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He who "hesitates".....
Flying Dutchman, 05/04/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 LE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
88 of 92 people found this review helpful
I have owned or leased a total of 6 Toyota vehicles since 1992. 4 of these were RAV4 AWD models. I can honestly say I have never had any outstanding mechanical issues with any of these vehicles-until now. The 2019 version of the RAV4 has demonstrated some unusual performance issues. While the car is noisy, that's not a major concern for me. After all, it is a "truck". I picked the RAV4 up at the dealership on April 26th and have only driven it about 200 miles thus far. My major concern involves the vehicle's tendency to buck and surge at stop signs, traffic lights and the like. It really affects the performance of the vehicle. I contacted the dealership and they advised I must be driving in the car with the automatic transmission in the "selective" mode. Wrong! They said they've never heard of the surging problem. I drove the car for two more days and, after a series of experiments, was able to drive the car smoothly AFTER I disabled the "Stop and Go" feature. Admittedly, I've only driven the car for a week. While I don't really expect anything major to happen with the car, I just wanted to get this "annoyance" out there.
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2019 RAV4 XLE Premium
Raj, 04/26/2019
updated 09/20/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 XLE Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
40 of 41 people found this review helpful
Updated after 9600 miles; Toyota had a fix for the transmission. It was a software fix. After it, the performance is improved when accelerating at the low speed 5-10 mph. When accelerating from 25-35 mph the engine still has to rev a bit for an upshift. More fixes are needed to fine tune it. The interior door handles are awkwardly placed when trying to shut the door. Noise and vibration: you notice a bit too much noise and there are squeaks and rattles. Original Review Pros - Fuel Economy, Quality, Ride, Handling. Biggest con is the transmission. At the lower gears, it hesitates, especially when accelerating from 20 mph. Engine revs before the shift kicks in.
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Worst. Transmission. Ever.
Jen E., 06/14/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
116 of 122 people found this review helpful
My beloved Toyota...what have you done? Having owned or leased 3 Corollas and 3 previous RAV4's, the ONLY negative I've ever had to say about a Toyota was my Corollas needed snow tires in the Northeast winters. That's it! I loved the RAV4's so much, I could've been a spokesperson. Now on my 4th RAV4, I was super excited for the new design. I leased the XLE and it has all the bells and whistles I wanted. I test drove it and noticed this shifting problem, but blamed it on myself. I thought "I'm being a bit of a leadfoot" and causing the car to shift all "jerky". I even joked with the salesman... "I really do know how to drive!" Had I realized then what I know now, I would have never finalized the lease. THIS. TRANSMISSION. SUCKS. What a disaster! First gear is not only useless, shifting at about 9 mph, but if you slow to about 4-5mph and try to speed up again, the car hesitates and bucks. Hello, whiplash! It's a SIGNIFICANT jerk motion and it happens every time. Once you do get going, forget trying to accelerate quickly to pass or enter traffic...you hit the gas and the car sits there and thinks about it for a while before it decides to lunge forward and join the other (better) cars on the road. I have never been so disappointed - this is hands down the worst car I have ever driven. And this is from a very loyal Toyota customer. My overall rating is one star because, for all the cool features and nice redesign, this transmission negates all of it. I dread driving this car.
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Toyota could have done a better job
Bill H., 05/17/2019
updated 11/17/2020
2019 Toyota RAV4 XLE Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
158 of 167 people found this review helpful
I have owned Toyota's since 1977. The 2019 Rav4 is a total disappointment. The engineering department at Toyota released the car before they should have. My dealer was terrific. They were on top of everything they could and did everything they could to get it working properly. The transmission (8 speed) can't make up it's mind on what it wants to do. It lurches and bucks. Hesitates around corners and the engine noise is horrible. Toyota needs to revisit what they've done on this SUV and make the corrections quick. I see now that they are offering $1250.00 cash back. Dealers are sitting with this SUV in spite of the hype the car got 6 months before it was released. I have traded the car with only 3300 miles on it. I have purchased a Subaru Outback. My first Subaru ever. Enjoying the car. Sorry, Toyota. I think you have lost me until you get your quality back to where it once was.
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First brand new car ever and I REGRET it!!!!
Kelley, 06/11/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 Adventure 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
157 of 166 people found this review helpful
I thought i was being overly picky after buying the car and putting almost 9k miles on it since end of January ( I drive a lot). I was driving a 16 year old Acura Tl with 250k miles on it and i hate to say, i prefer it over the RAV 4, but I needed something new. The car is loud, the engine sounds like it will blow up when you have to accelerate and like others have said, the rattling noises, i can't pinpoint them and it drives me crazy!! Someone else in a review said they heard the "mooing" noise I started hearing last week, I'll be asking the dealer about this. I get good gas mileage but it's most likely due to my long commute that has more than stop and go traffic. If i could go back and stop myself from buying this car, I would. The only pros about the are gas mileage, it's cute, and the backseats lay flat. I must say, I will probably never buy a toyota again.
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