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2010 TOYOTA RAV4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 772895 · 2010-03-11

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
3,200
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. LATER, HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL PERTAINING TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY PLACING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200 MILES AND THE CURRENT WAS 3,700 MILES. UPDATED 6/3/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION THREE TIMES SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE. UPDATED 06/15/10.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318885
Machine
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