2019
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Yup. A little too soon to know about cars that are less than one year old.
You can only put 10 gallons of gas in the tank and it is a 14 gallon tank. Toyota knows about the issue but hasn't fixed it. I bought the car in September so I would assume they are still selling them with the problem. Also the Entune is garbage and they don't allow Android Car Play, only Apple Car Play. Entune has a 1.6 rating on Google. Be aware of this before you buy.
Yep. Had it a month and completely died. Even override start won’t work. Got into the car but that’s it. Dead as dead can be. Getting it towed.
My 2019 RAV4 Hybrid bought in April 2019 has died 4 times in the last month. It is currently at the dealership for the third time:(. The last time the dealership found that one the car's computers was not shutting down, hence the battery drain. While they were not able to isolate the computer, they were able to isolate the fuse. The first battery was ruined, they said, because of being drained so many times. So they replaced it today and are running more diagnostics...
Having just written the post above, I heard from Toyota Corporate this am with the news that it s the Active Grille Shutters which were not powering off, thus draining the battery over a 4-5 day period.
Our 2020 Rav4 Hybrid XSE wouldn't start this morning. It sat for 3-4 days without driving... Apparently battery died. Was able to use my other car to jump start it, took it to dealership and they looked at it - reported nothing wrong with it. Concerning considering its a brand new car and it should not be doing this.
An update: even with the active grill shutters replaced, the battery was still being drained! So those shutters were not the root of the problem. My 2019 RAV4 hybrid has been at the dealership for several weeks and they finally discovered one of the roof rack rubber washers Had been leaking and water had gotten into or between the cars frame and the interior cabin and had traveled down onto the electronics and caused corrosion and electrical shorts which explained the bizzare behavior of the car. Toyota Corporate has had to order two wiring harnesses to replace the original ones. But apparently The parts have to be handmade, corporate told me this morning with a manufacture date of April or May.
Yikes, that sounds like a huge PITA... Sorry to hear about that. Mine has a roof rack too, hope this is not the same issue. I used to work at another auto manufacturer corporate as a service engineer and have seen first hand the time it takes to get fixes out, could take months sometimes especially with a new platform. Unfortunately just like any other manufacturer, priority is dependent upon number of cases so as more people experience & report the same issue they will bump it up in priority. Thanks for the update.
You're welcome. I asked the service rep @the dealership if the rubber washer was just a parts defect or if we have a. bigger engineering issue on our hands...He didn't answer my question but only said, "We fixed it [problem washer]!" But that didn't answer my question:(
Sorry, not buying that the roof leak is the cause of all these battery deaths. It may resolve this one case but not the majority. Toyota has an unacknowledged design defect. Having a new car in a dealership repair mode for several weeks is simply inexcusable. Time to look at a Honda.
On the battery drain issue. Toyota documents in the manual that the computers can/will drain the battery if the car is not started at least once every week or two. I was on the phone with Toyota corporate for an hour trying to get a resolution. Their answer was to either start the car at least once a week or disconnect the battery. How can you make a car that doesn't start if it sits for a couple of weeks? It's not fun coming home from a business trip to a car that won't start at the airport. Last Toyota for me.
My 2019 rav4 hybrid Limited has been in the shop 5 times in the past 4 months for battery issues. Bought in August 2019 Jan 2020 - Battery dies (bad cell according to the dealer) March 2020 - Battery dies again (bad battery according to dealer) April 2020 - battery dies (AC amplifier bad due to driver seat heater). Car at dealership 4 days. April 2020 - battery dies again a week and a half after getting it back. (AC amplifier bad due to driver seat heater again eventhough I hadn't used it). Car at dealership 11 days. May 2020 - battery dies again exactly one week after getting it back. Been a week and no word from dealership as to what's wrong. Case now open with toyota corporate. Note that this car is driven daily and sits for no more than 2-3 days tops.
The RAV4 has a 12V 20 hour 45Ah rated LN1 battery (most cars have 60Ah or bigger!) They claim that after one hour of locking the vehicle there is a residual draw of 0.03-0.04A. Clearly on a lot of there vehicles something is not shutting down or staying shut down as they expect (some kind of software fault ??)
A dealer had also advised me to disconnect the battery if I was leaving the vehicle for any length of time ! Possibly not the best solution ever......
