Adaptive Cruise Control problems of the 2020 Toyota RAV4

Four problems related to adaptive cruise control have been reported for the 2020 Toyota RAV4. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2020 Toyota RAV4 based on all problems reported for the 2020 RAV4.

1 Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 07/15/2025

I cant use my cruise control its not going straight and everytime im turning I can hear a grinding noise its coming from power steering.

2 Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 04/07/2025

The wiring harness to the lithium battery is corroded, and it is unregulated. My repair shop said the car is unsafe to drive because of the amount of unregulated electricity in the battery. Also, the cruise control doesn't work. My repair shop says this is happening to other vehicles. Parts and labor total almost $7,000.

3 Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 05/30/2021

I bumped the car in front of me when starting from a red light at an intersection. Impact speed was less than 3 mph. The damage from this impact resulted in repair cost of almost $4,200. This is outrageous and an example of poor design on the part of Toyota. It is my understanding that the standards require vehicles to absorb up to 5 mph frontal impact with no damage. Had I known this vehicle was so poorly protected I would have chosen to purchase something else.

4 Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 07/06/2020

The Toyota adaptive cruise control keeps a safe distance to the vehicle in front, slowing and accelerating properly to keep a set distance even down to a full stop. However, when traveling at any speed and another car enters my lane immediately in front of my vehicle the system does not recognize the new vehicle and how close it is to the front of my vehicle. It does not slow at all even if the distance to the intruder is only a car length or less. I have to manually brake quickly to prevent following to close and causing a possible rear end collision. This happens every time a car squeezes in from of me with the adaptive cruse on and is very repeatable. I've experienced it in another new rav 4 too. This has been repeatably going on since the vehicle was purchased new on Jan, 2020.


Other Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of the 2020 Toyota RAV4

Automatic Emergency Braking problems
5
Adaptive Cruise Control problems
4
Warnings problems
1


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