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2009 Toyota RAV4 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	853841
Internal NHTSA #	10396031
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2009
File date	23/11/09
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased a 2010 toyotas rave 4 on november 10, 2009. Drove the 400 400 miles for thanksgiving. On november 23, did errands and the car surged when i was in a parking lot. That evening the news had the story of the lexus accident in california. Took the floor mat out. A few days later, the car surged again. When i returned home, i took the car to the dealer. Theycould not duplicate the problem. On feb. 5, 2010, was driving home from florida and pulled into a rest area and at the car surged. Went to dealer and they put in a new ssc-ada accelerator. Said at the reinforcement bar system was operating normally. March 3, 2010 - car surged. Turned off engine - took 3 times for car to idle normally. Dealer found nothing. May 20, 2010 - drove 2 blocks. Stopped for 5 minutes. Car revved to 3500rpms. Dealer kept car overnight. No problems. May 27, 2010 . Car surged to 4,500 rpms. Dealer called toyota and opened a tas cas. Reset memory. January 26, 2011 - car surged to 6000 rpms. Restarted 4 times before car would idle normally. Dealer said car working within manufactures parameters. February 28, 2011 - car surged. Dealer kept car. Test drove 619 miles and no problems. March 18, 2011 - rpms went to 3500. Dealer found nothing wrong. April 11, 2011 - car surged again. Dealer found nothing wrong. All these incidents are documented with toyota's customer service. They claim since i was not in an accident or injured, and that dealer can't find anything wrong, toyota states there is nothing wrong with my car. But there is.............
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, AR
VIN pattern	2T3YF4DV3AWXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	2
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Type of child seat code
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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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2009 Toyota RAV4 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Toyota RAV4 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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