2018 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

ON 7/30/2018 I PICKED UP MY NEW 2018 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID FROM THE DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE AND FOUND THAT I DID NOT HAVE A DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. A DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER IN MY BELIEF IS NOT JUST A MERE CONVENIENCE IN MOST VEHICLE BUT SHOULD BE A SAFETY STANDARD EQUIPMENT IN ALL VEHICLES IN THE 21ST CENTURY. LOOKING DOWN TO AN ANALOG SPEEDOMETER TO TRY AND GUESS WHAT SPEED I MAYBE TRAVELING AT IS WASTING PRECIOUS SECONDS THAT COULD BE USED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME. IT IS MUCH MORE SAFE TO SEE A LARGE DIGITAL DISPLAY OF THE SPEED AT WHICH MY TRAVELING AT RATHER THAN TRYING TO GUESS MY SPEED TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M TRAVELING AT A SPEED SAFE FOR THE ROAD I"M ON. I BROUGHT MY CONCERNS TO TOYOTA ON 7/31/18 BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SATISFACTORY REPLY. I WANTED TO BRING MY CONCERN TO THE NHSTA AND REGISTER A SAFETY COMPLAINT AND BRING THIS ISSUE TO THE FOREFRONT AND HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO IT. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (THOMPSONS TOYOTA, 140 FORNI RD, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO WAIT FOR THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

DURING THE BITTER COLD (14 F) AND SNOW, THE VIPER OF THE VEHICLE DIDN'T CLEAR THE ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO STOP 3 TIMES IN 10 MILES FROM LOVELAND CLINIC TO FORT COLLINS, CO ON HIWAY 287 TO CLEAR THE ICE ON VIPER BLADES WHLIE OTHER CARS FROM DIFFERENT MAKERS KEEP RUNNING. THE ICE BUILT UP ON THE TOP WINDSHIELD RIGHT ON THE BIG CENSOR BOX, AND AT THE BOTTOM PART OF THE WINDSHIELD THERE THE VIPER BLADES RESIDE. IN THE LAST 100 FEET, THE VISIBILITY CAME TO NONE. THERE WERE SOME OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL COMING TO THE DEALERS TO FILE THEIR COMPLANTS, BUT THE PERSONELS DIDN'T GIVE THE RIGHT ADVICES. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO TOYOTA BEFORE IT TOO LATE LIKE THE CAMRY SPEEDING COUPLE YEARS AGO.