2014 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems

“While making a left hand turn, as I was coasting into a parking spot at my place of employment, I inexplicably heard my engine race at an alarming pitch and almost simultaneously my car accelerated at an unprecedented rate. I immediately slammed on the brakes as hard as I could and my vehicle came to a screeching stop after traveling a few feet.”

“On march 20, my 2014 Toyota RAV4 caught fire. It was parked in my garage and had not been moved for at least 24 hours. The car fire caught the rafters in my attached garage and then caught the rest of my home on fire.”

“The mileage on the vehicle is high, over 188,000 miles but I think this issue is important enough to make note of it. The plastic coupler at the upper end of the radiator hose started leaking cooling fluid and I found that it had deteriorated to the point that the end of the plastic coupler inside of the rubber hose was broken and when removed I found that it was brittle to the touch. I have attached photos of the part in question. I think if Toyota could make this particular part out of metal it would not cost much and could save the consumer from a serious issue.”

“I bought this RAV4 in february 2017, after driving few I realized my car is burning too much oil. I had purchased extended warranty but by the time I went for my issue my warranty had expired. I called Toyota company and explained my oil burning issue, they gave me a case number and told me they would call me later. I received a call few days later and they offered me $1000.00 towards payment for repairs, which wasn't enough. Because Toyota dealers told me they would have to repair the whole engine in order to stop oil burning problem, which would cost almost $5000.00. …”

“While I was driving in capitol reef national park on a well graded and fully maintained dirt road, all the lights in my dash started flickering, and then my cars engine shut down. It felt like I was driving / coasting in neutral. I pulled over and put the car in park, then smoke started coming from beneath the hood. I got out of the car. It was a little smoke, then more, and then subsided to being barley noticeable after a couple of minutes. After it subsided, I got back in the car to try to start it, hoping it was an overheated engine and I might get the car to turn over. It would not start. …”