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2012 Toyota RAV4 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1185900
Internal NHTSA #	10721214
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	RAV4
Model Year	2012
File date	22/05/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was waiting at a stop light on norristown road to cross bethlehem pike in springhouse, pa at approximately 5 pm on 5/22/15. I was first in line to cross the intersection in the direction of picking up 309 south in about 1/2 mile. I had been waiting at the light for a minute or two when my car surged forward. I put both feet on the brake but i was moving into the intersection nonetheless. There was sparse traffic and it was safe for me to turn right onto bethlethem pike. Almost as soon as i made the turn onto bethlehem pike the surge dissipated and the engine performance returned to normal. The whole incident took about 30 seconds to a minute. It was probably ill-advised, but i continued to drive to my destination, home. Upon reaching home and thinking about what had happenned i had the car towed the next morning (yesterday) to a dealership for repair. The car at this moment is there awaiting repair, i had to estimate the number of miles on the odometer. On the first leg of my errand on that day (friday 5/22), i drove north on rt 309. I noticed that at freeway speed the tachometer was in the neighborhood of 3000 rpm. I had done a long trip with this car the previous sunday, 5/17, and at cruising speed the tachometer was in the vicinity of 2100 rpm.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	34000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WYNDMOOR, PA
VIN pattern	2T3DK4DV9CWXXXXXX
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?
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
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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What is Failure?

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