Other Fuel System Tank Filling/charging Problems of Toyota RAV4 - part 2

I purchased a 2019 Rav4 hybrid in April of 2019. One issue with the car that I have not gotten a resolution for is that the fuel gauge is inaccurate. On filling the tank, it only shows about 7/8 full. The only way to get it totally full is to 'top it off' which is illegal in oregon where I live. The fuel tank holds 14. 5 gallons. On the way back from a recent trip, I let the fuel gauge go down until the dash board screen said I had 13 miles left until I was going to be out of fuel. I told the gas station attendant help me this one time by 'topping off' the tank to check the gallons needed. The tank was full after adding just 12 gallons. That means I had 2. 5 gallons left in the tank when the dash board fuel warning said I had 13 miles to go before I was out of gas. This vehicle consistently gets 40-45 mpg. I feel it is dangerous not to have the correct fuel total available. I took the vehicle into my Toyota dealer (lithia Toyota of springfield, oregon) in may of 2019 to have this issue checked out. The dealer said the did a thorough check of the systems that may be involved, but could find no problem. I am not aware of any recalls by Toyota concerning this matter.

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When filling the gas tank, the pump will stop before the gas tank is full, usually 2-3 gallons short of being full. This happens every time I try to fill the tank since I bought the car in may, 2019. This results in more frequent stops at the gas station or making efforts to try to top off the gas tank by trying to slow down the gas being pumped in. With a very slow rate, the gas pump may not shut off then leading to fuel spillage.

Fuel spills when filling gas. Fuel tank does not fill to capacity at first click so when I add additional fuel in an attempt to completely fill tank, fuel sometimes spills out.

The 2019 Rav4 hv gas tank dry fill capacity is 14. 5 gal us. Refueling always automatically stops prematurely at fuel gauge 3/4 full, which corresponds to several gallons dispensed less than a properly full tank. The gas gauge is accurate. This has occurred with every refueling since the first fueling when the car was new. The problem reduces the effective range on one tank of normally dispensed gas by around 100 miles or more. Range is a big selling point of the hybrid model! furthermore, filling very very slowly to coax the tank to accept a properly full fill can cause no automatic shutoff of the gas pump to occur, which can result in excessive fumes or overfilling. This is unsafe. The problem has been reported to Toyota USA by me and by the dealer. The dealer has a technical case number and I have a technical assistance case number. Toyota's response for the last 5 months has been that there is no fix available. The car is still eligible for refund or replacement under the lemon law provisions (<15k driven or 1 year). . Read more...

My 2019 Rav4 xse, purchased in may 2019, gas tank refueling always automatically stops prematurely at fuel gauge 1/3 to 3/4 full. This has occurred with every refueling since the first fueling when the car was new. The problem reduces the effective range on one tank of normally dispensed gas by 100 - 200 miles. Filling very very slowly to coax the tank to accept a properly full fill can cause no automatic shutoff of the gas pump to occur, which can result in excessive fumes or overfilling.

Since purchasing 2019 Rav4 hybrid xle in April 2019, fuel tank does not fill to capacity. Fuel pump (regardless of which gas station I am at) shuts off several gallons short of filling the gas tank and the fuel indicator on the dashboard indicates approximately 3/4 full. This occurs every time the vehicle is fueled. Unable to attain fuel range for the vehicle due to fuel tank unable to be filled to capacity unless I force extra gas in the car by consistently trying to "top off" to fill with more gas (as there is still extra capacity upon the pump clicking off at first). Contacted Toyota about the issue in July 2019 and December 2019 but no resolution or explanation was provided on why this issue is occurring.

When we first purchased the vehicle, we used to be able to fill it up all the way and completely now you can't fill it up all the way. When we first bought the car, we were able to get about 450 miles with a full tank of fuel. Now, when we go to fill up, we only get about 350 miles for a full tank when filling up the tank doesn't allow us to fill the tank up completely this is very unusual!.

Check engine light, vsc light and 4wd light came on and stayed on. Took vehicle to dealer and they diagnosed problem as defective charcoal canister. Was told Toyota would not cover the repair or part under their emissions warranty. Toyota is attempting to blame this problem on consumer error when filling the gas tank. How is the charcoal canister not part of the emissions system when it's purpose is to serve as a filter of gas/exhaust fumes. Toyota is once again not standing by their warranties or products.

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