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
"The backup camera screen is often washed out by strong sunlight and is useless under these circumstances."
Barbara K., NJ (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"It just kept playing the CD over and over and over. Could not eject, could not turn off. Completely unresponsive"
Keith M., MI (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"See previous comment."
Diana P., IL (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"CD got stuck in player - had to replace entire unit which included the GPS - I had to re-program everything when Toyota put the new system in. Pain in the butt."
Anonymous, TN (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Contrast on backup camera is terrible. Very difficult to see in sunlight"
Anonymous, ON (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"not visible in daylight"
Anonymous, WA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"in bright daylight the backup camera is unviewable . the brightness or contrast adjustments do not help"
K B., WA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Speedometer difficult to r,dad and not accurate-- significant Other -- display for odometer& temp is very poor c of pared to any other rental car I have been in Nav display has too small a font to read at a glance Back up camera isn't as goo"
Anonymous, VA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"When driving during the day, the sun glares on the screen making it impossible to read. I need to lean over and cup my hand around the display to block the sun. I don't feel this is very safe driving, especially when driving in an unfamiliar area"
Anonymous, MN (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Replaced under warrenty coverage"
Stephen W., NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The bottom half of my touch screen no longer works. I can't answer calls with it or change functions on the system, some of the functions to the radio and CD player can no longer be accessed from the touch screen. This seems to be a too common problem according to the service tech and Toyota does not stand behind it. The repair is overly expensive to fix."
Francis W., FL (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Does not respond to voice or manual operations"
Diana G., OH (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"System appeared to go into a system-level or root-level re-boot. Constantly cycling a boot up screen that was not part of a normal operating re-start. System would not come back online, as system re-boot appeared to consistently fail"
Steven B., CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The display module went into an endless update loop which came on every time I drove the car for approximately two weeks. Issue finally resolved by Toyota dealer by ordering and installing a new command module."
Wayne G., KY (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Navigation and audio system crashed. Screen froze and none of the screen, navigation, or audio was operable. I researched this, and found it happened to other Toyota owners. I worked with Toyota directly and we came to a fair and reasonable solution -- they paid for a refurbished system, and I paid the dealer for their labor."
Anonymous, MN (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio would "reboot" the operating system most times when the engine was started. This would take several minutes to complete before operating normally"
Keith P., MA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Screen option sometime missing"
Anonymous, TX (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The display screen freezes and I cannot control the volume setting and I cannot change channels or turn it off unless I turn off the entire engine"
Anonymous, AL (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Screen went blank. I brought it to the Toyota dealer and they determined the system had failed. The only solution was to replace the entire system which would have cost at least $1,200. I bought an aftermarket system for about half the price."
Philip H., NJ (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Screen is completely off, no radio, phone, period. Only think that works is backup camera"
Anonymous, NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Display screen stopped working. Had to be replaced. $1500 controls radio, gps, cd player, phone pairing."
Anonymous, IL (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"entune system keeps rebooting since a year ago, has not worked at all"
Anonymous, ON (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"When it went blank everything related to the entune system stopped working. Replaced with a reconditioned unit and installed by Toyota. $1200.00"
Anonymous, IA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"System went blank. Therefore radio, gps, etc would not work. Replaced entire unit."
Anonymous, NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"3 months after warrenty expired the complete infotainment system went out, except for the back up camera. $1100 to replace. Toyota was aware of the issues, but unwilling to replace."
Anonymous, ID (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"I start the car and anything from the camera to the radio does not work. Have to shut it off and restart it then it works fine. Toyota is working on it. Intermittent problem"
Anonymous, NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The touch screen calibration is off entirely and the best they can do for us is to replace it for thousands of dollars. This leaves the functionality of the radio and other features extremely limited."
Megan M., CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Link between my iPod and radio gets lost. Also, the tone settings go back to a neutral setting all by themselves occasionally- this is very annoying"
Anonymous, ON (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Toyota's Entune system is garbage. A phone can't be connected with the system unless the car is in Park, but the display doesn't explain that. This makes driving *less* safe as the driver fruitlessly attempts to connect the phone, and I guess Toyota assumes no one has a passenger to undertake the task, and it's safer to pull over into the emergency lane on the freeway to put the car in Park."
Anonymous, CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The Bluetooth connection for music has not worked for many years. Pairing is always an issue. Decided to use dedicated cord rather than try anything else."
Anonymous, CO (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Periodically, devices (my phone and other phones) will not pair over Bluetooth. Attempts to fix the issue: Reboot phone, Restart the car, delete and then reconnect the phone to the car's Bluetooth. I think this is related to the car's BT as it happens with several different types of phones (all of these issues are with Apple phones - we have no other brand.)"
Anonymous, MA (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"MP3 player frequently stops and can not be restarted untill after another MP3 is played. The player also freezes my iPOD player requiring a system restart to the iPod. These MP3s play without issue on all my current and past car audio systems. Toyota"
Mike F., NJ (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Replaced Complete unit with after market Unit. Original died right after warranty."
Anonymous, ID (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio, cd player, and phone would not work. Unit had to be replaced."
Anonymous, (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The Entune System started to reset and wouldn't stop resetting. Toyota Customer Support worked with me on a replacement."
Anonymous, NC (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Unit went in to a constant reboot in 2017 and was unrepairable. Spent 2000 dollars for the dealer to replace"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The entire entertainment/navigation system died. The only thing that works is the screen still allows the backup camera View to be visible. The screen looks like a computer screen trying to reboot unless I am backing up. I took it to the dealer and they said the unit was dead. They offered to put in a new one for $1400.00. I am waiting till the economy reopens to find a cheaper one at CarToys or somewhere similar. My car is 6 years old and I certainly didn't expect the entertainment/navigation system to go out. The car itself is great."
Anonymous, CO (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio stopped working completely. Would just go into continual cycle of rebooting. I believe the backup camera still worked though. Replaced with aftermarket with Apple car play. Apparently this is a relatively common issue with Toyota radios in general"
Anonymous, ON (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"At approximately 80K miles the infotainment system completely failed. I had purchased the extended warranty which covered the purchase of a new unit at no charge (over $3000)."
Anonymous, (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"did not get us to the destination. Wrong turns"
Anonymous, PA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Doesn't understand voice commands. Takes me on a round about route to get to the destination."
Anonymous, WI (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The entire unit died and had to be replaced. Expensive and not covered by dealer."
Anonymous, NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Have discovered lots of incomplete info, addresses for streets, homes built years ago that don't show up. Had a system update and problem continues"
Anonymous, LA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The maps are terrible. Outdated and incorrect. Toyota should recall and replace all the maps"
Henry S., VA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Maps are wrong, misleading and dangerous. The map fabricates U turns because of inherent inaccuracies"
Henry S., VA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Sometimes goes into "maintenance" mode and is unusable. A free firmware update may have fixed it mostly but I did see it for a few minutes recently"
W H., OH (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"This is ann extremely disappointing GPS system that is VERY user "UNfriendly". for FYI I am very familiar with computers and technology which I have used professionally. This GPS has no override when it does not "know" an address and I have had at least 2 experiences where the GPS could not find an address that I was trying to input. I have given up on this GPS and now only use WAZE or Google when I need a GPS. It is clumsy, awkward, and difficult - hard to believe it is coming from a Japanese"
Anonymous, NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"nav system is terrible"
Anonymous, NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"not always accurate. not always able to locate destination"
Anonymous, PA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Occasionally non-responsive. Also, Toyota dealer wanted $250 to update GPS maps. I could buy a first-rate GPS device with lifetime map updates for far less money. What a rip-off!"
Linda M., PA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Does not work properly."
Anonymous, MO (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The system is garbage. I'm amazed that Toyota would even sell it! Fails to find an address. Requires complete detail input to work at all. My phone is far superior to this expensive system."
Terry C., WA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Neither I nor the dealer could make the map change to black background for night time driving making an unsafe glare when using GPS at night"
R M., AR (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The entire in-dash console had to be replaced, the GPS failed (it had me driving through Lake Erie). Toyota required that the dealer replace parts incrementally, in order of increasing cost. So it took 5 service calls before the entire unit was repla"
Anonymous, OH (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"GPS indicated wrong location. They reset it a few times then finally replaced the unit with a new one"
Anonymous, FL (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"not giving the right location"
Anonymous, NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Nav Head Unit replaced"
Anonymous, KY (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Does not recognize addresses I know to be correct from five years ago, some from 25+ years ago. Makes me wonder about others it doesn't recognize"
Anonymous, LA (2014 Toyota RAV4 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The screen contrast between the background and street boundary outlines is small and difficult to see. Changing contrast is not available"
Keith P., OR (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Would not work correctly -- kept showing us at the wrong location. Toyota fixed the problem by replacing the unit"
Anonymous, GA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The blue tooth connection will inexplicably disconnect and reconnecting is a process that is time consuming - not something easily done in the middle of a road trip!"
Anonymous, NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Periodically, devices (my phone and other phones) will not pair over Bluetooth. Attempts to fix the issue: Reboot phone, Restart the car, delete and then reconnect the phone to the car's Bluetooth. I think this is related to the car's BT as it happens with several different types of phones (all of these issues are with Apple phones - we have no other brand.)"
Anonymous, MA (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The Entune system's flaws are built-in, so not intermittent, and not resolvable. The system controls the paired phone with voice commands, but the lag time is so great that it becomes essentially unusable."
Anonymous, CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Our replacement Smsung J-3 phone is not recognized at times ."
Gary C., ON (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Audio system completely replaced. Blue tooth still does not work correctly."
Joseph Y., NC (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"It takes an excessive amount of time for the system to respond"
James H., WA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Cell phone connects and disconnects at will. Never can tell when it is going to happen"
Anonymous, AL (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The system says the phone is not connected to the blue tooth and I have to program it again"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The bluetooth system is flaky and drops connection often"
Keith P., OR (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"When entering car and phone became connected, it would make radio and all etune system inoperable"
Anonymous, MO (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"It comes and off without warning"
Anonymous, AL (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"terrible audio quality using phone via bluetooth"
Anonymous, ON (2014 Toyota RAV4 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The radio no longer beeps when changing channels."
Scott M., NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Total unit stopped working. Replacement was over $1200; Toyota did cover about $500 of it, but how often does a radio/cd player used by an old lady die??? It was obviously a defective product and I thought Toyotashould have replaced it."
Diana P., IL (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio quit working. Toyota's answer was to replace it for $1200 to $1500. bought a Pioneer from local car radio dealer."
Anonymous, ON (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Same as GPS all one unit."
Anonymous, NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"It totally quit working but was fixed by a firmware update by the dealer, no cost"
W H., OH (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Sometimes the radio won't turn on when I try the car. manually turning it off and on don't seem to help. This problem is intermittent. I do leave the radio on when I turn the car off"
Charles C., FL (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio constantly was rebooting and flashing and we could not use it at all. Poor quality!!!!! The rest of the Rav is superior"
Jerry B., GA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"This car is a disaster Radio broke after 2.5 years Out of warrantee by 2000 miles Cost 4000 to replace with new radio"
Anonymous, MA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio trouble from purchase date for 8 months or so before the radioi was replaced"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"same as previous, it took Toyota 4 months to get me a new entertainment system"
Gene K., VT (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio completely stopped working"
Katherine F., CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"radio kept rebooting had to be replaced"
Anonymous, IN (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The sound needed adjustment. The radio would just click into less streaming instead of the way it was supposed to be. The gentleman just added something and it was fixed although he didn't see any problems with it."
Anonymous, (2014 Toyota RAV4 Unsure 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"NO radio at all."
Anonymous, NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"xm radio does not always appear as an option when car is started"
Anonymous, NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"All of a sudden the radio and navigation system stopped working. the system froze and dealership where bought unable to reboot the radio and navigation system. Charged $50 for this service. Solution was to install new Radio. Navigation unit at a cost of $1100. Out of warranty had to pay myself. Contacted Toyota Corp. they agreed to reimburse 1/2 of cost. I agreed. Only problem I have had with this vehicle."
Bill D., NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"It stopped working altogether and bought an aftermarket radio w Bluetooth, etc, to replace it"
Leanne S., TX (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio completely failed for no apparent reason. Entire audio suite had to be replaced to correct the problem. CD player & blue-tooth also failed."
Joseph Y., NC (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio display lower area touch screen stopped working. Toyota indicated possibly our of alignment and they replaced it for me, sharing the cost of refurbished one and labor. Then had issues with new unit getting the XM radio to link up with my subscription. Which was resolved after them talking to main toyota techs."
Anonymous, NC (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"It's an Entune system. It went into a permanent reboot mode. Dealer says it is due to an internal fault, and that the system needs to be replaces. Quite expensive. I understand that this is a rather widespread issue with this Entune system in RAV4's."
Anonymous, PA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio became inoperative once phone was connected via Bluetooth"
Anonymous, MO (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Radio comes on at random times and loses its content source unexectedly. It came on once and I almost ran into something because it startled me. Dealer hasn't found the cause yet"
Raymond L., NY (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The radio still takes time to boot up the voice commands. It took me 10 months to get "Toyota Experience" to got the updates and then find someone with experience to install them. Very poor R and D. Not thought out very well"
William H., CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"XM Radio was not turning on all the time"
Terence M., FL (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Only works 4 minutes after starting engine."
Anonymous, CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Voice control commands not working at all. Repaired under extended tech warranty"
Anonymous, PA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Rarely understands the command unless I am parked. I can never use the voice commands when I am driving which is why I bought a car with the capability to do so."
Anonymous, WI (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"It takes 5 or so minutes before the voice command will boot up an engine start"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Does not corectly respond to voice comands. Does not call correct people"
Diana G., OH (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Does not understand what I say when motor into running . Gives me wrong responses"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Basically don't work."
Terry C., WA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The voice recognition system misunderstands my voice commands and responds incorrectly"
James H., WA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"System lacks the ability to easily understand clearly spoken commands. Making a phone a call can often take two and sometimes three attempts"
Mike F., NJ (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"It does not understand my commands. I am not able to use it"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Had radio unit replaced under warranty. Also had new unit updated with new software"
Annette S., FL (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Voice commands would not boot up. Had to have 4 updates to the entire radio to fix the problem"
William H., CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Voice control for phone is super slow and frustrating inaccurate"
Anonymous, VA (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Voice recognition system was not working, however on first oil change the dealer did a software upgrade which has corrected the problem"
Greg S., TN (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Voice command system did not implement commands"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"The voice control does not work and the dealer cannot make it work"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Toyota RAV4 LE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Find Carl's jr, it' says can not find motel 6"
Anonymous, AZ (2014 Toyota RAV4 Limited 2.5-L 4 Cyl)
"The grids disappeared. This happened a few years ago. I took it in to dealership and they did not know how to fix it. I searched the internet for suggestions. Still no grids."
Anonymous, TX (2014 Toyota RAV4 XLE 2.5-L 4 Cyl)