2006 Toyota Rav4 Cruise Control Problems

HAD MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL SERVICES. I ALSO HAD RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE TUNEUP AND BRAKE FLUID DRAIN AND REFILL. WHEN I LEFT THE PARKING LOT OF THE DEALERSHIP, I CROSSED 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC, BRAKED, WAITED FOR ALTERNATE TRAFFIC TO PASS BEFORE TURNING ONTO THE CITY STREET WITH MY FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED, LURCHED THEN ACCELERATED AGAIN WITHOUT ME PRESSING ON THE GAS AND CONTINUING TO BRAKE WHEN IT ACCELERATED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY TOWED IT BACK IN. AFTER THEY PERFORMED SEVERAL TESTS AND TEST DRIVE IT THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE SAME THING. THERE WERE TWO PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES THAT I DID NOT REPORT TO THIS ENTITY SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR USED. THEY HAPPENED CLOSE TOGETHER AND NOT AGAIN UNTIL THE MOST RECENT EVENT. I BELIEVE THE PROHIBITIVE COST OF THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODULE ($1,519.40) WHICH ARE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM AND NOT THE FLOOR MATS, IS WHY THE PREVIOUS OWNER SOLD THE CAR TO ME. NO WARNING FORTHCOMING, EVEN THOUGH I DID ASK.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ENGINE ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN SPEED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. AFTER CAR HAS STOPPED, STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN MAY ONLY ALLOW CAR TO MOVE FORWARD VERY SLOWLY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING WITHIN THE LAST MONTH AND HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SO FAR. IT HAPPENS WITH THE CAR IN MOTION AND EITHER TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT. SO FAR ALL INCIDENTS WERE WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. ALL SAFETY RECALLS ARE UP TO DATE. DEALER SAYS APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE DISENGAGES THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THIS IS NOT HAPPENING. THE GAS PEDAL MOVES FREELY AND THERE IS NO INTERFERENCE FROM THE FLOOR MAT. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (PRESTIGE TOYOTA LOCATED AT 1096 NJ 17 RAMSEY, NJ 07446 844-838-7075) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1707072335. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

2006 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GAS PEDAL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK AND DID NOT RELEASE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER HIT A TREE. *JB

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 20-25 MPH. SUDDENLY THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP (BRAKE PEDAL WAS *NOT* BEING PRESSED) AND BEGAN THE ABS SHUDDER AS IF VEHICLE WAS BRAKING ON ICE. VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT; THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. AFTER CAR WARMED UP IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT RECURRED THE NEXT MORNING AFTER STARTING OUT. SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER TOYOTA DRIVERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND 'RESOLVED' IT BY REMOVING FUSES FOR ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE. CAR BRAKES NORMALLY NOW WITH NO ISSUES, BUT ABS, BRAKES, VSC AND OTHER DASH LIGHTS ARE ON BECAUSE ABS SYSTEM IS DISABLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO OBJECTS IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR (I ALSO DOCUMENTED THE SAME PROBLEM 2/24/13), WE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND THE CAR BUCKING. WE WERE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. MY HUSBAND BACKED UP AND REALIZED HE NEEDED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT ON THE CURVED DRIVEWAY SO PUT IT IN DRIVE FOR A FEW FEET AND THEN WHEN HE PUT IT IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP TO A MAXIMUM RPM'S. HE IS 200 POUNDS AND HAD TO HOLD HIS FOOT ON THE BREAK TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING. HE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. MY 20 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH US AND GOT OUT AND COULD SMELL THE ENGINE FROM REVVING UP SO HIGH. MY BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW CAME RUNNING OUT OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE THEY COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING UP AND KNEW SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I AM NOT SAFE IN MY OWN CAR. TOYOTA HAS GOT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND FIX THE ISSUE! IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM. HAD I BEEN DRIVING, NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AS I WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT TOTALLY OFF GUARD AND I'M NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE HAD RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY UNDER PRESSURE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!! I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR!!! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE ONTO A DIRT ROAD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AS THE VEHICLE TURNED AROUND SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND SWERVED INTO TRAFFIC AS ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS AND ARMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,132.

2 UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INSTANCES --- I HAVE HAD TWO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INSTANCES IN A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. IN BOTH CASES I WAS WEARING BOOTS AND THE BOOT HITTING THE BRAKE OVERLAPPED AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. NEITHER CASE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS HERE IS THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED POSITION IS WELL BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SO OVERLAP CAN APPLY THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

TL* THE DRIVER OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE DRIVER CAME TO A STOP. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV VERY LOUDLY AND THE DRIVER HAD TO APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STOPPED. NUMEROUS LIGHTS BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE DRIVER, SO THE SPECIFIC LIGHT NAMES WERE UNAVAILABLE. ONCE THE ENGINE STOPPED REVVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 TOYOTA RAV4 'FULL THROTTLE STICK', WITHOUT RECALL - (SECOND OCCURRENCE). TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR/REPLACE THROTTLE UNLESS THEY CAN REPLICATE CONDITION, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON RECALL LIST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND BOLTED DOWN THE FLOOR MATS. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AND THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO PARK WHILE IN THE IDLE POSITION TO GET THE RPMS TO DECREASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,785 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 03/31/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE AND THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH EXTREME FORCE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 01/27/11. *JB

2006 TOYOTA RAV4. UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. *GR THE CONSUMER STATED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, HE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN AND HE DISCOVERED HE HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE TWICE. FIRST AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND ANOTHER TIME AT A TOLL BOOTH. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE REVVED VERY LOUDLY. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ONE YEAR LATER AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO QUICKLY PLACE THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED, AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE MAT AND IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED. THE LAST EPISODE WAS ON FEBURARY 13, 2010. UPON ARRIVING AT AN ESTABLISHMENT DRIVING 20- 30 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP AFTER PUTTING THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL. *JB

2006 TOYOTA RAV4 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT; DRIVER APPLIED STANDARD BRAKE WHICH DID NOTHING TO SLOW ACCELERATION, SO THE DRIVER TRIED TO BREAK THE VEHICLE'S MOMENTUM BY SCALING A LARGE CHAIN-LINKED FENCE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CAR WAS AIRBORN A FEW SECONDS, DRIVER PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE, HIT A STOP SIGN, LANDED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT HOOD. THE IMPACT OF LANDING BROKE THE DRIVER'S BACK, CAUSED SEVERAL BULGING LUMBAR DISCS, AND BROKE THE LEFT FOOT. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAS CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO IS SENDING OUT THEIR "SMART TEAM" TO DOWNLOAD INFORMATION FROM THE CAR'S BLACK BOX OR EVENT DATA RECORDER WHICH CONTAINS A HISTORY OF THE DRIVER'S ACTIONS AND THE HISTORY OF THE CAR'S ACTIONS. THEY SHOULD BE DOING THIS THE WEEK OF APRIL 26. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE SITTING IDLE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WITHIN MOMENTS, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,650 AND THE CURRENT WAS 84,750. UPDATED 08/03/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DECELERATING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHILE BRAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32000.

I PURCHASED A TOYOTA 2006 RAV 4 IN JANUARY OF 2006 AND HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA DEALER PER THE SCHEDULED FACTORY MAINTENANCE SUGGESTIONS. IN OCTOBER OF 2006, I WAS TRYING TO AVOID RUNNING A YELLOW LIGHT ON PEACHTREE STREET IN ATLANTA, AND ACCELERATED HARD TO AVOID THE YELLOW LIGHT. THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND WAS OUT OF CONTROL. EVEN THOUGH I LIFTED MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE PEDAL. AFTER GETTING THROUGH THE INITIAL SHOCK I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO THE RED LINE AND I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF. AFTER WAITING FOR A MINUTE I RESTARTED THE CAR IN PARK AND THE ENGINE IDLED NORMALLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND AFTER INSPECTING IT HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER THE RECALL OF THE TOYOTA RAV 4'S I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND TALKED TO HIS SERVICE MANAGER. HE TOLD ME THAT THE 2006 RAV 4'S HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED AS THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT GAS PEDAL AND WERE MADE IN JAPAN. HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION. THE CAR HAS NOT DONE THAT SINCE, HOWEVER I AM NOT DRIVING THE CAR ANYMORE. MY DAUGHTER IS AND THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY. NO FIXES OR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THE CAR BY THE TOYOTA DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT FEARS FOR HIS SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT WHENEVER HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT TEMPORARILY BECAME STUCK. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON MANY OCCASIONS ESPECIALLY AFTER GOING AT SUBSTANTIAL SPEEDS SUCH AT 45-50 MILES AND HOUR WHERE THE CAR WILL SURGE TO EVEN HIGHER SPEEDS WITH CONSTANT OR LITTLE PRESSURE ON THE GAS. THIS CAR DRIVES UNLIKE ANY CAR WE'VE HAD BEFORE IN THAT YOU CAN'T MAINTAIN CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE THROTTLE YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ACCELERATE AND THEN DRIFT IN ORDER TO STAY WITHIN SPEED LIMITS. KEEPING SLIGHT PRESSURE ON THE THROTTLE WILL CAUSE IT TO CONSTANTLY ACCELERATE, NOT MAINTAIN ITS SPEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN SHE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. THE DRIVER STATED THAT SHE TRIED PLACING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT DID NOT HELP. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. SHE ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEIR RECORDS INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I HAVE 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. JUST READ MY JAN. 2009 NOTE. IT HAPPEN TWICE ON MY CAR. MY CAR ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLE EVEN THOUGH I TRY TO PUMP GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES CAR JUST WON'T SLOW DOWN. I THOUGHT PEDAL STUCK. CAR SLOW DOWN WHEN I PRESS BRAKE PEDAL. JUST LET YOU KNOW. IT NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE OUR 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 WAS OPERATING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED OR WHILE RE-ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL AFTER SLOWING FOR TRAFFIC. IN EACH CASE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WELL BEYOND THE CRUISE CONTROL SET POINT (TYPICALLY 55 MPH). THIS ACCELERATION OCCURRED ON FLAT ROADS, NO ICE OR WATER ON THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS FULLY WARMED UP,AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS AT PRESCRIBED INTERVALS BY OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAS OCCURRED 5 OR 6 TIMES OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS FEBRUARY 22, 2010 WHEN I RE-ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL FROM A SPEED OF 50 MPH TO THE PREVIOUS SET POINT OF 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH AND WAS STILL GAINING SPEED WHEN I DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED TO TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, AND I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE CURRENT TOYOTA RECALLS, AND OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER DOES NOT TAKE OUR REPORTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION SERIOUSLY. THEREFORE, NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE(S) AND NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH AND WOULD NOT STOP. AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT HE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BEFORE HE COULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TOYOTA RAV4 LE 2006 GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK DOWN 4 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 3 YEARS AGO. TOYOTA MOTOR CO IS SAYING I GOT OVER 30,000 MILES SO WARRANTY IS UP.. PL I NEED HELP IN THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 HAS TWICE EXPERIENCED LONG TERM ACCELERATION . BOTH TIMES IT EXPERIENCED HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION WHICH CONTINUED AFTER COMING OFF THE ACCELERATOR. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED. IN BOTH CASES, THE RAV 4 WAS RETURNED TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR SERVICE. AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE , THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR 4 DAYS FOR DRIVING AND ANALYSIS. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPEATED WHILE IN THEIR SERVICE FACILITY. THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW AND MALFUNCTIONS. THE DEALER SUSPECTED A "FLOOR MAT" PROBLEM AND INSTALLED 2 RETAINING CLIPS. *TR

STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT INCIDENTS APPROX 8 MTHS AGO. 3 X OCCURRED. 2 X WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY TO PARK, DRIVEWAY SLIGHTLY GRADED UP SLANT, BRAKED BUT MINOR INCREASE ACCELERATION OCCURRED. BRAKED HARDER & STOPPED. INCREASE ACCELERATION CONTINUED FOR APPROX 15-20 SEC LONGER THEN RETURNED IDLE. TOOK SERVICE & TUNE-UP. TOLD THEM, SERVICED AND SAID FINE. ALSO CHECKED ELECTRICAL AS LIGHTING SWITCHED FROM FRONT TO BACK SEAT FOR NO REASON. TOLD JUST REPROGRAM NEEDED & OK. AFTER THAT SERVICE HAD ONE MORE INCIDENT WHEN OVER MCDONALD'S MILL VALLEY - DRIVE THRU - VEHICLE AHEAD MOVED & I TRIED TO JUST MOVE SLOWLY TOO. ACCELERATED MUCH HIGHER THAN FOOT PRESSURE ON PEDAL. HIT BRAKES HARD & JUST MISSED CAR AHEAD OF ME. CAR WAS STOPPED, BUT ACCELERATION REMAINED HIGHER FOR 30-45 SEC. LINE HELD UP UNTIL ACCELERATION SEEMED OK. THEN MOVED AHEAD W NO ISSUES. NOW NO INCIDENTS X APPROX. 2 MONTHS. NOTE PEDAL ACTION HAS ALWAYS APPEARED OK. NOT HUMAN ERROR. FOUND NO KNOWN CAUSE. DO USE STANDARD RUBBER RAV4 FLOOR MATS - OK & CLEARANCE TO DEPRESSED PEDAL 3 1/2-4 INCHES. I WAS UNAWARE OF PROBLEMS TOYOTA WHEN THESE OCCURRED, THEN NEWS, & "RED LIGHT" & THOUGHT OF MY INCIDENTS. WILL THEY RETURN AGAIN? MY VIN# SAYS I AM OK? I DO KNOW INCIDENTS HAPPENED. HAD SPOKEN WITH MY SON WHO IS AUTO ENGINEER TOO. MINOR OR MAJOR INCIDENTS STILL DO CARRY RISK EXPOSURE FOR ME. AND COST EFFECT RISK EXPOSURE TOO. NOTE I DO NOT KNOW EXACT DATES OF 4 INCIDENTS. *TR

VEHICLE: 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 PROBLEM: STUCK ACCELERATOR DATE OF INCIDENT: DECEMBER 24, 2009 MY WIFE WAS LEAVING WORK ON THE 24TH OF DECEMBER. OUR CAR WAS PARKED FACING UPHILL. AS SHE WAS LEAVING HER PARKING SPACE, SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY AND THE CAR "TOOK OFF" ON ITS OWN. SHE ENDED UP HITTING A CAR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, THEN GOING OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE, OVER A SIDEWALK, SNOW BANK AND THEN HITTING A BUILDING. I HAVE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO TOYOTA WHO WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING AND SENT A LETTER TO MY HOUSE STATING THAT FACT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT DAY WERE SLOPPY SNOW. AS MENTIONED, THE CAR WAS FACING UPHILL SO THE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ACTUALLY ACTED IN HER FAVOR. I WROTE UP A FULL REPORT WITH PHOTOS THAT I SENT TO BOTH TOYOTA AND STATE FARM. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO E-MAIL THIS REPORT TO YOU AS WELL. OUR RAV 4 HAD A LITTLE OVER 51,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. IT IS A 4 CYLINDER, AUTOMATIC. *TR

THIS IS IN REGARD TO THE TOYOTA GAS PEDAL RECALL. I HAVE A 2006 RAV4 AND DID IN FACT EXPERIENCE AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM ONCE BACK IN 2007 OR 2008. IT WAS VERY BRIEF AND THE CAR RECOVERED QUICKLY. I WAS ONLY GOING 35 OR 40. I PLAYED WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND IT STOPPED. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT NOW AM CONCERNED BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE VIN NUMBER AND YEAR OF MY CAR, IT ACTUALLY ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND MAYBE THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 RAV4 TOYOTA SUV. MY GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING SINCE 2007. I HAVE HAD A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT, WHERE I HAD OVER $7000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE DONE TO REPAIR IT. AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I MENTION ABOUT THE PEDAL, BUT NO ONE BELIEVED ME, SO I JUST DROPPED IT. IT IS STILL HAPPENING SOMETIMES, WHERE I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE, THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND THEN DRIVE IT. I TELEPHONED TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE# FOR IT. THEN AFTER 3 DAYS AFTER THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN THE RAV4, TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I COULD BE DIED THEN!!. WHEN I HAD THE ACCIDENT, NOT ONLY DID I HAVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, BUT I DID DAMAGE TO A BUILDING BECAUSE MY CAR WHEN OUT OF CONTROL AND BACK IN TO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS DONE, BUT IT WAS NOT MENTION IN THE POLICE REPORT. THE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING HAD TO BE MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND COMPENSATION FOR THE PEOPLE INSIDE IT. IT HAPPEN AT A GAS STATION IN BUFORD, GEORGIA. IT SEEMS LIKE TOYOTA DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO KNOW THAT THEIR GAS PEDALS HAS BEEN STICKING FOR MORE YEARS THAN THEY OWN UP TO. I AM LEASING MY RV4 AND HAVE ONE MORE YEAR LEFT IN MY LEASE. PLEASE PRAY THAT I CAN CONTROL MY GAS PEDAL WHILE I AM TRYING TO COMPLETE THIS LEASE WITHOUT GETTING KILLED. *TR

MY TOYOTA RAV4 (2006 MODEL) SEEMED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. A HARD SLAM ON THE BRAKES SLOWED IT DOWN, BUT WE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. WE WERE DRIVING IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO. IT WAS A ONE TIME EVENT IN JAN/2010 . *TR

PURCHASED RAV4 IN MAY 2006. NOTICED SOON AFTER THAT CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WANT TO SLOW DOWN AND LET YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CAN FIND NOTHING. IT MAKES FOR A VERY ROUGH RIDE, BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY IF CONCERNS ME THAT I WILL CRASH INTO SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY. I EVEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND LEFT IT FOR A WEEK WHILE I WENT ON VACATION. NOTHING FOUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES AND/OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ENTERING INTO TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MARCH 2, 2008. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,125 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,135. UPDATED 03/25/08. *LJ

THE ENGINE ON TOYOTA RAV 4 STARTED TO RACE AT MAXIMUM RPMS WHILE I WAS PARKING THE CAR. FORTUNATELY IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THAT DID NO GOOD. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. THE PROBLEM REPEATED. I DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ENGINE STARTED TO IDLE NORMALLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER,BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I' WAS CONCERNE DTHE PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING.*AK

HESITATES TO ACCELERATE. IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH FOR OVER 2 MILES. I LIVE RIGHT OFF A MAJOR HIGHWAY, AND WHEN I TRY TO PULL ON HIGHWAY, CAR DOES NOT WANT TO GO. I HAD IT TO THE DEALER ABOUT 4 TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO GO. ONCE THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE FLOOR MAT JAMMING UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK AND FOUND NOTHING. ALSO, THEY LOOKED ON A WEBSITE AND FOUND NO OTHER COMPLAINTS. I AM VERY UNHAPPY. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO.*AK

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 4CYL, 4WD. I CURRENTLY HAVE JUST UNDER 15K MILES AND I'VE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR HESITATING (OR THE THROTTLE LAGGING). AT TIMES, USUALLY ONE A WEEK OR SO, IF I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN I NEED TO SPEED UP, IT'S AS IF NOTHING HAPPENS. I HAVE TO LET THE PEDAL GO AND PUSH IT AGAIN TO SPEED UP. IT USUALLY HAPPENS IF I'M TRYING TO MERGE INTO FASTER TRAFFIC, OR AT TIMES WHEN I'M TAKING A SLOW TURN AND THEN GO TO SPEED UP AFTERWARDS. *TR

THE LAG AND/OR SUDDEN SURGING OF THE CAR UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MODERATELY ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE PAUSED, THEN DOWNSHIFT ACCELERATING MUCH FASTER THAN CONDITIONS PERMITTED. I NEARLY STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS UNPREPARED FOR THE CAR TO NOT FUNCTION IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. *NM

WE PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 4X4 LIMITED IN MARCH 2006. SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ACCELERATION EITHER NOT RESPONDING OR LURCHING FORWARD. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP, IT OCCASIONALLY TAKES THE CAR SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE AND ACCELERATE. OTHER TIMES, WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A LIGHT OR SIGN, THE CAR CONTINUES TO REV THE RPM''S AND LURCHES FORWARD. IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR FROM LURCHING FORWARD, WE HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SLAM ON THE BREAKS. THIS IS VERY SCARY IF YOU ARE COMING UP TO AN ACTIVE INTERSECTION. FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE! *NM

I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 LIMITED 4 CYL IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY OF 2006. I NOTICED A PROBLEM IN ACCELERATION/HESITATION AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ON A DAILY BASIS. STEADY PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR YIELDS NO RESPONSE, OR A STUTTER AS THOUGH THE CAR IS ABOUT TO STALL. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR MOVING IS TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE RACES AND THE CAR SPEEDS UP. THIS HESITATION HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED I WAS PULLING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY FROM A SIDE STREET AND WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BECAUSE THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT GO (UNTIL I SLAMMED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR). THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR EVERYDAY DRIVING. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS 'NORMAL' FOR TOYOTAS AND SOMETHING I NEEDED TO GET USED TO. THEY DID CHECKOUT THE CAR AND SAID NO ERROR CODES WERE GENERATED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WARMED UP, THERE WAS LITTLE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, THEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD EXTREMELY FAST. THE LAST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/1/2006 - *NM

2006 TOYOTA RAV4 SPORT - INCONSISTENT THROTTLE, ACCELERATION DELAY. FROM A COASTING POSITION THERE IS A DELAY IN RESPONSE WHEN ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR, USUALLY FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION. AT LOW SPEEDS THE ACCELERATOR IS HYPERSENSITIVE. IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT SUDDEN HIGH SPEED RESPONSES DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS TO MODERATE AND CONTROL PEDAL PRESSURE. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA RAV4 IN APRIL AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ISSUE NO ONE WANTS TO ADDRESS, WE ON THE FORUMS CALL IT ERRATIC ACCELERATION. THE CAR USES SOME TYPE OF ELECTRONIC SENSORS TO DETERMINE THE CHANGE IN GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING AND IT IS VERY ERRATIC. ONE TIME IT GOES SMOOTHLY AND ANOTHER IT TAKES OFF, VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSTABLE. TOYOTA WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE BUT 90% OF THE OWNERS WILL TESTIFY TO IT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A FIX BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. * NM

THERE IS A PROBLEM IN ACCELERATION DELAY/THROTTLE LAG IN THE 2006 TOYOTA RAV4. AFTER TAKING DELIVERY JAN 06 AND WHILE DRIVING 12K MILES, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ERRATIC ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. FROM COMPLETE STOPS OR ROLLING STARTS, WHEN TURNING CORNERS IN EITHER DIRECTION, ON UPHILL GRADES, OR ATTEMPTED PASSING, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN DELIVERING FORWARD SPEED REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH PRESSURE IS PUT ON THE FOOT FEED. AFTER THE DELAY, FORWARD SPEED IS DELIVERED SUDDENLY, CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD AND THE ENGINE TO RACE. THE FORWARD SPEED LAGS CONTINUOUSLY UP HILLS, DEPENDING ON THE GRADE. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, EVERYDAY DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS AND I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS. THE TOYOTA DEALER DISMISSED OUR INITIAL COMPLAINTS, STATING THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS 'NORMAL', AND WE PUT UP WITH THIS FOR TOO LONG BEFORE INSISTING THE VEHICLE BE CHECKED OUT. THE DEALER SAID NO ERROR CODES WERE GENERATED AND NO TSB'S HAD BEEN ISSUED AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO FIX IT, AS THOUGH WE'RE THE ONLY PEOPLE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. AFTER SOME PERSISTENCE ON OUR PART, THEY GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF A PROBLEM, BUT SEEM TO BE STONE WALLING WHILE LAYING THE BLAME ON TOYOTA TO ISSUE A FIX. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAULT IN THE NEW RAV4. MY ONLINE RESEARCH HAS NOW REVEALED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON CONSUMER WEBSITES SUCH AS TOYOTA NATION AND EDMUNDS. FOR TOYOTA DEALERS TO PRETEND THIS IS AN ISOLATED, INSIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IS, AT THE VERY LEAST, DECEPTIVE AND MAY PROVE TO BE CRIMINAL, AS THIS ACCELERATION PROBLEM COULD WELL LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA MUST FIX THIS PROBLEM ASAP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO EACH OF THE VEHICLES. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP TO AWAIT INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: THE RAV4 HAS SOME SPEED CONTROL PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES, IT DOES NOT DOWN-SHIFT PROPERLY. THEN, SUDDENLY IT DOWN SHIFTS AND ACCELERATES EXTREMELY. THERE IS NO CERTAIN WAY OF CONTROLLING THE SHIFT. IT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS ESPECIALLY MERGING TO THE TRAFFIC. *NM

2006 TOYOTA RAV4, SPORT, 4X4. SOMETIMES WHILE PUSHING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL HESITATE FOR ABOUT 1 OR 2 SECONDS BEFORE SPEEDING FORWARD. THIS IS USUALLY WHEN AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, LESS THAN 15 MILES/HR. IT HAS BEEN MOST NOTICEABLE MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT HAND TURNS NOT FROM A FULL STOP. THE FORWARD ACCELERATION AFTER THE HESITATION IS VERY EXTREME, EVEN WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HEAVILY. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME AND I HAVE NOT NOTICED A TREND OF WHEN IT DOES OR DOES NOT HAPPEN (E.G., WEATHER, TEMPERATURE OF CAR OR AIR). *NM

ERRATIC ACCELERATION WHICH CREATES HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS. SOMETIMES VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR WHICH LEADS TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. SOMETIMES VEHICLE ACCELERATES VERY RAPIDLY WITH VERY LITTLE PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH IS HARD TO CONTROL IN A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS NO REACTION FOR 1 TO 3 SECONDS, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PREDICT VEHICLE BEHAVIOR WHEN MERGING TO FASTER TRAFFIC. *JB

AS I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING AND I ALMOST WAS FORCED INTO THE INTERSECTION INTO TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUSH AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED AND I AM VERY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT IS A 2006 TOYOTA RAV 4 SPORT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER BEING PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR 2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. IT WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED AT AN EXCEPTIONAL SPEED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE MADE AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 100 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS LATER DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SERVICE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.