Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / RAV4 / 2006

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006092216 Incident Date: May, 06 2006
Consumer's City: MERCER Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: RAV4 Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTMBD32V266 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 17 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 09 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* - the contact stated the he owns a 2006 toyota rav4. while driving his vehicle at 5 mph and he was tried to come to a stop when the vehicle accelerated. the contact stated that this happened 3 times before he took the vehicle to dealership. the dealership did run a computer diagnostic and found no errors. the contact stated that the vehicle ran fine for a while and on 12/29/06 while driving the vehicle tried to make a turn and to stop when the vehicle accelerated again. he stated that this has happened 4 times that day. the contact stated that the second time the vehicle would not come to a stop and ran into stairs which damaged the guard that protects the bumper. the contact called toyota's regional office in chicago. the contact met an investigator at a dealership to run more diagnostic testing. the contact stated that the investigator found nothing wrong with the vehicle, but is waiting for the official test results. *jb the consumer stated the third time the incident happened, he ran into a deck and caused damage to the vehicle. updated 03/07/07*jb