2008 Toyota RAV4 Complaint Log

2008 TOYOTA RAV4 TAKEN IN FOR NORMAL SERVICE SCHEDULE. DEALER FOUND RODENT NESTS AND CHEWED WIRING/INSULATION UNDER THE ENGINE COVER. HAD TO REPLACE WIRING HARNESS. DEALER SAID TOYOTA USES SOY BASED COVERING/INSULATION INSTEAD OF PLASTIC WHICH HE HAS SEEN MANY INSTANCES OF RODENT CHEWING. THIS POSES A FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS A PERFORMANCE ISSUE IF THE WIRES ARE DAMAGED, CUT OR SHORTED. THERE ARE WEBSITES DEDICATED TO THIS ISSUE FOR ALL THE MONEY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT IN REPAIRS. *TR

IN DECEMBER OF 2009, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR LEASED TOYOTA RAV4 ('08) AND IT ACCELERATED ON HIM UNEXPECTEDLY. THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN JAN OF 2010 WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE SAME VEHICLE AND I ALMOST CRASHED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS CHECKED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECENT TOYOTA RECALL BUT IT SHOULD BE! I AM NOW IN A LEASE DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR AND I WANT TO EITHER TRADE THIS CAR IN FOR A SAFE CAR OR I WANT OUT OF MY LEASE! *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN HE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO THE ROCKS OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THAT POINT, THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE AND HE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT IS WAS TAKEN. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT HE WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED FOR THE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4, WITH A VIN THAT BEGINS WITH A 'J', BUT I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. THE MOTOR RACES AND I HAVE TO PRESS VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT, AND THEY DID A THOROUGH CHECK AND COULD NEITHER DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM NOR FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT THE SYSTEMS THAT THEY CHECKED. THAT WAS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THAT PROBLEM SINCE, BUT IT HAPPENED INFREQUENTLY BEFORE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP AFTER PRESSING HER FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTING GEARS INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE MALFUNCTION AND THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONE TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25738. UPDATED 03/01/10. *LJ THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/14/10. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14000.

I WAS DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM AT APPROXIMATELY 20MILES/HR.THE ROAD HAD NOT BEEN PLOWED RECENTLY, SO THERE WAS SOME SNOW THAT HAD ACCUMULATED, BUT IT WAS CERTAINLY PASSABLE AND I WAS DRIVING A 4 WHEEL,TOYOTA, RAV 4, 2008, IN EXCELLENT UPKEEP. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, WHEN I TRIED TO SLOWLY CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. I COULD NOT MOVE THE WHEEL, THE BRAKSE DID NOT WORK, EVERYTHING IN THE CAR FROZE. I WAS HELPLESS AND HAD TO WATCH AS THE CAR SLOWLY DROVE ITSELF OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A DEEP DITCH. HALF WAY THROUGH THIS HARROWING TIME SPAN A BEEPING NOISE CAME ON(THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM?), BUT ONLY AFTER THE CAR WAS INCAPACITATED FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE MINUTES. I WAS ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AND THERE WERE NO HILLS AT THIS LOCATION. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 300+ FEET, AS EVIDENCED BY THE TRACK MARKS LEFT IN THE SNOW. LUCKILY THE DITCH WAS FILLED WITH SNOW, SO I DID NOT CRASH INTO A TREE OR ROLL OVER. THE SNOWPACK STOPPED THE CAR AND IT ENDED UP TILTED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, BURIED ALMOST TO THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER WINDOW. WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE RIGHT WINDOW TO CRAWL OUT, IT WAS INOPERABLE. I WAS TOWED OUT OF THE DITCH AND BECAUSE OF THE SOFT SNOW COVER THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO HAD 1 OTHER STEERING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WHEN IT DID NOT RESPOND AS EXPECTED(ALTHOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT FROZEN) AND I SUBSEQUENTLY SIDE SWIPED A CAR I WAS PASSING WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING GARAGE. I AM AN EXCELLENT NEW ENGLAND DRIVER WITH A STELLAR DRIVING RECORD. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A DISASTER THE INFREQUENT TIMES I IT. IT USUALLY SITS IN THE GARAGE, SINCE I PREFER MY 109,000 MILE, RELIABLE, 2001, MERCURY MOUNTAINEER; AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FIRST STEERING EVENT WITH THE RAV4, WHICH I KNOW WAS NOT MY FAULT. I DROVE THE RAV 4 DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SAFER, BEING A NEW CAR! HA *TR

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

SLIPPING BRAKES, REQUIRING FREQUENT CHECKUPS AND REPLACEMENT POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL ( WHICH AFTER TWO YEARS OF COMPLAINING, I WAS INFORMED IS A DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT ) SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCREASING NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE JUMPING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACE IN REVERSE. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF A TOYOTA RAV 4 ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, NO FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE - THE ENGINE INCREASED SPEED RAPIDLY. THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. THE OPERATOR SLAMMED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED, THE OPERATOR PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED AT HIGH SPEED FOR ABOUT A WHILE, THEN WENT TO IDLE. AFTER THE ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE, THE OPERATOR KEPT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CAUTIOUSLY SHIFTED THE GEAR SHIFT TO DRIVE, PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE OPERATOR GOT OUT OF THE CAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. AFTER MEDITATION ON THE PROBLEM, THE OPERATOR TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND DROVE OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE SPEED FAILED TO INCREASE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

MOTHER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN HER 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 SUDDENLY VEERED LEFT AND ACCELERATED HEAD ON INTO A TREE. WITNESS STATEMENT THAT SHE WAS DRIVING NORMALLY PREVIOUS TO ACCIDENT. NO HEALTH ISSUES TO EXPLAIN EVENTS. *TR UPDATED 9/21/2011*CW

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT THE END OF A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP, I WAS BRAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 - 10 MPH. AS I APPROACHED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING AS IT NORMALLY DOES TO A SLIGHT DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY CAR SEEMED TO KEEP MOVING AND NOT SLOW DOWN IN IT'S NORMAL BRAKING CHARACTERISTIC. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL MUCH FIRMER AND THE CAR SLOWED BUT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO INCREASE IN RPMS (AS NOTED BY THE ENGINE SOUND AND VISUALLY BY TACHOMETER INDICATION). MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR AT THIS TIME. I PUSHED THE BREAK PEDAL DOWN A HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR STILL MOVED FORWARD. FINALLY, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RACED AWAY. I FINALLY PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE AND THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN TO NORMAL AND THEN THE CAR STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE EVERYTHING WORKED AS IT SHOULD. I DROVE IT THE TWO MILES TO WORK WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM AND AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 10 HOURS DROVE IT 7 MILES TO MY HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4. OCCASIONALLY AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION, THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38000.

ON 10/21/09 I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION IN MY 2008 RAV4 WHILE WAITING FOR TWO CARS TO GO BY. MY FOOT WAS FULLY PLANTED ON THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. I PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. I BARELY MANAGED TO KEEP THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. THE FLOOR MATS WERE FIRMLY CLIPPED INTO PLACE CAUSING NO INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD THE REPAIR SHOP AT MY DEALER CHECK IT OVER. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH IT AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. I WROTE A LETTER TO MY DEALER DOCUMENTING MY SAFETY CONCERNS. THE DEALER THEN BROUGHT A TOYOTA FIELD SPECIALIST IN TO LOOK AT IT. HE TOO WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. SINCE THEN TOYOTA HAS ANNOUNCED TWO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE AND FAULTY GAS PEDALS. I'VE FOUND OUT THAT MY RAV4 WAS BUILT IN JAPAN AND, THEREFORE, NOT SUBJECT TO THE FAULTY GAS PEDALS. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO AN ELECTRONIC GLITCH MOST LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPUTERIZED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. I BELIEVE TOYOTA NEEDS TO ROLL-OUT A "BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM" TO TRULY RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" EVENT SINCE 10/21/09. *TR

2008 RAV 4 AWD V6. WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP LOST ALL BRAKES. WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER AND WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD FAILED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-65 MPH. THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE AUXILIARY POSITION AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER TWO SECONDS; THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A TOYOTA 2008 RAV 4. IN OCTOBER OF 2009 I HAD THE FIRST OF SEVERAL INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENTS, ALMOST TAKING OUT A PARKING GARAGE GATE. AFTER ACCELERATING, THEN REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE GAS, THE CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY HAVE A BURST OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND LURCH FORWARD. I CONTACTED THE DEALER IN OCTOBER OF 2009- THEY SAID IT MUST BE USER ERROR OR THE FLOOR MATS. I REMOVED FLOOR MATS, STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM, BUT ADJUSTED THE ELECTRONICS. PROBLEM CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2010, THEY SAID THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BUT IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL- THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. I RECEIVED THE SAME ANSWER FROM THE TOYOTA HOTLINE. *TR

I HAVE ALREADY MADE A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ABOUT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH MY RAV4 THAT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR WILL SUDDENLY JUMP WHILE BARELY PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT WILL DO SO RANDOMLY WHICH IS EVEN WORSE BECAUSE ONE DOESN'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT IS SCARY DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT FROM MINUTE TO MINUTE YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IT DID IT AGAIN JUST YESTERDAY AS I WAS TAKING OFF FROM AN INTERSECTION, I BARELY MISSED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WISHED TOYOTA WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SITUATION AS SERIOUS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I KNOW OF THE RECALL WITH FLOOR MATS BUT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE MY CAR. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. WHY IS TOYOTA NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS SITUATION? ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE? *TR

DATE IS APPROXIMATE, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, NOT ALWAYS UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED AFTER BEING DRIVEN IN LIGHT RAIN & HEAVY RAIN & AFTER VEHICLE BEING PARKED & RESTARTED ALL OF THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. INITIALLY WHILE DRIVING IN MODERATE RAIN, MULTIPLE VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED ON FREEWAY @ SET SPEED OF APPROX 60 MPH DUE TO RAINFALL. WHILE CONTINUING TO FUNCTION, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS ROLLING ON MARBLES & THE FEEL WAS A LITTLE UNNERVING, BUT YOU ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED MULTIPLE CODES, BUT ONCE RESET ALL LIGHTS WERE OUT & THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY AGAIN, UNTIL DRIVEN IN RAINY CONDITIONS. INDEPENDENT GARAGE SAID TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA WHEN THE RAIN INDUCED THE WARNING LIGHTS AGAIN & I'M HEADED TO A TOYOTA DEALER THIS MORNING AFTER A LIGHT RAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN & THE CRUISE WILL NO LONGER ENGAGE. DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY ANY OTHER RAV 4 OWNERS, BUT INDEPENDENT GARAGE SO FAR HAS SAID "WE CAN'T FIND A FAILURE JUST A LOT OF CODES & ONCE WE CLEAR THE CODES IT IS OKAY." IF I UNDERSTAND THE PREMISE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS THEY ARE THERE TO INDICATE SOMETHING REQUIRES ATTENTION - SO MY FAITH IN "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG OR WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING" IS A LITTLE SHAKEN. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA & THEY DENY THAT THIS HAS EVER BEEN REPORTED BY ANY RAV 4 OWNERS & I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT TO THEM WHEN THE FAILURE & WARNING LIGHTS COME ON - THEY WILL SEE THEM THIS MORNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

2008 TOYOTA RAV4 SELF-COMBUSTION IN DRIVEWAY IN THE EARLY A.M. OF MONDAY, SEPT 21, 2009. CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE SATURDAY NIGHT AT 11 P.M. AND ARSON HAS BEEN RULED OUT BY FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS. CAR WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND HAD BEEN RECENTLY SERVICED AND INSPECTED ON SEPT 5, 2009 BY AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER. ALL OTHER WARRANTY SERVICE REQUIREMENTS WERE FULFILLED BY AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER AT THE APPROPRIATE INTERVALS. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS NOTED BY OWNER DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT MENTIONS THAT THE MOST EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED AT OR NEAR THE VEHICLE BATTERY. *TR UPDATED 03/08/10

LAST AUGUST I EXPERIENCED A STUCK ACCELERATOR ON MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. IT HAPPENED ONLY ONCE AND HASN'T REPEATED. IT WAS WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION RED LIGHT FORTUNATELY WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME THE ACCELERATION BY STANDING ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN TOYOTA CAME OUT WITH THE RECALL FOR FLOOR MATS MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE MODELS WITH THOSE TYPR OF FLOOR MATS AND THE MATS IN THE CAR ARE FASTENED DOWN. TOYOTA'S CURRENT RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS MODEL AND A CHECK OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS NOT ONE OF THE CURRENT PEDAL REPLACEMENTS. MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCE IN JAPAN NOT THE USA. I SUSPECT THAT THIS WAS MORE OF AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM THAN A PEDAL PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. SINCE MY YEAR AND MODEL IS NOT ON THE RECALL HOW CAN I GET HELP BEFORE I OR MY WIFE EXPERIENCE IT AGAIN? *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WHEN SHE DEPRESSED IT ON TWO OCCASIONS. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH SEEMED TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER MODIFIED THE FLOOR MAT. SHE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THAT FAILURE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING TO ASSIST HER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,510.

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA RAV4 2008. LAST YEAR JULY TO AUGUST WITHIN ONE MONTH, MY RAV4 (LESS THAN 2 YEAR DRIVING) HAD HAPPENED 2 TIMES ENGINE DEAD PROBLEM DURING DRIVING, WHERE MY VEHICLE DROVE DOWN TO THE HILL WITHOUT ANY POWER, SPECIALLY NO BRAKE AT ALL. IT WAS HAPPENED ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING, AND ANOTHER TIME MY WIFE DRIVING. WE SENT TO DEALER BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE WAS FOUND, AND WAS TOLD THEY COMMUNICATED WITH TOYOTA FACTORY. NO SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND. WE WENT THROUGH ARBITRATION LAST YEAR. BUT THEY SAID THEY CANNOT REDUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO I CANNOT REPLACE THE CAR. BUT OUR FAMILY IS REALLY CONCERNING TO CONTINUOUSLY DRIVE THIS CAR SINCE IT IS SO DANGEROUS, AND WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT WILL DIE AGAIN DURING DRIVING. IT BOTHERS US A LOT, AND NO PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND BY SERVICES. WE JUST WANT TO REPLACE THIS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH WHEN SHE ACCELERATED TO GET ON TO ANOTHER LANE THE ACCELERATOR PETAL BECAME STUCK. SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN A BIT, THEN SHE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. SHE THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND THE PETAL CAME BACK UP. THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED 2 TIMES AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46628.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,200. UPDATED 1/11/09 *CN UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY NEW 2008 RAV4 WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY IS BRAND NEW. WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION, THERE WAS NO SOUND / SIGNAL AT ALL. SOMETIMES, WHEN I PUT DOWN THE HAND BRAKE, AND TRY TO START THE CAR AGAIN, IT WORKS. OTHER TIMES, IT DOESN'T. THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT CAN TRIGGER IT TO START. HOW CAN A BRAND NEW CAR BE SO UNRELIABLE!? WE'VE GOTTEN IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. IT'S BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 DAYS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

REAR TIRE COVER ON A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 18" WHEELS SPORT EDITION. REAR TIRE COVER OVER TIME (WITHIN 10 MONTHS) HAS BECOME LOOSE AND HAS BLOWN OFF SEVERAL TIMES, ONCE IN A CAR WASH AND THE OTHER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. BOTH TIMES, SERIOUS SCRATCH AND PAINT DAMAGE WAS RECEIVED. I VERIFIED THAT THE ZIPPER WAS FULLY ZIPPED AND ELASTIC WAS COVERING THE BOTTOM OF THE TIRE. I FIND THAT OVER TIME THE COVER SLOWLY WORKS ITSELF OFF UNTIL IT FALLS OFF. AS THIS IS A FACTORY INSTALLED OPTION COVER, THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. THIS SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND REPLACED - COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE VEHICLE HAS YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR G- 91A TIRES, SIZE 225/6.5/17 101H (NA). THESE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE AND MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE TIRE AND SHREDS OF RUBBER EVERYWHERE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 7,370.

STEERING WANDERS - 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 WITH ELECTRONIC-ASSISTED. STEERING WANDERS SLIGHTLY FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 NEW. IT HAS NEEDED BRAKES TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN UNDER 3,000 MILES. ONE ACCIDENT RESULTED BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

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.

FAX FWD LTR FM RE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4, REPLY TO UTICA, NY OFC. *TGW EACH TIME THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, SHE WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH SEVERAL CARS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WAS BY TURNING IT OFF. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT NOTICED MICE ENTERING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CLEAN AIR FILTER NOT EXHIBITING A SCREEN TO SHIELD THE MICE FROM ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT TRAPS BE SET TO CATCH THE MICE. THE TRAPS WERE SET, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,500.

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CONTROL OPERATES IN THE UP MODE AND CONTINUES TO GO TO THE UP (CLOSED) POSITION AFTER YOUR FINGER IS REMOVED FROM THE CONTROL BUTTON..IN OTHERS AUTOS( US) MADE, THE WINDOW STOPS GOING TO THE CLOSE POSITION WHEN YOUR FINGER IS REMOVED FROM THE CONTROL BUTTON. *TR

I WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE, I STARTED MY RAV 4, PUT IT IN GEAR AND GENTLY, DUE TO EXPERIENCE WITH ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. IT SUDDENLY JUMPED AND ACCELERATED CAUSING THE SUV TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE HAD I NOT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND USED THE BRAKE. TOYOTA TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT IT WAS THIS TIME CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HAD MY DAUGHTER NOT MOVED 2 MINUTES PRIOR,SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN PINNED BETWEEN CARS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO SERIOUSLY GET HURT IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4 WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOME STUCK FULLY OPEN WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT AN AFTERMARKET FLOOR MAT WAS SLIPPING FORWARD AND TRAPPING THE PEDAL. RECENTLY WHEN THIS EVENT HAPPENED I STOPPED AND LOOKED AT THE MAT MYSELF. IT WAS AT LEAST 4 TO 6 INCHES FROM CONTACTING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR ANY PART OF THE DRIVE BY WIRE SWITCH. I FEEL LIKE THE DEALERSHIP IS JUST TRYING TO GET AROUND ACTUALLY INVESTIGATING MY COMPLAINT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST 6 TO 9 MONTHS. I FINALLY DECIDED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AFTER IT HAPPENED TO ME THIS MORNING (12/22/2009). *TR

*I AM NOT THE VEHICLE OWNER*I AM THE CPST WHO ASSISTED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT* WHEN INSTALLING A RF INFANT SEAT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS OVERLAP. I BROUGHT THE BELT DOWN FROM THE ROOF STORAGE TO CLIP INTO THE ANCHOR AND ROUTED THE BELT FOR THE INSTALLATION. THE BUCKLE FOR THE OUTBOARD SEATING POSITION WAS INTERFERING BECAUSE IT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE. WHEN THE CR IS INSTALLED (WHICH IS SNUG), IT OCCUPIES 2 SEATING POSITIONS. THE SEAT BELTS OVERLAP. THERE IS NO WAY FOR AN OCCUPANT TO USE THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELT OR FOR ANOTHER CR TO BE INSTALLED. I FOLDED THE SEAT BACK DOWN, THINKING THAT THE ANCHOR COULD BE MOVED, BUT THE STALK WAS TOO SHORT AND IT WAS CONTAINED WITHIN A SORT OF POCKET. I ADVISED THE PARENTS TO KEEP THE CR INSTALLED IN THE CENTER AND CALLED TOYOTA. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THE CR IS INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND THEY WILL LOOK INTO THE OVERLAP. THEY ALSO AGREED WITH ME AS I TOLD THE VEHICLE OWNER TO NOT ALLOW AN OCCUPANT TO SIT IN THAT OUTBOARD SEATING POSITION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT REASON OR NOTICE SHUTS DOWN. IT IS ABLE TO START UP RIGHT AFTER, HOWEVER THE ONLY REASON THAT YOU KNOW IT HAS SHUT DOWN IS THAT ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT FIVE TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CHANGE IN ANYWAY. *TR

THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE AND WOULD NOT MELT ICE FROM THE WINDSHIELD UNDER MODERATE TEMPERATURES AND A VERY LIGHT FREEZING MIST. *TR

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

DEFROSTER SYSTEM IS WEAK. WHEN THERE IS ICE/SNOW BUILD-UP ALONG EDGES OF WINDSHIELD OR WINDOWS, SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE TURNED TO AND KEPT ON HIGHEST SETTING TO AVOID FOGGING ON THE INSIDE. EVEN AT THIS SETTING, IT HAS TROUBLE CLEARING FOG FROM REAR SIDE WINDOWS. SYSTEM IS PRETTY LOUD AT HIGHEST SETTING SO IT'S HARD TO LISTEN TO RADIO OR CARRY ON A CONVERSATION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 AND I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TURNED LEFT AND THE CAR STARTED TO RACE AND ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH AND STUCK THERE. I TRIED PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I SWERVED TO MISS TWO CARS AND THE CAR KEPT GOING. I TRIED PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED AGAIN. I THEN CALLED MY FATHER WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH CARS AND TOLD HIM THE STORY AND HE TOLD ME TO TRY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO TRY IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD AND SLOWED DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE IGNITION FF AND WAS VERY SHAKEN AND QUITE UPSET. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LIA NORTHAMPTON TOYOTA AND INFORMED THEM I WOULD NOT BE DRIVING THIS LEASED CAR AGAIN UNLESS THEY LOOKED AT IT THOROUGHLY AND REPAIRED IT. THE TECH VERIFIED A HIGH IDLE . THE TECH FOUND A THROTTLE PLATE WAS MECHANICALLY STICKING. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. I ALSO HAD THEM DOCUMENT IT AND GIVE ME PAPERWORK. I DID CONTACT THEM WHEN THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT 2007 WAS NOT PART AND THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY CAR AGAIN. *TR

4 CYLINDER ENGINE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION - BETWEEN 5000 MILE OIL CHANGES WE ARE PUTTING IN 4 - 5 QUARTS OF OIL. THERE IS A WELL-KNOWN PISTON DESIGN FAULT ON THIS ENGINE WHICH REQUIRES THE FITTING OF NEW PISTONS AND THIS SHOULD BECOME A RECALL ISSUE NOT AN DISCRETIONARY MATTER DECIDED ARBITRARILY BY TOYOTA AND ITS DEALERS. WE RAISED THIS ISSUE WITH A DEALER ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND WAS FOBBED OFF WITH THE USUAL RESPONSE LIKE '' IT'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT'' WE INTEND GETTING THE OIL CONSUMPTION CHECKED AGAIN BY TOYOTA BUT IN THE MEANTIME PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON TOYOTA TO DEAL WITH THIS MATTER IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY. SUCH A SERIOUS ENGINE DESIGN FAULT SHOULD NOT RESULT IN CONSUMERS LOSING OUT WITH A COLLAPSE IN CAR VALUE AND FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH OIL CONTAMINATION OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DUE TO BURNING LARGE QUANTITIES OF OIL. *TR

REAR TIRE COVER 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 18" WHEELS SPORT EDITION. REAR TIRE COVER OVER TIME (WITHIN 6 MONTHS) HAS BECOME LOOSE AND HAS BLOWN OFF TWICE, 1 IN A CAR WASH AND THE OTHER WHILE SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. ZIPPER WAS FULLY ZIPPED AND ELASTIC WAS COVERING THE BOTTOM OF THE TIRE. UNIT KEEPS SLOWLY WORKING ITSELF OFF UNTIL IT FALLS OFF. TOYOTA CASE# 200812200182. DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON FOR THE ELASTIC TO DETERIORATE AND EXPAND OVER TIME BUT THAT THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A DEFECT. ANYTHING THAT WILL FALL OFF OF YOUR VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME.. *TR

WHEN TURNING LEFT THERE IS A CLICK OR CLUCK SOUND. ONLY TURNING LEFT NOT RIGHT HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN 2008. NOW SEATING AT 92K MILES. NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT

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

2008 TOYOTA RAV-4 SURGES. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2008, MY VEHICLE HAS SPORADICALLY SURGED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND ALSO WHEN DRIVING WITH FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. I WILL HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WILL SURGE AS IF I AM PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I AM DRIVING, IT SURGES AS IF I AM PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL UP AND DOWN, ALTHOUGH MY FOOT REMAINS STEADY. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS THE FIRST TIME THAT I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN AND EACH TIME I HAVE AN OIL CHANGE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. I THINK THAT THERE MUST BE MORE TO THE TOYOTA RECALL BECAUSE MY VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL APPEARS TO BE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS LONG BEFORE THIS RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. *TR