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2010 TOYOTA RAV4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 835692 · 2011-01-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
1
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A TOYOTA RAV 4 2010. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I HAVE COME TO A STOP AND THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AS IF IT WERE RACING TOP SPEED.I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL . THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE SNOW BANK IN FRONT OF ME AS I TURNED THE CAR OFF. THIS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES AS I WAS TRYING TO PARK TODAY. I TRIED CALLING THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE CLOSED. DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WILL DO. I NEED THE CAR FOR WORK TOMORROW, BUT AM HESITANT TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE OF COURSE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10375311
Machine
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