# 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `835692` · 2011-01-09 · 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:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 1
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## 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
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