# 2011 TOYOTA RAV4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1050724` · 2014-03-29 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** RAV4
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 45,000
- **Speed:** 3 mph
## Narrative
ON 2/17/14 I HAD AN "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" EVENT AND HIT A CAR.  NO ONE WAS HURT.  I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA AND FILED A REPORT.  ON 2/22/14 TOYOTA RETRIEVED DATA FROM THE VEHICLE CHIP AND EMAILED ME A COPY.  DATA SHOWS THAT I WAS BRAKING DURING THE ENTIRE 4.7 SEC PRIOR TO COLLISION.  UPON BRAKING, THE MOTOR RPM DROPPED TO 800, THEN SUDDENLY INCREASED TO 2000 WHILE I CONTINUED BRAKING, AND STAYED AT 2000 UNTIL COLLISION.  A TOYOTA CASE MANAGER SAID THAT TOYOTA HAD 30 DAYS TO RESPOND.  THAT HAS PASSED AND I HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE.  MY CAR MAY BE UNSAFE.  I CANNOT DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF HARM TO MYSELF OR OTHERS SINCE NOTHING HAS BEEN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS IDLE, CAUSING ME SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY.  *TR
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