10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,777 miles

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problem #44

Feb 152021

RAV4

  • 5,000 miles
New vehicle brought in for it's 5K maintenance, to the service department of the dealership it was purchased from. I pointed out several issues with the gas tank range, bsm, camera shutting off, and that I have to keep the stearing wheel turned to the right in order to go straight. 5K maintenance is performed, they noticed the car needed to be realigned. Driving home, no difference from when first brought in. Bring it in to the dealership next day, the day after, I'am notified that the car is ready for pick up, I ask were if they were able to find what caused the aglinment to go out a second time. There response is that there was no indication of what caused it. Inform them that 1. I'am concerned for my safety and 2. the long term damage this is causing. They inform me that they will look into the process, and have management involved. Next day, manager informs me that the aglinment machine was out of calibration, he had to stop a technician from working on the car, had the machine calibrated, and that he personally performed the alginment. I pick up the car and the steering wheel has to be turned to the left to go straight on the highway at 35-45mph, slowing down/stopping & acclerating. Bring it in next day, manger has 3 alginments performed to see if there are any variations, tells me everything is in spec. It is so perfect they didnt even have to take a wrench to it. Reassures me numerous times that it is safe and in spec, hands me a paper "proving" so. Drive home, steering wheel is still to the left. I look at the paper and it clearly lists 3 values that are marked as not within spec, and that it may cause wear, handling and safety issues. Car is towed to a different dealership. During there test drive the tech noticed the wheel was jerking to the left without warning. Was informed that the stearing wheel needed a software update & the algiment is out of spec.

- Addison, IL, USA

problem #43

Feb 112020

RAV4

  • 6,400 miles
Leased my 2030 rav 4 xle AWD in late Nov 2019 in July 2020 the engine stopping when breaking feature would not work. Message said battery charging. Brought it to the dealership they said they couldn't find anything wrong that didn't drive it enough. Took it home. A week later it happened again.dealer kept it overnight to check the full electric system. Found nothing wrong told you drive it more. Happens every once and awhile. Jump to February 2021. Driving it more parked car outside 30 degree night. Next morning went to take my son to work and the car was totally dead. Nothing worked. Didn't leave anything on, everything like it always was. Called Toyota service who sent someone to jumpstart it. That worked. I was told to let it run for 30 mins. I took it to the dealership Toyota of massapequa NY. They check the battery and found nothing wrong. They kept it overnight to preform a firmware update. I am just reading that the car battery shutting down is a problem with many other owners. I hope the firmware update works but knowing what I know now I'm not sure. Wish the update was down back in July. Toyota should recall all 2020 rav 4

- East Meadow, NY, USA

problem #42

Sep 022020

RAV4

  • 4,976 miles
Vehicle was parked at home, did not turn on at all.vehicle was only at about 5K tops. Called roadside & was given a jumpstart.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #41

Jan 252021

RAV4

  • 12,000 miles
Vehicle parked for less than 24 hrs. 14 months old, approx 12,000mi. Battery totally drained. Left stranded without vehicle use. Indicates smart key problem, tried other keys. Battery is totally drained.

- Spring Grove, PA, USA

problem #40

Dec 262020

RAV4

  • 9,172 miles
Car battery completely drained after not being driven for 24 hours leaving me stranded. Car would not start and had to be jump started. There is an electrical issue causing quick and significant battery drain. Car was purchased in September 2020 and has less than 10,000 miles.

- Summersville, WV, USA

problem #39

Nov 142020

RAV4

  • miles
Battery died less than 24 hours after last use. Parked in enclosed garage.

- Novi, MI, USA

problem #38

Dec 072020

RAV4

  • 16,000 miles
The vehicle sat in the garage 3 days and when I tried to start there was no power to the entire vehicle. I tried to jumpstart the vehicle without avail. Call Toyota they sent service vehicle that jumpstart the vehicle and had it run for @ 10 minutes. Shut car off and it would not restart. Vehicle was towed to the Toyota dealership. Per the dealership they had to replace the battery. I refuse to believe that was the issue. The battery is being drained by some other issue. Toyota need to recall these vehicles and fix the issue properly.

- Marietta, GA, USA

problem #37

Dec 052020

RAV4

  • 4,600 miles
Our 2020rav4 hybrid has failed to start twice (5/5/2020 and 12/5/2020) after sitting only 1-2 days in our garage. It required jumping to be recharged. From the cargurus site, this seems to be a common problem with no definite solution yet, perhaps a bad batch of batteries, perhaps a sofrware update needed, or something else? Toyota needs to figure it out and fix it! we don't feel like a new, expensive vehicle can be depended on.

- Arvada, CO, USA

problem #36

Nov 262020

RAV4

  • 2,200 miles
Car would not start after sitting overnight in my garage. Only has 2,200 miles on it. Dashboard lights flickering saying parking brake malfunction and check engine/ other warning lights came on. Seems to be a huge issue from other reviews. Toyota needs a recall or we need to file a class action lawsuit! unacceptable. Looking into ca lemon law.

- Moorpark, CA, USA

problem #35

Nov 272020

RAV4

  • 2,000 miles
Car did not start after 2 days of not using it.

- Linden, NJ, USA

problem #34

Nov 112020

RAV4

  • 10,700 miles
Car would not start after sitting unused for a few days. Battery is fine; car completely dead.

- Chattanooga, TN, USA

problem #33

Nov 022020

RAV4

  • 8,500 miles
Battery isn't holding a charge. Temps outside are getting colder but not that cold. Don't drive it on sundays, battery is dead dead on Monday mornings. Drive an average of 30 miles per day. Battery was replaced by dealership and still slow to start in the mornings. Now run it idling for 20 minutes Sunday evening to ensure it starts Monday morning

- Pagosa Springs, CO, USA

problem #32

Nov 162020

RAV4

  • 6,000 miles
Our car sat for 2 days without being used and the battery was dead. Read online many other Rav4 owners having similiar issues, something is draining the battery

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #31

Nov 062020

RAV4

  • 750 miles
Car has approx 900 miles and has been to the dealer 3 times and jump started 3 times. Toyota svc dept is unable to reproduce or identify the problem, I was told I'm not driving the car enough and that they can't fix a problem when they don't know what it is, I never know when the car will start or not, very frustrating.

- Omaha, NE, USA

problem #30

Sep 252020

RAV4 4-cyl

  • 180 miles
Apple car play isn't working correctly, malfunctioning frequently. It disconnects or stops working randomly, creating a distraction while driving. Either itunes stops playing or navigation disconnects which causes a driver to start fiddling with the apple car play on the display screen and tampering with the mobile device or the wiring between the mobile device and the usb port. This appears to be a software problem. Through doing research online (rav4world and other sites), I have noticed multiple similar complaints from others with this same 2020 xse hybrid model of the Rav4. The only way to correct the issue is to pull over, turn the car off and restart the car, but the issue happens time and time again. The malfunction of this hands-free feature is going to lead to distracted driving as drivers attempt to remedy the problem and will lead to people getting killed due to the manufacturing defect. Please issue a recall immediately.

- Larchmont, NY, USA

problem #29

Oct 232020

RAV4

  • 2,135 miles
Car battery discharges randomly.

- Ashland City, TN, USA

problem #28

Oct 172020

RAV4

  • 6,000 miles
Smart key malfunction-- 2020 Rav4, purchased may of 2020. First incident: Occurred after vehicle sitting in a parking garage at an airport for 4 days. Came back and vehicle wouldn't start and lights on display panel were flickering. Door locks were malfunctioning, and upon jump starting everything was ok. Took to dealership and was told battery was bad, they replaced battery. Second incident: Occurred after car parked for 11 hours. Vehicle wouldn't start and lights on display panel were flickering again. Door locks were malfunctioning again as well.. have also seen that hundreds of other people are experiencing this same issue.. based off of a google search and research, I am not the only one. Electrical issue or some software malfunction is causing the vehicle to drain its own battery at random time intervals.

- College Station, TX, USA

problem #27

Oct 082020

RAV4

  • 895 miles
Bought a 2020 Toyota Rav4 in early September, but after 1 month it began showing, "battery is charging" frequently. I took the car to the dealership to see what could be wrong. They stated that it is normal. It normally happens when you apply the brakes and the message will be shown on the dashboard, "battery is charging". I plan in taking the car again to the dealership to get this resolved, since I know for a fact it is the battery that it's malfunctioning.

- Harlingen, TX, USA

problem #26

Aug 212020

RAV4

  • 3,023 miles
The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while the vehicle was at the car wash, the brake warning lights illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle home. A month later after the vehicle failed to start-up, and the vehicle was towed to modern Toyota of boone (225 modern drive, boone nc, 28607, (828) 263-5437) to be diagnosed. The mechanic stated that the failure was due to low battery voltage. The battery was recharged and the failure was fixed. The manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,023.

- Spruca Pine, NC, USA

problem #25

Sep 162020

RAV4

  • 1,900 miles
This is a specific concern for the battery/electric system that appears to be very prevalent.. in the 3 months since buying my 2020 Toyota Rav4 limited hybrid (June 20, 2020)-I've had to have my car jumped twice due to a dead battery. At first, I thought there might be something I was not doing correctly. However, after reading the comments on several sites it appears that this is a very common issue. The car had been driven the day before each time and would not start the next morning. The service person who came out to jump it the second time said that he gets a lot of calls for these new cars. The second time it also lost my parking assist on the backup camera along with the last radio setting. Unfortunately- taking it to the dealer has not worked for most of the owners. The dealer can find nothing wrong or even locate the issue. What has Toyota done to determine why this is happening" is it software, battery, electrical or a combination of these" references: Https://www.motorbiscuit.com/are-2019-and-2020-Toyota-Rav4-hybrids-suffering-battery-issues/ https://www.cargurus.com/cars/discussion-C29023_ds1091695 https://www.rav4world.com/threads/2020-hybrid-starting-issue-due-to-battery-drain.303771/ https://www.kbb.com/Toyota/Rav4/2020/consumer-reviews/ https://www.reddit.com/R/rav4club/comments/fucb6M/2020_rav4_battery_dead/ plus more --- just google '2020 Rav4 hybrid battery problems'

- Arlington, VA, USA

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