Toyota RAV4 Change Vehicle

“Have been to the dealer twice for service and to get a brake recall taken care of but they have only excuses. They continue to send recall notices but when I try to make appointment they put appointments so far into the future they are ridiculous and”

“One caliper was seizing so this wore the brakes unevenly”

“seized rear calipers- retracted and pad replaced”

“Caliper stuck wearing prematurely brake pads and rotors”

“Excessive pad wear caused by frozen caliper slide. When I disassembled it, I found it had never been greased at the factory. I was able to refurbish it myself when I replaced the pads and turned the rotors”

“Rear Calipers stick when vehicle is cold and backing up”

“pedal fades and moves down at stop. Dealer says it's behavior is consistent with design”

“Needed to be replaced. Brakes were going to floor intermittently when stopped or idled”

“lots of pressure on peddle to stop”

“Never used but had to replace due to "lack of use" and rust?”

“Brakes seem to be too small for the vehicle therefore wear much more quickly than expected”

“At 40000 miles, the break pads had to be replaced”

“Replaced brake pads in less than a year and under 12,000 miles”

“Rear brake pads wore very quickly from one service to the next. I always downshift the automatic when coming to stop to slow down pad wear. Rotors had to be cleaned and resurfaced. Frustrating”

“had to replace the rear brakes at around 30,000 miles”

“(Premature wear caused by frozen caliper,discussed in previous comment.)”

“Dealer sold it me with bad brakes - another mechanic mention it had 35-40% left when inspected 1 week after purchase”

“Last car service dealer said rear brake pads were 2/3 of life used and needs replacement soon. My Mazda has 26000 miles and not even half of the pads are used yet”

“Brakes would intermittently sound like they were grinding when coming to a stop. Had brakes checked at dealer plus a national chain and both said nothing wrong with brakes and pads were good. After reading some blogs, found out other Rav4 owners were”

“Had to replace original brakes at 31500 miles Estimate”

“The discs on the front of the car wore very quickly - were replaced under warranty”

“Premature brake wear occurred because of sticky calipers. Rust on the rotor and brake linings caused inefficient braking”

“front brakes were squeekig, had a gravely crunching sound and were just last week replaced and resurfaced”

“speaks for itself”

“Had to replace rotors, callipers, pads”

“we changed the brakes at least twice at the dealer and last visit it needed rotor resurfacing”

“This was the second RAV-4 that needed brake repair in less than 25000 miles”

“at 48,000 km service - 80% break wear front”

“Brakes had to be redone at 30,000 miles I drive carefully and live on the flat”

“I had to replace the brakes twice since 2012”

“Within 30000 miles of purchasing I needed all new rotors and pads”

“Worn out on back - replaced”

“The brake rotors on this car seemingly get rusty overnight. This is an ongoing problem with this car. The rotors are almost always making a rough grinding sound because of rust”

“Again, while I was in for a new battery, I was informed that one rear rotor and one front rotor needed to be replaced. And you never just replace just one...so all had to be replaced. If I remember correctly, my mileage was near 35, 000 miles. Again, way to soon to need replacement”

“Rotors rusted out and had to be replaced. This happens about every three years”

“Front brake pads were worn close to the metal back plate, but not through the pad. Correction was to turn front rotors, then replace pads with new OEM pads. Rear pads were not worn much (10/32"). No action taken on rear brakes. Had brake fluid flushes as a preventive maintenance”

“I believe the rotors were replaced when I took the vehicle in to address the grinding/pulsing issue”

“As I sad it needed resurfacing”

“rotors warped”

“The brakes exhibit a grinding noise almost constantly”

“Loud grinding noise from brakes only at low speeds. Very annoying. New brakes and rotors fixed problem even though orginal brakes were not worn out”

“Brakes were making noises & emergency brake didn't hold-Car would lurch after setting the brake if I was on an incline. The maint. person said the brakes needed to be cleaned. We live on a dirt rd. this never happened to our other cars”

“Ther is a constant 'dragging' sound in the rear brakes which the dealer blames on moisture in the air where we live. (???)”

“At about 60000 miles brakes suddenly began squealing and grinding when used. Is not constant, but most of the time below 30-40 mph speeds. Have not yet had time to take it in for inspection. Has not seemed to affect performance so far”

“Brake dust from brake wear.Need to hose out calipers once a week to make noise go away. Rav4 needs a bigger or better brake”

“when i start out in am tey make noise when going and stopping”

“Brakes make noise when wet in car wash or after rain”

“When my car was a little over a year old, I began experiencing a really odd noise/response under certain braking circumstances which I cannot specifically define. I believe it was mostly a slow but hard braking situation. It felt like the car may n”

“Brakes grind for about a half an hour when first driven. Also I was not able to drive my car for several months in 2014 and as a result the brakes had to be cleaned and rust removed before vehicle was safe to drive”

“Breaks squeak when stopping. Had them checked twice by dealer and pads replaced by independent garage. Breaks still squeak when stopping. Not dangerous but certainly annoying”

“Pads worn down - calipers needed adjustments”

“I thought the front brakes should have lasted longer than 24,000 miles”

“spongy brake response. replaced pads and rotars”

“At about 50000 miles, I had to replace the front brakes and pads”

“1st 30,000 miles new brakes, 2nd set lasted only 15,000 miles--no explanation from car dealer!”

“Brakes worn down by so many miles”

“not sure if this was brake failure or electronic communication failure. Car accelerated when brake was applied”

“repaired rear wiper (recall) ,got a blue screen a week later ,put over $100 to fix at dealer ,no luck ,not covered under warrenty”

“A few weeks after purchasing the car the backup display started showing static for a few seconds before clearing up. I pointed it out when I brought it in to have the locking problem looked at and was told that's the way backup cameras look. A few weeks later the backup display would show an image one time out of ten and the rest of the time it was a blank blue image. By two months the screen only shows blue - never an image. I never found this RAV4's backup camera to be in a useful position, b”

“Tire pressure sensor has failed. Light always on, even though the tires are properly inflated”

“The backup camera has suddenly gone on the blink and produces a "blue screen" about half the time”

“On a sunny day I can't see the display screen. I installed a sun shield which was of little help”

“Poor angle of the screen, late afternoon sun glare makes the screen nearly impossible to read for GPS maps and directions. I used to own a 2007 BMW with an excellent screen design. So it is very frustrating that Toyota can not get simple this right”

“in broad daylight you can't see the nav screen”

“Radio/CD player was replaced under warranty. Display screen on stereo ws starting to fade”

“USB charging does not work”

“This the forth (new/dealer/factory ???) installed navigation. No reason given as cause of failures”

“system freezes, misdirects and updates are very expensive when available”

“loss of voice for commands, radio, entire--antenna problems”

“I was always being sent to incorrect addresses and told to turn where I could not. They applied a fix and it now works most of the time”

“Horrible navigation system! Not intuitive at all. Requires layers and layers of input to execute simple commands. Often not quick enough with instructions. Screen layout for entering commands is terrible. Gave up and now use iPhone for directions whe”

“Touch screen stopped working. Cost $500 to repair”

“The full factory in dash Navigation /radio ect.. froze/ failed and had to be replaced at the ~15000 mile mark”

“Pairing phone and blue tooth. voice recognition”

“The Bluetooth pairing function on the sound system has quit working, making the hands-free mode unusable. Because this is built into the sound system, I will have to replace the entire radio/CD sound system to repair it. This will cost around $700”

“Factory installed Bluetooth system periodically disconnects for no reason”

“Phone paring drops at times. Have to re sync. Has happened about 5 times”

“We cannot pair a brand new smartphone because the RAV firmware is not up to date. The dealer wants to charge us $150 to install the latest version. Even when the car was brand new they were not able to get the address book or voice dialing to work”

“Consistent problems pairing any device with the system”

“would not hold the pairing”

“Difficult to pair even for dealer”

“Random issues with BlueTooth not pairing with phone or dropping out”

“Stopped working, then only plays on 2 channels. Incorrect display, CD inop”

“I have already had my radio replaced because it would just randomly change stations. Now, the radio goes from FM to Bluetooth on its own, but my iPhone music doesn't play. It's annoying”

“ultimately became part of a recall - replaced”

“The power button on the radio stopped working. You could turn the knob to adjust the volume, but pushing the power button didn't turn off the radio. The radio was stuck in the on position, and I had to turn the volume all the way down whenever I wa”

“Kept freezing so radio and gps could not be used. Went twice under warranty. They replaced the unit twice under warranty”

“Touch screen quit responding. Head unit was replaced under warranty. Did have problem with Sirius XM getting account transferred”

“Touch screen failure. Continuing problems with touch screen even after replacement under warranty”

“I COULDN'T CHANGE RADIO CHANNELS. UNIT WAS FROZEN. AFTER A WHILE IT WOULD CHANGE STATIONS”

“All failed”

“Really bad factory (original) speakers; I eventually replaced them at an audio shop with Focal speakers”

“Intermittently doesn't work. Toyota dealer won't fix it because it usually works when they see it”

“The dealer was never able to get the address book or voice dialing working. Now they tell us the RAV firmware is out of date, and they want to charge us $150 to install the latest version, even though there is still no guarantee that it will work”

“Accuracy of voice recognition is dismal. Makes the system worthless”

“Wrong responses to voice commands. There is no where in this survey to say this is a RAV4 EV. Or to report serious issue with not being able to shut off engine”

“Leaking from damaged seal”

“I hear squeaks , loud road noise and wind noise. For a $30,000 vehicle I should hear nothing. Plus the suspension should be much better again at that sticker price”

“Moon roof leaks when you go through a high pressure car wash”

“It is very noisy with the wind noise and an unidentified squeak coming from the dash area”

“There is a rattle that appears to come from the moon roof. Particularly annoying when driving on rougher roads. I have brought this to the attention of the service advisor at the Toyota dealership, but due to the expected cost, have decided not to proceed with the repair”

“Vehicle has developed continuous squeaks, rattles from door trim and headliner in the past year. Surprised at this occurring. 11 year old Honda is quieter than the five year old RAV4. Honda has no squeaks or rattles”

“There is a loud rattle under the dash near the passenger-side airbag. This rattle can even be heard by slamming a front door closed. The problem was first noticed a month after the warranty ran out and Toyota insisted that we had to pay $80/hr for diagnostic charge before it could be found whether the factory warranty would cover it. We've learned to live with it but I'm determined to fix it myself some day”

“Door weather seals not tight”

“I hear squeak while driving”

“Seems to have creaking or rattling in dash, glove box and driver side steering area”

“Do better sound proofing on smaller Suvs”

“Rattle Unable to tell where its coming from”

“Tire Jack when stored can squeak when going over bumps if not properly secured in its holder”

“Rattles seem to be coming from both front doors. The colder the temperature, the worse the rattles”

“Extremely loud on certain roads. If I have someone on the Bluetooth phone they will ask about the noise”

“Rear cargo door squeaked had to have lubricant applied to gasket”

“rattling sound under car dealer cannot determine source”

“Rattle in the dashboard”

“Back seat squeaked until I took it in for service and they greased the springs in the seat”

“Interior trim rattles under certain pavement conditions”

“When shifting speed, the arm make squeaks, whent 3 times fpr this at dealer and problem is not solve yet. Also, dealer replace the back door hatch because i got difficulty to keep this door close. Last point, it often smell refrigerant in the car”

“Back door latch squeaks. Have to occasionally put tape around the post to stop it”

“The Rave is noise above 45/50 MPH”

“Since the car was purchased. Very noisy”

“Just to noisy”

“loud noise inside cab when driving on windy days”

“I hear squeaks , loud road noise and wind noise. For a $30,000 vehicle I should hear nothing. Plus the suspension should be much better again at that sticker price”

“Very noisey vehicle. I hear the tires on the pavement constantly”

“lots of wind noise when driving even in town”

“Wind and road noise at high speeds is very bad”

“Wind noise at all but lowest speed”

“Headliner resonates when any Windows are opened while the sunroof is also opened”