| Issue ID | 773383 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10316803 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 27/02/10 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Our rav4 was apparently not included in the last recalls but i now believe this is incorrect. On 2/27 i rear-ended a truck going about 30-35 mph. I originally thought i had missed the brake pedal and by the time i realized the car was not stopping i had to slam my brakes and tried to turn to miss the car in front of me. After checking further i'm not sure how i would have even been able to entirely miss the pedal. I was very shaken up and thought i had imagined that the car was accelerating after i had originally braked until i overheard my 8 yr old daughter talking to someone else and saying she 'felt like we were going faster instead of stopping". If not for the urging of friends and family and after researching, i'm not sure i would have even thought it was a toyota problem. Luckily i was the only person to be injured with a sprained foot, but if this can help to save someone else from a potentially fatal crash i would feel that i have done my part. Please push toyota to find out the real problem and get it fixed. I'm not sure how i am even going to be able to drive that truck again without feeling confident that my family and i are safe. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 10000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MATTITUCK, NY |
| VIN pattern | JTMBK32V295XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
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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 | 33 |
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