| Issue ID | 727673 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10274014 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 14/06/09 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The throttle in my 2007 rav4 v6 limited has stuck open three times in the last few months. It happens after i "floor" the accelerator. The first time occurred in my garage as i was trying to start the engine. I had to turn it off. The second time was a week later as i was passing a truck going up a hill on a 3 lane highway. I put on the brakes and tried to get the transmission into neutral as i tried to get to cross two lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder. I was successful without getting into an accident, but it was scary. I took the car to a dealer and they said that the throttle body had a leak, so they replaced the seal. I did not experience the problem again for a couple of months until it happened again two days ago. I was accelerating to merge with traffic on a freeway. I applied the brakes and the throttle stopped sticking and quickly returned to normal operation. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 35000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HANSVILLE, WA |
| VIN pattern | JTMBK31V176XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 60 |
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