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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007101844 | Incident Date: Apr, 01 2007 |
| Consumer's City: RED OAK | Consumer's State: IA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: RAV4 | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTMBK33V476 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 10 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 29 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact stated that when the 2007 toyota rav 4 was test driven on january 3, 2007 the acceleration and control on the vehicle was not stable. at times the vehicle accelerated abruptly even if the accelerator was slightly depressed. three weeks after the vehicle was purchased he noticed that when depressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle would accelerate, but it would not reach the desired speed. then after a few seconds the vehicle would accelerate again. the contact stated that when turning corners with the accelerator was depressed the vehicle would speed up. it remained steady for a few seconds at a constant speed then it proceeded to accelerate abruptly. the contact stated that when driving on the highway if another vehicle slowed down in front of the contacts vehicle, trying to speed up again was also a problem. the vehicle accelerated and stayed steady at any given speed, but then after a few seconds it would accelerate to a higher speed without warning. the contact took the vehicle to the dealership, and was told these vehicles did not have a cable going from the gas pedal to the mechanism that give gas to the vehicle. this system was electric in the 2007 models. the failure mileage was 1,500, and the current mileage was 3,500. *ak update 5/3/07*tr |
