Toyota RAV4 Change Vehicle

"Attempted to fix with a software update. Another freeze happened 30 days later resulting in replacement of unit."

"Toyota’s Entune system is very poorly designed. Often freezes up causing you to restart the engine. System interface is very poor with many dead ends forcing you to start over. Love the car but hate the Entune system."

"Ongoing issue. Unit clearly doesn’t have enough memory or processing power to do the job. Very uncharacteristic poor quality for a Toyota"

"When on highway with GPS on it will freeze and get stuck on a spot on the interstate. Until you shut the vehicle off none of the buttons or touch screen will work. So you have to get off the freeway and restart - just to listen to the radio!"

"entire screen freezes and vehicle has to be shut down and restarted to reboot system"

"Brought the car in to Toyota where they downloaded a software fix. Car is fine since then."

"Display screen freezes while driving"

"Freezes randomly"

"While using the navigation system, the screen sometimes goes blank. I was told by dealer that it was a common problem with that system and that I should bring it in for replacement. I haven't had time to do that.....hardly ever use the navigation system."

"During day light sunlight would render the speedometer unreadable."

"The infotainment system display would go blank and then restart with the initial start up message screen periodically. The dealer where I purchased the vehicle fixed the problem with a software update."

"Sometimes the display screen just goes black. Service adviser said it's a common problem. Going in this next week for service and they will download updated software."

"This is related only to the GPS - it doesn't work more than half the time."

"Happens randomly"

"It connects thru my iPhone. It is constantly disconnecting or does not connect at all."

"too difficult and archaic to use. Preferred using smartphone app."

"Cruise control stopped working"

"GPS SYSTEM FROZE UP. DIRECTIONS GIVEN ARE TERRIBLE"

"poor directions"

"The navigation is incorrect at times. It cannot find locations."

"My RAV 4's navigation system MUST work ONLY through an iPhone. It burns the battery up. I was told by Deluca Toyota that I had to get a different case for my phone, which I did. I asked them why my previous RAV4's navigation system didn't have to work through an iPhone. They told me the only was to get the other system was to buy the top of the line model. My previous one was the mid range like this one. I will NEVER get another Toyota because of this dealerships attitude."

"The GPS freezes up and will not work. I have taken it to the dealer 3 times and they say nothing is wrong with it. It connects through my iphone, but maps show up on my iphone OK, but not on the in dash screen"

"poor communication for driving instructions, system informs driver of turns too late, screen automatically zooms in too closely, instructions to avoid heavy traffic ignored, and screen graphics are not clearly shown."

"Navigation system is unreliable. Routes you out of your way and freezes in big cities. I always use an alternate navigation system, such as my phone, while I'm using the GPS."

"Out of date maps, phone much better. Hard to operate also."

"Saving and modifying routes is not easy and has quirks, but the default directions provided change reliably if I ignore a turn I know isn't the best, and are better than other systems I've experienced. The display freezing and blanking are random, and have occurred even after the head unit was replaced; and the manuals do tell how to reset the display without shutting off power (press and hold the sound on/off button). However, even if the display freezes, navigation voice instructions are correct and continue normally."

"Voice recognition does not understand properly. The voice produced often cuts off and does not allow me to continue. Radio stops completely in the entire system and car must be restarted. Three software updates have been done. It just gets worse. Now a new system is being built just for me by Toyota!!"

"The GPS doesn't work much of the time, and when it does it performs poorly. It doesn't perform anything close to my Garmin - so I still rely on my Garmin. I don't have time to run to the dealer on this."

"Pairing with my phone"

"Would not link to phone for text messaging"

"Showed "Microphone not connected" whenever I tried to pair my phone"

"Contact list not transferred to car system is my main complaint. I don't have numbers memorized, so can't call using Bluetooth. Caller ID, of course, then doesn't function. Accessing controls not very intuitive. i.e., can't find a delete phone action or voice control delete call history Not sure if it's iPhone or car problem."

"If you don't have a smart phone it constantly drops the blue tooth signal. West Herr Toyota's service manager indicated they would fix it or replace my phone, but they never did."

"Car was not able to find phone signal. Finally replaced entire system under warranty."

"Poor audio quality connecting to Android phone"

"technical service bulletin for a radio issue . Factory radios are not the best quality"

"Radio cuts in and out depending on the direction the vehicle is going or the surrounding terrain. Apparently an antenna issue. Very poor design!"

"xm radio could not find signal"

"For the money, poor sound quality, lacking."

"The radio is a premium system but I get heavy interference on the FM band - it seems very susceptible to such noise from electricity transmission wires. FM services are not supposed to experience interference of this kind. My previous vehicle (2013 Venza) had no such problems. The dealer has not been able to solve the issue. The Sirius XM service is interference free"

"Too many ineffective updates"

"Many ineffective software updates"

"Can not use voice recognition. Can not recognize commands"

"It does not understand voice commands often."

"Had to return to the dealer 3 times to correct. Opened up complaint with Toyota. Last update with software helped but still not 100% on a vehical with an msrp of $34,000."

"Doesn't recognize my verbal commands approx 33% of the time I use it."

"A list of commands supposedly understood by the system is unavailable, and the system is so frustrating to use that I only use it to cancel navigation destinations."

"The mechanic at the Toyota Dealership advised they have had two problem and they were both covered by my warranty. The real window hatch trunk first had hydraulic lifts replaces as they stopped working. Then the real window rubber seal started to leak to the point every time I went to a carwash or it rained the water came in the car. Both issues are resolved but I very disappointed as I had a previous 2014 Toyota RAV4 and had no issues."

"The car has so much road noise, sometimes it is almost impossible to carry on a conversation. I am not sure where all the noise is coming from. The noise is especially bad on the textured pavements. I was driving a 2005 Toyota Sienna XLE van before the RAV4. The Sienna van was much quieter than the RAV4."

"Rattle on driver's side of the panel that runs along the windshield. May be due to loose or improper mold fittings."

"interior rattles, road noise"

"The sun roof mechanism has a very annoying squeak to it which comes and goes with regularity."

"Undetermined noise in front dash area. Passenger hears it on driver side, driver hears it on passenger side, source can’t be determined. Very annoying"

"Car squeaks when entering or exiting, sometimes has a noise when braking or just beginning to start after stopping"

"The Rva-4 has excess road noies at 55 and above to the point that passanger conversation are at a minmium. At low speed the paassager side front has some kind of viabrating noise of a low frequency level. My trin lne is the platium top of the line in this model. Second problem would be almost funny if it was not so serious. RVA-4 built by Japanise who are small people. The passinger front seat is not power. My wife is 4' 11tall when seating cofortable her feet does not touch the floor hence on long trips her legs go to sleep. I had to pace a 4 inch peice of high density foam in the floor to eliminate the problem. passanger seat is manual it goes foward and backward no height adjustmemnt. my mistake as a I read the brochure I read 8 way adjustable driver seat coma four way adjustable passinger sear oops no powner. Last thing for my vision a speed indicator show up bes with a white background with black lettering."

"Squeaks and rattles from inside cabin"

"Low speed rattle in the dash area but cannot tell where it is coming from. As a passenger, seems to come from the driver's side; as the driver, seems to come from the passenger side."

"Passenger window has begun to rattle. Unsure of why. Usually stops with putting it down and back up again. Have not had problem looked at."

"Issues with the moon roof and the strip at The top of the dash."

"Rattle from inside the doors due to wires hitting inside the door. Corrected with rubber bushings"

"Annoying rattle, sometimes there, sometimes not. Extremely hard to locate. Sounds like coming from a different area depending on where you sit."

"noise created when getting in and out of vehicle.sometimes on turns."

"Front driver door and rear right and right front door."

"There is a persistent thumping and rattling in the car that I can hear and feel, but it is hard to reproduce in a three minute drive at the dealer. I think I get it fixed when it get worse."

"Rattle in the back hatch. Toyota fixed with dampening kit"

"Mainly tire noise"

"THERE IS TOO MUCH WIND AND ROAD NOISE. I EXPECTED A QUIETER RIDE."

"Road noise inside the vehicle is the problem with the car. It is extremely noisy. In fact, most of the time when driving the car it is almost impossible to hear the radio playing."

"Car is just noisy even when windows are tightly closed"

"I prefer a little lower dbl, but I can carry on a conversation at a “normal” level."

"It was really engine noise but I did not see that option in the answers"

"Has noticeable wind noise when driving."

"Car too noisy inside."

"Car is very noisy when on the highway. Hard to hear audio system at normal volume"

"car is noisier than I would have expected. It also seems to be getting louder."

"The sound proofing is minimal and you have a lot of road noise."

"Same situation as the rattles: It has to get worse before I can reproduce it for the dealership."

"More road/wind noise in cab. Not optimal"

"Just routine mantainuance"

"Heard a grinding noise and knew it was a early warning sond."

"WORN BRAKE PADS"

"I was informed by the dealership that I need new brakes and pads after only driving 28,000 miles"

"The factory brake pad wore out quickly, and they were malformed. They had to be replaced. I had to take it in to the dealer twice before they were convinced to replace them. The brakes have worked great since then."

"brake pads and rotors excessive wear by 29000 mls"

"vehicle had just over 30000 miles and needed complete brake job"

"This car comes with a radar that slows you down if you are too close to a driver ahead of you. This caused braking and thus a brake job way before its time"

"Caused by car sitting too long between trips"

"rotors had to be resurfaced at 13k and brake pads were replaced. TOyota reimbursed me for $251. at 25K they will have to be redone again. Ordered aftermarket slotted rotors and new pads to see if they will work any better. Lots of mountain driving which are hard on brakes. I downshift whenever i can but my 2017 prius has over 30 k and the brakes are doing just fine????"

"Due application of the brakes the vehicle pulsates and had grinding noise. Upon inspection it was found that the camper mounting bolts had fallen out."

"slight pulsing at highway speeds going down steep hills"

"pulsation began at about 3 months of ownership. Had inspection by dealer who said brakes were not covered by the warranty. Had brakes serviced by my long time repair shop and problem mostly gone with only mild sporadic return."

"Front and back brakes had to be replaced."

"This is related to caliper problem detailed above."

"There was a grinding noise on my 2017 RAV4 and found that the front rotors needed to be replaced. This is unusual in my experience since it had less than 50,000 miles on it at the time. Now I hear the noise again and am assuming it needs the rear rotors replaced so I will have it checked again (the RAV4 now at 54,000 miles). My previous car (Camry) did not need new rotors until it was well over 100,000 miles."

"A week after purchasing a 3 year old with 27,000 miles I started hearing a grinding noise , another dealer said it was in need of machining. I've not had issues that early with my Camry . It makes this sound when wet outside after parking it overnight frequently, until it's driven stop and go a few times for the day."

"Severe front end vibration with significant braking."

"Rotors are causing brake pedal to pulsate erratically and is quite annoying . PRius does not have this problem"

"It was a grinding sound and feel of the front brakes. Toyota would inspect the brakes and blame the sound on rust and brake dust on the discs. After my complaining they replace the front brakes under warranty."

"brakes make grinding noise after 5 months of ownership. brought to dealers attention & they said it didn't mean anything. still making grinding noise & still do not like it. will bring to dealers attention again"