2010 Toyota RAV4 Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota RAV4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and approaching a stop light, with the brake pedal depressed to the floorboard the vehicle failed to stop as intended. As a result, the contact rear-ended the vehicle ahead. The air bags did not deploy. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. A police report was filed and injuries were not reported. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,000.

NHTSA ID

11623839

Incident

Nov 1, 2024

Mileage

113,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT STATED THEY WERE DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A FENCE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO PARK, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART, AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THEIR RESIDENCE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURED REPORTED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER AUTOMAX CAR SALES (9541 NW 27TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33147 PHONE: (305) 835-2222) WHO STATED THEY REPAIRED AND REPLACED THE BRAKES AND CONTROL ARMS ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED WITH SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA ID

11413539

Incident

Mar 25, 2021

Mileage

125,000 mi

I WAS BACKING UP, TURNING AROUND IN A DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP, SOMETHING INTERFERED WITH MY ABILITY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, RESULTING IN A LOW-SPEED (LESS THAN 2 MPH) COLLISION WITH A SHED, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SHED AND DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER COVER OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM (ONCE AT HIGH SPEED APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL, I COULD NOT STOP PRIOR TO THE INTERSECTION EVEN WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE), BUT THE FIRST INVOLVING A COLLISION. I INVESTIGATED THIS (NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE TRIED) AND FOUND A BRACKET WHICH APPEARS TO BE PART OF THE BRAKE PEDAL MOUNTING THAT CONTACTS MY TOES WHEN MY FOOT IS TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MY HEEL IS GREATER THAN ABOUT 0.5 IN. OFF THE FLOOR (I WEAR A SIZE 12 SHOE). WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I AM UNABLE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL.*DT *TR THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11325723

Incident

May 23, 2020

Mileage

106,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT TRAVELED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED BY WEST HERR TOYOTA OF ORCHARD PARK (4141 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD, ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,482.

NHTSA ID

11186113

Incident

Mar 7, 2019

Mileage

56,482 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT IT KEPT GOING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRIAN EASLEY TOYOTA (409 SPARTANBURG HWY, HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28792, (828) 693-7261) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

NHTSA ID

11155565

Incident

Nov 27, 2018

Mileage

74,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE'S RPMS INCREASED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE BRAKE PRESSURE THAN NORMAL, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND THE RPMS TO DECREASE. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT, DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL INJECTORS MAY NEED CLEANING OR REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,500.

NHTSA ID

10968274

Incident

Mar 21, 2017

Mileage

92,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FRONT TWO TIRES CONTINUED TO SPIN EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID

10954272

Incident

Feb 13, 2017

Mileage

70,000 mi

AT SOME TIME BETWEEN 2:00 PM AND 2:30 PM ON NOVEMBER 5, 2016 MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING MY 2010 RAV4 SOUTH ON COUNTY ROUTE 561 IN VOORHEES TOWNSHIP, NJ ON THE INSIDE LANE OF THIS 4 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN I LIGHTLY PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW FROM 45 MPH TO THE LOWERED SPEED LIMIT. SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP TIGHT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE ABRUPTLY INTO AND ACROSS TWO LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, HITTING THE CURB SMARTLY, FOLLOWED BY A SIMILAR ACTION BY THE LIGHT TRAILER WE WERE TOWING. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR, SERIOUS INJURIES OR FATALITIES MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL REMAINED LOCKED AS THE VEHICLE WAS WINCHED UP ONTO THE BED OF THE FLAT BED TRANSPORT TRUCK. MORE PIECES OF THE BRAKE FELL OUT DURING THIS OPERATION. WHEN AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO UNLOAD THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP THE LOCKED WHEEL PREVENTED IT FROM ROLLING OFF THE TRUCK, SO AFTER UNHOOKING THE WINCH CABLE, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER STARTED THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO BACK IT OFF. DURING THIS ATTEMPT MORE PIECES OF THE BRAKE FELL OUT, THERE OCCURRED A LOUD 'BANG,' AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ASSUMED AN ANGLE THAT WAS NON-PARALLEL WITH THE CAR, INDICATING TO ME THAT THIS LAST ACTION HAD SERIOUSLY DAMAGED THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. I REQUESTED OF THE DEALERSHIP THAT A CORPORATE INVESTIGATION OF THIS FAILURE BE MADE. THEY FOUND THE BRAKES TO BE IN WORKING ORDER? NHTSA IS NOT INTERESTED IN INVESTIGATION BEYOND TAKING MY COMPLAINT. OUR TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME THAT HIS FATHER-IN-LAW HAD EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME TYPE OF FAILURE IN HIS 2013 RAV4 BUT DIDN'T REPORT IT TO THE NHTSA, SETTLING INSTEAD FOR A REDUCED PRICE FOR THE REPAIR. NO SUCH OFFER MADE TO ME FROM TOYOTA. CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR OVER 3 MONTHS. CAN'T FIND INDEPENDENT FORENSIC INVESTIGATION TO LOOK AT IT. AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR WITHOUT KNOW WHAT CAUSED FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10947951

Incident

Nov 5, 2016

Mileage

27,900 mi

CAR ACCELERATED AHEAD WHILE PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN. THE HARDER I APPLIED THE BRAKES.... THE MORE IT TRIED TO SURGE AHEAD. FINALLY GOT IT STOPPED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY WIFE TODAY. SHE WAS PARKING THE CAR AND WHEN SHE TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR SURGED AHEAD ON HER. SHE FINALLY ALSO GOT IT STOPPED BUT IT SCARED HER. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS REALLY HARD AND THE MOTOR ACCELERATES EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING PUSHED AND NOT THE GAS PEDAL. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ARE GOING TO GET IT IN TOMORROW TO CHECK IT OUT.

NHTSA ID

10892896

Incident

Aug 3, 2016

Mileage

97,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE TRAFFIC WAS STOP AND GO. I WAS GOING 10MPH WHEN THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I PUSHED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR WITH BOTH FEET AND STILL NOTHING. I HIT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK JUST MY FRONT END. I GOT OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WAS BRAKING MY ABS LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING. BUT WAS I AWARE OF A SERVICE RECALL ON THE SMART STOP TECHNOLOGY. I SAID NO I HAVEN'T. I WAS TOLD THAT THE "RECALL CAME OUT IN 2013" FUNNY BECAUSE MY CAR HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2014. WHY WAS IT NOT TAKEN CARE OF THEN. I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM AND WHERE TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I AM VERY THANKFUL I WAS ONLY GOING 10 MPH OR IT COULD OF BEEN ALOT WORSE.

NHTSA ID

10794384

Incident

Nov 17, 2015

Mileage

47,000 mi

I STARTED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SCRUBBING NOISE THAT THE BRAKES HAD STARTED MAKING ,SO THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ONLY CHARGED FORTY DOLLARS.SO ON JULY OF THE SAME YEAR, THE CAR STARTED MAKING THE SCRUBBING NOISE AGAIN, SO AGAIN THEY REPLACED THEM AGAIN,IT LASTED FOR ABOUT A YEAR, AND THE SCRUBBING NOISE CAME BACK.THE CAR WAS ONCE AGAIN LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WAS A PIECE BY THE BRAKE THAT HAD RUSTED TOGETHER SO FOR THIS CAR TO BE NEW, WHY WERE THERE PARTS RUSTING ,MAYBE IT WAS SITTING IN WATER I ASKED, SO THE GENERAL MANAGER WAS BOUGHT OUT BECAUSE I JUST COULD NOT SEE PAYING WHAT THEY SAID THE COST WAS BUT BEING A WOMAN I THINK THAT THEY PULLED A FAST ONE ON ME AND THE REPAIR WAS SOMETHING LIKE SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS. I THINK THAT LASTED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS SO WHEN IT CAME BACK I TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ROTORS WERE DOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I JUST SHELLED OUT TWO-THOUSAND- TWENTY TWO DOLLARS FOR ROTORS AND OTHER REPAIRS THAT THE TOYOTA COMPANY SAID THEY HAD DONE AND DIDN'T DO AT ALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10682312

Incident

Jun 28, 2011

Mileage

11,106 mi

I WAS ON A TEST DRIVE TO BUY THE VEHICLE.. IT WAS VERY COLD OUT,TEENS, BUT NO ICE ON ROAD. RIDING ALONG 20-25MPH SLOWING DOWN FOR RED LIGHT--APPLIED BREAK -- SEEMED CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING HAD TO STAND ON BREAKS TO STOP A COUPLE OF FEET FROM CAR IN FRONT. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM , THEY LOOKED UP VIN SAID THERE AS NO RECALL. I SAW ON THIS SITE THERE IS A VERY SIMILAR ISSUE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR. SHOULD TOYOTA TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS VEHICLE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10681052

Incident

Jan 31, 2015

Mileage

76,000 mi

I HAD BEEN DRIVING APP. 10 MINUTES IN SNOW COVERED ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO EASE INTO A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE WITH STOPPED VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO EXERT HARD FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FINALLY BRING MY VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS AT LEAST OVER 4000RPMS ON THE TACHOMETER. WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING AGAIN, I EASED OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SLOWLY APPLIED GAS AND EASED OVER IN TO THE RIGHT(CURB) LANE. I STAYED SLOW AT ABOUT 15-20 MPH AND FELT AN ACCELERATION AGAIN, BUT WAS ABLE TO BRAKE SUCCESSFULLY. I THEN TURNED RIGHT INTO THE FIRST AVAILABLE PARKING LOT TO GAIN COMPOSURE BEFORE CONTINUING ON. I CONTINUED HOME AT A SAFE RATE OF SPEED ( UNDER 35MPH). IN THE PAST 2 YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN 3 OTHER OCCURRENCES OF ACCELERATION WHEN BRAKING BUT NEVER TO THIS EXTREME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10679007

Incident

Jan 25, 2015

Mileage

29,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE BLACK BOX DATA DETECTED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FAULTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME, SHE AND HER HUSBAND EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, WITH THE VEHICLE CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THAT AN UPDATE ON THE BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN MADE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF NOTIFICATION, TO HAVE SERVICE DONE.

NHTSA ID

10598049

Incident

Apr 16, 2014

Mileage

24,000 mi

LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING AS ISSUE WITH HER TOYOTA 2010 RAV 4 - 4CYL AND FORDHAM TOYOTA SERVICE AND PARTS CENTER; SHE THINKS THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INSPECTED, THE MATTER SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND PROVIDED AND APPROPRIATE REMEDY. *SMD THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND STATED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, HER HUSBAND THEN TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. AS HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, HE HEARD A CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. HER HUSBAND WAS A ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AND BROUGHT IT TO A STOP. ONCE HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A BRAKE PAD BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED A BOLT HOLDING THE BRAKE PAD HAD CRACKED.

NHTSA ID

10524421

Incident

Jun 27, 2013

I WAS DRIVING UP TO TRAFFIC LIGHT TO STOP AND I WENT TO BRAKE AND MY BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED UP! IT FELT LIKE IT GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING ME TO HAVE NO BRAKES AND I HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD NO BRAKES AND I COULD NOT STOP! I HAVE BEEN CITED FOR HITTING SOMEONE FROM BEHIND AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO STOP! I BELIEVE MY ABS- ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SOME HOW CAUSED MY BRAKES TO SEIZE UP AND BECOME INOPERABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10491496

Incident

Jan 2, 2013

Mileage

53,450 mi

I HAVE TAKEN MY 1 MONTH CERTIFIED NEWLY PURCHASED VEHICLE FOR WHAT I DESCRIBE AS BRAKES/SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I HAVE ALREADY STATED THAT I DRIVE WITH MY GRANDKIDS IN THE CAR. THEY SEEM TO IGNORE AND FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THERE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10490234

Incident

Dec 26, 2012

Mileage

40,293 mi

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE COPY OF LETTER ADDRESSED TO MR JAMES LENTZ, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, REGARDING SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2010 TOYOTA RAV 4 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THERE WAS SNOW ON THE STREET WITH SLIPPER ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ABS ENGAGED, WHICH MADE THE BRAKES INOPERABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SITUATIONS, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE ABS ENGAGED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND EVENTUALLY LANDED IN THE MIDDLE INTERSECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE SECOND TIME, SHE ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE ONLY WAY, SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WAS BY TURNING INTO ANOTHER LANE WHICH CAUSED THE ABS TO GO OFF WHICH RENDERED THE BRAKES TO WORK AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10452021

Incident

Mar 1, 2012

AT APPROXIMATELY 18:30 ON DECEMBER 27, 2011, I EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVENT IN MY 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. I WAS STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT ON PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY IN SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA AT THE CORNER OF FIRST STREET WHEN I NOTICED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO APPLY THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR DID NOT APPEAR TO WANT TO STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKE MORE FORCEFULLY AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOP IN THE LEFT HAND TURN LANE, HOWEVER THE CAR KEPT LURCHING FORWARD AS IF IT WANTED TO BREAK FREE OF THE BRAKE. HAVING HEARD THE WIDESPREAD PUBLICITY REGARDING THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM IN TOYOTA VEHICLES, AND HAVING PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM ON ONE OCCASION OVER A YEAR EARLIER, I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE THE ISSUE. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVVED UP TO AN ALARMING RATE. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION IN PANIC BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT THE TACHOMETER. HOWEVER, JUDGING BY THE SOUND AND LATER EXPERIMENTATION WITH REVVING WHILE PARKED, I BELIEVE THE RPM MUST HAVE BEEN IN THE 4000-5000 RANGE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I WAS PARTICULARLY SHAKEN BY THIS EVENT BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY HAD THE RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUE. THIS RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED MAY 10, 2011 AT DESERT TOYOTA IN TUCSON, ARIZONA. I HAD EXPERIENCE THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUE ONCE BEFORE, BUT IT WAS NOT NEARLY AS DRAMATIC. I DO NOT RECALL THE DETAILS, BUT IT WAS IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA IN EARLY 2011 AND MY MEMORY IS THAT TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS RESTORED THE CAR'S OPERATION TO NORMAL FAIRLY QUICKLY. I WAS LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT IT HAPPENING AGAIN SINCE THE RECALL SERVICE HAD BEEN PERFORMED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10441571

Incident

Dec 27, 2011

Mileage

35,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDAL WAS SO LOW THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT DESIGNED AND WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

NHTSA ID

10436057

Incident

Aug 1, 2011

Mileage

500 mi

AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP FROM 45 MPH, THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE AT THE SAME SPEED. I INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. FINALLY, AFTER ABOUT THREE SECONDS, THE CAR SEEMED TO DOWNSHIFT, AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED. I ENDED UP HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE CONDITIONS WERE WARM AND DRY, AND THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. THIS IS A STOCK CAR WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. WE HAD ALREADY TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE FLOOR MATS AS DIRECTED BY TOYOTA IN 2010 AND 2011. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THE LACK OF BRAKING WAS NOT MECHANICAL, BUT ELECTRONIC. IT SEEMED THAT THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED OUT WHILE THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE FORWARD AT THE SAME SPEED. WHEN THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED AND REVVED A LITTLE, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY CAME BACK ONLINE, AND WE CAME TO A STOP. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. WE WILL CONTACT TOYOTA AND SEE WHAT THEY ADVISE. *TT

NHTSA ID

10425932

Incident

Sep 17, 2011

Mileage

19,398 mi

2010 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN COMPLAINT OF THE PEDAL LOCATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER WHICH CAUSED HIS FOOT TO BECOME TRAPPED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BRAKE PEDAL SHOULD BE REDESIGNED TO ALLOW FOR MORE FOOT CLEARANCE AND PROVIDE SOME LIGHTING TO THE FLOOR AREA. *JB

NHTSA ID

10389329

Incident

Mar 1, 2011

I WAS GOING ABOUT 4 MPH AROUND A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ROARING NOISE AND ACCELERATED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP ACCEPT FOR A CONCRETE POST IN THE PARKING LOT. I HAD NO CONTROL AND NO BRAKES. THIS INCIDENT HAS LEFT ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR USE. THIS IS DETRIMENTAL TO MY DAILY ROUTINE INCLUDING THE CARE OF MY 93 YEAR OLD FATHER WHO HAS DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER NEEDS THAT REQUIRE A VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS OR PAY $40.00 FOR CAR RENTAL. IT WILL BE OVER 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WILL CHECK ELECTRONIC BOX/THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL 3 WEEKS BEFORE I WOULD BE CONTACTED. I WILL NOT BE GIVEN A RENTAL UNTIL PROOF IS DETERMINED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10368705

Incident

Nov 22, 2010

Mileage

8,000 mi

MY NEW 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 MAKES SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHEEL WHILE I APPLY BRAKE AFTER A COLD START. THE NOISE GOES AWAY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10365310

Incident

Sep 8, 2010

Mileage

900 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON CITY SIDE STREET, VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED, I ATTEMPTED TO DO THE SAME, BUT UNSUCCESSFULLY. MY VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL AND RENTAL COMPANY REPLACED IT WITH AN IDENTICAL VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENT EXPERIMENTATION WITH SAID REPLACEMENT SHOWED WHAT I BELIEVE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED BRAKE SYSTEM. WITH ONE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF BRAKE POWER IS AVAILABLE, WITH A CLOSELY FOLLOWED SECOND APPLICATION, THE PERCENTAGE OF AVAILABLE BRAKING POWER IS INCREASED, AFTER A THIRD, EVEN MORE. THE BRAKING POWER AVAILABLE AFTER THE FIRST APPLICATION IS LOW, EVEN WITH FULL PEDAL APPLICATION. THIS CONSTITUTES A HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A NEED FOR FULL BRAKING POWER. IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT A PERSON ENCOUNTERING A SITUATION AS I FOUND MYSELF IN WOULD DO WHAT I DID, I.E. APPLY MAXIMUM PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO FIND THAT BECAUSE OF THE LOW AVAILABLE BRAKING POWER THE VEHICLE, PERSON, OR ANIMAL WOULD NOT ESCAPE DAMAGE OR INJURY.

NHTSA ID

10364908

Incident

Oct 22, 2010

Mileage

19,994 mi