# 2011 TOYOTA RAV4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `942754` · 2012-10-04 · 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:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 8,100
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS AT A STOP SIGN IN A PARKING LOT ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT TO POSITION MY CAR BEHIND A PICK-UP TRUCK (TOWING A TRAILER) WAITING TO TURN RIGHT. MY CAR SHOT AHEAD AND CRASHED INTO THE TRAILER.  APPLYING THE BRAKE DID NOTHING.  I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT SHOT BACKWARDS AT THE SAME HIGH SPEED.  I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TACH READ--IT WASN'T A PRIORITY AT THE TIME.  HAD THE TRUCK AND TRAILER NOT BEEN AHEAD OF ME, I WOULD HAVE SHOT ACROSS A HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY.  THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.  LAST MARCH I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO MY FREEZER AND THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE.  I LIKE THE CAR BUT, FRANKLY, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW.  *TR
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