Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2009)

327 consumer complaints on file.

#10316217March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CURRENTLY, I OWN A 2009 RAV4 THAT WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN. HOWEVER, I AM EXPERIENCING SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN MY VEHICLE AND TOYOTA IS DOING NOTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. ON A DAILY BASIS WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR AND I AM PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKS AND THE RPM'S JUMP AND JERKS ME FORWARD. I FIND THAT IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY ON A RAINY OR WET DAYS BUT DOES OCCUR EVERYDAY. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT IT IS THE WAY I AM DRIVING HOWEVER, MY HUSBAND DRIVES MY CAR AND EXPERIENCES THE SAME THING WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX MY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315500March 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT A 2009 RAV 4 WITH 12 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH 1500 MILES BECAUSE OF GRINDING IN ROTORS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS RUST ON IT. I ASKED FOR PAPERWORK STATING THIS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT DO ANY. I THEN TOOK IT BACK WITH 3200 MILES ON IT AND THE SAME ANSWER TO RUST AND NO PAPERWORK AGAIN BECAUSE THEY GROUNDED IT OFF. IT NOW HAS 8000 MILES ON IT AND THE ROTORS ARE GRINDING SO BAD THAT METAL SHAVINGS ARE COMING OUT AND I AM AFRAID TO LET ME WIFE DRIVE IT. I CALLED PRESTON MOTORS THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT AT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD PUT ME ON THE WAITING LIST BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY RECALLS THEY ARE HANDLING NOW. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE A SEVERE WRECK TO GET THIS FIXED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315105March 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND HE IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES AT THIS TIME; HOWEVER, HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE DEALER SHOULD ALSO CHECK THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314675February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A U-TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY. WHEN HE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/16/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313650February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED OR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED FROM A COMPLETE STOP. IN ONE INSTANCE, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AT APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MPH, HE HIT A CEMENT DIVIDER IN A PARKING LOT WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LOWER GRILL. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE RANDOMLY OCCURRED ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON 02/17/2010, THE DEALER INSTALLED A METAL PLATE BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THREE TIMES. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE WHO INSTRUCTED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 400.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313702February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 09 TOYOTA RAV4 ( BOUGHT LAST AUGUST IN QUEENS NEW YORK) HAD THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM THAT, THE CAR SPEED UP SUDDENLY AND ALMOST PUNCH THE FRONT CAR WHEN I WAS PUSHING BRAKE, STOPPING AND WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT FROM RED TO GREEN. IT WERE HAPPENED TWO TIMES LAST YEAR, AND ALSO, SOMETIMES, WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING ON THE WAY, THE SPEED SUDDENLY UP. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY IT'S CONTROL SYSTEM LIKE SOFTWARE POOR DESIGN IN ANTI-INTERFERING/ELECTRONIC NOISES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313019February 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED MY 09 RAV4 IN JUNE 2009. I NOTICED AN ODD ODOR A FEW TIMES WHILE RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONER & ASSUMED IT WAS FROM THE EXHAUST FORM THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I BEGAN USING THE HEAT IN THE FALL, I STARTED SMELLING A BAD, BURNING, ALMOST CHEMICAL SMELL COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. ON DEC 29, 2009, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP & TOYOTA TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR, CABIN AIR FILTER & DISINFECT/DEODORIZE THE VENTS & THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY SAID WAS MOLD IN THE SYSTEM. IT IS NOW FEB. 23, 2010 & THE SMELL IS BACK & MY CAR IS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT MAKES ME SICK TO DRIVE IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER IS WAITING TO HEAR FROM TOYOTA WHAT TO DO NEXT & SAYS IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF TOYOTAS. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN AN INVESTIGATION &/OR RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? IT IS A HEALTH ISSUE FOR ANYONE INHALING THAT DISGUSTING AIR FROM THOSE VENTS. I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO SINCE I HAVE FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ON-LINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. IS THE HEALTH/SAFETY OF TOYOTA OWNERS NOT IMPORTANT TO TOYOTA? OTHER THAN THIS ISSUE, I LOVE MY RAV & I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO BE DRIVING IT INSTEAD OF THE YARIS THEY LOANED ME UNTIL MINE IS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313319February 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NEW TOYOTA ELECTRONICS PROBLEMS MY RAV4 SOMETIMES DOES HAVE INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR 'STICKING' PROBLEMS, EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS FULLY RETURNED TO IDLE CONDITIONS. DURING THE WINTER I OFTEN WHERE SORELS. I THOUGHT THAT BECAUSE OF MY BOOTS I WAS HITTING BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. ONE TIME I EVEN HAD TO PUSH THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO MAKE A STOP, CURSING THE TOYOTA DESIGNER WHO PUT THE BRAKE PEDAL SO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR (ANOTHER PEDAL DESIGN FLAW?). FROM THEN ON I WAS VERY CAREFUL TO KEEP MY FOOT ON JUST ONE PEDAL. HOWEVER, I STILL NOTICED PROBLEMS SOMETIMES, AND NOW THIS "PSEUDO RECALL" HAS SOLVED A DILEMMA I HAD. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, IT IS WITH IMPAIRED DECELERATION. THE ENGINE IS FIGHTING AGAINST THE BRAKING SYSTEM BECAUSE THE ENGINE DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE SOON ENOUGH. WITH THE OLD MANUAL ACCELERATOR LINKAGE SYSTEMS, YOU COULD FEEL WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS. NOW INSTEAD THE COMPUTER IS DECIDING HOW TO SLOW THE ENGINE. THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES. WHAT "BONE HEADED" TOYOTA ENGINEER ALLOWED BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE TO WORK AT THE SAME TIME ON A "DRIVE BY WIRE" SYSTEM? THERE IS NO MECHANICAL LINKAGE TO UNDO, SO HITTING THE BRAKE SHOULD DEFEAT THE ACCELERATOR (I.E. QUICKLY RETURN THE ENGINE TO IDLE MODE). THAT IS ALL THAT WAS NEEDED TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AT LEAST ONE PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. IT IS A TOYOTA 'MYTH' TO INSIST THERE IS(ARE) NO ELECTRONIC PROBLEM(S). WHAT OTHER MORE COMPLEX PROBLEMS ARE THERE IN THE ELECTRONICS, IF THIS BASIC PROBLEM WAS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313415February 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 SEEMS TO SLIP. WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKS 2 OR 3 TIMES BEFORE IT TAKES OFF. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312900February 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 (6CYL) IN JULY 2009, I HAVE EXPERIENCED CONSISTENT JACKRABBIT STARTS. THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT, I DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE SALESMAN WHO HANDLED MY TRANSACTION. HE SEEMED UNCONCERNED AND TOLD ME TO DISCUSS IT WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE 5000 MILES CHECK. VIRTUALLY EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO SMOOTHLY ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, I AM THROWN BACK INTO MY SEAT AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES RAPIDLY. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ON FEB 1, 2010, I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MICHAEL'S TOYOTA IN BELLEVUE, WA, WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CHECKED - MINE WAS A DENSO AND DID NOT REQUIRE MODIFICATION. THEY REPORTED "NO DEFECT," AND THAT MY VEHICLE DRIVES LIKE EVERY OTHER RAV4. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THERE IS NO DOUBT A RISK THAT THIS JACKRABBIT TENDENCY WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I AM CONVINCED THAT THE COMBINATION OF TOYOTA'S ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PEDALS AND THE HARDWARE/SOFTWARE TOYOTA USES TO CONTROL THE ENGINES ARE FAULTY. I HAVE LISTED THE DATE OF INCIDENT AS THE DAY I BOUGHT THE RAV4, BUT THE JACKRABBIT ACCELERATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312394February 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TOLD MY 2009 RAV4 WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE TOYOTA RECALL. YET I HAVE EXPERIENCED INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS. BOTH TIMES I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, HAVING ALMOST SLOWED TO A STOP WHEN THE RPM'S ACCELERATED TO 5,000 - 6,000. THE FIRST TIME I WAS SLOWING DOWN FROM 30 MPH TO ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THE CAR SPED FORWARD AS I WAS TURNING. I ALMOST HIT A SIGN ON A MEDIAN BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. THIS WAS IN NOVEMBER 2009 OVER THREE MONTHS AFTER THE RAV4 WAS PURCHASED BUT BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE KOLOSSO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE FIX A FEW WEEKS AGO. I WAS NOT TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT WAS TOLD I WAS "ALL SET" FOR THE TIME BEING BUT THAT THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL FIXES REQUIRED IN THE FUTURE THAT WERE STILL BEING EVALUATED. TODAY, THIS INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. SPEED LIMIT WAS 50 MPH. I HAD SLOWED DOWN, ALMOST TO A STOP IN PREPARATION TO TURN LEFT. THE CAR WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE RPM'S SUDDENLY SHOT UP TO 5,000 - 6,000. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARDER AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT FROM PROPELLING FORWARD. IT TOOK MANY SOME TIME FOR THE ENGINE TO STOP REVVING. THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS, AS I WAS AFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR, I LEARNED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE I HAD A DENSO GAS PEDAL. TOYOTA TRIED TO MINIMIZE THE INCIDENT AND INDICATED I COULD CONTINUE DRIVING IT TO A DEALERSHIP ABOUT 25 MILES AWAY. I REFUSED TO DO SO AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AT MY DEALER'S EXPENSE BACK TO MY CITY OF RESIDENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311175February 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON 2 OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES ON MY TOYOTA RAV4 GO AWAY. I PUT ON THE BRAKE AND THERE IS NOTHING THERE. IT GOES DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. IF YOU REAPPLY THE BRAKES THEY COME BACK WITH THE PEDAL STRONGER THAN BEFORE. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY APPEAR TO KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT DISCOURAGED ME FROM PUTTING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR. FIRST THEY LOST MY "APPOINTMENT" THEN THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. NOW I WORRY WHENEVER I HAVE TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311341February 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. SUDDENLY, EXTREME FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A DENSO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311318February 17, 2010
STRUCTURE
HELLO. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD AN ISSUE TO THE TOYOTA INVESTIGATIONS. I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THIS MODEL/YEAR IS INCLUDED IN SEVERAL OF THE RECALLS. UPON CALLING THE TOYOTA DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALLS. IF THE PROBLEMS ARE INDEED DESIGN PROBLEMS, WHY ARE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALLS? THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310462February 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HI, MY FRIEND HAS A 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL DRIFTS TO THE FLOOR IN UNDER 3 MINUTES AND UNDER 1 MINUTE IN MOST INSTANCES. IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A 2009 RAV4 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA THAT HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE OTHER DRIVER CLAIMED HE WAS BRAKING BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND HE HAD THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO SOUND OF SCREECHING TIRES BEFORE BEING REARENDED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310198February 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED MY 2009 RAV4 ON JUNE 19, 2009. WITH ONLY A FEW HUNDRED MILES (LESS THAN 1000) ON THE VEHICLE, I TRAVELED TO ANNAPOLIS, MD ON JULY 20, 2009. AFTER DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY FOR MOST OF THE AROUND 200 MILES, I EXITED AND UPN STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC, I EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATOR STICKING (DID NOT COME BACK UP UPON DECELERATION). I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE A COLLISION, USING CONSIDERABLE FORCE ON THE BRAKES. THE ACCELERATOR DID RETURN TO A NORMAL POSITION AFTER 2-3 SECONDS. I NEVER DID EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM AFTERWARDS AND I NOW HAVE AROUND 5400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I DID DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER MONTHS AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND THEY DID INSTALL THE RECALL DEVICE ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. I AM REPORTING THIS SINCE MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR SEEMS TO BE DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEARLY NEW AND HAD VERY LITTLE WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307876February 9, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
I WAS TRAVELING ON I-94 FROM MADISON, WI TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN IN LATE DECEMBER. THE INTERSTATE WAS IN GOOD DRIVING CONDITION -- NO ICE, SNOW, OR RAIN. IT WAS A NICE DAY WITH LITTLE WIND AND TEMPERATURE IN THE MID-20'S. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, PASSING A SLOWER CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. JUST AS I PULLED AHEAD OF THE OTHER CAR, MY 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. I THOUGHT WE MIGHT ROLL, BUT THEN THE CAR STABILIZED AND I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS EXTERNAL CAUSE FOR THE LURCH TO THE LEFT. IT FELT LIKE A BLOWOUT, BUT WE STOPPED TO CHECK THE TIRES AND THEY WERE FINE. IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN WIND SHEER BECAUSE THERE WAS VERY LITTLE WIND. THERE WERE NO POTHOLES IN THE ROAD. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT THE CAR TO MY RIGHT MIGHT HAVE HIT A ROCK OR SOMETHING AND SENT IT SLIDING INTO MY PATH. I SUPPOSE THAT'S A POSSIBILITY, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING BEHIND ME IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, SO I THINK IT'S UNLIKELY. I'M WONDERING IF A MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OCCURRED THERE HAS BEEN NO RECURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306456February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. PURCHASE OF 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 LIMITED EDITION 2. POOR RESPONSE IN BRAKING. REQUIRES ALMOST TWICE THE DISTANCE TO STOP. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT YOU ALMOST INEVITABLY PANIC AS IF YOU WERE GOING TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. 3. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO SAID BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306856February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1. AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE IN A PARKING LOT, MY 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND DROVE UP ON THE SIDEWALK. I IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR JUST BEFORE IT WOULD HAVE RUN INTO THE WALL AHEAD OF ME. BEFORE TURNING INTO THE PARKING PLACE, I HAD SLOWED WAY DOWN TO MAKE THE 90 DEGREE TURN AND I APPLIED ONLY GENTLE PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL INTO THE PARKING SPOT. 2. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE SEPTEMBER 2009 AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THIS BEFORE. 3. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY TOYOTA DEALER NEXT TUESDAY, FEB 9, TO INSERT A PIECE OF METAL TO STOP THE ACCELERATOR FROM STICKING. BUT I'M AFRAID THIS MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, SINCE THIS DID NOT SEEM TO BE THE RESULT OF THE ACCELERATOR STICKING; THE ACCELERATOR WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED WHEN THE CAR SPEEDED UP BY ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305089February 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT ABOUT NOON ON 2/3/10- OUR 2009 TOYOTA RAV 4 SUDDEN ACCELERATION (OR STUCK GAS PEDAL) CAUSED ME TO REAR END ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY ABOUT 5-10MPH, JUST GLIDING BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD BEEN STOPPED BY THE LIGHT AND IT WAS JUST STARTING TO SLOWLY MOVE AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THE RAV 4 SEEMED TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING ME TO PRESS AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKES, BUT I COULD NOT STOP BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT SEEMED AS IF THE RAV4 JUST ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. THE RAV 4 HAS BEEN TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. 4 HOURS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, WE HAD THE RAV 4 AT OUR TOYOTA DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT HAD ONE OF THE SUSPECT ASSEMBLIES. BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, AS THEY HAD NO INSTRUCTIONS OR PARTS YET FROM TOYOTA AND SAID WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE TIME CAME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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