2007 Toyota RAV4 complaints

2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 SPORT HAD AN UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK , THE CAR SPED OUT OF CONTROL, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE BOTH THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS WERE COMPRESSED. FINALLY CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL TO STOP THE CAR. *TR

2007 RAV 4SPORT HAS CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING. NOTICED IT AROUND 30,000 MILES, & IS ONE OF THE MAINTENANCE ITEMS THE DEALER IS SUPPOSED TO CHECK EVERY 5000 MILE SERVICE WHICH I HAVE DONE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. (INSPECT STEERING LINKAGE AND BOOTS).MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT, & I HAD ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM , & HE ACTED LIKE HE HAD NOT EVER HEARD OF A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING, BUT CAME UP WITH A $590.00 REPAIR PRICE & TOLD ME IT WAS UNSAFE. HE WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECT BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY COVERED UNTIL 36,000 MILES. I CAME HOME & GOT ON THE INTERNET, & THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS EVERYWHERE. PLEASE HELP? *TR

I TURNED ON THE IGNITION OF MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 AND BEGAN TO DRIVE INTO MY GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PUMPED THE BRAKE FIERCELY SEVERAL TIMES TO THE FLOOR BOARD OVER THE APPROXIMATELY 12-15 FEET OF GARAGE DEPTH AND THE RAV4 STOPPED JUST AS IT PUSHED THE WHEELBARREL INTO THE WALL. . ASIDE FROM DAMAGE TO THE WALL OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE'S BUMPER WAS DENTED AND SLIGHTLY CRACKED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO BODILY TRAUMA OR PERSONAL INJURY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 16,400.

THERE IS A CLUNKING/KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING SHAFT. ONLY NORMAL USE ON THIS VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS. A FAILURE IN THE STEERING SHAFT COULD CAUSE DEATH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BY ISSUING T-SB-0318-08, BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL OR PAY FOR REPAIR AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS BY THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED THE PART USED HERE (NEW PN 45221-42070). THIS IS SERIOUS AND AFFECTS ALL 06-08 RAV4 SUVS. JUST SEARCH FOR "STEERING CLUNK RAV4" IF YOU WANT EVIDENCE.

HAVE HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WITH TOYOTA RAV4 2007 BEFORE RECALL. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THOUGHT I WAS PRESSING BRAKE WITH NO RESPONSE.

2007 TOYOTA RAV4 V6, DEFECTIVE REAR WHEEL SPEED CONTROL SENSOR CAUSES ERRATIC ABS, SKID CONTROL AND BRAKING. SENSOR FAILED AT UNDER 40,000 MILES. ALMOST $600 TO FIX AND OTHER THREE COULD FAIL TOO AS A RESULT OF CORROSSION FROM WATER AND SALT. TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THE PART SO THAT THE NEW ONE WILL NOT BE AS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FAILURE, BUT MEANWHILE THERE SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FAILURE OF THESE SPEED CONTROL SENSORS THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL COVERED BY TOYOTA RATHER THAN AN EXPENSE BORN BY THE OWNERS. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER WHEN THE SUDDEN LOSS OF AWD, ABS, VSC CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. HAVING SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET THROUGH VARIOUS TOYOTA FORUMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) LIGHT & CAR SLIPPING LIGHT ON & OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED OXY SENSOR & VSC COMPUTER, BUT STILL HAPPENS. TOYOTA DOESN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. VSC SEEM TO WORK WHEN LIGHTS ARE OFF, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT WON'T WORK WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AS I'VE SEEM MANY COMPLAINTS & QUESTIONS FROM OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS ON INTERNET. NOT HAVING VSC WORKING IS GREAT CAUSE FOR CONCERN IN AN SUV AS SUV MAY ROLL CAUSING INJURIES/DEATH. THANK YOU.

2007 TOYOTA RAV4 HAS A BINDING AND THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT.

TOYOTA 2007 RAV4 WITH 20,000 MILES, SINCE I PURCHASED HAS HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATION LURCHING FORWRD BOTH WHILE BARELY TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL OR TURNING CORNERS, AND GOING UP A SMALL HILL OR A LARGE HILL. IVE STILL GOT THE WARRANTY TILL MAY2010, THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HELLO TOYOTA ! NOW IM READING ABOUT ALL THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT RAV4 ISNT DISCLOSING TO THE PUBLIC! THE SERVICE KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM SO WHY WONT THEY FIX I ? IM ON A DISABILITY AND NEED SAFE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. WHERE DO I STAND ? WHAT DO I DO NEXT? IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION OR CPS? IM SITTING HERE WITH THE PROOF THAT IT WAS LOOKED AT . AS I DROVE IT HOME FROM SCHOOL YESTERDAY AND TURNING A CORNER GOING ON AN INCLINE IT LURCHED FORWARD , THAT ISNT GOOD FOR ME OR THE CAR AND THEY WONT FIX IT IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE AND AWHILE WWHAT DO I DO ?

I OWN A 2007 RAV4. IN FALL 2008, MY HUSBAND AND I PULLED UP TO A RED LIGHT BEHIND A PICKUP TRUCK AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT, JUST AS HE STOPPED, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. EVEN THOUGH HE IMMEDIATELY PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, WE ENDED UP HITTING THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF US. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED ABOUT $1,500 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF OUR CAR. THE TRUCK IN FRONT SUSTAINED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE, AND THE DRIVER SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT AND WE DID NOT FILE A POLICE REPORT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED BY DOWLING TOYOTA OF LITCHFIELD CT. THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING MECHANICALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR THAT WOULD CAUSE THE UNEXPECTED AND UNSTOPPABLE ACCELERATION. THEY DID FIND SOME ACORNS UNDER THE HOOD, AND GIVEN THE LACK OF ANY OTHER IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE, THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION MIGHT HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE INGESTION OF A NUT INTO THE ENGINE WHICH HELD THE ACCELERATOR OPEN. AT THE TIME I RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTED THIS EXPLANATION BECAUSE OUR ACCIDENT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HOWEVER, IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS CONCERNING TOYOTA VEHICLES, I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF OUR EXPERIENCE WITH OUR RAV4 WAS PART OF A LARGER PROBLEM. MY EXPERIENCE WITH OUR 2007 VEHICLE WAS EERILY SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE AFFECTED MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I AM HEARING ON THE NEWS THAT IT HAS TAKEN SEVERAL YEARS FOR TOYOTA TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM, AND I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF OUR ACCIDENT WAS RELATED T

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE WITH THE GEAR IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE RELEASING HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT TO ADEQUATELY DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,723 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,750.

TOYOTA RAV4 2007. I'VE BEEN HEARING UNUSUAL SOUND WHEN I TURN STEERING WHEEL SPECIALLY FROM PARKING POSITION. TOYOTA ELK GROVE CA SAID THIS IS NORMAL. I DON'T THINK THIS IS NORMAL. ANY NOISE WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL IS NOT NORMAL BECAUSE TURNING STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T SUPPOSE TO PRODUCE NOISE. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE REAR DOOR RUBBER SEAL DOES NOT REMAIN SECURED AFTER A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 6/3/10 *CN UPDATED 06/10/10

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 SPORT. SINCE IT WAS NEW WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA SAYS IT'S NORMAL AND IS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER AUTO, THE THROTTLE DOES NOT RESPOND UNTIL IT SUDDENLY WILL ACCELERATE HARD. LEAVING A STOP IT CAN BE VERY FRIGHTENING AS WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW HARD IT WILL ACCELERATE WHEN IT DOES. PASSING IS EQUALLY FRIGHTENING, IF NOT MORE SO. WHEN WE PULL OUT TO PASS AND STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND ACCORDING TO PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. WE'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO HEAD-ON A COUPLE OF TIMES. I KIND OF GAVE UP ON THE ISSUE AFTER BEING TURNED AWAY BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR UNTIL HEARING ABOUT OTHER TOYOTAS HAVING ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. OUR 2007 IS A THROTTLE BY WIRE SETUP ALSO. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER RAV4 OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAN BE PRETTY SCARY, ESPECIALLY FOR MY WIFE. THE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE RIG WAS NEW SO I DON'T HAVE A DEFINITIVE DATE. I'LL PUT IN TODAYS DATE FOR RECORD. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE A RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY PRETTY TIED UP WITH TOYOTA PROBLEMS. *TR

UNCONTROLLED AND UNCOMMANDED AUTO ACCELERATION OF TOYOTA 2007 RAV4 WITH SUBSEQUENT IMPACT INTO RETAINING WALL, DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF $3000.00. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 WITH APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY(ABOUT A WEEK AGO 3/1/10) AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND IT HAS BEEN DOING FINE SINCE THEN. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD! *TR

2007 TOYOTA RAV4 WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL ON A SLIGHT INCLINE THE CAR WILL START SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEARS, BUCKING AND JUMPING AND I TURN THE CRUISE OFF IMMEDIATELY. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINES GOING TO BLOW. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON BLOG SITES COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR RAVS: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=199996 AND HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F142EEE?DISPLAYRECENT&MKTCAT=ENABLER&AID=10364102&PID=3193631&KW=N&SYNPARTNER=EDMUNDS&MKTID=CJ260233. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. HE WAS ABLE TO APPLY A LOT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THIS ABOUT 6 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2530 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17500.

IN MARCH OF 2008 I HAD TWO OCCURRENCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH MY 2007 SIX CYLINDER TOYOTA RAV4. THE FIRST WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AS I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND PULLED ME THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR ONE COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT INCIDENT A MILDER LESS POWERFUL ACCELERATION EVENT HAPPENED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON MARCH 26 08 AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR GIVE A REASON FOR IT. THE TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IF THE PROBLEM RECURRED. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL 2/19/2010. AS IN THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS, THE EVENT HAPPENED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IN THIS CASE I QUICKLY SHUT OFF THE MOTOR, OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AS IN THE OTHER CASES AFTER I RESTARTED THE CAR THE PROBLEM WAS OVER. OUR OTHER CAR IS A CAMRY AND I HAVE NEVER HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THAT CAR OR ANY OTHER CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN NO REASON FOR THE EVENT WAS FOUND AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY OFFERED EXCEPT POSSIBLY A GAS PEDAL OVER RIDE IF ONE BECOMES AVAILABLE. AFTER THE LONG GAP IN TIME BETWEEN THE FIRST TWO EVENTS I THOUGHT MAYBE THEY WERE A FLUKE. NOW I WORRY THAT I MAY BE IN AN ACCIDENT OR HIT A PEDESTRIAN. I AM NO MECHANIC BUT I REALLY THINK THAT IT IS SOME SORT OF ELECTRONIC PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL EACH TIME

WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A DELAYED THROTTLE RESPONSE WHICH HAS LED TO A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN NOT EXPECTING IT. THIS HAPPENED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS INTERMITTENTLY ALMOST LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALER ON AUGUST 22/07, SEPT 2007 AND THEN CALLED TOYOTA ON NOVEMBER 1, 2007. I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS SUDDEN DELAYED ACCELERATION WAS NORMAL FOR TOYOTA AS IT WAS BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SENDS A DELAYED MESSAGE AND I HAD TO ADJUST MY DRIVING TO ACCOMMODATE IT. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED NEARLY AS OFTEN AS THE FIRST FEW MONTHS BUT DOES OCCASIONALLY. IT IS SUDDEN AND FRIGHTENING WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR

ACCELERATION INCIDENT. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS WORKING OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS IN FT. WORTH, TX. WE LIVE IN CINCINNATI, OH. ON DEC 4,2008, MY HUSBAND IN HIS 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4, ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED FOR ABOUT 1/4 MILE INTO HIS HOTEL BUILDING. THIS WAS REPORTED BY TWO EYE WITNESSES (PER POLICE REPORT). MY HUSBAND HAS NO MEMORY OF THE EVENT. HE SPENT 7 DAYS IN THE ICU AND WAS DISCHARGED AFTER 10 DAYS FROM THE HOSPITAL. HE HAD ONE ADDITIONAL SURGERY AND SEVERAL FOLLOW UP CONSULTATIONS WITH SEVERAL DOCTORS SINCE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. NOTHING WAS EVER DETERMINED. SINCE THE TOYOTA RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, IT MAY OFFER AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. HIS CAR WAS DESTROYED IN THE ACCIDENT, BUT WE STILL HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION. *TR

MY FIANCE DRIVES A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THIS VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE TOYOTA ACCELERATION PEDAL RECALL. IN DECEMBER, I WAS DRIVING HER CAR (SHE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT), FROM MASSACHUSETTS BACK TO OUR HOME IN CONNECTICUT. AS I MERGED ONTO RT 128 IN MA, I HAD TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY. AFTER SAFELY MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AS I ALWAYS DO, HOWEVER NOTICED THE PEDAL DID NOT RELEASE AND WAS STUCK DOWN TO THE FLOOR. MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO PUMP THE BRAKE, HOWEVER, THAT ONLY SLOWED US DOWN TEMPORARILY. I THEN TRIED KICKING AT THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF I COULD GET IT TO RELEASE, HOWEVER, THAT ALSO DID NOT WORK. I THEN TRIED PULLING THE GAS PEDAL UP WITH MY HAND AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. FINALLY, AFTER CONTINUING TO PUMP THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, THE GAS PEDAL RELEASED ON ITS OWN. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT IT WAS STUCK FOR 20 SECONDS. UNFORTUNATELY, I DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT RIGHT AWAY, HOWEVER, I CALLED TOYOTA THE DAY I FOUND OUT OF THEIR RECALL. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR A COURTESY INSPECTION, HOWEVER, TOYOTA SERVICE TEAM SAID THERE WERE NO ISSUES. I HAVE CALLED THE TOYOTA HOTLINE MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO SOMEONE ONCE. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND THE TOYOTA REP ON THE PHONE SAID THEY WOULD REPORT THE INCIDENT UP THE CHAIN... HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I CONTACTED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, HOWEVER, HAVE NOT MADE ANY PROGRESS THERE. MY FIANCE DRIVES THE CAR DAILY, BUT

ENGINE OIL LEAK OVER SEVERAL WEEKS. UPON OPENING THE OIL FILL CAP, THE REST OF THE OIL CAME OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE IT CARRIED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THAT. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT IS V V T I HOSE ON ENGINE BANK 1 THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THAT TOYOTA KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY NEVER RECALLED TO FIX THE CARS, THEY FIXED THEM AS CUSTOMERS BROUGHT THEM IN (ACCORDING TO BULLETIN). IT TOOK ABOUT 10 DAYS TO FIX. A MECHANIC I KNOW WHO SAW THE INVOICE TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA REPLACED ALMOST HALF THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE( REPLACED BANK VTI HOSE, BOTH V V T I GEARS, CAM SHAFTS AND HOUSING A TOTAL OF 31 PARTS. I DID NOT HAVE TO PAY , BUT I WAS VERY UPSET AT TOYOTA FOR KNOWING THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED BUT DID NOT ALERTED CUSTOMERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE DRIVER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BLUE-TOOTH IN THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY REPAIRED THE BLUETOOTH MALFUNCTION; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. TOYOTA ALSO TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO MAKE A PHONE CALL WHILE DRIVING WITH THE BLUETOOTH WHICH IS A SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF STEERING AT VEHICLE STARTUP. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION AND P/S INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED FOR STEERING TO FUNCTION. MORE FREQUENTLY - STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE SLIGHTLY AT STARTUP AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO LOCK, BUT CONTINUES TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. TOYOTA DEALER SAID CAUSE WAS LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE AND REPLACED BATTERY. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER. WILL RETURN VEHICLE - STILL UNDER WARRANTY - FOR ANOTHER REPAIR OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WAS STOPPED IN DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME WAITING FOR GARAGE DOOR TO OPEN (REMOTE CONTROLLED.) THEN I SLOWLY PROCEEDED TOWARDS OPEN GARAGE. THE CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY ROARED AND SURGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN. I PUT ALL MY WEIGHT UNTO THE BRAKE WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE LITTLE EFFECT THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. ONLY THEN DID THE CAR SEEM TO NORMALIZE. I SHUT IT OFF AND HAVEN'T TRIED TO DRIVE IT SINCE. *TR

ABOUT 8 OR 9 MONTHS AGO, I WAS DOING MAYBE 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPMS WENT WILD, THE ENGINE HOWLED, AND MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 LIMITED SPED OFF AS IF SOMEONE HAD DUMPED A BOULDER ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. MY HEART WAS IN MY THROAT AS I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR. PRESSING THE BRAKE HARD DIDN'T DO IT. I THEN STUCK MY FOOT UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND PUSHED UP WITH THE TOE OF MY SHOE A FEW TIMES. THAT WORKED AND SUBSEQUENTLY I COULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND THE CAR RESPONDED NORMALLY. I ASSUMED AT THE TIME THAT MAYBE THE DRIVER'S-SIDE FLOOR MAT HAD SOMEHOW CREPT UP AND IMPEDED THE FREE OPERATION OF THE PEDAL, A THEORY THAT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS ALSO SEEMED TO FIND PLAUSIBLE (THOUGH NOT FOR THE RAV4, APPARENTLY). SO I THREW OUT THE MAT AND DIDN'T REPLACE IT WITH ANYTHING. WE HAVE DIRTY CARPETING NOW, BUT WE ARE ALIVE. OF COURSE, IN RECENT WEEKS, THE WORLD HAS LEARNED THAT MILLIONS OF TOYOTAS ARE POTENTIALLY AFFLICTED WITH A STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TWO WEEKS AGO, WE DROVE OUR CAR TO THE DEALER, DOWNEAST TOYOTA IN BREWER, MAINE, WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR ITS 60,000-MILE SERVICE ANYWAY, AND WE INSISTED THAT THE ACCELERATOR BE REPLACED. WE DISCOVERED LATER THAT THEY HADN'T DONE SO, EVEN THOUGH WE ADVISED THEM CLEARLY THAT WE?D HAD A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING INCIDENT INVOLVING THE ACCELERATOR. THE REASON THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR, THEY TOLD MY WIFE, IS BECAUSE TOYOTA BELIEVES THAT THE 2007 RAV4 HAS NO ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. IN OTHER WORDS, OUR CAR IS NOT

2007 TOYOTA RAV4. CONSUMER STATES DISSATISFACTION RELATED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE OIL LINE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE BUT WANTED THE OIL LINE REPLACED FOR SAFETY REASONS, BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND SHE DRIVES MANY MILES EACH DAY WEEK FOR WORK. THE CONSUMER PAID THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE PART, BUT THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER RUBBER OIL LINE INSTEAD OF THE ALL METAL LINE WHICH SHE HAD REQUESTED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION AT ANY SPEED HE HEARD A NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT BOTH OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS BE REPLACED. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,025. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,100.

I WAS TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN MY 2007 RAV4 SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM'S WERE OVER 6000. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER THAT DAY AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK BUT TOLD ME THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I ASKED WHAT I COULD DO OR WHO I COULD SPEAK TO AND THEY SAID THERE NOTHING UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MAY 2009 AND WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE IN JUST RECENTLY FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE I AGAIN WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO SINCE IT IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. WHY ISN'T IT? MUST SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY DIE BEFORE SOMEONE WILL MAKE IT A PART OF THE RECALL LIST? I AM TAKING MY VEHICLE IN FOR A SAFETY CHECK NEXT WEEK. *TR

AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS, MY WIFE AND I WERE RETURNING HOME FRIDAY AFTERNOON JANUARY 22, 2010 IN MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 (V6 ENGINE - 30,815 MILES ON THE ODOMETER) WHEN WE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING IN OUR SUBDIVISION. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 20-22 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE WITH NO RESPONSE AND THE VEHICLE GATHERED SPEED (ESTIMATED 35 MPH) IN SPITE OF MY EFFORTS TO BRAKE HARD. AS THE RESIDENTIAL STREET WAS TO END AT A "T" WITHIN ABOUT 100 YARDS AND THERE WAS A CAR AHEAD OF ME, I HAD TO USE ANY MEANS POSSIBLE TO STOP MY RUNAWAY VEHICLE OR A COLLISION WAS SURE TO FOLLOW. ONLY AFTER SHIFTING, WHILE CONTINUING TO BRAKE, THROUGH "PARK", "REVERSE", TO "NEUTRAL" TO THE UNBELIEVABLE ROARING SOUND OF THE RACING ENGINE DID THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOP AND A COLLISION WAS AVOIDED BY A FEW CAR LENGTHS. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE, AND WAS ESPECIALLY SURPRISED IN THAT I HAD JUST HAD MY 30,000 MILE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 18, 2009. BADLY SHAKEN, MY WIFE AND I DROVE THE THREE BLOCKS TO OUR HOUSE AND I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR HELP. I WAS TOLD THAT, AS MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO FOR ME AND HE TOLD ME TO CALL THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE EXPERIENCE CENTER. SO I HUNG UP THE PHONE AND THEN CALLED TOYOTA AS INSTRUCTED. WHEN FINALLY GETTING THROUGH, I RELATED MY EXPERIENCE AND WAS TOLD THAT "TOYOTA TAKES THIS VERY SERIOUSLY" AND THAT MY INFORMATION WOULD BE PASSED ALONG I

UNINTENDED RAPID ACCELERATION. *TR

THIS IS A POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF THE PRESENT TOYOTA "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" INVESTIGATION. IT INVOLVES ONE MOMENTARY INCIDENT OF UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION ON A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 VEHICLE IN SEPT. 2009. IT HAS NOT RECURRED NOR WAS IT REPORTED TO TOYOTA NOR THE NHTSA. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY, WITH THE VEHICLE UNDER CRUISE CONTROL, I ATTEMPTED TO RESUME MY NORMAL CRUISING SPEED AFTER AN APPARENTLY SUCCESSFUL "BRAKE SHUTDOWN" OF THE SYSTEM. ON APPLYING THE "RESUME SPEED COMMAND", THE ENGINE WENT TO AN APPARENT FULL THROTTLE POSITION WITH THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING INTO "PASSING GEAR". THIS CONTINUED FOR A SHORT TIME, ESTIMATED TO BE LESS THAN 2 SECONDS, FOLLOWED BY A SHARP DECELERATION AND A SECOND FULL ACCELERATION (AGAIN OF A MOMENTARY LENGTH OF TIME). AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION WITH CONTINUED CRUISE CONTROL. AT NO TIME DID I APPLY MANUAL BRAKES OR SHIFT OUT OF "DRIVE". THE INCIDENT HAS NEVER REPEATED. THE REPORT IS STRICTLY TO INFORM YOU THAT THE APPARENT PROBLEM UNDER INVESTIGATION SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO 2009 MODEL YEAR TOYOTA'S BUT SHOULD GO BACK FURTHER INTO THEIR FLEET WITH "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL". *TR

ON OCT 2009 I HAD A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SEIZED COMPLETELY .THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT I CONTINUE TO HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING GEARS AND BRAKING PROBLEMS . *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 4WD V6 LIMITED THAT HAD A DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED STEERING SHAFT. IN EARLY 2009, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A LOUD "CLUNK" WHEN MY VEHICLE TURNED SLOWLY (FWD OR BACK FROM A STOP) OR WHEN I ENTERED OR EXITED MY DRIVEWAY. QUICK RESEARCH REVEALED OTHERS WITH THIS CONDITION ON 2006 AND 2007 RAV4S, IT WAS LIKELY A DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT..IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED AT THE JOINT, AND IT WAS WEARING/LOOSENING. TOYOTA HAD APPARENTLY ISSUED A T-SB-0318-08 TO REPLACE THE SHAFT WHEN OWNERS COMPLAINED. I TOOK MY RAV4 IN FOR SERVICE TO CHECK, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, MY MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, AND DESPITE NUMEROUS DIPLOMATIC ATTEMPTS ON MY PART, TOYOTA DENIED COVERAGE ON THE BASIS OF MILEAGE, DESPITE MY ARGUMENT OF A SAFETY DEFECT. I ARGUED THAT THIS LOOSENING/DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT COULD BREAK AND CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS IGNORED NUMEROUS TIMES THROUGH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL TOYOTA "CUSTOMER SERVICE" CHANNELS. MY LOCAL DEALER WAS FRIENDLY, BUY UNABLE TO CONVINCE TOYOTA TO HELP. I FINALLY DECIDED TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE, FEARING FOR THE SAFETY OF MY STEERING, AND TOYOTA COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT THE STEERING WAS SAFE WITHOUT THE REPAIR (THEY REFUSED TO COMMENT). I TOLD THEM I WOULD BE REPORTING THIS TO THE NHTSB, AND THEY DID NOT SEEM TO CARE. I SPENT OVER $500 TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED STEERING SHAFT, AND I HOPE OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE ARE RE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY, IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

STEERING ISSUE WITH 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 SPORT. BIG NOISE AND SUDDEN SLIP FEELING IN STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS ESPECIALLY WHILE TAKING OUT OF GARAGE OR GETTING IN OR WHILE TAKING TURNS ON BUMPY ROAD. *TR

CLICKING NOISE IN STEERING SHAFT. I HAD MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER IN NUMEROUS OCCASION THE MONTH AFTER MY WARRANTY WORE OUT THEY MENTIONED YES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SEVERAL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM ITS CALLED THE STEERING SHAFT WHICH MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AND SOMETIMES BECOMES STUCK. THE DEALER HEADQUARTER TOYOTA (HORRIBLE SERVICER) FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE PART EVEN THOUGH THERE IS RECALLS IN JAPAN FOR THIS SAME SITUATION. I AM NOT ABLE TO COVER THIS EXPENSIVE PART AND SO IM WAITING TO SEE IF THE RECALLS COMES TO THE US BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

HIT GARAGE WITH 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4 WHILE MOVING IT IN DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED. INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER A LARGE SNOW STORM AND VEHICLE WAS BEING MOVED TO CLEAR AREA AFTER SNOW WAS REMOVED. IT SEEMED LIKE THE GAS PEDAL STUCK OR THE BRAKES FAILED. NO INJURIES JUST A DENT IN THE FRONT BUMPER. THE FAILURE HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO TOYOTA DEALER (LIA TOYOTA IN SCHENECTADY NY) AND CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPRESSED. THE DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES AND DID A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CHECK. THEY TOLD ME " THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED EVERYTHING WAS FINE" AND GAVE ME A $700 ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE FRONT BUMPER DAMAGE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND HAD THE DENT REPAIRED AT A LOCAL BODY SHOP. *TR

2007 RAV4 STEERING CLUNKING NOISE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTING JERKING AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENT. SHE THEN TAPPED HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15948 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP AND SHE COLLIDED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER TWICE. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER FACE, AND KNEE. SHE CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY THEY HAVE NOT INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE YET. NEWPORT NEWS POLICE REPORT NUMBER 1049316. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 30,000.

I BOUGHT A NEW 2007 RAV 4 IN 07 AND HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL REVVING UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW WHILE GOING UPHILL. I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEN I CALLED TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD MAKE A NOTE OF IT. FIRST INSTANCE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME BUT I HIT THE BRAKES TURNING OFF THE CRUISE. SECOND INSTANCE CAUSED A COP TO PULL ME OVER BECAUSE HE THOUGHT I WAS CHALLENGING THE CAR BESIDE ME TO RACE WHEN HE HEARD MY ENGINE AND SEEN MY SUV LUNGE FORWARD. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION> CRUISE ENGAGED AT 65 MPH AND RPM AT 2500 PERFORMS FINE UNTIL HEADED UPHILL THEN IT WILL INCREASE RPM TO 4000 FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS THEN BACK DOWN TO 2500 THEN BACK UP THEN BACK DOWN AND SO ON TILL IT GETS OVER THE HILL. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA THEY SAID THEY DON'T RECOMMEND TO HAVE THE CRUISE ENGAGED WHILE GOING UPHILL. THAT'S FUNNY I HAVE A HONDA AND IT WORKS FINE GOING UPHILL. MY MOTHER HAS AN 07 CAMRY AND HER CRUISE WORKS FINE. *TR

COMPLAINT:SECOND COMPLAINT I PURCHASED MY TOYOTA RAV 4 2007 IN OCTOBER OF 2007. A FEW MONTHS AFTER I HAD THE CAR I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE CAR, FOR NO REASON WOULD HESITATE, LEAVING ME AT TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF CROSSINGS AN INTERSECTIONS WITH NO POWER. AFTER OTHERS BEGAN MAKING COMMENTS THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG I BROUGHT IT INTO LEITH TOYOTA. THE FIRST TIME WAS APRIL 24TH 2008. I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR I WAS HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I TOLD HIM I WOULD START ACROSS AN INTERSECTION (4 LANES) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR HESITATED, THERE WAS NO POWER. I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SECONDS LATER THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. I TOLD THEM IT CONCERNED AND SCARED ME. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. APRIL 28TH 2008 I RETURNED AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP ADVISING THEM THERE WAS A PROBLEM, I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND WANTED IT FIXED. I AGAIN WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THIS TIME I REFUSED TO LEAVE UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THEY FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN AND TOLD ME THE MODELS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ECM SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THEY REFLASHED THE ECM SYSTEM WITH AN UPDATE SENT BY CORPORATE AND THINGS SHOULD BE FINE. YESTERDAY I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS OK FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS BUT AGAIN THIS WEEK I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR HAD STARTED TO HESITATE AGAIN, AND I AM LEFT IN THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT POWER AND ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THEY TO

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2007 TOYOTA RAV4, THE MOTOR REVVED MOMENTARILY WHILE I WAS BRAKING. THE LAST INSTANCE WAS IN THE SUMMER OF 09 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A CAMPGROUND AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. A PERSON CROSSED THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME AND I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO LET HIM PASS. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE CAMPGROUND, THE MOTOR REVVED (I AM ESTIMATING IT REVVED FROM IDLE TO ABOUT 17-1800 RPM) AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, STARTLING THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND I JUST APPLIED THE BRAKE HARDER AND NO ONE WAS HURT. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS PREVIOUS TO THESE INCIDENTS, I EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND I HAD PREVIOUSLY DISMISSED THEM THINKING THAT PERHAPS I COULD HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND GAS AT THE SAME TIME. I KNOW THIS NOT TO BE THE CASE IN THIS LATEST INSTANCE BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I WERE RETURNING FROM THE BEACH AND I WAS BAREFOOT, SO I KNOW DID NOT STEP ON BOTH THE GAS AND BRAKE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE GAS PEDAL ALSO DID NOT STICK. I WAS IDLING THROUGH THE CAMPGROUND AT THE TIME WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AT ALL. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF A 2007 TOYOTA RAV-4; HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, THIS IS THE LATEST INCIDENT; HAS HAPPENED AFTER GOING OVER A VERY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AT LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA RAV4 HAS LOUD CLUNKING NOISES AND "CATCHES" WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. SUPPOSED TO BE A STEERING ISSUE CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, BUT TOYOTA NOT WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS THAT COST UPWARDS OF $1,000. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT RESPOND TO COMPLAINANTS ABOUT IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. IF STEERING FAILS, WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE? *TR

STEERING COLUMN IN 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. PROBLEM IS S MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT WILL NOT BE CORRECTED IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE WHENEVER STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED AND HAS A TENDENCY TO "WANDER" TO SIDE OF ROAD. *TR