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2012 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1180666
Internal NHTSA #	10714360
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2012
File date	26/02/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On feb 26, 2015 i turned left into my bank going maybe 5 mph. Then i turn left again into a parking spot. I put on my brake to stop and the engine started roaring and pushing the brake with both feet the car would not stop. Going about 7 to 10 feet up curb and bumping into a flower barrel planter. As soon as it hit something the car disengaged and i was able to stop car and put in reverse. Lower front end damage occurred. It happen one other time last august 2014. I was pulling into a gas station and the same thing. Engine roaring and wouldn't stop with both feet pushing hard on the brake. The car stopped when it bumped into the step up that the gas pumps were on allowing me to back up and drive again. No damage occurred.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	48000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WALKER , MN
VIN pattern	2T3DK4DV2CWXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	5
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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 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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