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Wanted to be overwhelmed by my new car
JEPP, 06/05/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 Adventure 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
48 of 50 people found this review helpful
I have the Adventure top model in the Lunar Rock color. Pretty little car. My concerns are with the 4 cylinder engine, which is jerky and inconsistent when you first accelerate. I'm thinking that it might be me as I've been driving a 6 cylinder Highlander. But, after reading the reviews it sounds like others are experiencing similar issues. The interior is great. Gas mileage is 30-33mpg. Biggest concern is the unusual noise it makes when 22-25 mph. It sounds like a brief grinding sound. It started when accelerating and is now making the noise both accelerating and de-accelerating. People on the street turn and stare and it's not because it is a good looking car, it's because of the noise. The dealership reports it is a problem in the front transfer case and there isn't a fix yet. Feeling disappointed right now.
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2019 Rav4 Engine Stopped
TVO, 02/28/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
277 of 296 people found this review helpful
Lease to buy the brand new 2019 Rav4 and all was good until the 4th day after purchase. I leave for work at 7am and when turning on my car - it wouldnt start. A message on the dash saying "Engine Stopped - Shift To P". My car was still in park so I have no idea what else to do. After an hour of trying it finally starts. A week later it happened again and I was able to start the car after 90minutes. The next day, 12th day of having the car it happens again, finally call a tow guy to jump start my car and I finally decided to bring in the car. Thinking this would only take a few days.... boy was I wrong. As of right now, Thursday February 28th the dealership services still have my car 3weeks and wont be ready for another week which will be a total of 4 weeks. I contacted Toyota HQ and all they can do right now is waive one month of payment. I find that very insulting considering that they had the car for 3 weeks of the first month - that the one month waived should be a given. On top of all this, I get a call from Toyota Elmore, the dealership that I got this Rav4 from calls me seeing if I would like to purchase a car... at this very moment I knew Toyota was messing with me and testing out my patience. Also, the car says MPG 26 but from a full tank that I filled up twice with the range of 350miles - both times I have only gotten about 270miles.
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Would give zero stars if I could
Stephanie, 06/02/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 XLE Premium 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
86 of 91 people found this review helpful
I just read through all of the reviews and am hear to report that Toyota has definitely lost me as a customer. Bought in January and started noticing the same ‘mooing’ sound that some others have complained about about 3 weeks later. Engine needs to be warmed up before you hear the noise but once it is it happens around 23MPH when accelerating or decelerating. Took it to the dealer. Left it for the day only for them to tell me that they could not replicate the sound. They told me to come back on a day that I was hearing it! Of course when I came back and took the tech out for a drive he heard it. Said he needed to research w Toyota. About 2 weeks later I called them since I never heard back from them. They told me that Toyota had identified it as an issue with the transfer case. And that they were going to order a new transfer case and they would need the car for a day or two. He told me he would call me back to schedule that. He never called back and when I called him he told me that Toyota had said that that would not fix the issue and that they were still researching. He told me that Toyota said I could drive in sports mode so as to not hear the noise. This is true, if I put it in sports mode I do not hear the noise. I have had the car for six months now and still no answer. I finally called Toyota customer service last week where the initial agent I spoke with was very sympathetic and thought it was quite ridiculous. He said he would escalate the case right away and I felt like maybe I was going to get somewhere. Unfortunately the person that he escalated the case two was very unhelpful and basically said my only option was to wait for them to figure something out. I told her that was completely unacceptable and that I wanted them to take this car and give me a new one. She said the only way that that could happen was for me to do some sort of buyback but that it all depends on my states lemon law. She said it would take 30 days for them to get back to me about this possible buyback. This is my third lease of a RAV4 and it will definitely be my last.
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What a mistake
D. Truelove, 03/21/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 Limited 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
99 of 105 people found this review helpful
Be very careful. I can live with the engine noise just fine. The 8 speed transmisson is already getting old because of the constant shifting when starting off. All that I can deal with but the constant rattling on less than perfect roads is driving us insane. Sounds like an bag of empty tin cans on bumps and can't find the source, as I have already installed carpet in the spare tire area to stop that noise we still have this one left. Just hoping it will hold together for maybe 3 years, I think the driver side mirror will fall off first. With all this said the gas mileage is great, even better than expected. Just to be fair we have only had this car for a month so take this for what it is worth. Nothing like my Tacoma at all.
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Read Reviews Before Buying!!!!
ColoradoAdventures, 06/20/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 XLE Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
69 of 73 people found this review helpful
Before you buy a 2019 RAV4 I would consider reading reviews and the complaints that are starting to pile up about them (Transmission Jerk, Traction Control not working properly, Loud Road Noise, Loud Engine Noise, etc.)
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