There are 13 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2010 Toyota RAV4in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
IN OCTOBER OF 2018 PAID TO HAVE THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER REPLACED AT A COST OF $1500..NOW THE SAME TROUBLE CODES ARE IN THE SYSTEM, REQUIRING RERPLACEMENT OF CANNISTER AGAIN. I FOUND TSB 009809 FROM TOYOTA COCERNING WATER IN THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. PROBLEM OCCURED WHEN STARTED ENGINE AT HOME.
WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO APPROACH A STOP SIGN OR WAIT TO MAKE A TURN ON A CITY STREET, THE CAR STALLS. IT HAPPENS WITH LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND TURNS. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND START IT AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER WEEKS. I PUT 3/4 OF A TANK OF PREMIUM GAS TO SEE IF THAT HELPED AND IT STALLED ON THE WAY HOME. IT CAN STALL 3-4 TIMES IN A DAY OR NOT AT ALL. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. I BROUGHT IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE. I NOTICE A 'RATTLING' NOISE NOW WHEN I START THE CAR. I AM AFRAID THAT I MAY TURN IN FRONT OF A CAR AND STALL SO THAT THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I EXPECT IT TO.
IN THE PAST 4 YEARS THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND PURGE VALVE HAS GONE BAD. WHY DOES THE HAVE TO BE REPLACED SO OFTEN? I'M ON A FIXED INCOME AND CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS EVERY FOUR YEARS, THEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE GOOD FAITH.
TOLD THAT EVAP CANISTER NEEDS REPLACED - COSTS $1,200. TOLD NOT NECESSARY TO FIX, BUT 4WD WON'T WORK WITHOUT BEING FIXED. ACCELERATION RANDOMLY INCREASES AND DECREASES.
DEALER SAYS THAT CHARCOAL CANNISTER, WHICH IS PART OF EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM, HAS FAILED BY ALLOWING WATER TO RUIN CHARCOAL. WANTS $1500 TO REPAIR. SAYS TSB FOR THIS DOESN'T COVER MY VEHICLE DUE TO MILEAGE (WOULD BE COVERED IN CA). FUEL FUMES CAN ACCUMULATE IF THIS IS NOT REPAIRED.
A FEW DAYS AGO, I TURNED ON MY VEHICLE AND SAW THREE LIGHTS, CHECK ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND 4WD. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER, WHICH DIAGNOSED MY PROBLEM AS WATER IN THE CHARCOAL CANISTER THAT IS PART OF THE EVAPORATIVE FUEL SYSTEM. PROBLEM IS THAT FUEL VAPORS CAN NOW ACCUMULATED IN AND ABOUT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHECKED WITH TOYOTA TO SEE IF IT WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THEY WOULDN'T. THE TOTAL PARTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM COST ABOUT $1000, AND THE 3 HRS' LABOR IS OVER $500. I WAS SHOCKED. BUT SHOCK TURNED TO OUTRAGE WHEN I SAW, AMONG THE PARTS, A $14 PART TO COVER THE CANISTER AND PREVENT WATER ON THE ROAD FROM CONTAMINATING AND RUINING THE REPLACEMENT CHARCOAL CANISTER. WHY DIDN'T TOYOTA INFORM ME OF THIS BEFORE? I WOULD HAVE SPENT $14 PLUS AN HR'S LABOR TO INSTALL THIS COVER TO AVOID A $1500-1600 REPAIR. I CALLED TOYOTA AND ASKED WHY THEY WOULDN'T COVER THIS REPAIR. THEY SAID BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 64,000 MILES. THIS IS ABSURD. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN DEFECT THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER, BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO SO, UNLESS THEY GET MORE COMPLAINTS, ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA REP WITH WHOM I SPOKE. SO HERE'S ONE COMPLAINT. WHAT WITH ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS, STABILIZER PROBLEMS, POWER WINDOW PROBLEMS, AND I CAN'T RECALL WHAT ELSE THEY'VE RECALLED ON THIS VEHICLE, NOW I HAVE TO ADD A CHARCOAL CANISTER THAT WASN'T ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM ROAD WATER AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. IT'S LIKE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BEFORE TOYOTA WAS DONE BUILDING IT, AND THE COMPLETION OF MANUFACTURING HAS TAKEN 5+ YRS!
2010 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A BROKEN EVAP CANISTER. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, DUE TO THE BROKEN EVAP CANISTER, THE GAS TANK, MAY ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
GASOLINE TANK LEAKING. *TR
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. GASOLINE HAD ENTERED THE GAS TANK VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM AND HAD RUINED IT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A DESIGN ISSUE AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A NEW, REDESIGNED GAS TANK AND VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM. WHAT WAS TROUBLING TO ME WAS THAT THE VAPOR RECOVERY FILTER TANK, ABOUT 3-4 GALLONS OF CHARCOAL, WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE. I BELIEVE THIS TO HAVE BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD WORTH REPORTING TO YOU. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE GASOLINE TANK STARTED LEAKING AND THE GASOLINE ODOR WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HIT DEBRIS WHICH COULD HAVE DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEBRIS ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
WHEN I DRIVE MY TOYOTA 2010 RAV4 OVER A SIGNIFICANT BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD/ACCELERATES. IT DOESN'T LAST LONG , BUT I CERTAINLY HAVE NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH MY PREVIOUS CARS (VW PASSAT WAGON, FORD GRAND CHEROKEE,ETC.). *TR
ON THE DAY INDICATED BELOW WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 TO A STORE, I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE TO A LEFT TURN BUT IT FAILED TO DROP THE SPEED. THEN I REALIZED IT PROBABLY HAS THE PROBLEM PEOPLE CURRENTLY COMPLAIN. SO, I SWITCHED THE SHIFT TO NEUTRAL POSITION AND I HEARD THE ENGINE SURGE AT A VERY HIGH SPEED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN SLOWED DOWN. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE GAS PEDAL WHICH WAS NOT STICKY. SINCE THEN, I CONTINUED TO USE THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT SAME ISSUE. I CHECKED WITH MY CAR DEALER A MONTH AGO ABOUT THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL LIST BY THE VIN NUMBER. *TR
ON 2 OCCASIONS, MY 2009 TOYOTA RAV 4 WITH A SERIAL # BEGINNING WITH A "J" EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ON EITHER INCIDENT, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS LITTLE THEY COULD DO AS THE RECALL FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION DID NOT APPLY TO TOYOTA RAV 4'S WITH A "J" SERIAL CODE. I EXPLAINED UPON BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN ON 2/17/10 TO DCH TOYOTA, RT. 9 SO., FREEHOLD, NJ,, THAT BOTH OF MY SUDDEN ACCELERATION CASES OCCURRED BEFORE THE RECALL NOTICE AND THAT I, IN FACT CALLED DCH ON 1/13/10 & ON 1/24/10 AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE BUT IT WAS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL BECAUSE OF THE "J" SERIAL. I DID BRING THE CAR IN ON 2/17 AND WAS TOLD, AFTER INSPECTION, THAT SINCE NO SUDDEN ACCEL. WAS EXPERIENCED DURING THE SERVICE, NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND NO REMEDIAL ACTION COULD BE TAKEN. MY CONTENTION, AND THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS THAT SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE RAV 4 IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, OCCURRING IN THIS CAR WITH A "J" SERIAL # AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL AND REMEDIATION SHOULD EXTEND TO THIS VEHICLE. I DO BELIEVE THAT OTHER "J" SERIAL CARS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS WHICH CAUSES ME TO FURTHER QUESTION TOYOTA'S EXISTING RECALL PARAMETERS. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026