general problems of the 2017 Toyota RAV4

All wheel drive disengages while driving. It has disengaged several times while driving up a steep hill in the rain resulting in loss of control of vehicle. First time car skidded into a ditch. Warning on dash said return vehicle to dealer. Vehicle has been returned 3 times. They blame the problem on a defect in the emission control system which turns off the awd system when a leak in the vapor control system is detected. Dealer first replaced the fuel filler cap. That worked for a couple of weeks, then something under the hood which worked a few days. Now the car is scheduled for a gasket on the fuel tank to be replaced for $1,500! I am all for controlling emissions to the environment, but it should not be at the cost of safety. A fix is needed to separate the awd from the emission control system. Safety first!.

I was driving in the free way, my 2017 Rav4 started shaking and then stopped. I looked at my dash board it says: "charging system malfunction". I confirmed that I have 1/4 tank of fuel (reading the gauge). I had my car towed to a mechanic. Troubleshot it, found out that car was out of fuel but the fuel gauge said: 1/4 tank of fuel left. Reported the problem to Toyota. I was told they recalled other rav 4's , different years but not the 2017.

This vehicle was involved in a t-bone crash, where the battery came out and the vehicle caught fire. The driver of this vehicle died at the scene. This involves NHTSA recall number 23v734 & manufacturer recall number 23tb13.

--battery terminal/wiring for negative terminal came into contact with the metal hold down clamp --caused a two alarm structure fire and loss of two vehicles --current recall in place but remedy of situation not available until 2024 --current recall in place --maintenance required light appeared and owner took vehicle in for service two weeks prior to the incident.

Vehicle experienced an unexplained acceleration while at a complete stop with foot on the brake. This has happened several times.

Vehicle surges when accelerating since it was new. Throttle goes dead where engine idles but now power at all. Does it from a standing start, does it on hills and when merging onto a freeway. Now it happens on cruise control, when set on 75 mph engine loses power and slows down to 45 for a few minutes then shutters and speeds back up to 75. This past month if you let the fuel get down to 1/4 of a tank it will happen all the time. On interstate this week it happened and slowed to 35 mph and wouldn't go any faster until more gas was added. No check engine light ever. Dealer has checked twice and says no codes found and can't get it to happen it's a intermittent problem. We almost got hit by a semi on the interstate this week week due to this happening and I was unable to get out of his way because I no throttle response at all. . . . But engine was idling that all. Had to turn the engine off for 45 minutes before it would have any throttle response at all. Drove down the emergency lane to the next exit and filled up with gas. Engine surged for next 60 miles home. This is a huge problem! I am going to my local Toyota dealer tomorrow to talk with them again about this problem. If they give me the run around again I am going to file a lawsuit against Toyota and the dealership!.

La transmisión DE mi vehículo presenta ruidos extraños y ala ves se escucha un zumbido qué ES bien molestoso perdió fuerza y velocidad también el consumo DE combustible ES demasiado mi rav 4 solo tiene 40,400 millas corridas ES frustrante porqué la marca no a hecho nada para corregir el problema tengo muchos conocidos qué frecuentan el mismo problema.

From a stop or slow move, sometimes when I have to pull ahead quickly, as to go before an oncoming car, the engine will lose power and not accelerate as intended.

When starting and pulling away from a stop light and turning, the car suddenly stalled in a suburban setting. No hybrid battery power or gas power was available. All dash board lights came on. This was sudden and there was no hesitation on acceleration or indications of problems prior. In traffic, had to put the car in park and restart it. Worked ok after that. The car has 29,000 miles and is serviced regularly.

Vehicle died in the middle of the road while driving normally. The vehicle was on a city street.