Other Fuel System Pump Problems of Toyota RAV4

Vehicle is equipped with a low pressure fuel pump which may stop operating. If the vehicle stall occurs while driving, this could increase the risk of crash.

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Recall for a fuel pump and Toyota still does not have a fix after 4 months.

Nhtsa recall number: 20v012 recall date: January 13, 2020 manufacturer recall number: 20tb02 still no contact from dealer on when replacement fuel pump will be available. 11 months seems excessive.

Received notice from Toyota in October regarding defect in low pressure fuel pump. Have not received any information since.

Ongoing issues with my fuel system. Car will display one of these many symptoms: -misfire, hard start, stall or shutoff. Other symptoms include car stuttering and stalling out while driving. This last symptom is very dangerous as it often comes with no warning. When the car stalls out, the car is driving up straight up a medium grade hill. I have experienced this on several different dates and times along w 24th st. Austin, TX near 1106 w 24th st. This will happen if I'm either stopping at a light or while in motion. I don't have the exact mph I am driving, but it would be around 20 - 40 mph when this occurs. Ive taken the care to both round rock Toyota and christian auto brothers to address the issue. So far, neither have been able to diagnose the problem. On 5/22/20, christian auto brothers replaced the evaporative emissions system leak detection unit r&r, the fuel evaporative canister r&r, the evaporative emissions system leak detection pump, and the vapor canister purge solenoid. This did not resolve the issue. Current codes: p0441, p0455, p1604, p1605, p0171. While no diagnostic proof has been established, it is hypothesized by the mechanics that there is an issue with either the fuel pump or the fuel line. After reading about the 2020 Toyota fuel pump recall, I believe my 2015 Rav4 has been experiencing similar issues. However, it is not part of the recall. Therefore I am submitting this incident info to document the current situation. If I learn more, I will try to update.

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The gas tank of my 2019 Toyota Rav4 le hybrid will only fill to about 3/4 of a tank. My Rav4 has a 14. 5 gallon fuel tank. When I am near zero miles of range remaining, I often get less than 8 gallons at fill up. There is not a problem with the gas gauge. The tank read full only once, when the dealer filled the tank prior to delivery to me. I don't like to drive with less than a 1/4 tank of gas, as gas is used to cool the fuel pump. This results in most fuel stops only accepting between 4 and 6 gallons of gas. I recently took a 3000 mile trip that was 95% highway driving and that was my experience during the trip.

I purchased my 2018 Rav4 in November 2019. I had the car for about 3 months when I drove to work, the car acted sluggish, was pressing on the gas pedal but wasn't going faster. Then I had to go to bank, my car wouldn't move the rpms went up to 5 but car didnt move, finally car jumped so I pressed on gas an it tried to stall so I let off, then car acted like it had power again the car did this all the way to bank. It sat ideal while I was at the bank I noticed the car smelled gassy, then it did the same all the way back to work. When I got back to work I call the dealership in enid where I got it and he even said I may be my fuel pump. Later that day my car seemed fine. Now it feels like it will jump, sluggish, or stalls like it doesn't get gas when I have a full tank. I had great gas mileage now it takes 20 buck for 20 miles no joke. I called the Toyota dealership in amarillo TX 4 days ago about changing my pump, so shows I had issues long before I got sent the recall message from a friend. I call Toyota dealership in enid ok where I got the car and have plans to take it in on the 19th to be looked at.

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The vehicle's fuel tank capacity is 14. 5 gallons. When the fuel gauge on the dash shows 1/8 of a tank, I can only add 9-10 gallons of fuel before the fuel pump clicks off. At a fuel tank level of 1/8, I should be able to put 12-13 gallons of fuel in the tank. There is not a safety issue here, but I'm not able to get the driving range on a tank of fuel that I was expecting when I purchased the vehicle. I should be getting a range in excess of 500 miles per fill up, but I'm only getting around 400.

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The fuel tank does not fill up to capacity. I am only able to fill ~8 gallons in a tank which has a 14. 5 gallon capacity. Also, when the low fuel indicator comes on, "miles to empty" reads only about ~30 miles which is incorrect in my opinion. There must be a calibration issue. I took it to the service station and they said there is no fix from Toyota. The recent recall affecting 700,000 cars with a fuel pump issue does not include my car (searched by VIN) or any Rav4 hybrids for that matter. How long is one supposed to wait before hearing back from the manufacturer? I have attached the service appointment confirmation.

When refueling, the fuel tank never reaches full capacity. Fuel pump always shuts off at about 3/4 tank. Fuel tank advertised to hold 14. 5 gallons but does no fill up passed 10 to 11 gallons.

I can't completely fill up my 2019 Rav4 hybrid fuel tank. The fuel pump always stops way too early at around 11 gallons (estimation), even though the cars fuel tank fits 14. 5 gallons. So I can only use around 80%-90% of my fuel tank capacity. Happens every time at every gas station. See attached picture. It shows the digital fuel level reported from my car to the Toyota connected services after a gas stop.

Less than one month ago, I purchased a new 2019 Toyota Rav4 hybrid limited that was built in japan and had only 7 miles on the odometer. The car was advertised to give combined 40 mpg and have a 14. 5 gallon fuel tank. I now have approximately 2 thousand miles on the car and I have experienced the same issue every time that I get gas in multiple states and gas stations. The tank will not fill up and the gas pump shuts off before the tank is filled. Every time that I fill up, the fuel gauge always stays about 2-3 lines below the full mark. Two days ago I drove the car until it stopped displaying a miles-to-empty reading and simply read, �fuel needed. � minutes before giving this reading, it said that I had approximately 31 miles left. I checked the Toyota remote connect app on my phone the next morning and it read that I had 24 miles until empty. I drove to the gas station and was only able to put in 8. 9 gallons of gas before the fuel pump shut off. I attempted to continue fueling two more times but each time I tried to top off, I only got a little more gas before it kept shutting off. After topping off twice, I achieve a grand total of 9. 4 gallons of gas purchased. If the tank is supposed to hold 14. 5 gallons and I was only able to add 9 to a car that was supposedly on empty, that is 5 gallons of gas that is missing. I'm aware that many Toyota have approximately 2 gallons left in reserve when the gas light goes on, however, 9+2=12 and still leaves the car short of about 2 gallons of gas. This is dangerous and is a safety hazard as it will result in many people trying to top off their gas by forcing fuel into the tanks and being unable to determine when the stop. This can cause gas leaks and an increase in emissions or risk of fire. It appears that many of the 2019 Toyota hybrids that were built in japan are experiencing this issue.

2019 Rav4 hybrid exhibits fueling problems, consistently. Parked on level concrete, shut off, in "refuel" status, at the fuel island, it dependably suffers abject failure at attempts to refill the gasoline tank at the fuel pump. With the fuel pump nozzle set to lowest flow setting, at any moment, the fuel being pumped down the filler tube surges back up the filler tube, occasionally spilling out onto the side of the car and the ground. Other times, with the pump nozzle set to lowest flow settings, it may automatically and arbitrarily shut off after 1 gallon or 4 gallons, when the miles driven along with the fuel gauge indicates the tank requires at least 10 gallons. It is impossible to know from one fill-up to the next fill-up if the tank is full, close to full, or several gallons shy of full. Refueling the Rav4 hybrid is a challenge that defeats the best mechanical and fluid dynamics aware person trying to fill the tank. This issue is ongoing and has been occurring since the vehicle was purchased new with 9 miles on the odometer on August 19, 2019.

The gas tank should be 14 gallons, however I am only able to but in to the tank aprox 8 gallons. I can force approx 1 more gallon by pulling out the nozzle on the fuel pump. The trip estimator will say it can only go high 300 to low 400 miles. When I bought new off the lot it was with a max filled tank and trip estimator was at 500 plus miles. The gas gauge never shows full and it doesn't appear to be accurate as to when the tank is low/empty compared with mileage estimator.

Fuel pump automatically shuts off but the fuel indicator shows 1 -2 bar less than full . Maximum possible fuel that I was able to fill when the vehicle was near empty is 10. 2 gallons (its still 1 - 2 bars below full).

I cannot fill the fuel tank to it's capacity. Fuel pump will shut off prematurely at about 3/4 full. That said, range is nowhere near as advertised.

Impossible to fill gas tank to capacity. When tank reported as under 1/4 can only add 7-8 gallons. Will only fill to 7/8 of a tank per the gauge. Only way to fill tank full is to top it off. Occurs at every fill up. We reported this to both Toyota and the dealer. We brought the car in for service regarding this issue more than once. They acknowledged the issue but have done nothing to fix it. Running out of fuel may result in an accident or leave drivers stranded on the side of a busy or deserted road creating a safety hazard. Running out of fuel may damage the vehicles, including their fuel system components. The owner's manual warns that if the subject vehicles run out of fuel or the fuel is too low, the hybrid system may not be able to start. The fuel tank defect creates environmental and safety hazards by causing drivers to �top off� (restart a fuel pump after it has automatically shut off) the fuel tank to try and achieve a complete fill-up. Topping off causes hazardous gas spills creating a danger to the driver, the environment and the vehicle. As a result, the fuel tank defect increases the environmental impact of these hybrid vehicles by increasing the number of trips consumers must make to refuel and causing environmental harm related to fuel evaporation and spillage (causing both groundwater contamination and emission of gasoline vapor).

Purchased this car dealer certified after being leased for 9 months by someone else, from new rochelle Toyota. Had 5700 miles on it at the time of purchase. Since purchase it does not always start the first time, sometimes taking 3-4 times to start, and making strange noises, it sounds like its going to start and then dies. Has been to the shop 3 times and going in for the 4th time today, on 12/4 a new fuel pump relay was installed, starts better but still unknown reason why it at times it still takes 3-4 times to start it. Is a mystery , nothing shows up on the tech computers after it happens over and over again. Have owned Toyotas for over 17 years never expected an issue like this. Also lights flicker and there are strange noises when attempting to start and unsuccessful. No rhyme or reason to this issue. Took possession of the car 10-13-15 I think it is a lemon. I have a video of what happens dont think I can upload to this website.