2020 Toyota RAV4 Electrical System

2020 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A HOST OF ISSUES SINCE PURCHASED MARCH 1, 2020. TOP THREE ARE: 1) FUEL TANK / FUEL SENDER ISSUE (SEE ATTACHED FROM TOYOTA CORPORATE), 2) REMOTE CONNECT ISSUE (T-SB-0021-20, ALSO ATTACHED), AND MOST RECENTLY 3) SMART KEY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, PKSB FAILURE, BRAKE ASSIST FAILURE, AND A DEAD BATTERY. THESE MOST RECENT FAILURES ARE MOST TROUBLING AS THE CAR WAS TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED GARAGE FOR 60 HOURS, UNTOUCHED. THERE ARE NO AFTER-MARKET INSTALLATIONS, AND NOTHING WAS ACCIDENTALLY LEFT ON; NO HIGH-DRAIN ACCESSORIES TO BLAME. THIS IS STRICTLY AN ELECTRICAL / SOFTWARE / FIRMWARE ISSUE, AND TOYOTA HAS SHOWN ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. HUNDREDS, IF NOT MORE, 2020 RAV4 HYBRID OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE (FOR REFERENCE: HTTPS://WWW.RAV4WORLD.COM/THREADS/DEAD-BATTERY.303636/). THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO BE SOLD AS-IS.

DEAD BATTERY AFTER 1 MONTH OF PURCHASE

THIS IS MY NEW CAR 2020 RAV4 XLE. I BROUGHT IT IN DEC 2019. ONE DAY I PARKED MY CAR IN EVENING AND NEXT DAY CAR DID NOT START (AFTER 3 MONTH OF USE WITH AROUND 1100 MILES ON IT). I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SEND PERSON TO TOW CAR. THEY DID BATTERY JUMP AND IT WORKED. AFTER THAT I HAVE MANUALLY TURNED OFF ALL THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR TILL NOW(HEAD LIGHT IS AUTO MODE) AND HAVE NO BATTERY ISSUE BUT I STILL WORRY ABOUT SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR?S ELECTRIC SYSTEM. *TR

MY 2020 TOYOTA RAV4 WOULDN'T START. IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. A TOW TRUCK OPERATOR RAN A TEST AND FOUND THAT I HAD A DEAD BATTERY. THIS WAS SURPRISING BECAUSE I ONLY HAD 1,800 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. AFTER THE OPERATOR CHARGED THE BATTERY, I DROVE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. THEY RAN SOME TESTS AND REPLACED THE DEAD BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD 5 BATTERIES FAIL THIS MONTH. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2020 TOYOTA RAV4. THEY THOUGHT THAT IT EITHER COULD BE AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE BATTERY, OR ELSE THE DIGITAL PARKING BRAKE WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. THIS BATTERY PROBLEM COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT COULD LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED IN WINTER WEATHER.*JB

I HAVE OWNED THIS RAV 4 HYBRID FOR 4 MONTHS. I HAVE DRIVEN ONLY 2500 MILES SO FAR. I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND AREA. RAV4 IS MADE IN CANADA. TWICE IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS I HAVE HAD A DEAD BATTERY AFTER LEAVING PARKED FOR 2-4 DAYS. BOTH TIMES NEED ASSISTANCE FROM A BATTERY CHARGER. HYBRID BATTERY SHOWS OVER HALF CHARGED. THE 12 VOLT BATTERY SEEMS TO BE THE ISSUE. THERE ARE NO AFTERMARKET ACCESSORIES. SMARTPHONE APP NOTIFIES ME IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WHEN PARKED. THIS ISSUE IS NOT ISOLATED. MANY COMPLAINTS ON RAV4 FORUMS.

THIS CAR IS NEW 800 MILES TOTALLY DEAD BATTERY.PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OVER NIGHT. TOW SERVICE TOOLS US WAS THE SECOND NEW RAV4 WITH A DEAD BATTERY TODAY.

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TWO DAYS OF NOT DRIVING AND NO POWER TO CAR BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID I WAS DREAMING OF THINGS AND BOUGHT IT HOME THEN TWO DAYS LATER IT HAPPEN AGAIN

I HAVE A 2020 RAV4 XLE WITH ABOUT 3,000 MILEAGE. THE CAR BATTERY HAS DIED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I JUMP STARTED THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A NEW CAR WOULD BE HAVING THESE BATTERY PROBLEMS. HAS ANYONE HAD ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE?

I PURCHASED A NEW 2020 RAV4 XLE IN DECEMBER 2020, IT IS NOT EVEN 3 MONTHS OLD. I PARKED MY RAV4 IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER GETTING HOME FROM WORK. THE FOLLOWING MORNING MY CAR HAD A DEAD BATTERY. I HAD THE BATTERY JUMPED BY TOYOTA ROADSIDE SERVICE. THE CAR STARTED UP, AND I WAS TOLD TO LET THE ENGINE RUN FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES SO THE BATTERY COULD CHARGE. THERE'S NOTHING I COULD HAVE LEFT TURNED ON THE EVENING BEFORE THAT WOULD HAVE RUN THE BATTERY DOWN. IF YOU LEAVE A LIGHT ON, OR A DOOR AJAR THE LIGHTS GO OUT AFTER 20 MINUTES. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH ON TOYOTA RAV4 BATTERY PROBLEMS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE.