Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / RAV4 / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000087935 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: COLUMBUS Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: RAV4 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment:mechanical:carrier/rack
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTEGH20V020 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 04 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Re: fuel throttle linkage failure: high idle speed; unpredictable idle speed oscillation / surges, unpredictable acceleration / deceleration (particularly when engine is cold). car will sometimes fail to decelerate after taking foot off gas when at low speeds (10-25 mph), for example, when turning a corner or driving down a residential street. this manual transmission car will sometimes drive/lurch forward on its own without pressing on the gas pedal when in 2nd or 3rd gear, once rpms drop to about 1500. told by the dealer and toyota that this is the result of a new emissions control computer, and that the car is operating as designed. re: structure - roof rack: piece of the covering to the roof rack fell off when driving down the freeway. could have been dangerous if there would have been a car driving behind me at the time.*ak