2008 Toyota RAV4 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE UP A HILL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE EXCESSIVELY AND THE RPMS INCREASED BETWEEN 1,500 TO 2,000. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE OVER DRIVE ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING OR ASSISTANCE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURES SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER TOLD HER NOT TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THAT WHENEVER SHE DROVE IN REVERSE, THE NORMAL RPM SHOULD BE BETWEEN 700 AND 900. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO SOFTWARE CREATED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 943 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

AS I WAS COMING TO A RED LIGHT, I APPLIED MY BRAKES, BUT THEY WERE NOT WORKING AS USUAL- NOT STOPPING THE CAR QUICKLY. I HAD THEM ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, FINALLY GOT THE CAR STOPPED, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SO FAST AND LOUD. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, RPMS DROPPED MOMENTARILY, WENT BACK UP. I KEPT SWITCHING BACK TO DRIVE, THEN TO NEUTRAL, TILL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN NORMALLY, NOT RACING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS PARKING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE'S BUMPER AND ALMOST RAN INTO A WALL. SHE WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS SHE COULD UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE POLICE WAS CALLED AND THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THEY WILL RETURN HER CALL WITHIN TWO DAYS. HE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800. UPDATED 04/15/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/10/*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STARTED THE INGITION. THE VEHICLE WAS POSITIONED INTO THE SELECTED GEAR, FOLLOWED BY AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,963. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. I HAD AN INCIDENT IN THE FALL OF 2009 WHERE, AS I WAS BRAKING AND SLOWING DOWN, MY ENGINE REVVED UP WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL, AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL. DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED BUT THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE MY FAULT SOMEHOW. IN EARLY DEC. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, FRONT END FORWARD, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER PARKED CAR OPPOSITE MY CAR, FACING MINE. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND BRAKING, THE ENGINE REVVED AND I HAD TO SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY FROM MY CELL PHONE, RIGHT THERE IN MY CAR, AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY ASKED ME IF I WAS WEARING "HEELS", DID I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR BY MISTAKE, DID THE FLOOR MAT GET CAUGHT?...AND I SAID NO TO ALL OF THAT. I WENT IN THE NEXT DAY TO SERVICE, AND THEY SPENT SEVERAL HOURS LOOKING AT MY CAR, CHECKING THINGS OUT. WHEN THEY WERE FINISHED, THEY SAID THEY "COULDN'T MAKE MY CAR DO WHAT I TOLD THEM IT DID". COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ASKED AGAIN ABOUT SHOES, WRONG PEDAL, ETC. SINCE THEN, I HAD ONE MORE EXPERIENCE WITH ACCELERATION AT THE TOP OF A HILL WHERE TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. RIGHT ABOUT THAT TIME THE NEWS OF THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS WAS BEGINNING. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND ASKED WHY I HAD NOT RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT MY TOYOTA HAD BEEN BUILT IN JAPAN AND THEREFORE IT DOES NOT HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM AND IS NOT ON THE RECAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO SLOW IT DOWN AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OF DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CALLED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE VIN ON HER VEHICLE BEGINS WITH A "J" AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT SINCE IT WAS MADE IN JAPAN; THEREFORE, THE FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES, AND CRASHED INTO FOUR VEHICLES. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE LANDED IN AN UPWARD 90 DEGREE ANGLE POSITION. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH; APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR SURFACE WHEN EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,519. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,600. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE LIFTED HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS A SURGE OF ACCELERATION AND HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE HARD. THE VEHICLE THEN CAME TO A STOP. UPDATED 07/01/10.*JB

ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4 WHEN THE BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE AT SLOWING THE VEHICLE AS SHE APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. ALTHOUGH SHE STOOD ON THE BRAKES SHE LEFT NO SKID MARKS BEFORE STOPPING IN THE INTERSECTION AS SHE COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE WHO HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. THE CAR HAD SLOWED SUFFICIENTLY THAT THERE WAS NO RELEASE OF THE AIR BAGS. SHE HAS OPERATED A CAR FOR 40 YEARS WITH OUT A MOVING VIOLATION, THE WEATHER WAS BRIGHT AND SUNNY AND THE ROADS WERE CLEAR AND DRY. IT WAS A FAMILIAR INTERSECTION AND SHE HAD STOPPED AT THE LIGHT ONE BLOCK AWAY. EARLIER IN THE DAY SHE HAD PRACTICED PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BUT IT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO HELP HER IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

ON FEB. 13TH 2010 I EXPERIENCED A NEAR ACCIDENT DUE TO AN UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. I INITIALLY RELEASED BRAKE AND HIT IT AGAIN AND VEHICLE STOPPED JUST SHORT OF A TOLL BOOTH BARRICADE. I LATER INVESTIGATED AND UPON RELATED SEARCH ON INTERNET CAME ACROSS THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. IN MY CASE I WAS PAYING A TOLL WHEN CAR ACCELERATED, I BELIEVE I HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE AT SAME TIME. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT MANDATED A BRAKE OVERRIDE FOR ALL SMALL VEHICLES WHERE PEDAL ERROR CAN EASILY OCCUR. I BELIEVE THE MAJORITY OF SUA INCIDENTS I HAVE LOOKED AT THAT SERIOUS (SUDDEN), THAT PEDAL ERROR IS BEING UNDER REPORTED AS MOST DRIVERS DENY IT. I AM NOT. BUT IS SERIOUS HUMAN FACTORS ISSUE IN ALL SMALL CARS DRIVEN BY LARGE AMERICANS. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2008 RAV4. I WAS TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL AT 50 MPH AS I APPROACHED A DOWN GRADE TOWARD A TRAFFIC LIGHT I MANUALLY TOOK THE CAR OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL EXPECTING TO SLOW SOME. I REALIZED THAT I NEEDED TO SLOW MORE AND APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, I COULD FEEL THE CAR FIGHTING THE BRAKES. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP FOR THE LIGHTS. WHEN I DID THIS THE ENGINE WAS RACING WHILE STOPPED. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I PUT THE RACING ENGINE INTO DRIVE. I JERKED FORWARD AND HAS BEEN OK SINCE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT ANOTHER OWNER OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL REPORTED A SIMILAR EVENT THAT DAY. THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE RUNAWAY CARS REPORTED IN THE NEWS, AS THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE TO MAX SPEED. TOYOTA SEEMS NOT TO BE RESPONDING TO CARS MADE BEFORE 2009. I THINK THIS IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT TURN OFF AND THE STEPPING ON THE BRAKES DID NOT TAKE IT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL EITHER. ON FEB 19 I REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ANOTHER PERSON HAD REPORTED THIS SAME TYPE OF THING THAT SAME DAY. THEY LOOK FOR ERROR CODES BUT FOUND NONE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING INTO MY GARAGE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE RAV4 STARTED RACING VERY BADLY, AT THAT POINT I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND THE CAR ACTED NORMAL. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, THEY CLAIM THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, AND THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT I AM TERRIBLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, INTO HIS DRIVEWAY VERY SLOWLY AND AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES HIS VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HAD 1 OTHER PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,500.

I HAVE A 2008 RAV4, IT HAS BEEN ACCELERATING ON A SMALL SCALE FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS. I TOOK IT IN TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTS WERE MADE IN JAPAN AND NOT NORTH AMERICA, AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. ABOUT A WEEK LATER MY HUSBAND, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND GRANDDAUGHTER WERE HEADED TO A HOCKEY GAME. I WAS DRIVING, WE WERE COMING UP ON A RED LIGHT WHEN I STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THIS WAS MUCH MORE THAN HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. I STOOD ON THE BRAKE AND FLEW THROUGH THE REDLIGHT, I SCREAMED FOR MY HUSBAND TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, HE HAD TROUBLE DOING SO. I THOUGHT WE WERE ALL DEAD. THE PERSON THAT HAD THE GREEN LIGHT MUST HAVE SEEN WE WERE HAVING A PROBLEM, AS HE STOPPED TO LET US RACE THROUGH. IT SLOWED AFTER A BIT, AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN WE WERE ACCELERATING I NOTICED THE RPMS TO BE OVER 3, I COULDN'T WATCH IT THAT CLOSELY FOR FEAR I WOULD COMPLETELY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO CALL CALIFORNIA AND PUT IN A COMPLAINT. WE DID THAT AND WERE GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. AFTER FOUR DAYS OF NO RETURN CALL WE CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED FOR AN UPDATE AS TO WHAT WOULD GO ON NOW. THEY SAID THAT SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO COME AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE, I ASKED IF WE COULD HAVE A LOANER AND I WAS TOLD NOT UNTIL TOYOTA DECIDES THERE IS A PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS HANDS FOR A WEEK TODAY AND WE HAVE NO CAR. ALTHOUGH TOYOTA REPS HAVE BEEN PLEASANT, WE DON'T FEEL

HELLO, ON JUN 26, 2009 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASE A CERTIFIED TOYOTA RAV4. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: ABS LIGHT, BRAKE, AND EGF LIGHT REMAIN LITE. REPAIRS ARE: BRAKE SWITCH REPLACEMENT, IGY RELAY REPLACMENT. IN ADDITION THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE STUCK IN REVERSE. UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THIS GEAR POSITION. A LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND THE PROBLEM IN THAT THE CONNECTIONS IN THE WIRING HARNESS ARE FILLED WITH WATER. HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THE WATER GOT THERE. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNED.. I AM WRITING TO SHARE WITH YOU MY CONCERN OF THE ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THE 2008 RAV4 FROM TOYOTA. TOWN TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER, WENATCHEE, WA TOLD US NOT TO WORRY ABOUTIT AS IT IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVEWITH ABS, BRAKE, AND EGF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I DID CONTACT TOYOTA (VIA EMAI) BUT NO RESPONSE. I QUESTION THE VALIDITY OF THAT STATEMENT IN LIGHT OF RECENT RECALL NEWS AND THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE DOWN AS HE TRIED TO DEPRESS IT AND HE COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. HE CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT NO ONE COULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE BODY SHOP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,561.

IDLE SPEED KICKED UP UNEXPECTEDLY AT A STOP LIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS CLOSE TO FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE, ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM HOME. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT ON. THE DEFROSTER WAS ALSO NOT ON, SO THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE IDLE TO KICK UP. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION. IT LURCHED FORWARD, BUT WAS EASY TO HOLD BACK WITH THE BRAKE. I THEN PUT MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND RELEASED MY RIGHT FOOT TO BE SURE THAT BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR WERE NOT BEING PRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE HIGH IDLE CONTINUED, ABOUT 1100 RPM IN DRIVE. I THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THE TACHOMETER READ 1300-1400 INITIALLY, THEN SLOWLY DROPPED TO ABOUT 1000. ONCE BACK IN DRIVE IT DROPPED TO ABOUT 800 RPM, WHICH IS NORMAL OPERATION. IT HAS NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE OR SINCE. THAT PARTICULAR INTERSECTION HAS POWER LINES AND/OR TRANSFORMERS THAT HAVE INTERFERED WITH MY AM RADIO IN OTHER VEHICLES, BUT NOT THIS ONE. *TR

PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND STAYS ON. OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO TAKE TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I WAS TOLD BY ONE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT THIS MEANS THE AIR BAG IS DISABLED, BUT NO LOCAL DEALER WILL BE ABLE TO GET ME IN RIGHT AWAY. IF THIS IS AS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AS IT SOUNDS, I WISH THEY WOULD TAKE IT MORE SERIOUSLY. I TOOK FIRST AVAILABLE APPT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, LOOKING AT RAV-4 FORUMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING UPHILL ON A SNOWY DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPEED UP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES (WHICH CAUSED THE ABS TO PULSE VERY RAPIDLY), BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVVED TO A FAIRLY HIGH RPM. I TURNED OFF THE KEY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH NOW RAN NORMALLY. THIS RAV4 DOES NOT HAVE ANY OPTIONAL FLOOR MATS AND HAS ONLY 6000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A 2008 RAV4 AND, AS SUCH, IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. *TR

DURING NORMAL DRIVING, MY WIFE AND FATHER-IN-LAW HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OR SURGING ON OUR 2008 RAV4 (AWD, 6-CYLINDER). THIS IS TYPICALLY OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR LIGHT ACCELERATION ABOVE ~25MPH. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE RIGHT AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2008. DEALER COULD NOT VERIFY PROBLEM AND NO ERROR CODES WERE FOUND. THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL COMES ON RANDOMLY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES ALSO, USUALLY WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM BRAKE, VEHICLE STAYS STOPPED UNTIL ACCELERATOR IS PUSH AND THEN SYSTEM RELEASES THE BRAKES AND ANTI-SKID LIGHT GOES OUT. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES FOR THIS EITHER. THIS IS A VEHICLE WITH A VIN NUMBER BEGINNING WITH J, WHICH HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM RECENT RECALLS. *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM AT APPROXIMATELY 20MILES/HR.THE ROAD HAD NOT BEEN PLOWED RECENTLY, SO THERE WAS SOME SNOW THAT HAD ACCUMULATED, BUT IT WAS CERTAINLY PASSABLE AND I WAS DRIVING A 4 WHEEL,TOYOTA, RAV 4, 2008, IN EXCELLENT UPKEEP. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, WHEN I TRIED TO SLOWLY CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. I COULD NOT MOVE THE WHEEL, THE BRAKSE DID NOT WORK, EVERYTHING IN THE CAR FROZE. I WAS HELPLESS AND HAD TO WATCH AS THE CAR SLOWLY DROVE ITSELF OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A DEEP DITCH. HALF WAY THROUGH THIS HARROWING TIME SPAN A BEEPING NOISE CAME ON(THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM?), BUT ONLY AFTER THE CAR WAS INCAPACITATED FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE MINUTES. I WAS ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AND THERE WERE NO HILLS AT THIS LOCATION. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 300+ FEET, AS EVIDENCED BY THE TRACK MARKS LEFT IN THE SNOW. LUCKILY THE DITCH WAS FILLED WITH SNOW, SO I DID NOT CRASH INTO A TREE OR ROLL OVER. THE SNOWPACK STOPPED THE CAR AND IT ENDED UP TILTED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, BURIED ALMOST TO THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER WINDOW. WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE RIGHT WINDOW TO CRAWL OUT, IT WAS INOPERABLE. I WAS TOWED OUT OF THE DITCH AND BECAUSE OF THE SOFT SNOW COVER THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO HAD 1 OTHER STEERING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WHEN IT DID NOT RESPOND AS EXPECTED(ALTHOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT FROZEN) AND I SUBSEQUENTLY SIDE SWIPED A CAR I WAS PASSING WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. WHENEVER HE DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE SPEED AND THE RPM'S WOULD NOT DECREASE FOR 10 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,754.

MY 2008 RAV4 SUV SUDDENLY GOES TO FULL THROTTLE ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TO PUT BOTH FEET ON BRAKE PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE PURCHASING THIS SUV NEW. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY NEED TO SEE THE CAR WHILE IT IS RACING UP, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND I CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN ON WILL. *TR

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

CONTINUOUS BRAKE AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ON MY 2008 RAV4 THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. I'VE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

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

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

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

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

I AM REPORTING AND ACCELERATION PROBLEM IN MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY AS I AM APPROACHING AND SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT SURGE IN THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT IS ON THE BREAK AS I AM SLOWING DOWN. I ESTIMATE THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AROUND 10 TIMES IN THE 19,000 MILES THAT I HAVE OWNED THE RAV4. I CANNOT DUPLICATE OR REPLICATE THE SURGE AT WILL, AS I SAID IT OCCURS RANDOMLY. THE EVENTS OF THE LAST MONTHS WITH TOYOTAS HAS PROMPTED ME TO REPORT THIS SITUATION.

WAS PARKING THE CAR IN A SMALL CONGESTED COMMERCIAL PARKING AREA. I TURNED A CORNER AND SAW A SPACE, BUT HAD TO BACK UP TO PULL IN STRAIGHT. AS I PROCEEDED VERY SLOWLY, I WAS ONLY A FEW FEET FROM THE PARKED CAR FACING MY CAR. SUDDENLY, AS I WAS ABOUT TO STOP MY CAR, THE ENGINE RACED AND MY CAR JUMPED FORWARD INTO THE FRONT OF THE OTHER CAR. AS I WAS ONLY A VERY SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE CAR, MY CAR DID NOT HAVE TIME TO ACCELERATE TO ANY GREAT SPEED.

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

ACCELERATION INCIDENT PARKING. DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN CHELSEA MI, DOING A LITTLE UNDER 5 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. I APPLIED THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER AND THE ABS ENGAGED. FORTUNATELY I MISSED THE BMW PARKED IN FRONT. BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR FOR 19 MONTHS AND NOTHING LIKE IT OCCURRED BEFORE. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I HAD JUST BEEN TO FOR A LUBE CHANGE SAID THAT MY MODEL WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT TO BRING IT IN IF IT RECURRED. *TR

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

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

I PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA RAV4 (2008 LS) IN THE SUMMER OF 2008. I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION. I REPORTED IT THEN AND THE FIRST SEVERAL TIMES IT WENT IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN THE SAME - THAT'S JUST WHAT TOYOTAS DO. THE PROBLEM - WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IDLING, THE CAR HESITATES. THERE IS A SECOND OR 2 DURING WHICH THERE IS NO POWER. THEN, THE POWER KICKS IN AND THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD, NOT BECAUSE THE PEDAL IS STICKING BUT BECAUSE THE CAR SUDDENLY "CATCHES UP" WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THE EXPLANATION GIVEN BY TWO DEALERS IS THIS: IN THE TOYOTA, THERE IS A DELAY BETWEEN WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED DOWN AND WHEN THE CAR'S COMPUTER SENDS THE INFORMATION TO THE CARBURETOR, OR WHATEVER PASSES FOR IT IN NEW ENGINES. THAT CAUSES THE SEQUENCE - PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, HESITATION, THEN SURGE. THIS IS MOST DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO HEAVY, FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. OPENINGS IN THE TRAFFIC ARE USUALLY SMALL BUT ADEQUATE IF THE CAR RESPONDS. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CAR HESITATES, THEN SURGES, THE OPENING CAN BE MISSED AND THE CAR AND DRIVER ARE AT RISK FOR A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO INTERMITTENT SO THAT THE DRIVER CAN BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD, EVEN WHEN EXPERIENCED WITH THE CAR. I'M FILING THIS BECAUSE I SEE THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS GONE PAST THE STICKING PEDAL TO LOOK AT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN THE CARS. SO I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL. PS-I HAVE BEEN FO

BRAKE PEDAL ON MY 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 RELEASES ON IT'S OWN WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR IN STOP-AND-GO-TRAFFIC. IT'S MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, BUT HAPPENS ONCE IN AWHILE IN WINTER. IF I HAVE TO STOP FOR ANY REASON, WITH MY FOOT RESTING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT RELEASES ON ITS OWN AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I USUALLY HAVE TO START PUMPING THE BRAKE SO THAT IT DOESN'T START ROLLING INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. (A SALESPERSON ADMITTED TO ME THAT HER CAMRY DID THE SAME THING AND THAT SHE GOT RID OF THE CAR.) I WANT MY CAR REPAIRED AND SAFE TO DRIVE, OTHERWISE I WILL HAVE TO GET RID OF IT AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT AT THE MOMENT. *TR

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

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

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

DANGEROUS TORQUE STEER ON 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 4X4. HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. DEALER TWICE HAS TOLD ME IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE SIENNA IS EVEN WORSE. YOU CAN LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE ACCELERATING TO PASS. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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