| Issue ID | 776199 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10319117 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 10/01/09 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | It is very difficult to control acceleration from a stop while driving my rav4 in stop and go traffic. This has been true since i purchased the car with about 40,000 miles on it. I removed the floor mat with no change. I have been told by two toyota dealerships (one had the car for evaluation for a day and charged me a diagnosis fee and for a rental car) that this is normal. This is a potentially dangerous condition and clearly a safety hazard. I hold a commercial drivers license and have had many years of experience driving a wide variety of vehicles and have never encountered this problem. It is only a matter of time before the car hits something. Toyota must address this issue. Until this problem is remedied there is the real risk of something or someone being damaged or hurt (or worse). Update: on march 3, 2010 i delivered the car to dick dyer in columbia, sc at toyota's request. The regional technician inspected the car that day. I have since been contacted by the general manager and informed that toyota is flying a team of engineers from california to evaluate the car next monday, march 15, 2010. Updated ivoq 05/28/10.*jb the consumer believed the electronic software, interface design was flawed. The throttle pedal and the engine did not accurately track each other. There was a delay, which resulted in an abrupt and excessive engine response. Updated 09/26/12 |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | EASTOVER, SC |
| VIN pattern | JTEGD20V350XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | DICK DYER |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | COLUMBIA |
| Dealer's state code | SC |
| Dealer's ZIP code |