2019 Toyota RAV4

THE FUEL TANK WAS AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY WHEN PICKED UP FROM THE DEALER WITH AN ESTIMATED RANGE OF ~550 MILES. SINCE DRIVING AWAY FROM THE DEALER, I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ADD MORE THAN 9-10 GALLONS INTO THE "14.5" GALLON TANK, EVEN WELL AFTER THE "LOW FUEL" LIGHT HAS COME ON. EVEN WITH EXTRA TOPPING OFF AND THE NEEDLE READS AS CLOSE TO FULL AS I CAN GET IT, NOW THE ESTIMATED RANGE TENDS TO BE ~350-370 MILES. I HAVE FILLED UP THE TANK ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW AND THIS OUTCOME IS CONSISTENT.

THE FUEL TANK DOES NOT FILL UP TO CAPACITY. I AM ONLY ABLE TO FILL ~8 GALLONS IN A TANK WHICH HAS A 14.5 GALLON CAPACITY. ALSO, WHEN THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR COMES ON, "MILES TO EMPTY" READS ONLY ABOUT ~30 MILES WHICH IS INCORRECT IN MY OPINION. THERE MUST BE A CALIBRATION ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE STATION AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO FIX FROM TOYOTA. THE RECENT RECALL AFFECTING 700,000 CARS WITH A FUEL PUMP ISSUE DOES NOT INCLUDE MY CAR (SEARCHED BY VIN) OR ANY RAV4 HYBRIDS FOR THAT MATTER. HOW LONG IS ONE SUPPOSED TO WAIT BEFORE HEARING BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER? I HAVE ATTACHED THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION.

MY 2019 RAV4 XSE, PURCHASED IN MAY 2019, GAS TANK REFUELING ALWAYS AUTOMATICALLY STOPS PREMATURELY AT FUEL GAUGE 1/3 TO 3/4 FULL. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH EVERY REFUELING SINCE THE FIRST FUELING WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW. THE PROBLEM REDUCES THE EFFECTIVE RANGE ON ONE TANK OF NORMALLY DISPENSED GAS BY 100 - 200 MILES. FILLING VERY VERY SLOWLY TO COAX THE TANK TO ACCEPT A PROPERLY FULL FILL CAN CAUSE NO AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OF THE GAS PUMP TO OCCUR, WHICH CAN RESULT IN EXCESSIVE FUMES OR OVERFILLING.

THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE FILLED WITH THE AMOUNT OF GAS ADVERTISED. IT HAS A 14.5 GALLON FUEL TANK AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO PUT MORE THAN 10 GALLONS IN IT EVEN WHEN THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR IS ON. THIS LEADS TO DANGEROUS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY UNSAFE TRICLKLE-FILLING. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PUCHASED ~6 MONTHS AGO.

MY 2019 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID XLE (PURCHASED IN CA) WILL NOT ALLOW A FULL FUEL TANK FILLUP. ONCE THE 'EMPTY' WARNING COMES ON, THE 14.5 GALLON TANK WILL ONLY ACCEPT ABOUT 9 TO 10 GALLONS BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. EVEN IF YOU SLOWLY 'TRICKLE' THE GAS IN, IT SHUTS OFF BEFORE 11 GALLONS ARE IN. CAR IS NOT PROVIDING ANYWHERE NEAR THE AVERAGE ESTIMATED DRIVING RANGE OF APPROXIMATELY 560 MILES, AS ADVERTISED BY TOYOTA. THIS REDUCES CREDIBILITY OF THE TOYOTA FUEL STATUS WARNING, MAKING IT MORE LIKELY DRIVERS MAY RUN OUT OF FUEL ON BUSY FREEWAY OR REMOTE HIGHWAY. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND TO TOYOTA NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RECEIVED A CASE #.

QWNER OF A 2019 RAV 4 HYBRID, XSE. I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE EARLY AUGUST 2019. AND HAVE FELT EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH BEING UNABLE TO 'FILL' THE GAS TANK TO IT'S CAPACITY. IT'S EXASPERATING THAT WITH A 14 GALLON TANK, AT FILL UP IT WILL ACCEPT ONLY 9-9.5 GALLONS OF FUEL AT MOST BEFORE THE FUEL FILL SENSOR WILL NOT ACCEPT FURTHER REFUELING. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST, DRIVING THE CAR OFF THE LOT, THE ESTIMATED MILEAGE ON A FULL TANK WAS 513 MILES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FILL THE TANK TO GET THAT ESTIMATION OF MILEAGE SINCE. THE BEST I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET IS 443, THE TANK WILL NOT ACCEPT THE FUEL. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE I EXPECTED TO AVG. 40-42 MILES/GAL, I GET APPROXIMATELY 34-35 MPG. THIS TOO IS ALSO RIDICULOUS. I DRIVE THE CAR IN ECONO MODE TO FURTHER ENHANCE BETTER MILEAGE. I WILL REPORT TO TOYOTA...I USE THE CAR MAINLY FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PASS A FEW GAS STATIONS, IS NOT WHY I BOUGHT THIS CAR! I FEEL THAT THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT MPG WAS GROSSLY OVERSTATED BY TOYOTA.