Other Fuel System Tank Mounting problems of the 2020 Toyota RAV4

Fuel gauge not property working and giving inadequate fuel amounts left in tank. At 1/2 of tank it's misrepresentation of actual fuel left that can lead to being stranded.

2020 Rav4 hybrid vehicle is rated for and advertised as having an approximately 580 mile fuel range. Purchased new, and drove off the lot with a full tank and 7 miles on the odometer, the empty fuel tank light came on at just less than 370 miles of normal highway and city driving. Went to "fill up" the vehicle and it topped off at only 11 gallons. The tank capacity is advertised as 14. 5 gallons. My assumption is that either the fuel gauge is defective, or the fuel tank is smaller than advertised. Either way, this makes the actual fuel range over 200 miles less than advertised. I was told at the dealership that the "reserve fuel" amount is 3. 5 gallons, however, Toyota USA has told me the reserve amount is 2. 2 gallons. This is a safety issue - iin order to get the fuel range I need, I have to drive it nearly 200 miles past the low-fuel indicator, which puts me at increased risk of running out of fuel on the interstate. Additionally it's not clear what will happen if/when the fuel tank is depleted. Toyota has chosen not to inform buyers of this fuel gauge defect prior to purchase, and instead actively advertises the long fuel range - this fits the definition of fraud, and is completely unverifiable until you purchase and drive the vehicle hundreds of miles. Had I known, I probably would not have purchased this vehicle, because of this fuel range safety issue, and not knowing how much fuel is left in the vehicle.

Vehicle's fuel tank is listed by Toyota company as 14. 5 gallon capacity and, in reality, this tank's shape only allows it to fill to approximately 9 gallons. Additionally, the fuel gauges "miles to empty" does not appear to read the amount correctly. I have almost run out of fuel on the highway as a result of the vehicle's improper reading. The actual gas in the tank was much lower than the vehicle itself told me. The range is advertised by the manufacturer at approximately 500 miles when in reality it appears to be under 300 miles depending on driving conditions.

Fuel gauge does not reflect the true amount of fuel in the fuel tank. It seems to be showing less fuel for example the Rav4 hybrid has a capacity of 14. 7 gals of fuel. Filling up when the indicator showing about 18 miles and about 1/4 tank. Re-fueling only 9. 8 gallons was put into the tank. The 2020 Rav4 hybrid will achieve good gas mileage and at 1/4 tank should be about 3. 7 gal. In this case it should have 4. 5 gallons. I would assume that a reserve would be 2 gallons which would give me 60+ miles until completely empty. Now it is better to have more fuel instead of the opposite of less fuel. But definitely the 2020 Rav4 hybrid has a fuel indicator issue. Which from my research has the same issue starting from the redesigned 2019 Rav4. It would also seem that Toyota has not been inclined to provide a fix for the issue, since this is occurring in two model years. Toyota needs to address the issue in a timely manner and in my opinion it has not done for its customers. I ask the NHTSA to investigate this issue to provide redress to the owners of the Rav4 starting with the redesign 2019 model year. Youtube has numerous complaints for this issue. I have contacted Toyota support by phone and they say are aware of the issue I reported but have no true fix or why it is occurring. I previously owned a 2017 Rav4 hybrid and this issue was not reflected in this model year. When filling at about 1/4 tank I would be pumping about 12-12. 5 gallons. Thank you james bloyd 10224 p st. Omaha, ne 68127 jsbloyd@msn. Com 402-660-7005 cell.

Fuel gauge does not properly register correct fuel amount in vehicle. It is showing empty with about 4. 5 gallons left in fuel tank. Dealership refuses to admit there is an issue and tries to blame it on ethanol fuel additives. . . .

The gas tank of my 2020 Rav4 hybrid is not filling properly. The tank is supposed to be 14. 5 gallons. My fuel gauge will read just above empty and my display says that I have 29 miles to empty. When I go to fill-up my tank, though, it cuts off after roughly 8. 6 - 9 gallons. If it was truly almost empty, this is way short of the amount of gas that it will take to fill-up my tank. When I turn the car back on, my gas gauge reads between 3/4 and full. Between fill-ups, I can only drive about 380 miles. Toyota advertises about 580 miles between fill-ups. This has happened every time I fill-up and at different gas stations.

The actual fuel tank capacity of the 2019-2020 Rav4 hybrids do not match the advertised capacity. The average amount of fuel that has been able to enter the tank when the gauge shows nearly empty is 9-11 gallons if unsafe fueling practices are used. The fuel nozzle from the pump must be pulled out from the vehicle to prevent it from shutting off while refueling.

This is for a 2020 Rav4 hybrid, the nthsa system seems to be lumping this together with the regular Rav4. The fuel tank has issues accepting fuel up to the levels specified in the manual or the calibration of the fuel level sensor is off. Per the owners manual provided by Toyota when the refuel light illuminates the car has approximately 2. 2 gallons of fuel remaining. When this light illuminates I am only able to fill the car with 9-10 gallons of fuel. The tank capacity is 14. 5 gallons so the car is missing 2. 3-3. 3 gallons of fuel every fill up. The fuel gauge does not read full at this point either. To get the missing fuel into the vehicle you can slowly "top off" until the correct amount of fuel has been added but this becomes a safety concern as the pumps safety mechanisms constantly engage making it impossible to tell when the tank is actually full and when it will begin spewing out the extra fuel on to the ground. I watched the first fill at the dealership and this did not occur. The issue slowly progressed in the following fills and now occurs during every fill.