r/Rav4

Hello Rav4 hive -- Have a new 2026 PHEV XSE. I do dog sports and it's important to get cold air to rear of the vehicle. It seems by reading the manual that the car has to "detect" passengers in the rear seats. My dog will be in the cargo area. Can you advise?

I put down a deposit last week on what I thought was a great deal. Almost every dealership I visited either didn't have the RAV4 LE in stock or was charging a $2,000 markup. I found one of the few dealers in New Jersey selling at MSRP, and after negotiating they gave me $500 off. My out-the-door price came to about $37,000, including blackout emblems, mudguards, and all-weather cargo liners. I had a lower quote from a New York dealer at around $36.6k(what made it cheaper here was the doc fee was capped at a certain amount, while I would be paying NJ taxes. Sort of best of both worlds type of thing) OTD, but they had no inventory and told me it could be months before one became available. Since this NJ dealer had one arriving this month, I felt good about putting down the deposit.

Then today, a competing dealership I had spoken with earlier called and told me I got ripped off. They said their Fourth of July sale could get me the same 2026 RAV4 LE with the same packages for around $36,000 OTD. Now I'm second-guessing my decision and wondering if I overpaid. Has anyone in New Jersey recently bought a 2026 RAV4 LE FWD around $36k OTD, and if so, what was included in your deal?

I have photos of my deal for reference

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Our rav4 hybrid 22 is due for a service. A transmission one. I can handle the other stuff. Filters and oil. The transmission service. I know it's vital to do. If don't feel comfortable doing it should get it done by the dealer.....but 300 dollars owch....

Can I do it? Or should I put it on a credit card and roll with the punches.

I have a 2026 Limited. I just had a 40 minute drive home from work. The air barely got cold, I was still breathing hot air when I got home. Primarily, I had it on AC, LO temp, full fan, and interior circulation. I made a few adjustments to try different settings, and nothing made it any better. And the ventilated seat? I only felt it in my upper back and headrest. My lower back and butt (the hottest parts) got no ventilation.

Please help!!!

It has black out emblems, mudguards, and all weather cargo liners. I am in Jersey. Is this a good deal?

On trip. Found that Toyota App shows doors, hatch unlocked. In fact, doors and hatch are locked. Thoughts on how to resolve App error??

2022 Hybrid XSE
I’ve been driving it consistently for a week now with no problems. I started off with a lightning cable for Apple CarPlay. I am in and out of my car several times a day so this was getting a little annoying having to disconnect my phone and reconnect. I purchased a wireless Apple CarPlay adapter on Monday afternoon and started using it on Tuesday (left it connected to the USB port). This morning I get in the car and it won’t start. The dashboard is flashing all the alerts. Check the battery and said it was only at 10V but able to charge it. Drove it all afternoon turning it off and on several times (not using the wireless CarPlay adapter or the lightning cable to the usb port). I was using the basic old-school Bluetooth, and the battery on my iPhone was draining. So I decided to hook it up to the hardwired USB port/lightning cable. Got to my last stop and left my phone still connected to the USB port and was gone for about 40 minutes and when I came back the car would not start again. I mean it seems obvious that that’s the problem but when I do the research, it’s saying that the USB port should not be draining the battery when the car is off. I’m sure I probably need a new battery too but just wanted to see if anyone else had any ideas or had the same issue. Thanks!!

I just got a 2024 RAV4 XLE. It doesn’t have a roof rack or a trailer hitch, two things my previous car did have. Do I need to have the roof rack installed at a Toyota dealership or is it something I can do myself? Also, I need a trailer hitch for my bike rack. I never tow anything but I do need my bike rack which fits in a 2 inch square hitch. Any suggestions on getting a hitch put on? Thanks

Noticed recently that it takes a long time for the external temperature display to get close to the actual outside temperature. This seems to effect cooling when in auto mode.

Example, leave unfinished garage and the display shows 75 degrees which is close to actual. On a 95 degree day I drive 30 minutes and the display in the car still shows about 84 degrees.

Took car in for 20k service and mentioned this and service advisor tells me this is normal and that Toyota says it could take the display up to one hour to match outside temperature. This was not the case on the first two years of ownership until recently. Anyone else notice something similar?

Sales guy got me a 26 Woodland in Urban Rock. Would arrive in a month but he is also saying he expects 2027s to arrive around October...... Sigh..