Vehicle automatically slows down and shakes violently. We had it checked out at a Toyota dealership and they didn’t find any problems with the vehicle when they performed a diagnostic check. It continues to happen when vehicles is on the fwy. EV light appears on screen flashing on and off.
2017 Toyota RAV4 electrical complaints
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The contact owns a 2017 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that occasionally the vehicle would not immediately start-up, or would take multiple attempts before starting. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, but the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,000.
The contact owns a 2017 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument cluster failed, which caused the speedometer and RPM gauge to be inoperable. Additionally, the power steering assist failed, and the steering wheel was locked up. The failure occurred on four separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and Toyota of Brookfield (20655 W Capitol Dr, Brookfield, WI 53045) however, the dealers could not duplicate the failure. Toyota of Brookfield informed the contact that there was a Manufacturer's Campaign Number: 21TG01 (Electrical System) associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at Toyota of Brookfield. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.
I purchased my 2017 Rav-4, brand new off the lot the end of 2017. On October 2018 my car battery was dead. NO prior indications of problems, No indicator lights. I had it towed to the dealership, they stated it was a bad cell in the battery and installed a new one. Then on Nov. 2020, once again had a dead battery, again no prior warning. I called and got a jump, took the car back to the dealership, they checked it and said I must have left a light on all night because it was completely drained. They put a 3.5 hour charge on it, check the charging system and said all was fine. Then again on 10-19-21 the battery was dead again. At that point I was pissed and just went to the parts store to get a new battery. Upon opening my hood to replace the battery I found so much corrosion on the top of the battery, cleaned it off the best I could, upon disconnecting the battery positive terminal I found the post had lifted out of the battery causing the corrosion all over the battery. I went to the dealership, they told me they were not responsible for corrosion, they did what they call a corrosion maintenance to clean the terminal, offered me a $55 credit because they said the battery was 3 years old and they would have to prorate it. Which they hadn't as of 10-23-2021. It was a 84 month battery. While there they also said my oil pan gasket was seeping and would need replaced and the front brakes will need replaced soon. I haven't even had the car 4 years, it has 15,300 miles approximately. Definitely some problems with these cars and Toyota needs to take responsibility . I bought a extended warranty, but seems none of this is covered as they say it is normal wear and tear. Never had to replace brakes on a car less then 4 yrs old. After reading all the complaints, I guess I am lucky my car didn't catch fire.
The door does not lock/unlock when you press the button to unlock doors.The individual lock on inside needs to be manually pressed to lock and unlock. My Passenger side went about two years ago. And now the lever on my driver side is not working.
Upon starting the car at night both headlights failed to go on. Only the fog lights would work. Headlights failed in both auto and manual mode.
I bought my Rav4 in September of 2017 brand new and within 6 months I had a dead battery needing replacement so I replaced it via AAA. Since then, I have had the battery replaced an additional 3 times! I always serviced my car at the dealer and took very good care of it. Then after 50k miles, I started having odd lighting issues…both headlight bulbs had to be replaced within 3 weeks of each other and one high beam bulb, and then my tail lights went out! Then I would occasionally have trouble starting the car and with a natural gas smell, rotten eggs. Which could be a catalytic converter or fuel pump issue but can also be the battery. Well, my Rav was in the driveway with a dead battery and with no tail lights and had been sitting there for a month since I mainly drive our Sienna.My Rav just caught on fire and was completely destroyed. No one was hurt but if the Sienna had been out there it would’ve caught on fire and it burned the garage door…Rav totaled! I also had a very expensive brake job last year and think those are faulty too. But this fire….was bad and I can’t get a car of equal value with what i received for the total loss. What is Toyota doing about this? Less than 4 yr old well taken cared of Rav 4 XLE that I paid cash for and now can’t even replace with a Corolla! There were no warning lights ever, not even for the dead battery’s. And less than 6 months prior to the fire, it was serviced at my Toyota dealer and they said all was good. The firemen that came also told me that Rav4 fires have increased and I searched on Consumer Reports and sure enough…what was explained was a carbon copy of my experiences. Thank god no one was in it when it started, but the house could’ve caught fire as well. Toyota needs to do something for those of us who had their cars totaled due to fire…just the time invested finding a replacement is worth something….not to mention the time vested researching vehicles before I bought the Rav4. plus the depreciation, etc….
We purchased this Toyota RAV4 car new in 2017, for our daughter. It has driven problem free, until the car was 3 years and 3 months old. At 3 years and 3 months from purchase, in October, 2020, my daughter took it into the Toyota dealership, in the morning, for a routine oil change. She hasn't had any problems with the car, and has only had it serviced at the Toyota dealership. She drove it in, and got a ride home, and was waiting for the call to come pick up her car. In the afternoon, the dealership called to say her 2017 RAV4 have severe engine damage from the batter exploding, while it had been sitting at the dealership. They told her it was 3 months past the warranty, and Toyota wouldn't pay for any repairs. It sat at Toyota for a week, until our auto insurance representative went and looked. He called us to say that: " he had never seen soo much engine damage." He told us that our auto insurance was -- "totaling the car, that the engine was unrepairable, and that they were going to take it to the auto dump." Our insurance company hauled it away, and determined its remaining value and paid us, in October, 2020. My daughter chose a new car, we purchased it for her, with the insurance money, covering part of the purchase. It cost us thousands more, to cover the cost of the new replacement car. I told my daughter that we had bought her a "dud of a gift", and would pay for the new car. Our auto insurance confirmed what the dealership said, that the battery had exploded.
Three days ago, I parked my 2017 rav4 limited in my driveway, stopped the engine, got out, locked the door and went in to my house. Several hours later I went outside and found my rav4 running. For how long I don't know. I thought I may have done something incorrect. Now being very careful about shut down procedure, yesterday I parked the rav4 in the same driveway. Two hours later, I went ouside to check and again found the rav4 running, with the lights on. I found several reports on-line about others having the same experience with their rav4s. I called several toyota dealers to report the incident and see if they had experienced this problem with other customers. None did. It appears that I can't be confident that my rav4 will be wherever I parked it when I return to it.
While stopped at a stoplight, my rav4 completely shut down and the dashboard flashed the warning "charging malfunction; see owner's manual". I took my rav4 to the dealership where they ran a full inspection and found zero issues. It has happened once since, as well. I believe it to be related to the overarching toyota rav4 battery/electrical issue as listed in other complaints.
While I was at my local dealership they let me know my battery kept coming back weak . I have also noticed how my car seems to almost stall out sometimes while driving . It hasn't but this makes me very nervous while driving
I was stopped at a red light and suddenly the battery light came on and the car shut down completely. I could not steer or move. After a moment I was able to start the car and proceed home. That was the only time it has happened and it occurred in october of 2020. I brought the car to my mechanic a few days later and they could not find a problem. Invoice is attached.
My car was jumped started by aaa my car sparked my fusr box was blown out have to take my car to the dealership my fuse box was blown and my heater and air blower was not working it was at my residence
Please see attached sheet for all that has happened since I purchased the car. I've had to replace the battery 2 times in 3 years as well. I have new battery and it became corroded fast. My car kept telling me there was an electrical issue and the check engine light would come on and all of the fails LED to the transmission issues.
With rain and snow the sensor start beeping and warning of objects in front of the vehicle when there are nothing. Driving in snow gets the sensors blocked and you cant use the cruise control.
Tl* the contact's parents owns a 2017 toyota rav4. The contact stated that the vehicle was at a stand still, when he noticed yellow fluid under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer toyota of hollywood fl located at 1841 fl-7, hollywood, fl 33021, (866) 332-6839, where it was diagnosed with needing the battery to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The contact stated the battery acid leaked and damage several components under the hood. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 15,087.
Fan blower motor for the A/C broke down around 50,000 kms, this is a premature break down. I did'nt get a chance to bring it for repair until my odimeter reached 70,000kms so the dealership declined the warranty repair.
2017 rav 4 struck a concrete light post in parking lot. Car was moving forward approximately 20 MPH, impacted driver's side front and fender. Air bags did not deploy. No collision alarm sounded. Entire front panel destroyed, major electrical sensor damage, driver's door unable to open. Hood damaged. Suspension bent. Driver suffered major bruising and chest pain. Both elbows impacted something in collision.
While I was driving home from work on thursday, march 5, 2020, I smelled smoke. I looked at the temperature on the dashboard and it showed that the temperature was a little below the middle line indicating the vehicle was not hot. I continued driving for a couple more blocks and continued to smell smoke so attempted to pull over into a parking lot. When I tried to pull over, the vehicle stopped on its own so I was half way between the street and parking lot. I saw smoke come out from under the hood of the vehicle. About two minutes later, flames started coming out from under the hood. The vehicle caught fire.
Auto high beams stopped working dealer needed to replace the headlight stalk on steering wheel
Drivers side door lock stopped working car only has 37,000 and is 31 months old. Dealer wants $1000.00 to repair.
Vehicle died in the middle of the road while driving normally. The vehicle was on a city street.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 toyota rav4. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled. In addition, the traction control and charging system malfunction indicators illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart and was taken to toyota of hollywood (6000 hollywood blvd, hollywood ca, 323‑498‑2260) to be diagnosed. The results were unknown. The vehicle was being repaired under warranty. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 27,220.
Ignition remains on when I exit vehicle if forget to push off button with my key in pocket. Car not running when I leave so it is easy to forget and engine can/will restart at later time. This has happened at least two times in driveway. If in happened when I put in garage and went to bed in room over garage it could present a carbon monoxide hazard.
I had to visit toyota because my radio will turn on by itself, when I park. Even after visiting toyota for an update, my radio will change on its own, not from the steering wheel) but on its own.so it is not fixed. Wipers will turn on then stop. There seems to be a device behind the dash that I can hear clicking on and off well after the ignition is off or while the car is idle for a bit. My climate control changes on its on even though it works fine most of the time. It is as if my car is receiving additional commands from another source. Last week, at night, I witnessed two men standing in the middle of the street, somehow activating car alarms from random cars. Just yesterday, not far from where I live a driver "lost control" and ran into two homes. The driver was thrown from the car, while the car and the house caught on fire, that was strange to hear about. If there is something that can be done for my car, please let me know what to do. Thank you.
On 01/31/19 I was driving my 2017 rav4 on freeway about 4 miles then local about 5 blocks I heard noise on my car so I stopped. It turned out I had a flat on my front passenger tire. I replaced it with spare and the 'low tire pressure' light just came on. I then realized why the ltp light never came on before I replaced with spare. I took the rav4 to pasadena toyota to run the diagnostic check to find out why ltp light never came on when I was driving on a flat. The diagnostic found 'nothing wrong' and the system didn't record anything. They also told me the tire suffered 'run flat damage' and not repairable. I then called toyota customer svc. Case # 1902010530, case manager derek. Derek just informed me on 2/11/19 that the ltp light will not come on when the tire sudden lost pressure and turn flat (owner's manual pg 571). I asked him why the light didn't come on when I drove it on flat for a while to cause the run flat damage. Wasn't the tire pressure low enough when it's flat? He said the light will not come on when it's flat. This sounds very dangerous if the warning light doesn't send out signal even when it's flat. However pasadena toyota svc advisor told me the system is supposed to check the pressure every 30 seconds. This conflicts with what derek told me. If I only drove with flat for 30 seconds locally it would not have caused 'run flat damage'. I was especially driving slow locally on 1/31/19 because of the traffic. I must have driven it more than 30 seconds (to cause the run flat damage) but the system failed to detect it and sent me the warning. I keep the damage tire in case further investigation is needed. We also had another electrical issue with this 2017 rav4 when it was only 6 months old. A warning light came on for no reason so we brought it to dealer to check on 10/30/17. Again, the diagnostic found nothing. Can I trust my dashboard?
Power transmission, safety issue, the power transmission will not shift in a timely manner to proper gears,in cold weather, this is a safety issue, when entering the freeway after leaving work, the car will only go 30 MPH at 3,500 RPM. Until the car warms up, this has never happened before, and now it is. Toyota dealer confirmed that the shift points are higher than normal, when first started in the morning, and per the dealer well it takes awhile for the car to warm up before it will go to normal shift points, and allow the transmission to function normally. Well 30 MPH at 3500 RPM, this is not normal, and this is a safety issue, so when you leave work your car will only go 30 MPH on a 60 MPH freeway. The dealers response is after it has been running and warmed up it will work normally. There is nothing normal about this issue, never had this issue last winter now all of a sudden having this issue this winter.
The transmission, is not shifting properly in even mildly cold weather. Had the car for two years, and now the tranmission, is not shifting properly when you first start it up. The engine rpms are at 3,500, when doing 30 MPH down the road,and pushing all the way down on the accelerator, the car will not go, there are no error lights, there is an tranmission shift issue with acceleration issue. This is dangerous because when going down a 35 MPH road, there are cars that can accelerate and this car goes nowhere. Start the car after being parked outside in cold weather, waited 5 minutes before driving the car, and it is still not responding properly. There have been electrical issues with this car, and now the transmission will not shift and go into gear properly, not sure if its the computer program, or gear issue. Never had this problem until the second year of ownership. Owned the car since it was brand new. This is a safety issue, with the car not being able to go the proper speed limit, and the dealer is trying to say oh, it takes a while for the car to warm up, did not have that problem last winter being left out all day and night. There is an electronic control module for the transmission, and the gears this is a safety issue that toyota needs to address, the car will not even accelerate properly because of this transmission issue and if you do accelerate you can end up ruinning the engine.
When it is raining, or snowing and for some reason, the sensors get wet from the bumper, crosstraffic alert or backup or side warning, the whole system shuts down. Driving on the freeway and it is raining and the whole computer just froze, and lost all sensors and a failure alert showed up on the dashboard, along with the cars transmission have a hard time shifting as exiting the free way. This is total computer failure but after exiting the freeway and driving down a road, and at a stop light put the transmission in neutral and shifting back to drive, all the computer errors cleared. Took it to the dealer and of course they found nothing. This is dangerous for blind spot warning sensors to go out the pbm sensor said failure and there is an electric harness issue with this car where the wires either were not insulated or nick along with the computer model to the transmission. There is faulty insulation, this happens only on occasion and not all the time, and every now and then there is a computer issue, the clears itself. Also the clock was losing time. Due to the electrical issues this is a safety issue,. When everything shuts down when the car is being driven is a safety issue. Yet, shifting the transmission cleared the errros off the dash.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 toyota rav4. While driving approximately 75 MPH behind another vehicle, the contact switched lanes and the forward collision avoidance feature immediately activated. As a result, the brakes engaged and caused the vehicle to stop abruptly. The contact indicated that the detection system activated although the preceding vehicle was more than 150 feet away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 38,000. *tt
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