NHTSA Complaint #10823316 — 2014 TOYOTA RAV4 EV

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A 45 MPH 2 WAY LANE, THE CAR SUDDENLY DISPLAYED WARNING "CHECK EV SYSTEM" ADVISED ME TO PULL OVER AND INFORM DEALERSHIP ASAP. I KEPT DRIVING (ABOUT 1 MILE FROM MY HOME) WITHIN MINUTE SYSTEM SEEMED TO RESTORE ITSELF. ONLY STILL DISPLAYS "CHECK EV SYSTEM" THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN LAST 6 WEEKS. TOYOTA REFUSES TO HANDLE MY CASE BECAUSE OF "AFTER MARKET MODIFICATIONS" WHICH ARE NOT LIMITED TO : TRAILER HITCH, VOLT/AMP METER TO MONITOR CHARGING (VERY IMPORTANT TO CALCULATE HOW LONG YOU HAVE TO WAIT TO CHARGE AN EV) BOTH THESE THINGS HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SHOWN PROBLEMS. THIS IS AFTER MY CAR WENT BACK FOR THE "SAFETY RECALL" FOR EXACT THE SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA HAS IMPLEMENTED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO BASICALLY IGNORE THE LOSS OF SIGNAL FROM THE SPEED MEASUREMENT UNIT. IT IS OBVIOUS BY THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CARS THAT HAVE THIS SITUATION AFTER THE "RECALL FIX" THAT THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE SERIOUSLY WRONG. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IT COULD BE A SERIOUS DANGER. FOR MORE INCIDENTS LOOK AT THE FORUM: HTTP://WWW.MYRAV4EV.COM/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=7&T=1770