KnownCarProblems2017 Toyota RAV4 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 307 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Toyota RAV4, most often about the electrical (35% of complaints, typically around 36,500 miles). It is 13th of 26 RAV4 model years by number of complaints and has 3 recalls.
Most common 2017 Toyota RAV4 problems
Electrical
108 complaints · 35%Half of these problems showed up before 36,500 miles. Parts named most often: instrument panel, instrument cluster/panel, cybersecurity, ignition.
Ignition remains on when I exit vehicle if forget to push off button with my key in pocket. Car not running when I leave so it is easy to forget and engine can/will restart at later time. This has happened at least two times in driveway. If in happened when I put in garage and went to bed in room over garage it could…
The contact owns a 2017 Toyota RAV4. While driving approximately 75 MPH behind another vehicle, the contact switched lanes and the forward collision avoidance feature immediately activated. As a result, the brakes engaged and caused the vehicle to stop abruptly. The contact indicated that the detection system…
Other or unspecified
62 complaints · 20%Half of these problems showed up before 28,500 miles.
Jack slips will not jack up car hi enough to take flat tire off we were on a county road had to get a piece of wood to put jack on to get tire off
I had own 2017 Toyota rav4le for less than 3 years and less then 25000 mile, we follow the instructions to have a schedule maintenance. We have never experience any problem at all, overall it was good driving car. However, on 5/4/2020, I parked my car at parking lot, turned off engine. I heard gentle click click two…
Brakes
38 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 10,000 miles.
Breaks failed when backing out of parking space and failed immediately again when trying to pull back into parking space after car hit a car and then hit a cart corral pushing that into another car. As a result 3 cars including ours were damaged.
The contact owns a 2017 Toyota RAV4. While driving 75 MPH in inclement weather, the vehicle took a longer time to stop when the brake pedal was depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to autonation Toyota fort myers (2555 colonial blvd, fort myers, fl 33907, ([phone]) where it…
Engine
33 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 37,000 miles.
Took my 2017 RAV4 le to Toyota for shaking/vibrating at stoplight when fully warmed up. It does this every time I stop at a light or stop sign. They cannot find any faults or codes related to the issue and claim everything is normal. The vehicle feels like it will stall at every light. However they did tell me they…
About 1 year after I purchased my car brand new off of the lot I started to notice my brakes starting to rub and squeak. If I was going down hill the front of my car would shake. It was terrifying. I took it to the maita Toyota delarship in sacramento. They told me nothing is wrong my pads are still good. I begged…
Lights
32 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 6,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2017 Toyota RAV4. While driving various speeds, the headlights malfunctioned. The contact stated that the headlights did not provide enough lighting to illuminate the road ahead. In addition, the auto high beam headlights were intermittent in illuminating the road ahead. Hoselton Toyota of east…
The car is equipped with auto high beams. Which do not function properly. On monday, march 26,2017, my wife was driving to work in the early morning. She had the auto high beam setting on and the headlights flashed from low to high and back several times, while she was following a car. The sensors did not recognize…
Air bags
20 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 14,500 miles.
Vehicle was involved in a 50 MPH crash on the freeway where another vehicle hit the passenger side and the side airbags did not deploy. The car spun and the front end was hit again causing damage to the front end and the front airbags did not deploy
My wife drove her car (2017 Toyota RAV4 , purchased on nov 17th,2016) into my neighbor 's mailbox and a small tree next to the mailbox in the residential area on the morning of jun 22th,2018.please find attached picture and you will find the air bag didn't deploy under the situation like picture shows. I am very…
Body and structure
19 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 12,000 miles. Parts named most often: body.
The sunroof explodes / shatters for no apparent reason. Driving down the interstate at about 70 MPH, no other cars anywhere close to me in a wooded area and the sunroof shattered. I got out and looked at it and there was no damage anywhere near the sunroof, no chips, scratches, just a shattered sunroof. You would…
The contact owns a 2017 Toyota RAV4. While driving various speeds, the brakes activated automatically without warning, which caused the vehicle to come to a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (prime Toyota rt 2, 700 old union turnpike, lancaster, ma 01523), but could not be diagnosed. The dealer stated…
Transmission
16 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 39,000 miles.
Vehicle once stationery put back in drive and try going ahead makes a noise from the front right cv axle had taken it to steven Toyota va, they came back saying it's a known issue through Toyota
There's a recall on my 2017 Toyota RAV4 and the dealership failed to mention it. This car was purchased brand new in july 2017. The recall was made june 15 2017. Recall id#265486. Recall is 17r2 for tires. Safety is very important here as I have kids in the car sometimes. Please do something. The dealership said…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2017 Toyota RAV4 recalls
Electrical: 12v/24v/48v battery
Risk: A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will replace the battery clamp sub-assembly, battery tray, and positive terminal cover, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed december 27, 2024, to 2013-2014 rav4 owners. Additional owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, phase 2 will begin on may 14, 2025, and phase 3 in late july 2025. Owners may contact toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 23tb13 and 23ta13.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2018 rav4 vehicles. Certain replacement 12-volt batteries may not fit properly in the battery tray, allowing the battery to move and contact the hold-down bracket, possibly causing a short circuit.
Equipment: labels
Risk: An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Set will notify owners and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began august 23, 2019. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Set's number for this recall is set19a.
Full defect summary
Southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain 2017-2019 toyota camry, corolla, rav4, sienna, and yaris ia vehicles equipped with factory-installed floor mats. The load carrying capacity modification label may be incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, "tire selection and rims."
Wheels and tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
Risk: A spare tire that is not inflated to the proper value may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Gulf states will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the spare tires, adjusting their pressure as necessary, free of charge. The recall began june 15, 2017. Owners may contact gulf states customer service at 1-800-444-1074. Toyota's number for this recall is 17r2.
Full defect summary
Gulf states toyota, inc. (gulf states) is recalling certain 2017 4runner , 86, avalon, camry, camry hybrid, corolla, corolla im, highlander, highlander hybrid, prius, prius c, rav4, rav4 hybrid, sienna and yaris vehicles. The spare tire air pressure was not adjusted to the proper pressure as stated on the tire pressure label.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Battery hold down bracket thermal events
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation (pe) to understand the contributing factors and frequency of vehicle fires originating from the battery region of the engine compartment in model year (my) 2013-2018 toyota rav4 vehicles on 25 february 2021. At the time of opening, odi attributed eleven allegations and additional ewr events to this pe. Pe21005 focused on replacement batteries installed in the subject vehicles. No reported fire event identified in pe21005 involved the originally supplied 12v battery. The reported fires took place in vehicles known to contain aftermarket batteries or whose age exceeded the expected life of the original equipment battery.
Questions about the 2017 Toyota RAV4
- What are the most common problems with the 2017 Toyota RAV4?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: electrical (108 complaints, typically around 36,500 miles); other or unspecified (62 complaints, typically around 28,500 miles); brakes (38 complaints, typically around 10,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2017 Toyota RAV4 have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from November 1, 2023 (electrical). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2017 a bad year for the Toyota RAV4?
- It is 13th of 26 RAV4 model years by number of complaints, with 307 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.