| Issue ID | 840265 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10378331 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 21/01/11 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2008 4 cly rav4 sport with 24700 miles. Concern: 1/20/11 the maintenance light came on and after driving a few miles the cruise control light came on by itself and the car began to accelerate. I hit the cruise button, light went out, not sure if i also applied the brakes and the car drove normally. After the incident i drove the car about another 20 miles with no duplication of the problem. Concern: 1/21/11 start the car and the maintenance light was on. About 2 minutes into my snow covered trip i applied the brakes and abs system activated and worked as needed. I drove another 5 minutes and stopped at a red light. With my foot on the brake the cruise light came on the car started to accelerate. Keeping my foot on the brake i pushed the cruise button to try and deactivate it. It didn't seem to work so i then put the car in neutral and turned off the key. Restarted the car and only the maintenance light was on. The car seemed ok and i drove approximately another 25 miles and got the car to the dealer. Dealer cause/correction information. 1/21/11 check vehicles cruise control coming on by itself and vehicle accelerating. Tech road tested vehicle and monitored all systems. Tech not able to duplicate condition with the cruise control activating on it own. Tech found no bulletins or updates for the vehicle. ** tech/dealer found no problem .** they have given me a loaner and contacted toyota of the problem. Someone from toyota is coming 1/24-1/25/11 to check the vehicle. *ln |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 24700 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | STANHOPE, NJ |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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