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Not what I thought I was purchasing
Jenny, 04/07/2018
2018 Toyota RAV4 SE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
31 of 74 people found this review helpful
I was told that the Rav 4 was just as safe comparable to the subuaru and the Rogue. They were wrong. A shopping cart with a heavy bag of dog food got away from the customer and headed across the parking lot and I didn’t see it and backed into it damaging a small section of the back bumper. The car didn’t indicate that there was something headed for the back of the vehicle and it didnt indicate there was a collision. I was so upset I thought I hit someone with the car! I was relieved that it was a shopping cart and not a pedestrian. Every time I look at the bumper I see the damage that could have been a child on a bike that could have died due to the poor/deceptive safety specs of the vehicle. I think god everyday that it was just a shopping cart. I no longer trust the safety specs and rely on the mirrors. I don’t even trust the rear camera or the blind spot indicators. It’s a cute sporty SUV and it’s very comfortable and can handle well in snow and on curves. It has poor acceleration performance especially driving up a hill and accelerating onto highways. There is no brake assist at all not even a little bit. I also almost hit a tree head on during one of the nor’easters due to the poor visibility. I diverted hitting the tree that was laying across the road the last second. That’s when I realized the from indicators aren’t reliable either. So if you are looking for a sporty vehicle without the safety specs this is the perfect buy. If you are looking for a safe family SUV with all the safety specs you need to steer away from this and run. The Rogue and subuaru are the safer bet.
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not my best purchase
JCB, 01/03/2018
2018 Toyota RAV4 Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
85 of 212 people found this review helpful
1 The rear window, offers limited visibility and is constantly cover=ed with either dust, dirt or snow because of the dumb airfoil operation in the rear. 2 The front grille offers poor air flow especially in the winter, the grille clogs up with snow and ice thereby blocking the air flow and causing the engine water temperature to rise unless you manually remove the accumulated snow and ice. 3 The front doors have a poor bottom design that accumulates snow and ice that if now removed freezes the door closed or packs mud or dust that seeps into the vehicle interior. 4 The swept back design of the front doors is a safety hazard as it sweeps backward and smacks a person in the head because of its design not permitting proper clearance when opening the doors. 5 The antiquated technology of a push start/stop button is terrible, a normal key ignition is far superior to this Model T technology. 6. The dash electronics are absurd and useless not to mention very distracting, ever hear of “distractive driving” that describes your electronics. 7. Heat rotary switch are ridiculous, you are in one confined car interior do you really think that one side of the interior is going to be a different temperature, must be a millennium design person to think that is true. 8. Floor mats do not cover the floor except when the seats are fully in the forward position. 9 The wheel wells do not provide enough clearance in the snow, ice or mud, use of 17 and 18 inch wheels are the major cause. 10 The 17 and 18 inch wheels are absolutely useless, they accumulate snow and ice so fast and hold it that you constantly can feel the vibration in the vehicle, unless ever time you stop driving you remove all four wheels off the care and scape the snow, ice or dirt off the inside of these wheels. 11. Rear suspension is terrible, the angled direction of the shock do not offer proper operation of the shocks and therefore the rear wheel drop with a bang when driving. 12 The rear hatch door is impossible, in the cold and and snow the outside switch to operate this door freezes and is then useless, In normal weather the door electric opening and closing is absurd, useless and very slow, better to have a manual opening door opening left to right of right to left over vertically opening door. 13 Swashed roof line is useless and absurd not to mention ugly. 14 Rood rack useless unless extreme caution is used otherwise the rear hatch open up into what ever is on the roof making the design very poor and thoughtless. 15 Mileage, I get better mileage from my 1967 Land Rover 109 than with is electronic ignition, injections etc 16 Old saying: do not change things that work, the old er design and technology was better and in this case very much better than your new design and technology
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no passenger leg room
stephen segall, 04/30/2019
2018 Toyota RAV4 LE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
11 of 27 people found this review helpful
no room for legs in passenger seat. the glove box sticks out too much.
Transmission noise since last year
Sebastien, 06/21/2018
updated 06/22/2020
2018 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
6 of 15 people found this review helpful
I change my RAV4 2018 for the 2019. The problem I have is the new transmission. The transmission makes a noise between 70 and 110km/h. The dealership Bel-Air Toyota in Ottawa scratch my 4 brand new mags and destroyed the envelopes that yhey were in. They told me they didn't care about my mags. When you sell Toyota you should respect the brand name. They have no respect for their clients because they sell so many Toyota that they don't care.
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Love My RAV
Denise, 02/24/2018
2018 Toyota RAV4 LE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 7 people found this review helpful
I really love this vehicle!! I had a 2003 Toyota Tacoma pickup (which I loved driving also) but I really like having the all-wheel drive.
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