Recent content by co2112

My understanding is that the battery would have need to replaced as an aftermarket upgrade. If it were done a couple years ago it wouldn't have had a warranty in place. I'd stay away from the 1st generation vehicles as the charge port is different than what is standard today. If its charge port...

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I had a 2011 Leaf and bought a 2013 Rav4 EV when my commute went to 90 miles or more daily. The Leaf had 12 bars and quickly (within two years) went down to 9 bars on a full charge. I'd barely make it to my driveway and it left me stranded a couple times. Estimating it was down to 67% based on...

Buy from another dealership. At most you pay $2600 for a 6yr, 100,000, I believe.

Selling my 2013 white Rav4 EV. It has 121k for $15k. Did a supercharge yesterday and it charged to 99%. I am near Sacramento, CA.

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How many miles and year? Which dealer did you take it to? Can you list the error codes?

Good price for the options. Not sure how the car sounds but mine with almost 90k miles still sounds and drives brand new. No rattles, loose plastic pieces, and everything looks new, and well cared for. I could steam clean the seats for a couple spots but still good overall. With 89-92%...

It is located on the passenger side of the center console. You remove two plastics pieces (if I remember correctly) and disconnect the tube. I used my air compressor and a needle tip attachment and blew up top tube and down drain tube. You should be able to feel the air release from the bottom...

Warranty replacement. Low voltage on string, would shut down car. Had to tow it to dealer 3 times. Took to dealer 5 times over two weeks they cleared errors and would send me on my way but next day when trying to start it wouldn't start with EV system error.

When I first purchased the Rav4 I had this issue. It was pretty strong and almost always occurred after running AC. Even turning it off and driving 5-10 minutes with just the vent open to try and prevent it. I ended up replacing the air filter (was dirty and inefficient) and used an air hose and...

Finally did Tony test on replacement pack done at 71k miles. Have almost 9k miles since and am running at 141/146 or 3.5% degradation. Happy I didn't get a refurbished pack with more than 10% lost.

If its a firmware update that should just be a courtesy. Have you had all the recalls done? If not have them complete those and have the recall pay for the "programming."

If you have transportation and time why not take it into the dealer first and get an estimate. If it was any other car I'd say go with what you know. In this case EV certified Toyota dealer.

Wow, sorry to hear all the back and forth. You'd think they'd test the replacement before install. Glad they found and refurbished your old battery. That Blue sounds perfect good luck with it.