NHTSA Complaint #11616956 — 2020 TOYOTA RAV4

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11616956
Vehicle	2020 TOYOTA RAV4
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 25, 2024
Date Filed	September 27, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	SC

Consumer Description

Premature coolant bypass valve failure. Vehicle has less than 70k miles, but past warranty, "Engine Maintenance Required-See Dealer" light randomly came on one day and would not go off. Scanner pulled no codes as to what the issue would be. Found out it is a known issue as hundreds, if not thousands of Toyota drivers, have experienced this and that specific warning message indicates that it is due to the coolant bypass valve having failed. Clearly this is a known issue.

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