| Issue ID | 597068 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10164159 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 30/06/06 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Serious hesitation problem in my 2006 toyota rav4. I've reported to toyota, but they indicate it's normal. Problem has happened seriously 3-4 times. When slowing to a near stop or from a stop, accelerating, i get nothing when i push on accelerator. This is beyond hesitation. The first 2 times i panicked since i was merging in traffic, floored the pedal and after perhaps 1/2 to 1 second (might not sound long, but imagine no response to pushing you pedal with oncoming traffic doing 60-70).... It kicked in/downshifted or whatever. Really scary. Again, i noted this to toyota. I noted a post on edmunds site today with a 2005 article on past hesitation problems with toyota/lexus. And other complaints as well on this serious safety issue. I've posted a date of june 30 for incident, but actually 3-4 separate times in past 4 months. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1000 |
| Number of Occurences | 4 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | NEWARK, DE |
| VIN pattern | JTMBD31V965XXXXXX |
| 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 | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 3 |
| 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 | PRICE AUTO GROUP |
| Dealer's telephone number | 302-322-8600 |
| Dealer's city | NEW CASTLE |
| Dealer's state code | DE |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 19720 |