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2006 Toyota RAV4 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	600848
Internal NHTSA #	10167098
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2006
File date	15/08/06
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	New 2006 rav 4 was purchased at grappone toyota, concord nh, on 7-28-06. During he first 600 miles of operation per the manufacturer. Break in recommendations it became apparent that the vehicle had a serious malfunction regarding normal acceleration and throttle use. This condition leads in an intermittent fashion to failure to accelerate when merging on the highway, failure to resume steady throttle setting after rounding a corner, sudden and serious hesitation when attempting to accelerate normally and sudden and serious losses of power on the road. These symptom are accompanied by a full time throttle lag, which prevents normal use of the throttle and often, after a varied period of delay, is followed by a sudden downshift and rush of power and acceleration. I complained to the dealer on 8-22-06 and was deferred until 8-25-06 at which time the dealer checked the engine computer and told me that the degree of malfunctioning is "normal" and could not be addressed. I told them that was unacceptable and that since this uncertain and erratic performance compromised the safety of my wife and myself we would not be able to resume normal use of the car until the dealer or manufacturer chose to address the problem. After 43 years of safe driving, i'm not about to drive an uncontrollable car in traffic on public roads when it may suddenly fail to accelerate or fail to resume normal speed after braking. Any sudden erratic moves can be dangerous to ourselves and to surrounding traffic and i find it deeply disturbing that neither toyota nor grappone toyota will bother to return my calls nor address this matter. I have spoken with toyota and they have not returned my calls, facilitated a repair or even bothered to try to fix the car. Please investigate this situation which i now believe is common to about 10% of rav 4s before it costs someone their life. Thank you. *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	150
Number of Occurences	18
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CONCORD, NH
VIN pattern	JTMBD33V465XXXXXX
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	28/07/06
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	15
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Dealer's name	GRAPPONE TOYOTA
Dealer's telephone number	1-800-JCT-8993
Dealer's city	BOW
Dealer's state code	NH
Dealer's ZIP code	03304

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2006 Toyota RAV4 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota RAV4 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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