general problems of the 2016 Toyota RAV4

The braking system malfunctioned during winter and snowy road conditions. Several instances happened during the month of December 2023 and 2024. Latest were December 10 and 13, 2024. The brake pad was soft when depressed that the car accelerated instead of stopping.

On July 13th I was driving at a slow speed and I was making a right turn and the steering wheel felt like it was locked in not being able to turn into my lane and so a car coming into my direction, so quickly I had to stop across the opposite lane to let the car go by me, then I looked at the dashboard it had the steering wheel and brake symbol illuminated, so I tried to restart the motor but it made the clinching noise telling me that still running so I stopped and restarted the motor and the symbols went off and continued driving with caution, made it home safe.

While exiting slowly from the parking lot, the Toyota started to make a beeping alarm noise, then suddenly lurched forward. Applying the brake had no effect, and the car accelerated across the lrt tracks, climbed onto the passenger platform, and only stopped when it collided with an electrical box there.

I was parking the car in a gravel parking lot. When I pressed the brakes and shifted into park it instead accelerated and went over the side of an enbankment. I could not stop it even though my foot was pressing hard on the brake. Luckily there was no other person or property affected by the error and my car did not suffer external damage. It damaged a sensor on the bottom side of the car which had to be replaced. There was no indication of any problems beforehand. My mechanic did an extensive review of the car and could not find anything that would have explained the unintended acceleration.

The contact owned a 2016 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, however the vehicle failed to stop as intended. The contact stated that due to the failure, the vehicle in front of the contact's vehicle was rear-ended. The police and ambulance arrived on the scene. A police report was filed. No injuries were sustained, however the contact was later informed that a passenger whom was riding in the vehicle that was rear-ended later received received medical attention. The contact's vehicle was towed to a local tow yard. The contact's vehicle was condemned a total lost. The contact stated that no damage to the other vehicle had not been reported. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced at the dealer for full maintenance six weeks prior to the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at an undetermined speed she notice traffic had slowed down and the driver applied the brake pedal but the brakes failed to respond and crashed into the rear of a unknown vehicle. The tpms warning indicator light was illuminated. The contact sustained injuries to her neck, but medical attention was not provided. A police report was filed. There was no fire due to the crash. All the front air bags deployed. The vehicle was towed to a impound lot. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 89,500. The contact stated the failure was similar to NHTSA campaign number: 16v198000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control).

I was driving on the entrance road to a major highway, and as I approached the curve in the road and pressed on the brakes to decelerate, the vehicle began to shake, and as I pressed the brakes harder to slow down, they did not engage, the front wheels became locked in the position of the curving road at an angle and the vehicle went off road at approx 45mph down an embankment and into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle is totaled and although there were no fatalities minor injuries did occur since the airbags did not keep the passenger nor driver from hitting there head on the windows and door jam, and the steering wheel.

I was traveling at a speed of 40 mph on a wet road. As I approached an intersection with stop sign I applied brakes about 100 feet before the stop sign. The abs engaged shortly after I applied the brakes. I continued to keep foot on brake but was continuing to get closer to the intersection and the abs was not disengaging. I attempted once to let off the abs and apply the brakes but the abs was still on disengaging. At this point I was entering the intersection and turned my wheel toward the left at an embankment and pulled up on my emergency parking brake to stop the vehicle. The incident did not result in a collision, as it was a 3 way stop and the other vehicles at the intersection was able to avoid hitting me. I called rohrich Toyota immediately to see if there was a recall in the brakes or a known problem. I was told there wasn't any known problem. I tested out the brakes at slow speed and the problem didn't repeat itself under slow conditions so I drove home. I believe there is a problem with the abs not disengaging.

Have to replace brakes only after 20k miles. Battery become dead after 25k miles.

Sometimes my brakes work normally. Other times, the brake pedal will be hard to push, and the brake pedal will not come back up when I release it. If I don't pull the pedal back up with my foot, brakes will continue to be applied even when I'm accelerating. I can't tell why they work sometimes and not others. I could spend 4 hours driving around with sticky brakes, and then suddenly, they're fine.

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 mph the vehicle did not stop when pressing the brake pedal causing the vehicle to crash into the rear of a second vehicle. During the crash the air bag did not deploy. The driver sustained minor neck injuries and the two occupants in the second vehicle also sustained minor neck injuries. A police report (197537) was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local manufacturer and local dealer(unknown) was notified of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 40,000. Jft.

Started my 2016 Rav4 limited on 7/27/2019. After starting it none of the safety features are working. This appears to be a known issue among other Toyota owners. The vehicle was fine when I shut it off the night before. Now anti lock braking, lane departure alert, pre-collision system, and adaptive cruise control are all failing.

My brakes seem to scrape about the first 5 times I use them then the sound goes away.

My car has only 22,700 miles. Fronts end brakes and rotor are totally worn out. The car was driven normally.

While stopped at a red light the vehicle accelerated and lunged forward. Brakes would not hold the vehicle from going forward. Had to turn the vehicle off.

Brakes are squeaky at a low rate of speed (20 mph and less) at approximately 20k miles.

I was driving my car in the rain, and a warning came on that the antilock brake system was malfunctioning. I kept driving, and all ther dashboard lights flashed off then back on twice. I pulled over to the side of the road, turned the car off and back on and it stopped. This isn't the first time I've had problems with the abs not working right in the rain. I was driving on the interstate when this happened.

Tl-the contact owns a 2016 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, suddenly two deer emerged from the woods, when the brake pedal was depressed the vehicle did not stop and stroke one the animals. The damage to the vehicle was to the driver side front end. The police was present and a report was filed number: 18-05410. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to the dealer cedar rapids Toyota 1190 boyson road hiawatha iowa 52233, no diagnosis was render. The vehicle then was towed to a body shop for repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10,900. Bp.

When approaching a stop sign in a routinely driven residential neighborhood at low speed with the car in drive gear and clear weather, sometimes the brake pedal slips part way or all the way to the floor allowing the car to roll into the intersection before stopping. The pedal has slipped repeatedly within 2 hours when driving in urban, rush hour, stop and go traffic. It has also slipped to the floor at 70 mph on an interstate highway when the vehicle was decelerating on a dry surface. Pumping the brake pedal a few times engages the brakes. I have taken the car to the dealer to correct the issue 4 times and to another dealer 1 time for a 2nd opinion with the same result on each visit, �could not duplicate. � the 4th repair visit invoice shows �loses vacuum when brakes continuously applied at idle. � on the 5th visit I asked for the vacuum to be restored to proper function. They said there was no vacuum leak or record of a code that would indicate loss of vacuum, and they could not duplicate. I cannot duplicate it either or predict when the pedal will slip. It happens sporadically. As suggested by a service advisor, I called the Toyota 800 number. I spoke with a representative on 12-15-16. I told her my experience with the brake issue and my requests for repair with unsatisfactory results. She said she would call the dealership and get back to me. On 12-16-16, she reported the dealer said they could not duplicate, so nothing could be done. She asked me what I wanted. I replied that I wanted the brakes to work properly. Safety is at risk for me and passengers at any speed. At highway speeds, it is extremely dangerous.

2016 Toyota Rav4 with 6500 miles. In the last 5 weeks, there have been 3 instances where the brake pedal pressed and nothing happened. The pedal pushed all the way to the floor with zero resistance and the car did not slow. Luckily, releasing the pedal and pressing it again slowed the car. The car is at Toyota motorcars of cleveland, where they have inspected it and say nothing is wrong and that the car is safe. No warning lights appeared on the dashboard.

14 month old Rav4 xle driving down the interstate and applied the brakes for slow traffic, the abs / traction control warning lights came on. I am over the 36,000 mile warranty as my work entails driving. The local dealer quoted me $2800 for repairs, he checked with the Toyota mfg. Rep to see if possibly the abs actuator is covered under the powertrain portion (60000 miles) of Toyota's warranty. Toyota dealer stated no warranty coverage due to mileage. Located numerous complaints and recall for "certain model year" 2016 Toyota Rav4 recall - #16v198000 recall for service brakes, hydraulic : antilock. It appears they are aware of a problem with the 2016 model but will only a few of the ones sold.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the brake pedal was slow to engage and released without warning. As a result, the contact had to apply force to the brake pedal each time the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than once. The dealer test drove the vehicle and was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v198000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while driving 10 mph on a local road and when he hit the brakes the pedal goes to the floor. The contact had a very weak feel on the brake pedal and had to use force to stop the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was not diagnosed and not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

The idle speed in the Rav4 4 is set too high causing the car to move forward when stopped with full pressure applied to the brakes. Toyota refused to reduce the idle speed and states that this normal operation. I believe they have set the idle high so the car will pass emission standards and as a result now has this defect where the car moves forward with full brake applied due to the high idle speed. This may bay be an emissions problem but it most certainly is a safety issue.

While entering a parking space in a normal and frequent manner on the side of a walmart store the vehicle failed to respond to the brake pedal when applied. The vehicle kept moving and proceeded over the sidewalk and into the fenced area around the garden dept. Brakes were applied several times. No other vehicles involved and no other persons involved except driver (myself), husband and son.

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While stopped at a red light the vehicle jumped forward and struck the vehicle in front of me. I never took my foot off the brake.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Rav4. The vehicle accelerated forward while the contact's father was gently depressing the brake pedal. The contact's father depressed the brake pedal all the way down, but the vehicle continued to accelerate and struck a gate. The contact stated that her father had to remove the key from the ignition in order to stop the vehicle. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed, but no failure was detected. The front bumper was damaged. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 3,500.

I have had this car since January 2016. Recently, I heard a noise as I apply a brake. I went to the dealer to examine the issue. However, I was told the brakes are doing fine. But the noise has become even louder. I asked one of my friends who bought the same car as mine, a couple month before me. He told me he is experiencing the same problem with his car too. Also, he had also encountered with an empty brake fluid tanker after he saw a brake malfunction signal on his dashboard. Following, my friend and I started to shop around other friends who have the same car with model year 2014-2016. Five out of the seven drivers we questioned had told us that they had already replaced their brakes at least once before they even drive their cars[Toyota Rav4 2014-2015] for a year/<10,000. I think consumers need to be aware of these situations before deciding to buy these products especially as brakes need to meet the highest safety standards.

I have been three times at lipton Toyota of oakland park, fort lauderdale regarding a noise in my breaks, specially when I hit the breaks. They state they don't hear anything but it is cleary heard when I hit the breaks. I believe they don't want to repair nor do anything regarding my situation. It is not safe to drive the car, specially I am a realtor and I am always driving.