Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / RAV4 / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000078448 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: VIENNA Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: RAV4 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 27 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Your form is not applicable to my problem. i had a problem with engine surge or stuck accelerator. this happned twice during ownership. once while parking and i was able to stop vehicle. second time i was not able to bring vehicle under control,and had to crash into a parked vehicle to avoid hitting pedestrians. the accelerator either stuck at full throttle or something caused the throttle to open to full, making the vehicle impossible to contol or stop. *ak