2016 Toyota RAV4 Service Brakes Problems
- 31
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 31 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 11 records
- without warning · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 19 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota rav-4. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle at a low rate of speed, the brakes failed without warning and the vehicle drove into a brick pillar. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. Police were called and a report was filed; no medical assistance was given at the scene. The contact's wife suffered bruising across her chest due to the seat belt. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11297938
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota rav4. While driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle did not stop when the brake pedal was depressed. As a result, the contact's vehicle crashed into the rear of a second vehicle. In turn, the second vehicle crashed into a third vehicle. The contact's air bags did not deploy. The driver and the two occupants in the second vehicle sustained minor neck injuries. Medical attention…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 11254693
Service Brakes
Abs system light is on and there is no coverage plus i did not get the recall of 2016. I am on long-term disability and this is expensive to repair.
ODI 11267112
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Started my 2016 rav4 limited on 7/27/2019. After starting it none of the safety features are working. This appears to be a known issue among other toyota owners. The vehicle was fine when i shut it off the night before. Now anti lock braking, lane departure alert, pre-collision system, and adaptive cruise control are all failing.
ODI 11235293
Service Brakes
My brakes seem to scrape about the first 5 times i use them then the sound goes away
ODI 11220945
Service Brakes
My car has only 22,700 miles. Fronts end brakes and rotor are totally worn out. The car was driven normally.
ODI 11208842
Service Brakes
While stopped at a red light the vehicle accelerated and lunged forward. Brakes would not hold the vehicle from going forward. Had to turn the vehicle off.
ODI 11192556
Service Brakes
Brakes are squeaky at a low rate of speed (20 mph and less) at approximately 20k miles.
ODI 11255670
Service Brakes
I was driving my car in the rain, and a warning came on that the antilock brake system was malfunctioning. I kept driving, and all ther dashboard lights flashed off then back on twice. I pulled over to the side of the road, turned the car off and back on and it stopped. This isn't the first time i've had problems with the abs not working right in the rain. I was driving on the interstate when this happened.
ODI 11131866
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota rav4. While driving approximately 65 mph, two deer suddenly emerged from the woods. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, the vehicle did not stop and struck one of the deer. The front driver's side of the vehicle was damaged. A police report was filed (number: 18-05410) and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to cedar rapids toyota ([redacted], hiawatha, iowa…
Crash reported
ODI 11099064
Air Bags · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota rav4. While driving 45 mph, the brake pedal was applied, but the brakes failed to respond without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into an embankment. The front driver, front passenger, and front side air bags deployed. The passenger seat was not occupied. The contact sustained a sprained right ankle, which did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11071841
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Passenger front wheel sensor harness was damaged by rodent. Vehicle has 26k miles and toyota refused to repair the break, and would only replace the entire harness at a cost not covered of $6300. The material change of these parts attract rats. This damaged cause abs, lane departure, blind spot monitoring and cruise control systems to fail. The vehicle was parked in my driveway and i live in a gate community. I…
ODI 11035705
Service Brakes
I bought the car about a year and half back from toyota deaer in rockville, md. When i applied brake to slow down and stop the car at the highway intersections, it accelerated uncontrollably. This happened three times on three different occasions. I have reported the brake system failure and sudden acceleration events to toyota company in texas. The assigned case manager, carey carter in toyota company furnished the…
ODI 11022407
Service Brakes
This is a follow up to report 10995701. After toyota refused to do any repairs to the car, i replaced the master cylinder myself. I took the master cylinder apart and found an unusual machining pattern within the master cylinder that could potentially affect the seals. There are three "gouge" patterns machined 120 degrees apart extending about 1" down. These patterns slightly intrude into the groove for the seal and…
ODI 11011566
Service Brakes
When approaching a stop sign in a routinely driven residential neighborhood at low speed with the car in drive gear and clear weather, sometimes the brake pedal slips part way or all the way to the floor allowing the car to roll into the intersection before stopping. The pedal has slipped repeatedly within 2 hours when driving in urban, rush hour, stop and go traffic. It has also slipped to the floor at 70 mph on an…
ODI 11001782
Engine · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota rav4. While driving 10 mph, the brakes failed to work and the vehicle automatically stopped without warning. The vehicle was slowly driven to the contact's residence. The failure occurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (west herr toyota of williamsville located at [redacted], williamsville, ny 14221; [redacted]), but the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle…
ODI 11001720
Service Brakes
2016 toyota rav4 with 6500 miles. In the last 5 weeks, there have been 3 instances where the brake pedal pressed and nothing happened. The pedal pushed all the way to the floor with zero resistance and the car did not slow. Luckily, releasing the pedal and pressing it again slowed the car. The car is at toyota motorcars of cleveland, where they have inspected it and say nothing is wrong and that the car is safe. No…
ODI 10995701
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
14 month old rav4 xle driving down the interstate and applied the brakes for slow traffic, the abs / traction control warning lights came on. I am over the 36,000 mile warranty as my work entails driving. The local dealer quoted me $2800 for repairs, he checked with the toyota mfg. Rep to see if possibly the abs actuator is covered under the powertrain portion (60000 miles) of toyota's warranty. Toyota dealer stated…
ODI 10986033
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota rav4. While driving any speed at night, the headlights did not provide adequate lighting. The contact also stated that the headlight beams focused approximately 20 feet above the ground, which made it difficult to see the road. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the bulbs needed to be changed. The contact purchased the after market bulbs, but they…
ODI 10984239
Service Brakes
I bought this car brand new. After 1 month i started noticing a grinding sound when i would apply my brakes, only if i was driving slowly. 2 months later i started hearing a grinding noise as if metal was grinding on metal and this would happen intermittently regardless of how fast i was driving and occasionally i would hear it when i was completely stopped as well. I went to the dealership and they told me the…
ODI 10946843
Service Brakes
I drove this car for 12500 miles only and i had squeaking noise from breaks i went to toyota dealership they fixed it and no charge for it. So break has a problem but they did not admit it. The mechanic said if is not manufacture defect no need to resurface and replace the break. It causes the surface to be thin and either i have to replace it or will sonn be bad again.
ODI 10934353
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota rav4. The contact stated that the brake pedal was slow to engage and released without warning. As a result, the contact had to apply force to the brake pedal each time the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than once. The dealer test drove the vehicle and was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number:…
ODI 10949874
Engine · Service Brakes
The idle speed in the rav4 4 is set too high causing the car to move forward when stopped with full pressure applied to the brakes. Toyota refused to reduce the idle speed and states that this normal operation. I believe they have set the idle high so the car will pass emission standards and as a result now has this defect where the car moves forward with full brake applied due to the high idle speed. This may bay…
ODI 10994337
Service Brakes
While entering a parking space in a normal and frequent manner on the side of a walmart store the vehicle failed to respond to the brake pedal when applied. The vehicle kept moving and proceeded over the sidewalk and into the fenced area around the garden dept. Brakes were applied several times. No other vehicles involved and no other persons involved except driver (myself), husband and son.
Crash reported
ODI 10908585
Air Bags · Service Brakes
NA
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10903507
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2016 Toyota RAV4.
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