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2008 Toyota RAV4 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	766905
Internal NHTSA #	10311422
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2008
File date	02/01/10
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving in a snow storm at approximately 20miles/hr. The road had not been plowed recently, so there was some snow that had accumulated, but it was certainly passable and i was driving a 4 wheel,toyota, rav 4, 2008, in excellent upkeep. All of a sudden the car started drifting to the right, when i tried to slowly correct the direction of the vehicle, the steering would not work. I could not move the wheel, the brakse did not work, everything in the car froze. I was helpless and had to watch as the car slowly drove itself off the side of the road into a deep ditch. Half way through this harrowing time span a beeping noise came on(the vehicle stability control system?), but only after the car was incapacitated for what seemed like minutes. I was on a straight away and there were no hills at this location. The vehicle traveled approximately 300+ feet, as evidenced by the track marks left in the snow. Luckily the ditch was filled with snow, so i did not crash into a tree or roll over. The snowpack stopped the car and it ended up tilted on its right side, buried almost to the top of the passenger window. When i tried to open the right window to crawl out, it was inoperable. I was towed out of the ditch and because of the soft snow cover there was no damage to the car. I have also had 1 other steering problem with the car when it did not respond as expected(although the steering wheel was not frozen) and i subsequently side swiped a car i was passing while driving in a parking garage. I am an excellent new england driver with a stellar driving record. This car has been a disaster the infrequent times i it. It usually sits in the garage, since i prefer my 109,000 mile, reliable, 2001, mercury mountaineer; after experiencing the first steering event with the rav4, which i know was not my fault. I drove the rav 4 during the second incident because i thought it would be safer, being a new car! Ha
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	17000
Number of Occurences	2
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BOSTON, MA
VIN pattern	JTMBD31V386XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
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
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Vehicle speed	20
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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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2008 Toyota RAV4 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota RAV4 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

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