# 2009 TOYOTA RAV4 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1315457` · 2016-09-08 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** RAV4
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 146,483
## Narrative
I PUT MY RAV 4 2009 IN PARK WHILE RUNNING AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND TALKED TO MY MAIL CARRIER, WENT AROUND MY CAR TO MY MAILBOX AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR TOOK OFF ACCELERATING AND BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, I TRIED TO GET THE CAR BUT IT WAS MOVING TOO FAST IT HIT A TREE.  NOW I KEEP IT IN ER BRAKE WHEN I GET OUT.  TOYOTA DEALERS CLAIM THEY CANNOT CHECK TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED.  I AM SORRY AS TO WHAT TO DO, I HAD A WITNESS TO THIS INCIDENT I AM AFRAID OF MY OWN CAR, I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. WAS TOLD I SHOULD BE GLAD I DID NOT GET RUN OVER WHEN I WALKED BEHIND IT.
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