# 2017 Toyota RAV4 - Dies in three days **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [December 26, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-dies-in-three-days/173635 "2020-12-26T22:58:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnpradat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@Johnpradat](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Johnpradat)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-dies-in-three-days/173635/1 "2020-12-26T22:58:39Z")
2017 RAV 4 if the car sits for 3 or 4 days without starting it , it won’t start , after an hour battery charge , it’s good to go .Toyota changed the battery in June 2020 I had to jump it 4 times . returned three times to toyota for this problem , I was told that these new cars with all the bells and whistles has a draw on the electrical system . I asked him if all of the cars on the lot are all dead . he said they start them every day . yea I believe that . They did not tell me this when I bought this car … ---
**Author:** ![oldnotdeadyet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@oldnotdeadyet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldnotdeadyet)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-dies-in-three-days/173635/2 "2020-12-26T23:32:01Z")
Find a new mechanic and read the recent posts here about parasitic draw ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-dies-in-three-days/173635/3 "2020-12-27T01:21:12Z")
My guess is that after you get a new battery and alternator the parasitic draw issue will go away. Just a hunch, don’t change them on my advice. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-dies-in-three-days/173635/4 "2020-12-27T02:10:44Z")
Finding multiple complaints about this problem on Rav 4’s including 2020 models, Might be a service bulletin for this issue. The local Auto Mall is next to my neighborhood and if you went for a walk past any of the dealers you’d see them making the rounds early in the morning and starting up everything on the lot. With a truck or booster pack nearby if it didn’t start. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-dies-in-three-days/173635/5 "2020-12-27T02:14:55Z")
> [@GorehamJ](#): > > My guess is that after you get a new battery and alternator the parasitic draw issue will go away. Considering the car’s a 2017 model year . . . seems a little soon for an alternator > [@Johnpradat](#): > > Toyota changed the battery in June 2020 I had to jump it 4 times . returned three times to toyota for this problem , I was told that these new cars with all the bells and whistles has a draw on the electrical system . I’ll translate for you . . . They can’t or don’t want to figure out what’s going on They’re hoping you don’t come back Don’t get mad at me That’s my take, based on what you posted