general problems of the 2013 Toyota RAV4

Over the course of the past two days, 2013 Toyota Rav4 has engine cut-off while moving on surface streets, tollroads, and interstate highways. Thus far, this has occurred 9 times without any warning whatsoever. Car is in otherwise fine mechanical condition, with all four new tires, new brake rotors & ceramic brake pads, new battery & cables inspection, professional throttle body cleaning, 5,000 mile full-synthetic oil change & oil filter, new engine air filter, and all features and functions in what was known as 100% condition with no engine fault indicator on or subsequent obd ii codes. Yet it stalls at all speeds, including street traffic speeds and cruise at 70mpg. No indication whatsoever.

I had a 2013 Rav4, while I was driving the car the car started a fire under the hood and burn completely up. Im trying to file a complaint or talk to someone discussing this matter. Toyota says I need to file a bad faith complaint.

Pulled into driveway, turned off car. Entered house within a couple of minutes front end of car burst into flames. Fire dept. Was called to put out fire. Car was towed to newburgh NY for insurance adjustor inspection. I was on my way to store and stopped at in-laws. Had I not made this stop, I would have been on thruway. If car had been a few feet closer to garage, it would have set the garage, with car inside, on fire, and house. Car in garage could have exploded (gas tank). The recall was received days prior to incident, and indicated remedy would be ready in June 2024. Police and fire dept were called, insurance reps, I believe have inspected the car. It was towed and I did not meet with insurance rep. There were no warning lights or problems, passed inspection in August 2023. Police incident rep #23183180, 12/20/23, 12:05 p. M. Yonkers pd.

Car jerks when shifts gears and the problem just appeared one day with no warning. I went to 4 different mechanics and none can confirm if there is metal in transmission but to solely tell the transmission needs to be replaced. Either defective transmission or another problem not related causing jerking in driving.

I was driving back home with my kids on 12/31/22 as usual, car suddenly turned off. The engine then caught fire within 2 min of turning off, the whole car was on fire within 8 min.

I turned the key and started the Rav4 parked in my driveway. It immediately made unusual noices (gurgling, spitting, etc. ). Within a minute, there was a loud "boom" under the hood and fire began coming out from underneath the car. I got out of the car and got a safe distance from it. My neighbors came running over as they heard subsequent explosions and saw black smoke billowing from my direction. Within a matter of a few minutes, the entire car was engulfed in flames. The fire department came and extinguished it. There is nothing left! btw, I am 91 years old. This could have had a very different and sad outcome!.

While driving , the dashboard lights start flicker off first as a warning before the entire car shuts completely down. The car was start having those issues back in 2014 and delaer told us it was the battery negative wire that causing the issue. Suddenly, it start doing the same thing and in my opinion very dangerous to drive on street and highways. No one wnats to have a car that just suddenly stalled on highway.

Car is consuming 2 quarts of oil in a very short time.

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota rav-4. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an unknown speed, she detected a burning odor inside the vehicle as smoke was coming through the vents. As well as flames from under the hood. The contact's daughter pulled and stopped upon exiting the vehicle the front was engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A fire department report was not filed nor a police department was not filed as they were on the scene. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The manufacturer was notified and a case was opened. The contact stated researched failure online and found an investigation by NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.

Note: this is a fully electric vehicle. It was made by Toyota, but the drive train (electric motor, battery, etc. ) is made by Tesla. Earlier this summer (around June 2021) while starting the vehicle from a stop, the vehicle either shifted to neutral (halfway through an intersection) or stalled. The vehicle displays a message saying "check ev system". We have since taken it to two Toyota dealerships. The first (Toyota of tacoma in tacoma wa) said the 12v battery needed to be replaced, but the issue happened again almost immediately after we took the vehicle off the lot and completely stalled in the middle of a busy intersection. We brought it back to the same dealership who then said nothing was wrong with the vehicle. We also took the vehicle to a local auto repair shop that specializes in electric vehicles where they were able to recreate the issue but unfortunately were unable to work on the car as Tesla had locked the codes needed to diagnose the issues. The second dealership (titus will Toyota in tacoma wa) was able to reproduce the issue, but they didn't have the equipment to work on the vehicle. They said that they spoke to the Toyota engineering team who told them that the speed sensor had moisture on it, and the coolant on the right side was low which indicates that coolant was leaking into the electric motor and the vehicle needed a new drive train. Toyota said that since the drive train was made by Tesla, they are unable to work on the vehicle and we would need to figure out how to get the vehicle from washington to California to find a shop that could service the vehicle and completely replace the entire drive train - a diagnosis made and given over the phone. We purchased the vehicle just over a year ago in washington and now it has a dangerous safety issue that neither Toyota nor Tesla is wanting anything to do with and that local repair shops cannot address.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Toyota rav-4. The contact stated the while the vehicle was parked, the contact stated they notice smoke coming from underneath the hood from the engine. The contact got out the vehicle. And called 911. It caught on fire. No one was injured during the fire. The fire department was notified and extinguished the fire. A fire department report was filed. There was no warning light illuminated from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was not inspected or diagnosed by insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000. Vw.

I saw article in USA today. Exact same thing was happening to my Rav4 a month ago. I brought back to dealer and they changed the battery- but I paid for it.

Driving my 2013 Toyota Rav4ev when the vehicle shifted into neutral and would not shift back to drive and lost power while driving on the freeway at 70 mph. Lucky to be able to pull over to the side of the freeway. There was a message in the display of "check ev system. Have your vehicle checked by dealership immediately".

While driving, the vehicle started to shut off while driving with all lights coming on on the dash board. It cuts on when you put car back in park then turn the key, but still turns off again when you take it past a certain speed or when stopping to hard.

I was traveling south on [xxx] when the vehicle stalled. I started the engine and proceeded. I noticed my Rav4 smoking from the engine so I turned off into a extra space storage parking at 1415 bergen boulevard, fort lee n. J. 07024 were it stalled again. I then exited the vehicle and opened the hood and observed a burst flames coming from the engine/battery area. I ran to a wendy's and asked for a fire extinguisher, but the fire escalated rapidly, burning the entire interior and exterior of the vehicle. It was towed to sanos towing company 344 bergen blvd. Palisades park. N. J. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The engine started on fire under normal driving conditions. The car was not involved in any accident. The Rav4 limited was totaled. It was less than 3 years old and had 17,500 miles on it. The car was serviced regularly by Toyota. The last service was about 4 months prior to the fire. Toyota has not honored their 3yr/36,000 mile warranty coverage on the car. Toyota has not offered a replacement car, rental or anything. Every time we call our Toyota case manager or legal department managers, we have to leave a message and they never return our calls.

Our Toyota 2013 Rav4 had a sudden acceleration. While driving on the highway, the gas peddle suddenly dropped to the floor, and the rpm's went from 3-8 instantly. Upon braking, the accelerator went back to normal, but as soon as the brake was released, the problem immediately happened again. At this point, the brakes were applied again, and the car was pulled over. The car was shut off, then restarted. At this point the car drove normal from then on.

The Rav4 2013 is not even 5 years old yet. The car does not speed up when pressing gas and jerks suddenly. Per dealer, there is a problem with the computer connected to the transmission and had a lot of customers with the same problem.

While backing out of my garage, Saturday 12/12/15, my foot was on the brake, suddenly the engine speeded up radically and I sped backward to the end of my drive. I braked and shifted to neutral and switched off the engine. It stopped and upon restarting, was ok. This could be deadly if it happened in traffic.

While backing up, vehicle accelerated rapidly hitting a parked vehicle doing much damage. Wife driving many years, never hitting accelerator when she met to hit the brakes. Do not know why rapid acceleration occurred. Has not happened moving forward.

I was preparing to make a right turn into an exit driveway. About 12 feet directly in front of me was a cement brick wall paralleling the driveway. As I took my foot off the brake, the car rocketed int the cement brick wall. Fortunately,, air bags deployed and I was not injured badly nor was anyone else. $ 13,000 to fix my car and I don't know if this will happen tome again. I will be like driving a time bomb. I plan to take the car to Toyota and have them check my systems and certify, this will not happen again. I am very fortunate that this did not happen in traffic.

After reading several news stories today (04/09/14) about the recall of 27 Toyota models (including 2013 rav 4), for: •cables for the driver air bag module that can be damaged, disabling the bag, though a warning light will come on (3. 5 million vehicles, 1. 67 million in the u. S. ). •seats that don't lock in place (2. 32 million, 670,000 in north America) •steering column brackets that may become loose or fail (760,000, europe and asia only) •windshield wiper motor (160,000, asia only) •starter motor fire hazard (20,000, asia only) I called the dealer where I bought my car - Toyota of rock hill. I was informed that recalls are "coming," but they didn't have specific information from Toyota yet. I should be getting a letter in the mail and then I take the car in for service. Frustrating to see that the media has more information on the actual recalls than the Toyota dealer. So, if something happens between now and the time I get "my letter," (my air bags fail or the seats become dislodged during an accident), I'm pretty much screwed.

I have stated my complain for the third time. Twice with clearwater Toyota and once with sun Toyota in holiday FL. But nothing comes of it. In one ear and out the other. Every morning ,the side windows on our vehicle are wet with water droplets from natural morning dew. When I lower the window to clear them ,it doesnt do it. Unlike all ather cars I have owned or seen, the squeegy is in contact with the window which in turn "cleares the windows". It is a definate dangerous situation. As I reach the point to make a left turn or a right turn I am confronted with a completly blind spot . I don't know if I clearly axplained. . . It requires the driver to go out and clear the side windows before one can safely drive the car. I have measured the space between the glass and the ruber squeegy and it is as thick has a piece of paper folded in eight. A large space! when the window is raised , at the last fraction of an inch ,before closing, it makes a quick jerk to come into contact with the squeegy. The sales person agreed the it was a fault but replied "that's how it is. . . " when I'm dropping off my daughter at scool ,in the mornings it's still dark out, and when I reach the point to turn I must lower my windows to get a visual. The dealers don't give a sh. . T! can you check into it? or do you just file information. . . .

Within the first few months after purchase the engine of my vehicle would sometimes hesitate during a turn. It for a moment will loose power and then have a burst of acceleration. It seems that this happens most often after it has been driven, then parked for a short time and then started and turned but it may also have happened at other times. It seems to be happening more often lately and makes turning dangerous if there is a vehicle approaching across the curve of thee term. I know others have experienced this same problem with the 2013 Rav4. I asked the dealer's service department if then could fix the problem and was told no. This problem is dangerous.

I have brought my 2013 rav 4 back to the Toyota dealer twice for this problem. There is a damp and musty smell coming thru the air vents. Toyota has replaced the air filter and sprayed some air freshener but the smell is still there. The service rep had explained to me that there is a drain and this drain allows water to build up and that is what causes the odor.

I purchased the 2013 Rav4 in April, 2013. Within a few months, I began to smell an odor coming from the ac when I start the car. The dealership states that the box that holds the ac condensation is too small due to manufacturing changes. On my second trip to the dealership with this complaint, they sprayed ac freshener in the part underneath the car. This helped with the odor but only temporarily. I am concerned that what I am breathing is mold and that this will only get worse as long as I keep the car. I believe this could harm my health over time. The dealership rep stated that this is a problem on these cars from time to time. I like my car (my 5th Toyota) but I would not recommend it to anyone due to this issue.