2010 Toyota RAV4 Complaint Log

THIS IS IN REGARD TO RECALL #16V596 FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION ARM ASSEMBLIES. THE FIX THAT TOYOTA WANTS TO IMPLEMENT INVOLVES ENCASING THE ADJUSTMENT SLEEVES IN EPOXY RESULTING IN THE ARMS NO LONGER BEING ADJUSTABLE. THESE SUSPENSION ARMS ARE ADJUSTABLE SO THAT THE REAR TOE-IN CAN BE ADJUSTED WHEN AN ALIGNMENT IS PERFORMED. THE FIX TOYOTA WANTS TO DO IS LIKE WELDING THE DRIVERS DOOR SHUT BECAUSE THE LATCH BROKE: IT'S NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING A VEHICLE THAT CAME EQUIPPED WITH A TOW PACKAGE, HE DECIDED TO HAVE THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHED AT THE DEALER. PRIOR TO HAVING THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS AND SWITCH MODULE INSTALLED, THE CORPORATE OFFICE ADVISED HIS DEALER NOT TO PERFORM THE WORK DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT THAT THEY HAVE DISCOVERED. THE DEALER CONTINUED TO DO THE WORK. THE TYPE OF DEFECT HAD NOT BEEN DISCLOSED AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 13,000.

ON DECEMBER 24, 2010 MY FATHER EXPERIENCED A THIRD INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN HIS 2010 TOYOTA RAV. DESPITE HAVING ALREADY PERFORMED ALL THE NECESSARY RECALL FIXES, EXTENSIVE TESTING BY 2 TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND EVEN HAVING THE ENTIRE GAS PEDAL REPLACED, THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AT A HIGH RATE AS HE SLOWED FOR A 4-WAY STOP. HIS FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE GAS PEDAL AS TOYOTA LIKES TO CONTEND. THE BRAKE WAS NOT FULLY RESPONSIVE AND HE HAD TO LIFT HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND DEPRESS IT A SECOND TIME TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, THOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. HIS FOOT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. HE WAS FORTUNATE TO BE DRIVING AT A SLOW ENOUGH SPEED AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME SO HE WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TESTED THE CAR (AGAIN) AND STILL CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM (AGAIN). NOW THEY SAID THEY NEED TO KEEP THE CAR FOR 4 MORE WEEKS TILL A REP ARRIVES IN THE AREA FOR MORE TESTING. *TR

2010 RAV 4 ACCELERATOR STUCK GOING INTO REVERSE WITH THE RIGHT FOOT SECURELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. PLACED CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR HIT RED LINE 7000RPM. LOOKING AT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE IS NOTHING TOUCHING THE PEDAL. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM IS TO SHUT ENGINE OFF. STUCK ECM COMPUTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE GASOLINE TANK STARTED LEAKING AND THE GASOLINE ODOR WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HIT DEBRIS WHICH COULD HAVE DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEBRIS ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

DATE: 12/19/2010 FROM: [XXX] RE: 2010 TOYOTA RAV 4 LEASE/ AIR BAG SAFETY CONCERN I RECENTLY LEASED A RAV4 FROM YOUR DEALERSHIP. I TRADED A 2007 PRUIS AND HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS TOYOTAS. MY REASON FOR LEASING THE RAV 4 WAS TO MAKE LIFE EASIER AND SAFER FOR MY SPOUSE WHO IS UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT. I MADE THIS FACT KNOWN TO MY SALESMAN SONNY ROTHWELL AND BROUGHT HER WITH ME TO TEST HER GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND GENERAL COMFORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING DURING THIS TEST. I DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES WITHOUT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE DASH WARNING LIGHT REGARDING AIR BAG ACTIVATION. WHEN I FINALLY CHECKED WITH YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG IS NOT IN ACTIVE MODE WHEN OFF AND THAT THIS OCCURS WHEN THERE IS NOT ENOUGH WEIGHT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I ASKED THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO ACTIVATE THE ON POSITION AND THEY DID NOT KNOW. MY WIFE IS 5 1 AND WEIGHS 86 POUNDS AND I WOULD NEVER HAVE LEASED THIS VEHICLE IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN SHE WOULD NOT HAVE THE BENEFIT OF AIR BAG SAFETY. AIR BAGS SAVED MY WIFE AND MOTHER IN-LAW SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE 800 331-4331 AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT IT REQUIRES 90LBS OF WEIGHT TO ACTIVATE AIR BAG AND THAT THIS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. REF# 1012030063 I LATER CALLED SERVICE MANAGER DAVID NEWTON AND HE CONFIRMED THE 90 LB WEIGHT REQUIREMENT. HE SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR IN. PRIOR TO BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, I TESTED THE FRONT SEAT BY HAVING MY WIFE SIT IN THE SEAT WITH A 16 LB BOWLING BALL ON HER LAP. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STILL SHOWING OFF. I ALSO READ MY OWNERS MANUAL AND FOUND NO INDICATION OF ANY WEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR AIR BAG ACTIVATION. THERE WERE REFERENCES TO CHILDREN AND LUGGAGE IN PASSENGER SEAT. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO YOUR DEAL PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

TOYOTA RAV4 2009. ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTION. UNIT CONTINUES TO BLINK ON AN OFF WITH NO CONTROL OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. AT THE SAME TIME THE SLIPPERY ROAD SYMBOL SHOWS UP AND FOR NO REASON (ROAD IS PERFECTLY DRY AND NORMAL). INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS NO OTHER SIGNS OF ABERRANT BEHAVIOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE MOVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT 4 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A STONE POOL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE SPEED DID NOT INCREASE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V017000, WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A WALL OF CONCRETE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WILL REPAIR THE BODY WORK ONLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS BRUISED AND SLIGHTLY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 01/14/11*LJ

I WAS GOING ABOUT 4 MPH AROUND A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ROARING NOISE AND ACCELERATED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP ACCEPT FOR A CONCRETE POST IN THE PARKING LOT. I HAD NO CONTROL AND NO BRAKES. THIS INCIDENT HAS LEFT ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR USE. THIS IS DETRIMENTAL TO MY DAILY ROUTINE INCLUDING THE CARE OF MY 93 YEAR OLD FATHER WHO HAS DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER NEEDS THAT REQUIRE A VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS OR PAY $40.00 FOR CAR RENTAL. IT WILL BE OVER 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WILL CHECK ELECTRONIC BOX/THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL 3 WEEKS BEFORE I WOULD BE CONTACTED. I WILL NOT BE GIVEN A RENTAL UNTIL PROOF IS DETERMINED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY RAPIDLY. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED AND CRASH INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. SHE SUSTAINED BRUISES TO HER ARM AND LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED FROM THE FENDER AT AN ANGLE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,110.

2010 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE QUICKLY TURNED THE IGNITION KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. WHEN HE TURNED THE ENGINE ON AGAIN, THE ACCELERATION RETURNED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY TOYOTA RAV 4 BUILD SEP/2010, COMPLIANCE OCT 2010 AT 20KM PER HOUR, AUTOMATIC, I WAS BEGINNING TO BRAKE GENTLY AND MOVE INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE ENGINE REV UP AT 8000 RPM. I COMPLETED THE MANEUVER TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL (WITHIN MILLISECONDS OF THE PROBLEM HAPPENING) AND AFTER WATCHING THE CLOCK SHOWING 8000 RPM FOR 1 SECOND I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES, BUT I HAVE BAD DREAMS ABOUT IT. MY WIFE WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME AND SHE ALSO WITNESSES THE EVENT. TOYOTA IS INVESTIGATING... *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON CITY SIDE STREET, VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED, I ATTEMPTED TO DO THE SAME, BUT UNSUCCESSFULLY. MY VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL AND RENTAL COMPANY REPLACED IT WITH AN IDENTICAL VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENT EXPERIMENTATION WITH SAID REPLACEMENT SHOWED WHAT I BELIEVE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED BRAKE SYSTEM. WITH ONE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF BRAKE POWER IS AVAILABLE, WITH A CLOSELY FOLLOWED SECOND APPLICATION, THE PERCENTAGE OF AVAILABLE BRAKING POWER IS INCREASED, AFTER A THIRD, EVEN MORE. THE BRAKING POWER AVAILABLE AFTER THE FIRST APPLICATION IS LOW, EVEN WITH FULL PEDAL APPLICATION. THIS CONSTITUTES A HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A NEED FOR FULL BRAKING POWER. IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT A PERSON ENCOUNTERING A SITUATION AS I FOUND MYSELF IN WOULD DO WHAT I DID, I.E. APPLY MAXIMUM PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO FIND THAT BECAUSE OF THE LOW AVAILABLE BRAKING POWER THE VEHICLE, PERSON, OR ANIMAL WOULD NOT ESCAPE DAMAGE OR INJURY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS PASSENGER WEIGHS 78 POUNDS AND WHENEVER SHE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PERSON SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT SHOULD BE 80 POUNDS OR MORE BEFORE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THEY ALSO WERE UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SEAT IN ANY MANNER REGARDING THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE ON POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SHE WAS NOT THE CORRECT WEIGHT AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,300. UPDATED 01/14/11*LJ UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

SHORTLY AFTER DEALER MAINTENANCE, THREE LUG BOLTS BROKE OFF WHILE TORQUING THE LUG NUTS TO 80 FOOT POUNDS. THE LUG BOLTS APPEAR TO MADE FROM A LOW GRADE OF STEEL. THE DEALER WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO REPLACE BROKEN BOLTS, BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE ALL THE LUG BOLTS. I MAINTAIN THAT ALL MY LUG BOLTS COULD BE DAMAGED TO THE POINT OF NEAR FAILURE AND THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE USING A HIGHER GRADE STEEL IN THESE BOLTS. *TR

MY 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. THE CAR SLOWLY BEGAN ACCELERATING DESPITE NORMAL PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, AND THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING LOUDLY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE MORE QUICKLY. THE CAR ACCELERATED TO PERHAPS A FEW MILES AN HOUR INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BY APPLYING HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND ALSO APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV INCREASINGLY LOUDLY FOR SEVERAL MORE SECONDS (WITH OBVIOUS POWER THAT I COULD EASILY FEEL TRYING TO OVERCOME THE BRAKES I WAS APPLYING) UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE INCIDENT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. BEING IN A BUSY AND DANGEROUS INTERSECTION, I DECIDED TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE IT WITH EXTREME CAUTION TO A SAFE AREA TO PARK. WHEN RESTARTED, THE CAR OPERATED NORMALLY AND PRESENTED NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE CAR'S AIR CONDITIONING AND SATELLITE RADIO WERE OPERATING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND SUNNY, AND THE ROADS WERE DRY. THE CAR DOES HAVE A RUBBER ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, WHICH WAS SECURED BY HOOKS INSTALLED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE EDGE OF THE FLOOR MAT IS SEVERAL INCHES AWAY FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN IT IS FULLY DEPRESSED, AND THE MAT ITSELF WILL NOT PHYSICALLY MOVE OR SLIDE EVEN WHEN PURPOSEFULLY TRYING TO MOVE IT WITH FORCE. I'M ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT IT DID NOT MOVE OR OTHERWISE INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I DROVE THE CAR WITH EXTREME CARE TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (AND EXPERIENCED NO FURTHER PROBLEMS), WHERE IT IS NOW BEING HELD FOR INSPECTION. THE CAR'S MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,200 MILES. IT WAS ALSO SERVICED BY TOYOTA SEVERAL MONTHS AGO IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL RELATING TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR

MY ADULT DAUGHTER WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY IN OUR 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND THE FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR HIT SOME ROCKS CAUSING THE BUMPER TO BREAK. *TR

VEHICLE WAS AT THE STOP SIGN FOR THE HIGH SPEED TRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY A TRUCK. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO TOWARDS THE RAILROAD CROSSING WITH APPROACH OF THE HIGH SPEED TRAIN. THE DRIVER IN DESPERATION MADE A U-TURN STILL TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN DESPERATION THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED TO PARK AND THE KEY REMOVED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL JUMPED THE CURB AND FORTUNATELY RAN INTO TREE WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BODY DAMAGE IS BEING REPAIRED. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4-V6 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE COASTING OR MAINTAIN A LOW SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 5MPH, I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. DURING THE HESITATION, THE ENGINE REVS HIGH AND THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE. AT THE END OF THE HESITATION, THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO GEAR WITH A THUD AND A JERK TO THE CAR. I WAS INVOLVED IN THREE NEAR-MISS ACCIDENTS WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC SINCE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FOR THE 3-5 SECONDS OF HESITATION. I SEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER RAV4 OWNERS. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 THIS JULY. THE CAR WAS FINE UNTIL TODAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2010. TODAY AT 11:45 AM, I WAS BRAKING AS I APPROACHED THE RED LIGHT GOING AT 25MPH. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER, THE CAR JUMPED THE LIGHT, AND EVEN THOUGH THE CAR DID SLOWED, I HAD TO SLAM IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE HALT. I THEN PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT I WAS VERY SCARED. AT 4:30 PM THE SAME DAY, I JUST EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND WAS COMING TO THE RED LIGHT. I WAS BRAKING AT 25MPH, YET THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD AND ALTHOUGH IT DID COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I HEARD THE ENGINE REVVING. AGAIN I WAS VERY SCARED. NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED. *TR

AFTER 148,603 MILES ON MY 2002 RAV4, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING BACK & FORTH BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR WITH VIOLENT SHAKING. SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE ALSO CAUSED VIOLENT/LOUD CLUNKING. A SCANNER WAS USED TO RETRIEVE TROUBLE CODES WHICH YIELDED A P0755 CODE (SHIFT SOLENOID MALFUNCTION). UPON RESEARCH ON VARIOUS TOYOTA RAV4 FORUMS I FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. *TR

MY NEW 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 MAKES SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHEEL WHILE I APPLY BRAKE AFTER A COLD START. THE NOISE GOES AWAY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF HIS FOOT WAS POINTED TO THE RIGHT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WOULD TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,500. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED NO REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ARE AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/10/11

ON SEPTEMBER 1 I WAS DRIVING IN A CONGESTED AREA APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH STOPPED TRAFFIC. AS I WAS APPLYING MY BRAKES I SUDDENLY FELT MY 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 LURCH FORWARD - AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND, BUT A QUICK GLANCE IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR INDICATED THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS STILL AT A SAFE DISTANCE. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF MY RADIO TO HEAR MY ENGINE ROARING AS I WAS CONTINUING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. I THEN PUT THE RAV4 IN NEUTRAL WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ROAR. ONCE IN NEUTRAL, THE RAV4 CAME TO A STOP. I THEN DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ENGINE SETTLED DOWN. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE RAV 4 WAS SLOWLY COMING TO A STOP UNTIL I FELT THE CAR LURCH FORWARD. ONCE I BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES I DID NOT TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, NOR DID I APPLY ANY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR. IN ADDITION, MY CARPET MAT WAS SEVERAL INCHES AWAY FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT ALL TIMES. IN MY MIND, THIS IS CLEARLY AN ACCELERATION ISSUE THAT EASILY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT IF I HAD NOT PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. THE TOYOTA CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 UP A MOUNTAIN DIRT ROAD IN WORLDS END STATE PARK IN SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX 15 MPH. I HIT THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY WENT TO FULL ACCELERATION. I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE, PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL, STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL A FEW TIMES AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. THE SAME THING OCCURRED ON THE WAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. THIS TIME I WAS IN LOW GEAR AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK ME A FEW SECONDS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE ROAD TOOK A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT, WHICH IS WHY I HIT THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, AND I JUST MANAGED TO STOP SHORT OF GOING OFF THE ROAD INTO THE TREES. I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS ON MY TRIP HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHEN I RETURNED BUT THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. THE ONLY FAULT CODE IN THE SYSTEM WAS FOR THE BATTERY WHICH WAS OK WHEN THEY CHECKED IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS STRUCK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 30 MPH. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS. AFTER THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE DESPITE HIS ATTEMPTS IN ABRUPTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER SEVERAL CURBS AND PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL ALL FOUR TIRES WERE FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WOULD SEND AN ENGINEER TO FURTHER INSPECT THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE O RING SEAL WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING OIL. THE O RING WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE O RING THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS OUT OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE O RING WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,806.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 . WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS MINIMAL VIBRATION CAUSING THE BRAKES NOT TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME FORCE AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND LET HIM KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1900. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION. HIS SPEED WAS 25 MPH, GOING UP A GRADE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WAS SOFT WITH A FINE VIBRATION. UPDATED EVOQ 09/22/10 UPDATED 10/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/25/10

INCIDENT = CAR 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAPPENED 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED BEFORE I BROUGHT CAR TO SERVICE STATION FOR RECALL REPAIR .SECOND TIME IT WAS AFTER RECALL. THIRD TIME HAPPENED JUST ON JULY 18 2010 ABOUT 9 PM. I WAS STANDING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN RPM WENT UP AND CAR START MOVING FORWARD. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION BECAUSE RPM STILL WERE VERY HIGH. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT SHOULD I DO. MY WIFE AND KIDS DRIVING MY CAR SOMETIMES AND I KNOW FOR SURE THAT THEY WOULD GET IN AN ACCIDENT IF THAT PROBLEM HAPPENS WITH THEM. DAMAGE RESULTING = MORAL DISTRESS FOR ME. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED THAT ALL 3 TIMES, VERY DEPRESSED AND SCARED TO EVEN BE IN THE CAR, NEVER MIND DRIVING IT. CAR WAS SERVICED IN MILLENNIUM TOYOTA FOR ACCELERATION RECALL. I NEED AN ADVICE WHERE CAN I CHECK THIS CAR BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO GET DATA RELATED TO INCIDENT FROM THE CAR COMPUTER BY SECOND PARTY BEFORE TOYOTA WOULD DO THE SERVICE BECAUSE WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR FOR RECALL I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO FLASH THE COMPUTER. MY UNDERSTANDING OF FLASHING COMPUTER IS THAT MEMORY WAS FLASHED AND OLD INFORMATION IS NOT RECOVERABLE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM ON JULY 19TH, 2010, OUR TOYOTA RAV 4 (MODEL YEAR 2010 MILEAGE 6450) EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. DRIVING HOME WITH 4 MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY, WE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION AND THE DRIVER BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKE. THE ROADWAY WAS CROWDED, SO OUR SPEED WAS FORTUNATELY MINIMAL (APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH). WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO REV AT A HIGH RATE, THE DRIVER SAID THE CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING WELL TO THE BRAKE AND WE MAY NOT STOP IN TIME AS WE APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION. INSTINCTIVELY, I LOOKED AT THE DRIVER'S FOOT TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOME PROBLEM WITH HIM HITTING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT COULD CLEARLY SEE BOTH FEET AND ONLY THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. THE DRIVER PUMPED THE BRAKE, LIFTING HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND REAPPLYING; WE JOLTED FORWARD HE LIFTED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE OF THE REVVING CAR AND THEN REAPPLIED THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SLOWED AND RETURNED TO A NORMAL IDLE AND WE WERE ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE. WE DID NOT FILE A POLICE REPORT, BUT CONTACTED THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING DAY. NOT SURPRISINGLY, AS THEY APPEAR INCAPABLE OF DETECTING THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR DIAGNOSTICS, NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND WE WERE ASKED TO RECLAIM THE CAR A FEW DAYS LATER. WE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE CONSIDER THIS LEASED CAR TO BE UNSAFE AND DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CAR AND WISHED TO RETURN IT AS IT IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. 4 MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WITNESSED THE EVENT AND NO ONE IS GETTING IN THE CAR AGAIN. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP'S CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY ARE ONLY DEALER, THEY ARE NOT THE MANUFACTURERS AND WE HAD TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS REGARDING A RETURN TO THE MANUFACTURER, IN THEIR OPINION IT CHECKED OUT FINE. THE CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR, TO ADDRESS THE RAV 4 RECALL FOR THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. CLEARLY IN OUR CASE THEIR FIX DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED HARDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND IT'S ALWAYS OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,400. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN

TOYOTA RAV4 BASE AWD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN BUT KEPT MOVING FORWARD EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, AND THE ENGINE ALL OF SUDDEN REVVED UP TO A HIGH RPM AND MADE A LOUD ROAR EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT PRESSED. *TR

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 27 2010, WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A CROWDED CANYON IN OUR 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. (WE PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP PURSUANT TO THE SAFETY RECALL.) MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WHILE I WAS SEATED BESIDE OUR TODDLER IN THE BACK SEAT. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEBODY FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR. MY HUSBAND BECAME ALARMED AS HE NOTICED THE RPMS IMMEDIATELY RAMPED UP. WE LURCHED FORWARD. MY HUSBAND'S FOOT WAS NOT EVEN ON THE ACCELERATOR. FORTUNATELY, SINCE MY HUSBAND WAS ABOUT TO BRAKE, WE WERE ABLE TO NARROWLY AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF US. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT THE NEW TOYOTA. THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT, BUT THEY DID INDICATE THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM. WE EXPLAINED THAT THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT SEEM STUCK AND THAT WE WERE TRAVELING AT AN EXTREMELY SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND THEN UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED. WE CONTINUED TO BE CONCERNED AND SO WE CONTACTED TOYOTA. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE DEVICE INSTALLED PURSUANT TO THE SAFETY RECALL WAS INTENDED TO ASSIST THE ACCELERATOR IN RETURNING TO AN IDLE POSITION. HOWEVER, AS WE EXPLAINED, THE ACCELERATOR WAS IN AN IDLE POSITION WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. WE CONTINUE TO BE SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE OUR NEW TOYOTA RAV4. THIS MATTER HAS RECENTLY BEEN REFERRED TO ARBITRATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE VEHICLE HAS TOYO TIRES, MODEL NUMBER A20, AND LINE SIZE 225/65/R 17. THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT FOUND THE REAR PASSENGERS TIRE WAS FLAT AND THERE WAS A SCREW PUNCTURING THE TIRE. AFTER CHECKING THE REMAINING TIRES, HE FOUND THAT THE REAR DRIVERS TIRE PRESSURE WAS ABOVE 50 PSI. THE DOT DECAL STATED THAT 32 POUNDS WAS THE RECOMMENDED PSI FOR REAR AND FRONT TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS IN EXCESS OF 50 POUNDS. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TIRES REGISTERING THAT HIGH IN NUMBERS SHOULD BE INSPECTED THOROUGHLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200.

AFTER HAVING HAD TWO EVENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN AN 2007 TOYOTA RAV4, THE DEALER, METRO TOYOTA, TALKED US UNTO TRADING IN THE 2007, FOR A BRAND NEW 2010 RAV4, AFTER ASSURING US THAT THERE WERE NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2010 MODEL. WE DROVE THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 230 MILES, WHEN ON JUNE 20 ,2010, A MILE AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, I WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT,GOING DOWN A SLIGHT SLOPE,ON THE ROAD,WHEN THE CAR ENGINE SURGED. I PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL, DROVE THE CAR PARALLER AND NEAR SOMEBODY'E DRIVEWAY, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND WAS PREPARING TO GO KNOCK ON THE DOOR OF THE HOMEOWNER TO ASK HIM/HER TO COME AND WITNESS THE,RPMS, WHEN THE CAR SURGING STOPPED. I CAREFULLY DROVE THE CAR HOME. I DID NOT CALL THE DEALER THAT EVENING. THE NEXT DAY, I WAS GOING TO A NEARBY GROCERY, PREPARING TO GET INTO A LEFT TURNING LANE, APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, AGAIN GOING DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE ON THE ROAD, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN I FELT THE ENGINE REV UP STRONGLY. I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE, PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL, LIFTED UP THE HAND BRAKE, AND A GOT OUT OF THE CAR FOR A WHILE HOPING TO SPOT A POLICE CAR OR HAVE SOMEONE ELSE COME AND WITNESS THIS TERRIBLE EVENT. SEEING NO ONE WILLING TO STOP, I GOT BACK IN THE CAR, AGAIN PRESSED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE RPMS REMAINED ABOVE 5000. AFTER WAITING ONE MORE MINUTE, THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE CAME DOWN TO NORMAL, I PICKED UP THE REQUIRED ITEMS AT THE GROCERY STORE, AND RETURNED TO MY HOME NEARBY. I CALLED THE DEALER, THEY SENT A MAN WHO TOOK THE CAR TO SERVICE. THE CAR WAS THERE FOR OVER THREE WEEKS. THEIR ANSWER WAS THAT THE CAR CHECKED OK, THEY ATTEMPTED NO REPAIR. I REFUSED TO AGAIN DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE ROAD. I ENDED UP BUYING A SIMILAR CAR OF ANOTHER MAKE. THIS AND THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT IN THE 2007 RAV 4 HAS COST US OVER 13,000 DOLLARS . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, CRASHING INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO FURTHER ASSESS THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,796. UPDATED EVOQ 08/05/10 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT NOTICED RODENTS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RODENTS ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIR FILTER WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 5/7/13 *CN UPDATED 05/15/2013 *JS

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH DOWNHILL, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO SPEEDS OF 45 MPH WITHOUT WARRANT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 452 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA RAV 4, V6. AWD. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE CAUSE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS THAT MY FOOT WAS OVERLAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ALSO DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE ACCELERATION WAS OVERRIDING THE BRAKING UNTIL I RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! LAST WEEK I ALMOST KILLED A MOTHER AND HER YOUNG CHILD DURING A PARKING SITUATION. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 5MPH WHEN I INTENDED TO COME TO A SLOW STOP OUTSIDE A NOSE IN PARKING SPOT. THE YOUNG MOTHER WAS TIEING THE SHOESTRINGS OF HER YOUNGSTER NEAR THE OUTSIDE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING SPOT I INTENDED TO USE. MY CAR WAS TRAVELING DIRECTLY TOWARD HER WHEN I SLOWLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE! I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND STOPPED THE CAR BY SHIFTING MY RIGHT FOOT TO THE LEFT WHICH ALLOWED ME TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL! WE STOPPED ABOUT 8 FEET FROM THE MOTHER AND CHILD. HAD I NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND THEREFORE HAD KNOWN HOW TO CORRECT IT, MY RESPONSE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL EVEN MORE. I COULD EASILY HAVE DRIVEN OVER THE MOTHER AND HER CHILD! I AM AWARE THAT TOYOTA HAS A RECALL ON MANY OF ITS PRODUCTS BECAUSE OF UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATIONS; BUT I AM UNAWARE OF ANY INVESTIGATIONS THE FOCUS ON THE CAUSE OF MY NEAR-FATAL INCIDENT. I AM CERTAIN THAT SOME OF THE ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON THE RAV 4, V6 ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE LACK OF ADEQUATE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS! THIS MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND FIXED IMMEDIATELY! I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO TOYOTA USA GILBERT DYER , TORRENCE CA ON JUNE 4, 2010 WITH THE REQUEST THAT HE FORWARD IT TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL AT TOYOTA. IT DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION!!!! *TR

2010 TOYOTA RAV4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HIS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE RELATED TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION*TGW NOTE: LETTER FROM SENATOR JACK REED BUT WAS NOT RECEIVED IN THE FORM OF A CONTROLLED CONGRESSIONAL *TGW THE CONSUMER DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURE. HE WOULD LIKE TO RETURN HIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE RECENT NEWS REPORTS REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN WHICH HE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.*JB UPDATED 08/30/11.8JB

I HAVE A TOYOTA 2010 RAV4, BUT PRESUMED ALL NEW TOYOTA VEHICLES, ENCOURAGE RECIRCULATING TOXIC GASES IN A CLOSED VEHICLE. TOYOTA'S AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY PUTS THE AIR ON RECIRCULATE EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. REGARDLESS OF INSIDE / OUTDOOR TEMP; REGARDLESS OF HUMID OR DRY; REGARDLESS OF EVERYTHING THE AIR IS ALWAYS ON RECIRCULATE WHENEVER THE CAR IS STARTED. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SENSES AND ADJUSTS ACCORDING TO CONDITIONS - BUT THIS IN NOT TRUE! THE CAR ALWAYS STARTS AND STAYS ON RECIRCULATE. KNOWING THE HAZARDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SAFETY LEVELS OF THE TOXIC GASES THAT ACCUMULATE IN A CLOSED CAR (SUCH AS, HTTP://WWW.SNOPES.COM/MEDICAL/TOXINS/BENZENE.ASP), TOYOTA'S CURRENT AIR SYSTEM IS PROVING HAZARDOUS TO EVERYONE'S HEALTH! THIS TERRIBLE FEATURE CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. TOYOTA'S AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR AIR CONTROL IS NOT RESPONSIVE TO CONDITIONS BUT INSTEAD ENCOURAGES PASSENGERS TO REMAIN CAPTIVE WITH RECIRCULATING TOXIC GASES AND IS IN FACT DETRIMENTAL TO EVERYONE'S HEALTH. (NO SPECIFIC 'INCIDENT DATE', ONGOING) THANKS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARRANT AND THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 315 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 335. UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKES. HE THEN SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE SLOWLY BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE DEALER ADVISED BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,000.

WHEN I DRIVE MY TOYOTA 2010 RAV4 OVER A SIGNIFICANT BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD/ACCELERATES. IT DOESN'T LAST LONG , BUT I CERTAINLY HAVE NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH MY PREVIOUS CARS (VW PASSAT WAGON, FORD GRAND CHEROKEE,ETC.). *TR

WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE A LOUD SQUACKING OR SQEALING ALSO A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN REVERSE. IT IS ALWAYS IN REVERSE WHEN THIS ALMOST METAL ON METALS SOUND APPEARS?

2 DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF OUR 2010 RAV4 MY WIFE DISCOVERED WHEN STOPPED ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARD WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM BRAKE, STEPPING ON THROTTLE TO CORRECT IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. SERVICE DEPT. SAID JUST USE TWO FEET TO DRIVE. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE, EITHER WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED OR THE LEVER PULLED. IT HAS ACCELERATED AT LEAST TWICE WHILE APPROACHING SLOWED TRAFFIC, AHEAD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-10 WEST OF LAS CRUCES NM, WHEN THE CAR VEERED OFF THE HIGHWAY, WENT 300 YARDS, AND STOPPED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR, AND THE DRIVER AIRBAG HAD A HOLE IN IT. *TR