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Toyota Rav4 Fuel System, Gasoline Safety Report | Nov 01, 2010
Reported on Nov 01, 2010
| I PURCHASED MY 2011 RAV4 ON 10/19/10, WITH 3 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AS OF 1/31/11 THE ODOMETER NOW READS 2605 MILES. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK I NOTICED THAT THE GAS CONSUMPTION WAS VERY HIGH. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HARRISBURG, PA WHICH IS ONLY 120 MILES FROM MY HOME IN PHILADELPHIA, PA AND BURNED A FULL TANK OF GAS UPON MY RETURN HOME. THE VEHICLE IS SUPPOSE TO GET 28 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH EQUALS TO 420 MILES ON A 15 GALLON TANK. ALSO, I HAVE A 24 MILE ROUNDTRIP COMMUTE EACH DAY AND BY THE END OF THE WEEK MY TANK IS ALMOST EMPTY. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO SERVICE THE COMPLAINT BUT WAS TOLD, AS I SUSPECTED, THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. I AM FILLING THE TANK UP ON AVERAGE EVERY 4 DAYS. I ALSO NOTICE THAT AS I AM DRIVING, THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE IS MOVING DOWNWARD. NO ONE SEEMS TO TAKE MY COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY AND I AM ALWAYS FED THE STORY OF HOW WELL MADE AND SOPHISTICATED THAT THE ENGINE AND COMPONENTS ARE. I HAVE BEEN PURCHASING TOYOTA CERTIFIED USED VEHICLES FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS. THIS IS MY FIRST BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND I AM REGRETTING PURCHASING IT. I WANT THIS MATTER THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED BUT I AM ALWAYS TOLD THE SAME THING. I AM NOT A MATHEMATICIAN BUT I CAN COUNT AND MY 2011 RAV4 GAS MILEAGE IS HORRENDOUS. *TR | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Rav4 |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
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| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | PHILADELPHIA PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2T3BF4DV9BW |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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