2011 Toyota RAV4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2011 Toyota RAV4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID839708
 Internal NHTSA #10378897
 ManufacurerTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
 BrandTOYOTA
 ModelRAV4
 Model Year2011
 File date19/12/10
 ComponentVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemOn dec. 11, 2010, i purchased my 2011 rav4. Since that time, i have had to contact toyota and the dealer and take my rav4 to the dealer service dept. Multiple times due to unintended acceleration. Each time i was told nothing was wrong with the vehicle. This unintended acceleration occurs randomly when i apply the brakes and is more powerful with each episode. When i depress the brake pedal, the engine revs very loudly and the vehicle feels as though it will speed in whatever gear i am in (i. E., drive or reverse). In order to keep the vehicle under control, i have to keep the brake depressed, engage the emergency brake, shift into park and turn off the engine. On the last occurrence - jan. 2, 2011 - the engine revved so strongly the front end shook violently and we could smell the engine overheating. On jan. 2nd, the rav4 had to be towed on a flatbed to the dealer where it remained for 2 weeks awaiting toyota tech's. When the toyota tech's finally made it to the dealer, they downloaded the onboard data and took it to their lab to analyze. Once i again, i was told,
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure165
Number of Occurences
Source of the issuePORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
 City and StateBRAINTREE, MA
VIN pattern JTMBF4DV8BDXXXXXX
 Was vehicle invloved in a crash?N
 Was vehicle involved in a fire?N
 Was incedent reported to police?
 Was medical attention required?
 Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
 Date of purchase07/10/24
Was original owner?
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Cruise control
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 Vehicle speed15
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 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's name
 Dealer's telephone number
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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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