2012 Toyota RAV4

I WAS COMING TO A STOPLIGHT AND I PUT MY FOOT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, CAME TO A STOP BUT THEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVED UP TO 3000 RPM. THE BRAKES WERE BARELY ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR STOPPED SO I HAD TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. I WAS IN DRIVE THE WHOLE TIME. ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGED, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ONTO TO GAS PEDAL AND THE RPM'S DROPPED BACK TO 1000. IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE THEN. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULDN'T FIX ANYTHING.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS MEANS THAT IN CASE OF A VEHICLE CRASH MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, YET I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER RAV 4 OWNERS THAT HAVE VIN NUMBERS WITHIN THE RECALL. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $88.00 PER HALF HOUR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THAT'S NOT FAIR TO ME.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND MAKING A TURN. RPM WENT UP TO 7,000 UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FULLY SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE CAR WAS SUSPENDED AND TURNED OFF AND STARTED BACK ON WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED TO ENSURE PROPER SAFETY MEASURES IN CASE THE VEHICLE JOLTS FORWARD. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED DURING THE INCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE WAS PUT TO A STOP SAFELY BEFORE OTHER PARTIES WOULD BE INVOLVED. LOCAL DEALERSHIP DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE IT IN FOR PROPER INSPECTION WITHOUT A DIAGNOSTIC PAYMENT.

9/21/15 TN ACCIDENT REPORTED CASE #WC1523557 VECHILE TOWED, 04/05/216, AUTO AUCTION AUCTION ANNOUNCED AS TRUE MILEAGE UNKNOWN 901-480-4250 JUNE 7, 2018, PURCHASED FROM CARLOCK TOYOTA TUPELO, MS. AUTO CHECK REPORTED MULTIPLE OWNERS, , SCORE 68. DEALESHIP DID NOT REVEAL ANY OF THIS WHEN PURCHASED--ONLY FOUND OUT WHEN DIRECT GENERAL CANCELED POLICY BECAUSE OF AUTO CONDITION---DEALERSHIP ONLY USES CARFAX--FRONT BUMPER LOOSE AND CRINKLED, HOOD CRINKLED, BRAKES WERE NOT NEW AS WAS TOLD-A COVER UNDER HOOD MISSING WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE.

I COULD NOT START MY VEHICLE ON 7/26/2018. I CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND GOT A JUMP START FROM A POWER DEVICE. I WAS DRIVING TOWARDS TOYOTA SERVICE. SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED: NO POWER STIRRING, NOT EVEN ALARM SIGNAL WORKING. IF THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY, MORE LIKELY, I WOULD NOT BE ALIVE TODAY. SAME DRIVER WHO WOULD HIT ME FROM BEHIND, BECAUSE DISABLED VEHICAL STOPED IN A MOMENT. I AM SURE, NOBODY MUST DRIVE TOYOTA RAV4 2012. IF BATTERY IS NOT FUNCTIONING, THERE MUST BE INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD BEFORE THE VEHICLE GET DISABLED, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING TO TELL ME THAT VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. FOR REFERENCE : A) BATTERY. TRUE STAR BATTERY. WARANTY 2 YEARS. DIED IN 10 MONTHS. B) THE INCIDENT FILED IN TOYOTA AS #1808151393. NO RESOLUTION. C) SERVICE. FRED HAAS TOYOTA. 22435 SH 249, HOUSTON, TX 77070. C) ATTACHED: TOYOTA OWNER'S MANUAL MALFANCTIONED BATTERY INDICATOR.

I WAS IN A PARKING AREA LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPOT. I HAD JUST DRIVEN UP A SLIGHT INCLINE AND CRESTED THE TOP WHEN I SPOTTED AN OPEN SPACE ON THE LEFT. I BRAKED SLIGHTLY TO TURN INTO THE SPOT, LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE BUT KEPT IT COVERED AND MADE THE LEFT TURN INTENDING TO COAST INTO THE SPOT. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN THE VEHICLE INEXPLICABLY ACCELERATED AT WHICH POINT I SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ENDING UP CROSS WAYS IN THE PARKING SPOT AND JUST SHORT OF A PARKING SIGN IN FRONT ON THE CURB. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO IDLE SPEED. THE THROTTLE PEDAL, WHICH IS TOP MOUNTED, WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND TO BE CLEAR AND FREE. NO IDEA WHAT MIGHT BE THE CAUSE, MOST LIKELY ELECTRONICALLY RELATED. FRIGHTENING SITUATION.

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP ALL THE WAY, OBSTRUCTING VIEW. CAR IS NOT OLD ENOUGH OR DRIVEN HARD ENOUGH FOR SUCH A COMMON COMPONENT TO FAIL SO QUICKLY. IT'S NOT A CHEAP FIX - DEALER QUOTED ME $174 THOUGH THERE ARE SOME YOUTUBE VIDEOS THAT SHOW HOW TO BUY THE PART AND FIX IT YOURSELF. HAVING READ ABOUT OTHER RAV4 OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, IT SEEMS LIKE A TOYOTA QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A DISTORTION WAS NOTICED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE DISTORTION WAS APPROXIMATELY FIVE INCHES FROM WHERE THE DASHBOARD MET THE WINDSHIELD. THE DISTORTION ON THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOTICEABLE FROM THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED TWO YEARS AGO. THE CONTACT COMMENTED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN MORE NOTICEABLE TO HER BECAUSE SHE WAS SHORT IN STATURE. THE DEALER (OXMOOR TOYOTA, 8003 SHELBYVILLE ROAD, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40222) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.