| Issue ID | 1659262 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11323232 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2019 |
| File date | 05/10/19 |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | This hybrid car has a 14. 5 gallon gas tank and on a full tank, you should be able to get 570-580 miles until empty based on an average of 39-41 mpg. When gas tank is on "e" with only 10 miles to empty, the tank will only take about 10 gallons of gas before shutting the pump off. It will not take a full 14. 5 gallons of gas, leaving my tank about 4. 5 gallons short of its capacity, which would be about 180 miles i am not getting on a full tank of gas. When gas tank is filled up completely, it is only readiing that i have about 400-450 miles to empty and that should be reading 570-580 so right there, it proves the gas tank is not filling up completely. Even going by the reduced reading of 400-450 miles, i only seem to be getting 350-370 miles to empty. Although driving conditions can vary this statistic, it seems way off considering most of my driving is local and non-highway. For example, i waited until gas tank had only 10 miles to go before being empty, filled it up completely (pump would not allow more than 10 gallons) and drove on that tank of gas until almost completely empty. I drove 352 miles on that full tank and based on that with the car having a 14. 5 gallon capacity tank, that only averages 24 mpg but since i could only fill it up approximately 10. 5 gallons, it works out to 33. 6 mpg, still below the stated average. So, i am not getting the stated mpg that i should as well as not being able to fill up gas tank to 14. 5 gallon capacity. |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PHILADELPHIA, PA |
| VIN pattern | 2T3DWRFV1KWXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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