Abnormal bussing noises under the car when driving.
2019 Toyota RAV4 transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2019 toyota rav4. The contact stated while driving, the vehicle independently accelerated and lunged forward whenever the brake pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that the vehicle doors would lock randomly leaving him locked inside the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to browns toyota of glen burnie (7167 ritchie hwy, glen burnie, md 21061) where the cause of the failure was not determined. The contact then took the vehicle to koons annapolis toyota (1107 west st, annapolis, md 21401) to get a second diagnostic test performed. The contact was informed that the engine, the driver's seat, transmission, TCM, transfer clutch, and the brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 10,349.
Car lost power twice, going up a steep grade. 'hybrid system malfunction' warning came on the screen, gas pedal did not work at all. I was unable to get to a safe place with children in the car, both times on the interstate. Driving up a steep mountain, about 50f weather.
Abnormal buzz or groan noise coming from the front transfer case when slowing or accelerating around 15-20 MPH. Toyota tsb identifies problem as electro-magnetic clutch shifting from 2wd to 4wd on certain models. Toyota says not a recall but will repair which requires opening the transfer case. Brand new car and toyota should replace entire transfer case instead of repairing it. Dealer ordered parts 3 weeks ago and still not delivered. Dealer has not offered loaner car in interim.
Battery goes dead and requires a jump start at least twice a week.energency brake does not always release first time.transmission clunks and grinds when shifting.has been to two different toyota dealers who tell me everything is fine and I don't drive it enough.bought it new in 2019 and it now has 2901 miles on it.
Cruise control and other safety issues randomly go off line. When driving cruise control turn off, as do the electronics. Further, the automatic bright lights are random to the point I have to disable the system. I have pics and video, cannot change format, don't know how.
There is a large chunk and grind noise coming from the front end when going into 4th gear. Both up shifting and down shifting. Took the issue to toyota, they said they were waiting for more people to report he issue before fixing the issue.
Sound heard when going from all wheel drive to front wheel drive at low speeds. Also when stopping when when the rear wheel drive reengages.
During a slow roll, the vehicle jerks pretty bad. Common problem with the rav4s that toyota hasn't addressed.
As the transmission shifts down to first gear, without coming to a complete stop as one accelerates the vehicle makes an abrupt forward movement. Strong enough to move a passenger backwards. I have only notice this at low speeds in traffic. Does not happen after complete stop. I will rake car to dealer to check the transmission this is not normal on an automatic transmission.
My 2019 my 2019 adventure is making a groaning sound when I accelerate conservatively between 20-30 MPH. This happens probably 50% of the time. Seems to be the awd system. There is a bulletin regarding it: . It's an ongoing problem. Seems like this should be a recall.
Moaning, buzzing noise of front differential when acceleration to 35mph, also upon deceleration, especially when car is hot.
Vehicle jerks after accelerating from a "rolling stop." it seems like there is an issue with the throttle - there seems to be a delay with going, so the car jerks to kick into the speed it should be. I've taking my car to the dealership at least 3 times to resolve this issue, but they always say there is nothing wrong with the vehicle.
As I drive the vehicle and come to a stop and re-accelerate it jerks violently! It feels like it does this as it's accelerating in first gear only. This seems to be a potential transmission issue, but I'm not completely sure.
I received 2 speeding camera tickets due to sudden acceleration noticed time to time, front suspensions are not even and rough, transmission is not smooth when changing gears and/or stopping vehicle.
Adventure trim of 2019 toyota rav4 makes an abnormal groaning/buzzing sound when accelerating. Sound occurs between 20-30 MPH when awd system disconnects rear wheels. A video recording has captured this sounds on two separate occasions.
Twice this vehicle has stumbled when trying to make a left turn across traffic, applying gas from a near dead stop. Both times would have been an accident if other driver was not driving defensively. This rav 4 is unsafe! Less than 5,000 miles since we bought it new.
1st incident: sitting at stop light for a few mins as normal. When time to accelerate, the vehicle started lurching forward in a hard jerking motion. 2nd incident: slower traffic. When driving in slower traffic or at slower speeds, ~20-35mph the vehicle will start lurching jerking forward. Took back to dealership for inspection, there were no issues found. Dealership reset internal computer, stating that "vehicle is operating normally". Neither has issue has yet to cause an accident with any other drivers at this time. I do travel with dogs who are harnessed and seat-belted in the backseat, they would have been thrown to floor of car if not seat-belted. For myself, I get tossed forward several inches and head thrown forward. When driving in slower traffic and/or stop and go traffic, the car lurching/hard jerking forward will eventually cause an accident. All incidents have happen on dry city streets. I would assume during these incidents of the jerking forward that the break lights do not alert rear drivers that the car is in a stop/go motion.
My 2019 tortola rav4 xle with 6401 miles on it has been experiencing problems with stalling since I first got it in august. I notice it especially when I don't make complete stops. It will stall and yank the car forward. It is annoying and embarrassing that my new car does not drive smooth. I will be taking it to a toyota dealerships to get evaluated.
2019 rav 4 xle premium I purchased a year ago continues to lurch when suddenly accelerating from a rolling stop. An example is when pulling up to a red light and the light suddenly turns green, I'll take my foot of the brake and tap the gas and the car hesitates then accelerates. This motion jerks me and other passengers in our seats.
Vehicle does not function as advertised, ECM appears to change shifting, hybrid, and gasoline usage at lower temps. Pre-collision system malfunctions with any visibility reduction, causing the vehicle to suddenly brake at highway speeds or to not brake at all with radar cruise active. Also have same issue as others with not being able to fill tank more than 10 gallons of 14. Mileage is as low as 24 mpg for a whole tank, driving very conservatively.
Toyota has issued a technical service bulletin t-sb-0107-19 titled "hesitation on acceleration from a slow or rolling stop". It calls for reprogramming of the electronic control module by a toyota dealer. It goes on to say that toyota is not notifying rav4 owners of this fix, you have to go to the dealer and tell them you are having a problem.
I leased a new 2019 toyota rav4 xle in april and since that day have had issues. If you are stopping and then go to push the gas again, you will lurch forward. Also if you ease off the break, it will rock back and forth. I describe it like trying to drive a stick shift when you don't know how to use the clutch. Also if you stop and go to turn into traffic or left across an intersection, it will delay and not go fast enough and then you push harder and it rockets forward. I have experienced 3 near accident situations due to this delay. I called my dealership about the issue and they said they didn't know anything about it. I spoke to the customer relations manager and he said the car needs to learn my driving habits, it could take up to 10k miles, and that it's normal. I told him I wasn't happy and wanted out of the vehicle as it's a safety issue, uncomfortable, and kind of scary. He told me I signed a contract and there wasn't anything they could do. I called and informed toyota corporate. I brought the car in for a full diagnosis in june. They said everything was normal. I brought it in again in october. They did the software update. The car drove better for about 3-4 weeks and started up again. I called and scheduled to bring it in november. They said the software update hadn't taken fully and needed to be re-run. I left and still had the issue. I called toyota corporate again and started the process for lemon law and the had my car for 3 days. They could not get the car to re-create the issues and so therefore there is nothing they can do and they will not be sending out the corporate master technician. They said the 1-2 second delays are normal for the computer while it tries to determine if it should shift up or down.
A very significant "lurching" almost"stalling" is very apparent as the complaints indicate. In addition, the transmission starts in 4th gear...not 1st gear from a dead stop. I would consider this a safety issue. Has been an issue from day 1 of car purchase. Vehicle now has 22,000 miles on it
Trans mission jerks hard after I come to a complete stop and drive again.
The transmission is very jerky. It seems to start in 4th gear and if I have to speed up in an intersection, it downshifts violently and causes a lot of jerking while driving. Not a great experience and worried about the life of the transmission.vehicle has 4200 miles on it.
Car doest not move right away at a stop even when stepping on the accelerator at 3-4 RPM. Very dangerous when your in the intersection when turning left or when crossing the street. Seems like the transmission slips
When test driving vehicle felt like transmission was not shifting properly but not being a mechanic thought it was just my imagination. They would not put a defective car on the lot for sale right? Wrong!!!! When I drove it after got it home it was obvious there was a big problem. Every time I stopped at a light then took foot off of brake to accelerate car would lurch, shake, shudder before I even got my foot on accelerator. Thought is was going to die. Would hesitate when trying to accelerate when put it in park to turn off engine same lurch shake shudder and sounds like engine died. Car has 61 miles on it. Was defective when shipped from factory took it back to dealer, said there are tons of complaints about this same issue. Toyota aware but has no fix in place. Dealer claims nothing they can do but wait on toyota. So now I have a brand new car that I have to continue making payments on while toyota continues business as usual and my car sits in the garage, afraid to drive it.
19 rav4 xle awd transmission issue and power train. My vehicle has driven under 5k miles and I noticed two major problems. First, RPM moves up and down when I slow down the vehicle. I don't see RPM shifts when I reduce the speed in range of 10mph but I see RPM moves up and down when the reduction becomes greater like 15 and 20 MPH. Furthermore, there is a hesitation and lurches. Once the vehicle's speed is reduced upto either 4 MPH or 5 MPH and try to speed up, I can tell it hesitates and lurches. As a result, I witnessed RPM jumps high all of sudden. The vehicle had software update on 9/9/2019 and I took video record and posted on youtube. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fruvfzauptq&t=11s
After driving for about 15-20 minutes car makes grinding noise when accelerating past 2-30 MPH and another grinding noise while decelerating below 20-30mph. Was told that rear driveline disconnect feature is causing the issue. Started happening around 3000miles odo and been getting louder
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