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Adventure trim grinds
Jared w , 04/24/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 Adventure 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
258 of 268 people found this review helpful
Like many other people that have the adventure trim, my torque Vectoring AWD system is grinding and making a mooing sound every time the rest driveline disconnects. My dealer confirmed this and ordered a new transfer case but may not fix the problem. One dealer told me the put in the wrong fluid at the factory, another said the gears were tooled wrong and Toyota is aware of the problem and will re-tool the system and replace around July of this year. Very disappointed!!
Adventure Model Is GRINDING
Glenn Lowe, 03/05/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 Adventure 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
426 of 444 people found this review helpful
My Adventure model has been GRINDING when the AWD Driveline Disconnect engages/disengages after driving the car for about 20-30 min (When gear oil has heated up). This popped up after driving the car for about 1,000 miles. 2 Dealers that know NOTHING about the technical workings of the driveline disconnect system have told me that "It sounds normal". WHY WOULD TOYOTA RELEASE A CAR THAT GRINDS AND CALL THAT "NORMAL"?!?!?! Especially their best selling car???? Extremely frustrated that I traded in a fun, perfectly functioning Focus ST for a brand new car that grinds all the time. Dealerships basically tell me "if it doesn't have a warning light and doesn't have a TSB or Recall, the car must be functioning normally" On top of that the Automatic transmission is a joke. Jolts if you come to a near-stop then accelerate again (READ ABOUT THE 2018 CAMRY!!! SAME MOTOR+TRANSMISSION!!! SAME PROBLEMS REPORTED!!!). All of these "features" (8 speed, early shifting trans, complicated driveline disconnect) are sacrificing reliability and ensuring headaches in the name of squeezing a couple more MPG out of a car. Until Toyota acknowledges the problem and repairs the car, I wouldn't DARE take this GRINDING, JERKY car on an ADVENTURE.
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Buyers Remorse
Becky, 08/11/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
161 of 167 people found this review helpful
The good: Highway gas mileage is around 32 mpg. Transmission is jerky from a rolling stop. Engine noise is excessive under acceleration. Lots of rattles and road noise. If you drive around a bend in the road with the cruise control on, be prepared for the vehicle to automatically apply the brakes without any warning. This is due to the adapted cruise control reading false positives around almost any bend. The electronic parking brake has refused to release itself several times. We no longer use it anymore. The display on the touch screen is starting to fail. The gas gauge and DTE often won't update after a fill up. We bought the vehicle new and have around 3,200 miles on it. We regret this purchase and will likely be trading it in on something else for a loss.
2019 Limited RAV4
Leo, 02/25/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
399 of 417 people found this review helpful
I got my 2019 Limited RAV4 on 2/23/19. After purchasing the car and driving on the road 2 hours. The engine lights on and the PKSB lights on. At that time, I only drove 80 miles total. I was thinking just sensor failure. So I continue driving back from the dealership to my home. Today, when I drove on the road, 300 miles total, the engine overheated alarm on and tell me park immediately. So I parked the car on the side of the road and call the Toyota towing service. I want to see if someone has the same issue as me. I feel bad with the brand new car already start having issue.
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Wait for Used 2019 Model with 11k Miles
Tatjana, 03/18/2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 XLE Premium 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
376 of 396 people found this review helpful
As the title states, you should wait for a used 2019 model with at least 11k miles. I've had my 2019 Rav4 XLE PREMIUM for a little over 2 weeks now, and addition to the deceiving MPG, little things that normally don't bother me, i.e. "get up" from a dead stop, cabin noise, how much plastic the interior is made with, actually started to bother me specifically with this car. First, the engine in terms of "get up" and acceleration. The car I owned prior to this was a 4cyl Sonata, so clearly I don't care about being fast off the starting block nor how many seconds it takes to go from 0-60 mph. However, with THIS car, you WILL start to care due to how painfully slow it is if you apply the gas pedal too quickly from a pause at a stop sign, speed bump, or a dead stop. It might as well be a 2cyl engine, and that is in NORMAL & SPORT modes. ECO mode is more like 1cyl, if that's even a real thing. The best way to descibe it is that it almost feels like the engine is stuck in between NEUTRAL & DRIVE, and is having a hard time verifying if you really want to apply gas to make the car go forward itself. If the engine is cold, i.e. in the morning from sitting all night, it's even worse. This problem matches other reviews regarding this. The engine is noisy when accelerating at low speeds/from a complete stop on top of being dreadfully slow during initial acceleration. I find myself having to "pulse" the gas pedal to make the "get up" go faster/smoother. With that being said, once it reaches about 30 mph, the acceleration is great and smooth. As for the minor stuff, the cabin noise is very noticeable, especially on the highway, and there is a lot of plastic material in the interior for a trim that starts @ 32k MSRP. Regarding the EPA MPG, this was clearly done in full ECO mode to get those numbers, which means even more painfully slow than NORMAL OR SPORTY modes. This was my first non-practical nor essential, "I bought it 'cause I think it's cute" car as a reward to myself (since I'm not the type of person that normally would do that) which is literally the only reason why I'm keeping it for the forseeable future. If I knew what I know now back then, I would've waited for a year to buy a used one (same trim) with like 11k-20k miles on it, and $5k less the sticker price. Oh well, you live and you learn. Hope this helps someone who needs to make a more practical decision.
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