The gas tank is quoted as having 14.5 gallon capacity and I am only to fill up 10 gallons.
2019 Toyota RAV4 fuel system complaints
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Fuel tank only holds 10 gallons, tank should hold 14 gallons. Reduces driving range and time to fuel up - which was the main reason we bought this car. When drove car off dealership lot, driving range was 440 - drove 6 hours without having to fill up. Driving range was never more than 340 after that and had to fuel up about every 3 hours. Reported to toyota corporate.
The gas tank does not fill all the way, so I have having to go back and pump more gas into the tank. This sometimes can lead to overflow and the gas leaking to the ground and can be hazards.
Unable to completely fill the fuel tank. Stops abut 4 gallons short. Happens on every fill. I have to trickle fill it to get close to a full tank. Happens at each fill up
Advertised fuel tank capacity of 14.5 but only able to us 9-10 gallons of the tank, will not fill up as advertised ~550 mile range. I bought this vehicle for the estimated driving range and we aren't getting anywhere close to that. Took to dealer and no explanation or action was given. Help
Fuel tank will not fill to full causing attendees/user to trickle and attempt to trick the vehicle to accepting more fuel. Range of vehicle is greatly reduced as a result of less fuel available to a tank of gas.
Fuel tank appears unable to be filled completely. Although pump clicks off (on multiple station's pumps), fill level on fuel gauge is seldom above 7/8 full, and sometimes less. During one service visit to address this, dealership stated there were only 9.2 gallons in the 14.5 gallon tank immediately after a fill-up.
On all occasions, when refueling the vehicle, the automatic shut-off function of the gas pump activates when the in vehicle gas gauge indicates about 3/4 full. I can then proceed to add approximately three more gallons if I "nurse" the flow of gas into the tank. I am acutely aware of the potential danger of this process in that gasoline could splash back at person filling the tank.
The fuel tank will not fill up all the way. I live in oregon and we can not top of our tanks at the pump. The most fuel we have been able to put in when the empty light is on is 8.4 gallons.
Unable to fill gas tank beyond 9.5 gallons even though the car has a 14.5 gallon tank. Gas light was on and car estimating 35 miles to empty when I filled it. When I get back in the car my fuel gauge shows that the tank is full. I'm averaging about 350 miles per tank right now.
There is a problem with the gas tank on my rav4. It is a 14 gallon gas tank and I'm only able to ever fit 9-9.5 gallons of gas in it. I have spilled gas out of the vehicle trying to fully fill the vehicle and it still will not show as full on the gas gauge. I'm supposed to have over 500+ miles in range and now when I fill it the range only updates to 380 miles or so. Between spilling gas at the pump and not knowing the actual range before I run out of gas, this is a problem.
The car claims 14.5 gallon tank. You can only put 10 gallons in the tank. If you put more, it spills all over the ground. Instead of a range of 560, it only has a 400 mile range. This has happened multiple times over the past month. If the tank show half full, you can only put in 4.3 gallons.
Gas tank is rated at 14.5 gallons. But it can only accept 9-10 gallons when I fuel up well after the low fuel light.
You can't fill it up all the way it shuts off and is not full by several gallons. One time we tried putting the fuel in very slowly and it overfilled the tank and spilled out! It has been impossible to fill up since purchase
The vehicle is only able to fill up to about 3/4 of a tank, regardless of which gas station I go to. This problem has been happening since day 1 and varies by 1 or 2 gallons. But I have never been able to get a full tank. I can usually only get 9-11 gallons of gas when the car is empty. I have also noticed a significant drop off in fuel economy recently 39mpg vs 32mpg.
Stated capacity of fuel tank is 14.5 gallons. Even when absolutely close to empty ("20 miles left in tank"), the most I can fill up tank is 9 to 10 gallons. Advertised range of vehicle is 500 miles. I'm lucky if I get 400 miles from a single tank.
When pumping gas the auto-off feature is clicking early, causing me to only fill between 9-10 gallons of the 14.5-gallon tank. I've seen a lot of reports of this issue and would like to make my own claim here as well. I own a 2019 rav4 xle hybrid.
The tank does not hold the "full" gas capacity that the tank is meant to hold. I am only able to put about 9 gallons of gas into the tank. The SUV has a gas tank of 14.5 gallons and yet I have never been able to fuel anywhere close to that. It has been happening since I bought the car on 09/09/19.
The fuel gauge doesn't go beyond 3/4 full, indicates that the gas tank is not full. Yet, all the gas pumps we used in he past 7 months click off -- indicating that the gas tank is indeed full. Trying to top the gas tank (to get the fuel gauge to show full) creates toxic and polluting gas spills that harm the people nearby and the environment. I filed a case number with my dealer and toyota on 10/18/2019. Toyota knows of this problem, no solution forthcoming as of now 12/22/2019.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 toyota rav4. On numerous occasions, the contact was unable to fill the vehicle with fuel to the advertised capacity. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to ira toyota of danvers (99 andover st, danvers, ma 01923, (978) 739-8300) and was informed that they would not be able to inspect the vehicle until he brought it in for scheduled maintenance. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 23.
The fuel tank is faulty and does not hold 14.5 gallons of gas as listed in the owners manual. The gas gauge is faulty and is not accurate. Otherwise toyota is committing fraud by making such claims which my rav4 does not deliver. This has been getting worse since I purchased the car in july 2019. The tank can only be filled with 10 gallons of gas after the fuel gauge is on empty and the 'distance to empty' is zero with refuel now warning. There is a problem with a faulty gas gauge which is not accurate. Even after filling with 10 gallons, the fuel gauge does not register full and shows only 7/8 tank filled. 14.5 gallons x 35.7 mpg should show 517 miles to empty, but mileage computer only shows 392 mile range. 392 mile range divided by 35.7 mpg is 10.9 gallons in the tank. If this car has a 14.5 gallon tank it is faulty. I have no idea how much gas is in the rav4 and range. This will prevents me from taking long cross country trips in rural areas unless I have to gas up at small rural gas stations and not allow me the range to keep driving during long trips. I am told not to let the gas tank run dry since that could cause overheating of the fuel pump which could start a fire if hot enough. I want toyota to fix my gas tank and gas gauge so that it will hold 14.5 gallons of gas and allow me a driving range of over 500 miles as advertised. I want a safe car that gives me the mileage and claimed range which are why I bought the car.
I bought my bought a 2019 toyota rav4 hybrid a couple months ago. I like it for the most part, but one of the primary reasons I bought it was for the advertised ~550 mile range. However, every time I've put in a full tank, the 'mile range' at the front dash shows around 430 miles. I got the tank replaced by atlantic toyota in west islip but my tank is only getting 9 gallons of fuel when the tank is 14.5 gallons. 2019 toyota rav4 hybrid xle awd
Fuel tank on my 2019 rav4 hybrid xse will not fill completely. Typically shuts off at 9-10 gallons and I cannot get much more in no matter how low the fuel indicator or how often I remove, replace and reactivate the filler nozzle. I have notified toyota and received a case number. There are hundreds of similar complaints viewable on line and toyota is taking a long time to find a fix. Meantime, the epa-advertised 580 miles of range is a big joke.
The fuel level sensor is likely malfunctioning. If it is not the sensor, the factory installed a smaller than advertised fuel tank. This vehicle is supposed to have a 14.5 gallon (us) fuel tank. Unfortunately, the fuel gauge will read empty after 9.5-10.5 gallons of fuel is consumed. Thereby, leaving 4-5 gallons of fuel unaccounted for and reducing the safe drive-able range by 150 - 200 miles. Moreover, when topped up the fuel gauge will sometimes read slightly less than full or the first half of the fuel gauge will be depleted more quickly than the latter half. This leads me to believe that the issue lies with the fuel level sensor itself.
The fuel tank will not fill up completely. When the fuel gauge is reading empty the fuel tank will only accept 8-9 gallons of fuel. The fuel tank is 14.5 gallons. To try and fill the tank I have to repeatedly try to top it off. This happens every time I try to refuel.
2019 toyota rav4 hybrid, unable to fill up with fuel. With fuel light on and 30 miles of range vehicle only allows 8.8 gallons out of a 14.5 gallon tank. Causing loss of about 200 miles of range. Fuel gauge stays slightly below f even after trying to top off. Unsafe as we never know how much fuel we have and could end up stranded or overfilling.
Fuel tank does not fill up to advertised capacity. Consistently less than full when gas pump clicks off. Multiple pumps and gas stations have been used.
No matter how many times I fill up the tank with gas, I can never reach anything over 9 gallons, and this car reportedly has a 14 5 gallon tank. The dealership already replaced my original gas tank, before that my car would never get to the f on the fuel gauge. Now it tells me I have low fuel and need to fill up, but only lets me put on 9.5 gallons max, even when it tells me I have zero miles left before empty. Since the fuel economy and size of this hybrid gas tank are what lead me to the car in the first place, I'm incredibly disappointed and have gotten nowhere with toyota customer service. I bought the car in april and still, more than 6 months later, they don't have a fix. This is super upsetting and since this is my first experience with toyota, I don't plan on ever buying another. Another month and I'm going to file under the lemon law because this car definitely is not what it is supposed to be and no one at the company seems to care. I've taken it in to multiple dealerships, multiple times and they tell me there is no fix yet. They don't think the issue is the fuel tank, but the system that tells you how much fuel you have left in the car, the same system that tells you your average mpg. It's telling you that your tank is empty too soon, so when you fill up, you don't really need to. While logging my trip mileage, I'm only ever able to get at most 350 miles per tank, instead of the promised over 500 miles per tank with an low-balled average mpg of 37.
My hybrid battery has yet to fully charge. I have only recieved double talk from 3 different service care specialist stating "the hybrid battery is never going to fully charge. And if it does, it will not last as long as the 8 year warranty." I then ask if others {owners of the toyota rav4 hybrid battery } have the same hybrid battery issues I have. The service care specialist all replied"all hybrid batteries have fully charged"
I purchased a 2019 rav 4 hybrid a few months ago. Each time I have filled the fuel tank, I have filled it until the fuel nozzle clicks off, but the tank never registers more than 3/4+ full. I have tried filling the tank at several different gasoline stations. I took the car back to the dealer's service dept. A few weeks ago, and they told me they could find nothing wrong, and they were able to fill the tank to full. However, I suspect that may have been accomplished by not inserting the nozzle completely into the fuel tank, because I spoke with the service department again today about the continuing problem, and that's what they told me to do. They also offered to accompany me to a gas station, implying that after decades of driving, I don't know how to fill a gas tank. Fortunately I logged onto the federal safety agency website, and I see that many others have encountered the same problem. Something is wrong with the 2019 rav 4 hybrid fueling system, and the fix can't be to not fully insert the nozzle into the tank, or continue filling the tank after the nozzle clicks off. Doing so circumvents built in safety and environmental features, and is dangerous. It also negatively impacts the driving range that we have on a tank of gas.
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