2011 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVER FROM REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER SIGN BEFORE STOPPING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CLAMP THAT HELD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE FAILURE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV 4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR ASSISTANCE WITH DRIVING THROUGH A SNOWSTORM. UPON ACTIVATING THE SYSTEM, THE LIGHTS FLICKERED AND THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE DEACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, AT A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR DID NOT STOP I HAD TO APPLY MY EMERGENCY BRAKES OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILL BECAUSE THERE WAS CARS COMING FROM MY LEFT AND FROM MY RIGHT. IT WAS LIKE A T AVENUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD INTENDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I THEN HEARD A BANG AND A POP SOUND. I COULD SMELL GASOLINE. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I COULD SMELL GASOLINE. WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE I COULD SEE THE GASOLINE DRIPPING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD A VEHICLE TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHO INFORMED ME A DAY LATER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD INCURRED A RUPTURED GASOLINE TANK. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE AND CAN CAUSE A FIRE IF THE CAR IS DRIVEN ON A HOT DAY, OR SOMEONE THROWS A CIGARETTE STUB ON THE ROAD. I HAD FULL GAS TANK OF GAS, AND THERE IS NO WAY TO CONTAIN THE LEAK AS WELL. *TR

THERE WERE THREE INDIVIDUALS IN VEHICLE, DRIVER AND THREE PASSENGERS - ALL ADULTS. DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF WESTERN CINCINNATI AREA (DELHI AREA) WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MPH. APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL GRADE. TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS RED SO BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKE. AS I CONTINUED TO APPROACH INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND I NOTICED ENGINE RPM'S WERE WELL IN EXCESS OF NORMAL (NOTED BY SOUND AND HAD NOT VERIFIED BY TACHOMETER). I HAD TO FIGHT THE VEHICLE TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP AS I HEARD THE TIRES SCREECH AND FELT THE VEHICLE LURCHING AS I PUSHED HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RPM'S WENT OUT OF CONTROL. SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND RPM'S AGAIN WENT OUT OF CONTROL. SHUT OFF VEHICLE A SECOND TIME, NUDGED THE BACK SIDE OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SEE IF STUCK IN POSITION. I COULD NOT NOTICE THAT IT WAS STUCK DOWN. RESTARTED VEHICLE WHEN TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND RPM'S AND SUBSEQUENT OPERATION NORMAL FOR REMAINDER OF DAY (INCLUDED AT LEAST FOUR RESTARTS OF VEHICLE AND ~100 MILES OF DRIVING). HAVE NOT DRIVEN VEHICLE AGAIN SINCE THE DAY OF INCIDENT. *TR

LATE MODEL TOYOTA RAV4'S FROM MY RESEARCH SEEM TO HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE EVAP CHARCOAL CANISTER REQUIRING REPLACEMENT (SEE NHTSB 10033407). MY CAR (ALTHOUGH NOT A 2009) HAS THE SAME EXACT OBD DIAGNOSTIC CODES LISTED IN THE BULLETIN ABOVE YET 2011 RAV4'S HAVEN'T BEEN LISTED WITH THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA WARRANTS THEM FOR 3 YEARS, 36K MILES BUT MOST SEEM TO FAIL JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS. MY 2011 RAV4, 4 CYL. WITH 51K MILES EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM 19 MONTHS (AND 46K MILES) AFTER MANUFACTURE (9/10) AND TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SOLUTION IS A $1000+ REPAIR. ALL OTHER EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT ON MY CAR IS WARRANTED FOR UP TO 80K MILES OR 8 YRS AND IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN LOW SPEED AND LIGHTENING MY PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD. I PRESSED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING. I HAD TO VEER TO THE ADJACENT LANE SINCE I WAS GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THEN, THE CAR CAME TO A HALT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY CONTINUALLY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 TOYOTA RAV4 ON OCTOBER 18,2012,AND UPON PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR BEGAN "ROARING" AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TOWARD MY HOUSE. I PRACTICALLY STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR STOPPED JUST SHORT OF CRASHING. IT TRAVELED A DISTANCE OF 60 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND IT HAS 6000 MILES ON IT. MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE TOYOTA FLOOR MAT AND IT WAS IN PLACE SECURED BY THE "FIX" TOYOTA HAS INSTALLED(TWO CLIPS). NO OTHER MAT IS IN OUR CAR. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LAKEWOOD TOYOTA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA RAV4 EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA TIRES, SIZE P225/65/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ONE OF THE TIRES EXPLODED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT SAW THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP BECAUSE THERE WERE EXTERIOR DAMAGES TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FENDER, BUMPER, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TRIM AND THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE AND LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE TIRE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR ALL FOUR TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,985.