In-car Electronics
CD or DVD players, radio, speakers, GPS, communication system (e.g., OnStar), display screen freezes or goes blank, phone pairing (e.g. Bluetooth), voice control commands, steering wheel controls, portable music device interface (e.g., iPod/MP3 player), backup or other camera/sensors.
What Owners Say
"Backup camera performance became erratic. Wiring was repaired"
Anonymous, SK (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"Camera quit working. Told it was about $800 to fix. ridiculous for how poor quality the camera was to begin with"
Anonymous, MN (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"Camera did not work. Dealer claimed was not in warranty. Screw you pal"
Fred P., SC (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"1. Camera is easily jolted out of position causing rear view picture to show area to side of car instead of back of car. 2. picture on screen became very dim and required camera repair again"
Anonymous, TX (2011 Toyota RAV4 Base 3.5-L V6)"Backup camera failed. Toyota replaced it at no charge"
Anonymous, IA (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"The camera system started working intermittently close to years after purchase. It stopped working completely 4 months after warranty when I had 42000 km on the vehicle. Repair costs were 1100 Canadian. I paid it all"
Steven C., ON (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"Since I purchased the vehicle, the backup camera tends to go to blue screen or blank when external temp. is cold (winter). It works in warmer temps"
Anonymous, AB (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"Backup camera display comes on solid blue, then goes blank when car is is reverse"
Anonymous, ME (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"CD player doesn't eject , which I can't use. Had this problem fo r4 + years"
Anonymous, NY (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The display on the radio goes crazy several times a month and ejects out the stored DVD"
Anonymous, CO (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 3.5-L V6)"Radio failed when the car was first purchased, replacement works erratically and unexpectedly when buttons are pushed. For instance, pressing the FF button when listening to a CD may cause it to eject"
Anonymous, FL (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"It has happened twice now - first the display screen doesn't work. Then it will not play CDs. I do a lot of books on CD when driving. Factory-installed. They have replaced twice"
Anne W., NY (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 3.5-L V6)"Player failed could not play or eject discs"
Anonymous, MA (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 3.5-L V6)"eject CD/DVD erroneously when system is switched from radio to CD sometimes"
Anonymous, CO (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 3.5-L V6)"wouldn't eject properly, they replaced the unit"
Tim M., ON (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"CD Player does not work"
David P., NY (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The CD player may sometimes spontaneously eject the CD"
Mark M., NC (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The CD/stereo system failed and was replaced, under warranty, by Toyota"
Anonymous, CA (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 3.5-L V6)"it won't work, when it did work it seemed to get hot"
Nathan M., PA (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"CD player will not play nor does the display light up"
Anonymous, AE (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"2nd time. The radio started cutting out, as well as CD player. It turned on check engine lights, and stalled the car, twice"
Rick S., OR (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"The screen will randomly give gibberish symbols"
Mark M., NC (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"After vehicle has been up and running for about an hour the radio display screen freezes or goes blank. It returns to normal after car has been turned off and cools down"
Jack T., ON (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Stereo freezes and randomly eject cds"
Anonymous, ID (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"When it is hot out the display screen just shows random images"
Anonymous, CA (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Screen goes to unreadable numbers and text or is completely unreadable with non text or numbers"
Anonymous, CA (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"The radio display screen goes blank and the buttons don't function well. Happens intermittently"
Matthew C., CA (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"intermittently the screen goes blank or looks like ink spots"
Anonymous, TX (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"When hot in the cabin the radio display goes blank"
Anonymous, CO (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"Radio will turn off occasionally when changing stations. It will occasionally start a loaded CD when changing radio station"
Anonymous, PA (2011 Toyota RAV4 Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"There is nothing wrong with the speakers when radio or CD is used. However, when MP3 is plugged into the AUX, sometimes, only the left speaker responds"
Anonymous, CO (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 3.5-L V6)"Bluetooth did' work properly"
Anonymous, IL (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"Phone pairing is not reliable. Phone will pair when 1st entering vehicle but will not pair again if the phone is removed and then brought back"
Anonymous, NJ (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 3.5-L V6)"Although the car paired with my Samsung Galaxy S5 initially, it stopped recognizing it and refuses to pair with it. Toyota does not acknowledge that it is a problem with the vehicle so does not attempt to repair it"
Anonymous, AB (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"Will not pair easily. Reception terrible. Works in very narrow reception area"
James V., FL (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio display occasionally (randomly) disappears"
Anonymous, NV (2011 Toyota RAV4 Base 3.5-L V6)"Not able to change stations when car has run for about an hour in the heat of a summer day"
Jack T., ON (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio won't turn on when it's too cold outside; turns off when selecting preset station"
Lance M., NV (2011 Toyota RAV4 Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"When I push one of the choices for the satellite radio, like XM or FM, I get the message "no disc" and the radio turns off. Also, sometimes the digital display looks like someone tried to erase the display, as the display is completely blurred"
Arvid J., KS (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"Radio replaced 3 times under warranty. They give you "remanufactured" radios. One of the replacements still had the prior owner's phone numbers stored in it!!! I don't think they actually do anything to the "remanufactured" radios other than rebox an ship to a new unsuspecting owner. The current radio, which is now out if warranty, is having problems. Toyota is about 10 years behind the other car manufacturers in consumer electronics - very behind the times"
Anonymous, AZ (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"Digital screen does not display correctly half the time. It goes blank and often does not have any numbers of stations and not easy to use the satellite radio too it's full capacity"
Anonymous, MO (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"Radio screen goes blank when hot in cabin"
Anonymous, CO (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"The radio stopped working simultaneous to the system "eating" my CD...taking and not returning. Transmissions were garbled"
Anne W., NY (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 3.5-L V6)"display scrambled"
David B., IA (2011 Toyota RAV4 Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The radio would turn off when I changed stations.The car was under warranty, so I had it replaced at the dealer, and the new one is doing the same thing!"
Anonymous, AZ (2011 Toyota RAV4 Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"radio replacement under my warranty, the radio lights went out"
John B., OH (2011 Toyota RAV4 Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Pressing preset buttons turns radio off. Pressing the dashboard caused the display to turn off"
Anonymous, FL (2011 Toyota RAV4 Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio display problems -- garbled characters, radio shuts off unexpectedly"
Stephen L., CA (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 3.5-L V6)"Radio preset buttons don't work. Goes back to original channel. If you repeat the screen goes blank or the radio turns off"
Anonymous, CA (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"Radio has the following intermittent problems: Turns off when station is selected and display shows random characters/"
Anonymous, NJ (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 3.5-L V6)"Radio shuts off intermittently when changing channels. Since it is intermittent it is impossible to fix"
Stephen P., NY (2011 Toyota RAV4 Base 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The factory radio has been replaced twice. On the third radio. It has started malfunctioning. They are not replaced with new radios but are replace with "refurbished" units. Still had data (phone numbers) from the last owner of the "refurbished" radi"
Anonymous, AZ (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)"1. NAV suddenly loses sight of where you are and shows you spinning around in one place. 2. NAV freezes up and requires you to turn off car and restart to "reboot" NAV system. 3. NAV system loses correct time and is therefore unable to display a pr"
Anonymous, TX (2011 Toyota RAV4 Base 3.5-L V6)"difficult to use, can't operate when vehicle is moving (even with a passenger present), occasionally gives wrong directions"
Anonymous, CA (2011 Toyota RAV4 Sport 3.5-L V6)"Not accurate. Updates have to be paid for. Software nothing like smart phone nav apps. AWFUL system"
James V., FL (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The in-dash navigation system is seriously out of date and inaccurate (cannot find some addresses, locates them a few blocks away) and the dealership was not open to providing an upgrade or warranty the upgrade CD for $69"
Anonymous, NJ (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 3.5-L V6)
"Camera went out completely and had to be replaced"
Anonymous, WI (2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)