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2008 Toyota RAV4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	779730
Internal NHTSA #	10321897
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2008
File date	15/08/08
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was attempting to pass a semi on an uphill in my new 2008 rav4 when the accelerator became stuck. I had floored the gas pedal since i was going uphill and passing, but when i eased my foot off the pedal remained pressed to the floor. I had entered a single lane construction zone and was accelerating rapidly. I stomped on the accelerator hoping to spring it loose and tried the brakes, to no avail. As i was reaching speeds well into the 90's and within seconds of plowing into the traffic ahead of me i reached down and grabbed the gas pedal and pulled up on it. It did come up then and i was able to slow the car down in time to avoid crashing. I was terrified and thought i would die. I took it to the dealer we had purchased it from and they insisted it was caused by my floor mat and that it was my fault since it was not a toyota floor mat. I told them there was nothing obstructing the pedal when i reached down for it, it was simply stuck. They continue to blame the floor mat, my car has not been put on the recall list and it scares me every day to drive it. I never, ever floor it and now know to put it in neutral should it happen again---although i have heard some people crashed because they could not get the car in neutral. I am very upset that toyota blameshifts and dodges the issue by blaming the mats and refuses to do anything about it. Their recall hotline told me it is my problem since my car is not on the recall list. I did buy their mat after the incident, only to be told later that i should remove it since it could cause accelerator entrapment. My dealer still blames the whole problem on my non compliant mat even though they recalled their own mats, too. It is very disturbing to find out that this has been happening to so many others and going on for a long time. So many deaths and accidents, and i easily could have been one. We have bought 5 toyotas from this dealer and have had no support and have been treated rudely.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	5000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WAUKEE, IA
VIN pattern	JTMBD32V385XXXXXX
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	95
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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 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota RAV4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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