48 problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 2006 Toyota RAV4. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Toyota RAV4 based on all problems reported for the 2006 RAV4.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Rav4. She was driving approximately 35 mph when she tried to apply the brakes, when the vehicle accelerated on it's own. The driver stated that she tried placing both feet on the brake pedal but it did not help. Eventually the vehicle began to slow down. She also took the vehicle to the dealer but their records indicate that there was a brake problem. The failure mileage was 500. The current mileage was 28,000.
Hesitates to accelerate. It would not go over 20 mph for over 2 miles. I live right off a major highway, and when I try to pull on highway, car does not want to go. I had it to the dealer about 4 times, but they could not get it to go. Once they claimed it was the floor mat jamming under the gas pedal. They kept it for a week and found nothing. Also, they looked on a website and found no other complaints. I am very unhappy. Not sure what to do.
My 2006 toytoa Rav4 has displayed non responsive throttle on many occasions where you give it gas and it does nothing, then it takes off like a rocket. I have nearly been in accidents because I pull out from a stop and the throttle is unresponsive while traffic is bearing down on me.
I purchased a 2006 Toyota Rav4 in April and the vehicle seems to have an issue no one wants to address, we on the forums call it erratic acceleration. The car uses some type of electronic sensors to determine the change in gears when accelerating and it is very erratic. One time it goes smoothly and another it takes off, very dangerous and unstable. Toyota won't acknowledge this issue but 90% of the owners will testify to it. Toyota needs to come up with a fix before someone is seriously hurt. This happens every time I drive. * nm.
2006 Toyota Rav4, sport, 4x4. Sometimes while pushing down the gas pedal, the car will hesitate for about 1 or 2 seconds before speeding forward. This is usually when at a very slow speed, less than 15 miles/hr. It has been most noticeable making left and right hand turns not from a full stop. The forward acceleration after the hesitation is very extreme, even when I am not pressing the gas pedal heavily. This does not occur all the time and I have not noticed a trend of when it does or does not happen (e. G. , weather, temperature of car or air).
As I stopped at a traffic light the engine began racing and I almost was forced into the intersection into traffic. I had to push as hard as I could on the brake pedal to prevent an accident. This is the 3rd time that has happened and I am very apprehensive about driving the vehicle. It is a 2006 Toyota rav 4 sport.
Erratic acceleration which creates hazardous situations. Sometimes vehicle continues to accelerate when accelerator pedal is depressed, causing unpredictable behavior which leads to dangerous situations. Sometimes vehicle accelerates very rapidly with very little pressure on accelerator pedal, which is hard to control in a stop and go traffic, I almost hit a car in front of me several times. Sometimes pressing accelerator pedal has no reaction for 1 to 3 seconds, which makes it difficult to predict vehicle behavior when merging to faster traffic.
2006 Toyota rav 4 has twice experienced long term acceleration . Both times it experienced high speed acceleration which continued after coming off the accelerator. No damage or injuries occurred. In both cases, the rav 4 was returned to the local Toyota dealer for service. After the second occurrence , the dealer kept the car for 4 days for driving and analysis. The problem could not be repeated while in their service facility. The on-board computer did not show and malfunctions. The dealer suspected a "floor mat" problem and installed 2 retaining clips.
Purchased Rav4 in may 2006. Noticed soon after that car would surge forward, especially when you want to slow down and let your foot off the brake to coast. I have had it to the dealer numerous times and they can find nothing. It makes for a very rough ride, but even more importantly if concerns me that I will crash into something or somebody. I even took it to the dealer I purchased the car from and left it for a week while I went on vacation. Nothing found.
: the contact stated after being parked in a parking lot for 2 hours and 15 minutes, the vehicle was started. It was placed in reverse and the accelerator pedal was depressed. While the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle proceeded at an exceptional speed. In an attempt to stop the momentum of the vehicle, the contact placed the vehicle into neutral. During the incident, the vehicle made an extremely loud noise as if the vehicle was traveling at 100 mph. The brakes were used to stop the vehicle. The key was turned to the off position and the vehicle was later driven home. The vehicle is currently at the service dealer for inspection.
- the contact stated the he owns a 2006 Toyota Rav4. While driving his vehicle at 5 mph and he was tried to come to a stop when the vehicle accelerated. The contact stated that this happened 3 times before he took the vehicle to dealership. The dealership did run a computer diagnostic and found no errors. The contact stated that the vehicle ran fine for a while and on 12/29/06 while driving the vehicle tried to make a turn and to stop when the vehicle accelerated again. He stated that this has happened 4 times that day. The contact stated that the second time the vehicle would not come to a stop and ran into stairs which damaged the guard that protects the bumper. The contact called Toyota's regional office in chicago. The contact met an investigator at a dealership to run more diagnostic testing. The contact stated that the investigator found nothing wrong with the vehicle, but is waiting for the official test results. The consumer stated the third time the incident happened, he ran into a deck and caused damage to the vehicle. Updated 03/07/jb.
Vehicle speed control: the Rav4 has some speed control problems. Sometimes, it does not down-shift properly. Then, suddenly it down shifts and accelerates extremely. There is no certain way of controlling the shift. It may create hazardous situations especially merging to the traffic.
I purchased a 2006 Toyota Rav4 limited 4 cyl in January/February of 2006. I noticed a problem in acceleration/hesitation after driving the vehicle for about a week. I have experienced acceleration problems on a daily basis. Steady pressure on the accelerator yields no response, or a stutter as though the car is about to stall. When this occurs, the only way to get the car moving is to push the pedal all the way to the floor, at which point the engine races and the car speeds up. This hesitation happens throughout the day. The first time this occurred I was pulling onto a major highway from a side street and was nearly rear-ended because the car simply would not go (until I slammed the pedal to the floor). This is very unsafe for everyday driving. I reported the problem to the Toyota dealer who stated that this problem was 'normal' for Toyotas and something I needed to get used to. They did checkout the car and said no error codes were generated and they were unable to duplicate the problem.