Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Toyota 4Runner - part 1

2013 Toyota rav4. Consumer writes in regards to brake failure the consumer stated the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration causing a crash into an unoccupied parked vehicle and a light pole. The airbags did not deploy.

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"I am requesting that dot NHTSA investigate the driver's contribution to unintended acceleration (ua) and Toyota's accelerator/brake pedal designs that make it possible. I was driving my Toyota 4 runner in the neighborhood street of my community. My speed was less than 30mph and it accelerated suddenly. I applied the brake and instead of slowing down the vehicle began to gain speed. I pressed harder on the brake and it accelerated. The harder I tried to stop the car, the faster it went. I took my foot off the brake for a moment and the vehicle stopped accelerating. My foot was on the brake. It accelerated and would not stop so I pulled the car from the street to the curb covered by grass. It slowed down to some extent and then I intentionally to a turn and hit the median curb & tree to stop the car. I have continued to investigate unintended acceleration and have collected partial information. . . . Please formally investigate. ".

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I have a Toyota 4 runner that suddenly accelerated as I pulled into a parking space jumped over the 6" curb and straight through the front doors of a business. I know my foot was not on the accelerator as I was almost stopped and ready to put the car in park.

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The contact owns a 2014 Toyota 4runner. After placing the shifter in the reverse position, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration. While driving in reverse, the vehicle accelerated to 20 mph before crashing into a second vehicle. During the incident, the brakes would not stop the vehicle. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000.

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Driver was maneuvering around a vehicle in a parking lot, when vehicle suddenly accelerated, leading to the incident.

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The contact owns a 2001 Toyota 4runner. While in park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the garage. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to avoid the crash. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 197,000.

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My fiance was driving our daughter to preschool. She was pulling into a parking space to her right. She stopped for some pedestrians right before pulling in. Took her foot off the brake and the car suddenly accelerated into the fence in front of the parking space.

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The contact owns a 2005 Toyota 4runner. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and failed to slow down when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact mentioned that after shifting in neutral the vehicle slowed down. The vehicle was then maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was shut off. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and then to the dealer. The mechanic noticed metal fragments in the engine oil. The contact was made aware that the vehicle was included in recall NHTSA campaign id number: 11v113000 (vehicle speed control). However, the contact did not receive a recall notification prior to the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota 4runner. The contact while driving 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without any warning. The contact mentioned that she was able to decrease the speed by continuously depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 142,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 Toyota 4runner. The contact stated that while attempting to park with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and the contact crashed into a concrete barrier followed by a garbage container. The vehicle came to a stop independently. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for further inspection. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 80,900.

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Sudden acceleration of engine which did not respond to braking. High speed, turned off engine in an attempt to stop, but car did not stop until it collided with a tree. Airbags did not deploy.

2005 Toyota 4 runner. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration. The consumer stated the sudden acceleration was sporadic. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. The last time, the sudden acceleration occurred, the consumer almost hit a vehicle in front of him.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota 4runner. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 25 mph and caused the contact to crash into a pole. The contact was not injured and a police report was not filed. The contact did not call the manufacturer regarding the incident. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign I. D. Number 11v113000 (vehicle speed control) however, the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 164,000.

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Sudden rapid acceleration, entering a parking spot, both feet on brakes, still acceleration, put in neutral then park, still acceleration, had to back up, was in a bad position, never touched the gas thru this whole incident. Relined vehicle, still acceleration, put in park and turned it off. Toyota has had it since, 9-2-2011, today is 9-7-2011. What are my options. I pick up my grand kids all the time let alone on the road shopping, errands, etc. The floor mats were not the problem.

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This was the fourth occurrence of unintended acceleration. Each incident occurred upon shifting from park into either reverse or drive. The engine revved up to the red line upon shifting from a stopped position. This occurred with both a cold engine and a warmed up engine. I slammed on the brake and shifted into neutral. The accelerator pedal did not depress. Pressing the accelerator pedal in neutral brought the idle back to a normal levels.

I experienced a sudden acceleration on 10-5-10 in my 2007 Toyota 4runner, 4wd. As I was turning onto a busy street at an intersection with lights, I pushed on the brake at the stop sign as the oncoming traffic approached, but the car continued accelerating into the lane at the intersection, and I pushed as hard as possible on the brake. I pushed the gear lever forward as the oncoming car veered into the next lane to avoid me. Continuing to push on the brake, I shifted into reverse, but the acceleration was still active and my tires squealed in reverse, so I shifted down into neutral and stopped, and the traffic had stopped also. Since the acceleration stopped I was able to drive normally, and there was no collision, thankfully. Toyota inspected the vehicle as usual, finding nothing, and said they adjusted the mat and that was that. I emailed the general manager about my situation and he said he would look at it again. I said I am aware of the intermittent problem with the electrical accelerator and would like to have him buy my 2007 and sell a 2011 4runner with the "Smart pedal" technology. He agreed and now I own a new 2011 4runner.

The contact owns a 1998 Toyota 4runner. The contact was sitting at a traffic stop with the brakes depressed when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. She engaged the brakes abruptly to stop the unintended acceleration. The vehicle was taken immediately to an authorized dealer. The dealer replaced the sensor on the accelerator. The failure mileage was 152,000 and the current mileage was 155,000. Updated 11/08/10 * bf the consumer stated the vehicle would stall when attempting to accelerate at times. Updated 11/10/10.

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Sudden unintended acceleration occurred in our 2008 Toyota 4runner. While sitting in a turn lane, foot on brake, transmission in drive, the vehicle engine suddenly increased power dramatically on its own. With foot on brake the vehicle accelerated forward on its own. It continued forward for about 800 feet before it returned to normal. No damages or injuries. Vehicle was parked and Toyota dealer came and got it. Said they will run tests. This was not a imagined event. This is our second 4runner model and we have had no complaints with the vehicle until this incident. Additionally, I note that this vehicle is not on Toyota's current recall list. There is nothing Toyota can say or do that would restore my safety confidence in this vehicle after this incident. Thus, we will trade it in on another brand once we get it back. I would like for NHTSA to consider requiring Toyota to put this vehicle model on their recall list. Even one defect of this nature is unacceptable. Also 10328962 smch.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota 4runner. The contact stated that while driving 2 mph in reverse, the vehicle suddenly accelerated causing the contact to lose control it and crashed into a garage. The check engine light was illuminated when the failure occurred. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop; however, the mechanic advised the contact to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The dealer offered a ten percent discount and the vehicle was repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 130,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota 4runner. While traveling approximately 10 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact placed the vehicle into neutral and applied the brakes in order to slow down the vehicle before crashing into the contacts residence. There were no prior warnings. No one was injured in the crash. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle had not been diagnosed by the dealership at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were 75708.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota 4runner. While driving at 2 mph, the contact applied the brakes and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact had to depress the brake pedal several times before the vehicle would stop. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would send a representative to inspect the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were approximately 21,000. Also 10329513 smch.

Parking car in shopping mall lot. Spot is perpendicular to traffic lane. Divider between my spot and opposite spot. Divider consists of elevated planting with mature bushes, and steel post with handicap parking sign. I had my foot depressing the brake pedal. Car had almost stopped when suddenly it accelerated and "bucked forward" onto the parking divider. I continued to press down hard on the brake. Forward momentum stopped after I hit and knocked down the sign post and hit front of a Toyota tacoma. That was parked facing me on otherside of divider. The divider with juniper bushes elevated my car and when I stopped the rear wheels were suspended off the pavement. I had my foot on brake during this time, put the gear into park and turned off the ignition. The air bags did not. Deploy. I was trapped in the car by dense juniper bushes on both sides doors, and required assistance to get out of the car. I was not injured - just scared. I called my daughter and son-in-law to the scene, since he drives a Toyota tundra, he looked at the floor mat on drivers side. It was in place, had not moved forward. Because of the winter weather with snow, we had an after market floormat. My husband had cut off the right front corner to insure that if it did come loose, it could not interfere with the gas pedal. The mat was restrained by rear edge that protruded down and restrained by the two raised clips on the floor. Because of the elevated rear wheels, we needed a tow truck to pull my car off the divider. We had the car towed to my dealer stevinson Toyota. Their inspection showed no damage to the underside of the car. Front right corner damage estimate of $2,200. The mechanic did a computer diagnosis reported "nothing abnormal". Said he could not explain why the car suddenly accelerated. He road tested the car and told me it was safe to drive. I could not get immediate repairs, so drove it 120 miles to my home. It handled normal.

Sudden acceleration , where the brakes have to be applied to stop vehicle. This has happened numerous times since vehicle was purchased new in 2004.

The contact owns a 2001 Toyota 4runner. While driving 35 mph she attempted to brake, but the vehicle suddenly accelerated,went air born, and landed down a ravine. The driver frontal air bag did not deploy. She did not receive any injuries. After careful examination he noticed that the accelerator pedal was trapped by the floor mat. She received police report number 097267. She received a ticket for failure to reduce speed. The vehicle was towed to the body shop. The failure and current mileages were 90,000.

Random unintended acceleration on my 2006 Toyota 4runner after coming to a stop. This has happened since it was new and since it didn't occur all the time I thought it was just a breaking in problem and would go away. This is not a floor mat or sticky gas pedal problem - the car brakes okay and my foot is off the gas pedal and on the brake pedal when it happens. The engine goes to a normal stop idle and then surges to a higher rpm on its own. Normal engine rpm at stop is about 550, but during a surge it jumps to 1300 rpm and doesn't go back to the 550 rpm until after I leave the stop condition or turn the car off and I restart it. I've learned to be cautious and always prepared to press harder on the brake pedal if it happens. I've just recently reported this to Toyota on their website after learning of all the other unintended engine accelerations. This seems to be an engine computer control problem, not floor mats or sticky accelerators, and seems to be what other people are experiencing. I'm concerned because the 4runners have not been mentioned in the recalls, and neither has this problem been recalled as it is related to the engine computer. The last time this happened, Nov. 2009, I was pulling into my garage with the engine at idle (550 rpm) and it suddenly surged and I had to stomp on the brake harder to keep from running into my lawn mower/back garage wall. My foot was over the brake pedal and I was coasting into the garage at the time.

I have a 1996 4runner that was in good condition until September 4, 2009 when it suddenly accelerated out of control, became a runaway vehicle, and struck a gas station building, resulting in severe property damage. I paid $7800. 00 to fix the truck and insurance company paid to fix damages to the gas station. I have police report for the accident and no longer feel safe driving the vehicle since media report of worn/defective gas pedal causing similar accidents. Please advise ASAP.

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The contact owns a 2004 Toyota 4-runner. The contact was driving 2 mph uphill when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. There were no warnings prior to the failure. The contact was injured but there was no police report filed. The vehicle was inspected but no technician was able to explain what caused the crash. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The current mileage was approximately 110,000 and the failure mileage was 87,643.

My 2005 Toyota 4 runner had 6 unintended acceleration incidents since purchased new in November 2005. I have maintained a log. The intensity of unintended acceleration varied, the tachometer reaching 4000 and above. Duration was estimated from 3 seconds to over 5 seconds. Ambient temperature varied from about 73of to 34of. All incidents occurred between early July to early December, and none during very high or very low ambient temperatures. In one case there were several consecutive acceleration surges. All instances were within 5 â½ miles of my home. Occurrence has been sporadic, infrequent, and unexpected, and at low speed, mostly in close quarter parking situations and at all times with my right foot on the brake pedal. On September 11, 2008, I notified Toyota company by telephone of the incident history; I was given a case number. I complied with a directive to remove after market floor mats that covered the factory mats. Fyi, the after market non-factory floor mats were not interfering with or near the accelerator, and I have had further unintended acceleration subsequent to mat removal. Likewise, my foot was not simultaneously on the brake and accelerator pedals. In December 2009 the Toyota dealer service manager drove my vehicle 144 miles over a weeks period without incident. I believe that evidence does not point towards a sticking accelerator pedal because in all instances my foot was on the brake, and in at least one instance the engine acceleration surged multiple times. The dealer said that there computer did not show relevant codes. My assessment is that there is probably a mechanical, electronic, or software defect in the speed control system. This needs to be taken more seriously. There is no plan. I have suggestions: 1) Toyota dealer/company drive my vehicle until an incident occurs; 2) Toyota engineers trouble shoot the problem; this is beyond dealer expertise; 3) Toyota temporarily install monitoring equipment that can document future incidents.

Sudden acceleration of 2003 Toyota 4 runner as my wife was pulling into parking space. The vehicle jumped over a flower bed and struck two parked cars. The front end sustained approximately $2,000 in damages.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota 4 runner. She stated that while making a left turn into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, leaped forward and crashed into a brick wall. The Toyota dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. Two identical failure occurred previously; however,they didn't result in a crash. No repairs had been made to correct the failure. The current and failure mileages were under 35,000. Updated 01/07/10.

I have already filed a safety complaint regarding my sudden acceleration accident approximately 4 years ago. I noticed that Toyota has issued a recall for this problem for Toyota 4runners going back to 2003. My vehicle is a 2002. Basically, I'm writing to urge NHTSA to asktoyota what is different about the gas pedal assembly from 2003 to 2002 because there is no doubt there was a major malfunction with my car and if the assemble & parts manufactures is the same from 03 to 02 then the recall should be extended. Also, the other main reason I'm writing you is so that there is a record of me requesting my vehicle be included in the recall so that way if something happens to me again we will have a record of it.

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The contact owns a 2002 Toyota 4runner. While traveling at a speed of 5 mph attempting to park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing the contact to crash into a nearby vehicle and then into a building. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was repaired for the failure. The manufacturer had not been contacted, the failure mileage was at 160000, the current mileage was 185000. Updated 05/07/2010. The driver of the other vehicle was injured. Updated 09/13/10.

-the contact owns a 2003 Toyota 4runner. A police report was filed for the incident. Updated 6/1/10 the consumer stated as she reached from the passengers side of the vehicle to turn the motor off, the vehicle suddenly accelerated backwards. The consumer stated she tried to run with the vehicle, but it was moving too fast. The passenger door was open and it knocked her down and she hit her head. The vehicle then went into the street and then began to accelerate forward and then the front wheel of the vehicle ran over her. Updated 06/15/10.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota 4runner. While engaging the accelerator pedal at a low speed of approximately 5 mph in a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a vehicle. The vehicle also accelerated into an intersection and crashed into a second vehicle and shut off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that all of the brake components were replaced on her vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 101,482.

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The consumer experienced sudden acceleration on 3 separate occasions. . . . . . .