I have a 2016 RAV4 Limited Hybrid which I bought in September 2016 and which has worked flawlessly up to this point. But today, I was driving from Washington DC to New Jersey mostly on I-95 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, total travel time about 4 hours, temperatures in the upper 30's to low 40's, light to moderate rain, but NO snow or ice. About 75 miles into the trip, while doing about 70 mph on I-95 in Maryland, the adaptive cruise control suddenly failed while it was in use, and a warning light and message came on that the pre-collision warning system was "not available." At the same time, the navigation system told me to "make a U-turn." I could see that the screen on the nav system was clearly totally lost in some other part of Maryland; apparently the GPS was in never-never land.
After about 30 miles, with the navigation system still in Blair-Witch country in Maryland and the adaptive cruise control unavailable, I pulled off at a rest stop, turned the engine and electrical system completely off, and then restarted the car. At that point, the navigation system "refound" itself on I-95 and worked fine for the duration of the trip home. The pre-collision warning system, however, remained unavailable, along with the adaptive cruise control, until about 20 miles from home after the rain had mostly subsided. At that point, I noticed that the pre-collision warning system warning light was no longer lit, and I was able to engage the adaptive cruise control normally.
Since I am new to RAV4's, has anyone heard of a situation in which the pre-collision warning system and the navigation system would fail simultaneously? Is there a link between the 2 systems or is this just an improbably coincidence? If the navigation system and the cruise control/collision warning system are unreliable in the rain, that seems like a major flaw, since that is when you are most likely to need all the technological help that you can get.
Many thanks to all.
After about 30 miles, with the navigation system still in Blair-Witch country in Maryland and the adaptive cruise control unavailable, I pulled off at a rest stop, turned the engine and electrical system completely off, and then restarted the car. At that point, the navigation system "refound" itself on I-95 and worked fine for the duration of the trip home. The pre-collision warning system, however, remained unavailable, along with the adaptive cruise control, until about 20 miles from home after the rain had mostly subsided. At that point, I noticed that the pre-collision warning system warning light was no longer lit, and I was able to engage the adaptive cruise control normally.
Since I am new to RAV4's, has anyone heard of a situation in which the pre-collision warning system and the navigation system would fail simultaneously? Is there a link between the 2 systems or is this just an improbably coincidence? If the navigation system and the cruise control/collision warning system are unreliable in the rain, that seems like a major flaw, since that is when you are most likely to need all the technological help that you can get.
Many thanks to all.