# 2015 TOYOTA RAV4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1292360` · 2016-06-23 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** RAV4
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 14,000
## Narrative
WHILE PULLING UP TO A GAS PUMP THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IT WENT FROM ZERO TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. HE PUMPED THE BRAKES BUT CAR MADE A LOUD REVVING NOISE AND WOULD NOT STOP. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING A TRUCK, BUT THE CAR WENT OVER A CONCRETE MEDIANO AND ONLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED. THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH AIRBAG SMOKE EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A WITNESS SAID THAT HE COULD TELL IT WAS A MECHANICAL ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE LOUD REVVING NOISE THE CAR WAS MAKING. TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED. THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR. THE CAR HIT THE MEDIAN SO HARD THAT THE FRAME HAS BEEN BENT. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER FOR OVER 20 YEARS,  MY HOPE IS THAT THEY TOTAL THE CAR SO THAT I DON'T EVER HAVE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. OUR TOYOTA CASE # IS1604122141. I KNOW THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES-THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THAT CAR.
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