTA TO BE CHECKED. WAS RETURNED TO US THE NEXT DAY WITH AN OK RESULT. BUT THE NEXT 2 TO 5 WEEKS THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED, SO WE REQUESTED THAT A REPLACEMENT RAV4 BE GIVEN US - BUT TOYOTA REFUSED STATING THAT WITH THE WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOW PERFORM A RIGID TEST - THE RESULTS OF WHICH CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM OF GAS SPRAYS. WE JUST GOT BACK THE RAV4, AND TOYOTA SAID THEY REPLACED THE GAS TANK WITH A NEW ONE AND SAYING THAT THE OLD ONE HAD "A FACTORY DEFECT WHEREIN THE TANK FLAPPER WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. I AM PUTTING THIS ON RECORD ON THIS REPORT, FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF NHTSA FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER OWNERS.

9/4/2015

MY CAR 2015 RAV4 TOYOTA AND MY CAR RUNNING ONLY 40,000 KM AND MY CAR REAR SHOCKS TO NEED TO CHANGE.

7/28/2018

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A STRANGE NOISE WHEN TURNING AND THE SUSPENSION SEEMS TO BE OFF.

8/7/2018

TAKATA RECALL - THE 3 SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK DO NOT LOCK WHILE IN MOTION. MY 6YR. SON IS CONSTANTLY SLIDING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY, TURNING, APPLYING THE BRAKES, ABRUPTLY SWAYING TO RIGHT OR LEFT TO AVOID COLLISION, ETC.

11/17/2017

RIGHT SIDE REAR SEAT AND MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAIL TO LOCK PROPERLY OR NOT AT ALL. ONE IS CURRENTLY USELESS. LEFT SIDE REAR OK. I NOTED THIS PURCHASING THIS CAR USED INSPECTING. IS THIS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY OR FEDERAL MANDATE?

12/28/2017

RECALL ON POWER STEARING UNIT EPS ECU BEEN IN SHOP TWO WEEK AND STILL NOT FIX

6/3/2015

NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS MY CARS EPS LIGHT WILL COME ON AFTER PUTTING MY CAR INTO REVERSE THE CAR DOES NOT CONNECT AND GOES INTO NEUTRAL INSTEAD CAUSING THE CAR TO ROLL FORWARD CREATING HAZARDS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ON HILLS AND FLAT AREAS. I THEN HAVE TO PUT MY CAR INTO PARK, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET THE CAR TO GO INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TOYOTA BUT THEY WON?T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT UNDER RECALL. STARTING IN 2019 I STARTED NOTICING FLAKES OF PAINT IN CRACKS OF DOORWAYS AND CREASES OF THE CAR. LAST MONTH A BIG PIECE OF PAINT STARTED COMING OFF THE TOP OF MY CAR IN FRONT OF MY SUNROOF. *TR

5/7/2020

I FILLED THE WIPER FLUID AND IN 24 HOURS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE IGNITION OR TURNING ON THE WIPERS OR FLUID TO SPRAY, OVERNIGHT IN 24 HOURS THE NECK (TOP) PORTION OF THE WIPER FLUID WAS EMPTY. THE CAR WAS NOT TOUCHED. I AM TRYING TO GET A SUPER ANALYSIS/EXPLANATION AND REPLACEMENT.

12/15/2016

SUNROOF EXPLODED. DRIVING DOWN PAVED HIGHWAY. 51 DEGREES OUTSIDE. GLASS SHATTERED. NO ROCK OR OTHER OBJECT FOUND INSIDE THE CAR. WASHINGTON STATE PATROL ON SCENE.

4/10/2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FALMOUTH TOYOTA (LOCATED ON 290 MACARTHUR BLVD, BOURNE, MA 02532), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08/24/17*LJ *CN

6/21/2017

HEAD LIGHTS ARE VERY LOW. CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE ROAD IF THE STREET LIGHTS ARE NOT THERE. THERE IS NOT USE OF HEAD LIGHTS AS IT CANNOT BRING ANY VISIBILITY DURING NIGHT TIME WHICH MAKES NIGHT DRIVES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I HAVE SHOWN THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS GOOD AND HE CANNOT INCREASE THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT. HIGH BEAMS ARE WORKING FINE BUT CANNOT DRIVE IN THE CITY WHILE TURNING THEM ON. NOT SURE HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

8/19/2019

THE ARMREST ABOVE THE CENTER COMPARTMENT BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAS A LIGHT RESISTANCE TO PRESSURE. I WAS DRIVE WITH MY RIGHT ARM RESTING ON THIS AND MY WIFE NEEDED TO ADJUST HER POSITION IN HER SEAT. SHE LEANED ON THE ARMREST AND THE ARMREST WENT SLIDING TO THE FRONT AND STARTLED ME. I HAD A 2014 AVALON THAT HAD THE SAME TYPE ARMREST AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. THE DEALER LOOKED AT THIS AND SAID ALL THE RAV4'S ARE LIKE THIS AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THE INDENTS FOR THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE ARMREST SHOULD BE STRONGER AND NOT SO TEMPERAMENTAL. THERE SHOULD BE A PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT BULLETIN TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *JS

12/30/2014

CPSC:THE WIRING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF MY 2015 TOYOTA RAV4 THAT CONTROLS INFORMATION SENT TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHEWED THROUGH BY SQUIRRELS. THE CAR WAS LOCATED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT WRAPPINGS AROUND THESE WIRES ARE NO LONGER RUBBER. *BF

3/2/2017

I PURCHASE THE RAV4 IN OCTOBER 2015, AND THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A CRUNCHING SOUND COMING FROM MY BRAKES AND A FLUCTUATION ISSUE WHERE THE BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS CATCH CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER AND TOYOTA ARE REFUSING ON TWO OCCASIONS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AGAIN ON 7/28/2015 IN HOPES THAT THEY WILL FINALLY FIX THE ISSUE. THE DEALER WILL NOT DOCUMENT THE ISSUE!

7/29/2015

FOUR INCIDENTS OF DAMAGE TO WIRING BY RODENTS. MECHANIC BELIEVES THE RODENT TO BE A RAT. ONE RAT HAS BEEN CAUGHT IN A LIVE TRAP. YET TWO MORE INCIDENTS OF EATEN WIRING.THE RAT EATS THE INSULATION ON THE WIRING AND BITES THROUGH THE WIRING. THE RAT DRAGS TISSUES INTO THE H/A VENTS. EVEN TRIED TO EAT A PACKAGE OF FOIL WRAPPED HAND WIPES. THE RAT HAS LEFT SCAT UNDER THE SEATS. THE RAT WAS OBSERVED PLAYING UNDER MY CAR WHILE PARKED DOWNTOWN. HE MANAGED TO GET BACK IN THE CAR AND RODE 'HOME.'

9/20/2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF OF THE VEHICLE SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE PRIOR TO THE SHATTERING OF THE SUN ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

7/19/2016

TAKATA RECALL THE SUNROOF ON MY TOYOTA RAV 4 EXPLODED. IT WAS A RAINY DAY AND I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK(REDLANDS) ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. I PULLED THE SHADE TO FIND MY SUNROOF HAD A HUGE HOLE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. NO GLASS CAME DOWN BUT IT LOOK LIKE IT EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE. TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THE DAMAGES. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT WILL COST ME $1000. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

1/27/2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75.

2/5/2015

I WAS TRYING TO CLOSE THE HATCH WHICH IS TOO HARD TO PULL DOWN FOR A NORMAL PERSON AND I GOT IT ABOUT A FOOT TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE IT AND MY HAND SLIPPED OFF THE GATE AND THE GATE FLEW BACK UP AND KNOCKED MY LEFT EAR, HEAD AND GLASSES SO HARD IT CUT MY EAR AND HEAD AND MY EAR WAS SWOLLEN AND BRUISED IN WHICH THE EAR IS STILL BRUISED AND I HAVE A SCAR WHERE THE CUT IS ON MY EAR. I WAS UNABLE TO SLEEP OR PUT ANY PRESSURE AT ALL ON THAT SIDE OF MY HEAD

6/27/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,100.

11/17/2015

FRONT END COLLISION- DIRECT HIT-2015 TOYOTO RAVE 4 -AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.CAR A HIT CAR B, CAR A GOING 50, HIT CAR B GOING 15 MPH. CAR B TOTALED

5/16/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE RESULTED FROM AN IMPROPER WELDING OF THE HOOD STRIKER PLATE, WHICH CAUSED THE STRIKER PLATE TO FALL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEVE LANDERS TOYOTA (866-584-3934, LOCATED AT 10825 COLONEL GLENN RD, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72204) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1910282935. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

11/1/2019

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH and attempting to depress the brake pedal, the brake pedal went to the floor. The contact stated that he had to top off the brake fluid constantly. The contact stated that the ABS warning light was illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V198000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Electronic Stability Control) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

9/27/2021