Accelerator Stuck problems of the 2008 Toyota RAV4

Bought '08 toyo Rav4 new from serra toyo in b'ham al. Now with 54k miles and no problems until now. About 10 days ago while in traffic and upon braking for traffic signal, as we came to a near stop, with foot on the brake pedal, the car accelerated and lunged forward about 8-10 ft stopping only inches short of the car ahead of us. I had my foot firmly on the brake pedal the entire time and the car had decelerated to a near stop, so this is not a stuck accelerator. Floor mats were not near the accelerator pedal. Even so, I decided that I must have erred in some way and moved on. About two days later as we were pulling into a business, we had an identical repeat, this time coming within inches of hitting the front of the business. There was no doubt this time that this was not operator error. It is the distinct feeling of the accelerator being pushed down and overriding the brake. Each time, the stop was not as a result of my foot on the brake, it was simply related to the fact that the acceleration stopped before we hit anything. I called for a flatbed and paid $160 to have the vehicle towed 60 miles to the dealership as driving was not an option. Serra assured me that they would take this very seriously and would have investigators come in and check the car out. They called me today to tell me that everything checked out fine and there was nothing wrong with the car and we could pick it up. I absolutely refuse to drive this car again. We live on a major hwy and if this had occurred at the end of our driveway it could have produced tragic results. I need help! what do I do? I called Toyota customer serv. And they said if the investigators say nothing is wrong, there is nothing for them to do. The '08 Rav4 is not included in the recalls and I suspect that Toyota is simply going to refuse to acknowledge this so they don't have to address yet another model year. If you have other reports of this in a '08 Rav4, please take them seriously. Please advise!.

Last August I experienced a stuck accelerator on my 2008 Toyota Rav4. It happened only once and hasn't repeated. It was while approaching an intersection red light fortunately with no cars in front of me. I was able to overcome the acceleration by standing on the brake and shifting into neutral. When Toyota came out with the recall for floor mats my car was not one of the models with those typr of floor mats and the mats in the car are fastened down. Toyota's current recall does not include this model and a check of the accelerator pedal confirms that this is not one of the current pedal replacements. My vehicle was produce in japan not the USA. I suspect that this was more of an electronic problem than a pedal problem. I'm concerned that it could happen again. Since my year and model is not on the recall how can I get help before I or my wife experience it again?.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal stuck when she depressed it on two occasions. She depressed the brake pedal which seemed to release the accelerator pedal. She took the vehicle to the dealership and the dealer modified the floor mat. She had no problems with the vehicle since that failure. She called the manufacturer and was told that they could do nothing to assist her. The current mileage was approximately 26,000. The failure mileage was 17,510.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota rav 4. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph when she accelerated to get on to another lane the accelerator petal became stuck. She put her foot on the brake and it slowed the vehicle down a bit, then she put it in neutral. She then proceeded to drive and the petal came back up. This failure had occurred 2 times at the time of the complaint. The vehicle was taken in to the dealer where they could not duplicate the failure. There had been no repairs done to the vehicle to date. The failure mileage was 40000 and current mileage was 46628.

I own a 2008 Toyota rav 4 which I purchased new. On several occasions I have had the accelerator pedal become stuck fully open when accelerating to merge onto an interstate highway. I was told several months ago that an aftermarket floor mat was slipping forward and trapping the pedal. Recently when this event happened I stopped and looked at the mat myself. It was at least 4 to 6 inches from contacting the accelerator pedal or any part of the drive by wire switch. I feel like the dealership is just trying to get around actually investigating my complaint. This has happened on several occasions over the last 6 to 9 months. I finally decided to file this complaint after it happened to me this morning (12/22/2009).