2015 Toyota RAV4: engine stalls while driving

Filed Aug 25, 2025 · Electrical · 110,000 miles · IN

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the battery, ABS, and brake warning lights illuminated, and the vehicle stalled on several occasions. The vehicle was jump-started, and the vehicle operated normally. Additionally, the steering wheel became difficult to turn on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the local Auto Zone which replaced the battery, but the failure persisted. The local dealer was notified of the failures, but no assistance was offered. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Sep 26, 2024 · Electrical · 81,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was able to be restarted each time. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the positive wiring post needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000.

Filed Sep 24, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · 109,643 miles · MD

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle however, there were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V734000 (Electric System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 109,643. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Mar 21, 2024 · Electrical · 130,000 miles · MA

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, various unknown warning lights flashed and stalled. The vehicle was restarted but on several occasions, the vehicle would not start and required a jump start. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was burning oil at a faster rate due to the oil being changed less than a month ago. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced and an oil change was needed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Filed Sep 30, 2021 · Electrical · AL · fire

My wife was driving her 2015 Toyota Rav4 on September 13, 2021 when the car stalled while on the interstate. She coasted to the side. It started back up so she continued to work which was off the next exit. As soon as she entered the parking lot, the Rav4 stalled again and she was able to coast in to a parking lot. As soon as she walked inside the building the Rav4 caught on fire. There were no warning lights are any indication of anything wrong with the vehicle up until this point. According to the dealer and the insurance company, the battery caught on fire. What exactly caused this I do not know. The Insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss per the Toyota Dealers recommendation.

Filed Aug 20, 2021 · Engine · 90,000 miles · NV · fire

The contact owned a 2015 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while his wife was driving and making a right turn the vehicle loss motive power and stalled without warning. The contact stated that his wife coasted to the side of the road, restarted the vehicle, and several unknown warning lights flashed on the instrument panel and then disappeared. While driving through the drive-thru at McDonalds his wife was notified by an employee of an abnormal burning odor. While pulling out of the drive-thru, the vehicle stalled. The driver restarted the vehicle and pulled into a parking space and the vehicle caught on fire underneath the hood. The contact stated that after his wife removed the child from the vehicle there were a series of explosions. The Fire Department was called out and the fire was extinguished. A fire report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the scene and deemed a total loss. There was no injuries and no medical attention was needed. The dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Aug 18, 2021 · Engine · CA · fire

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that while driving approximately at 45 mph when they noticed the vehicle's speed began to lower as if it wanted to stall. The contact was able to pull over and turn their vehicle off. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle however the vehicle failed to restart. They noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The contact opened the hood of the vehicle to cool the vehicle down however in about 1-2 minutes they noticed flames near the engine of the vehicle. The fire department was called and put out the fire. A report was not filed. There were no injuries and no medical assistance needed. The vehicle was towed. The contact was waiting on the status of the vehicle from their insurance report. The dealer was not made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

Filed May 7, 2021 · Fuel system · 50,493 miles · TX

Ongoing issues with my fuel system. Car will display one of these many symptoms: -misfire, hard start, stall or shutoff. Other symptoms include car stuttering and stalling out while driving. This last symptom is very dangerous as it often comes with no warning. When the car stalls out, the car is driving up straight up a medium grade hill. I have experienced this on several different dates and times along w 24th st. Austin, tx near 1106 w 24th st. This will happen if I'm either stopping at a light or while in motion. I don't have the exact MPH I am driving, but it would be around 20 - 40 MPH when this occurs. Ive taken the care to both round rock toyota and christian auto brothers to address the issue. So far, neither have been able to diagnose the problem. On 5/22/20, christian auto brothers replaced the evaporative emissions system leak detection unit r&r, the fuel evaporative canister r&r, the evaporative emissions system leak detection pump, and the vapor canister purge solenoid. This did not resolve the issue. Current codes: p0441, p0455, p1604, p1605, p0171. While no diagnostic proof has been established, it is hypothesized by the mechanics that there is an issue with either the fuel pump or the fuel line. After reading about the 2020 toyota fuel pump recall, I believe my 2015 rav4 has been experiencing similar issues. However, it is not part of the recall. Therefore I am submitting this incident info to document the current situation. If I learn more, I will try to update.

Filed Apr 11, 2021 · Electrical · 55,000 miles · CA · fire

Car stalled while driving and battery set on fire. Battery was last replaced in october 2020 at toyota dealership.

Filed Mar 17, 2021 · Electrical · 77,600 miles · FL · fire

The vehicle stalled while I was driving on a highway at approximately 55 MPH. I had been driving for 15 minutes. I lost power at the dashboard, lost power steering, and the engine stopped running. I coasted to a side street and stopped the car. I opened the hood, and discovered a fire in the engine compartment. The battery cable closest to the engine was on fire, and had melted one corner of the battery. A passerby helped extinguish the fire, and the fire department was called to inspect and make sure the fire was out. Earlier that day, the vehicle stalled in the same way while driving approximately 5 MPH in a parking lot, but the power came back in a few seconds. Immediately preceding that was a 1-hour drive at interstate highway speeds with no troubles.

Filed Apr 13, 2020 · Transmission · 23,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota rav4. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to toyota of somerset (4195 s hwy 27, somerset, ky 42501) and gambrel toyota(311 w cumberland gap pkwy, corbin, ky 40701), however, the mechanics were unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 23,000.

Filed Oct 7, 2018 · Body, Electrical · 70,000 miles · TX · fire

Car stalled so I pulled over. There was smoking under the hood. Within minutes it turned into a big fire. Fire department had to be called.