| Issue ID | 1662580 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11325612 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | RAV4 |
| Model Year | 2017 |
| File date | 04/09/18 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | When approaching a stop sign i applied the brakes and the car lunged forward forcing me to hit the car in front of me. Since i've owned this car, this has happened many times fortunately causing an accident only twice, 9/4/2018 and 11/2 2019. In both cases this occurred on a city street. I believe the cause of this is because the gas pedal and the brake pedal are too close together . If i don't apply the brakes on the left side of the brake pedal, i will hit the gas pedal causing the car to lurch forward. I have a normal size foot - size 10 shoe. This is an unsafe car i do not allow my wife or grown children to drive it. The car is leased and expires sept 1st of this year. I can't wait to get rid of it |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 15000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SIMSBUTY CT, CT |
| VIN pattern | 2T3DFREV6HWXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| 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 | AWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 5 |
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