2018 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems
- 6
- 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 6 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
When i'm driving at slow speeds the engine feels like it stalled or downshifted and the display gets dark but car is still 'on', however, it will no longer accelerate. The steering seems to be affected too. Unfortunately, it only resolved by turning the car off and back on, causing traffic to stop or swerve to avoid hitting me 3x the past 2 weeks.
ODI 11282038
Engine
Tl* the contact owned a 2018 toyota rav4. The contact stated after parking and returning to the vehicle in their garage, smoke was seen coming from the vehicle. The contact quickly entered the vehicle and reversed the vehicle out of the garage. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was destroyed by the fire. The contact called…
Fire reported
ODI 11206563
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota rav4. While driving 20 mph or less, the vehicle has stalled when the accelerator pedal was released in moving traffic 5 times. The failure occurred four times in april, 3 times while driving to work. The contact took the vehicle to toyota escondido (231 e lincoln pkwy, escondido, ca 92026, [redacted]) to be diagnosed and three abnormal codes appeared, which indicated rough idling…
ODI 11206270
Electrical System · Engine
While driving the car just shut down and the code read charging system malfunction, we had it towed to the dealership and they erased the codes but they acknowledged they existed however they said there is nothing wrong and want us to continue driving this vehicle with no assurance it will not happen again
ODI 11176121
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
After purchasing our brand-new 2018 rav4 from authorized toyota dealer, we were heading back home. On our way, we noticed burning smell followed by black smoke filled front side of the cabin. I quickly moved my car to the right side parking lot. While changing the lane i could not even see the right mirror because of the black smoke in the cabin. As soon as i parked the car and we got off the car, within a few…
Fire reported
ODI 11164698
Electrical System · Engine
While driving on saturday morning 9/29/18, i stopped at a stop light and my 2018 toyota rav4 lost all engine power while in traffic. The computer video screen showed the message "charging system failure\malfunction". I then attempted to restart the vehicle and it did not crank over, i waited a few seconds, made another attempt , the vehicle started. I pulled over and parked the vehicle, looked up the error message…
ODI 11132810