Coolant bypass valve failure - risk of engine overheating

- Houston, TX, USA

In my Rav4, I had a message pop up that said "Engine Maintenance Required" and it wouldn't go away. I couldn't get rid of it. So I took it to the dealership and they immediately said that I needed my engine coolant bypass valve replaced. They also said it has been a constant issue with other Rav4 vehicles, but there has not been a recall yet. So I paid $650 to get the valve replaced and the continuous message taken off.

- Carrollton, GA, USA

Car is shaking when turned on. Will stall if car is not shifted to gear sometimes. When AC is on, car will jump rpm. car acceleration is weak and will jump to 5-6k rpm. car also smells burnt sometimes when driving. car also smells like gasoline sometimes. car does not hold proper amount of gasoline.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

Engine maintenance repair light came on and it ended up needing the coolant valve replaced. Cost over $700 out of pocket when part alone is less than $100. After research, this seems to be happening to many newer models of RAV4 when warranty is expired.

- Rossville, GA, USA

Engine Maintenance Required light on due to a faulty Coolant Bypass Valve. After doing research online, there are many 2019 and 2020 RAV4 that have been having this problem. The dealer said the same thing. Would like to put this on the record in hopes that a recall will happen in the future.

- Austin, TX, USA

I have 2019 Toyota RAV4. 69,000 miles. I had issue this week when I was driving and park. The gas given by it self after I park the vehicle. and today all of the sudden stop on the road. The dash board shows me EPS light, Battery sign.

- Burtonsville, MD, USA

engine coolant flow shutting valve code p268115 over heating vehicle

- Spencer, MA, USA

Engine light came on for the engine Coolant bypass valve. Common problem. Toyota wants 800$ to repair.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

2019 RAV4 experienced a check engine light and was overheating due to a faulty Coolant Bypass Valve made by Toyota. If unchecked and not replaced it could cause catastrophic failure to engine due to overheating. Toyota charges between $600-1100 for replacement and it is not covered under warranty because Toyota claims it is not part of power train. Had to be replaced at dealer who explained that it is a common issue with this vehicle.

- El Cajon, CA, USA

At 41K miles it pop up out of no where and for no aparent reason engine maintanance required. Took the dealer it was the engine coolant bypass malfunctioning. Car has all maintanance up to date by toyota dealer.

- Dorado, PR, USA

The Engine Maintenance Alert appears on the screen. Mechanic confirmed it is the coolant bypass valve that has been shorted. Forums from other similar model RAV4 report the same issue at low mileage. This can cause the car to stall at high speeds.

- Stuart, FL, USA

Engine Coolant Bypass Valve Got Bad At Only 38k Miles.Toyota asked 750$ for 15min repair.And it common issue with 2019 Toyota-??s.That part should be recalled and replaced for free!

- Coral Springs, FL, USA

RAV4 2019- Engine maintenance required visit dealership alert. Toyota dealership said it was the coolant valve. As I-??ve seen online most 2019 rav4 are having the same issue.

- Lakeland, FL, USA

My car has been maintenanced and cared for routinely yet an engine maintenance light has come on. When I took it to the dealership I was told that I needed to spend $600 to replace the engine coolant bypass valve. After researching how to change that and what the parts consisted of I found that HUNDREDS of not thousands of people who have 2019-2020 Toyota RAV4-??s have also experienced this problem. My car only has 90,000 miles on it and this is happening to other RAV4 owners who don-??t have near as many miles. I would happily pay this if it was just something that happened but after researching and finding out so so many others are experiencing the same problem in the same year model car it is frustrating that there isn-??t a recall on this part. If over 500 people are experiencing the same issue in the same type of car, that is 100% means for a recall. Thank you.

- Bullard, TX, USA

Coolant Bypass Valve is faulty and is a common problem that is breaking for me.

- Salinas , CA, USA

At 46K miles it pop up out of no where and for no aparent reason engine maintanance required. Took the dealer it was the engine coolant bypass malfunctioning. Car has all maintanance up to date by toyota dealer.

- San Sebastian, PR, USA

Wide spread issue with "engine coolant bypass valve". This has been going on for a long time and a lot of Toyota rav4 drivers are affected. Engine maintenance required pops up in the middle of the screen unexpectedly while driving which is distracting and a safety issue. Toyota refuses to take accountability for their faulty valves and issue a recall. Please help with this issue. If you google this, it will show there are so many people affected by this.

- Little Neck, NY, USA

Toyota said the water coolant valve needs replacing and that it-??s a common problem with RAV4s. They-??re charging over 900 USD to fix this. It is a faulty part that comes with the Toyota.

- Temple Hills, MD, USA

Engine coolant bypass. Apparently this is a MAJOR, common and CONSISTENT issue that is extremely dangerous! I-??m not sure why this hasn-??t been recalled yet. please please PLEASE provide us with some information

- Charlotte , NC, USA

Just received Engine maintenance required message that can not be cleared. I pulled in to my local firestone who looked up the error code p268115. This turns out to be the need to replace a coolant bypass valve and seems to be a pretty common issue with RAV4s but has yet to be on a recall. This can cause the vehicle to stall in traffic and overheat causing a major safety issue. the car is at about 24,000 miles.

- Swansea, IL, USA