2009 Toyota RAV4 Complaint Log

ON MAY 10, 2011 I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THEN INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL ON AUGUST 31, 2011 I EXPERIENCED 3 EVEN MORE DRAMATIC UNINTENDED ACCELERATIONS WITHIN ABOUT 40 MINUTES. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY NEARBY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES THE ATTENTION OF TOYOTA DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER CALLED IN A TOYOTA REGIONAL SPECIALIST IN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHO CONCLUDED AFTER TESTS THAT EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE NORMAL. HE DID INDICATE THAT BRAKING CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE REVVING WHICH SOUNDS LIKE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION & PERHAPS THAT IS WHAT I EXPERIENCED. HE ALSO SAID THAT TOYOTA IS CONSIDERING BUILDING FUTURE MODELS WITH GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS & THEY MAY ALSO ELEVATE THE BRAKE PEDAL SO THERE IS MORE SEPARATION BETWEEN THESE 2 PEDALS AND THUS LESS LIKELIHOOD OF ONE'S FOOT DRIFTING BETWEEN THEM. IN CONCLUSION, THERE REMAINS IN MY MIND AN UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHAT HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE UNINTENDED AND SCARY ACCELERATION I EXPERIENCED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR IRONICALLY BY THE USE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. IF THE LATTER, PERHAPS TOYOTA NEEDS TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATE MODIFICATION SO THAT NEITHER PEDAL CAN CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.

A 2009 TOYOTA RAV 4 V6 LIMITED. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPON BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS VERY SCARRY SINCE BRAKING DISTANCE CAN NOT BE DETERMINED AND HAS CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS. THIS HAS HAPPEND ABOUT 6 TO 8 TIMES AND WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS NEAR 5,000 AND 25,000 AND 27,000 MILES. APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING INCREASED THE ACCELERATION. THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEALER REVIEWED AND TEST DROVE THE RAV 4 TWICE. ON THE LAST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT OVER NIGHT FOR A TOYOTA REGIONAL MANAGER TO INVESTIGATE AT 27,000 MILES. THE REGIONAL MANAGER, AFTER OUR DISCUSSION, INDICATED HE WOULD FILE A REPORT WITH TOYOTA. NEITHER THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER NOR THE TOYOTA REGIONAL MANAGER WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE LAST ACCELERATION UPON APPLYING BRAKES DID OCCUR AFTER THE PEDAL RECALL. THE REGIONAL MANAGER REVIEWED THE PEDAL RECALL INSTALLATION AND ASSURED ME IT WAS PERFORMED CORRECTLY. BOTH THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND THE TOYOTA REGIONAL MANAGER INFORMED ME THE ACCELERATION COULD BE USER ERROR SINCE THE BRAKE IS CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR COULD BE BOTH DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. THEY WERE BOTH ABLE TO DO THIS, HIT THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR WITH ONE FOOT WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER THE SHOWED ME HOW OTHER MODELS HAVE THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR FURTHER APART. WHEN ASKED ABOUT A BRAKE OVER RIDE, THE REGIONAL MANAGER STATED THE COMPUTER UPDATE ON A 2009 RAV4 V6 COULD NOT BE ADAPTED TO OVER RIDE ACCELERATION WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND TOYOTA REGIONAL MANAGER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD POSSIBLY ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY, THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD BE APPLIED WITH THE FORCE OF TWO FEET TO PREVENT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BECAUSE THE PEDAL WAS ENTIRELY TOO SMALL AND HE WAS UNABLE TO APPLY BOTH OF HIS FEET TO THE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE IF IT DID ACCELERATE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ALTER THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT COULD USE AN AFTERMARKET PEDAL TO INSTALL IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

SUNROOF OF 2009 RAV 4 SPORT EXPLODED YESTERDAY WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND AND NOWHERE NEAR AN OVERPASS. GLASS SHATTERED ON MYSELF AND PASSENGER IN THE CAR. THE WHOLE IS THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL AND THE REMAINING GLASS IS BLOWN OUTWARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE CONTACT COULD FILE FOR ARBITRATION BUT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,735.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 20 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE BOTH FEET TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND THE INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR. THE DEALER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER AND SINCE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE A FAILURE, NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,735.

2009 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES WARE OUT EVERY 7000 TO 9000 MILES *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKES WEARING OUT PREMATURELY WAS DUE TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SECOND OPINION AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN WORK. *JB

HAD JUST PULLED SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLIED THE BRAKE. AS I WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SPED UP TO MORE THAN 7,000 RPM. (MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT WAS ON THE BRAKE ONLY.) I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE BRAKE WHICH STARTED TO SLIP, AND THEN I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. AS THE ENGINE REACHED MAXIMUM RPM'S, IT DIED BACK TO AN IDLE. THIS IDENTICAL INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 10 MINUTES. MY PARENTS AND WIFE WERE IN THE CAR AND CAN VOUCH FOR ME. NOTE: TWO MONTHS PRIOR, THIS IDENTICAL INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS STOPPING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WHILE PREPARING TO TURN LEFT. THERE WAS A STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHICH I NEARLY HIT. MY WIFE WAS IN THE CAR AND CAN VOUCH FOR ME.

THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT IS LOOSE TO THE POINT THAT IT MAKE SOUND WHEN I BREAK OR ACCELERATE. BECAUSE THE SEAT MOVES, IT MAKES ME OCCASIONALLY TO GET DISTRACTING WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE CAR IS UNDER GUARANTEE BECAUSE I JUST BOUGHT IT , BUT THE DEALER REFUSE TO DO SOMETHING ARGUING THAT THE CAR IS FINE. I HAVE DRIVE SO MANY DIFFERENT CARS, AND ALL OF THEN DO NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE WAS PARKING HER 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. AFTER BACKING UP INTO A SPACE SHE PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT TOOK OFF, CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. MY WIFE WAS PETRIFIED BEING MY DAUGHTER ,WHO IS SIX MONTHS PREGNANT WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT. THE OWNER OF THE OTHER CAR WAS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELL BEING OF MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER THEN THE DAMAGE TO HIS CAR. TO BAD TOYOTA DIDN'T FEEL THE SAME. CALLED TOYOTA FINANCIAL AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT. ASKED TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND DID NOT WANT CAR ANYMORE BEING MY WIFE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT , BEING IT WAS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THATS WHEN THE FUN STARTED. TALKING TO A RUDE REP. I WAS INFORMED THAT WHETHER I WANTED THE CAR OR NOT I WAS LIABLE FOR THE PAYMENTS IF THE DEALER HAD IT OR NOT. I THEN ASKED HIM IF HE GAVE THE SAME RESPONSE TO THE FAMILY'S OF THE 34 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED WITH THIS ACCELERATOR PROBLEM OR THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED. HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT IF I DID NOT MAKE THE PAYMENTS THEY WOULD SCREW MY CREDIT RATINGS FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS. HUNG UP. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER PROTECTION CENTRER. MORE FUN. WAS TOLD I WOULD HERE FROM A CASE MGR. THE NEXT DAY. WOULD HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND WOULD BE PROVIDED WITH A LOANER CAR WHILE SAID CAR WAS BEING INSPECTED. 3 DAYS LATER AND 5 PHONE CALLS I WAS ABLE TO GET CASE MGR. NO LOANER CAR WOULD BE PROVIDED, 7 TO 10 DAY BEFORE SOMEONE WOULD CALL TO MAKE AN APPT. TO LOOK AT CAR, AND APPROX. 30 DAYS TO GET RESPONSE. THE TOYOTA HAS BEEN IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR TWO WEEKS PLENTY OF CALLS WHICH ARE ALL DOCUMENTED AND SOME ONE WILL CALL YOU SOON. MADE PAYMENT IN GOOD FAITH. TODAY IS DEC 15., TEN DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS. I CAN SEE THE HOLIDAY EXCUSES COMING. MAYBE I MGHT SEE SOME ONE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BUT REMEMBER THEY WANT THEIR MONEY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM PARK AND WHEN SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,789.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. AFTER THREE DAYS, THE NON-SKID, CRUISE CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD STILL NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 19,000. UPDATED 01/14/11*LJ

2009 TOYOTA RAV4. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE BALD, AND ONE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSORS (TPMS) HAD TO BE REPLACED. *KB UPDATED 02/04/11*JB UPDATED 02/16/11. *JB

I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT TWO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 VEHICLE. ONE INVOLVED RAPID ACCELERATION EXPERIENCES AND THE OTHER A STICKING ACCELERATOR. (12,500 MILES) (I PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED ABOUT A STICKING ACCELERATOR AFTER ONLY 1000 MILES AND INVOLVED IN THE ACCELERATOR RECALL.) ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, I HAD A RAPID ACCELERATION WITH MY 2009 RAV4 WHILE MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY WIFE WAS ALSO PRESENT AND WAS VERY FRIGHTENED BY THE EXPERIENCE SINCE IT OCCURRED WHEN TURNING A CORNER NEAR A PERSON HOLDING A PIZZA SIGN. I WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITH FIRM BRAKING. THE SUDDEN BURST OF ACCELERATION STOPPED AFTER ABOUT A 2 SECOND PERIOD OF TIME. DUE TO THIS EXPERIENCE, MY WIFE NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE . ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, I AGAIN HAD A RAPID ACCELERATION ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.IN BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS BEGINNING TO GO STRAIGHT SO I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE AFTER THE 2 SECOND BURST OF SPEED. ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, I EXPERIENCED A STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL EVEN AFTER THE ACCELERATOR WAS REPAIRED THROUGH A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 45 MPH WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITH STEADY, FIRM BRAKING. ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY THE DEALER. I WAS MET WITH CONSIDERABLE RESISTANCE AND DEFENSIVE COMMENTS. THE SERVICE MANAGER SHARPLY STATED TO ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES AND ALL THE PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO DRIVER'S FAULTS. HE CONTINUED THAT ALL THE LAWSUITS WILL BE THROWN OUT OF COURT SOON. A WORKER PERFORMED A BRIEF DRIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND COMPUTER EXAMINATION OF THE SYSTEMS. THEY FOUND NOTHING TO INDICATE ANY SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. DUE TO THE ATTITUDE OF THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, WE HAVE TRADED THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER A CONSIDERABLE FINANCIAL LOSS ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN THE CONTACT CRASHING INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

I AM HAVING A SPORADIC, CONTINUING STARTING PROBLEM WITH A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO APPEAR AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN, THEN PARKED. ON ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR, THE ACCESSORIES (RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC.) COME ON BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOTHING. THERE IS NO SOUND FROM THE STARTER. REPEATING THE STARTING SEQUENCE HAS NO EFFECT. ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE "START/STOP" BY USING THE METHOD DESCRIBED IN THE USER'S MANUAL ALSO HAS NO EFFECT. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING HAS TO COOL DOWN BEFORE THE CAR WILL RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES IN THE YEAR I HAVE HAD THE CAR, AND ALWAYS AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. MY DEALER HAS HAD NO LUCK RECREATING THE PROBLEM, OR FINDING A SOLUTION FOR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING AN ABNORMAL CLANKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,900. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN UPDATED 06/20/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 7,600.

10 MONTH OLD TOYOTA RAV-4 CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE SITTING IN PARKING GARAGE AND BURNED. *TR

ON JULY 17, 2010 HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING OUR "LEASED" 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 ON BUSY HIGHWAY LEADING TO AND FROM THE BEACH. WE WERE IN WEEKEND TRAFFIC, MOVING A CAR LENGTH EVERY 10 MINUTES. THIS SHOULD TAKE US 5 MINUTES TO DRIVE ON THIS ROAD BUT THIS DAY IT TOOK US OVER 30 MINUTES! SITTING IN TRAFFIC, MY HUSBAND'S FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR MAKES GRINDING NOISE (LIKE WE HAD CAR IN NEUTRAL REVVING THE ENGINE). CAR LUNGED FORWARD HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF US, BOUNCED BACK, LUNGED FORWARD A 2ND TIME HITTING CAR. REALIZING DAMAGE WE TURNED CAR OFF. 911 CALLED. TOOK CAR IMMEDIATELY TO DEALERSHIP, INFORMED THEM OF MISHAP, SHOWED THEM OUR SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE CAR, GOT LOANER CAR TILL 9/8/10 WHEN INVESTIGATING COMPANY TOOK OUT BLACK BOX. INVESTIGATOR RULED IT "DRIVER ERROR". WE WERE MADE TO REMOVE CAR FROM THEIR LOT. HUSBAND NOR I WILL DRIVE CAR - IT IS A DEATH TRAP (EVEN THOUGH WE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHEN RECALLED IN THE SPRING). WILL NOT LET ANYONE DRIVE AS PASSENGER IN THIS DANGEROUS CAR. WE CONTINUE TO PAY OUR $280 MONTHLY PAYMENT. WROTE TO TOYOTA PRESIDENT AND TOYOTA INVESTIGATOR. WE WOULD TAKE A REPLACEMENT (THIS IS A LEASED CAR). WE ARE "DEATHLY" AFRAID OF THIS CAR. WE WERE NOT EVEN MOVING AND THIS CAR ACCELERATED. NOW WE ARE CHARGED FOR THIS ACCIDENT. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GO ON IF MY HUSBAND SHOULD ONE DAY DECIDE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND IT ACCELERATED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. HE MAY BE KILLED AND TAKE OTHER PEOPLES' LIVES WITH HIM! THIS WAS DEFINITELY "STICKY GAS PEDAL" PROBLEM WITH A TOYOTA VEHICLE!!! UPDATED IVOQ 10/15/10 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED TO THE FLOOR. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION, AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. THE FRONT END DAMAGES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF APPRAISING AND INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. PULLING OUT OF A HOTEL PARKING LOT TOWARDS STOP SIGN, VERY LOW SPEED, TOOK FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL AND PLACED ON BRAKE PEDAL. RPM'S INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. SLAMMED GEAR TO NEUTRAL, KEPT FOOT HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL, SHUT OFF ENGINE. SITUATION REPEATED ONCE FOLLOWING DAY IN SIMILAR SCENARIO. BOTH EVENTS DURING FIRST LONG ROAD TRIP IN CAR (OVER 500 MILES DRIVING BEFORE INCIDENT). SECOND INCIDENT - FOOT RELEASED GAS PEDAL BUT RESTING ON GAS PEDAL - COULD SENSE GAS PEDAL PULLED DOWN LIKE WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATING AFTER RESUME WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. I NEVER USE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

TOYOTA 2009 RAV 4. COMING OFF FREEWAY TO STOP LIGHT. I COASTED THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER THE ENGINE KEEP REVVING UP. BY PUSHING ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY FORCE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. IT WAS UP TO 7000 RPM'S. I SHOVED THE SHIFT LEVER INTO PARK AND THE AUTO WENT IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK TO NORMAL RPM'S. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA AND DID A CLAIM FORM WITH NATIONAL TOYOTA. THE DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. BOTH THE DEALER AND NATIONAL TOYOTA SAID THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD OR WOULD DO. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I HAVE NOT PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING AND THE RPMS JUMPED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE OFF BUTTON TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN HE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED FOR RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 8,600.

AS I DROVE INTO OUR PARKING LOT AT WORK AFTER LUNCH, I WAS IDLING ENGINE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AS I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT. I WAS ALREADY MAKING MY TURN INTO THE PARKING SPOT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND ENGINE IDLING WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. I RESPONDED BY APPLYING FOOT BRAKE AND GRABBING AND PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT ONLY HAD ABOUT 15 - 20 FEET BEFORE HITTING A CONCRETE WALL AT THE BAKE OF THE PARKING SPOT. I MANAGED TO NOT HIT HARD ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY BUT THERE IS DAMAGE TO MY FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME MY CAR HAS DONE THIS. I BOUGHT IT NEW LAST AUG. 09 AND IT HAS APPROX 12,432 MILES. TOYOTA TOOK IT TO QUALITY IMPORTS TOYOTA AND "INVESTIGATED" IT AND HAS FOUND NO DEFECT. I TALKED TO THE INSPECTOR OVER THE PHONE AND HE EXPLAINED THAT HE SPENT A FEW HOURS GOING THROUGH A SERIES OF TESTS ATTEMPTING TO FIND OR REPRODUCE A MALFUNCTION WITH NO SUCCESS. HE TOLD ME THAT WHILE MY REPORT IS QUITE COMMON HE HAS NEVER FOUND A DEFECT TO EXPLAIN SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND THAT HE THINKS MY CAR IS SAFE AND "HE WOULD LET HIS DAUGHTER DRIVE MY CAR." I ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT A STICKING ACCELERATOR AND/OR A SLOWLY RETURNING ACCELERATOR CANNOT EXPLAIN THIS EXPERIENCE AND IS NO "FIX" FOR MY ACCIDENT. MY EDUCATION IS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND I HAVE BEEN AN EQUIPMENT MECHANIC ON MACHINERY FOR 15 YEARS. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU CANNOT REPRODUCE AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM IN A MATTER OF HOURS THAT THE CONCLUSION SHOULD BE THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT. IT DOES NOT EXCUSE THE FACT THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NOTHING SERIOUS IS BEING "INVESTIGATED." *TR

STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF ALL WELD POINTS ON HOOD OF 2009 TOYOTA RAV 4 V6 LIMITED WITH 27,000 MILES. HOOD LATCH ALLOWED 1/2" OF UPWARD PLAY WHILE BEING LATCHED. HOOD BEING REPLACED. CONTINUAL PROBLEM UNNOTICED UNTIL 3 MONTHS AGO. VERY FLIMSY AND HOOD WAVERED AND RIPPLED WHEN LARGE VEHICLE PASSED GOING BOTH WAYS ON THE HIGHWAY. WOULD NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE AT TIMES. HAD TO RECLOSE HOOD. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVVED UP. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RPMS DECREASED AND THE VEHICLE BEHAVED NORMALLY AFTER FIVE SECONDS. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,264. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,674. UPDATED 06/29/10 UPDATED 09/21/10*JB

2009 RAV-4 TOYOTA WAS TRAVELING UP A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY. AS IT PROCEEDED UP AN INCLINE THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER TRIED THE BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. FEARING THAT SHE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP, SHE VEERED OFF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE WOODS. THE CAR HIT SEVERAL SMALL TREES AND THEN TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE. THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. HIGHWAY PATROL REPORT WAS MADE. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIRECTED THE CALL TO CALIFORNIA TOYOTA OFFICE. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR BURR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT CONCERNING ACCELERATOR STICK PROBLEMS WITH HIS MOTHER'S TOYOTA RAV4 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS MOTHER OWNED THE 2009 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH COMING TO A STOP, THE RPMS SUDDENLY BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT HAD TO STAND UP IN THE VEHICLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SINCE THE VEHICLE SEEMED AS IF IT WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HE IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT AND PROVIDED HER WITH A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,600.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THIS IS IN REGARDS TO COMPLAINT # 10325940 ON A 2009 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE DETAIL IN THE REPORT IS CORRECT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER ON A FLATBED TOW TRUCK. THE VIN # FOR THIS VEHICLE IS [XXX] . THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE DONE AN APPROXIMATE 10 MILE ROAD TEST AND THE DIAGNOSTICS TOYOTA RECOMMENDED THAT THEY DO. THEN AFTER TREATING US NOT VERY NICELY AT ALL GAVE US THE STANDARD "IT WAS CAUSED BY A FLOORMAT" EXCUSES EVENTHOUGH THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE INCIDENT USING A FLOOR MAT. THEY RETURNED WHAT IS IN MY OPINION AN UNSAFE VEHICLE TO US WITHOUT HAVING ANY CONCRETE PROOF OF WHAT HAPPENED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA RAV-4DRIVEN BY OWNER WITH WIFE AS PASSENGER. COMING DOWN OFF RAMP FROM TWO LANE ROAD TO STOP SIGN IN ORDER TO TURN ONTO A TOWN STREET. ALTHOUGH BRAKING HARD, CAR FAILED TO STOP AND ENGINE DECIDEDLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER ABLE TO TURN CORNER AND, SINCE NO CAR COMING IN HIS LANE, WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. DRIVER DECIDED TO PROCEED 2-3 BLOCKS TO A GAS STATION. DROVE SLOWLY TO STATION, PULLED IN, CAR REFUSED TO STOP, IN FACT IT WAS JERKILY ACCELERATING, AND BUMPED INTO A CAR WHOSE DRIVER WAS PUTTING GAS INTO IT. NO DAMAGE TO EITHER CAR OR PERSONS. (PRESSED YES FOR CRASH, BUT WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH OR LESS AND DRIVER'S CAR PUSHED OTHER CAR INTO A STREET.) DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND CAR STOPPED. DRIVER HAD CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER WHOSE SERVICE MANAGER, AFTER TELLING DRIVER HIS RAV-4 WAS MADE IN JAPAN AND NOT ELIGIBLE AS A RECALL CAR, FINALLY AGREED TO HAVE CAR TESTED. NOTHING FOUND AND TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE ANY PARTS SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR--TO THEM THE INCIDENTS DID NOT TRULY OCCUR. AFTER TESTING, TWICE, DRIVER PICKED UP CAR AND WAS DRIVING HOME, HAD TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS AND WHILE STOPPED FELT ENGINE SURGING FORWARD AGAIN BUT WAS ABLE TO KEEP CAR STEADY BY PUTTING ON BRAKES AND PUT CAR IN TO NEUTRAL. ONLY DRIVES CAR ON BACK ROADS NOW. THESE THREE INCIDENTS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED THUS FAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND UPON RELEASE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING A CRASH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000. UPDATED 06/10/10 *BF UPDATED 08/06/10*JB

TH- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL REPAIR DONE ON THE VEHICLE ONE MONTH AGO. THE REPAIRS DONE FOR CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V017000 DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE CALLER TRIED TO COME TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CALLER WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING INSPECTED AGAIN. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14300.RL

NECK NOT PROTECTED DURING SIDE-IMPACT CRASH. INJURED DRIVER TRAVELING APPROX 5 MPH AND OTHER DRIVER RAN RED LIGHT AT APPROX 40 MPH. DRIVER SUFFERED FORM CERVICAL HERNIATIONS AND CERVICAL BULGES EVEN THOUGH SAFETY RATINGS WERE QUITE HIGH FOR YR/MAKE/MODEL OF VEHICLE. AIR-BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HEADREST IS TILTED VERY FAR OUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 ON MONDAY APRIL 5, 2010 AND WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN I FELT GAS SEEMED TO REV UP. I FELT LIKE THE CAR WOULD HAVE LURCHED FORWARD HAD NOT MY FOOT BEEN ON THE BRAKE. ALSO TODAY AFTER MOVING FORWARD MY CAR MAINTAIN A 20 MILES AN HOUR SPEED WITHOUT MY PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL, APRIL 13TH, 2010. *TR

APRIL 4, 2010 TOPIC: COMMUNICATION OF ENGINE ACCELERATION FROM: OMITTED VEHICLE: -TOYOTA RAV4 -PURCHASED 9/26/09 - -YEAR/MODEL: 2009/4443A -ENGINE: 3.5 LITER DOHC V6 ENGINE WITH DUAL VVT-I -PURCHASED FROM: GERMAIN TOYOTA OF COLUMBUS PROBLEM: TODAY, APRIL 4, 2010, MY WIFE WAS BACKING THE RAV4 INTO OUR CAR GARAGE. UPON GETTING THE CAR COMPLETELY ON THE FLOOR OF THE GARAGE (A LEVEL SURFACE), SHE WAS IDLING IN REVERSE SO THAT THE SUV WOULD FINISH BACKING UP TO INSURE THE GARAGE DOOR WOULD GO DOWN WITHOUT HITTING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE REVVED UP A FEW HUNDRED RPMS. WITH HER FOOT ALREADY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SHE IMMEDIATELY PUSHED DOWN VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHED THE CONSOLE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THUS, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO PREVENT THE SUV FROM IMMEDIATELY SPEEDING UP IN REVERSE WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM RAMMING INTO THE GARAGE WALL WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 FOOT FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE ABOVE ACTION BY MY WIFE MAY HAVE TAKEN 2-3 SECONDS. HOWEVER, AFTER GETTING THE RAV4 INTO NEUTRAL , THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVVED UP TO A FEW THOUSAND RPMS. WITHIN A VERY FEW SECONDS MY WIFE TURNED THE MOTOR OFF. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN THIS ENGINE REVVING OCCURRED. I WAS IN THE HOUSE IN A ROOM DIRECTLY ABOVE THE GARAGE AND HEARD BOTH TIMES OF THE ENGINE REVVING. MY WIFE ALSO HAD A SIMILAR REVVING UP OF THE ENGINE THAT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS PREVIOUS TO MARCH 4, 2010 WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. SHE HELD THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN. SHE ONLY NEEDED TO HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN FOR 1 -2 SECONDS BEFORE SHE COULD TAKE HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO ALLOW THE CAR TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT THAT JUST CHANGED TO GREEN. UPON LETTING UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO FORWARD THE RPMS IMMEDIATELY REDUCED. ALSO, THE REVVING OF THE ENGINE THIS TIME WAS COMPARABLE TO THE INITIAL ENGINE REVVING STATED ABOVE FOR A FEW HUNDRED RPMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4, AND TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR ACCELERATOR SHIM PLACEMENT AS PER THE RECENT RECALL. SINCE THE SHIM HAS BEEN PLACED, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PERIODIC EPISODES OF "JACKRABBIT" STARTS FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE ACCELERATOR IS VERY TOUCHY, IT EITHER CREATES A PROLONGED MOMENT OF HESITATION, THEN JERKS FORWARD. THERE WAS ONE EPISODE WHEN THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER, BUT SINCE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE CONCERN, THEY DISMISSED MY ISSUE. I AM ANNOYED THAT TOYOTA ACTED AS THOUGH THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. *TR

DROVE UP TO USE THE ATM AT BANK. PLACED CAR IN PARK AND USED ATM. WHEN I FINISHED, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. CAR ENGINE ACCELERATED AND CAR LURCHED FORWARD. A LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL DID NOT STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING. I PUSHED THE CAR AWAY FROM THE ATM AND CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER, WHO CAME AND DROVE THE CAR TO THEIR GARAGE. THE DEALER FOUND NO RECORD OF THE EVENT ON THE CARS COMPUTER AND HAS TWICE TRIED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO ME. ONLY AFTER I THREATENED TO GO ON A LOCAL RADIO TALK SHOW, DID THE AGREE TO CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT FROM THE BANK'S SECURITY CAMERAS AND HAVE SHARED THEM WITH THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THEM WITH THE NHTSA. *TR UPDATED 07/26/10*JB UPDATED IVOQ 08/04/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED UP TO 100. THE GEARS ALSO SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL POSITION. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ALSO UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SUBMIT AN ARBITRATION FORM AND POSSIBLY THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,850. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,758.

MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT HER TOYOTA RAV 4 SEEMED TO SURGE FORWARD WHEN SHE WAS TRYING TO STOP. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING HER CAR AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THAT HAD JUST TURNED RED. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND APPLY THE BRAKE AND THE TOYOTA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED IT. I IMMEDIATELY PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 5000 RPM. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND PULLED OVER. AFTER THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND MANAGED TO GET HOME SAFELY. I CALLED THE DEALER, LEITH TOYOTA, AND THEY SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN RIGHT AWAY. THEY KEPT THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS AND RAN SOME TESTS, DROVE THE CAR BUT BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE SAME MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC PROBLEM, THEY COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SO I FEEL THAT I AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER LEARNING THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS NOW OBVIOUS THAT TOYOTA AND LEITH TOYOTA SOLD US THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THE PROBLEM EXISTED. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO HOLD TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIPS RESPONSIBLE AND LIABLE FOR ANY ACCIDENTS THAT OCCUR FROM THIS PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE CONSUMERS THAT PURCHASED AND OWN VEHICLES THAT ARE UNSAFE DUE TO THIS MECHANICAL/ELECTRONIC PROBLEM.

ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS FIXED IN THE TOYOTA RECALL, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IT IS BETTER, BUT NOT BEST. WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES THE CAR JERKS FORWARD MUCH FASTER THAN YOU WOULD EXPECT. IT USED TO DO THIS MORE OFTEN AND TO A GREATER DEGREE, BUT STILL DOES DO IT ON OCCASION. I NOTICED THIS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT PUT IT OFF TO PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TOO HARD. THEN I BEGAN TO THINK THAT IF THAT WAS THE CASE IT WOULD HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I PURPOSELY TRY TO GO FORWARD GENTLY, BUT AM NOT ABLE TO SOMETIMES. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN 2009 TOYOTA RAV 4 AFTER RECALL REPAIR. HAPPENED FOR THE 1ST TIME SINCE OWNERSHIP OF CAR 4 DAYS AFTER REPAIR. HAD CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. 4 DAYS AFTER REPAIR, WE WERE WEST BOUND ON FM 1709 IN SOUTHLAKE, TX APPROACHING LIGHT JUST TO THE EAST OF HIGH SCHOOL. WE WERE APPROACHING AT APPROX 30 MPH WITH SPEED DECREASING DUE TO RED LIGHT AND OTHER CARS ALREADY STOPPED AT LIGHT. CAR RPM'S INCREASED TO THE 3,000 RANGE. HAD TO APPLY STEADY TO HARD PRESSURE TO BRAKES. CAR WAS FIGHTING TO ACCELERATE, BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE SPEED DESCENT. GOT CAR TO AROUND 15 MPH. CAR LURCHED INTO 1ST GEAR, RPM'S DECREASED TO AROUND 1,000 RANGE AND WE ALL WERE THROWN FORWARD IN OUR SEATS WHEN THE CAR LURCHED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UP TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE INCREASED ITS SPEED BEFORE IT FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ABOUT TWENTY FEET BEFORE IT WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

MY 2009 RAV4 HAS AN INEFFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE, AT TIMES, RUNS AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPEED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. OFTEN I FEEL THAT I MUST MOVE THE TRANSMISSION LEVER INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE REVS AT ABOUT 1500 OR 2000RPM WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. KEEPING THE SHIFT LEVER IN 'D' SOMETIMES CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVELY LONG STOPS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THIS PROBLEM STARTED SOON AFTER, WITHIN A WEEK, OF DELIVERY OF THE RAV4. THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW WITH 8 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT TO CORRECT THE IDLE SPEED. I HOPED THAT THE IDLE ISSUE WOULD RESOLVE ITSELF IN TIME. IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE FROM THE FREQUENCY PROSPECTIVE. I AM A REALTOR AND NEED TO TAKE MY CLIENTS TO SEE HOMES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ANYONE WHO MAY IN THE VICINITY OF THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE AND HAVE STOPPED USING IT FOR MY REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE ACCELERATOR "SHIM" REPAIR ON 2/26/10 WITHIN 15 MILES OF THE SERVICE "FIX" THE EXCESSIVE IDLE SPEED PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE DRIVER STATES SHE WAS DRIVING 25MPH WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONTACT STATES THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 9,820.

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

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.

TO BEGIN, MY CAR HAS ALREADY HAD THE TOYOTA RECALL "FIX" AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA RAV4 (2009) AND APPROACHING A FOUR WAY STOP. WHEN I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE. THE CAR SLOWED A BIT BUT DID NOT STOP AND KEPT ON MOVING THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. I ENDED UP GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION (LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING) AND COMING TO A STOP ALMOST 50 FEET PAST. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR HOME AND WE LATER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (NO OTHER INCIDENTS THEN). THE DEALER INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATION BUT COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS BUT ENDED UP RETURNING IT TO US AND SAYING IT IS FINE, AS THEY COULD NOT FIND A SPECIFIC CAUSE TO THIS INCIDENT. I AM 8 MONTHS PREGNANT, AND CURRENTLY WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I CAN BE REASSURED THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL GEAR. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE NHTSA RECALL# 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4390 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4415. UPDATED 06/08/10.*LJ UPDATED 07/14/10.*JB