Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2004 Toyota RAV4

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while reversing the vehicle, the accelerator pedal got stuck, the brake pedal failed to slow down the vehicle which increased speed above 55 mph. The vehicle crashed into another vehicle destroying the other vehicle. A police report was filed. The contact was not injured. The dealer (wellesley Toyota, 234 worcester st, wellesley, MA 02481, (888) 577-6342) was notified of the failure and the service center manager indicated that there was no determined cause of the unintended acceleration. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 11v113000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle was towed to a repair shop per the insurance company, the collision damages were repaired however, the contact was uncertain if the failure may happen again. The manufacturer was made aware. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. Dyd.

I was pulling into a parking spot at less than 10 mph when the engine revved loudly, lurched forward, jumped the curb and continued up a slope. I was unable to stop the car. I was able to turn the wheel to avoid a head-on collision with a building, and instead hit the building on an angle on the left front side. The car stopped only after hitting the building. This is the third instance of "unintended acceleration" I have experienced with this vehicle. This was the most serious episode. The other two events were similar. In the first instance the car again accelerated while I was parking at low speed and hit a fence. In the second instance there was no damage or injury as I was able to put the car into park.

I was stopped at a red light with ~1 car length between me and one car in front of me. When the light turned green and the car ahead began to move, I took my foot off the brake and moved it to the accelerator as usual. At that point, my car rapidly accelerated out of control and hit the car in front. My brakes wouldn't engage and my car continued to accelerate rapidly. I had to swerve around the car I'd hit while my car continued at high speed through 2 stop signs in a residential neighborhood. During this time, I had to swerve to avoid hitting oncoming cars. All the while I was trying to apply brakes, but they wouldn't engage and my speed didn't decrease. After approximately 1/2 mile, the brakes finally engaged and I was able to bring the car to a stop. My airbags didn't deploy after the initial impact, perhaps because of the initial low speed.

My cars check engine and vsc trac lights came on at the same time when I started the car. I then put it in drive and pressed on the gas pedal and nothing happened, but sometimes the car suddenly accelerates. My husband had to drive my car and I had to follow him home b/c the car was so unpredictable. He would have to push down hard on the gas pedal and it would hesitate but then all of a sudden it would then jerk forward. He was terrified that he would get stuck in the middle of an intersection! I found an article online about how Toyota provided extended warrantys to 2001-2003 Rav4 vehicle owners for this exact issue. . Read more...

My car had the check engine and vsc trac lights came on at the same time. If I start the car, put it in drive and press on the gas pedal sometime nothing happens, sometimes the car suddenly accelerate. I took the car back to Toyota dealer next. They said it was a accelerator pedal error (p2121 error) and card was not safe for driving. The car is still at Toyota dealer for further trouble shooting.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Rav4. The contact started the vehicle and as he shifted into reverse, a rapid acceleration occurred causing the vehicle to crash into a building. The contact sustained minor injuries to the neck. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a collision facility. The failure mileage was 62,000. Updated 04/07/lj.

Sudden and rapid acceleration when auto was put in reverse. Brakes did not work. Car forced into park and continued to roll backwards while engaged in park.