Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

"The abs system was very easily triggered including when going over potholes. Despite taking it to the dealership multiple times they reported nothing was wrong with it."

"I felt pulling a strange handling early on. At 15K miles they said that my rear rotors and break lining were waring! They said it was due to "rust" and I would to have the rotors changed AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS RUST!! I said this is the 7th car I have owned that has been parked in the exact same place and that NO other car had rusted rotors (ALSO THE FRONT ROTOS ON THE RAV4 WERE FINE.) I said the brakes are sticking a waring down the rotors. ((interesting that on the printout of the service that day they listed the front brake linings were listed as "8" but they left the rear brake lining blank.) 3 months later at a 19K service they said I needed to replace the rear pads and rotors! The front brake lining was still at 8 the left rear was at 5, and the right rear was at 1!! That is was due to rust and not covered by warranty. I once again said this was due to brakes pressing on rotors while driving. (I paid for the rear brake job.) In April 13 2024 I was driving to Oneonta (40 miles) & the car was driving erratically. When I turned off the radio I heard a grinding. When I got there I saw the right rear break was locked on the rotor & I could not release it. (Burnt my hand when I touched the rotorduh.)THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. Drove straight to the Toyota Empire Dealershipwhere I bought it, but they were closed. Called them Monday 4/15. They said they could take the car on the 18th. They it was safe to drive even though the brake was locked on the rotor. I immediately called the main company to file a complaint regarding the faulty braking system on basically a new car. This time Empire fixed this under warranty but refuse to reimburse me the $484. for the brake job in November. The mothership office said they would give me a voucher for $250. for future work done at a Toyota Dealership. I also mentioned that sometime the rear hatch would not open automatically that I had to push it up with my hands, to resistance, & a couple of times I looked out to see the rear hatch had opened by itself. That the warning system for approaching cars did not work at all for the 1st year. Also, the windshield wipers sometimes would suddenly jump to a high speed in a drizzle of rain, and during a downpour suddenly move one arc in 2 seconds, and sometimes the high beam lights turned to low beam and would not shift back to high beam. They said they could not do anything about that unless the can reproduce it in the service garage. I actually love this car, but I am afraid I got a lemon. (((Want to mention that there is a full infotainment center with wifi & cellphone in the car, BUT I DON'T OWN A CELLPHONE so I can't use any of that except the radio and thumbdrive."

"Loss of coolant in cooling system tied to electric motors caused car to stop operating."

"There is no convenient place to charge."

"Thermostat malfunctioned after approximately 38,000 miles, requiring replacement ($800). Car continued to operate until I was able to bring to dealer."