Issue ID | 1022865 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10552202 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | RAV4 |
Model Year | 2012 |
File date | 24/10/12 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | 11 oct 12 - i bought a 2012 rav4. 24 oct 12 - i stopped at a stop sign. As i applied the brake the car accelerated. I pushed the brake hard and the car decelerated. A few minutes later i approached a stop sign at my house. When i applied the brake the car accelerated. Before i could push harder on the brake the car ran the stop sign and then decelerated. I called toyota customer service. I explained what happened with the acceleration issues. I told the rep i looked at my foot position in between incidents and there was no way i could press the accelerator and brake pedals together. The rep told me there was no recalls on this year rav4. He said take the car to the nearest toyota dealer. I took the car to toyota and explained everything to them. The service man told me that the floor mat being caught up underneath the brake was the issue. He told me that the rep from toyota would look at it. 5 nov 12 - toyota called to say the toyota rep couldn't duplicate the problem. 6 nov 12 - i went to toyota to pick up my car. I left the dealership and stopped the car to wait for traffic. After sitting with my foot on the brake for about 4-5 seconds, the car began accelerating on its own. I firmly pushed hard on the brake and looked at my foot to assure myself i wasn't near the gas pedal. I verified the floor mat wasn¿ |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 545 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | PANAMA CITY, FL |
VIN pattern | 2T3ZF4DV2CWXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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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 | 4 |
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Vehicle speed | 0 |
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