Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2008)

575 consumer complaints on file.

#10432658October 24, 2011
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL ABOUT MY WARNING LIGHT FOR MY AIR BAG. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR MY AIRBAG IS ALWAYS ON, AND IT CAN'T TURN OFF. I WENT TWICE TO MY DEALER (INTERSTATE TOYOTA) ON OCTOBER 8TH 2011 AND OCTOBER 12TH 2011 TO GET THE LIGHT FIXED, BUT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429497October 11, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V245000 (AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS MADE AWARE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426369September 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON 9/7/11 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER RAV 4 HOME FROM PINOLE TO HERCULES (LESS THAN 5 MIN) AND SHE HEARD A NOISE AND THE CAR STOPPED. ON 3/26/11, DURING A 66,138 MAINTENANCE SERVICE TOYOTA REPAIRED THE REAR CRANK SEAL. WE NORMALLY MAINTAIN THE SERVICE CLOSE TO 5,000, EXCEPT THIS TIME DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS WE WERE LATE. MY DAUGHTER HAD MADE AN APPT FOR 78,000 SERVICE FOR 9/8/11, DURING OUT OF TOWN TRIP FOR MY DAUGHTER'S WEDDING. SO NOW TOYOTA WILL ONLY REPAIR IT FOR $7,000.00 BECAUSE WE WERE LATE ONE TIME ON THE SERVICE, THE CRANK FROZE AND IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. THEY FEEL IT HAD NOTHING TO DO W/THE CRANK SEAL. HOW CAN A BRAND NEW CAR, WHICH I'M STILL PAYING FOR, ENGINE BREAK DOWN JUST FROM BEING LATE ONE TIME. I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD STILL BE COVERED W/WARRANTY (EXP. 75,000), *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424760September 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS I PASSED THROUGH A PUDDLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND DURING THIS EVENT, MY CHARCOAL FILTER ASSEMBLY WAS TORN OFF MY RAV4. IT WAS LEFT DANGLING BELOW THE CAR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTA HAS DESIGNED A SHIELD FOR THIS FILTER ASSEMBLY ON NEWER MODELS, SO I FIGURED I WOULD LODGE A COMPLAINT, AS THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL TO HAVE A PIECE OF YOUR CAR TEAR OFF DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421025August 22, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V245000 (AIR BAGS: SIDE/WINDOW). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,288. UPDATED 09/21/11 *BF UPDATED 09/30/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416797August 2, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS RECENTLY. ONE INSTANCE TOOK PLACE ON OR ABOUT JUNE 30, 2011, THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED ON OR ABOUT MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2011. THE FIRST TIME, TOYOTA CLAIMED THAT THE NON-BRAKING/UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY FLOOR MATS I PUT IN THE CAR. I BOUGHT THESE FOR THE CAR BECAUSE I FELT THE ONES TOYOTA ORIGINALLY PROVIDED WERE NOT SAFE (HEELS ON MY SHOES, THOUGH FLAT, KEPT GETTING CAUGHT IN THE DEEP RIDGES OF THEIR MATS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER). AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE TOYOTA 'S MECHANICS, I THREW OUT MY MATS AND REPLACED THEM WITH NEW TOYOTA MATS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALERSHIP. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. WHEN I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE, INSTEAD OF THIS ACTION STOPPING THE CAR, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND MOVED FORWARD. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, MY CAR WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL LEADING TO MY COMPLEX'S EXIT. AS I NEARED THE STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF A VERY BUSY ROADWAY, I STARTED APPLYING MY BRAKES. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. ALTHOUGH I PUSHED DOWN HARDER & HARDER ON THE BRAKE IN A DESPERATE EFFORT TO STOP THE CAR, IT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. MY RAV4 WENT ONTO THE ROADWAY, NARROWLY MISSING A TRUCK IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE SECOND TIME I WAS IN A PARKING LOT. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING SIGNIFICANTLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND DO NOT BELIEVE IT TO BE SAFE. THE MECHANIC AT TOYOTA, BEFORE EVEN EXAMINING THE CAR, CLAIMED IT WAS "HUMAN ERROR." I HAVE DRIVEN MANY CARS IN MY LIFETIME AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE. IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT THE NHTSA & DOT WILL LOOK INTO THIS AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. IT APPEARS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS. I TRULY BELIEVE PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE IN DANGER. I'M AFRAID TO HAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTERS TRAVEL IN MY CAR! *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410105June 30, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT OBSERVED MICE ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE CLEAN AIR INTAKE AND STATED THAT SHE HAD CAUGHT FIFTY-SEVEN MICE TO DATE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO PREVENT THE MICE FROM ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC IN 2008, WHERE THEY PLACED SEALANT ONTO THE VEHICLE TO KEEP THE MICE FROM ENTERING BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407331June 18, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
YESTERDAY, JUNE 16, 2011, AS I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA 2008 RAV4 (35,500 MILES), THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CAR WAS STILL COLD -- IT WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES AFTER START-UP. OUTDOOR TEMP WAS ABOUT 65. NO RAIN OR INCLEMENT WEATHER. I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT VERY SLOWLY, AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. AS I WAS BRAKING, I BECAME AWARE THAT THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. I BRAKED HARDER AND COULD FEEL THE BREAKS ENGAGING, BUT UNDERNEATH THAT FEELING WAS THE FEELING OF THE CAR CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE AND FIGHT THE BRAKES. I GOT THE CAR STOPPED, BUT ONLY AFTER EXTREMELY HARD BRAKING. IF THERE HAD BEEN SOMEONE IN THE CROSS WALK IN FRONT OF ME, I'D HAVE HIT THEM. THE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO TAKE OFF. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. BY NOW THE ENGINE WAS SCREAMING. I SAT THERE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, FOOT NEITHER ON THE BRAKE NOR THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR SOUNDING AS IF IT WOULD SOON EXPLODE, AND FINALLY JUST TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE WRITER WAS COLD AND DISTANT, NON-VERBALLY MAKING SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT HE THOUGHT I WAS EITHER LYING OR BLOWING THE INCIDENT OUT OF PROPORTION, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME SAYING NOTHING THAT COULD ACTUALLY BE QUOTED AS RUDE. A SPECIAL TECHNICIAN IS SUPPOSED TO COME OUT FROM TOYOTA TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. BASED UPON WHAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, I EXPECT THE DEALERSHIP TO DO NOTHING. THE CAR IS CLEARLY UNSAFE, AND KNOWING THAT, I CANNOT EVER DRIVE IT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404795June 1, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2008 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER SENDS CORRESPONDENCE IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402632May 24, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO HOLD SPEED DURING UP HILL CLIMB AND CAUSES ENGINE SURGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397950April 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I OWN A TOYOTA RAV 4 FROM 2008. MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. IT HAVE THE PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. I HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY COMPLAINING IT TO THE DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET. ALL THE TIME THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING THAT WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU OR REPORT IT TO THE REPRESENTATIVE OF TOYOTA. I AND MY WIFE HAVE BEEN SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN ON BOARD. WE BOUGHT THIS SUV AS A FAMILY CAR BUT NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT WITH PEACE OF MIND. WE NEED SOME HELP TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. SOME OF THE DEALERS GET BACK TO ME SAYING "THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN THERE" EITHER SELL IT OR WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING. MAKE : TOYOTAYEAR:2008 MODEL : RAV 4 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394424April 6, 2011
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR TIRES G91 SIZE 235/55R1899H PEELING & FALLING APART I PURCHASED A TOYOTA RAV 4 2008 AT 27900 MILES WHILE HAVING MY OIL CHANGED ( NOTE NOT AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP) THEY INFORMED ME MY FRONT TIRES ARE FALLING APART. I MADE AN APPT. AND TOOK IT IN TO TOYOTA WAITED AN HOUR AND WAS TOLD TAKE IT HOME WITH THE BAD TIRES NO ONE THEIR COULD HELP ME OR DETERMINE IF THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A PROBLEM NEW TO TOYOTA RAV4'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392796March 24, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN IT WAS STARTED AND ALL FRONTAL AND REAR CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE HOUSING FOR THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS FLEW ACROSS THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PET ELEMENT, LEATHER INTERIOR AND FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE LACERATIONS TO THE LEFT HAND FROM THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENING AROUND THE HAND UPON DEPLOYMENT. ANOTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE CHEST FROM THE EXPLOSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE EVENT DATA RECORDER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND REACTED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVENTY DEGREE LATERAL ROLLOVER WITHIN 4.2 SECONDS OF STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10392622March 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH, HE SAW SMOKE BEING EMITTING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR, IT WAS ON FIRE. HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE ORIGINATING FROM THE WIRES IN THE DOOR WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386434March 4, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY TOYOTA RAV 4, 2008 MODEL ACCELERATED WHILE I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE HARDER I WENT DOWN ON THE BRAKES THE MORE THE ENGINE REVVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381113February 8, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND CAME TO A STOP. AS HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN INCREASE IN RPMS UP TO 7000. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379593January 30, 2011
TIRES
BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN IN THE MIDDLE AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES! WHEN I WENT TO HAVE THEM ROTATED, THEY COULDN'T ROTATE THEM BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TREAD LEFT. SO, I WENT TO REPLACE THE YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR TIRES, BUT SOON FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY, NO PRO-RATED REPLACEMENT...NOTHING!!! I HAD MAINTAINED PROPER INFLATION IN BOTH TIRES, BUT I NOTICED OTHER 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 CARS IN PARKING LOTS WITH THE SAME PREMATURE TREAD WEAR ON FRONT TIRES. HOW CAN TOYOTA SELL A CAR WITH TIRES THAT INCLUDE NO WARRANTY?? SO I HAD TO PAY FOR TWO NEW TIRES ON A CAR THAT WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD! I WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378703January 25, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE HEAD FIRST, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, AT THE STREET IN FRONT OF OUR HOME, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY NEARLY STOPPED, AND CAUSED HER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. EVEN AFTER OUR VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THE ENGINE KEPT ACCELERATING, THUS PUSHING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT WHICH WE HAD COLLIDED INTO. THE ENGINE ONLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AFTER MY WIFE TURNED OFF THE CAR. AT NO POINT DID MY WIFE STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, THIS WAS NOT A CASE OF PEDAL CONFUSION. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE (SLOWING DOWN TO PARK) BEFORE AND AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING. THE ACCELERATION WAS QUITE SEVERE, I AM NOT SURE THE CAR COULD ACCELERATE THAT FAST EVEN IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN INTENTIONALLY. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WE'VE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE THREE OTHER INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY. WE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA IN THE SUMMER OF 2010, BUT THEY TOLD US THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND WE COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE CLOSELY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IN NO CASE WAS THE GAS PEDAL STUCK, OR THE FLOOR MAT WAS IN THE WAY. THE VEHICLE SIMPLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING AND AT SEEMINGLY RANDOM TIMES.THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED OVER $4000 IN DAMAGES IN JUST THE LATEST INCIDENT. WHEN WE REPORTED THE LATEST INCIDENT TO TOYOTA THEY CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS A CASE OF PEDAL CONFUSION AND DISMISSED OUR COMPLAINT. THIS WAS NOT A CASE OF PEDAL CONFUSION. MY WIFE ALREADY HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE SLOWING DOWN TO PARK THE VEHICLE. ONLY ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEARLY PARKED DID THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE WHILE MY WIFE'S FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKES. OUR PROBLEM IS BEING DISMISSED BY TOYOTA. SURELY OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES ARE SUFFERING THE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378313January 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15AM SATURDAY JANUARY 22, I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON SPIT BROOK ROAD IN NASHUA NH FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, WHEN MY LEASED TOYOTA RAV4L SUDDENLY REVVED IT'S ENGINE AND STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. AS IT DID, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV THE ENGINE AND SUDDENLY JUMPED FORWARD HITTING THE CAR THAT WAS ABOUT 6 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. AT THAT TIME, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, STOPPED THE ENGINE AND CHECKED TO SEE IF THE WOMAN IN THE CAR AHEAD OF ME WAS HURT. SHE WAS NOT. HER CAR HAD NO DAMAGE TO IT. SHE WENT ON HER WAY. THERE IS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FROM END OF THE RAV4, INCLUDING THE BUMPER AND GRILL. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR, AND TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN NASHUA NH, THAT WAS A MILE OR 2 AWAY, AND EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY TRIED TO BLAME THIS ON THE FLOOR MAT ISSUE, AND THEN TRIED TO BLAME IT ON ME, SAYING THAT THEY THINK MY BOOT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THE ACCELERATOR. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE CAR WAS STOPPED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS WHEN IT SUDDENLY REVVED THE ENGINE AND ACCELERATED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. THE CAR WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT ON MONDAY JANUARY 24TH, 2011. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK TO ME. *LN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378331January 23, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2008 4 CLY RAV4 SPORT WITH 24700 MILES. CONCERN: 1/20/11 THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON BY ITSELF AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I HIT THE CRUISE BUTTON, LIGHT WENT OUT, NOT SURE IF I ALSO APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY. AFTER THE INCIDENT I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT ANOTHER 20 MILES WITH NO DUPLICATION OF THE PROBLEM. CONCERN: 1/21/11 START THE CAR AND THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT WAS ON. ABOUT 2 MINUTES INTO MY SNOW COVERED TRIP I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND WORKED AS NEEDED. I DROVE ANOTHER 5 MINUTES AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CRUISE LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. KEEPING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I PUSHED THE CRUISE BUTTON TO TRY AND DEACTIVATE IT. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK SO I THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE KEY. RESTARTED THE CAR AND ONLY THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT WAS ON. THE CAR SEEMED OK AND I DROVE APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 25 MILES AND GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALER. DEALER CAUSE/CORRECTION INFORMATION. 1/21/11 CHECK VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL COMING ON BY ITSELF AND VEHICLE ACCELERATING. TECH ROAD TESTED VEHICLE AND MONITORED ALL SYSTEMS. TECH NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE CONDITION WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATING ON IT OWN. TECH FOUND NO BULLETINS OR UPDATES FOR THE VEHICLE. ** TECH/DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM .** THEY HAVE GIVEN ME A LOANER AND CONTACTED TOYOTA OF THE PROBLEM. SOMEONE FROM TOYOTA IS COMING 1/24-1/25/11 TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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