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2012 Toyota RAV4 EV Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1247984
Internal NHTSA #	10811744
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4 EV
Model Year	2012
File date	17/10/15
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On october 17 shortly before 2 pm pst in clear weather, i was pulling into a parking spot on private property at about 2 to 3 mph. I turned the vehicle into the spot and applied the brakes but the car surged over the curb, hit a tree, went over an embankment and crashed onto a parked car. (the airbag did not deploy, but there were no injuries.) the ignition would not turn off after repeated attempts. Finally i depressed the ignition button for about 10 seconds and it turned off. Just 5 days earlier, the car had undergone a safety recall repair to the electronic circuitry. Toyota had issued a safety recall due to a software defect which affected "components in the electric vehicle traction motor assembly." we informed toyota this appeared to be an unintended acceleration incident. They promised to assign an engineer to thoroughly inspect the vehicle and download information from the event data recorder (edr). The engineer inspected the car and prepared a 22 page report. However he was unable to download the edr information due to a data communication error. Toyota claimed it was due to a low battery. The engineer confirmed to me that it was a data communication error and that the vehicle was half charged when he drove it. Toyota refused to share the engineer's report. They stated in six short sentences that the acceleration and brake pedals both worked. They did not address the recall, the incident with the ignition switch, or the data communication error, all of which signal possible problems with the electric circuitry/software. When we wrote them a detailed letter with all the attachments to document the recall, they simply responded that the acceleration pedal and brake pedal worked.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	20296
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SACRAMENTO, CA
VIN pattern	2T3YL4DV8CWXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	2
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Toyota RAV4 EV Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota RAV4 EV Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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