2010 TOYOTA RAV4 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY TOYOTA RAV 4 BUILD SEP/2010, COMPLIANCE OCT 2010 AT 20KM PER HOUR, AUTOMATIC, I WAS BEGINNING TO BRAKE GENTLY AND MOVE INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE ENGINE REV UP AT 8000 RPM. I COMPLETED THE MANEUVER TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL (WITHIN MILLISECONDS OF THE PROBLEM HAPPENING) AND AFTER WATCHING THE CLOCK SHOWING 8000 RPM FOR 1 SECOND I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES, BUT I HAVE BAD DREAMS ABOUT IT. MY WIFE WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME AND SHE ALSO WITNESSES THE EVENT. TOYOTA IS INVESTIGATING... *TR

MY NEW 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 MAKES SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHEEL WHILE I APPLY BRAKE AFTER A COLD START. THE NOISE GOES AWAY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON CITY SIDE STREET, VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED, I ATTEMPTED TO DO THE SAME, BUT UNSUCCESSFULLY. MY VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL AND RENTAL COMPANY REPLACED IT WITH AN IDENTICAL VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENT EXPERIMENTATION WITH SAID REPLACEMENT SHOWED WHAT I BELIEVE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED BRAKE SYSTEM. WITH ONE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF BRAKE POWER IS AVAILABLE, WITH A CLOSELY FOLLOWED SECOND APPLICATION, THE PERCENTAGE OF AVAILABLE BRAKING POWER IS INCREASED, AFTER A THIRD, EVEN MORE. THE BRAKING POWER AVAILABLE AFTER THE FIRST APPLICATION IS LOW, EVEN WITH FULL PEDAL APPLICATION. THIS CONSTITUTES A HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A NEED FOR FULL BRAKING POWER. IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT A PERSON ENCOUNTERING A SITUATION AS I FOUND MYSELF IN WOULD DO WHAT I DID, I.E. APPLY MAXIMUM PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO FIND THAT BECAUSE OF THE LOW AVAILABLE BRAKING POWER THE VEHICLE, PERSON, OR ANIMAL WOULD NOT ESCAPE DAMAGE OR INJURY.

MY 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. THE CAR SLOWLY BEGAN ACCELERATING DESPITE NORMAL PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, AND THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING LOUDLY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE MORE QUICKLY. THE CAR ACCELERATED TO PERHAPS A FEW MILES AN HOUR INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BY APPLYING HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND ALSO APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV INCREASINGLY LOUDLY FOR SEVERAL MORE SECONDS (WITH OBVIOUS POWER THAT I COULD EASILY FEEL TRYING TO OVERCOME THE BRAKES I WAS APPLYING) UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE INCIDENT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. BEING IN A BUSY AND DANGEROUS INTERSECTION, I DECIDED TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE IT WITH EXTREME CAUTION TO A SAFE AREA TO PARK. WHEN RESTARTED, THE CAR OPERATED NORMALLY AND PRESENTED NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE CAR'S AIR CONDITIONING AND SATELLITE RADIO WERE OPERATING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND SUNNY, AND THE ROADS WERE DRY. THE CAR DOES HAVE A RUBBER ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, WHICH WAS SECURED BY HOOKS INSTALLED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE EDGE OF THE FLOOR MAT IS SEVERAL INCHES AWAY FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN IT IS FULLY DEPRESSED, AND THE MAT ITSELF WILL NOT PHYSICALLY MOVE OR SLIDE EVEN WHEN PURPOSEFULLY TRYING TO MOVE IT WITH FORCE. I'M ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT IT DID NOT MOVE OR OTHERWISE INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I DROVE THE CAR WITH EXTREME CARE TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (AND EXPERIENCED NO FURTHER PROBLEMS), WHERE IT IS NOW BEING HELD FOR INSPECTION. THE CAR'S MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,200 MILES. IT WAS ALSO SERVICED BY TOYOTA SEVERAL MONTHS AGO IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL RELATING TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR

MY ADULT DAUGHTER WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY IN OUR 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND THE FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR HIT SOME ROCKS CAUSING THE BUMPER TO BREAK. *TR

VEHICLE WAS AT THE STOP SIGN FOR THE HIGH SPEED TRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY A TRUCK. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO TOWARDS THE RAILROAD CROSSING WITH APPROACH OF THE HIGH SPEED TRAIN. THE DRIVER IN DESPERATION MADE A U-TURN STILL TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN DESPERATION THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED TO PARK AND THE KEY REMOVED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL JUMPED THE CURB AND FORTUNATELY RAN INTO TREE WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BODY DAMAGE IS BEING REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF HIS FOOT WAS POINTED TO THE RIGHT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WOULD TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,500. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED NO REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ARE AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/10/11

I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 JANUARY 2010. LIVING IN MAINE, WINTER DRIVING IS UNAVOIDABLE. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO CLEAR THE WINDOW FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SNOW GETS TRAPPED BY THE MOUNTED SPARE TIRE AND STOPS THE BLADE. TO CLEAR THE REAR WINDOW, I HAVE TO EXIT THE CAR AND MANUALLY CLEAR OUT THE SNOW, WHICH DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHEN IT CONTINUES TO SNOW. I BELIEVE THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION, EITHER BECAUSE MY FIELD OF VISION IS RESTRICTED OR BECAUSE I HAVE TO EXIT THE CAR IN DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA CORP. AND TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4-V6 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE COASTING OR MAINTAIN A LOW SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 5MPH, I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. DURING THE HESITATION, THE ENGINE REVS HIGH AND THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE. AT THE END OF THE HESITATION, THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO GEAR WITH A THUD AND A JERK TO THE CAR. I WAS INVOLVED IN THREE NEAR-MISS ACCIDENTS WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC SINCE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FOR THE 3-5 SECONDS OF HESITATION. I SEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER RAV4 OWNERS. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 THIS JULY. THE CAR WAS FINE UNTIL TODAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2010. TODAY AT 11:45 AM, I WAS BRAKING AS I APPROACHED THE RED LIGHT GOING AT 25MPH. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER, THE CAR JUMPED THE LIGHT, AND EVEN THOUGH THE CAR DID SLOWED, I HAD TO SLAM IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE HALT. I THEN PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT I WAS VERY SCARED. AT 4:30 PM THE SAME DAY, I JUST EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND WAS COMING TO THE RED LIGHT. I WAS BRAKING AT 25MPH, YET THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD AND ALTHOUGH IT DID COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I HEARD THE ENGINE REVVING. AGAIN I WAS VERY SCARED. NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED. *TR