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Imagine my surprise when I came out of the Superior, CO Costco, and found another silver Rav4 EV parked next to mine! Mine is on the right: https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/7RojbCzAUFlcwkIh8ROBagUspFdCA8dy6JmkUTi41fu (This was back in April 2017, been meaning to post it).

I would email/call Kevin Spillane's replacement about this. According to another thread, it's: Thorn at 800-331-4331, press Option 3, then Extension 47530 and may be contacted by email at [email protected] Back when I had an expensive steering problem with my 1st gen Prius...

OMG, you are right! We looked and found the correct tab, and now the bolt fits fine. In our defense 1) this other tab is not easily visible 2) Some previous mechanic had used the wrong tab on the old battery, and since that battery was like 1/8" shorter, it JUST fit for them. The correct tab...

The Exide battery looks just like your picture, but there was no finessing the j bolt. The j bolt came free during the installation, so I have no way of knowing if we put it back right. But there only seemed to be one location to hook the j onto that I could see (hole in metal tab extending from...

I replaced the battery today with the Exide Edge FP-AGM24F Flat Plate AGM Sealed Automotive Battery, and it's a little taller than the old one. I was not able to get the j bolt to extend through the hold-down bracket hole. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm planning to get a new j bolt; I...

I got this error the other day, and it restarted after 5 tries. But I think I'll replace the starter battery. Can anyone (Tony) tell me the best method to do this so I don't inadvertently brick the car? Ramona

Just a follow-up. Supposedly, they had to fly someone in from California (not sure what happened to the Denver tech from last year). All that had happened was the starter battery died/was disconnected, which caused a number of error codes that needed to be cleared before it would start...

Thanks Tony! The dealer is Boulder Toyota, and the guy I'm working with is named Chris at 303-415-3355. This is a Colorado dealer, so they are not allowed to do anything other than diagnostics. They have sent the diagnostics to Toyota, and now are waiting for the Denver regional tech to come...

My son rear-ended somebody and smooshed the front end. The repair is up to $7500 so far (thankfully covered by insurance), but they disconnected the battery etc. and now they can't get it to start. They had to tow it to Toyota, where I assume it will sit until the regional tech guy can come over...

1. Yes, I would buy it again. I just really like the car. The car did sit in the shop for a month, but once it started working again, it's been solid. 2. For warranty service, you need to go to your Toyota dealer. You should just go to your local dealer and they will call in the regional...

Glad I'm not alone! I figure down the line I can be bold and extend the line to an outlet on the median itself if I find a willing accomplice electrician. Just have to avoid all the buried gas and sprinkler lines, which is kind of an impediment. This current solution is just lower investment at...

Well I did it. I mounted the plug to the side of my porch. I also ordered a cable hanger from clipper creek. Cross fingers! It takes a lot less time to charge now so maybe it will be less visible/less of a nuisance. Maybe I can add a lock/chain to the Jesla/Jlong to keep it attached to the...

So I don't have a driveway or any off street parking. I park on the street in front of my house. There is a sidewalk and median separating my front yard from the street. Initially, I was charging at a public station 2 blocks away (free!), but it's often in use and I got sick of the hike...

Since I bought my used 2014 Rav4 EV last October in Boulder, CO, I obviously have made up my mind to go the long haul. I got an extended warranty. As luck would have it, I had a bad heater right away that caused the car to sit in the shop for a month while they chased down some random problem...

This is essentially what happened when I had the heater and gateway ECU replaced; the car would not get to READY. At some point, someone disconnected one of the batteries, and it all came back up.

After over a month, I finally have my RAV4 EV back. Tesla had been diagnosing the car over wireless, and the tech installed some firmware, but it still wouldn't start...one thing and another, they unhooked the main battery overnight, and when they re-hooked it up the next morning, it started. I...

So the latest is the aux battery died, and now they can't get into the car because the 1 key I received has a laser-cut physical key that doesn't actually fit the door! They are ordering a new key based on the key code and we're all hoping it fits the door lock. If not, that would imply they...

If you want to come to Boulder, I bet you could coordinate the upgrade for when the tech comes to work on my car. The very friendly Boulder Toyota service manager is named Andre Alirie at 303-415-3353. If you call him, he could relay the request to the tech person. I still live in hope that my...

No to the dc-to-dc converter; maybe that will be the next thing they try.

Had the heater, and then the gateway ECU replaced, and still the Rav won't get to Ready or accept the firmware upgrade. I hope this doesn't take 2 months like the one I read about in Seattle... The used car dealer gave me a loaner. I hope they're on board for letting me keep the loaner as long...