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"See previous comment."

"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."

"Contrast on backup camera is terrible. Very difficult to see in sunlight"

"not visible in daylight"

"in bright daylight the backup camera is unviewable . the brightness or contrast adjustments do not help"

"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"

"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"

"Replaced under warrenty coverage"

"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."

"Does not respond to voice or manual operations"

"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"

"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."

"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."

"Radio would "reboot" the operating system most times when the engine was started. This would take several minutes to complete before operating normally"

"Screen option sometime missing"

"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"

"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."

"Screen is completely off, no radio, phone, period. Only think that works is backup camera"

"Display screen stopped working. Had to be replaced. $1500 controls radio, gps, cd player, phone pairing."

"entune system keeps rebooting since a year ago, has not worked at all"

"When it went blank everything related to the entune system stopped working. Replaced with a reconditioned unit and installed by Toyota. $1200.00"

"System went blank. Therefore radio, gps, etc would not work. Replaced entire unit."

"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."

"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"

"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."

"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"

"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."

"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."

"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.)"

"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"

"Replaced Complete unit with after market Unit. Original died right after warranty."

"Radio, cd player, and phone would not work. Unit had to be replaced."

"The Entune System started to reset and wouldn't stop resetting. Toyota Customer Support worked with me on a replacement."

"Unit went in to a constant reboot in 2017 and was unrepairable. Spent 2000 dollars for the dealer to replace"

"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."

"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"

"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)."

"did not get us to the destination. Wrong turns"

"Doesn't understand voice commands. Takes me on a round about route to get to the destination."

"The entire unit died and had to be replaced. Expensive and not covered by dealer."

"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"

"The maps are terrible. Outdated and incorrect. Toyota should recall and replace all the maps"

"Maps are wrong, misleading and dangerous. The map fabricates U turns because of inherent inaccuracies"

"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"

"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"

"nav system is terrible"

"not always accurate. not always able to locate destination"

"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!"

"Does not work properly."

"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."

"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"

"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"

"GPS indicated wrong location. They reset it a few times then finally replaced the unit with a new one"

"not giving the right location"

"Nav Head Unit replaced"

"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"

"The screen contrast between the background and street boundary outlines is small and difficult to see. Changing contrast is not available"

"Would not work correctly -- kept showing us at the wrong location. Toyota fixed the problem by replacing the unit"

"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!"

"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.)"

"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."

"Our replacement Smsung J-3 phone is not recognized at times ."

"Audio system completely replaced. Blue tooth still does not work correctly."

"It takes an excessive amount of time for the system to respond"

"Cell phone connects and disconnects at will. Never can tell when it is going to happen"

"The system says the phone is not connected to the blue tooth and I have to program it again"

"The bluetooth system is flaky and drops connection often"

"When entering car and phone became connected, it would make radio and all etune system inoperable"

"It comes and off without warning"

"terrible audio quality using phone via bluetooth"

"The radio no longer beeps when changing channels."

"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."

"Radio quit working. Toyota's answer was to replace it for $1200 to $1500. bought a Pioneer from local car radio dealer."

"Same as GPS all one unit."

"It totally quit working but was fixed by a firmware update by the dealer, no cost"

"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"

"Radio constantly was rebooting and flashing and we could not use it at all. Poor quality!!!!! The rest of the Rav is superior"

"This car is a disaster Radio broke after 2.5 years Out of warrantee by 2000 miles Cost 4000 to replace with new radio"

"Radio trouble from purchase date for 8 months or so before the radioi was replaced"

"same as previous, it took Toyota 4 months to get me a new entertainment system"

"Radio completely stopped working"

"radio kept rebooting had to be replaced"

"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."

"NO radio at all."

"xm radio does not always appear as an option when car is started"

"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."

"It stopped working altogether and bought an aftermarket radio w Bluetooth, etc, to replace it"

"Radio completely failed for no apparent reason. Entire audio suite had to be replaced to correct the problem. CD player & blue-tooth also failed."

"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."

"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."

"Radio became inoperative once phone was connected via Bluetooth"

"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"

"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"

"XM Radio was not turning on all the time"

"Only works 4 minutes after starting engine."

"Voice control commands not working at all. Repaired under extended tech warranty"

"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."

"It takes 5 or so minutes before the voice command will boot up an engine start"

"Does not corectly respond to voice comands. Does not call correct people"

"Does not understand what I say when motor into running . Gives me wrong responses"

"Basically don't work."

"The voice recognition system misunderstands my voice commands and responds incorrectly"

"System lacks the ability to easily understand clearly spoken commands. Making a phone a call can often take two and sometimes three attempts"

"It does not understand my commands. I am not able to use it"

"Had radio unit replaced under warranty. Also had new unit updated with new software"

"Voice commands would not boot up. Had to have 4 updates to the entire radio to fix the problem"

"Voice control for phone is super slow and frustrating inaccurate"

"Voice recognition system was not working, however on first oil change the dealer did a software upgrade which has corrected the problem"

"Voice command system did not implement commands"

"The voice control does not work and the dealer cannot make it work"

"Find Carl's jr, it' says can not find motel 6"

"I noticed about a month ago that I was pushing the brake pedal further in when sitting at a stop. The car would inch forward and I would press harder. It got to the point that I had to move my seat forward. The dealership fixed it immediately"

"New brake pads all around and resurfacing front rotors was expensive ($1000), but probably not unusual for 100,000 miles."

"I feel brake wear was too soon. But I do live on dirt roads and mud season may contribute as rotors need to be replaced."

"front brake pads"

"After 27000 miles had to replace brake pads"

"Brake wear was pointed out during routine maintenance. I had them fixed at the dealer while i was there. I experienced no change in how the car slowed or stopped."

"Normal Wear Brake Pads"

"Inspection revealed brake linings were worn and needed to be replaced"

"same comments as with the 2016 Highlander"

"brake pads did not as long as I think theyshould have"

"brake pads worn out within 12000 miles"

"Needed new front & rear brakes at 22000 miles which I thought was a bit early"

"Worn break pads at 29,000 miles"

"The brakes go out very very early lasting around 15 - 20,000 miles only."

"Squeaky"

"warped rotors"

"Brakes worn. Started this year. Replaced front brakes this year before COVID, will need to replace rear."

"Needed new brakes. Car vibrated and squeaked. When applied brakes"

"Replaced front brakes due to normal wear (in January, I think)"

"I had to replace rotors ...damaged by driving on worn out pads"

"Rotors became warped"

"All 4 rotors severely rusted/deteriorated causing grinding when brakes were applied. I needed a 4 wheel brake job."

"one wheel rotor rusts very quickly and makes a noise while first driving. Dealer resurfaced rotor and it did not fix the problem. will ask for a new rotor at 10,000 service"

"Occasional squeaking when I put the car in reverse."

"We bought the car used. It had extensive brake wear. Dealer represented it was due to car sitting in lot, resulting in rust. Insisted that car be "certified". Firestone inspection showed excessive wear. Dealer replaced brakes. No further problem"

"Have consulted with the dealer twice about this. Others have the same problem. Am told we don't drive it enough. They spray it with something that only helps for a week or so"

"Installed new rotors and pads."

"Squeaking sound was fixed by replacing calipers"

"Brakes Squeak after rains or snows conditions"

"Squealing started the morning after purchase and continued until brakes and rotors were replaced"

"Snow accumulates on INSIDE door panels"

"Front doors dirt, mud and ice form on the bottom inside of doors"

"It appears that when Toyota redesigned the RAV4 and put the tire under the cargo area instead of outside on the rear door, they did not do anything to deal with road and wind noise in the cargo area. There is a tremendous amount of noise that comes"

"sounds as if internal components are coming loose and rattle and clunk loudly"

"Glove compartment kept getting stuck and rattled a lot. They finally fixed the door"

"It sounds as if it's falling apart. Body panels or interior mechanisms, not sure. It has been an ongoing issue which I brought to Toyota's attention while under warranty, which they said they found nothing, and now that it is out of warranty, they want $100 an hour to look at it some more!!!"

"rattle in the glove box? road noise on highway"

"Squeak inside the dashboard. Somewhat dependent on temperature and humidity outside."

"A part of the brake assembly was upside down but when that part was correctly re-installed the click sound went away."

"Sunroof rattle all the time"

"Noise but car rides like a logging truck."

"Interior squeaks. Especially in winter"

"rattle in the dash console that I think has been resolved by the dealer"

"suspension rides like a truck, very hard, bumpy ride, lots of noises while driving"

"Squeaks noticeable in rear of car when driving over any bumps in road. Dealership unable to locate"

"dashboard rattle when driving from NAV system not being securely in place. Dealer says they can't fix/replicate, but noise is there and heard by many people"

"The rear suspension made a chirping sound. Toyota replace the left rear strut"

"when driving at highway speeds the wind and road is such that it is hard hear the person next to you"

"there is a lot of cabin noise when driving."

"Not sure if it's wind noise or road noise, but the noise is bad at highway speeds. Probably from the tires or misalignment. We are about to buy new tires and a 4-wheel alignment. Hopefully that will remedy this issue. No other issues--we love the RAV4 except for the noise."

"road noise ,bad tires ,worst car i ever owned"

"Loud road noise and is rough riding."

"The driver's door has never fit properly. Toyota has tried three times to correct it. They claim to have replaced gaskets, window tracks and other things. I've noticed no change. When I can afford it, I'll take the car to a body shop"

"The car is not a quite car in fact it is quite noisy"

"It is a noisy car. I think by this time with all the improvements being made on cars this should not be a problem"

"Self Explanatory..with previous comment"

"Again surprised to feel and hear wind noise"

"noisy"