2003 Toyota RAV4

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA RAV4. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING IN A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 8 MPH. THE DRIVER STATED THAT SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND HER VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED UP TO 35 MPH. THE DRIVER STATED THAT SHE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL, INTO AN EMBANKMENT, AND INTO AN OFFICE BUILDING. SHE HAS MAILED A LETTER TO THE DEALER AND SHE HAS ALSO CALLED THEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

I HAVE A TOYOTA RAV4 2003. MY CAR IS RUNNING SO WEIRD AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND PUT MY LIFE AT RISK. I AM DRIVING ON A FREEWAY (65-70 MPH ' 36MILES EVERYDAY) A DANGEROUS FAILURE TO SPEED UP AND SUDDENLY SLOWING DOWN AND CHOKING. WE TOOK MY CAR AT THE DEALER TWICE AND TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED. AT FIRST THEY TOLD US THE PROBLEM, THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE/CHANGE/REPAIR THE AIR FILTER/AIR PILOMETER, WE REPLACED IT. BUT THEN SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY (EVERYDAY), FAILURE SPEED UP AND SUDDENLY SLOWING DOWN AND CHOCKING WHILE I AM DRIVING'. WE BROUGHT IT AGAIN AT THE DEALER AND THEY JUST TOLD US THAT THEY ALREADY DIAGNOSED IT (TWICE) BUT THEIR COMPUTER CANNOT LOCATE THE 'CODE' THING FROM THE COMPUTER, WHICH TELLS THEM IF THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM OR NOT. I ASKED THEM THAT IF THEY DIAGNOSED IT HOW COME THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM? THE ONLY ANSWER THEY TOLD ME WAS 'THEIR COMPUTER IS NOT GIVING THEM A CODE' AND I TOLD THEM IF THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM IN MY CAR, THE ANSWER WAS 'THEY ARE NOT SURE'. THIS IS A REALLY 'SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS MATTER'. 'TOYOTA IS PUTTING OUR LIVES AT RISK'. ARE THEY GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THE REAL PROBLEM OF THE CAR IF THEY SEE US DEAD OR IF WE GOT IN ACCIDENT??? TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE A FULL ATTENTION OF THIS MATTER AND GIVE US A FULL WARRANTY OF FIXING THE PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA RAV4 2001-2003. WE NEVER WANT THIS HAPPENING TO OUR CAR AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOOSE OUR LIVES BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS! *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND HAD A RUNAWAY GAS PEDAL ACCELERATION OF TOYOTA RAV4. THE FAILURE HAPPENED ONCE AND AFTER BRAKING AND WORKING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT SLOWED DOWN. I WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 87 MPH IN A SPLIT SECOND AS A RESULT OF THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE DEALER THAT WE BOUGHT THE TOYOTA FROM AND THEY ARE NOT OFFERING CONCERN OR A SOLUTION. ONE DEALER SUGGESTED WE CALL THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF TOYOTA, BUT AFTER DOING SO, I HAD NO WAY TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. IT WAS ALL PREPROGRAMMED TO DEAL ONLY WITH TOYOTA'S THAT WERE ON THE RECALL LIST. WE DON'T FEEL REAL SAFE WITH OUR FAMILY CAR AND FELT THE NEED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW. WE ALSO WANT TO LET OTHERS BEWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 MODEL OF TOYOTA RAV4. WE NOW HAVE A CAR THAT WE DO NOT TRUST IS SAFE AND NOBODY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS A HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE. LIKE A LURCH. ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER I NOTICED THE SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD WAS TAKING LONGER THAN IT SHOULD. ON ABOUT THE 4TH DAY, AT A LIGHT WHEN STOPPED, I HIT THE GAS AND DIDN'T MOVE. THERE WAS A NOTABLE HESITATION AND I NEARLY WAS REARENDED. FINALLY ON ABOUT THE 5TH DAY, I HAD THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND WAS CRAWLING ALONG THE ROAD BASICALLY. WE TURNED AROUND AND PARKED IT, AND IT HAS SAT EVER SINCE, FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT AND WE ONLY HALF OWN IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA RAV-4. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WENT UP HILL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DROVE UP THE SAME HILL ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. 3/12/2010 UPDATE*CW UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT LIGHTLY ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT ALSO APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT A HIGHER SPEED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE, A TREE, AND A POLE WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW TO SHATTER. THE SHATTERED GLASS WAS LODGED IN THE CONTACT'S NOSE AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE CONTACT CANNOT CONFIRM IF THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 73,000. UPDATED 03/07/11*LJ UPDATED 11/17/11*CN

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE THAT HE PURCHASED DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL, SO THE DEALER OFFERED TO ADD IT, IT WAS SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS FAULTY, WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTUATED TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN SPEED , IN ORDER TO STAY WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES 3-4 MPH ABOVE THE DESIRED SPEED THEN DROPS BACK 3-4 MPH BELOW THE DESIRED SPEED, THEN SLOWLY MOVES UP TO THE DESIRED SPEED, THE SECOND CRUISE CONTROL WAS INSTALLED AND ACTED EXACTLY AS THE FIRST, IN THE END THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNIVERSAL CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND IF A UNIT BECAME AVAILABLE THE DEALER WOULD INSTALL THE NEW UNIT.*JB