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2012 Toyota RAV4 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1014140
Internal NHTSA #	10546074
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2012
File date	31/08/13
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I am filing a complaint about spongy brakes behavior in a 2012 toyota rav4. The problem i was experiencing were the brake pedal traveling to the floor and reduced stopping power during application. The spongy behavior of the brake pedal was also present with engine off. I report this event to two separate toyota dealerships which technicians claimed this is a normal function and this is a soft pedal design (according to the first dealership). The second dealership showed me another similar vehicle (2011 toyota rav4) and it almost did the same thing (engine off - pedal was still spongy but was less than my vehicle). Since being a ase master technician before becoming an mechanical engineer, i bleed the brakes which only helped a little and there were no fluid leaks. Finally, i researched that the abs pump might need to be activated using a scanner to cycle the actuators that might hold air trapped inside. I took the car to my previous place on employment where i consulted this issue with the shop manager in which he agreed that this is a possibility. The shop manager performed the abs pump cycling process with the scanner and the brake pedal became hard and firm like it suppose to be (procedure time: 5 minutes!). I am very disappointed with toyota trained technicians and any good technician knows there is no such thing as soft pedal design especially with a vacuum brake booster with engine off (hydraulic fluid is only slightly compressible!). Only vehicles with hydraulic brake booster can experience a brake pedal feeling spongy since the booster will continue to function after engine had been turned off (approx:10 ¿
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	7000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BROOKLYN, NY
VIN pattern	2T3BF4DV8CWXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	55
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Toyota RAV4 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota RAV4 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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