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2008 Toyota RAV4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	864365
Internal NHTSA #	10407331
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2008
File date	16/06/11
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Yesterday, june 16, 2011, as i was driving my toyota 2008 rav4 (35,500 miles), the car accelerated uncontrollably. The car was still cold -- it was less than 2 miles after start-up. Outdoor temp was about 65. No rain or inclement weather. I approached a red light very slowly, at less than 10 mph. As i was braking, i became aware that the car was not stopping. I braked harder and could feel the breaks engaging, but underneath that feeling was the feeling of the car continuing to accelerate and fight the brakes. I got the car stopped, but only after extremely hard braking. If there had been someone in the cross walk in front of me, i'd have hit them. The car was still trying to take off. I put the transmission in park and took my foot off the brake. By now the engine was screaming. I sat there for a couple of seconds, foot neither on the brake nor the accelerator and the car sounding as if it would soon explode, and finally just turned the car off and called a tow truck and took it to the dealership. The service writer was cold and distant, non-verbally making sure i understood that he thought i was either lying or blowing the incident out of proportion, while at the same time saying nothing that could actually be quoted as rude. A special technician is supposed to come out from toyota to look at the vehicle. Based upon what others have experienced, i expect the dealership to do nothing. The car is clearly unsafe, and knowing that, i cannot ever drive it again.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	35500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SIMI VALLEY, CA
VIN pattern	JTMZK31V685XXXXXX
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	10
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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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