general problems of the 2013 Toyota RAV4 - part 2

Sun roof exploded into many pieces flew off and damaged paint job of car directly behind pieces were found in my car car traveling at 55 mpg just passed burlington vermont on July 3, 2014 at around 11:30 am no one injured if someone sitting behind driver seat not sure what would have happened stopped at Toyota dealer in scranton vt he removed remaining broken class part would take 5 days able to continue to drive on.

The navigation screen is totally unusable in daylight. Screen is flat and exposed to sun. Driver has to lean over and hold right hand over the screen to get any visibility at all. Even then you can barely see it, not to mention the danger of leaning over, using the right hand to screen, and staring at the screen rather than the road. Terrible terrible design. Toyota will not address the problem. $1500 mistake for anyone who purchased this add-on. You have to completely rely on the voice for navigation.

Dear sirs, I don't have nothing to hide, we here on the island of curacao have been experiencing many vehicles which are chinese and their VIN no, are also cloned, I believe this is a world problem, and also us manufacturers have to understand that this is a world problem, and they can also help to expose this situation. I have posted many on blogs, which has to do with the cloning of cars. There was also an issue with some one bought a vehicle at the Toyota dealer a Rav4 2013 and we came to find out that it is a 2010 mexican clone car. And I have reported these also to other agencies in USA , one of them is the sec securities exchange commission whistle blower department.

I purchased the 2013 Rav4 limited with navigation and a blind spot monitor, however I do not believe the monitor works correctly, it does not give any indication that something (another vehicle) is approaching until the vehicle is at the side door of my vehicle, way too late to make an adjustment to your changing lanes. I have had it back to my Toyota dealers two times, on the first visit the car was in for a 6 month check up and I said something about it at the time, but nothing shows on my visit that it was checked so I assumed that it was corrected. After that visit I realized that the blind spot monitor was still not working, so on my one year inspection and check up I specifically asked for the blind spot monitor to be checked again. This time when I got my bill for the pennsylvania emissions test I noted the blind sport monitor was not part of my repair bill, so I questioned the service rep, who explained there was no adjustment for this part. I went to the sales manager about it and she said she would have Toyota contact me. When I was not contacted by Toyota I sent a email to Toyota owners web site and made a compliant, they responded that I should take it back to the Toyota dealer and tell them I need an adjustment on the blind spot monitor, which I did, when I returned to pick up my Rav4 I was told they could not find any problem and there was nothing could be done. My compliant is if it is not adjustable then it is a safety issue that should be looked into. Thank you.

On rare occasions when driving, I will suddenly lose power. It's as if someone has suddenly turned off the ignition switch. Depressing the gas pedal will not solve the problem. The only way to regain power is to take your foot off the gas pedal and then push down again to regain speed. It can occur at any time on flat roads, hills, snow or rain covered, there seems to be no reason for this. The Toyota dealer says he can't solve the problem unless I can duplicate the problem for him so he can see for himself what is happening & then solve the problem. But I can't duplicate the problem! it's totally random. This puts me literally on pins & needles when I drive because what happens if I am passing a car and suddenly I lose power? I have 20000 miles on my vehicle and loss of power has occured maybe 20 times. This is very frustrating and dangerous.

The vehicle is a clone Rav4, I have bought this vehicle from a Toyota dealer ship, and I paid for a Rav4 2013, when I went to investigate I found out it was cloned Toyota Rav4 of the year 2010, and it came from the factory in mexico, so these is against the laws. So what would you advise me to do?.

The center console top arm resting pad between the driver and the passenger doses not locked in position so it moves back and forth depending on how you are leaning on it, if you have your arm on it and you move your body it slides back and forth. If you only have one hand on the steering wheel with your arm on the console pad, if the top pad moves back it will make you go right into the ditch or if it moves forward you go left into on coming traffic.

The navigation screen is totally unuseable in daylight. Screen is flat and exposed to sun. Driver has to lean way over and hold right hand over the screen to get any visibility at all. Even then it's too difficult to see, not to mention the danger of leaning over, using the right hand to screen, and staring at the screen rather than the road. Terrible terrible design. Toyota will not address the problem. $1500 mistake for anyone who purchased this add-on.

I leased a Rav4ev. Went to pick it up on Thursday (8/8/13) and it wouldn't start-- check ev system, etc. Dealer gave me a loaner, it spent the day in the service dept, and they wound up updating the software & it apparently was ok. Brought the car home on Friday. On Sunday, 8/11/13, the entire system turned off while I was driving on the freeway-- engine stopped, power steering stopped, and I was luckily able to negotiate across 4 lanes of traffic and get off of the road. Check ev system message on screen, battery is still half full. It was towed to the dealer, 120 miles on the odometer. It was found that the propulsion system and the gateway ecu were faulty. I decided not to keep that car and leased another Rav4 ev. Very scary!.

The installed navigation screen is impossible to see in the driver's normal driving position and in almost any daytime lighting condition. Glare from the screen and dashboard borders on unsafe. There is no way to safely use that item and the 12 or so functions located there without significant distraction. Because of the potential distraction this will cause accidents and some will be fatal.

The center console slides back and forth. While driving, if you have your arm on it, it will slide. The locking mechanism does not lock in place. I think this is a safety hazard and should be corrected.

Since brand new at times when stopped then accelerate to turn left or right it will hesitate when I am half way turned causing the vehicle to lose power then it will catch causing a burst in acceleration. At times I have lost power when I need it most. It is very dangerous. I have called my dealers attention to it and was told they cannot duplicate in a test drive so nothing is wrong. It does not do it often 6 or 7 times a week but it seems to be getting worse. This is a huge safety issue.

Bought a 2013 Rav4. 2490 millage has two messes of purchased. Which brought the continental model cross contact tires 225/65/17 lx 102 h. The rim has a opening on the sides . Contact to continental. Claim # 5071091556. Nadie in puerto rico for the warranty. Aponte sr jose DE puerto rico 787 752 2886 cost of rubber is 185. 00. No warranty work.

Bought new Rav4 Toyota 2013 last month with navigation. Screen barely visible. Dealer notified Toyota field representative who does not know to repair. Dealer say it is indeed a problem and could cause accidents. I also have a 2012 Toyota highlander which has a perfectly clear screen Toyota telephoned me but not encouraging.

Purchased new 2013 Rav4 on 23 Mar 13. The entune navigation display (both day and night mode) is very difficult to see in bright daylight (in day mode) or at night time (in night mode). This is a serious distraction when using the navigation and results in the driver having to avert eyes to focus on the display longer than necessary for details. This could result in an accident. A normal display would not have these issues. I have examined another brand new Rav4 with the same issue. The dealer also replaced my entune system; the problem still persists. It is a design flaw. Please prevail upon Toyota to fix this with either a hardware or software update.