general problems of the 2017 Toyota RAV4

The brake system on my 2017 Toyota Rav4 le has repeatedly failed to provide normal stopping power, even after the replacement of pads and rotors in July 2025. This poses a serious safety hazard and may indicate a defect in the braking system.

I have put 45,000 miles on the vehicle and have had complete brakes and rotors replaced 3 times. The caliper hangs up every time. As it gets closer to replacement time, I have experienced times when I did not think my car was going to stop. Brakes are spongy and I feel like pushing the pedal down is not enough to stop the car. I have experienced this three times, and thankfully it has stopped in time to avoid collision.

My Toyota Rav4 was involved in an accident. My vehicle was rear-ended on [xxx], at the corner of [xxx] and [xxx] in tucson, az. Because it was during rush hour traffic, I moved my vehicle to an adjacent parking lot. It was while I was in this parking lot that I experienced brake failure and I was unable to stop my vehicle. As a result, my car hit a concrete pillar in the parking lot. This automatically stopped my vehicle and resulted in front end damage to my vehicle. 911 was dispatched and a sheriff was called to the accident scene. My car was towed to a tow yard before the Toyota collision center could begin work on estimating the amount of damages to my vehicle for the front-end and rear-end damage. My insurance company totaled my vehicle. I contacted Toyota to notify them of this brake failure. I was notified by a third party to contact you to report this incident. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Multiple times when coming to a stop the vehicle is stopped and then the brake pedal depresses further on its own while at the same time the engine roars and the vehicle lunges forward about 4 feet. It almost put me in front of oncoming traffic. Also I felt like I had no control over the brakes. It happened 4 times and also did this while I was parallel parking and almost slammed into the parked car ahead of me. It was in the shop last month. The brake calipers were cleaned and the brake lines were bled. This vehicle only has 40000 miles on it. I took it back to Toyota again today to see if they can once again try to figure out what is causing this. When it surges forward it sounds like if your foot was on gas in park, only my foot was on the brake im afraid to drive it.

As I drive about 70 mph, the abs and the brake lights come on and the car is momentarily out of control. As I grabbed the tearing and reduce the speed dramatically, the system correct itself and I am able to continue driving at a very low speed.

Front brakes needed replacement at 40k miles. 24k miles later, I'm being told they need replacement again. At may 2022 ispection the measurements were 11/32 for all four brakes. Less than 6 months & less than 5k miles later, the right front is at 6/32, left front 9/32, rear are 11/32 & 10/32. I'm being told the right front pads & rotors are bad and the discs(?) are extremely rusty. How does this happen so quickly? forums I've read say this is an issue with many 2017 ravs. Apparently, Toyota used low-grade rotors on that model and year. I had complained of a slight grinding noise coming from the front wheels on several occasions only to be told they can't find anything. I've had no safety issues yet but this ongoing problem is unacceptable and may eventually result in a collision.

Hi, im reporting a serious safety issue with my 2017 Toyota Rav4 the emergencybrake failed to engage, which caused the car to roll down the hill , I took the car to Toyota dealership while it was under the warranty and back down they told me it was nothing wrong with it. It just needed to be adjusted but it never worked the way it should have I do have a family and friends. They do have the same car and all have same issues with e brake not not engaging l like this to be documented,.

Tl- the contact owned a 2017 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that prior to the accident, he had replaced all four tires with all season tires. He stated that while driving at 35 mph on a rainy day, a truck began to merge into his lane. As the contact began to bear to the right, the anti lock brakes activated independently which caused his vehicle to veer into the left lane and hit the back of the truck. The airbags deployed upon impact. The contact stated that neither himself or the other driver sought medical attention; however, the contact stated that he had recently started to experience pain in his right chest. A police report was filed at the scene. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to an independent tow yard where it was deemed destroyed. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The contact believed that the faulty abs system was the cause of the accident. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000. Jo.

Related to a car accident when getting hit in the front my air bags didn’t deploy . Only the driver side was hit pretty bad . Another car accident related to a tree branch no air bag deploy . I was told that you have to be hit in a certain way to deploy the air bags . Hearing that makes me switch from a Toyota to a kia . I have my toddler .

The airbags are off and I cant turn it on, every week turn it on the ligth flat tire and the tire are good incluiding extra tire, and my brakes are doing a extrange noise I checked the brakes and are good.

At just over 15000 miles the front brakes are worn needing replaced. University Toyota in morgantown, wv says that is normal wear.

Pre collision system does not work per specification or manual. Does not slow vehicle or stop it. If relied on very dangerous. Tested on two vehicles one with under 2000 miles and one with under 3000 miles. Does not meet representations. Factory representative conducting test!.

Front rotors caused the front end and steering wheel to vibrate terribly when driving the speed limit of 70 mph when you just touch the brake peddle. The rav 4 2017 only has 14,900 miles. I brought rav 4 to dealer for normal 15,000 mile maintenance. I was told the rotor need to be resurfaced. . . For $180. 00. . . . Called it "normal wear and tear" it appears that in colorado or mountain areas that rotor normally need to be resurfaced. The rava 4 front end shook violently almost lost control of steering the rava 4 at 70 mph. Then dealer said OH that is normal, we have to resurface rotors of rav 4 (2017) in this area all the time. On may 16, 2018 I called 800-331-4331 Toyota us head quarters and spoke to customer service rep. Case # 1805162014 and he said he would call the autonation Toyota service manager on arapahoe in colorado and get back to me in a few days. Well on may 31, 2018 customer service from Toyota called me after I spoke with on may 30, 2018 to andrea, explaining the situation. The offical response was OH that is just normal wear and tear for rav 4 2017 rotors. . . It is your cost if a recall is issued on the rotors you will be notified! the rest of the story, I took a trip from denver, CO to phoenix, az may 3, 2018. I had approx 13,000 on the rav 4. , which requires driving down hill from flagstaff, az . . . Approx. 120 miles. That mountain driving resulted in the rav 4 braking to cause the severe shake of the steering wheel and almost loosing control of rav 4 at 70 mph. The cruise control slows the car down as you approach other slower vehicles and if you just touch the brake peddle the rav 4 wants to shake the rav 4 apart! you loose total contol of rav 4 if leave foot on brake peddle. . Toyota says that is just normal wear and tear . . . Well at speed limit on inter state . . These rotors can cause to high speed accident!!!.

Tl- the contact owns a 2017 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brakes turned on automatically without warning which caused the vehicle to a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer prime Toyota rt 2 located at 700 old union turnpike, lancaster, MA 01523 where the dealer could not diagnose the failure. The dealer stated that there was no problem with the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also stated that the failure recurred several other times. The manufacturer was not contacted and was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 9,000. Sj.

Purchased my new Rav4 on 12/2017. On 8/13/2017 I was at a drive through and stopped at the end of the line and the service brake when I pressed the peddle the brake was firm and stopped correctly. The line moved and I lifted my foot off of the service brake and the line stopped and I applied the service brake peddle and had to press the peddle further than I pressed the peddle the first time I stopped in the line. While stopped in the line the second time the Rav4 started to roll forward and I had to press the service brake even further to get the Rav4 stop. The line moved forward and I lifted my foot off of the service brake peddle and the line stopped and when I pressed the service brake peddle the service brake peddle went to the floor and did not slow until I struck the vehicle in front of me. After the accident my service brake peddle was very spongy and slow to respond when pressing the service brake peddle. I took my Rav4 on 8/14/2017 to local dealership to have my service brakes checked. When I took the Rav4 in I did not have any paper work to sign. The afternoon the service advisor said my Rav4 was ready. When I went to get my Rav4 the service advisor said no codes and did not give me any paper work and I did not sign any paper work. When I got in to drive the Rav4 away my service brake peddle was firm not spongy and responded quickly as very little movement to press the service brake peddle to stop the Rav4. My service on the Toyota web site service has never reported the service even today. I called the Toyota and told them of this situation and the Toyota representative told me to bring my Rav4 back to the dealership on 8/24/2017 and he would download the event recorder and did on 8/31/2017. No issues was reported on the event recorder. Letter showed no reference that I had my service brakes checked on 8/14/2017. Service brake is spongy while stopped now.

Breaks failed when backing out of parking space and failed immediately again when trying to pull back into parking space after car hit a car and then hit a cart corral pushing that into another car. As a result 3 cars including ours were damaged.

As I was approaching the mail box area in my apartment complex at approximately 15 mph, I put my foot on the brake to turn into the parking area in front of the four metal mailboxes and put the vehicle in "park" when the vehicle suddenly lurched forward and jumped the six-inch, brick-paver curb. I crashed into the mailbox structure, completely uplifting the base that was bolted into the concrete and hit a wood trash container holder. I depressed the brake pedal harder but my vehicle would not slow down or stop and I also could not control the steering. I continued up a hill (at 45-50 mph) consisting of tall grass, wildflowers, rocks, etc. , across a walking path of woodchips and mulch, then down the hill (still with my foot on the brake) grazing the branches and leaves of a small tree before coming off the six-inch curb and back onto the street, where I hit a light post. I managed to lift the parking brake, slam on the brake again and the vehicle rolled to a stop. It should be noted that none of the airbags deployed.

Purchased car from st. Charles Toyota IL on july4, 2017 VIN jtmzfrev1hj137775. Purchased and picked up 2017 Rav4 le from them on july4th (between 11am - 3pm). Drove car from st. Charles to peoria IL. Today on july6 Rav4 has 194 miles. Later came to know that their service dept. Was actually closed on July 4th. Identified three problems. While driving, engine temperature gauge swayed little right from middle position. Was curious and checked dipstick today on july6 and found engine oil dip stick at abnormal low level. Picture attached. Brake pedal felt spongy, felt a drag in braking when I apply brakes. Found water dripping down on ground while a/c was running in parked positon. Water dripped on ground little off from front axle. Recorded water dripping.

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Rav4. While driving at unknown speeds, the brake pedal traveled to the floor when depressed and the vehicle did not respond. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (performance Toyota located at 5676 dixie hwy fairfield, OH 45014) where it diagnosed that the brakes met Toyota specifications. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 1,400.

I was driving and taking a turn and as I applied the brakes the car did not slow down result in a minor accident.