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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000092810 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970 |
| Consumer's City: LOMPOC | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: RAV4 | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JT3HP10V1V0 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 18 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The idle air control (iac) valve controls the idle speed by metering air around the throttle plate, under control of the engine computer. the iac valve on my vehicle sticks when the engine is cold, requiring me to hold a slight throttle pressure to keep the engine running after cranking. on several occasions, as i was easing the car out of the garage at idle, the iac valve unstuck and caused the car to surge ahead. this is very abrupt and disconcerting, but it has not (yet) caused an accident. i have a toyota factory shop manual, and i made the resistance and voltage checks called out for the iac valve; all were satisfactory. since the valve's coils appear to be okay, and the engine computer's commands appear to be okay, i conclude that the iac valve simply sticks when it is cold. the problem goes away with a warm engine. this problem began about six months ago, and it now occurs at almost every morning start. i commute about 25 miles per day. *ak |
