Toyota RAV4 Complaints (2008)

575 consumer complaints on file.

#10318236March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE UP A HILL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE EXCESSIVELY AND THE RPMS INCREASED BETWEEN 1,500 TO 2,000. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE OVER DRIVE ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING OR ASSISTANCE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURES SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER TOLD HER NOT TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THAT WHENEVER SHE DROVE IN REVERSE, THE NORMAL RPM SHOULD BE BETWEEN 700 AND 900. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO SOFTWARE CREATED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 943 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318203March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I WAS COMING TO A RED LIGHT, I APPLIED MY BRAKES, BUT THEY WERE NOT WORKING AS USUAL- NOT STOPPING THE CAR QUICKLY. I HAD THEM ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, FINALLY GOT THE CAR STOPPED, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SO FAST AND LOUD. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, RPMS DROPPED MOMENTARILY, WENT BACK UP. I KEPT SWITCHING BACK TO DRIVE, THEN TO NEUTRAL, TILL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN NORMALLY, NOT RACING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317642March 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS PARKING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE'S BUMPER AND ALMOST RAN INTO A WALL. SHE WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS SHE COULD UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE POLICE WAS CALLED AND THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THEY WILL RETURN HER CALL WITHIN TWO DAYS. HE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800. UPDATED 04/15/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/10/*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317174March 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STARTED THE INGITION. THE VEHICLE WAS POSITIONED INTO THE SELECTED GEAR, FOLLOWED BY AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,963. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316573March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. I HAD AN INCIDENT IN THE FALL OF 2009 WHERE, AS I WAS BRAKING AND SLOWING DOWN, MY ENGINE REVVED UP WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL, AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL. DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED BUT THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE MY FAULT SOMEHOW. IN EARLY DEC. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, FRONT END FORWARD, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER PARKED CAR OPPOSITE MY CAR, FACING MINE. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND BRAKING, THE ENGINE REVVED AND I HAD TO SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY FROM MY CELL PHONE, RIGHT THERE IN MY CAR, AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY ASKED ME IF I WAS WEARING "HEELS", DID I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR BY MISTAKE, DID THE FLOOR MAT GET CAUGHT?...AND I SAID NO TO ALL OF THAT. I WENT IN THE NEXT DAY TO SERVICE, AND THEY SPENT SEVERAL HOURS LOOKING AT MY CAR, CHECKING THINGS OUT. WHEN THEY WERE FINISHED, THEY SAID THEY "COULDN'T MAKE MY CAR DO WHAT I TOLD THEM IT DID". COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ASKED AGAIN ABOUT SHOES, WRONG PEDAL, ETC. SINCE THEN, I HAD ONE MORE EXPERIENCE WITH ACCELERATION AT THE TOP OF A HILL WHERE TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. RIGHT ABOUT THAT TIME THE NEWS OF THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS WAS BEGINNING. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND ASKED WHY I HAD NOT RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT MY TOYOTA HAD BEEN BUILT IN JAPAN AND THEREFORE IT DOES NOT HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM AND IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WHAT DO I DO NOW?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316714March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO SLOW IT DOWN AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OF DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CALLED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE VIN ON HER VEHICLE BEGINS WITH A "J" AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT SINCE IT WAS MADE IN JAPAN; THEREFORE, THE FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316046March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES, AND CRASHED INTO FOUR VEHICLES. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE LANDED IN AN UPWARD 90 DEGREE ANGLE POSITION. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315565March 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH; APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR SURFACE WHEN EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,519. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,600. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE LIFTED HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS A SURGE OF ACCELERATION AND HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE HARD. THE VEHICLE THEN CAME TO A STOP. UPDATED 07/01/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315607March 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4 WHEN THE BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE AT SLOWING THE VEHICLE AS SHE APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. ALTHOUGH SHE STOOD ON THE BRAKES SHE LEFT NO SKID MARKS BEFORE STOPPING IN THE INTERSECTION AS SHE COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE WHO HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. THE CAR HAD SLOWED SUFFICIENTLY THAT THERE WAS NO RELEASE OF THE AIR BAGS. SHE HAS OPERATED A CAR FOR 40 YEARS WITH OUT A MOVING VIOLATION, THE WEATHER WAS BRIGHT AND SUNNY AND THE ROADS WERE CLEAR AND DRY. IT WAS A FAMILIAR INTERSECTION AND SHE HAD STOPPED AT THE LIGHT ONE BLOCK AWAY. EARLIER IN THE DAY SHE HAD PRACTICED PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BUT IT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO HELP HER IN THIS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10315684March 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON FEB. 13TH 2010 I EXPERIENCED A NEAR ACCIDENT DUE TO AN UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. I INITIALLY RELEASED BRAKE AND HIT IT AGAIN AND VEHICLE STOPPED JUST SHORT OF A TOLL BOOTH BARRICADE. I LATER INVESTIGATED AND UPON RELATED SEARCH ON INTERNET CAME ACROSS THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. IN MY CASE I WAS PAYING A TOLL WHEN CAR ACCELERATED, I BELIEVE I HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE AT SAME TIME. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT MANDATED A BRAKE OVERRIDE FOR ALL SMALL VEHICLES WHERE PEDAL ERROR CAN EASILY OCCUR. I BELIEVE THE MAJORITY OF SUA INCIDENTS I HAVE LOOKED AT THAT SERIOUS (SUDDEN), THAT PEDAL ERROR IS BEING UNDER REPORTED AS MOST DRIVERS DENY IT. I AM NOT. BUT IS SERIOUS HUMAN FACTORS ISSUE IN ALL SMALL CARS DRIVEN BY LARGE AMERICANS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315788March 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2008 RAV4. I WAS TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL AT 50 MPH AS I APPROACHED A DOWN GRADE TOWARD A TRAFFIC LIGHT I MANUALLY TOOK THE CAR OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL EXPECTING TO SLOW SOME. I REALIZED THAT I NEEDED TO SLOW MORE AND APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, I COULD FEEL THE CAR FIGHTING THE BRAKES. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP FOR THE LIGHTS. WHEN I DID THIS THE ENGINE WAS RACING WHILE STOPPED. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I PUT THE RACING ENGINE INTO DRIVE. I JERKED FORWARD AND HAS BEEN OK SINCE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT ANOTHER OWNER OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL REPORTED A SIMILAR EVENT THAT DAY. THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE RUNAWAY CARS REPORTED IN THE NEWS, AS THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE TO MAX SPEED. TOYOTA SEEMS NOT TO BE RESPONDING TO CARS MADE BEFORE 2009. I THINK THIS IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT TURN OFF AND THE STEPPING ON THE BRAKES DID NOT TAKE IT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL EITHER. ON FEB 19 I REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ANOTHER PERSON HAD REPORTED THIS SAME TYPE OF THING THAT SAME DAY. THEY LOOK FOR ERROR CODES BUT FOUND NONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314666February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING INTO MY GARAGE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE RAV4 STARTED RACING VERY BADLY, AT THAT POINT I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND THE CAR ACTED NORMAL. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, THEY CLAIM THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, AND THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT I AM TERRIBLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314248February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, INTO HIS DRIVEWAY VERY SLOWLY AND AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES HIS VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HAD 1 OTHER PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313097February 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2008 RAV4, IT HAS BEEN ACCELERATING ON A SMALL SCALE FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS. I TOOK IT IN TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTS WERE MADE IN JAPAN AND NOT NORTH AMERICA, AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. ABOUT A WEEK LATER MY HUSBAND, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND GRANDDAUGHTER WERE HEADED TO A HOCKEY GAME. I WAS DRIVING, WE WERE COMING UP ON A RED LIGHT WHEN I STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THIS WAS MUCH MORE THAN HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. I STOOD ON THE BRAKE AND FLEW THROUGH THE REDLIGHT, I SCREAMED FOR MY HUSBAND TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, HE HAD TROUBLE DOING SO. I THOUGHT WE WERE ALL DEAD. THE PERSON THAT HAD THE GREEN LIGHT MUST HAVE SEEN WE WERE HAVING A PROBLEM, AS HE STOPPED TO LET US RACE THROUGH. IT SLOWED AFTER A BIT, AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN WE WERE ACCELERATING I NOTICED THE RPMS TO BE OVER 3, I COULDN'T WATCH IT THAT CLOSELY FOR FEAR I WOULD COMPLETELY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO CALL CALIFORNIA AND PUT IN A COMPLAINT. WE DID THAT AND WERE GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. AFTER FOUR DAYS OF NO RETURN CALL WE CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED FOR AN UPDATE AS TO WHAT WOULD GO ON NOW. THEY SAID THAT SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO COME AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE, I ASKED IF WE COULD HAVE A LOANER AND I WAS TOLD NOT UNTIL TOYOTA DECIDES THERE IS A PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS HANDS FOR A WEEK TODAY AND WE HAVE NO CAR. ALTHOUGH TOYOTA REPS HAVE BEEN PLEASANT, WE DON'T FEEL THAT THEY REALLY KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WILL BE INSPECTED TOMORROW. WE WILL WAIT FOR THE CALL, BUT WILL NOT RECEIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED AND THERE IS A GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T DO IT AGAIN. I WILL NOT KILL MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313451February 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HELLO, ON JUN 26, 2009 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASE A CERTIFIED TOYOTA RAV4. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: ABS LIGHT, BRAKE, AND EGF LIGHT REMAIN LITE. REPAIRS ARE: BRAKE SWITCH REPLACEMENT, IGY RELAY REPLACMENT. IN ADDITION THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE STUCK IN REVERSE. UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THIS GEAR POSITION. A LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND THE PROBLEM IN THAT THE CONNECTIONS IN THE WIRING HARNESS ARE FILLED WITH WATER. HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THE WATER GOT THERE. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNED.. I AM WRITING TO SHARE WITH YOU MY CONCERN OF THE ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THE 2008 RAV4 FROM TOYOTA. TOWN TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER, WENATCHEE, WA TOLD US NOT TO WORRY ABOUTIT AS IT IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVEWITH ABS, BRAKE, AND EGF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I DID CONTACT TOYOTA (VIA EMAI) BUT NO RESPONSE. I QUESTION THE VALIDITY OF THAT STATEMENT IN LIGHT OF RECENT RECALL NEWS AND THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312850February 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IDLE SPEED KICKED UP UNEXPECTEDLY AT A STOP LIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS CLOSE TO FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE, ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM HOME. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT ON. THE DEFROSTER WAS ALSO NOT ON, SO THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE IDLE TO KICK UP. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION. IT LURCHED FORWARD, BUT WAS EASY TO HOLD BACK WITH THE BRAKE. I THEN PUT MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND RELEASED MY RIGHT FOOT TO BE SURE THAT BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR WERE NOT BEING PRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE HIGH IDLE CONTINUED, ABOUT 1100 RPM IN DRIVE. I THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THE TACHOMETER READ 1300-1400 INITIALLY, THEN SLOWLY DROPPED TO ABOUT 1000. ONCE BACK IN DRIVE IT DROPPED TO ABOUT 800 RPM, WHICH IS NORMAL OPERATION. IT HAS NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE OR SINCE. THAT PARTICULAR INTERSECTION HAS POWER LINES AND/OR TRANSFORMERS THAT HAVE INTERFERED WITH MY AM RADIO IN OTHER VEHICLES, BUT NOT THIS ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312603February 22, 2010
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE DOWN AS HE TRIED TO DEPRESS IT AND HE COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. HE CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT NO ONE COULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE BODY SHOP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,561.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10312363February 20, 2010
AIR BAGS
PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND STAYS ON. OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO TAKE TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I WAS TOLD BY ONE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT THIS MEANS THE AIR BAG IS DISABLED, BUT NO LOCAL DEALER WILL BE ABLE TO GET ME IN RIGHT AWAY. IF THIS IS AS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AS IT SOUNDS, I WISH THEY WOULD TAKE IT MORE SERIOUSLY. I TOOK FIRST AVAILABLE APPT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, LOOKING AT RAV-4 FORUMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312414February 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING UPHILL ON A SNOWY DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPEED UP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES (WHICH CAUSED THE ABS TO PULSE VERY RAPIDLY), BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVVED TO A FAIRLY HIGH RPM. I TURNED OFF THE KEY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH NOW RAN NORMALLY. THIS RAV4 DOES NOT HAVE ANY OPTIONAL FLOOR MATS AND HAS ONLY 6000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A 2008 RAV4 AND, AS SUCH, IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312161February 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DURING NORMAL DRIVING, MY WIFE AND FATHER-IN-LAW HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OR SURGING ON OUR 2008 RAV4 (AWD, 6-CYLINDER). THIS IS TYPICALLY OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR LIGHT ACCELERATION ABOVE ~25MPH. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE RIGHT AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2008. DEALER COULD NOT VERIFY PROBLEM AND NO ERROR CODES WERE FOUND. THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL COMES ON RANDOMLY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES ALSO, USUALLY WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM BRAKE, VEHICLE STAYS STOPPED UNTIL ACCELERATOR IS PUSH AND THEN SYSTEM RELEASES THE BRAKES AND ANTI-SKID LIGHT GOES OUT. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES FOR THIS EITHER. THIS IS A VEHICLE WITH A VIN NUMBER BEGINNING WITH J, WHICH HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM RECENT RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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