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2008 Toyota RAV4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	808889
Internal NHTSA #	10349124
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2008
File date	11/08/10
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Last night i experienced a sudden, unexpected increase in engine rpms while stopping and while stopped at a stop sign after my car had been driven approximately 1/4 mile on a cold engine (although the temp outside was in the 70s). The air conditioner may have been on in the car. I was just coming up to a stop at a stop sign when the engine suddenly began to roar and though i saw a car coming on the cross street, i couldn't understand why the car seemed to be hard to restrain from moving forward. I have an automatic 2008 rav4 v6 with about 15,000 miles, and i had my foot squarely on the brake. There is no floor mat as i removed that the first week of the news that mats could be a contributing cause to unintended acceleration. I am very familiar with the slight increase in rpms that happens when the air conditioning cycles, and this was several orders of magnitude beyond that. I immediately put the car in neutral and turned the ignition off. At that point, i smelled a very distinctive chemical smell, probably from the tires since the brake and the accelerator were both working at the same time. I started the car up again almost immediately and it was fine for the 10 minute drive home. The next morning i drove it to toyota and they ran a computer diagnostic on it and they said it showed nothing. They told me to "monitor the car and note the tachometer reading if it ever happens again." to be honest, i always thought that people made too much of this problem, but then i never expected it to happen to me. I am reluctant to drive the car now, so i want it noted that this model and year of rav4 may also have this problem. It is possible that i turned the engine off so quickly that the computer didn't register the problem? I'm just glad that i wasn't on the open road, but at a stop sign when this happened so i was able to shut the car off immediately.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	15735
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MAYNARD, MA
VIN pattern	JTMBK31V586XXXXXX
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	2
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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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