2019 Toyota Rav4 Hybrid door traps rain water - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- I heard water sloshing around in the rear driver's side door and realized that the factory weatherstripping at the bottom of the door prevents the rain water from draining out at all.
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UPDATE (11/23/2021): So I just got back from my local Toyota dealership with the "fix". Apparently there's a TSB (Toyota Services Bulletin) out for this: T-SB-0084-21. When I got home, I Googled it and one of the first links that I got was this Rav4World posting which actually references my video here. Link: www.rav4world.com/threads/t-sb-0084-21-sloshing-or-splashing-noise-from-inside-one-or-more-door-panels.316934/#post-2905118 So, none of you are alone. If you have this problem, reference the TSB at your dealership. Now, it'll remain to be seen if this actually works, only time will tell.
Also note, if you are up on Rav4 Hybrid issues, I also got the new gas tank (Customer Support Program 20TE04) and fuel pump (Special Service Campaign 21TC03) to address those issues during this entire campaign. It'll also take some time to determine if those fixes worked, but these fixes digress from this original topic here of the door's & water accumulation.
I’m hearing from my fiancé that her 2022 Rav4 XLE premium is doing this. She sent me this video. Soooo did they really not address this issue since then lol. Wtf. I’m gonna check it out later and call them tomorrow.
Did they do this fix for free?
@@Mrs.SandyCh33ks Yes, when I did it back in November of 2021.
Ok so how much can you fill your tank now after the gas tank repair?
@@edmund634 The gas tank repair did not work as expected. Though, the very first fill-up after the "fix", surprisingly, did yield so much fuel (the gas pump was registering over 14 gallons dispensed) that I was convinced the fuel was spilling out somewhere so I stopped pumping gas before the auto-stop mechanism shut down the pump (FYI, there was no fuel spill anywhere). I think I stopped at 14.3 gallons because if the tank really had a 14.5 gallon capacity then I was quickly approaching it - and I, obviously, had enough fuel to actually get to the gas station. I gave up trying to argue with Toyota - perhaps when I have free time I'll fight the battle again. Every fill-up since then has yielded about 9.5 to 10 gallons, as usual (the same behavior prior to the "fix"). I am just used to the DTE gauge reading "0" and then carefully watching that I can probably go another 100 miles (DTE = -100, though it does not countdown) without a problem. You got the same gas tank issue?
I have it happening in my drivers side front door, same car, 2019 rav4 hybrid. I drove through a bad rain storm yesterday and it built up. Thanks for showing me how to drain it, although it shouldn’t be happening!
Thanks for this I have a Toyota Rav4 2019 adventure and I have water slushing on drivers side for weeks already. Glad I found your review before heading to the dealer. It save me a lot..Thanks again!!
Thank you! I’ve been hearing sloshing for weeks!
Wow! This video helped me figure out how to drain the water, thank you so much!!! It was driving me crazy. I called the dealership but it was closed for the day. I will definitely be calling tomorrow and hope they are able to fix it for me.
Make sure to reference with the Toyota dealership TSB (Toyota Services Bulletin): T-SB-0084-21
It's amazing that this is still an issue. I bought a brand new XSE Hybrid last October and it's doing this. Heard sloshing, played with the weatherstripping a bit and it all came out in a torrent.
Thanks for making this video! I had this happen on my XLE Hybrid. Rear passenger door.
Thanks for the info, I have just drained the sloshing water in my door.
Seems like a design defect to me...but Toyota won't admit it!!
does/did anyone have issues with mold/mildew smell after having their rear driver's side door drained? we had toyota drain our door and pretty much ever since we've had a brutal mold/mildew smell that we can't get rid of
Thanks for this. Just noticed my 2021 Rav 4 Hybrid sloshing in the rear drivers side door.
Just noticed it in my 2019 rav4 as well (not hybrid), I am beyond the warranty as well, very disappointed with Toyota, they are not known to have such quality problems so I am surprised they have this
U can fix it yourself, check the TSB link above, simple cut on the weather strip fixes it..
I have a 2018 axle & am going to check.
This is outrageous.
Not even the Japanese can be trusted anymore to make quality vehicles!
A lot of these vehicles were made in Canada not Japan.
I just walked out to my car dripping from the same door. Hasn’t rained in days. Thought I heard water sloshing occasionally when I drove the last few weeks. Had no idea wtf was going on. I have a 2021 XLE model.
Refer to the TSB (Toyota Services Bulletin) that I posted in the pinned comment here and let your Toyota dealer know. Good luck!
I heard water sloshing around in my 2019 RAV4 Adventure. I thought it was coming from the roof rack area, but after seeing this video I checked my doors. Passenger side front door was full of water, all other doors were fine.
Mine too
If you read the Toyota owner book it tells you to clean the drain at least twice,a year. I do mine 4 times as I live in a wet country and drive on muddy roads.
Also your dealer may not have done the PDI properly and check the wax was removed.
I live in a wet country it rain 355 day a year well not far off. So I am use to checking my drain hole make sure you check the tail gate (lift back) as well if you have a sunroof check the drains.
Lots of dealer do not remove the transport was properly. When this happens door will will especially if the wax glue the rubber door seal.
It's part of the cars cleaning and owner maintains to check these drains. Car doors are not water tight so water easily gets in
Hi. Where in the manual does it say this? I have a 2021 hybrid xle and it's doing the same thing.
Dude, thank you so much! I have a 2020 AWD for the record and the issue exists and can be fixed on this one too. Thanks again buddy!
2021 Rav4 XSE. Just had this on Pass rear door. Damn rust bucket!
I have a 2021 LE Rav 4. I have the same exact problem. Rear door on driver side. WTH? Taking it in to Toyota next saturday & they better fix it
Hi! Did you get it fix? I just noticed this on my 2019 and I’m so disappointed. I am over the 3 year warranty so I’m afraid I’ll be out of luck with a permanent solution.
MY NEW AID FOR HELPING ME TO PEE… 😂
I have a 2021 XLE non hybrid and my driver’s side rear door does the same thing
So do I and both of my driver’s side doors do this.
how about your cabin do you have a sour smell?
i have been looking for things like this which accumulates water that might cause it. i still did not figure it out...
I do not have any musty/moldy smells in the cabin. This issue was strictly in the doors only and never infiltrated the cabin.
But your question triggered a memory - there was a Toyota notification about the possibility of the roof rack attachment points on the top of the Rav4 possibly leaking - perhaps down the pillars of the car or into the headliner. I can't find my paper notification right now, but a quick Google search leads me to Toyota Services Bulletin T-SB-0016-23 and CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM (CSP) 22TE05.
Seems to be a discussion here: www.rav4world.com/threads/2019-2021-roof-rail-leak-official-acknowledgement-from-toyota-usa.327236/
Hopefully this is your issue and you can get Toyota to fix it for free, if so.
Hey everyone, I added a second video with some more detail to support my reply comment below to the person asking if I had brought the car to a dealer yet. Here is the 2nd video: ua-cam.com/video/AxPK5pgKFCY/v-deo.html
Came here for this exact same problem, Passenger door 2019 xle
Thanks I have the same car and same issue
it happened to noticed that this morning after work the same side 2021rav4 le gas. how did you fix this problem? did the dealer fix the problem..
Dealer fixed it after I discovered the TSB referenced above and showed them.
Even days later just rolling my windows up and down they are still wet.
2021 Toyota Hybrid XLE doing the same thing
Why does it even do this?
If anyone in Toyota management in Japan is reading this. Please know that the quality of canadian built RAV4s is just terrible. The sun visors in my 2022 xle are so stiff and squeaky that you need two hands to move them to the desired position. Right rear passenger door needs to be slammed shut every single time, otherwise it remains open. Same door gets filled up with water whenever it rains. In addition the car rattles like it has some loose parts.😠
Just put a portable mini sump pump connected to the 12v ignition - done
I bought mine in texas but drive thru outer ring of a hurricane, stayed in Savannah over a year through hurricane like weather drove from Savannah to LA and 2 tropical storms and never saw this issue! What gave you a clue other than the water sloshing around??? Did you show it to a dealer?? Maybe there needs a recall for this
Two clues. I noticed a small puddle near that door days after a rain storm, and then I heard the sloshing when I opened the door. See the TSB link that I referred to above, a local dealership should fix if you print out that TSB and show them.
@@bingbucks what is tsb?
Toyota’s just aren’t the same anymore i feel like they’re starting to comfortable and lazy my 2021 Corolla is starting to give issues and i can’t wait to trade it in
Have you taken it to the dealer? Will they fix it?
I have not yet. I'm still gathering data - waiting for heavy rainfalls, running thru carwashes, etc. From what I've investigated so far, there is a rather "aggressive" piece of rubber trim (the one that I peel up in the video) which has 3 curved lips on it. The 1st curved lip is the one that you see me peel back in the video to allow the water to drain, the 2nd curved lip curves around to "seal" against the decorative plastic trim/body panel that wrapped under the sheetmetal of the door. The 3rd lip is curved in the other direction towards the door sill. The combination of all these flaps/lips of rubber can create a pretty tight seal against the door when it's shut, thereby never allowing any water to drain easily - ever. Now it's debatable as to how much water should ever even enter the door at all, I'm not sure what an acceptable amount is or should be - after all the doors do contain electronics that probably don't like water. The other flaw that I see is that decorative piece of plastic trim that is the body panel that wraps under the door sheetmetal, this can easily get dammed up with debris and hold moisture and cause premature rust. The other worry also is in the winter. Water expands when it freezes, hence what if water gets trapped and then starts to freeze. I have pictures of the rubber trim (with the 3 lips) - I'll post them eventually. In reality there is an interior rubber seal that goes around the entire door more on the interior, I'm not sure what this 3-lip rubber piece is even for (noise deadening?) - it would be tempting for someone to just remove them from all the doors to allow them to drain when water collects at the bottom of the doors.
It's not covered of course, at least not in Florida.
UPDATE: I took it do dealer after printing out the TSB referenced above and they replaced the weatherstripping with ones that were designed better.
I have a 2019 rav4 Adventure trim with the same problem front passenger door only. The car is still under warranty. Do you know if this is something Toyota covers under warranty?
I just got back from Miller Toyota in Manassas, Virginia... they acted like everybody should know that the holes would get clogged ....seriously????? How WOULD we know???
@@lukec.9819 Yeah, never had this with a variety of vehicles I've owned over the years. Also problem is with only one door. I suspect there's a trim, molding or seal integrity problem which they do not want to deal with on a whole lot of vehicles.
they have to adjust the weather strips. toyota knows about it
We have the same thing. Where does it come from?
The sky, generally.
hey happened to me too !!!
My 2021 RAV4 does the same thing 😢
Same on my 2021
Same issues.
This happens on my 21 rav 4 too
They tried to charge me $800 dollars to fix this because it’s out of warranty. 😂 I’ll fix this myself, thanks.
OMG $800??? That is insane
I have a 2019 le right passenger door has water. The window seals is bad thats why water is getting in the door. I have never had thus problem with any other vechile I have owned. Ask if it is covered under my warranty and the guy told me no.
I spent just under $1,300 for the "Extended Warranty" when I bought my used 2020 Toyota Corolla LE from CARMAX about a year ago. Guess what. This "water in the door" problem is not f*cking covered. Criminals! No seal/weatherstripping/molding is covered by the supposed bumper-to-bumper warranty. Don't get a warranty from CARMAX if you buy a car there. You'll be throwing your money in the garbage if you do. When I realized my car door was basically a traveling rain barrel, I took the plug out, drained the water, and found out I'm on my own when it comes to getting this ridiculous problem fixed. I fear Toyota's quality is slipping. I don't know if I'll ever buy another car from CARMAX again. In the meantime, I'm keeping the plastic plug out so water can drain from the door's bottom as soon as it enters the top of the door. WTF! If it's not one thing, it's another.
Very weird from Toyota that rookie mistake...
I’m here like Bruh it’s still going
Happened to me on my toyota rav4 2020
Happened to me today! and my car is out of warranty...
Worth asking your dealership if they'll cover this, otherwise you could probably snip off the parts of the rubber trim that are blocking the drain holes - that was going to be my solution had the dealership not done anything. And, of course, as others have mentioned make sure the drain holes are cleared periodically.
@@bingbucks will do! Thank you for those suggestions!
My 2019 rav adventure does it tooo. And Toyota dealership keeps telling me it designed to do that?!?!?
Well it obviously was designed, but improperly.
This car is garbage…Same happens to mine.