Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2008 Toyota RAV4

I'm experiencing unintended acceleration without engaging the pedal from a stationary position.

Vehicle in motion on street sudden acceleration. Was going slow step on brake put in park. Heard engine reup felt like wanting to go by itself. Happened once to my wife and once to me while driving on city street. Call Toyota dealer service dept. Asked about recall. Was told yes for recall. Too vehicle in was giving printout of recalls. Showing floor interference problem to accelerator. Was not offered a recheck on ongoing same accelerator problem.

Sudden acceleration. Car was stopped in park and shifted to drive. Transmission made a large clunk sound as it went into drive and then accelerated to what sound like full throttle. My foot was on the brake and the car didn't move much but was bucking against the brake. I shifted into neutral and turned off the car. I then put it into park. I got out of the vehicle, looked under the dash and the accelerator pedal looked like it was in a normal position and the floor mats were several inches from the accelerator pedal. This took place at the bemidji high school parking lot. I then re-started the car and drove it home with no incident. There was no damage to the car and no injuries.

The Rav4 has exhibited sudden unintended acceleration three times: latest occurred on 7/17/2015 at 7:30 pm while stopped at an intersection; the 2nd on 7/06/15 while in park in my driveway just after stating the car; the 1st on about 6/30/15 around noon while stopped at a traffic light. Fortunately, I had my foot on the break or was in park so that the car did not move. After turning the car off and restarting the problem went away. The vehicle was tested at local dealer on 7/20 with diagnostic data sent to Toyota central, but they could find no problem in the data - no error codes. The technical case number is 152010434. After contacting Toyota customer service (case # 1507282066) I was told they could do nothing further that the car "performed as designed" per sabina charfauros, case manager, 188-331-4331 ext. 73846.

2008 Toyota rav 4. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration. The consumer stated 2 service recalls were performed. After the services were performed, the consumer stated a friend pickup up the vehicle, and experienced the following events: when the vehicle was started, the engine began to idle very rough with considerable vibration, as if the vehicle was running on 3 cylinders. The dealer claimed with a little driving the software update would work itself out and no longer be an issue. The service representative said the rough idle would sometime happens after the recall software update. Over the next 3 weeks, the consumer drove the vehicle daily and it continued to run rough. As she approached a red light, she took her foot off the accelerator and placed her foot on the brake pedal to stop. However, the vehicle instead accelerated, and she began quickly pumping the brake pedal. Eventually, the vehicle did come to a stop with the engine running at a lower rate, but still running rough.

I was turning around in a parking lot (360 degree turn) when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. . . I hit the brake, the engine continued to race and I tried to put the engine in neutral. I was heading toward a parked vehicle (I would have t-boned it but I swerved), foot depressing the brake to the floor, nothing on the accelerator, engine continued to race and while I tried to put the vehicle in neutral I overshot, threw it into reverse (engine still racing), then park. Engine racing, I shut off the car. Nothing was on the accelerator and the original floor mat replaced by a different style. I had the original recall issue fixed so the accelerator is the new, shortened version. Apparentley that fix did not correct the problem. So now what do I do? I can no longer trust this vehicle to operate safely. Nothing should override the brake!!.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Toyota rav-4. The contact stated that while sitting idle with the brakes depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated as the engine rpms abnormally increased. The contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle, causing that vehicle to crash into a third vehicle. The contact was not injured. The police were contacted and a report was filed. The vehicle was later towed to the dealer for diagnosis. The technicians were unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and advised her that they would send an investigator to inspect the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were approximately 40,000. Kmj.

I was pulling into a parking space in a lot in front of a building. In a split second the car had jumped the curb up onto the sidewalk and crashed through the brick wall and window in front of me. I was applying the brake as hard as I could and tried and succeeded into shifting it into park. The airbags did not deploy and I was not injured and did not hurt anyone else - thank goodness. The only explanation other than unintended acceleration was that I hit the accelerator very hard and I do not believe I did that. I had not been distracted by anything and had no sense of my foot slipping from the brake or anything like that.

While my wife attempted to park the vehicle head first, under normal conditions, at the street in front of our home, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The acceleration occurred while the vehicle was already nearly stopped, and caused her to hit another vehicle parked in front causing significant damage to both vehicles. Even after our vehicle was stopped the engine kept accelerating, thus pushing the vehicle in front which we had collided into. The engine only stopped accelerating after my wife turned off the car. At no point did my wife step on the gas pedal, this was not a case of pedal confusion. Her foot was on the brake (slowing down to park) before and after the vehicle started accelerating. The acceleration was quite severe, I am not sure the car could accelerate that fast even if the gas pedal was pushed all the way down intentionally. This is the fourth incident of unintended acceleration we've had with this vehicle. The three other incidents occurred on the highway. We complained to Toyota in the summer of 2010, but they told us that the vehicle was not covered by the recall and we could do nothing about it. They refused to inspect the vehicle closely to determine the cause of the problem. In no case was the gas pedal stuck, or the floor mat was in the way. The vehicle simply accelerates without warning and at seemingly random times. This problem has caused over $4000 in damages in just the latest incident. When we reported the latest incident to Toyota they claimed that this was a case of pedal confusion and dismissed our complaint. This was not a case of pedal confusion. My wife already had her foot on the brake slowing down to park the vehicle. Only once the vehicle was nearly parked did the vehicle accelerate while my wife's foot was still on the brakes. Our problem is being dismissed by Toyota. Surely other Toyota vehicles are suffering the.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4 ltd (na). The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 65 mph. The contact shifted into park and then drive to slow the vehicle. The vehicle did not slow down so the contact rubbed the tires along the curb and applied the emergency brake. The contact fainted and was taken to the hospital. The manufacturer had not been notified. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000.

Last night I experienced a sudden, unexpected increase in engine rpms while stopping and while stopped at a stop sign after my car had been driven approximately 1/4 mile on a cold engine (although the temp outside was in the 70s). The air conditioner may have been on in the car. I was just coming up to a stop at a stop sign when the engine suddenly began to roar and though I saw a car coming on the cross street, I couldn't understand why the car seemed to be hard to restrain from moving forward. I have an automatic 2008 Rav4 v6 with about 15,000 miles, and I had my foot squarely on the brake. There is no floor mat as I removed that the first week of the news that mats could be a contributing cause to unintended acceleration. I am very familiar with the slight increase in rpms that happens when the air conditioning cycles, and this was several orders of magnitude beyond that. I immediately put the car in neutral and turned the ignition off. At that point, I smelled a very distinctive chemical smell, probably from the tires since the brake and the accelerator were both working at the same time. I started the car up again almost immediately and it was fine for the 10 minute drive home. The next morning I drove it to Toyota and they ran a computer diagnostic on it and they said it showed nothing. They told me to "monitor the car and note the tachometer reading if it ever happens again. " to be honest, I always thought that people made too much of this problem, but then I never expected it to happen to me. I am reluctant to drive the car now, so I want it noted that this model and year of Rav4 may also have this problem. It is possible that I turned the engine off so quickly that the computer didn't register the problem? I'm just glad that I wasn't on the open road, but at a stop sign when this happened so I was able to shut the car off immediately.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while parking, when she removed her foot from the brake pedal the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle and steered into a curb in an attempt to bring the vehicle to a stop. The vehicle did not stop and instead accelerated over the curb, into a fence and finally stopped when crashing into a utility pole. The contact sustained a fractured foot and crushed dentures and was transported to the hospital. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed by the contact's insurance company and was declared totalled. This was not the contact's first instance of unintended acceleration . She was advised by her dealer that there were no recalls on the vehicle and no failures. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 14,415.

S10 appropriate handling re incident of sudden unintended acceleration fm owner of a 2008 Toyota Rav4 on 1/17/2009. The consumer stated while backing out of the garage, the vehicle suddenly accelerated out of control. The vehicle went 150 feet, before he was able to bring it a stop. Two days later, the vehicle accelerated again and crashed into the garage. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. Upon an inspection, they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle.

Approaching a traffic light, approximately 10-15 mph, with the brake applied, the engine of my 2008 Rav4 (VIN [xxx] ) accelerated for 3-4 seconds. Because my foot was already on the brake pedal, I was able to keep the vehicle under control during the unintended acceleration. This has occurred only once, 3 weeks ago. After taking the Rav4 to the local Toyota dealer, the dealer found no computer codes stored, test drove the vehicle, but was unable to duplicate the acceleration condition. The vehicle was not covered by any of the existing acceleration recalls. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

On Feb. 13th 2010 I experienced a near accident due to an unintended sudden acceleration on a 2008 Toyota Rav4. I initially released brake and hit it again and vehicle stopped just short of a toll booth barricade. I later investigated and upon related search on internet came across the sudden unintended acceleration problem. In my case I was paying a toll when car accelerated, I believe I hit the accelerator pedal and brake at same time. I am very concerned that the NHTSA has not mandated a brake override for all small vehicles where pedal error can easily occur. I believe the majority of sua incidents I have looked at that serious (sudden), that pedal error is being under reported as most drivers deny it. I am not. But is serious human factors issue in all small cars driven by large americans.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota rav 4. While the contact was driving 25 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated, after applying the brake pedal the acceleration stopped. The vehicle was taken to the dealer informed the contact that the failure could not be reproduced. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 14000.

Sudden acceleration of a Toyota rav 4 engine. When the vehicle was stopped at a red traffic light with the brake pedal depressed, no foot on the accelerator and the gear shift in drive - the engine increased speed rapidly. The car lurched forward. The operator slammed both feet on the brake pedal. When the car was stopped, the operator put the gear shift in neutral. The engine continued at high speed for about a while, then went to idle. After the engine returned to idle, the operator kept both feet on the brake pedal and cautiously shifted the gear shift to drive, parked the car and turned the engine off. The operator got out of the car. Everything seemed normal. After meditation on the problem, the operator turned the engine on and drove off. There have been no problems since then.

On 10/21/09 I was stopped at an intersection in my 2008 Rav4 while waiting for two cars to go by. My foot was fully planted on the brake. Suddenly the engine revved uncontrollably and the car lurched forward. I pressed as hard as I could on the brake. This happened twice. I barely managed to keep the car out of the intersection. There were no warning lights. I was able to drive home without another incident. The floor mats were firmly clipped into place causing no interference with the accelerator. I had the repair shop at my dealer check it over. They could not find any problem with it and no repairs were made. I wrote a letter to my dealer documenting my safety concerns. The dealer then brought a Toyota field specialist in to look at it. He too was unable to find any problem. Since then Toyota has announced two recalls associated with floor mat interference and faulty gas pedals. I've found out that my Rav4 was built in japan and, therefore, not subject to the faulty gas pedals. This leads me to believe that the problem is due to an electronic glitch most likely associated with the computerized electronic throttle system. I believe Toyota needs to roll-out a "brake override system" to truly resolve this problem. Fortunately, I have not had another "sudden acceleration" event since 10/21/09.

I have a Toyota 2008 rav 4. In October of 2009 I had the first of several intermittent sudden acceleration incidents, almost taking out a parking garage gate. After accelerating, then removing my foot from the gas, the car will occasionally have a burst of sudden acceleration and lurch forward. I contacted the dealer in October of 2009- they said it must be user error or the floor mats. I removed floor mats, still had the problem. The dealer said there is no problem, but adjusted the electronics. Problem continues intermittently. I contacted the dealer again in January and February 2010, they said they acknowledge the problem but it isn't covered under the recall- they won't do anything to fix it. I received the same answer from the Toyota hotline.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that her vehicle had unintended acceleration which occurred intermittently. The contact was driving approximately 30 mph. When the failure occurred, the contact had to put the vehicle in neutral in order to slow it down and the rpms increased rapidly. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer three times and they were unable to diagnose of duplicate the failure. The Toyota manufacturer was also called and a claim was filed. The VIN on her vehicle begins with a "j" and they have stated that since it was made in japan; therefore, the failure should not have occurred. The failure mileage was 35,000.

Fax fwd ltr fm re sudden unintended acceleration in a 2008 Toyota Rav4, reply to utica, NY ofc. Each time the consumer experienced sudden acceleration, she was approaching an intersection with several cars stopped at a red light. The consumer stated the only way to stop the vehicle, was by turning it off.

During normal driving, my wife and father-in-law have experienced multiple incidents of unintended acceleration or surging on our 2008 Rav4 (awd, 6-cylinder). This is typically occurring at highway speeds or light acceleration above ~25mph. This has been occurring since right after we purchased the vehicle in October 2008. Dealer could not verify problem and no error codes were found. The anti-skid control comes on randomly and applied the brakes also, usually while vehicle is stopped. When foot is removed from brake, vehicle stays stopped until accelerator is push and then system releases the brakes and anti-skid light goes out. Dealer could not find any error codes for this either. This is a vehicle with a VIN number beginning with j, which has been excluded from recent recalls.