Owners/service Manual problems of the 2013 Toyota RAV4

One problem related to owners/service manual has been reported for the 2013 Toyota RAV4. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Toyota RAV4 based on all problems reported for the 2013 RAV4.

1 Owners/service Manual problem

Failure Date: 04/15/2015

Before my 2013 Rav4 limited was even 2 years old, I discovered an indoor swimming pool on my passenger floor. My dealership claims that my Rav4 had a clogged sunroof drainage tube, but when I took it to another dealership we found all evidence to the contrary. The service manager removed two pieces of trim: one that sits directly beneath the a-pillar (where the dealership claims the water travelled) and another that sits back underneath my dash and glove box. Both trim pieces had padding (just like the carpet padding) on the back side. The padding beneath the a-pillar was bone dry. The padding underneath the dash was damp. Please explain to me how water traveling down the a-pillar managed to make a 90º turn??? the dealership did nothing but clear the "supposed" clog and ask if I wanted to have the carpets air-dried for 24 hours. They made it sound like they did me such a great favor on the invoice and also like I was leaving the hospital against doctors orders. What they fail to mention is that a) I had already had the carpet padding air-dried the day before and b) I requested that they replace my carpet padding and reapply the black rubber soundproofing material attached to my floorboard (they declined). In hindsight, neither would have fixed the damage already inflicted upon my vehicle. Both Toyota of north America and ncds declined my case claiming that my "vehicle is operating as designed. " I have a new car that is dry rotting, molding, an electrical fire risk (page 409 of the 2013 Rav4 owner's manual) and if it the water actually did run down the a-pillar my takata side curtain airbags are now primed to throw shrapnel -- but my vehicle is operating as designed!!! if you own a 2013 or 2014 Rav4, please check under your carpets for signs of a water leak. If you find a water leak in your Rav4, please post it here.




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