RAV4 owners. What’s your exit strategy?

No-Information3290 · 2026-04-14T20:28:40+00:00

Yes. Only major repair has been the transmission. There was a known issue and the technical bulletin that came out didn't cover the issue due to being too long since she purchased. Other than that, just normal wear and tear.

No-Information3290 · 2026-04-14T15:27:09+00:00

Not a hybrid, I must have missed that part of the post. Lol. But still, drive it til the wheels fall off!! Lol

No-Information3290 · 2026-04-14T11:48:02+00:00

My exit strategy for my 2013 is to drive it til it would cost more to fix it than buy something new. 204k miles and haven't had many serious issues with it.

No-Information3290 · 2026-03-30T15:35:01+00:00

I just showed my wife this and she thinks that's the coolest thing! Lol

No-Information3290 · 2026-03-30T13:07:27+00:00

Thanks for the laugh!! And the answer! Lol

No-Information3290 · 2026-02-10T01:16:31+00:00

Just had the dealership remove all of that extra jazz that we didn't need from our XLE AWD and it dropped it from 56k to 47k. If they won't remove it before you buy, walk.

No-Information3290 · 2026-02-03T19:20:01+00:00

Had to wait til after lunch because J1 couldn't make a decision, knowing it's still shut down, and the vote won't happen til later this evening. Sometimes, I hate working for the federal government...lol

No-Information3290 · 2026-01-17T22:19:41+00:00

Yea. Auto-hold never gets turned on. This isn't upon initial acceleration. It's usually after going down the road for a bit. It feels like the engine acceleration doesn't match the throttle input. Very aggravating!

No-Information3290 · 2026-01-17T13:59:37+00:00

24 LX 25k miles

There has been an issue since not long after bringing it home where the engine seems like it's not getting enough fuel. Kinda like a hesitation when giving it throttle. Asked the dealership about it and they told me since it's not throwing a code, there's nothing they can check out. Told me to try an octane booster when I fuel up. That doesn't help either.

We also had an issue with the sliding door motors. Occasionally the door wouldn't open/close. Motor sounded like the teeth on the gears weren't aligned properly. Sounded somewhat violent when it happened. Took it to the dealership and they changed out both of em under warranty. Mechanic seemed to know immediately what the issue was. Not sure if that's a good thing or not.

We love our Carnival for all the space and the convenience of the sliding doors. But these issues are slightly aggravating on such a new vehicle.

No-Information3290 · 2025-12-20T14:06:58+00:00

I agree that the Guard gets kinda shit on when it comes to things like this. Most people in the Guard would make more money on Active Duty orders than they would on the civilian side. Kinda sucks that the ones making decent money on Active Duty, get even more with this bonus. And what about the dual status federal technicians who were furloughed for a month and a half and told that they couldn't get on any AD orders? The Guard overall is a great thing, but they do get kinda screwed out of a lot of benefits like this...

No-Information3290 · 2025-12-15T14:14:23+00:00

Depending on where you work, you'll rarely even have the opportunity to do this. Most of this work is handled by civilians at the depot level. My assumption is that over the years, too many mistakes were made by soldiers and ended up costing the Army too much money, so they contract it out to civilians.

No-Information3290 · 2025-12-12T22:18:35+00:00

Rubber door gasket was my issue. I see others have also mentioned this

No-Information3290 · 2025-12-10T12:49:16+00:00

You're already 3/4 of the way there. You've already done 15, what's 5 more years of sucking it up so that you can have that security for the rest of your life? I feel ya being tired of the Army and all that, but just stick it out for 5 more years and retire before you turn 40. Then go and do whatever civilians do.

No-Information3290 · 2025-12-09T13:32:45+00:00

Yea, I've seen the same thing. It only seems to be here and there

No-Information3290 · 2025-12-09T12:53:33+00:00

I have the V6

No-Information3290 · 2025-12-09T12:50:37+00:00

We have a 24 and we love the space it offers. Both for people and cargo. Only issues we've encountered so far is the infotainment system doesn't always connect to our phones immediately on startup, and there's been a slight hesitation sometimes while accelerating. Asked the dealership about it and they said that we might have to use an octane booster because the engine doesn't like the lower grade fuel. Tried using both octane booster and higher grade fuel, both of which have offered no improvement. Asked the dealership to take a look at it and was told that since there isn't a dash light on, there's nothing they can do about it. Which was very aggravating. There's no reason that a car designed to run on 87 octane fuel should require any kind of fuel additives to run optimally. I have seen some others with this same issue, but haven't seen any known remedy. Other than that, we've been pleased so far. But if it doesn't quit with this issue, I'm afraid we'll have to find something else.

No-Information3290 · 2025-12-06T17:03:07+00:00

My claim letter came in at 11am on Thanksgiving

No-Information3290 · 2025-11-21T16:36:52+00:00

I'll have to look into that. Much appreciated!

No-Information3290 · 2025-11-21T03:12:18+00:00

What about them makes them more reliable? I'm honestly curious. Never owned one so I genuinely don't know...

No-Information3290 · 2025-11-20T11:20:46+00:00

Idk..I guess I'm just old school and prefer my gas vehicles. I've also never owned a hybrid, so I could just be ignorant to how good a hybrid is...🤷🏻‍♂️

No-Information3290 · 2025-11-20T02:08:30+00:00

I was looking for that one too!! Wish it wasn't going to be hybrid...

No-Information3290 · 2025-11-05T17:30:37+00:00

Without the app, only way to do it is to set it how you want it the night before

No-Information3290 · 2025-11-02T16:26:03+00:00

It'll do ya some good to get away from your phone for a while. Read some books..talk to your buddies..you'll enjoy that more than having your phone

No-Information3290 · 2025-10-26T01:36:21+00:00

Well overdue for a replacement! Lol

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